1st Annual East Coast Lexus Meet at Team Lexus on August 19 - 21
07-06-05, 11:21 AM
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Food will be catered at the event by Little Havana, will post the menu for feedback (pun intented) next week.
http://www.littlehavanas.com/menu.html
At this point, we're planning on pay-per-person (e.g. you pay for what you order) unless we're able to get one of our sponsors to pick up the costs.
The last day to register to be included in the count of folks for food is August 7. If you're going to attend please register!
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Weny / sc430blue - Please go ahead and register with a pic of a stock SC430 that is most similar to your own then PM me when you have a new picture and I'll update it.
http://www.littlehavanas.com/menu.html
At this point, we're planning on pay-per-person (e.g. you pay for what you order) unless we're able to get one of our sponsors to pick up the costs.
The last day to register to be included in the count of folks for food is August 7. If you're going to attend please register!
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Weny / sc430blue - Please go ahead and register with a pic of a stock SC430 that is most similar to your own then PM me when you have a new picture and I'll update it.
07-06-05, 11:32 AM
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Just to make sure to manage expectations, wanted to give everyone a quick update.
Had a conference call with Team Lexus today and learned the delivery of the new Team Lexus IS350 has been delayed by Lexus and is currently scheduled for August, so we won't know until last few days with certainty about its arrival.
What they will have for us to see during the open house:
* The ONLY IS350 Test Mule car. This was described as the IS350 chassis and motor on a Toyota Crown body cut in half.
* Two Team Lexus IS300 drift cars
* Two Team Lexus IS300 Grand Am Cup road cars
* Two Team Lexus GS400s Grand Am Cup road cars
* Team Lexus sponsored IS300 Sportcross showcar
* Team Lexus Race Rig
Hopefully the uncertainty on final delivery won't change anyone's mind on attending. I'm personally as much interested in checking out all the awesome member cars that have registered as Team Lexus stuff.
Other Updates:
We're working on building our list of raffle prizes and vendors who will be attending the meet. Meet hotels are being visually checked out to make sure they meet our criteria early next week, then we'll post up details for those who want to stay overnight(s).
Had a conference call with Team Lexus today and learned the delivery of the new Team Lexus IS350 has been delayed by Lexus and is currently scheduled for August, so we won't know until last few days with certainty about its arrival.
What they will have for us to see during the open house:
* The ONLY IS350 Test Mule car. This was described as the IS350 chassis and motor on a Toyota Crown body cut in half.
* Two Team Lexus IS300 drift cars
* Two Team Lexus IS300 Grand Am Cup road cars
* Two Team Lexus GS400s Grand Am Cup road cars
* Team Lexus sponsored IS300 Sportcross showcar
* Team Lexus Race Rig
Hopefully the uncertainty on final delivery won't change anyone's mind on attending. I'm personally as much interested in checking out all the awesome member cars that have registered as Team Lexus stuff.
Other Updates:
We're working on building our list of raffle prizes and vendors who will be attending the meet. Meet hotels are being visually checked out to make sure they meet our criteria early next week, then we'll post up details for those who want to stay overnight(s).
07-09-05, 08:21 PM
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IT'S HISTORY BABY!!! COME ON EVERYONE!!!
Dave is behind it and I'm his Scottie Pippen and for those that have been to the Dragon, meets in Charlotte and Atanta, and the NOPI Nationals, YOU KNOW HOW WE GET DOWN!!! It will be worth the trip!!!
Please make that effort to come to LEXFEST!!! It is going to be a never forget experience!! Bring yourself, friends, family!!!
Dave is behind it and I'm his Scottie Pippen and for those that have been to the Dragon, meets in Charlotte and Atanta, and the NOPI Nationals, YOU KNOW HOW WE GET DOWN!!! It will be worth the trip!!!
Please make that effort to come to LEXFEST!!! It is going to be a never forget experience!! Bring yourself, friends, family!!!
07-11-05, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
IT'S HISTORY BABY!!! COME ON EVERYONE!!!
Dave is behind it and I'm his Scottie Pippen and for those that have been to the Dragon, meets in Charlotte and Atanta, and the NOPI Nationals, YOU KNOW HOW WE GET DOWN!!! It will be worth the trip!!!
Please make that effort to come to LEXFEST!!! It is going to be a never forget experience!! Bring yourself, friends, family!!!
