* * * * HUGE MB/AMG Irvine Meet October 15th!!! * * * *
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if you ATTENDED, then only thing I have to say is: THANKS !!!!
Originally Posted by benzondubz
Special thanks to Carlos (Saprissa) for all your hard work.
Originally Posted by Florp
HUGE turnout! Great job on putting that together, Saprissa.
Originally Posted by hybrid_girl
Hey, Carlos..what happened with the cops?! They kept coming by...did they give you guys problems at the tent thingy or were they pretty cool?
The event was free, the raffle was free, we were all eating lunch at TJ's, so all was cool !
Originally Posted by LorinserCClass
The meet shocked me....I never seen MB people pull together like that since the the Northridge meet a few years back. Great job on putting it together Carlos
Originally Posted by pshek
Thanks for those who coordinated and planned the meet (Carlos, Chris, AMG_Eric, etc.) which was great BTW.
Originally Posted by r3v1ls
Any of you guys notice that there still hasn't been a single post by Carlos/Saprissa. I'm guessing he's exhausted after all that work...
anyway, ran back, and i took 3 pictures of my own car, cause everyone was already gone !
Oh well, I guess I better plan another meet !
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Originally Posted by AMG_Eric
well him an i chatted for another hour on the phone. so i know he was a busy boy late into the nite.
Originally Posted by JamE55
I told Carlos we need a recount but too late.
*Tony calls his gf on the phone*
Tony: Hey we "almost" won a night at the Pala Casino!
Tons Gf: Almost won? *hangs up*
LOL :p j/k T. Definitely rocked! 3-4 winners! Sorry T. There's always next time.
*Tony calls his gf on the phone*
Tony: Hey we "almost" won a night at the Pala Casino!
Tons Gf: Almost won? *hangs up*
LOL :p j/k T. Definitely rocked! 3-4 winners! Sorry T. There's always next time.
I do have good news for Tony. But he needs to e-mail me ASAP.
I sincerely apologize for not having a Bull-Horn to call out the numbers.
Tony you are a winner, and I will make it up to you !
Originally Posted by JamE55
Definitely exhausted. We (Carlos, me and sleeperzzz (Orlando) were the very last ones to leave the scene of the event which was almost 7pm. Traffic totally sucked on the way home.
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Originally Posted by Saprissa
They just wanted to ensure this wasn't going to turn out into some donut-fest (no pun intended).
which btw was parked at the farthest-most point of the lot... no respect.... organize a meet, and couldn't even get VIP Rock-Star Front Row First Class parking... who put this thing together ????
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Originally Posted by hybrid_girl
Our table did rock, by the way...very lucky! Thank you to whoever donated the car models. I was mentioning to Linh that my dream car was the SLR and guess which model I won?!! =)
You can thank EVOSPORT for the car models, including your new SLR !
So see, your first meet ! It wasn't that bad now, was it ?
Thanks for driving down !
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[QUOTE=slvrstar]Hey Tony, look on the bright side, at least you got a detail as a parting gift. I didn't get squat. SUCKED hard. Everyone got something except me. Drow me a bone or something. I'll get them next time.
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Yeah, Tony. I pay for your lunch PLUS gave you my winning prize worth at least $100 !!! What more do you want....???
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Yeah, Tony. I pay for your lunch PLUS gave you my winning prize worth at least $100 !!! What more do you want....???
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Originally Posted by Saprissa
Congrats Lisa ! You did sit at the lucky table ! It has something to do with the TAJIKI that was there !!
Yeah, Tony. I pay for your lunch PLUS gave you my winning prize worth at least $100 !!! What more do you want....???
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Originally Posted by NeoZero
This was an awesome meet. Big thumbs up to the organizers.
Originally Posted by dtxmob
Excellent well planned meet, maybe next time let's do a BayArea j/k Well it could happen.
I did give you a prize, for "The Farthest MB in Attendance" right ???
I hope I did.... let me know if I didn't. Bay Area Meet is not impossible,
we just need to get the HYPE going. I can help organize it, just give me a few weeks to figure out what just happened on Saturday.
Originally Posted by c230kracer
awesome meet! everything was great, cant wait for the next one!
Originally Posted by Usmc2k
As a newbie tha meet was tight.. Ive neva been involed in a gathering of all tha same make cars like that.
