Quad-state Rx Bbq
09-25-2005, 04:31 PM
#141
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Originally Posted by Misthael' post='762693' date='Sep 25 2005, 01:28 PM
Had the best time evar. Huge thanks to all those involved. Was a pleasure hangin out with ALWAZL8 and the Tulsa gang. See you all at the Tulsa BBQ.
PS Thanks for waiting for me Tulsa guys. I probably wouldn't have gone without a guide.
No worries. Way to go and be a hard core rotor head and go to the BBQ even through your car broke on the way to my place.
Always welcome, man!
09-25-2005, 06:28 PM
#142
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Monroe, LA
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I had a great time and the BBQ was AWESOME! It was good to see the Tulsa guys again and to also meet some new peeps: Richie, Jordan, Russell & Tim. 
Shane, I know you were there too, but I didn't get a chance to meet you. I hope you had a good time.
What video am I missing?!
What video am I missing?!
09-25-2005, 07:26 PM
#145
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Tulsa, OK
Posts: 36
That was a great night. Most buzzed I've ever been, but that's not saying much since I'm a drinking noob. Thanks for sharing your drinks.(everybody) Next time I buy.
I think the question mark has a good reason for being there.
I think the question mark has a good reason for being there.
09-26-2005, 10:04 AM
#148
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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A BIG THANK YOU to all of our sponsors as it would not have been possible without them.
A BIG PERSONAL THANK YOU to Sam, Jackie, Jon, Chad, Amber, Chris, Richard, Tre, Brian and Scott for stepping up and stepping in to help me out - without me asking you to. Without you all, the BBQ could not have been such a success.
A REALLY REALLY BIG PERSONAL THANK YOU to Shari and Miguel. Where do I begin? For months I have been bouncing ideas off of you two and making sure that nothing was forgotten. You guys made sure that everything was covered and that every attendee would leave with a big smile on their face. This thing would not have gotten off the ground if it weren't for you two. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
I'm very happy to hear that everyone had a good time and I look forward to seeing how the pics turned out. Amber is doing an online photo album of the local RX8ers so please email her the link to the sites or the pics themselves: Amber@jenkins-crew.com
For the first BBQ that we've hosted, I think it was a huge success. I've already begun a list of "lessons learned" so next year's, yes - I said next year's, BBQ will be that much bigger and better.
I don't know how may know this, but Brian Wann from Mazda was one of our attendees earlier in the day. Our group is officially registered as a "Mazda Enthusiast" which entitles us to future sponsorship by Mazda. Brain wants to submit an article about the group and the BBQ to MazdaSport Magazine, along with some good pics, so......
I NEED TESTIMONIALS!!!! Please send me a little write-up, no specific length required, of the BBQ. I want to know what you liked, how you felt, what you took away from the BBQ, what you learned, etc. (I also want to know what you thought could be done better and I'll add that to the lessons learned.) I'll compile these write-ups, giving credit to your own words if they're chosen, and submit it to Brian. I will also submit this to RXTuner so they can publish our success as well.
For those who are wondering about t-shirts... I will call the t-shirt making place and see how much the shirts are. Those provided at the BBQ were ENTIRELY sponsored by Rotary Performance and the $10 you paid directly benefited the BBQ. I would assume that they are more than $10, but I'll post a price as soon as I know.
I also plan on going through the left over t-shirts this week and mailing them out to those who weren't able to attend and our sponsors. I really don't think there are any extras, but I'll post if there are.
Side note: there has been mention of a Spring BBQ so we're not "competing" with Sevenstock. Are you guys trying to kill me?
The idea for a fall BBQ was spawned by Tulsa's OK BBQ, held this past May. The plan is for them to host a Spring BBQ in OK and we host a Fall BBQ in DFW. Although DFW will have more members from the south (due to the closer location), we're hoping to draw more owners from other neighboring OK states, not just TX and AR. I don't think that our BBQ is "competing" with Sevenstock and that was never the plan. I chose this weekend out of sheer convienence and it's worked. I only hope that our event grows like Sevenstock did and that one day our event will have over 200+ cars and 2000+ people. Brian Wann did mention possibly hosting it at Texas Motor Speedway......
A BIG PERSONAL THANK YOU to Sam, Jackie, Jon, Chad, Amber, Chris, Richard, Tre, Brian and Scott for stepping up and stepping in to help me out - without me asking you to. Without you all, the BBQ could not have been such a success.