Dave is behind it and I'm his Scottie Pippen and for those that have been to the Dragon, meets in Charlotte and Atanta, and the NOPI Nationals, YOU KNOW HOW WE GET DOWN!!! It will be worth the trip!!!
Please make that effort to come to LEXFEST!!! It is going to be a never forget experience!! Bring yourself, friends, family!!!
07-22-05, 06:48 PM
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WARNING:
My friend's IS has spinners on it
I tried to talk him out of it. He wouldn't listen.
Nothing I can do about it now.
I don't want to hear any grief about the wheels at the show. He's a good kid.
That is all.
Pro-ceed.
My friend's IS has spinners on it
I tried to talk him out of it. He wouldn't listen.
Nothing I can do about it now.
I don't want to hear any grief about the wheels at the show. He's a good kid.
That is all.
Pro-ceed.
07-22-05, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by redbone
WARNING:
My friend's IS has spinners on it
I tried to talk him out of it. He wouldn't listen.
Nothing I can do about it now.
I don't want to hear any grief about the wheels at the show. He's a good kid.
That is all.
Pro-ceed.
My friend's IS has spinners on it
I tried to talk him out of it. He wouldn't listen.
Nothing I can do about it now.
I don't want to hear any grief about the wheels at the show. He's a good kid.
That is all.
Pro-ceed.
Maybe he'll see how other IS with other styles of wheels look and change his mind
Just make sure to register ASAP so we can include everyone in the count!
07-29-05, 10:58 PM
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We'll have the Lexfest website updated soon with this info, but several folks have asked about it so I'm going to go ahead and post it up on the forums.
L O D G I N G
Our group has arranging special pricing at a hotel nearby the meet facility. Considerations we made when selecting the lodging include:
- safety of area
- safety of parking lot for our vehicles
- How close to Team Lexus facility
- cost per night / discount available
- room options (suites, etc)
- large meeting room availble
- proximty to interstate
- proximity to food and drink places
- proximity to gas station / car wash
- proximity to other area attractions
The place we reserved is:
- is in a decent area
- has a well lit, monitored and videotaped parking lot
- has free wireless internet
- has free breakfast
- is only 15-20 minutes from our meet location on Saturday
- has a large meeting room we can use Friday night and Saturday as people arrive
- reasonably priced
Note that we plan to call the local police department and ask for increased patrols of the hotel lot during the meet weekend.
Our meet hotel for Lexfest 2005 is the:
Holiday Inn Express
BALTIMORE-BWI AIRPORT WEST
7481 RIDGE ROAD
HANOVER, MD 21076
UNITED STATES
Tel: 1-410-684-3388
Fax: 1-410-684-3919
Our group rate is $89.00 per night. We've started with a block of 25 rooms, and will expand to more rooms as needed on or before August 5. Our initial block / rate will expire on August 10 so please make your reservations before then! Of course you're welcome to stay somewhere else if you prefer.
How to book a room with our discount:
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Call the hotel directly at 1-410-684-3388 and tell them you need to make a reservation at their hotel for a group (don't let them transfer you to the 'general' reservations outside the hotel). Tell them the dates you want to stay (August 19 and 20th, or just one of the nights). Tell the agent you are with the Lexus group and the special group code is 'LEX' and they'll hook you up. You will need to guarantee your room with a credit card, but can cancel up until the day of the event with no penalty.
Early bird discount heads up that there are a couple of direct booking internet rooms available at a lower $80.95 rate if you book directly and early with the hotel (use the link below). Do not reference our rate code, just nab them at that lower rate (you have to book via the internet). Once these couple of rooms are gone, they're gone. These rooms are outside our block.
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hd/balhv
There are also pictures of the hotel exterior, workout facility and more details.
Other stuff about the hotel area you might want to know:
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Nearby Attractions
Baltimore's Inner Harbor/Stadium Complex (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Arundel Mills Mall /Over 100 Shops (1 MI/ 1.61 KM )
Six Flags /Washington D.C. (30 MI/ 48.28 KM )
Hard Rock Café (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Historic Annapolis (24 MI/ 38.62 KM )
Medieval Times/ Dinner and Tournament (1 MI/ 1.61 KM )
Merriweather Post Pavilion (10 MI/ 16.09 KM )
Baltimore Science Center (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
National Aquarium In Baltimore (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Port Discovery/ Children's Entertainment Center (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Power Plant Live (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
ESPN Zone (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Baltimore Convention Center (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
MM&T Bank/Ravens Stadium (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Jillians/ Family and Adult Entertainment Center (1 MI/ 1.61 KM )
Nearby Food
Denny's
Location: Nearby - Adjacent to Hotel
Serves: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Family-style restaurant, open 24 hours a day. Very resonably priced.
