PNW Gathering 2008

[flyin ryan]

hey guys ( Jeff ) is the hotel/lodging info going to be coming down the pipe soon? i want to make sure i get in line early so i can practice my donuts in front of Jeffvette's place, tires need replacing anyways:D LOL.

[Jeffvette]

LOL, the state and regional director are finalizing the itinerary for the event. But hotel info is:


Holiday Inn Express @ Salmon Creek.

Address is: 13101 N.E. 27th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98696. Telephone is 360-576-1040.

The rooms are all two queens and the rate is $101 plus tax (regular rate is $129). The block cancel date is July 25, 2008. People can still book at the block rate of $101 after July 25, but only based on availability.

The block name is "ZR1 Net Registry" but I would not be surprised if its only listed under "ZR1."

This is for August 1st - 4th.

[flyin ryan]

awesome Jeff, thank you:icon_thum

[flyin ryan]

August 4th ( Monday ) is a holiday up here. is it in the U.S. as well?

[Jeffvette]

Nope. Regular day.

Monday is the track day. Most people leave on Sunday though.

[flyin ryan]

track day sounds good to me, hammer down.

[flyin ryan]

rooms are booked, not that i plan on spending much time there. Jeff's front lawn looks soft enough to pass out on:D

[Jeffvette]

Sounds good Ryan. You may not like the coyotes that run through the area at night though.

[kenthompson]

Sounds good Ryan. You may not like the coyotes that run through the area at night though.

You live at the Road side Cafe? ;)

[flyin ryan]

Sounds good Ryan. You may not like the coyotes that run through the area at night though.maybe they won't like me? LOL.

[Nick]

Who all is planning to come this year? :hello:

[Hammer]

Who all is planning to come this year? :hello:

My Wife and I will be there, so no strippers this year please. :sign10:

[Jerry#397]

Nick,

I will be there this year, have made all the reservations and paid for "Track Day". What's the price of gas in the PNW, it hit $4.57 for 91 octane today (NorCal) and thats at cut rate ARCO, I need a vacation!

Thanks,
Jerry
93 ZR1 White

[carter200]

Paid $3.76 for 87 octane today :dancing

[Locobob]

Nick,

I will be there this year, have made all the reservations and paid for "Track Day". What's the price of gas in the PNW, it hit $4.57 for 91 octane today (NorCal) and thats at cut rate ARCO, I need a vacation!

Thanks,
Jerry
93 ZR1 White

Bout $4.10 a gallon Jerry, better keep her in 6th till the fun starts... see ya soon.

[Locobob]

My Wife and I will be there, so no strippers this year please. :sign10:

We had a couple of cuties picked out just for you John, guess I'll just have to entertain them myself - least I can do to keep you out of trouble.
:D

[4DSZR1]

My wife and I are planning on it this year! We had fun last year, even missing John's stripper ;)

[zrss]

I'll be there. Maybe I should tow a trailer of the "cheap" $3.99 a gallon premium we have here for the rest of you.

Jim

[Hammer]

You guys are harsh.

[Polo-1]

I was talking with Jeff, and some of us might want bag a long drive on Saturday? With gas prices and all.
I have a LT5 that can be used for a pull a part show and tell on Saturday.

Let us know if this would be some thing you would like to see?

Kevin

[Nick]

Kevin, I'd like to see that.

[Hammer]

I might also have secondary system to troubleshoot.

[Jeffvette]

I might also have secondary system to troubleshoot.


In the new hoopty you got :D

[Polo-1]

I might also have secondary system to troubleshoot.
Sh*t your just looking for free parts off this motor:sign10: :wave:

[Nick]

If I don't get it sorted out this week, I too will have a troubleshooting project. :icon_scra

[Polo-1]

What Hell wrong with your Z:confused:

It looked might fine last year:thumbsup:

[Hammer]

In the new hoopty you got :D

Yeah, maybe. I got the Plenum off, pretty dirty. Gaskets are here from Jerry in two days, jeez, he's fast. Waiting for the pump (I might just use the one off the other car) and need to get a vacuum guage for my Mighty Vac. Also was idling high, no hoses were off. We'll see here next week I hope.

I'll post up in the new rides and tech areas on this.

[tomcat]

Who all is planning to come this year? :hello:

Jeff & Nick,

I will be there with my Girl Friend.

Manfred E.........
91 #906

[Nick]

Jeff & Nick,

I will be there with my Girl Friend.

Manfred E.........
91 #906
Manfred, excellent news; it will be good to see you. :hello:

[Nick]

Bump:

Who else is coming?