Originally Posted by AMG_Eric
eh hem where is ramil and carlos anyhow?
Originally Posted by hybrid_girl
I can't make it the first week of November either, I'll be at SEMA and a wedding in Vegas.
Originally Posted by JamE55
You'll be at SEMA too? Dang! Sounds like another MB meet is about to happen! lol :p So are you driving down there lisa or flying? I'll be there and i think Carlos as well. Let me know.
Anyone need a place to crash ?
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Originally Posted by Josh K
Carlos, Chris, Eric, and everyone else that put together the Oktoberfest meet, you guys get mad props. That was without a doubt the most well attended, most organized, most fun Mercedes meet I have ever been to (by far).
Also, an extended thanks to Josh_R and HOUSE Of POWER !
Quite a few people won a Free DYNO-Run Session and I would like to thank you immensely for contributing to the success and excitement of the meet !
Originally Posted by perzbenz
wowzers.
Originally Posted by MARK CUMMINS
Carlos,Great event...You Pulled it off...The Largest meet yet!
I really wish Steve (MBenzNL) could have been there... I'm sure he would of really enjoyed it and the crowd would have given him a standing ovation !!!
Originally Posted by RedMongoosE
that was *** awsome
Originally Posted by r3v1ls
Definitely a nice amount of rides showed up.
Originally Posted by oggle
It was awesome. Thanks Carlos, Chris, and all of the people who put in their time to help set this thing up.
Originally Posted by JamE55
Carlos, Eric and the rest of you guys who organized this meet mad props! This was the best meet ever yet! The amount of cars was just insane! With all the excitement i didn't even get to take some pics!
Originally Posted by Brav
good times. carlos is boss.
and thumbs up for the nice eye-candy
Originally Posted by ChrisDPham
carlos is king.
Originally Posted by hybrid_girl
Good job guys! You rock! =)
Originally Posted by drakon
thanks for the great meet guys! can't wait for the next one! i had a lot of fun.
Originally Posted by DbleNckel
Thank you Carlos, Eric, Chris and everyone else for "good times!"...great job!!..
Originally Posted by FrankW
great job guys...
would've been better if I had given my AMG C32 to Carlos to add to his C-Class car collection.
would've been better if I had given my AMG C32 to Carlos to add to his C-Class car collection.
Thanks !!
Originally Posted by jo17jC230
awesome meet!
I really wished I could of spent some time talking to you. I really admire your Coupé, and I wish I would have spent at least 2-minutes over by the W203/CL203 section to talk about our Coupés....
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^^ Carlos do you already have tickets to SEMA? And if so got any extra ones i can have? Also PM me your cell. Thought i already have it but when i was going to call you on Sat i didn't have it. Pls let me know. Thanks
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Originally Posted by DancingBenzos
Obviously the Raffle was rigged. I was gonna have a mod, but no carlos is a *****. :p
Next time I'm in Valencia, you will come over to MOJITO'S Restaurant, and I will buy you lunch/dinner ! Deal ???
Originally Posted by AMG_Eric
thank you for joining us. WITHOUT all of you it would of been an empty parking lot with tons of raffle prizes.
our next great event hopefully will be a poker run to pala. i am going to pala tonight with tony who was key in securing pala's support. i guess drew carry (sp?) is playing there tonight.
our next great event hopefully will be a poker run to pala. i am going to pala tonight with tony who was key in securing pala's support. i guess drew carry (sp?) is playing there tonight.
Originally Posted by LorinserCClass
You guys did do a great job putting it together and like I said in the other thread-I don't remember seeing so many MB's actually show up since the old Northridge meets.... Maybe next time the meet will be closer to LA I would probably show up in time then!
No worries... The next BIG one is scheduled for L.A.
We've already hit San Diego (July 9th) , and now the O.C. (Oct 15th), so it's back up to L.A.
Aiming for 200+ MB cars, possibly sometime in late Feb / early Mar (weather permitting).
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Thanks mang ! No pics huhh? Same here ? I guess no TAJIKI money shot this time around
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Originally Posted by nlpamg
I agree... It was a great meet, great job Carlos and the Benz Group.
This was very well put on...
I even won the Minichamps CLK
Can't wait for the next meet...
This was very well put on...
