First Annual 2010 RB20 / RB25 / RB26 Forum Cruise

Post by **Cameron** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:42 am

honestly if you were going 160 why stop? lol. or did he clock you after you started to slow down? if i got tagged going 160 theres no way in hell id stop hahaha.

oh and nismo im reppin my dragon stickers hard. hahaha

Post by **HxC_Nismo** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:56 pm

Cameron wrote:honestly if you were going 160 why stop? lol. or did he clock you after you started to slow down? if i got tagged going 160 theres no way in hell id stop hahaha.

oh and nismo im reppin my dragon stickers hard. hahaha

it went off and there were two of em one of em in a srt charger and they saw me get on the highway and i slowed down to 107 when it locked on. lol

but ill get my dragon sticker lol

Post by **Sil240** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:24 am

Valentine 1 is def good.But.... its $500

Don't have $500 to spend on a radar.And if I did, it wouldn't be a on dash, stick on radar.It would def be a installed radar system.

I've been doing some research on them and this is the cheapest and best radar I could find.

Check out this ratings chart:http://www.007radardetectors.com/test.htm

The only difference between the 695 and the 690 is the multi color display a headphone jack and illuminated buttons. They both have the same internals.I'm not paying $40 extra for that crap.

I'm sure there's gonna be a whole bunch of nice camera's and people who know how to use them.

Post by **robbie2883** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:27 am

no one has mentioned the K40 radar system. that s*** is BA

I'll have to figure out if i'm gonna drive all the way across the FL to meet up with you guys or meet in ATL. it's like 4 hours out of my way to meet before we all leave FL. I know i'll be coming and my buddy mark with his swap will be there too....just not sure if he's gonna bring the 25 swapped 240 or the 26 swapped 240! LOL

Post by **95-S14** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:02 am

Would be awesome to attend if I finished my car but either way its pretty far from NM.

Post by **l0nestar** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:40 am

As I posted in the other thread from boosted98GST.. I'm sincerely hoping this does not affect us. also, need to email them about putting our group down on the calendar..

[quote=""TotD""]March14, 2010: The rock slide on US 129 is located between the Dragon and Happy Valley Road/Foothills Parkway. Removal is scheduled to take several weeks. The road will likely be blocked completely at times, but for now there is one lane open with flaggers. There is no guarantee the one-lane will remain open and as of today we know of no way to check ahead. The only alternatives are the Cherohala Skyway which got more snow this morning and US 441 through the Great Smoky Mountains. Remember it’s a long way to backtrack if the road is completely closed.Photo courtesy of Chris Pace[/quote]via http://tailofthedragon.com/news.html

Post by **Sil240** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:38 am

I don't think this will drag out till Sept.I wouldn't worry about it.

Sickness- have you received any other bids from hotels?Which hotel put in the 1st bid?

When I can get some time I'm gonna make a couple calls and see what I can get.

About 38 people so far?

Then we can register our meet on the TOTD site. Once we get a couple different quotes.

Post by **stevespeed** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:34 am

If I have the car working and enough money to go by then, well the car working reliable enough to make it that far. I am soooooooooooooooo going to come.

Post by **93coupe** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:35 am

Escort FTW.

Post by **Sil240** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 6:35 am

As per the TOTD facebook post 3 min ago:

"As of right now Sept 1st is going to be the ESTIMATED opening date. The contract for clearing the slide will be awarded on Monday 3/29, at that time a morea accurate opening date will be posted. TNDOT does say that it should take several months to clear the slide."

Hopefully this date can be held or moved up!!!But.... on the brighter side of things..... this may be a good thing for us.

If we book our hotels NOW, maybe we can get some dirt cheap rates, since its not a definite date. They usually only take your info and give you a rate. There shouldn't be any charges till Check out.

I have no idea what the damage is out there, but I would assume that they could make the opening date of Sept 1st.

What do you guys think???

Post by **wanganwarrior** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:17 am

im thinking arbys...

Post by **S14-NEO** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:21 am

well, i do have a pretty serious question to ask...how often to these rock slides occur...I have to be COMPLETELY honest with you guys and say that this has made me somewhat paranoid about even drivng that road with any car let alone my pride and joy. whos to say that this particular slide was just a tiny one and a much larger one could be right around the corner...thats what scares me if you want to know the truth.

Website · Post by **meet07** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:34 am

Ill have my cam corder handy...Ive been waiting to take some more good videos and do my magic!!!

Post by **Cameron** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:50 pm

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S14-NEO wrote:well, i do have a pretty serious question to ask...how often to these rock slides occur...I have to be COMPLETELY honest with you guys and say that this has made me somewhat paranoid about even drivng that road with any car let alone my pride and joy. whos to say that this particular slide was just a tiny one and a much larger one could be right around the corner...thats what scares me if you want to know the truth.

rarely... ive been up to the TOTD SOOOOO many times in the past few years and this is the first one ive heard of. ittl be ok buddy.

and several months to clean off a bunch of rocks? s***tttt just get out there with a backhoe and throw them on down the mountain.

Post by **Sil240** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:46 am

Things are looking a bit better for us.Below is a posting from Dealsgap.com

I'm also working on something to make this trip a bit more organized and more fun.

So when I post it up reply and throw some ideas at it.!!!!

