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AltimaSleeper wrote:Hey guys

Thought I'd finally make an appearance.
What an awesome weekend. You guys are definitely worth the 3 hour drive.
Good to see old faces. Great meeting new ones.

I'll add to B's pic collection shortly. He's got all my Satruday pics up already.

Oh yeah, Consequence Connect 4. My boobie is finally healed up.
Can't wait for next year.
Nice meeting you Pete! See you next year. :)
twisted99s10 wrote:The sil-camino was also mine. Was supposed to be doing alot more sideways stuff than it did, but it worked well to move <a class="vglnk" title="Link added by VigLink" rel="nofollow" href="http://motors.shop.ebay.com/eBay-Motors ... </span></a> around. I'll have the bugs worked out in it by next years event.
Dude I love the sil camino ! :fap:


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Nice shots PapaSmurf, wish I had taken more of the auto cross now.

No one has a pic of Consequence Connect Four? I could have sworn there were videos being taken.

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Lots of cell phone pics were taken. I was too enthralled by the action to go back to my room and grab my camera.

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I have this one that LBC tagged me in on the FBook, but I want to see the hand print...

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OMG! Thank you so much!

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Its a little known fact that the Orcs were in fact spawned from a hellacious game of Connect 4 with Consequences.

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No, that definitely didn't warrant 3 pictures. Come at me bro.

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Eh, that kinda came out like crap.

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PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:Come at me bro.
You won't play...


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Here are my favorites. The link to the Photobucket album will be at the end. As Torry, Jesda, and Christine said before: it's all about the people. I didn't take near as many pics this year and there are more of people than there are of the cars.

Joel running a 57 in the Nismo :yesnod
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Someone driving Jenn's RX-8. She, James, and Torry swapped off so many times I couldn't keep up.
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This thing was so awesome.
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Fun at Friday's. Enough Purple Drank to float (or sink) a battleship.

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Trackside:
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Wes. Doing "the Wes".
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Thanks to everyone for an awesome time. The weekend goes by way too quick. I can't wait til next year. :wavey:

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Did not feel like editing the above post. Here's the link to the full album.

http://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn16 ... 1QQtppZZ32

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I don't plan on staying at the Park Inn again unless they take care of an issue and change their practices.

I gave them one of my debit cards for incidental charges. Nothing was charged up front and nothing was charged when I left, then yesterday a charge from Park Inn went through for $226.64. It wasn't a pending authorization; it was indeed a full charge. No, I didn't steal the tube TV worth $50, order PPV, smoke, or vomit on the carpet. Everything was left in tact.

I called the hotel but the man I spoke to said they were in the middle of doing night auditing and the information wouldn't be available until 9am. I've worked in a hotel before, so I understood.

What annoys me is that they didn't disclose this to me when I handed them my card. I keep a decent cushion in my checking accounts in case of an emergency, but what if I hadn't?

I've stayed at a LOT of hotels, between 1 and 4 stars in cities all over the country, and the only one that did this in years of traveling was a former Doubletree in Tampa (it lost its affiliation with Hilton by that point and became an independently branded facility). They charged the $250 up front but refunded it within 3 days -- they didn't dig into my account days after I had already checked out. Effectively, it's like I'm loaning the Park Inn $226.

I suspect that some of it is because of the new regulation that no longer allows debit cards to be automatically overdrawn. Someone could steal all the furniture, empty their checking account, and take off, leaving the hotel holding the bag. The problem is one of disclosure. I shouldn't see a surprise charge days after checking out.


Next year, unless they change their policy or make deposit amounts clear (let's just call it a deposit, referring to it as a "hold" is too politically correct), I'm staying elsewhere.

I sent them an email and intend to call again tomorrow, so if they resolve the issue I'll post an update.

http://consumerist.com/2008/08/crowne-p ... arges.html

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IT'S BECAUSE YOU BROKE THEIR PLANT!!

Seriously though, that's s***. Let us know if they give you any problems. We'll make them famous. :dblthumb:

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BROWN PEOPLE TAX

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This picture is AWESOME!

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Dammit, now I want one... :( <off to find a hatch to hack up...>

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I had a blast! It was great seeing everyone again.

Thanks to Sean and Amy for the loaner helmets.