I even won the Minichamps CLK
Can't wait for the next meet...
your MiniChamps CLK-GTR was courtesy of EVOSPORT !
- thanks to Brad, Simon, & Vadim for their continued support and always going out of their way to make our MB enthusiast community come together.
BTW, if you want to learn how to properly drive that CLK, get with Brad for some track lessons !!
Next meet ? what next meet ??? j/k
With the huge success of our last 2 meets ( San Diego & O.C.), i guess we can call the regular monthly meets we attend, mini-meets. And there will be some mini-meets in the coming months in various areas, some set up by "THE BENZ GROUP", others by individuals, and others by Euro Clubs (BMW, Audi, VW, etc....) However, the next BIG MEGA MB meet put on by "THE BENZ GROUP" will most likely take place in late Feb / early March in the Los Angeles area. Stay tuned for more information on all MB online sites.
Originally Posted by nRo
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Originally Posted by JamE55
^^ Carlos do you already have tickets to SEMA? And if so got any extra ones i can have? Also PM me your cell. Thought i already have it but when i was going to call you on Sat i didn't have it. Pls let me know. Thanks
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It was rigged against Danish war-mongers ! Poor defenseless Romania. What did they ever do ?
Next time I'm in Valencia, you will come over to MOJITO'S Restaurant, and I will buy you lunch/dinner ! Deal ???
I want to thank Tony for securing PALA's great prizes and enthusiastic support to our raffle and meet ! Please pass my gratitude and whole-hearted "thanks" to Jamie Anderson from PALA.
Thanks Enri !
No worries... The next BIG one is scheduled for L.A.
We've already hit San Diego (July 9th) , and now the O.C. (Oct 15th), so it's back up to L.A.
Aiming for 200+ MB cars, possibly sometime in late Feb / early Mar (weather permitting).
Carlos Saprissa
Saprissa@aol.com
Next time I'm in Valencia, you will come over to MOJITO'S Restaurant, and I will buy you lunch/dinner ! Deal ???
I want to thank Tony for securing PALA's great prizes and enthusiastic support to our raffle and meet ! Please pass my gratitude and whole-hearted "thanks" to Jamie Anderson from PALA.
Thanks Enri !
No worries... The next BIG one is scheduled for L.A.
We've already hit San Diego (July 9th) , and now the O.C. (Oct 15th), so it's back up to L.A.
Aiming for 200+ MB cars, possibly sometime in late Feb / early Mar (weather permitting).
Carlos Saprissa
Saprissa@aol.com
Next time you are in Valencia you should watch our for tipsy E55 drivers yelling at TV screens and knocking over chairs.
Its all good carlos you know i dont really car about winning somehting, espcially after war with romania. I got a whole coalition of small countries againest him too. Slovenia, Belgium, Norway, Turkey, and one big one germany.
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who is this guy?>????
people are asking me to buy the video footage on dvd from him.
people are asking me to buy the video footage on dvd from him.
Damn pimp i didnt know you got down like that. You just let random hos in your car eric??
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Originally Posted by DancingBenzos
Next time you are in Valencia you should watch our for tipsy E55 drivers yelling at TV screens and knocking over chairs.
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Didn't you win a dyno session at HOP?
Originally Posted by slvrstar
Hey Tony, look on the bright side, at least you got a detail as a parting gift. I didn't get squat. SUCKED hard. Everyone got something except me. Drow me a bone or something. I'll get them next time.
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Yeah, Tony. I pay for your lunch PLUS gave you my winning prize worth at least $100 !!! What more do you want....???
QUOTE]
Yeah, Tony. I pay for your lunch PLUS gave you my winning prize worth at least $100 !!! What more do you want....???
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Are we talkin bout the guy who likes white sauce in his beer?
Thanks BenzGroup!
Carlos, again, you rule. The KING of meets.
Rammi - awesome detail guy, from the BenzGroup website to the satellite parking maps
Chris & Sean - Pics & Entertainment
Me - Great location picker and event organization
Eric - Great parking control and giveaway getter - Jamie from Pala was the best!
Thanks BenzGroup!
Carlos, again, you rule. The KING of meets.
Rammi - awesome detail guy, from the BenzGroup website to the satellite parking maps
Chris & Sean - Pics & Entertainment
Me - Great location picker and event organization
Eric - Great parking control and giveaway getter - Jamie from Pala was the best!