"Wednesday March 24

WARNING FALSE INFORMATION BEING PUT OUT BY TDOT AND BEING REPORTED ON OTHER WEB SITES. Ok folks TDOT has confirmed that 1 Sep is NOT I say again NOT the expected reopen date for The Dragon. There twitter page is linked directly to there electronic message system for the highway. They have to put a date on it for the system to work so they just picked that one. I talked with them and they do not have a date. The contract will be awarded on Monday and that is when the Officale time schedual will be set. Again, 1 Sep is misinformation. I will post up the real info as soon as TDOT calls me."

Post by **rda2288** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:34 pm

I'M DOWN!!!! I'll be in da A labor day weekend!!!!

Post by **Sil240** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:38 am

OK since most of the places close at 5, it's been rough trying to get pricing.Now I did get through to one place.Phillips Motelhttp://www.phillipsmotelonline.com/

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh...tlink

This person who I spoke to wasn't the most knowledgeable person and A bit on the slow side..

She said that there would be NO discount available.

I'm gonna call Fontana Village Mon morning.Hopefully we can get something good from them.I'm gonna ask about the following rooms:

Lodge RoomsDeluxe Room - (1 King or 2 Queens)Fireplace Room - (1 King and

Cabins The Laurels - 2 Bedroom (1 queen & 2 twins)The Hemlock - 2 Bedroom (1 queen & 2 twins)

http://www.fontanavillage.com/...ion/3

Post by **sickness14** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:45 am

Thanks for the help SIL240, I know i havent payed much attention to this thread, and i must apologize. I've been very busy lately. I sold my DD RX7 and got a 92 miata a couple of days ago. between that, work & school its been hectic.

I did get word that my RB head and block were mated on friday, so hopefully more good news will come soon. Waiting on a crank collar from rawbrokerage and then we can put the pump on.

Post by **boosted98gst** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:56 pm

S14-NEO wrote:well, i do have a pretty serious question to ask...how often to these rock slides occur...I have to be COMPLETELY honest with you guys and say that this has made me somewhat paranoid about even drivng that road with any car let alone my pride and joy. whos to say that this particular slide was just a tiny one and a much larger one could be right around the corner...thats what scares me if you want to know the truth.

They are pretty common in the smokey moutain area but only really happen in the spring time and are not usually this big. If you guys do not remember back in the late 80's 30 something people were killed on a tourest bus that was smashed by a rock slide , which then caught fire. There is still a area on the highway that marks the spot and list the name of people who died. Either way that is prolly one in a million, they do have rock slides every spring, but not do this leval.

Post by **Sil240** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:24 am

John - No problemWhat hotel gave you that quote before?When you have a min give me a call anytime after 4:30We can go over this whole thing and organize it.

S14-NEO - I wouldn't worry about Rock Slides.From what I've read they occur from heavy rains and snow.Which when we are going it not the peak of their rain fall, and should not be snowing.

More Rock Slide Clean up news:Today the bidding is going on for the clean up company.

July 31 is the latest it will be done.It is expected to be done before, so we'll be plenty clear.

But that means everyone will be pushing there trip/meet back. So we gotta get this squared away.

The following are based upon group of ~40, Sept 3-6.

Fontana Village (looks like a much nicer hotel)http://www.fontanavillage.com/...ion/3

Qty Type of Room Price10 Lodge Room - 2 Queen Beds $84.157 Lodge Room - 1 King Bed $84.158 Fireplace Room- $92.657 Hemlock Cabin - 3 Room $220.156 Hemlock Cabin - 2 Room $129.15

Microtel Inn & Suiteshttp://www.microtelrobbinsville.com/

Qty Type of Room # of people Price 3 & 4th Price 5th22 2 Queen Beds 1 - 2 $80.70 $71.20 2 Queen Beds 3 $90.20 $80.70 2 Queen Beds 4 $99.10 $90.20

13 1 King Bed 1-2 $71.20 $61.70

Post by **rda2288** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:40 pm

So have you guys decided where it is going to be at? I am down forsure!!!

Post by **robbie2883** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:50 pm

i thought i just read on the site that may 31st the road is slated to be done....maybe that is repaving or something

Post by **l0nestar** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:36 am

Brian, I tried calling you last night like you requested. no answer. :-/

Post by **Sil240** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:08 am

Rd8222 - Yeah were definitely going to The Tail of the Dragon.

May 31 is even better

Lonestar - I just sent you a email with my #. Didn't get any missed calls yesterday

Post by **Sil240** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:57 pm

Checkout this thread!!!

Click on the HO-tell links and LMK which hotel you are interested inI'm more partial to Fontana Village.It looks like a nicer hotel and it's only a couple $ more.

Fixed the linkhttp://forums.nicoclub.com/zer...-2010

I want to get this Group Rate setup, so that everyone can just call up and book their own room at these discounted rates.
Modified by Sil240 at 3:28 AM 4/9/2010

Post by **sickness14** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:47 pm

Sil240 wrote:Checkout this thread!!!

Click on the HO-tell links and LMK which hotel you are interested in.

I'm more partial to Fontana Village.It looks like a nicer hotel and it's only a couple $ more.

zer...38248

I want to get this Group Rate setup, so that everyone can just call up and book their own room at these discounted rates.

I think we need to fix the link on that last one

Post by **ralphsdiorama** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:13 pm

I'll be coming from Westchester, NY. Who else in the area wants to caravan down?

Post by **l0nestar** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:17 pm

I'll be coming from Indy, leaving Thursday afternoon if anybody is interested in a caravan also.

Post by **StricNyne** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:20 pm

i would i am from NJ

Post by **Sil240** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:30 pm

Here's the right link

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