A REALLY REALLY BIG PERSONAL THANK YOU to Shari and Miguel. Where do I begin? For months I have been bouncing ideas off of you two and making sure that nothing was forgotten. You guys made sure that everything was covered and that every attendee would leave with a big smile on their face. This thing would not have gotten off the ground if it weren't for you two. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
I'm very happy to hear that everyone had a good time and I look forward to seeing how the pics turned out. Amber is doing an online photo album of the local RX8ers so please email her the link to the sites or the pics themselves: Amber@jenkins-crew.com
For the first BBQ that we've hosted, I think it was a huge success. I've already begun a list of "lessons learned" so next year's, yes - I said next year's, BBQ will be that much bigger and better.
I don't know how may know this, but Brian Wann from Mazda was one of our attendees earlier in the day. Our group is officially registered as a "Mazda Enthusiast" which entitles us to future sponsorship by Mazda. Brain wants to submit an article about the group and the BBQ to MazdaSport Magazine, along with some good pics, so......
I NEED TESTIMONIALS!!!! Please send me a little write-up, no specific length required, of the BBQ. I want to know what you liked, how you felt, what you took away from the BBQ, what you learned, etc. (I also want to know what you thought could be done better and I'll add that to the lessons learned.) I'll compile these write-ups, giving credit to your own words if they're chosen, and submit it to Brian. I will also submit this to RXTuner so they can publish our success as well.
For those who are wondering about t-shirts... I will call the t-shirt making place and see how much the shirts are. Those provided at the BBQ were ENTIRELY sponsored by Rotary Performance and the $10 you paid directly benefited the BBQ. I would assume that they are more than $10, but I'll post a price as soon as I know.
I also plan on going through the left over t-shirts this week and mailing them out to those who weren't able to attend and our sponsors. I really don't think there are any extras, but I'll post if there are.
Side note: there has been mention of a Spring BBQ so we're not "competing" with Sevenstock. Are you guys trying to kill me?
The idea for a fall BBQ was spawned by Tulsa's OK BBQ, held this past May. The plan is for them to host a Spring BBQ in OK and we host a Fall BBQ in DFW. Although DFW will have more members from the south (due to the closer location), we're hoping to draw more owners from other neighboring OK states, not just TX and AR. I don't think that our BBQ is "competing" with Sevenstock and that was never the plan. I chose this weekend out of sheer convienence and it's worked. I only hope that our event grows like Sevenstock did and that one day our event will have over 200+ cars and 2000+ people. Brian Wann did mention possibly hosting it at Texas Motor Speedway......
09-26-2005, 10:31 AM
#149
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Richardson Texas
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Yeah the bbq was perfect, but if there would have been any more cars the location wouldnt have worked. I really liked the location, and the weather was perfect, there just wouldnt be enough room for cars if there were any more there. There was a much larger parking lot on the other side of the park, close to the bathrooms, but i doubt that you can reserve that lot, it looked like it was a public lot for the joggers to use. Also, i dont think this competes with sevenstock. I dont know how many people from around here would drive all the way out to CA for a meet/show, but i doubt that very many would.
Shari, i saw you a lot during the day, at least i think that was you. I have red/brown hair, a short beard and was wearing jeans and a black t shirt and i was with my gf all day. I should have introduced myself but you seemed busy most of the day.
I tried to get pics but my gf forgot to charge the battery so i took one and it died. Oh well, pretty much everyone else had a camera so im sure i wouldnt have gotten any pics that someone else didnt take.
Oh yeah, thanks a lot guys for putting this together. Thanks to the sponsors who i assume provided the door prizes, the prizes were really nice, and most were quite expensive. I look forward to another BBQ next year, and hopefully there will be no hurricane so we'll have a lot more people there, and hopefully a lot more 7s.
Shari, i saw you a lot during the day, at least i think that was you. I have red/brown hair, a short beard and was wearing jeans and a black t shirt and i was with my gf all day. I should have introduced myself but you seemed busy most of the day.
I tried to get pics but my gf forgot to charge the battery so i took one and it died. Oh well, pretty much everyone else had a camera so im sure i wouldnt have gotten any pics that someone else didnt take.
Oh yeah, thanks a lot guys for putting this together. Thanks to the sponsors who i assume provided the door prizes, the prizes were really nice, and most were quite expensive. I look forward to another BBQ next year, and hopefully there will be no hurricane so we'll have a lot more people there, and hopefully a lot more 7s.
09-26-2005, 10:51 AM
#150
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