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Old 11-05-09, 06:20 PM
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@JMaxx - No...Tom is a very quiet, calm, older gentleman who has been pulled over for passing all the "slow, young guys" on the way to a meet.

Ask Eddie about that! =)
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OMG-Tryangles:

If you still have the car and you would like some help, I'll be happy to help you this weekend. I understand you are frustrated and not having money when there is a problem sucks.

Send me a Private Message on whether Saturday or Sunday is best for you (not during the game...haha) and I can at least give you another set of hands/eyes to maybe help you. I also will need to know where to meet you.
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LOL. Yeah, if you wanna drive safe, stick by me. I'm the slowest of the bunch.

OMG-tryangles...take the help being offered to you. Your posts come off as a pity party, almost like you are throwing a temper tantrum on the web. We all feel your pain. We have all been in your situation. So give all of us, any of us time to help. We all have lives too and can't just drop it because you send a post for help and we can't respond in a day.

Glad you have a rotary and glad you have wanted one since you were 15. Maybe you need to put a v8 in it. LOL.

I wish you luck and I hope Gringo can help you. Don't take any of this the wrong way, we're all just havin' fun and I hope one day you can join us in a fun run.. Come in the 240, hell we had an RX-7 support wagon last time.
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Can we get all the details posted in one place? Correct me if I'm wrong and fill in any missing gaps, please.

The Gainesville / Ocala meet is Saturday, Nov. 21.

12:30 - 1 PM meet up at the Publix parking lot in Gainesville (somebody post the address.)

1 PM (or thereabouts) Gainesville group leaves for Ocala.

2 PM all cars meet at the Hooters in Ocala at 3451 SW College Rd. (off I-75)
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Originally Posted by evot23
LOL. Yeah, if you wanna drive safe, stick by me. I'm the slowest of the bunch.

OMG-tryangles...take the help being offered to you. Your posts come off as a pity party, almost like you are throwing a temper tantrum on the web. We all feel your pain. We have all been in your situation. So give all of us, any of us time to help. We all have lives too and can't just drop it because you send a post for help and we can't respond in a day.

Glad you have a rotary and glad you have wanted one since you were 15. Maybe you need to put a v8 in it. LOL.

I wish you luck and I hope Gringo can help you. Don't take any of this the wrong way, we're all just havin' fun and I hope one day you can join us in a fun run.. Come in the 240, hell we had an RX-7 support wagon last time.

I drive slow too. With great power comes great responsibility LOL
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Gainesville Publix is right off the Williston Rd exit at Williston Rd and 34th St. Can't miss it!
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Originally Posted by f1blueRx7
I drive slow too. With great power comes great responsibility LOL
LOL Nicely put.
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Itinerary and addresses

Originally Posted by JMaxx08
Can we get all the details posted in one place? Correct me if I'm wrong and fill in any missing gaps, please.

The Gainesville / Ocala meet is Saturday, Nov. 21.

12:30 - 1 PM meet up at the Publix parking lot in Gainesville

Publix
5200 SW 34th St
Gainesville, FL 32608-5010

1 PM (or thereabouts) Gainesville group leaves for Ocala.

2 PM all cars meet at the Hooters in Ocala at 3451 SW College Rd. (off I-75)

Hooters
3451 SW College Rd
Ocala, FL 34474-4429
info in the quote
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This is shaping up to be a good time!
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i cant wait!! trying to let all the 7 guys down in ocala know.
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I stopped by Joe's today to help him with his car...pretty clean Turbo. My initial reaction is it is flooded to hell and we may have to get a larger vehicle and push start it. That being said, I supposed it could be blown as well due to what happened. Very interesting situation.
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I had two ideas for the meet. I thought I'd run them by you guys.

I have a digital camera, nothing special. But it takes a decent pic and does videos.

I thought if we could arrange the cars in a semi-circle we could get a group pic with the owners standing by their cars. (Is there a back part of the Hooters lot that would be big enough? Or another open area nearby?)

Group shots have been done before. Nothing new there.

I was also thinking of trying to do a video of a "group rev." I'd be willing to tip a Hooters waitress $10 or something, then on her signal, all the cars would rev their engines at once for a group rev. It won't sound like a bunch of Harley's, but it might be interesting. I haven't heard of it being tried before.

If anyone has better camera or video equipment than me, please bring it along.
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Originally Posted by JMaxx08
I had two ideas for the meet. I thought I'd run them by you guys.

I have a digital camera, nothing special. But it takes a decent pic and does videos.

I thought if we could arrange the cars in a semi-circle we could get a group pic with the owners standing by their cars. (Is there a back part of the Hooters lot that would be big enough? Or another open area nearby?)

Group shots have been done before. Nothing new there.

I was also thinking of trying to do a video of a "group rev." I'd be willing to tip a Hooters waitress $10 or something, then on her signal, all the cars would rev their engines at once for a group rev. It won't sound like a bunch of Harley's, but it might be interesting. I haven't heard of it being tried before.

If anyone has better camera or video equipment than me, please bring it along.
There is the abandoned Circuit City lot...or the mall. I don't think there is enough space at Hooters.

Great ideas!
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^ So, if people are interested, towards the end of the meet we could go over there to take a group pic.
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Originally Posted by Gringo Grande
I stopped by Joe's today to help him with his car...pretty clean Turbo. My initial reaction is it is flooded to hell and we may have to get a larger vehicle and push start it. That being said, I supposed it could be blown as well due to what happened. Very interesting situation.
kev, I am still working on those pictures for you, I have been very sick the past couple of days so I am hoping to get them to you tomorrow.

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The restaurant next to Hooters was closed but when I drove by there the other day, it seemed like a new restaurant had finally opened or else I'd say park there.

Everything else sounds good to me.

@Pure...no rush.
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Originally Posted by Gringo Grande
The restaurant next to Hooters was closed but when I drove by there the other day, it seemed like a new restaurant had finally opened or else I'd say park there.

Everything else sounds good to me.

@Pure...no rush.

A group photo usually requires the cars to be arranged in a sort of half circle so all the cars fit into the frame with a frontal view and nobody's in a back row. That requires a decent size open area. I'm sure we can find one nearby.

The "group rev" is done as much for the sound as the visual.
I think it would make for a fun video to have a Hooters waitress wave a flag or a napkin to have all the cars rev their engines in unison.
I suppose we could do that with the cars where they are in the parking lot, or arrange them in two rows, or something. If everyone's willing, we can find a way to make it work.

I have a VHS camcorder that gets better sound than my digital camera. I'll bring it along. The only drawback is it's more difficult for me to put a VHS video on the web. If anyone has better equipment than mine, please bring it along.
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yea i think a grup pic and rev is a great idea and the old circuit city parking lot would prolly be the best place to do so.
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Anyone need any parts? =)
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Any RX-8 guys showing up??? Going to send invite to central florida rotaries...should only be an hour drive for them.
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Yea...whatever happened to Div? Someone get in touch with him!
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Think Jim would want to come out even though he doesn't have a fd anymore?
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Originally Posted by purerx7
Think Jim would want to come out even though he doesn't have a fd anymore?

I think he'd love to see your finished FD. Get him out there
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I think he'd love to see your finished FD. Get him out there
finished?
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finished?

lol.


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