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come to think of it. I wouldnt mind driving that far. Especially since i will have a rebuilt motor by then it will be a good time to break it in.

And guys that own supras dont have any respect for fellow 6gcer's. Im sure most of you already knew that.

Encouragement and eureka moments aside, I think it would just be awesome to get together with 6gc's from all over the country as well as other 'Yoties. I'd like to talk to some Supra and MR2 owners to see how they really like their cars, since talking to someone in person is much different than posting in a thread. I'd like to talk to the guys that have done 3S swaps and see how they like daily driving their cars, get stories of times this happened or that happened, etc. Like you said, yarik, it's encouraging plus you get to meet some really cool people.

I'm cool with Spolski going. I'll leave my car on the outskirts with his Mini; I don't want to embarrass the 6gc scene.

i say encouragement depends from person to person. a lot of factors to consider to be really into modding our cars. availability of funds, time, mechanical skills, priorities, etc.

example one can just be photoshoped. there are people who has done that and they do have pics that you can play in photoshop. i know its different when you see it in person but, are you willing to drive thousands of miles just to see a supra spoiler look like on a blue celica?

second example most of the time can be answered in the forums. thats why there is a forum to discuss topics like exterior styling.

but anyway, everyone is welcome with or without mods.

You guys know about the two celicatech.com sponsored meets right? Dragon (May 7-9, Knoxville TN) & Ogopogo (early August, Vernon BC Canada).

The Dragon isn't centralized for the U.S. and wouldn't be fair to most of the country, plus WAYYYYY too many cops and tourists/campers. Aand Vernon, same reason as the first part of the reasons for exing out the dragon(its fun, but there are way better roads with less cops and traffic, even in that area).

I'd like to see Deathtoakill or whatever dudes s/n was that is working on the supra rear and 7g/350front to see if the pics do it justice, or if it just looks good in pics. Theres lots of ppls cars on here I'd like to see in person and lots of ppl I'd like to meet. It will be fantastic when this comes together a bit more(with less excuses of why ppl cant go) and happens.

We should do this during the summer too, so that way I don't have school. =P

I'd do it, I've been up and down the east coast, but nothing out west, not even Ohio. Just as long as some other PA'ers go with me. I think it would be pretty sweet. Plus it has to be during the warm/hot months, cuz I wanna ride top down the entire way. Annville, PA to Lebanon, KS is only 1,321 miles (21H 21M) I mean I put that kinda mileage on my car in like 2 weeks. I just noticed there are toll roads, I hate toll roads, I wonder how much they are. Anyway, I totally down, especially if other 6GC's are going to be there!

any other canadian members gonna hit this up?...i am down for this meet..but i think it should be well planned out and should take place not this summer but next...that way people have plenty of time to save for it and build ect ect...and you can decide on location and go from there...should also plan out where ppl can centralize to meet in different locations all over to cruise together to said location....i know if i go il be a lone 6gc for a bit till i hit the states...would prolly meet with the ny/nj crew and then go from there... but anyways this canuck is game....any one care to humor me and see how far id have to travel.... coming from E4C 1Z3 new brunswick canada...map quest it lol...i can't right now for some reason...
this means il have to go get a frigin pasport now

New Brunswick to Lebanon, KS (everytime I think Lebanon, I think down the street for me.....Lebanon, PA ) is 2138.2 miles, 31 hr 19 min. If you're willing to drive that, my god people come on, it'll be fun!

Hey-o! We got one Canadian in! If it's not this summer but next, I might have my car completely done. Getting a " " over a picture of my car is one thing, but to see people and have them say "Oh, well I like this but you could use some work here" would really get things going. I think a meet like this can be done if we give it enough time. Of course, 6gc isn't a huge community, so we'll inevitably have to have the support of other forums, but this could be epic.

31 hours......f$#k me!

Shoot, you can do it!!



I'd rather not...

Did anyone actually check the thread I posted? Everybody is down in this thread but nothing is over there on the thread I posted in this one... Give it a look, see if you like what you see. Let me know if I got some support in there! It's not going to be the Dragon. But it'll be pretty fricken sweet if there's enough people interested...