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Actually he wasn't yelling at TV screens. He was yelling more beer!!! lol I guess when he couldn't get enough beer he started kicking the chairs. lol
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Ok, here's my official THANK YOU post !
Thank You
in no particular order, as I'm very scattered-brain,
and things pop into my head in random sequences.....
1. THE BENZ GROUP
Thanks to Ramil, Eric, Chris, Lisa, and Sean for helping me pull this great event off without a hitch... We have learned a lot together, we have worked hard together. Not everything is as smooth when we deal with different personalities and styles, but our common goal was achieved, and any hiccups were just that. Lessons learned to make our next events even better & greater ! You guys are awesome !
2. Every single one of you who showed up !
This meet was for you gals/guys, and the meet would have been nothing without you guys/gals. 15 online Mercedes-Benz sites were pretty much SPAMMED to publicize this meet, and the outcome was quite obvious.
Over 150 Mercedes-Benz vehicles came out to the event ! We will have the official count after we review the videos, but no matter what the number turns out to be, you know who you are if you were there... and until the next great MB meet outshines this one, it will be known as the BEST EVER, and YOU were a part of it !! I thank each and every one of you !
3. Special Cars:
- Bob (Fletcher Jones) Thanks so much for bringing out the 2006 R500
- Mark Cummins - the SMART.... what can you say ? Everyone LOVES it !
- Tony (AJSAMG) - that Brabus B55 SLK55 ////AMG is just plain AWESOME !
- Bill_Ainsworth - the great 1961 super shiny blue 190SL !
- JamE55 - Kleemann S8 WOW! super W210 E55 ////AMG
- SiLvaC32 - your DTM style C32 ////AMG was awesome to see up close !
4. MBCA
The MBCA ran free publicity space for this meet in their Orange County and San Diego STAR Bulletins. Members attended the meet from these 3 Sections:
- Orange County Section (thanks ! )
- San Diego Section (thanks Tom Richards and Jonathan White)
- Los Angeles Section (thanks Amir Rudyan)
5. evosport
Thanks to Brad, Simon, & Vadim (and yes, Vic you too ! ) for bringing their awesome evosport machinery to the meet.
MBWorld.org stickers were given away for FREE, and it was great to see so many of you with them already on the car, before the meet was even over !
Also, all those die-cast models were courtesy of evosport, so if you won one, please send them a special thank you !!
Stay tuned for a special MB Whole-Day Track Meet for maximum of 40 people, organized by The Benz Group. Details to follow....
6. PALA Resort & Casino
Special gratitude to Jamie Anderson, who generously gave us a super raffle give-away: One night stay and dinner for 2 at the PALA Resort & Casino.
His enthusiasm and support for our meet and raffle was awesome ! Those of you who signed up on his VIP list, I highly encourage you to give Jamie a call and make his time and effort to help up on this meet, completely worthwhile.
Thank you also Tony, for helping in setting up the deal with PALA.
7. House of Power
Special thanks to Josh_K and Josh_R for bringing their special MB machinery to the meet. Also, many of you won a free DYNO Run Session at HoP.
I know you will enjoy that, and at the same time acquire some pointers on how to best optimize your engine's output. Please make sure to thank Josh & Josh when you see them, and let us know how well your car is tuned !
8. EuroTuner Magazine
Thanks to SilvaC32 who arranged for EuroTuner to come out and document our event. An unexpected treat, and hopefully give us some fuel to plan bigger and better Mercedes-Benz events for all of you to enjoy !
9. HPS Engineering
Thank you Adam, for once again, coming over with your MB machinery and demonstrating how great our MB community really is. Innovative products and engineering ingenuity always capture the passion of the true Mercedes-Benz enthusiast. Thanks HPS ! We definitely need more V8's to represent !
10. Volunteers
Thanks to Gary (SCARY_GARY), Kyle (macaroni), Peter (pshek) who showed up early on Saturday morning to help set up banners, the raffle canopy, and start staging the arrivals in the parking lot. Many thanks to Zulma for helping with sign-up and raffle tickets.
Thanks to Cappa26, JamE55, FrankW, CLK&SLK, Beemaze, hybrid_girl, nRo, and dtxmob for the help on the caravans and route planning.
Thanks to all the photographers and videographers !
Your work will show it's true value !
