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GENERAL => Get Togethers => Topic started by: ducatipaso on June 07, 2008, 07:17:03 PM

Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: ducatipaso on June 07, 2008, 07:17:03 PM: I am, if the weather holds. Just finished detailing the cabrio. pic whore time:

(http://roten.smugmug.com/photos/308910084_eLxtU-L.jpg)
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: Matt-B on June 07, 2008, 08:14:47 PM: I'm going

ps: I am the one that called you
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: ducatipaso on June 07, 2008, 08:32:15 PM: Quote from: matthew-mayhem;50774
I'm going

ps: I am the one that called you

heh yup i figured that out :)
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: 318kid on June 08, 2008, 11:10:55 PM: Wow, Your car is Hot!
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: ducatipaso on June 09, 2008, 12:47:39 PM: thanks. the picnic was an awesome time.

i counted 15 cabrios out of 150 cars, and to my knowledge I had the only 318ic.

heres a couple of pix to show the size of the event. if you have not gone, you must as it's now billed the largest e30 gathering in the USA.

(http://roten.smugmug.com/photos/310047645_KHd2u-M.jpg)

(http://roten.smugmug.com/photos/310048592_SczTa-M.jpg)

(http://roten.smugmug.com/photos/310048203_xE3bg-M.jpg)

this car is to die for

(http://roten.smugmug.com/photos/310048582_aV63g-M.jpg)

and many more... :cool:
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: KenC on June 09, 2008, 05:58:13 PM: Were you the red cabby that got pulled over on the way up out of Portland?
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: ducatipaso on June 09, 2008, 06:48:20 PM: Quote from: KenCopperwheat;50885
Were you the red cabby that got pulled over on the way up out of Portland?

yes, that was me. i was the slow guy, passed the pack while they were gassing up and got popped for 68 in a 60. suck. i guess i "took one for the team"
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: Eurospec on June 09, 2008, 09:52:24 PM: Sweet car you got!
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: 1991318is on June 09, 2008, 11:23:15 PM: Ducati!!! I wuz the guy chillin w/ funk, Brendan's the name, talked w/ you and ken both at the picnic, was fun at the picnic.
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: KenC on June 09, 2008, 11:25:17 PM: Quote from: ducatipaso;50886
yes, that was me. i was the slow guy, passed the pack while they were gassing up and got popped for 68 in a 60. suck. i guess i "took one for the team"

68 in a 60? Weaksauce. I saw another statey with its lights on about a half mile up from where you were nabbed. Maybe some one called us in?
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: Matt-B on June 09, 2008, 11:30:15 PM: everyone shoulda chipped in like 3$ to cover ticket cause you saved everyone else for sure.

Fun ridding with ya!!
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: ducatipaso on June 10, 2008, 10:28:09 AM: it's not the money, it's the stupidity of it. here i am, minding my own biz and *pop*
ah well... haven't gotten a ticket in > 10 years.
it was nice to meet all of you. let's try to rally more M42 folks up there!
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: E30nate on June 20, 2008, 01:17:34 PM: i was gonna head up, but my car got hit two weeks before and was in the body shop:(
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: ducatipaso on June 20, 2008, 10:18:16 PM: Quote from: E30nate;51678
i was gonna head up, but my car got hit two weeks before and was in the body shop:(

sux. hey. i used to live in sac.
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: ducatipaso on August 12, 2008, 05:56:08 PM: this was some laughable good news. it's token, but was fun getting there.

(http://roten.smugmug.com/photos/350639767_5q5A7-L.jpg)

(http://roten.smugmug.com/photos/350639749_oeWft-L.jpg)

I might just staple it to the wall in the garage for good luck. :D
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: EN318isPDX on August 12, 2008, 06:00:10 PM: haha nice!! that obviously wasn't the entire fine?
Title: e30picnic - anyone going?
Post by: ducatipaso on August 12, 2008, 08:32:59 PM: heh they reduced it to $90