Friday Dinner
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Too much Purple Drank
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Let's go
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Tiffany at the wheel
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No, I want you to pose like this
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I wish I could sleep in any position
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Most ridiculous award goes to...Eclipse with fountain and dolphins
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Link to the album
http://s739.photobucket.com/albums/xx38 ... le%202012/

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AZhitman wrote:This picture is AWESOME!
Thanks man! I think I've clicked off about 10,000 pics in that camera. She's about due for a cleaning. At first I treated it all nice nice, now I take it into the garage with me, lay it down in god knows what on the ground, whatevs. It still takes good pictures. :)

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So, I was curious as to what Ihatestickers dot com (the "club" that beat out NICO for most entries) was so I Googled them. They are literally an online store where you can buy all kinds of "edgey" stickers for your car. They even sell sticker bomb wrap packages. So how does that qualify as a "club" with entrants? Here's how:
Weak marketing ploy which further toyed their customers wrote:Announcing the second annual Tour De Carlisle!!!! Join us on the tour or meet up with us at Carlisle Performance & Style! Join our team and 100+ other travelers as we make our way down to the 2-day Carlisle Performance & Style car show. This year the Carlisle Performance & Style show is being held on the weekend of May 12-13. Our tour will again be leaving the morning of Friday, May 11th. The official itinerary will be posted once we get closer to the tour.

We’ll have an even bigger booth this year on Manufacturer’s Midway, complete with the first-annual IHS Ultra-Lounge!!!, complete with couches, DJ’s and all the energy drinks and water you want (Until we run out)! Also, just like last year, we’ll have a 2nd tent and parking area for you guys to park your cars once you enter them in the show. All YOU have to do is register your car and choose IHATESTICKERS dot COM as your club!Even better this year =====> Register your car with us as your club, and stop by the booth with proof, and we’ll give you a special sticker pack worth $10!!!! Don’t miss out!Not close to us? Don’t Worry! Just register your car with IHATESTICKERS dot COM and meet us at the show! Take advantage of our parking area and stop by our booth to pick up one of our Limited Edition Tour Sacks! You can still party with us, meet the team, hang in the VIP tent, and come out to our super snky events held that weekend!
Kewl. Stickers, yo.

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Jesda wrote:Image
WTF lol!

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VQpwrdSE-R wrote: Nice meeting you Pete! See you next year. :)

You too dude. I'm really glad that I wasn't the only sedan at the show. Till next year.

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So, I talked to Tracy at Park Inn. The charge was for the entire room, not for incidentals, and of course since the rooms were prepaid through Brian there shouldn't have been a charge to my card at all.

They're coordinating with him and sorting it out. Great customer service so far! :)

I keep very strict accounting records including future expenses and pending deposits going forward 3-4 months so when there's a penny off I tend to flip out. Hopefully they figure it out and I can mark this down in Excel as a pending refund. :yesnod

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^^^ He has no belly button

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Brian emailed Tracy and they figured it all out. They're refunding me today.

What a great hotel. :yesnod

Huge thanks to Brian for making all the arrangements!

alms24sebring wrote:^^^ He has no belly button
Yes I do. :frown:

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How did they get a hold of your credit card anyway? I booked through Brian and just Paypal him the money.

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They asked for a card for incidentals. Standard practice, but I think they misunderstood the arrangements that Brian made.


OZZIE!
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The Trans Am auto-x is next, because it's quite honestly the most entertaining.

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LOVE IT! This is actually both passes, 20 total photos.

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DJBeasy wrote:So, I was curious as to what Ihatestickers dot com (the "club" that beat out NICO for most entries) was so I Googled them. They are literally an online store where you can buy all kinds of "edgey" stickers for your car. They even sell sticker b0mb wrap packages. So how does that qualify as a "club" with entrants? Here's how:
Weak marketing ploy which further toyed their customers wrote:Announcing the second annual Tour De Carlisle!!!! Join us on the tour or meet up with us at Carlisle Performance & Style! Join our team and 100+ other travelers as we make our way down to the 2-day Carlisle Performance & Style car show. This year the Carlisle Performance & Style show is being held on the weekend of May 12-13. Our tour will again be leaving the morning of Friday, May 11th. The official itinerary will be posted once we get closer to the tour.

We’ll have an even bigger booth this year on Manufacturer’s Midway, complete with the first-annual IHS Ultra-Lounge!!!, complete with couches, DJ’s and all the energy drinks and water you want (Until we run out)! Also, just like last year, we’ll have a 2nd tent and parking area for you guys to park your cars once you enter them in the show. All YOU have to do is register your car and choose IHATESTICKERS dot COM as your club!Even better this year =====> Register your car with us as your club, and stop by the booth with proof, and we’ll give you a special sticker pack worth $10!!!! Don’t miss out!Not close to us? Don’t Worry! Just register your car with IHATESTICKERS dot COM and meet us at the show! Take advantage of our parking area and stop by our booth to pick up one of our Limited Edition Tour Sacks! You can still party with us, meet the team, hang in the VIP tent, and come out to our super snky events held that weekend!
Kewl. Stickers, yo.

Thanks for looking into it Chris. I was curious and dumbfounded as well as to how they won. I guess the lure of $10 worth of free stickers was too strong. Should have known that a car show with dolphin blinged eclipses that people would be more interested in free shocker stickers than $10 for unlimited drift and racing.

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I always forget about club registration.

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WTF! How did I miss this one? Wow.


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