Well, if you may remember, I hosted a F-Body gathering last June in Des Moines, IA. I had about 30 cars show up. It wasn't a huge show, but wasa success in my eyes and everyone there enjoyed it as much as I did.

I would like to do the same thing again this coming year and I wanted to know what all of you others think about this. Here are the pics from last June's meet:

http://www.geocities.com/vipervenemgts/2003meetpics

I hope to do it again around the same time, in June. Please reply if you are interested. I have 2 acres 7 miles south of Des Moines that I would like to have it at this coming year.

Last year we had it at Hardees and it was a huge problem to find a place that would let us do it w/o a certificate of insurance which costs a minimum of $550

If I host it at my house that won't be a problem. The meet would consist of a BBQ, playing football, playing pool, talking, hangin out, lookin/talkin about our cars, and/or whatever else we could do.

Let me know what you think would be a good thing to do at this meet if you think I should go through with it. Post what you think should be included in this meet that will make it worth your time to come. I know there are going to be the nationals probably on the east coast, and I know there is going to be a big meet about 45 min south of Chicago. Why not have one in Iowa again?

Post away!

 

I will be game for this meet! I should have the car close to done by that time...The motor should be in and running by the end of the month. And then painted sometime this winter...So count me in!

 

Sounds good to me! Heck, my spray bomb paint job is looking really decent and may actually be worth showing off this time, LOL!

 

I wanted to attend last time Josh. But money and car issues prevented me from making the trip. Besides, Iowa isn't that far away and I LOVE driving my GTA (when it works that is).

This winter I'm rebuilding my transmission , I pray that I can do it right. But if I do, I shouldn't have to worry about playing rough with the car ever again. ^_^

I know for a fact I will be attending the Memorial bash thrown by LFN AT U. And I don't think I'm gonna bother with Nationals if its 13 hours away from me. Iowa is so much closer.

 

Well I hope all that came last time + some more can come this time. I'm still waiting to hear some good ideas of what to do as mentioned in my post.

 

As you know, right now my car has no nose on it. But I hope to have that taken care of by next spring. If not and my car runs good, I can just put the nose back on for the trip, I'd really like to come. Hopefully a lot of the Illinois people who came to Denny's last Memorial Day would think about it. If all the people from Denny's last year came to yours and all the IA people came to Denny's, we'd have 60 or more at each of the meets which would be pretty damn good.

Anyway, I'll have a more definate answer as the date approaches, but right now I'd sure like to go.

 

Few ideas...

One, organize something with the F-body organization in Iowa. I don't know the connections or anything, but there should be SOMETHING around here that's organized for these cars. It just seems like it was opened to other F-body years to late in the game to get any real attendants. Organizing it now will help the other groups get the word out to their members.

Event idea 1: Dyno meet.

Event idea 2: Track day at MAM.

 

I am ready for the next one. Let us know for the date and if there is going to be a dyno or a day at mam. And to FruityOne I hope that you can make it to so I am not the only GTA there.

 

Excuse my stupidity...but what is MAM? Also, is there a place in DM where they have a dyno?

 

If i am correct, isn't there somewhere on dixon that has a dyno, something like midstates machine or something like that.
and of course I'm game if i have something that runs

 

I was listening to Lazer tonight and heard a commercial about that midstates machine shop and it said they have a chassis dyno. So that may be a possibility.

 

MAM = http://www.midamericamotorplex.com/

Road course (2.23 mile) and 1/8th mile drag strip. SCCA non members can run if you register for partial days IIRC, and the 1/8th mile runs quite a bit of test and tune. There's always Eddyville too if MAM's 1/8th is to busy...

Yes, Midstates is the first dyno within 3 hours of Des Moines. They didn't have their wide band sensor running yet when I went by this summer, and the Mustang club guys were having to tell them how to run the dyno itself!!! I hope they know their shiz by now... Maybe I'll give them a call and go check it out for a shakedown run on my home tuning...

 

This sounds like a great idea. I would like to meet some of you so that I can put faces to names and get a little more involved on the board.
I'm going to try to get at least one other 3rd Gen owner to follow me up there, too.

 

i'd probably like to attend, this time.

 

Hey Brad will you give Midstates a call sometime and get prices and see if they know how to run it by now. Ask if we can do like dyno day that day and see if they can give us a discount if we do like a group purchase or sumthing.

Are you guys game for a BBQ and meet at my house in my back yard? My lot is a little under 2 acres...here is a pic of my back yard, it goes all the way back to the pine trees by the guy thats mowing, it's about 300 feet to the back lot line and it's all grass and like 3 very small trees.

 

Score, we may have to park on your grass though. ^_^

 

I planned on that

Does one of you want to make a flyer for next year and vote on it, or should we use the one from last year and change the writing?

Here is last years:

 

Last year's looks fine by me. You know... nothing like if it had my beautiful ride on it, but I can make do.

 

Meeting at your house works for me just need directions

 

It depends on how long the drive is I guess, bit I'd like to go.