Still slow on the responses people? Sup with that? lol

Lol dabazied is the only one who's responded in the other one! Hahaha

The only meet I've been able to count on 110% on is the Celicatech TOTD Meet. Its practically the same time every year, bigger every year, nicer every year, more fun every year and NEVER canceled.
Its the only meet I've ever made $3000 worth of deposits on advance reservations for and not even thought to worry about a penny of it disappearing.

I know that seems much too far for the Western group, but if you're looking for a SURE thing, its as close as you are going to get. Because of that, it is one of the only Toyota meets that has an inkling of a chance of seeing a FT-86 debut or anything else remotely sponsored, being that its one of the only meets within this community that has sure-fire track record and large attendance.

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=70936

http://www.celicatech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44139

The Dragon does have a ton of tourist and cops after 10:00am on the weekend, but there are thousands of roads around here that the locals know. Not try to suede any one to come down but if you do give me a shout. East TN and Western NC have some amazing roads and scenery. Some you can go fast on and some you MUST stay under the speed limit. I have been going to the dragon for 10+ years and I have not got a ticket yet (knock on wood) I was involved in a crash on my R6 but hey it happens!

Yeah? And how did that all get started? Aaaalllllllll the way back. Probably started as a pretty small meet. Someone took pictures, said its a good time. Word spread. So why wouldn't that be able to happen for a more centralized location...?

The Tail of the Dragon Run started as the Pigeon Forge Meet 7 or so years ago. The first year there might have been six cars. The second year there might have been 10. The third year there were 20.

Last year, we had a total car count of over 50. And that is not taking into account that most cars had two folks.

It happens in the Spring, before the summer. That way the traffic is lighter, the police presence it not as noticeable. That is not to say that they aren't out there, but they are there to do a job, and that job is to keep everyone safe. Even with folks getting pulled over (me) a good time was had by all.

The secret is not about going fast, or showing out. It is about good folks, with nice cars enjoying one another. The awesome roads are just a bonus.

Plus the Skyway is where the real fun is. There are no police, and the roads are more forgiving and not nearly as technical as the Dragon.

I understand that it is a long way for a lot of folks, and I don't want to pretend that the Dragon Run is the only meet out there. However, for those of you have have been in the community for any length of time, you are going to see some folks that have been here since the beginning of the internet revolution. That is the real secret of what makes the Dragon Run unique. That is why we have members drive out from Washington State, Colorado, California, New York, Chicago, Utah and Florida. Even if you don't drive out, you can fly out and ride with, we have folks that do that every year as well.

Anyways, I didn't want to derail the thread to plug a separate event, I just thought I might shed some light on why the Tail of the Dragon Run is considered what it is.

I would love to see something similar established on the West Coast, but I will tell you, it is a lot of work to get it together and get it such a large event. As far as sponsorship and the like... Well, I don't know, I have never gotten our meet sponsored, although we do have shops that come out and sell stickers and give advice (Phoenix Motorsports and Dr Tweak) as well as T-Shirts and the like. I just like the down home personal feel of it, and I have met a lot of GREAT folks. You would have to know to understand.

And frankly, that is why meets like this should happen. There are a lot of great people in our community, and dammit, everyone should know them.

That area is amazing, but there are going to be, I thought about it, and the only real way of saying it is, whiners. I haven't been to that meet yet, but I do like the TOTD, well, the surrounding roads a little better because of less traffic/cops. Honestly and realistically, most of the west coasters on here probably wouldn't be down for meeting almost completely on the west coast, which is why we are hitting somewhere a little more centralized, and yep, we will probably start out the first one as a small group, but it will grow as well.

As for something on the west coast, the closest thing we have is our socal meets, amazing roads, great people and a lot of fun. We should probably branch out on the fall meet this coming year to toyota nation and a few other sites to see what we can come up with, just to try it out. I've been on both sides of the country and love both, the canyons here are amazing, but the dragon(surrounding roads) is .... well, the dragon. Both of them are amazing.

What we are trying to do, is make it easier on the group as a whole instead of making it wayyyy longer for a big chunk of members and making it wayyyyy closer for another chunk. And every meet has to start somewhere. Hopefully I will be able to make the TOTD in the next meet or two.