Mama Lucia
Location: Nearby - Walking distance from Hotel
Serves: Lunch | Dinner
Italian Cooking, serving beer and wine, free delivery to hotel. Excellent food! 10% off to all hotel guests.
Hunan Pagoda Oriental
Location: Nearby - Walking distance from hotel
Serves: Lunch | Dinner
Authentic Chinese restaurant, serving beer and wine, free delivery to hotel. 10% off to hotel guests.
Chili's
Location: Nearby - Arundel Mills Mall
Serves: Lunch | Dinner
American Style selections, Good food, large helpings. Hotel will provide transportatin when availible.
Timbuktu
Location: Nearby - 2 miles from hotel
Serves: Lunch | Dinner
Large selection of Maryland Seafood. Best know for their crabcakes!!!
Gunnings Restaurant
Location: Nearby - 2 miles from hotel
Serves: Lunch | Dinner
Variety menu than includes Maryland Seafood. Great Clam Chowder.
Bars/Lounges
Cancun Cantina
Location: Nearby - 2 miles from hotel
County Western - offering daily happy hour and evening dinner specials. Dancing and Bull Riding.
Jillian's
Location: Nearby - Arundel Mills Mall
Very Unique, Includes Sports Bar, offers large selection of games (reality bowl, pool tables, electronic races, shooting ranges, etc.) Has limited menu. Offers dancing on Friday and Saturday only. Adults only after 10pm
Directions
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From 295/95 take RT 100E to exit 10B (Dorsey Rd). right on Dorsey Rd & Next Left on Ridge Road. Hotel is on the right.
To get custom directions to the hotel click here:
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/...irection/balhv
To get directions from the hotel to the Team Lexus facility, click here:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...2s=MD&2z=21244
Thank you to planning team Morris and Leroy from Team Lexus for helping with the hotel arrangements and personal inspections!
L O D G I N G
Our group has arranging special pricing at a hotel nearby the meet facility. Considerations we made when selecting the lodging include:
- safety of area
- safety of parking lot for our vehicles
- How close to Team Lexus facility
- cost per night / discount available
- room options (suites, etc)
- large meeting room availble
- proximty to interstate
- proximity to food and drink places
- proximity to gas station / car wash
- proximity to other area attractions
The place we reserved is:
- is in a decent area
- has a well lit, monitored and videotaped parking lot
- has free wireless internet
- has free breakfast
- is only 15-20 minutes from our meet location on Saturday
- has a large meeting room we can use Friday night and Saturday as people arrive
- reasonably priced
Note that we plan to call the local police department and ask for increased patrols of the hotel lot during the meet weekend.
Our meet hotel for Lexfest 2005 is the:
Holiday Inn Express
BALTIMORE-BWI AIRPORT WEST
7481 RIDGE ROAD
HANOVER, MD 21076
UNITED STATES
Tel: 1-410-684-3388
Fax: 1-410-684-3919
Our group rate is $89.00 per night. We've started with a block of 25 rooms, and will expand to more rooms as needed on or before August 5. Our initial block / rate will expire on August 10 so please make your reservations before then! Of course you're welcome to stay somewhere else if you prefer.
How to book a room with our discount:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Call the hotel directly at 1-410-684-3388 and tell them you need to make a reservation at their hotel for a group (don't let them transfer you to the 'general' reservations outside the hotel). Tell them the dates you want to stay (August 19 and 20th, or just one of the nights). Tell the agent you are with the Lexus group and the special group code is 'LEX' and they'll hook you up. You will need to guarantee your room with a credit card, but can cancel up until the day of the event with no penalty.
Early bird discount heads up that there are a couple of direct booking internet rooms available at a lower $80.95 rate if you book directly and early with the hotel (use the link below). Do not reference our rate code, just nab them at that lower rate (you have to book via the internet). Once these couple of rooms are gone, they're gone. These rooms are outside our block.
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hd/balhv
There are also pictures of the hotel exterior, workout facility and more details.
