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Old 09-02-2007, 06:26 PM
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Default California peeps... how bout a GTG?

What do you think? I'm thinking it'd be really cool to do a GTG around Bakersfield say end of october or november. California/nevada/arizona members should all find it easy enough to make it a day trip or at worst an easy overnight trip.

Go out do a little show and shine, take some pics, have some laughs, maybe take a drag session at palmdale.

LMK... we'll never get everyone but if we can get 4-5 guys to commit then it'd be really nice to meet you folks that I haven't yet.
 
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Old 09-02-2007, 10:38 PM
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Bakersfield would be great. Its where I live. I could talk to some of the MOB guys and see if they'd like to come out..would add around 10 or so mustangs, a z06 and a lightning or two.
 
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sounds great. I'd be happy to see any kind of american muscle show up. Vettes, vipers, chargers, lightnings, hell even f-bodies. Like the man said, the more the merrier. My primary personal interest is meeting my California based MB homies but I'm always open to meeting new people that share our love of fast cars and good times.

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GTG= get together. A simple informal meeting to chat, swap lies, char some animal flesh and be gearheads around gearheads.
 
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Old 09-03-2007, 12:43 AM
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Welp, out here in Bako the spot to meet is Saturday Nights at around 10pm.

All we've got in the little group are...

2-3 SN95 Cobras

3-4 00-04 SVT Cobras, including one Mystichrome pushing over 500rwhp.

1 Nitrous Injected Mach1

Me, the little v6.

1-2 Corvettes, one nitrous injected.

2 Ford Lightnings, One having a Kenne Belle blower on it.

And the GTs, one that just had a Vortech blower put on it, few more with some extra goodies.

The spot we meet at though has much more muscle, and we do get ricers around, but they are fun to laugh at.

The guys around here don't get on the comp much, but we welcome all gear heads, we're not a stuck up bunch, we'll talk to anyone, sit and bs, whatever.

And we'd love to see atleast a few new faces for a change.
 
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Old 09-03-2007, 04:50 AM
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hmm...if the meet was at the beginning of the year i would DEFINITELY be able to go. Make one for the beginning of the year, give others plenty of time to plan too. This would be my first GTG and ill have my car finished by then too...getting cam and new stall put in, plus hood, wing, rear bumper. I would LOVE to go and show off my car. It would definately be an overnight thing for me, but if its a week or so into the new year then count me and my wife in!!! We LOVE mustangs, hell, fast cars in general. Red are you going to "take control" of this?
 
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Old 09-03-2007, 05:26 AM
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can this be a sticky until the GTG is actually over with? That way everyone can see it the next few months and plan for it. I will definately show up with(or without lol) the wife. She will go, we love driving the stang and meeting with a bunch of other muscle cars would be great. but anyway, would it be possible to make this a sticky just temporarily?
 
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Yeah...I'm cool with adjusting the date.

Let's see about say... first weekend in the new year.
 
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most likely the second weekend...that way people are back from new years and whatnot. The second weekend would be good! I'll be there and hopefully have the car completely finished...but ill be there either way.
 
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sticky'ing this for a while. Official date is somewhere in mega-early January. I want all my c-fornia hippy bro's there.
 
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can we concrete this for the second weekend in january? Im gonna get a few guys from base to go with their mustangs too if i can. There are a few cobras and plenty of gt's on base. me and codiddy are going for sure.
 
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Old 09-05-2007, 11:55 PM
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red have you ever been to the palmdale dragstrip? Or anybody? Actually i just read that they shut it down...which sucks because i go to that track! I heard there is one in bakersfield.
 

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Old 09-16-2007, 11:47 AM
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Hey there is a track in bakersfield right? Is it open on the weekends? Would the GTG be cruising to the drag strip out there?
 
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all details are up in the air. If you like the idea, then I'm down. It will be in the middle of winter which makes any actual track time into a gamble at best.
 
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Old 09-16-2007, 01:03 PM
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Yes there is a track in bakersfield, Famoso Raceway, only times that I know of to run are friday nights.

And if you're pushing nitrous, it'd better be a safe setup otherwise they won't let you run.

Mid winter in bakersfield its normally like 40 something degrees, don't get much rain, fog won't set in normally until 1 a.m.

If you've never driven the valley fog, well, it'll be a new experience for ya. ;x
 
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so going to the strip would suck? Not enough grip/traction?
 
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Old 09-17-2007, 08:32 AM
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sounds like the locals say it's a good idea. We'll have to do it on a friday... so peeps gunna need to take a day off if necessary. I will.
 
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Old 09-17-2007, 04:39 PM
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I'll see if the track closes this winter or not (i can't remember if they do)

But yea, guys still go out here during the winter. No biggie. ;x
 
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Old 09-17-2007, 09:12 PM
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well im going to the gtg whenever it is, but im hoping we can make it to the drag strip. It will be the first time i run the car with the new cams and torque converter.
 
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would be a beautiful thing if i could put cams in and pass smog 8)
 
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i only got away with it cause im registered in FL, perks of military!!
 
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yea..my cousins is registered in texas...
 
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you been to the track in bakersfield?
 
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im down! and i could bring a bunch of my friends
 
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well im hoping we can all do this the second weekend on january! Who would you be bringing with you?
 
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2 or 3 mustang guys. 06 GT,95 Cobra,67 Mustang
 
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I'll probably drag some locals out too... mostly new-edge and SN95 types.
 
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is anybody bringing some slicks if we go to the track? Kinda wanting to do a run with slicks...or DR
 
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daily driver radials here.
 
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Originally Posted by mpt_1962
you been to the track in bakersfield?

I have. And so have the rest of my friends.

Oh...by january..buddies z06 will be back from arizona... will probably end up being the fastest street legal car in town..

The track isn't bad, not many people out watching though.

And redneck you know some locals around here?

Saturday night Muscle of Bakersfield will be out, Friday they might end up at the track, not sure though.

I have some DRs for the rear, they've been used a bit, i believe they are 16s, but i'll end up selling those back to my buddy soon.
 
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its a 1/4mi. track right? So it will be open on friday and saturday? I want to head out there one of the nights and see what the new parts are gonna run. I'll prolly get a hotel and stay the night and go saturday if everyone doesnt want to go friday.
 


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