 

Count me in.

 

you can bet that i'll be there. i've got exhaust on my Z and ready to show everybody.

i have heard of clubs racing at eddyville but would have to talk with them to get on the schedule. last year they had a camaro vs. mustang club shoot-out.

i'm also up for mam. but never been there.

 

So what part exactly of Iowa are u in? how far of a drive is it say from the twin cities in MN? Not that it matters I will hopefully be there. I have a couple of friends that are interested in comin also that are wonderng what all is being planned and whats the time and dates etc.? Sorry u prolly dont wanna be hearing beggin like this but I just wanna know when really so I have a deadline to persue!

Sounds fun though.

Jason

 

Des Moines, Iowa area. About 3.5-4 hours depending on time of day/speed/etc. You should have plenty of time before the meet if it's in June again...

Also, anyone up for karts at Sprocket's??? We could get a full event of karting with heats and main events if enough people come...

 

I am all for that Just let me know when.

 

karting at sprockets is fun as hell. they now also have paintball. but i've never played there.

 

ok sweet! Sounds like its goin to be alot of fun! I cant wait I have never been to an all f-body gathering. And that trip should notbe that long at all.

 

I mite show up,my car should be done in early april it will be a different color.

 

hey if you go and/or i go we can hook up and drive there together
or something.

 

Uh yea c-u-later, if I go, you have no choice to bring your car.


Where is sullivan in WI?

 

I will be there!

 

45 mins west of milwaukee on I-94

 

When are you planning on having it this year Josh??

I will be in Iowa for about two weeks in the end of may.....

 

Prolly in June...

 

just give me a date nad directions and I will be there. I am in iowa city and am kinda new to this board but I love the IROC-
Ben

 

Date will probably be in June. Last year it was June 21st. I sitll need to contact (or have brad contact) MSM to see if they know how to use their dyno yet...

A dyno day, BBQ, and sprockets sounds awesome. I can call them and ask what it costs to rent the building for a couple hours.

People will need to pitch in money this year for food, drink, dyno day, and sprockets racing. I have wrote down everyone in this post as 'interested' in coming.

I am trying to get this stuff started ahead of time. Last year I seemed to have to rush every thing and things didnt go very smoothly on my part.

My house is exactly 7 miles south of the Des Moines International Airport on Highway 28. I will give you all detailed directions more towards the date of the meet.

Can't wait fellas....be sure to let your bosses know that you will be needing a day or 2 off in june....just so they know.

 

i would love to but i live in MN and that is pretty far away, sorry
chris

 

We have at least one person possibly coming from Lakeville, MN. Maybe you could make it a road trip with him. His name on the boards is Fbirdta878787.

 

oh yea? i talked to him b4...

 

Welcome to last month! I have been out there twice now, and yes, they do know how to run their dyno now.

 

Jeesh, I didn't even see that thread. That's pretty cheap as you said. Usually I hear around $50/car which I have heard is cheap! I'm hoping that the dyno day is what we can do. I compiled a list of all of the people last year and also all of the people from the other thread, and other people that I have seen from Iowa on the board and I have about 60 people so far. Nothing says that everyone is going to come though...

 

When you get a date in your head, all we have to do is contact the owner of Midstates to try to set it up. He'll check the schedule and see if anything else is booked and we'll go from there to try to choose a date that works.

Usually when you get a bunch of cars together you can rifle through them fairly quick. This wouldn't be a tune type of session where you can sit on the dyno for an hour, so it's cheaper for everyone. It's going to be more set up for bragging rights than anything else.

 

That would be cool...just have whoever wants do 1 pull...maybe 2. It will be really nice since I will be tossing on a supercharger this winter. Would be nice to see some actual numbers!

 

I definetly want on that dyno,that would be fun!

 

Just posted some threads over at EIFBA and MFBA to attract more attention...

 

Josh if I'm in town or working in Kansas City. Chances are good that I would have 1 or both of my newer cars coming down. I can't promise anything yet though as i don't know where I will be working since I travel, way too much.
If I do sho I know I can drag down 3-4 other cars besides my two, wish it was three but my 68 won't be done at least for 3-4 years.
Hopefully I will have the 406, FAST, and supercharger in the IROC, don't know though, just depends on how much over time I get at work .
E-mail me when you get dates set and I will set them in my planner.
gixxer92@hotmail.com
Tony
BTW. I'm not on the EIFBA board anymore, that group fell apart for the most part.

 

Fantastic. Dates should be set within a month or 2. I posted a thread there on EIFBA hoping it would get some attention....maybe it won't.

 

Aim, Yahoo, MSN and ICQ can all find me as gixxer92
Hey what happened with the Des Moines web board, that group fall apart, too?

T

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Not sure...never knew there was one.

 

Here is one, but it isn't the one I was tinking of, unless everybody I knew joined this one.
Mid-Iowa

BTW - your a moderator you wanna change me from a "Junior member" to an "Addict"