Other stuff about the hotel area you might want to know:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Nearby Attractions
Baltimore's Inner Harbor/Stadium Complex (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Arundel Mills Mall /Over 100 Shops (1 MI/ 1.61 KM )
Six Flags /Washington D.C. (30 MI/ 48.28 KM )
Hard Rock Café (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Historic Annapolis (24 MI/ 38.62 KM )
Medieval Times/ Dinner and Tournament (1 MI/ 1.61 KM )
Merriweather Post Pavilion (10 MI/ 16.09 KM )
Baltimore Science Center (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
National Aquarium In Baltimore (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Port Discovery/ Children's Entertainment Center (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Power Plant Live (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
ESPN Zone (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Baltimore Convention Center (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
MM&T Bank/Ravens Stadium (9 MI/ 14.48 KM )
Jillians/ Family and Adult Entertainment Center (1 MI/ 1.61 KM )
Nearby Food
Denny's
Location: Nearby - Adjacent to Hotel
Serves: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Family-style restaurant, open 24 hours a day. Very resonably priced.
Mama Lucia
Location: Nearby - Walking distance from Hotel
Serves: Lunch | Dinner
Italian Cooking, serving beer and wine, free delivery to hotel. Excellent food! 10% off to all hotel guests.
Hunan Pagoda Oriental
Location: Nearby - Walking distance from hotel
Serves: Lunch | Dinner
Authentic Chinese restaurant, serving beer and wine, free delivery to hotel. 10% off to hotel guests.
Chili's
Location: Nearby - Arundel Mills Mall
Serves: Lunch | Dinner
American Style selections, Good food, large helpings. Hotel will provide transportatin when availible.
Timbuktu
Location: Nearby - 2 miles from hotel
Serves: Lunch | Dinner
Large selection of Maryland Seafood. Best know for their crabcakes!!!
Gunnings Restaurant
Location: Nearby - 2 miles from hotel
Serves: Lunch | Dinner
Variety menu than includes Maryland Seafood. Great Clam Chowder.
Bars/Lounges
Cancun Cantina
Location: Nearby - 2 miles from hotel
County Western - offering daily happy hour and evening dinner specials. Dancing and Bull Riding.
Jillian's
Location: Nearby - Arundel Mills Mall
Very Unique, Includes Sports Bar, offers large selection of games (reality bowl, pool tables, electronic races, shooting ranges, etc.) Has limited menu. Offers dancing on Friday and Saturday only. Adults only after 10pm
Directions
----------------------------------------------------------------------
From 295/95 take RT 100E to exit 10B (Dorsey Rd). right on Dorsey Rd & Next Left on Ridge Road. Hotel is on the right.
To get custom directions to the hotel click here:
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/...irection/balhv
To get directions from the hotel to the Team Lexus facility, click here:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...2s=MD&2z=21244
Thank you to planning team Morris and Leroy from Team Lexus for helping with the hotel arrangements and personal inspections!
07-30-05, 04:20 AM
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I woke up this AM and realized we also need to leak some details (still being solidified) about our planned Sunday event for people to make the decision to stay Saturday night or not.
On Sunday morning August 21, we're looking at doing a morning 'Lexus cruise' on the back roads up to the Team Lexus race engine builder's shop (a vendor) where we'd take a tour of the facility and get a demo of how they build up both turbo and race engines, We'd have free dynos for subset of the cars - right now we're anticipating up to 10 dynos due to time constraints. We're not sure yet how we're going to pick the 10 cars to dyno (lottery / raffle, top HP FI cars on the drive, sign up, etc).
We'd take the scenic back road route to the shop & stop for a quick breakfast along the way probably leaving about 9am. ITs about a 45 minute drive from Team Lexus facility. If we can set it up, I'd like to get someone with a pickup truck to do some video of the drive (videographer in back of truck) and have some drive-by taping set up.
Relaxing morning drive, shoot some video, take a tour, strap on some dynos, then head home
On Sunday morning August 21, we're looking at doing a morning 'Lexus cruise' on the back roads up to the Team Lexus race engine builder's shop (a vendor) where we'd take a tour of the facility and get a demo of how they build up both turbo and race engines, We'd have free dynos for subset of the cars - right now we're anticipating up to 10 dynos due to time constraints. We're not sure yet how we're going to pick the 10 cars to dyno (lottery / raffle, top HP FI cars on the drive, sign up, etc).
We'd take the scenic back road route to the shop & stop for a quick breakfast along the way probably leaving about 9am. ITs about a 45 minute drive from Team Lexus facility. If we can set it up, I'd like to get someone with a pickup truck to do some video of the drive (videographer in back of truck) and have some drive-by taping set up.
Relaxing morning drive, shoot some video, take a tour, strap on some dynos, then head home