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PostSubject: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 12:42 pm

Updated: July 11, 2012


What:
Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012



When:
July 28-29



Where:
zMax Dragway
Concord, NC
Link of location: http://g.co/maps/sau7f
Link to site: http://www.charlottemotorspeedway.com/dragway/



Route Planning:
On the way out to NC, we will pass through the Tail of the Dragon on the Tennessee/North Carolina border. The return trip will be all interstates in an attempt to lessen travel time.
Link to proposed route: http://goo.gl/maps/uRq2
Link to Tail of the Dragon: http://www.tailofthedragon.com/

Update: Proposed stops listed below.

Proposed First Stop (A): Highway I-75 - Exit 87 - Richmond, Kentucky
Approximately 230 miles and 4 hours from Indianapolis
This will be used as a fuel fill up point, as well as for getting lunch.
Food: Steak n Shake, Chik fil a, BDubs, Panera Bread, QDoba, McDonald's, Penn Station, Arby's
Gas: Shell, Circle K, BP, Speedway

Proposed Second Stop (B): Superstop Shell Market, 743 West Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37801
Approximately 160 miles and 3 hours from Stop A
This will be used as a fuel fill up point, as well as a location to check our cars before we get to the Tail of the Dragon. This is about the last town we will pass through before hitting the Dragon.


Proposed Third Stop (C): Shell Gas Station, 443 Airport Road, Arden, NC 28704
Approximately 130 miles and 2 hours BEFORE we arrive at hotel in Concord.
This will be used as another fuel full up point and will be the last stop before we arrive at the hotel.

Lastly, here is the updated link with all the stops included from Avon, In to the Howard Johnson in Concord, NC: http://goo.gl/maps/qs57Q



Social Media:
If you would like to keep up to date on routes and lodging, send a request to join the group at @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/268053313275198/



Lodging:
We are staying at the Howard Johnson in Concord, NC. If you would like to reserve a room, please contact either myself or Hannah and we can provide you the necessary info.



Departure/Arrival:
Our group will be leaving Indianapolis on the morning of Thursday, July 26th. We will return late Sunday night on July 29th.




Hotel Reservations made for GLA members:
-Hannah_Christine (Hannah) + 1 Guest
-DMC3 (Dylan) + 1 Guest
-xjoshx (Josh) + 2 Guests
-QMeli907 (Quintin) + 1 Guest
-Wirtzm (Matt) + 1 Guest

Room 1: Hannah & Mike
Room 2: Quintin, Matt, Riley
Room 3: Josh, Ariana, Brandon
Room 4: Dylan, Kelsey, Ricky, Joey




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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 1:28 pm

Ughhhhh Why did they make this one so far away? I mean really... I thought they wanted a central location. Indianapolis would be PERFECT! In the Midwest... freakin' NASCAR loves Indiana. And with gas prices. Omg how can anyone afford to drive that far? So let me get this straight... I have to pay for gas from Michigan to NC, pay for a hotel room, food, and pass to get INTO IA and then drive all the way back? All while walking around with a bunch of ricer fucksticks with their lowered imports and their sweet car club stickers??



Yeah, I'm in.
YES!
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 2:55 pm

put me down :afro: i'm getting my room next pay check.
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 3:34 pm

So after doing some room research, I found 5 nice places around the track. 2 being right up the road for about $100 a night. And about 3 more hotels around 6 miles away from the track. 2 for about $100 a night and the other seeming super fancy for a bit more.

I'll make a chart with prices and stuff and you can look for yourself and discuss. And if you know me well enough, you know I try to stay at pretty baller places. lol All the ones I looked at had a rating of 8/10 or above. I looked at the dates of 7/27 - 7/29, assuming we'd get there the day before and then leave on that Sunday. Let me know if you want different and I can change it up.

It may seem early to be thinking about this, but these places will fill up FAST and I'm sure some places will hike their prices once we get a little closer to summer. It's best to figure this out now to budget accordingly and be all mature and shit.

Get excited!! Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 4:38 pm

Nice research!

The one we stayed at last year was $100 a night. 3 people to a room at 3 nights is perfect. Dylan and I were talking about taking off work from Thursday until Sunday. Head down Thursday morning, stay Thursday night, all day Friday, meet Saturday, meet Sunday morning, then leave to head back mid day Sunday.

If we can just make sure to get rooms with 2 beds, a shower, and continental breakfast, thats all we really need. Nothing else matters at IA. You're not gonna be using the pool, watching TV, going to the weight room...none of that lol. No need to be fancy pants. And the time that you do spend in the room, you will most likely be intoxicated to the point where you do not remember what the room looks like Evil or Very Mad




Planning is key. Proper planning makes everything go very smoothly. Thats why I'm bummed they released the location and date so late. We already had a hotel booked, money set aside, and our routes planned by this time last year Rolling Eyes


Hannah, post up some links to possible hotels with locations and prices plleeeeeeasssseee Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 4:41 pm

QMeli907 wrote:
Nice research!

The one we stayed at last year was $100 a night. 3 people to a room at 3 nights is perfect. Dylan and I were talking about taking off work from Thursday until Sunday. Head down Thursday morning, stay Thursday night, all day Friday, meet Saturday, meet Sunday morning, then leave to head back mid day Sunday.

If we can just make sure to get rooms with 2 beds, a shower, and continental breakfast, thats all we really need. Nothing else matters at IA. You're not gonna be using the pool, watching TV, going to the weight room...none of that lol. No need to be fancy pants.