[Jerry#397]

Nick and Jeff,

Has the Sat. agenda been worked out?
Thanks, Jerry

[Jeffvette]

Email being sent out tonight!

[Polo-1]

Let's see the Blue car eat some N2O:mrgreen:
Put me down for Sat. Dyno runs=D>

[Nick]

Let's see the Blue car eat some N2O:mrgreen:
Put me down for Sat. Dyno runs=D>
I definitely wanna see that. :cool:

[Hammer]

Let's see the Blue car eat some N2O:mrgreen:
Put me down for Sat. Dyno runs=D>

Emailed Jeff last night, me want Dyno time too.
I am looking forward to seeing your car run Kev.

[tomcat]

I was talking with Jeff, and some of us might want bag a long drive on Saturday? With gas prices and all.
I have a LT5 that can be used for a pull a part show and tell on Saturday.

Let us know if this would be some thing you would like to see?

Kevin

All, Some of us come to the Gathering so we can take a cruise as a group with our ZR1's. I think it is a fun thing to do. It can be a short cruise from the Rose City Show & Shine Saturday Cruise to I-205 South , I-84 west to I-5 SW Macadam Ave, to State Street in the City of Lake Oswego. We can stop get an Ice cream cone or Look at Lake Oswego (Robert Melbo Country). Then on to Hwy 217 North to Hwy 26 East to I-405 North to I-5 North to Where we are doing the Dyno testing. May take 40 minutes total. Just a suggestion.

Manfred E...........
91 #906

[flyin ryan]

My take 40 minutes total. Just a suggestion.

Manfred E...........
91 #906sometime over the coarse of the gathering i was hoping to get in a cruise closer to 4 hours...to be honest.

[ZR1FUN]

Hi Jeff. Velma and I will be there for Friday and part of Saturday.

Doug:wave:

[Jerry#397]

Jeff,

Know you have been traveling, however, 4 days ago you said you were sending out a e-mail (Agenda, directions to the BBQ and other events??), have not seen or recieved any word. Will be departing the Bay Area early Thursday morning for the event.

thanks,
Jerry
93 White #397

[Hammer]

Jeff,

Know you have been traveling, however, 4 days ago you said you were sending out a e-mail (Agenda, directions to the BBQ and other events??), have not seen or recieved any word. Will be departing the Bay Area early Thursday morning for the event.

thanks,
Jerry
93 White #397

Hey Jerry, if you're gonna be at the Motel Thursday, we can get together that night. Ryan will be in Thursday too.

Anybody else going to be in town Thursday? Let's have dinner, Pizza or something easy.

[Jeffvette]

Jeff,

Know you have been traveling, however, 4 days ago you said you were sending out a e-mail (Agenda, directions to the BBQ and other events??), have not seen or recieved any word. Will be departing the Bay Area early Thursday morning for the event.

thanks,
Jerry
93 White #397

Jerry, I believe you replied to my update, you said Lynn would not be coming. Let me know if you need it again.

[Hammer]

Jerry, I believe you replied to my update, you said Lynn would not be coming. Let me know if you need it again.

Jeff,
You up for Pizza Thursday night. Got a good spot close to the hotel (so we can crawl back) LOL.

[Nick]

Jeff,
You up for Pizza Thursday night. Got a good spot close to the hotel (so we can crawl back) LOL.
Gee, I'm really sorry I'll miss this impromptu 'meeting' :drunken_s

[Jeffvette]

Calling you in a few minutes John.

[Hammer]

Anyone coming to the Gathering have a driver side rear hatch strut I can get from them. Doesn't have to be real good. The one in my "old" car is completely blown and leaking.

[flyin ryan]

i think i do John. i'll check & let you know in the A.M. hour tommorow.

[Jeffvette]

Hey Ryan, is Craig driving down the same time as you?

[flyin ryan]

Hey Ryan, is Craig driving down the same time as you?well...um...it's a semi long story & i'll tell you when we get together but he ain't comin'. he's booked off from the dealership but...i'll tell over a few.

[flyin ryan]

Anyone coming to the Gathering have a driver side rear hatch strut I can get from them. Doesn't have to be real good. The one in my "old" car is completely blown and leaking.sorry John. R.H. side:( . figures, huh. i''l bring it if you want to try & make it work.

[Locobob]

Regarding the cruise: I am working on putting together a drive out to the Evergreen air and space museum (home of the Spruce Goose) in McMinnville. Still finalizing the route details - probably be about an hour each way from the dyno facility.

