H-townbenzoboy

Calling all Texas Mercedes-Benz owners! It's that time of year again! On Saturday, June 30th, 2007, the second Texas Mercedes-Benz get together will be held in Centerville, TX. Caravans from Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin will converge on Centerville for an arrival time of 12pm. You need not be from Texas to attend. We had Mercedes-Benz owners from as far away as Mississippi attend last year. We will have a BBQ lunch at Woody's Smokehouse #2 located at the northbound side of I-45 and Highway 7. There is ample parking, and a private room has been reserved just for us. After we've had our fill of BBQ, we will head on over to beautiful Fort Boggy State park, about 4 miles south of Centerville on Highway 75. Admission for park entry is $2 for each person over the age of 13, children 12 and under are admitted free. The park features a small lake with a beach, picnic tables, restrooms, a pavillion, and a 2 mile long circular hike and bike trail through the East Texas Piney Woods. In the park, we will kick tires, and present our rides for viewing by other owners. We will then have a "Show and Shine", and awards will be given out after a vote is taken by attendees. Categories for awards will be "Best Vintage" (1979 and older), "Best 80's", "Best 90's", and "Best 00's". Last year, we had a great turnout, over 30 Mercedes-Benz models spanning 31 years were present in all conditions, from exotic SLs to utilitarian wagons. We're looking forward to seeing you there this year. Bring the family along, and don't forget to invite your other Mercedes-Benz owning friends and family members too!

Caravan depature locations and times:

Austin:
The Dell Diamond
3400 E Palm Valley Blvd.
Round Rock, TX 78664
Meet up at 8:00am, depart at 8:30am.

Dallas:
Carl's Jr.
2500 S IH-45
Hutchins, TX 75141-4256
Meet up at 10:00am, depart at 10:30am.

Ft. Worth:
TBA

Houston:
Cracker Barrel
14765 North Fwy.
Houston, TX 77090
Meet up at 10:00am, or earlier if you'd like to get something to eat. Depart at 10:30am.

Various photos from last year's event:

bfnnrgn

Cool, last year was a lot of fun. Look forward to doing it again.

raycanales

I am in McAllen Texas and would like to attend this year, I can make the drive up to Austin and then meet at the Dell Diamond even though I have no idea where that is, maybe you can recommend me a hotel to stay at?

how far is the drive from ATX to the Park?

since I will be traveling with the family

thank you

H-townbenzoboy

Ok, slight change of plans for the Austin caravan. You will assemble at the Dell Diamond at 8:30am, and leave for Centerville at 9:00am, I'd forgotten how long it takes to get from Round Rock to Centerville. At a later date, I'll post all the city departure locations and time again.

The list of attendees so far:
1. H-townbenzoboy (HOU)
2. bfnnrgn (Dallas)
3. raycanales (McAllen)

newton22

Sorry fellas, can't make this one.

H-townbenzoboy

Update:

For you guys in the DFW area, a second caravan has been added in addition to the caravan departing the Carl's Jr. in Hutchins. The Ft. Worth and Dallas #2 caravans will be meeting up at the Wal-Mart parking lot in Waxahachie. So you guys in the Metroplex now have two choices.

Here's the new, updated list of caravans.

Caravan depature locations and times:

Austin:
The Dell Diamond
3400 E Palm Valley Blvd.
Round Rock, TX 78664
Meet up at 8:30am, depart at 9:00am.

Dallas #1:
Carl's Jr.
2500 S IH-45
Hutchins, TX 75141-4256
Meet up at 10:00am, depart at 10:30am.

Dallas #2/Ft. Worth:
Wal-Mart parking lot right behind the IHOP and Wall Chinese Cafe
1200 N Highway 77
Waxahachie, TX
To get to the spot from I-35E, take the exit for Highway 287 east. From Highway 287, take the Highway 77 exit and stay on the feeder road. Go through the intersection at Highway 77 and make the right turn into the Wal-Mart lot. Make another right immediately after turning into the lot and you'll find yourself at the spot behind the IHOP and Wall Chinese Cafe.
Meet up at 10:00am, depart at 10:30am.

Houston:
Cracker Barrel
14765 North Fwy.
Houston, TX 77090
Meet up at 10:00am, or earlier if you'd like to get something to eat. Depart at 10:30am.

mgw_300e

Add me to the list!

faithful_lothario

add me too.

H-townbenzoboy

Where are you located?

slowrey

I might come I'm from Austin. Anyone else from Austin?

Can Drive 55

Are you talking about faithful_lothario ? He is one of your homeboys. I am going to see if I can make it, too.

H-townbenzoboy

We've got one other member from Austin expressing an interest in going.

The list of attendees so far:
1. H-townbenzoboy (HOU)
2. bfnnrgn (Dallas)
3. raycanales (McAllen by way of AUS)
4. mgw_300e (HOU)
5. faithful_lothario (HOU)
6. slowrey (AUS)
7. Can Drive 55 (Dallas)

BTW- Can Drive 55, which Dallas Caravan will you meet with, the one on I-45, or the one on 287?

Can Drive 55

Haven't yet decided which caravan. Will let you know later.

bfnnrgn

My brother(non forum member) might come, his 190D manual is having some issues and he might not bring it and instead drive one of my cars.

Also a fellow from work(non forum member) might bring his E500.

As a side note did anyone notice that rain is forecasted for Centerville on the 30th?

benzinok

Man this sucks for me. I'm gonna be down in Texas picking up my son from camp in the Hill Country, but I cannot fit all of his stuff in my E. Have to see if I can get it UPS'ed back maybe.
Does anyone from around Austin know how long it takes and the best way to get from Hunt (close to Kerrville, off of I-10) to Austin where everyone is meeting?

ik04

Howdy all!

Bummer. I will be driving home from Tennessee the Friday prior to this event...

I'll be about 120 miles from Centerville Saturday. My W124 300D is on three wheels right now and I have that Saturday scheduled to put it back together....

Maybe someday I'll be able to make one of these events.

Have fun!

H-townbenzoboy

The actual meeting place for the Austin folks is in Round Rock. I'd try Mapquest and see what they say.

Can Drive 55

Update - I have a conflict of interest and I can't make it.

H-townbenzoboy

Latest list:

1. H-townbenzoboy (HOU)
2. bfnnrgn (Dallas)
3. raycanales (McAllen by way of AUS)
4. mgw_300e (HOU)
5. faithful_lothario (HOU)
6. slowrey (AUS)

See you guys tommorow.

bfnnrgn

I wasn't able to make it. There was a code release this morning at 7am I was supporting which was only supposed to last 2 hours. However all did not go as planned and we're just now getting everything back up and running.

H-townbenzoboy

A BIG thanks to everyone who showed up. This event was a great success. I was glad to see some old faces, and new faces. Good food, good people, and good cars. Again, thanks for your support and I hope to see you all at the next get together.

mgw_300e

Awesome event!!! Hot as hell, but awesome!

bfnnrgn

Dang, it's going to be a year before another one to. Glad everyone had a good time though.