Minnesota Spring Meet - April 25
04-26-2009, 08:29 AM
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Funny! Though probably not a bad thing if you have not run the twistees before. You can see where things have the potential to go a little wrong if you head into some of those corners a little hot. A buddy and I found the Twistees a few years back. I had a TT and he had a GTI at the time. We never were able to hit the road real hard until he upgraded to an STI and I got the Z. I think the only way to fully appreciate the twistees is run them with a minimum of one or two cars at a time. Next time we should space it out a few minutes between each car and give everyone a chance to run the course at their speed. We could set guys up on each end of the course with walkies to alert the drivers to any traffic. There is plenty of places to park on either side of the route to stage the cars. Might be fun. As long as noone gets too crazy and crashes!
, i've ran some twisties before this, and I know just how hard and fast I can take those tight s-turns and swooping turns. My passenger on the other hand was getting a little freaked out though 
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04-26-2009, 08:36 AM
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04-26-2009, 09:44 AM
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Actually i was hahaha
I went out to look at my cart this morning and it made me sad.
My front bumper, and lip in particular, is pitted to hell... I hope it doesnt look so bad after a wash....
I went out to look at my cart this morning and it made me sad.
My front bumper, and lip in particular, is pitted to hell... I hope it doesnt look so bad after a wash....
04-26-2009, 10:07 AM
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I was the last of the front seven cars before Alpha and we just totally seperated from the rest of you through the twisties
Even on the long straight in between I didn't see you guys in my rear view within even almost a mile of us 
Janik's crazy *** was probably only a car length on a silver Z (Ben's?) on some parts of those twisties.
Even on the long straight in between I didn't see you guys in my rear view within even almost a mile of us Janik's crazy *** was probably only a car length on a silver Z (Ben's?) on some parts of those twisties.
04-26-2009, 11:01 AM
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Hey everyone...Just wanted to say it was great meeting everyone.
How often do the Z's all meet? we should definitely do combo meets more(not sure how often you do since it was my first one), but I know in my past car club we used to try and get together every or every other month for a bbq or grill out.
The pix so far are great....but I'm prrrretty sure they aren't as good as the ones I'm trrrrrrrrrrrying to upload right now. The pic sizes are huge so I'm trying to shrink them to get them all up for everyone to see....got some great shots of all your cars!!! Didn't really realize till i was going through all the pix...HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO GET PIX OF MY CAR WITH NICK HANGIN OUT MY SUNROOF/WINDOW TAKIN PIX OF ALL YOUR CARS?? hahahahahahahaha!!!!!! ...but yeah, I'll get them up as soon as I can get them all uploaded.
Thanks for hosting Dave, definitely appreciate it!
DOUG!!!! Buddy, where'd we lose you in Redwing man? or were you plannin on parting from there??
How often do the Z's all meet? we should definitely do combo meets more(not sure how often you do since it was my first one), but I know in my past car club we used to try and get together every or every other month for a bbq or grill out.
The pix so far are great....but I'm prrrretty sure they aren't as good as the ones I'm trrrrrrrrrrrying to upload right now. The pic sizes are huge so I'm trying to shrink them to get them all up for everyone to see....got some great shots of all your cars!!! Didn't really realize till i was going through all the pix...HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO GET PIX OF MY CAR WITH NICK HANGIN OUT MY SUNROOF/WINDOW TAKIN PIX OF ALL YOUR CARS?? hahahahahahahaha!!!!!! ...but yeah, I'll get them up as soon as I can get them all uploaded.
Thanks for hosting Dave, definitely appreciate it!
DOUG!!!! Buddy, where'd we lose you in Redwing man? or were you plannin on parting from there??
04-26-2009, 11:09 AM
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I was the last of the front seven cars before Alpha and we just totally seperated from the rest of you through the twisties Even on the long straight in between I didn't see you guys in my rear view within even almost a mile of us Janik's crazy *** was probably only a car length on a silver Z (Ben's?) on some parts of those twisties.
Even on the long straight in between I didn't see you guys in my rear view within even almost a mile of us Janik's crazy *** was probably only a car length on a silver Z (Ben's?) on some parts of those twisties. Couldnt lose my 4 door. 
Hey everyone...Just wanted to say it was great meeting everyone.
How often do the Z's all meet? we should definitely do combo meets more(not sure how often you do since it was my first one), but I know in my past car club we used to try and get together every or every other month for a bbq or grill out.
The pix so far are great....but I'm prrrretty sure they aren't as good as the ones I'm trrrrrrrrrrrying to upload right now. The pic sizes are huge so I'm trying to shrink them to get them all up for everyone to see....got some great shots of all your cars!!! Didn't really realize till i was going through all the pix...HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO GET PIX OF MY CAR WITH NICK HANGIN OUT MY SUNROOF/WINDOW TAKIN PIX OF ALL YOUR CARS?? hahahahahahahaha!!!!!! ...but yeah, I'll get them up as soon as I can get them all uploaded.
Thanks for hosting Dave, definitely appreciate it!
DOUG!!!! Buddy, where'd we lose you in Redwing man? or were you plannin on parting from there??
How often do the Z's all meet? we should definitely do combo meets more(not sure how often you do since it was my first one), but I know in my past car club we used to try and get together every or every other month for a bbq or grill out.
The pix so far are great....but I'm prrrretty sure they aren't as good as the ones I'm trrrrrrrrrrrying to upload right now. The pic sizes are huge so I'm trying to shrink them to get them all up for everyone to see....got some great shots of all your cars!!! Didn't really realize till i was going through all the pix...HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO GET PIX OF MY CAR WITH NICK HANGIN OUT MY SUNROOF/WINDOW TAKIN PIX OF ALL YOUR CARS?? hahahahahahahaha!!!!!! ...but yeah, I'll get them up as soon as I can get them all uploaded.
Thanks for hosting Dave, definitely appreciate it!
DOUG!!!! Buddy, where'd we lose you in Redwing man? or were you plannin on parting from there??
04-26-2009, 03:52 PM
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IDK my Girl was having a blast listing to music. When we were going 140 she looked over at the spedo giggled and looked away. I think having a passenger isnt bad as long as they are awesome!
04-26-2009, 04:30 PM
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should have 3M'ed it. O-well I had a blast and that's what it is all about.
04-26-2009, 05:53 PM
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Glad to see you made it, Ben. Also glad that you had a great time here after driving all the way down.
I know that all the ladies yesterday were cold, but hopefully it's warmer for the next meet and they show up again.
I know that all the ladies yesterday were cold, but hopefully it's warmer for the next meet and they show up again.
04-26-2009, 08:08 PM
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I was excited to get back to the group of people. What can ya do? Tried working it a little tonight. No luck.
04-26-2009, 10:00 PM
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my bumper is coming off tomorrow hopefully to be repainted.... sooooo hammered! but it was still worth every second! Can't wait to see the video from cul8er's video camera and also the guy who was hanging out the sunroofs pics of us rolling! Get those up! I will get mine up but i can't find my camera cord at the moment. Thanks again to Dave for organizing and hosting this event, it was a blast to drive and also to meet all of you new guys! It gets better and better every year!
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04-27-2009, 06:29 AM
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Yes it was a good meet, good thing I made it! You guys were about 45min ahead of me and I still caught up at 150mph! Favorite part of the trip was the nice turns there were!
04-27-2009, 03:47 PM
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Not to worry about the chips in the front, it means you did some good driving which is what it's all about.