The "official" Pre-Golden Gardens caravan thread
02-14-2008, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by SlowZster
i vote for the same mall parking lot that we met at last year. Ample room, and right off the freeway.
02-14-2008, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by umsta
thats coo can i still come even tho ill have a bimmer?
Seriously though, you may feel out of place and there may be some hostility due to the limited amount of parking and the overwelming number of nissans/infinitis. Remember, this isn't one of our meets where we know almost everyone. I would consider hitching a ride with one of us. I can drive you if you are still in the U-district
02-14-2008, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by umsta
coo thanks man. ya i wish i didnt have to trade in and stuff but some things just call for it. i love the community and hopefully roll with u guys around still 
02-14-2008, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by tonyrd1
how about Green Lake area?
Ok, lets figure this out. How many people want to do this convoy? If its under 20 im sure we can do a Bellevue/U villiage meet without any problem, if theres going to be a ton of cars then we would have to meet somewhere bigger.
02-14-2008, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
Also, if we are going to go through ballard via 45th, we may want to meet at the safeway on market street, I think its across the street from the bowling alley, but its got a huge covered parking lot we can meet at. The problem with U village now that I think about it is that its going to be hard to keep our convoy together because the distance between lights on 45th in the U district is very short so if we get caught at red lights, we won't all be able to fit inbetween intersections. They are quite a few hills also
02-14-2008, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by umsta
coo thanks man. ya i wish i didnt have to trade in and stuff but some things just call for it. i love the community and hopefully roll with u guys around still
02-14-2008, 06:06 PM
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Gentlemen....This event is still well over a month away, pleeeeeenty of time. I dunno if we can get an accurate estimation of the size of the group at this point cuz probably a lot of guys that want to attend can't really commit at this time (still waiting to see any responses from some of the other regulars on this post).
- If we want a good location for a photo op, then we might want to consider Northgate again. If we're not too concerned then the Safeway would probably be best
- From the photo of last year it looks like we had 23 cars in our convoy. We'll probably have about 30 this year (wild @$$ guess on my part).
- As for cruising over to the park; we do what we did last time. We all head out at the same time, once our lead car makes it to a point on the road leading into the park; he stops at a designated point aalong the side of on Seaview Ave to let everyone else catch up. Once the last car catches up to the group, we all roll in together. Regardless of where we meet (Northgate Mall, the Safeway on Market St, or the QFC in the U. Village) we'd all roll into GG as a group. depending on how much time we are willing to spend on the road is a factor here. The further away we are, the earlier we'll all have to get up that morning to meet.
- Since no one has mentioned it, it looks like the BBQ idea is out. Did anyone inquire w/ JRBump? Ideas for lunch if we can't get any from NWN while at GG?
- If we want a good location for a photo op, then we might want to consider Northgate again. If we're not too concerned then the Safeway would probably be best
- From the photo of last year it looks like we had 23 cars in our convoy. We'll probably have about 30 this year (wild @$$ guess on my part).
- As for cruising over to the park; we do what we did last time. We all head out at the same time, once our lead car makes it to a point on the road leading into the park; he stops at a designated point aalong the side of on Seaview Ave to let everyone else catch up. Once the last car catches up to the group, we all roll in together. Regardless of where we meet (Northgate Mall, the Safeway on Market St, or the QFC in the U. Village) we'd all roll into GG as a group. depending on how much time we are willing to spend on the road is a factor here. The further away we are, the earlier we'll all have to get up that morning to meet.
- Since no one has mentioned it, it looks like the BBQ idea is out. Did anyone inquire w/ JRBump? Ideas for lunch if we can't get any from NWN while at GG?
02-14-2008, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by drivesolo
- From the photo of last year it looks like we had 23 cars in our convoy. We'll probably have about 30 this year (wild @$$ guess on my part).
- As for cruising over to the park; we do what we did last time. We all head out at the same time, once our lead car makes it to a point on the road leading into the park; he stops at a designated point aalong the side of on Seaview Ave to let everyone else catch up. Once the last car catches up to the group, we all roll in together. Regardless of where we meet (Northgate Mall, the Safeway on Market St, or the QFC in the U. Village) we'd all roll into GG as a group. depending on how much time we are willing to spend on the road is a factor here. The further away we are, the earlier we'll all have to get up that morning to meet.
- As for cruising over to the park; we do what we did last time. We all head out at the same time, once our lead car makes it to a point on the road leading into the park; he stops at a designated point aalong the side of on Seaview Ave to let everyone else catch up. Once the last car catches up to the group, we all roll in together. Regardless of where we meet (Northgate Mall, the Safeway on Market St, or the QFC in the U. Village) we'd all roll into GG as a group. depending on how much time we are willing to spend on the road is a factor here. The further away we are, the earlier we'll all have to get up that morning to meet.
I like the idea of pulling over the side right before the entrance. No matter where we meet, we need to plan to be at GG early. We need to be able to get prime parking all together!
02-15-2008, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Triple8Sol
I'm hoping for about 30 in the convoy, too. As long as we have more than last year, I'll be happy. Besides us, there were 5-10 Z's and G's that rolled in separately on their own, too.
I like the idea of pulling over the side right before the entrance. No matter where we meet, we need to plan to be at GG early. We need to be able to get prime parking all together!
I like the idea of pulling over the side right before the entrance. No matter where we meet, we need to plan to be at GG early. We need to be able to get prime parking all together!
Definately! I think getting a prime spot will be critical. For the guys that want to be seen, its essential. For those guys that just want easy access out, it's a neccessity. And it makes socializing as a group a lot easier. The spots along the western side of the lot we were in last year toward the water would be best.
02-15-2008, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Triple8Sol
I'm hoping for about 30 in the convoy, too. As long as we have more than last year, I'll be happy. Besides us, there were 5-10 Z's and G's that rolled in separately on their own, too.
I like the idea of pulling over the side right before the entrance. No matter where we meet, we need to plan to be at GG early. We need to be able to get prime parking all together!
I like the idea of pulling over the side right before the entrance. No matter where we meet, we need to plan to be at GG early. We need to be able to get prime parking all together!
From the looks of things on the other Nissan boards, a lot of people are planning on getting there early.