11. Promotional Give-Aways
Special thanks to the following individuals, companies who provided promotional give-aways that we were able to raffle off:
- PALA Resort & Casino
- House of Power
- Jill Pittman Physical Training Sessions
- MAG MASTERS
- evosport
- Saprissa's Mercedes-Benz Die-Cast Collectibles
- Lisamcgu's Meguiar's Car-Care Goodie Bucket
- HPS
- EuropeanPlates.com
- Dan **** & smartenthusiast.com
- NuCoat professional auto detailing
- TWS
- PECHANGA Resort & Casino
- Johnny Lightning
- Fred's Denmark Badge
12. Tia Juana's Bar & Grill
Thanks to Paco and Brad (co-owners). Thanks to the awesome waitresses !
Great food & drinks ! Awesome patio location to eat chow, chug beer, and drool on Mercedes-Benz vehicles ! Great location ----> THANKS LISA !!
Special thanks to: Tony, Jamie, Eric, Chris, Sean, Lisa, Simon, Brad, Adam, Heiner, Zulma, Dan, Sanders, and anyone else who I may be inadvertently forgetting....
Once again, thanks to all of you who showed up, and didn't flake on the sign-up list. I have made many many friends, and always great to see you at these events. A few of you even showed up towards the end, and I know you drove from LA or thereabouts, and I really appreciate that too ! You made the effort to stand by your online sign-up, and I can only thank you wholeheartedly !
Those who were not able to make it, and called me, I also thank you for being considerate and although, I really wish you could of been here, I understand the importance of commitments and life's events.
Your call was more than enough to show that you actually cared about the meet ! Thank you !!!!
If I've forgotten someone, please yell at me !
send me a PM, e-mail, call me.... by no means was it intentional.
My brain was fried after Saturday. I wasn't able to be anywhere near my car either, so if anyone had any questions or help or anything, just look me up on my wanna-be AMG C32 Euro Sports Coupé A La Mode thread on the W203 forum.
finally.... one last THANK YOU
and see ya at the next meet !
Carlos
Saprissa@aol.com
The Benz Group
in no particular order, as I'm very scattered-brain,
and things pop into my head in random sequences.....
1. THE BENZ GROUP
Thanks to Ramil, Eric, Chris, Lisa, and Sean for helping me pull this great event off without a hitch... We have learned a lot together, we have worked hard together. Not everything is as smooth when we deal with different personalities and styles, but our common goal was achieved, and any hiccups were just that. Lessons learned to make our next events even better & greater ! You guys are awesome !
2. Every single one of you who showed up !
This meet was for you gals/guys, and the meet would have been nothing without you guys/gals. 15 online Mercedes-Benz sites were pretty much SPAMMED to publicize this meet, and the outcome was quite obvious.
Over 150 Mercedes-Benz vehicles came out to the event ! We will have the official count after we review the videos, but no matter what the number turns out to be, you know who you are if you were there... and until the next great MB meet outshines this one, it will be known as the BEST EVER, and YOU were a part of it !! I thank each and every one of you !
3. Special Cars:
- Bob (Fletcher Jones) Thanks so much for bringing out the 2006 R500
- Mark Cummins - the SMART.... what can you say ? Everyone LOVES it !
- Tony (AJSAMG) - that Brabus B55 SLK55 ////AMG is just plain AWESOME !
- Bill_Ainsworth - the great 1961 super shiny blue 190SL !
- JamE55 - Kleemann S8 WOW! super W210 E55 ////AMG
- SiLvaC32 - your DTM style C32 ////AMG was awesome to see up close !
4. MBCA
The MBCA ran free publicity space for this meet in their Orange County and San Diego STAR Bulletins. Members attended the meet from these 3 Sections:
- Orange County Section (thanks ! )
- San Diego Section (thanks Tom Richards and Jonathan White)
- Los Angeles Section (thanks Amir Rudyan)
5. evosport
Thanks to Brad, Simon, & Vadim (and yes, Vic you too ! ) for bringing their awesome evosport machinery to the meet.
MBWorld.org stickers were given away for FREE, and it was great to see so many of you with them already on the car, before the meet was even over !
Also, all those die-cast models were courtesy of evosport, so if you won one, please send them a special thank you !!
