Hey Guys,

My brother and a bunch of his M3 buddies are scheduling a run to Austin for a tour of the fun and twisty roads Austin has to offer!! It is scheduled for Sunday December 8th ; there will be a group from Houston and a group from Dallas meeting up in Austin at around noon.

Tentative schedule from Houston as follows:
9:30 - Meet at Katy Mills Mall
10:00 - Head to Austin
12-12:30 - Introductions in Austin and lunch
2:00 - HIT THE ROAD, stopping somewhere for a photo shoot
5:00 - Conclude with either a brew or dinner; head home

I know that they are Bimmers, but hey, it will be a blast!! Those with CLK 55s can finally show the M3ers what true German power is! I know there are at least a few of you from Sugar Land, TX, so we can meet up somewhere around here and caravan to Katy Mills. If you are from Dallas or Austin, PM me so I can get you the correct information.

I will post more information as it becomes available, see ya then!

 

houston meet, check events and gathering.

 

Sounds good to me, is this going to be a guy thing or a family thing. Just trying to make plans if I shoud bring the wife and kid

 

Hey guys, sorry for the delay in replying...kids and wives are invited but will probably be in the minority...here are the details, if you have any questions, please PM me or my brother...

Hi Guys,

Just a reminder that the Austin Hill Country drive has been finalized. The journey's details are at the bottom. All M'ers and BMW'ers are welcome to join us!! It should be an awesome drive thru the hilly, backroads of Austin! It should be pretty exciting and fun as an Austin local (Agent7) has some special roads for our journey.

HOUSTON People: We are planning on meeting at Katy Mills at 9am sharp in the Fuddruckers parking lot

DALLAS people: Contact Austin (krazyklown_12@hotmail.com) for the Dallas convoy plans.

Contact me with any questions: RoadRat@roadfly.org

Hope to see you all there!!!


The DETAILS:
Meet for Lunch:
County Line BBQ (opens at 11:30AM on Sunday)
6500 Bee Caves Rd (1/2 mile west of Hwy 360 and on the right if your going west on Bee Caves Rd.)
(512) 327-1742

The Drive (approx. 165 miles):
Turn right out of the County Line BBQ parking lot. Take Bee Cave Rd. going west for about 8 miles to Hwy 71 and go west (right) on Hwy 71.

Stay on Hwy 71W for 59 miles, which will take you into Llano. At the end of Hwy 71, you'll come to a stop sign, which is Hwy 16 in Llano.

Photo Shoot on Llano River and Rest Area Break:
Take a right on Hwy 16 for 1.2 miles into Llano and cross the Llano River Bridge. Immediately after crossing the Llano River Bridge, take a left on Legion Drive (across the street from the Llano Historical Museum). Go about 100 yards on Legion Dr. and turn left into the American Legion Parking lot and park there. There is a restaurant next door called the Llaneaux Seafood House that has public restrooms.

When leaving the American Legion parking lot, turn right on Hwy 16 and go for 20 miles. Keep a sharp eye out for a little road to the left called "Willow City Loop" (this 13 mile road has tons of photo opportunities). Turn left onto the Willow City Loop and go exactly 2 miles and pull over to the side of the road at the “Buice Rd”. street sign for our second photo shoot of the day (nice view).

After the photo shoot, continue on the Willow City Loop for 11 miles until you get into the tiny town of Willow City (at the stop sign), just continue going straight after going thru the stop sign and this road will become Hwy 1323. Take Hwy 1323 for about 22 miles to Hwy 281.

Take a left (north) onto Hwy 281 and go about 9 miles. Turn right onto 962 for go for about 7 miles. Turn left on 962 at Cypress Mill for 9 miles and you will cross the Pedernales River. After you cross the Pedernales River, the road becomes 3238 (AKA Hamilton Pool Rd.) Follow 3238 for 15 miles to Hwy 71.

Final destination for dinner not yet finalized.


RR

 

Great, i'll be there, with or with out family

 

Okay I'm in. Damn wish I had gone ahead and get the Pulley in before this oh well...I'm also going to bring a friend who has a 99 328i if thats okay. (I think you Houston guys met him at the recent Jamba Juice meet). See u guys there....Lhoang are u in? Also, wish we went there on Sat. so we can kick back on sixth street at nite....oh well (BTW Longhorns 50, A&M 30 in recent foosball game )

 

sorry guys, can't make it.

i'll be in and out of town the next several months.

dallas, illinois, miami, las vegas.

my competition season is about to start so my training has picked a little more.

let me know when there is something in town.

 

This thing should be awesome guys...I'll be riding with my brother, he is anticipating 30-40 total cars!!

 

Nick how are we doing on the ride to Austin so far. I'm psyched and I went ahead and orderd the Kleemann alloy pulley kit hopefully it will go smooth and ready for Sunday. question though...I may have to leave austin about 3pm as I have to be back in town by about 5pm.....i figure the way back it doesnt really matter right? I told other friends to participate (am I the only Benz since u're riding with your bro and he has a Bimmer right?)

 

No, I'll be there on my Benz too

 

sweet....the infamous E55....look forward to see (get a ride?) it. Dont think there'll be many 13sec Bimmers will there ?

 

LOL, I doubt! (sure you can get a ride, get there early, around 9:00-9:10 am)

 

take pics for me guys!

tberry you get that e-mail list together yet?

 

We're getting closer guys!! To answer a few questions, my brother has posted some more info at the following location http://members.roadfly.com/roadrat/Austin.html

I talked to him this morning and there is a little worry about rain, do me a favor, email him at roadrat@roadfly.org and tell him to put you on the email list, this will be the best way to communicate or you guys can call me, let me know if you want my phone number.

Can't wait for Sunday!!

 

if my Galveston trip on Sunday falls thru, I'll be there !

 

hey guys, remember to take pics.

also, check out autowerksdirect.com , look under the new contact info.

 

Cool! Good luck!

I'll take pics, you know me

 

Hey...from january i´ll be in Houston for a year....good to see some around there with taste!!! already lookin forward to that year!

 

theothergerman -

how cheap are reiger parts over there? lets say... what does a rear roof spoiler for w203 go for?

 

Send me an e-mail when you are here, we'll get together and have lunch or something. We can also go terrorize Houston freeways (not the autobahn, but we can cruise at 60 mph now, instead of 55 mph)

 

I thought its 65mph now...oh well no matter. Just go on Beltway 8 going towards Hobby Airport at about 2am. There used to be Vipers and Vettes (couple of sport bikes) make hispeed runs there all the time.

 

Hey fellas, we are on for tomorrow! The forecast is looking better for Austin....this will be a blast!! Please try to get there as close to 9:00AM as possible...I will be in my brother's red M3 ~ see ya there!!

 

I'll be there around 9 am

 

Damn...sorry guys I thought the GTG was cancelled due to bad weather so i made alternate plans for my Sunday that I cant get out of on the bright side I finally got my 15mm spacers installed as well as the Kleemann K23 alloy pulley kit.........hope to try it another day i guess

 

Nobody ever said anything about canceling if bad weather, but its ok. You'll see it in pics, I'm almost on my way out.