[Hammer]

sorry John. R.H. side:( . figures, huh. i''l bring it if you want to try & make it work.

I'll try swapping them tomorrow after work and get back to you before you leave.

[Nick]

Regarding the cruise: I am working on putting together a drive out to the Evergreen air and space museum (home of the Spruce Goose) in McMinnville. Still finalizing the route details - probably be about an hour each way from the dyno facility.
Rob, this sounds good. What will you be driving? :dontknow:

[Locobob]

Rob, this sounds good. What will you be driving? :dontknow:

A 1976 Plymouth Volarie station wagon with fake wood trim.... or maybe I'll just drive the Z as it is finally off the jack stands :mrgreen:

[95ZR1#418]

Anybody else going to be in town Thursday? Let's have dinner, Pizza or something easy.[/quote]

Patti & I will be in Thurs late afternoon. We are staying at the Quality Inn 7001 NE Hwy 99 Vancouver for Thursday night, close to Tom Wongs shop where I'm having my car dynoed possibly late Thursday evening or Friday morning. The dyno time won't be determined until I'm checked in & call Tom.

So, don't count on me Thursday evening, coming from MT I don't want to questimate an arrival time even if I factor in 2-3 breakdowns at an hour each and several hundred dollars in tow fees(a low milage car).

We will be staying at the Holiday Inn Express Salmon Creek for Fri/Sat nights....Watch Out!!!

P.S. Patti maybe leaving me without my ride on Saturday depending on her and Jeffs Sat. plans. I may be available(good catch) to ride along on the drive if someone is attending the event on their lonesome, we'll know Friday.....:D

[Polo-1]

I'll try swapping them tomorrow after work and get back to you before you leave.

Did you want the set I have for you????

[Hammer]

Did you want the set I have for you????

Answered, thanks. Bad case of CRS I suppose.

[Nick]

Everybody drive carefully and we'll see you tonight or tomorrow. :thumbsup:

[tomcat]

Anybody else going to be in town Thursday? Let's have dinner, Pizza or something easy.

Anyone found a Pizza place?

Manfred E.....
91 #906

[Nick]

Uppermost in my mind, where are the pictures from last night's "activities" at the Greek temple? :dontknow:

[FU]

Any news from the PNW gathering ??

[tomcat]

Any news from the PNW gathering ??

Coming Soon!!!!

Manfred E........:hello:
91 ZR1 #906

[Nick]

Any news from the PNW gathering ??
Well, here's a preliminary account of the weekend so far. Just got home from another very successful PNW ZR-1 Net Registry gathering; our sixth annual. We had a great turnout for the Friday night BBQ, and a nice showing for the Saturday dyno and cruise to the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville, OR (home of the "Spruce Goose").

A lot of photos were taken, some of which appear below. All the details can eventually be found at www.pnwzr1.net (http://www.pnwzr1.net).

In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for the group photo taken by this man:

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There was a LOT of eye candy available...

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All lined up down the street...

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This man tried to steal my car...turned out all he was doing was running it on the dyno...

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Last but not least for this segment, its not a party without the people.

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Thanks everyone! :thumbsup:

[Polo-1]

Hi Nick

We made it home:pray It was down to 40-50 mph last hill climb. The old PowerStroke is PowerChoked:censored:

Thanks for your help:wave:

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[4DSZR1]

A couple pictures I took

Crazy man I ran into along the way ;-)

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The "in" engine color of the future

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[Hammer]

A couple pictures I took

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These guys are all looking at the spectacular tires on Nick's car. Ha

We made it home OK. What a drive, not as long as Bob's or Jerry's but long enough. We had a great time. Thanks to Jeff's Dad for the BBQ and those that got 'er done again this year. You know who you are.

[Nick]

Hi Nick

We made it home:pray It was down to 40-50 mph last hill climb. The old PowerStroke is PowerChoked:censored:

Thanks for your help
No problem; I really didn't do anything. Glad you guys made it home. I figured it would be a challenge...:cry:

[Nick]

A couple pictures I took

Crazy man I ran into along the way ;-)

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r96/4dszr1/DSC02780.jpg


I was wondering when that picture was going to turn up...:jawdrop:

Thanks Rick, for the caravan on the way down. It was good to see you. :thumbsup:

[Nick]

These guys are all looking at the spectacular tires on Nick's car. Ha

And for good reason too; thanks, John, for the five minute detailng job on my car, you waxer you! :thumbsup:

Thanks to Jeff's Dad for the BBQ and those that got 'er done again this year. You know who you are.