Planning is key. Proper planning makes everything go very smoothly. Thats why I'm bummed they released the location and date so late. We already had a hotel booked, money set aside, and our routes planned by this time last year Rolling Eyes


Hannah, post up some links to possible hotels with locations and prices plleeeeeeasssseee Smile

Agreed. Can do!
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 4:44 pm

I'm getting pumped for this. Just emailed my manager where I work in the summer and told him to expect a possible Thursday + Friday + weekend needed off, or a Friday + weekend + Monday needed off.



I'm in the works of preparing my car for it already Smile Although it is not the Accord
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 5:58 pm

QMeli907 wrote:

I'm in the works of preparing my car for it already Smile Although it is not the Accord

Secrets out.


Ok, so from what I found is that all the hotels are about $100 a night for that area/time of year. Various ones are $10-$15 cheaper, but the reviews aren't that stellar. (ex: smelly rooms, gross tiny bathrooms, blah blah blah) So I put together a chart of 5 hotels in the area with 8/10 or higher ratings on Priceline.com. Like Q said, 2 beds, bathroom, and breakfast is key. Well, apparently free breakfast is hard to come by down there so only 2 of the ones I highlighted offer it. But everything else seemed nice. My favorite one (obviously) is the middle one because 1. It's 6 miles away 2. The rooms are nice and spacious and they might even have some that can be connected (I can call about that) 3. Breakfast! 4. Restaurant in the hotel itself which makes dinner easy. 5. It's the most expensive and I'm a girl so I like expensive things.
You can google any of these hotel's name and they'll pop right up.
So here we go. Of course, always open for suggestions. Post links on what you find.

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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 6:01 pm

Number one and two seem legit. Would you be able to get us your special pricing? Also lol @ number 1 for being right next to Honda, Toyota, and Scion dealerships





Another thing to consider is if we get a hotel that is located next to a major road or highway, our room must face the roadway (for certain reasons Evil or Very Mad)
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 6:57 pm

The first one didn't offer the government discount, and those ones are RIGHT up the road from the track, like a mile or less.


My next choice would be the last one because 1. free breakfast and 2. they are pet friendly and I'm sure this dangerous beast would have to come with us.
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 8:30 pm

Yes cant wait for this again, I gotta get a car an get it lookin decent to drive something there, Also Q let me know who we are going to room with, Is matt going again?
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 8:38 pm

Haha gotta love that. Dude doesn't even have a car and still wants to go.


And Matt? Idk, the guy won't text back
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 8:44 pm

QMeli907 wrote:
Haha gotta love that. Dude doesn't even have a car and still wants to go.


And Matt? Idk, the guy won't text back

Um....Of course I wanna go lol, Shit nigga ill walk
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 9:03 pm

lol thats fine, Ill be there tho
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 9:58 pm

DMC3 wrote:
lol thats fine, Ill be there tho

DARE YOU! lol

Mmk found the best hotel for what we need, I think.
TownePlace Suites Charlotte University Research Park

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You can technically have 6 people in this room because the sofa bed, just a tight squeeze. (Giggity)
So the suites are 2 bedrooms, each containing a queen size bed (4 people right there) plus a sofa bed (1 person, or 2 extremely comfortable people) and the bathroom and a kitchen area. (Cheeseburger pie can be made) They have what they call a "grab-and-go" breakfast that I anticipate is best known as free cereal and bananas. If you want a "real" breakfast, I'll buy you some eggos to microwave in the room.

Close to the highway... straight shot to the meet!
Restaurants within a mile: Red Robin, On the Border, Panera, TGIFriday's, PF Chang's... so you can eat whatever the heck you want.

But ok. HERE'S SOME MATH, KIDS! This is for 3 nights! Thursday night - Sunday afternoon.
484.76 / 5 people = $96.95 per person
484.76 / 6 people = $80.79 per person
FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND.

Hello, super deal.


P.S. I call shotgun on a bedroom.
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 10:04 pm

I really think you're over thinking the necessities Rolling Eyes
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 10:18 pm

[b]im down to roll down there with you guys this year my car will be done hopefully its all apart right now but it will be done so just let me know if thats cool with yall
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 10:21 pm

I'm not going for necessities... I'm going for price and location, bro. lol

This is a TWO bedroom deal. And honestly, this is a bare hotel compared to others around. And this price.
If you want to be in one, single, small room with 3 other people and still pay $120 a night after taxes, that's fine with me. That still works out to be $90 a person. But I like spaaaaace. hahaha 2 bedrooms and "living area" or whatever you want to call it sounds mighty fine to me!

From talking to my friend in Kentucky who plans on going, it's going to be big with a lot of the locals that went last year + more from the southern states. He's booking his room this weekend and I would definitely like to get this sorted and put behind me by the end of the month so I can start saving up for gas.


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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 10:32 pm

j-oey88 wrote:
[b]im down to roll down there with you guys this year my car will be done hopefully its all apart right now but it will be done so just let me know if thats cool with yall

The more the merrier! Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 10:38 pm

Quick ? How much gas money yall estimate wasting
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyThu Mar 08, 2012 11:38 pm

ima guess $400
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyFri Mar 09, 2012 5:13 am

[b]gas to get down there and back will only be $146 dollars and thats it
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PostSubject: Re: Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012   Import Alliance Summer Meet 2012 EmptyFri Mar 09, 2012 5:19 am

its two tanks of gas there and two tanks back its not that far at all and it will be under $200 dollars with these gas prices i did all the math
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