Stay tuned for a special MB Whole-Day Track Meet for maximum of 40 people, organized by The Benz Group. Details to follow....
6. PALA Resort & Casino
Special gratitude to Jamie Anderson, who generously gave us a super raffle give-away: One night stay and dinner for 2 at the PALA Resort & Casino.
His enthusiasm and support for our meet and raffle was awesome ! Those of you who signed up on his VIP list, I highly encourage you to give Jamie a call and make his time and effort to help up on this meet, completely worthwhile.
Thank you also Tony, for helping in setting up the deal with PALA.
7. House of Power
Special thanks to Josh_K and Josh_R for bringing their special MB machinery to the meet. Also, many of you won a free DYNO Run Session at HoP.
I know you will enjoy that, and at the same time acquire some pointers on how to best optimize your engine's output. Please make sure to thank Josh & Josh when you see them, and let us know how well your car is tuned !
8. EuroTuner Magazine
Thanks to SilvaC32 who arranged for EuroTuner to come out and document our event. An unexpected treat, and hopefully give us some fuel to plan bigger and better Mercedes-Benz events for all of you to enjoy !
9. HPS Engineering
Thank you Adam, for once again, coming over with your MB machinery and demonstrating how great our MB community really is. Innovative products and engineering ingenuity always capture the passion of the true Mercedes-Benz enthusiast. Thanks HPS ! We definitely need more V8's to represent !
10. Volunteers
Thanks to Gary (SCARY_GARY), Kyle (macaroni), Peter (pshek) who showed up early on Saturday morning to help set up banners, the raffle canopy, and start staging the arrivals in the parking lot. Many thanks to Zulma for helping with sign-up and raffle tickets.
Thanks to Cappa26, JamE55, FrankW, CLK&SLK, Beemaze, hybrid_girl, nRo, and dtxmob for the help on the caravans and route planning.
Thanks to all the photographers and videographers !
Your work will show it's true value !
11. Promotional Give-Aways
Special thanks to the following individuals, companies who provided promotional give-aways that we were able to raffle off:
- PALA Resort & Casino
- House of Power
- Jill Pittman Physical Training Sessions
- MAG MASTERS
- evosport
- Saprissa's Mercedes-Benz Die-Cast Collectibles
- Lisamcgu's Meguiar's Car-Care Goodie Bucket
- HPS
- EuropeanPlates.com
- Dan **** & smartenthusiast.com
- NuCoat professional auto detailing
- TWS
- PECHANGA Resort & Casino
- Johnny Lightning
- Fred's Denmark Badge
12. Tia Juana's Bar & Grill
Thanks to Paco and Brad (co-owners). Thanks to the awesome waitresses !
Great food & drinks ! Awesome patio location to eat chow, chug beer, and drool on Mercedes-Benz vehicles ! Great location ----> THANKS LISA !!
Special thanks to: Tony, Jamie, Eric, Chris, Sean, Lisa, Simon, Brad, Adam, Heiner, Zulma, Dan, Sanders, and anyone else who I may be inadvertently forgetting....
Once again, thanks to all of you who showed up, and didn't flake on the sign-up list. I have made many many friends, and always great to see you at these events. A few of you even showed up towards the end, and I know you drove from LA or thereabouts, and I really appreciate that too ! You made the effort to stand by your online sign-up, and I can only thank you wholeheartedly !
Those who were not able to make it, and called me, I also thank you for being considerate and although, I really wish you could of been here, I understand the importance of commitments and life's events.
Your call was more than enough to show that you actually cared about the meet ! Thank you !!!!
If I've forgotten someone, please yell at me !
send me a PM, e-mail, call me.... by no means was it intentional.
My brain was fried after Saturday. I wasn't able to be anywhere near my car either, so if anyone had any questions or help or anything, just look me up on my wanna-be AMG C32 Euro Sports Coupé A La Mode thread on the W203 forum.
finally.... one last THANK YOU
and see ya at the next meet !
Carlos
Saprissa@aol.com
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Originally Posted by JamE55
Actually he wasn't yelling at TV screens. He was yelling more beer!!! lol I guess when he couldn't get enough beer he started kicking the chairs. lol
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Originally Posted by Vic55
USC and E55's rule.... Fred dont be a hater because you got Denmark.
Denmark will own USC in a game of Rugby. I will put cash money on that.