Amen. =D>

[diamond zr1]

Hi gang/thanks for the great weekend/Jeff kept us busy all weekend/and thanks for telling me my power key was off while my car was on the dyno**

[Nick]

Hi gang/thanks for the great weekend/Jeff kept us busy all weekend/and thanks for telling me my power key was off while my car was on the dyno**
Power key or not, that is one LOUD car. :jawdrop:

[Jerry#397]

Want to thank everyone involved in the planning and execution of the PNW Gathering, another successful event. Enjoyed all the events (as I have for the last 3 yrs) but most enjoyed meeting the folks from the last events and the new folks. Already marked the calender for next year.

Jeff could you ask the people at Portland Raceway to please mark and light the finish line at the drag strip!

Thanks again,
Jerry

[diamond zr1]

Jerry/I made it back to diamond lake in 6 hrs. without getting pulled over/The rice rocket that passed me at 100 plus was not so lucky/bikes love hwy 14 with the curves and all,and the cop that pulled him over,looked me over as I passed with the clutch in at idle,but let me keep rollin on.Thanks to everyone for the good time.And Jerry,when you get old your eyes do not work so well at night at 100;;;; joe

[Jeffvette]

Holy crap what a weekend!!!! I finally got rid of Dwight this morning as well!

I would like to thank all of you that showed up, it was great seeing everybody again and also meeting the new people that arrived.

If you took any pictures, forward them over to me and I'll get them hosted.

[FU]

Looked like a nice size turn out , with plenty of hospitality :cool: :cool:

[flyin ryan]

made it home late last night (Wed.) trip home seemed a lot longer for some reason. one accident on a bridge going through Skagit didn't help:censored: , haven't even had a chance to download any pictures yet. glad i finally got a chance to put a face to the names & meet everbody:hello:

[flyin ryan]

some pictures from the PNW gathering. tried to get everybodys car & license plate in the first shots, some were hard because of the way they were parked, John Boyd (Hammer) for example, enjoy.
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[flyin ryan]

no particular order:
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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

dyno day:
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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

fuel stop before cruise:
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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

½ way point of cruise: Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville Oregon.
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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

these are of the Rocky Mountains on my way home:
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[Hammer]

Great pics, great time. I didn't get many this year, Thanks for posting.

[flyin ryan]

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[Jeffvette]

Jeez Ryan, you were very busy, and well Claudine was as well, because I see you milling around in a couple of shots.

[tf95ZR1]

Great pics Ryan and it was great meeting you!
So when is the mod bug going to bite?
At least on one car......

[tf95ZR1]

My Wife and I will be there, so no strippers this year please. :sign10:
Whew, glad we didn't see this before Sunday night, right Jeff/Dwight/Robert.....
:occasion1 :thumbsup:

[Jeffvette]

Hey seeing her shooting star was great!

[flyin ryan]

Great pics Ryan and it was great meeting you!
So when is the mod bug going to bite?
At least on one car......it already has Ted. it's a 76 Stingray:D , real good talking with you too.

[flyin ryan]

this is for for Jeff, Dwight & Ted
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[tf95ZR1]

Hey! The truck got its badges! Cool!
Its faster now, I'm sure!

[tf95ZR1]

Hey Flyin'
I just looked through your pics again and not one
pic of my PT Cruiser. :dontknow: What gives? :mad:
MOM will be mad......

PS You are right about your modded '76

[flyin ryan]

i thought i got one of it Ted, isn't this it? actually everyone, this is from our cruise to the Evergreen Aviation museum. can't fit the Spruce Goose in the entire picture:jawdrop:
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[flyin ryan]

the Tuesday after the gathering my girlfriend & i went to the Boeing assembly plant in Everett. largest building in the world by volume. eleven stories i think? to park outside the building in the fenced areas you've had to work there for at least twenty five years, now that's a serious parking pass:redface:. no building heating at all, heat comes from the workers on the floor only!
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[flyin ryan]

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[flyin ryan]

this is the only bridge in the state of Washington that is owned by someone other than the state (Boeing). after assembly they take the planes across this bridge to their paint booth. they do it around 3:00 AM so as not to cause any traffic accidents.
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[flyin ryan]

this plane is called the Dream-Lifter. Boeing built four of these oversized units just to retrieve parts/pieces/sections from around the world for their brand new 787. we watched as they were working on 787 no: 0001. pretty cool.
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[flyin ryan]

this is a video the girlfriend shot last minute on her phone. not sure if this will work or not?:dontknow: might have to click on link.
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