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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 09:22 PM
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Our April Meet & Drive will be on April 27th. We only do our events on the LAST Saturday of the month.

Here's video footage of our 03/30/13 Meet & Drive with 40+ car turnout.
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=145863448919639

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******* Eurotopia Meet & Drive 04/27/13 8:30AM-12:00PM *******

MEETING POINT #1 (West LA/South Bay Caravan)
Time: Arrive 8:30AM & Depart 9:00AM SHARP.
Address: 15851 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

MEETING POINT #2 (San Fernando Valley Caravan)
Time: 9:30AM and depart 10:00AM SHARP.
LOCATION: 22295 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302

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Some basic rules to follow when you're at Meeting Points #1 & #2 are:
- Please do not rev your engines.
- Please do not play loud music.
- Please pickup your trash.
- Please respect all participants/spectators.

We welcome comments/suggestions to improve our events. This April we will be focusing on keeping the "meet" to a minimum and making the drives longer. The majority of our enthusiasts are Eurocars but we welcome others as well. Please e-mail us if you have any questions/concerns at eurotopiasm@gmail.com

Don't forget to addd us on facebook: www.facebook.com/eurotopia.santamonica

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Pictures from our 03/30/13 Meet & Drive:


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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 11:09 AM
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Nice video.

I'm definitely gonna take a Saturday off to make it to this on the next one.
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by aprevo15
Nice video.

I'm definitely gonna take a Saturday off to make it to this on the next one.
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 06:21 PM
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Thanks for the great video.

Was that a Go Pro video you used to film that event?
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by JamE55
Thanks for the great video.

Was that a Go Pro video you used to film that event?
Yep, GoPro Hero3 HD (White Edition) with 16GB microSD card. Adding a USB adapter for a 3.5MM external mic to capture engine/exhaust sounds for our 04/27/13 meet.

Hope you can make it
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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 12:29 PM
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2.5 weeks to go and 70+ cars RSVP'd on our facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/events/535504063166371/]Eurotopia Meet & Drive 04/27/13[/url]
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******* Eurotopia Meet & Drive 04/27/13 8:30AM-12:00PM *******

MEETING POINT #1 (West LA/South Bay Caravan)
Time: Arrive 8:30AM & Depart 9:00AM SHARP.
Address: 15851 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

MEETING POINT #2 (San Fernando Valley Caravan)
Time: 9:30AM and depart 10:00AM SHARP.
LOCATION: 22295 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302
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Some basic rules to follow when you're at Meeting Points #1 & #2 are:
- Please do not rev your engines.
- Please do not play loud music.
- Please pickup your trash.
- Please respect all participants/spectators.

We welcome comments/suggestions to improve our events. This April we will be focusing on keeping the "meet" to a minimum and making the drives longer. The majority of our enthusiasts are Eurocars but we welcome others as well. Please e-mail us if you have any questions/concerns at eurotopiasm@gmail.com

Don't forget to addd us on facebook: www.facebook.com/eurotopia.santamonica
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 02:39 PM
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Over 100 RSVP'd for the 04/27/13 Meet & Drive on our page:
http://www.facebook.com/events/453640538043236

We are less than a week away and the weather is going to be sunny with a high of 65-70 degrees.
Please fill up your fuel tanks to help minimize any disruptions when coming to the meeting points.

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******* Eurotopia Meet & Drive 04/27/13 8:30AM-12:00PM *******

MEETING POINT #1 (West LA/South Bay Caravan)
Time: Arrive 8:30AM & Depart 9:00AM SHARP.
Address: 15851 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

MEETING POINT #2 (San Fernando Valley Caravan)
Time: 9:30AM and depart 10:00AM SHARP.
LOCATION: 22295 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302
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Some basic rules to follow when you're at Meeting Points #1 & #2 are:
- Please do not rev your engines.
- Please do not play loud music.
- Please pickup your trash.
- Please respect all participants/spectators.

We welcome comments/suggestions to improve our events. This April we will be focusing on keeping the "meet" to a minimum and making the drives longer. The majority of our enthusiasts are Eurocars but we welcome others as well. Please e-mail us if you have any questions/concerns at eurotopiasm@gmail.com

Don't forget to addd us on facebook: www.facebook.com/eurotopia.santamonica
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Old Apr 26, 2013 | 12:17 PM
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See you guys tomorrow!

******* Eurotopia Meet & Drive 04/27/13 8:30AM-12:00PM *******

MEETING POINT #1 (West LA/South Bay Caravan)
Time: Arrive 8:30AM & Depart 9:00AM SHARP.
Address: 15851 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

MEETING POINT #2 (San Fernando Valley Caravan)
Time: 9:30AM and depart 10:00AM SHARP.
LOCATION: 22295 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302
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Old Apr 28, 2013 | 09:05 PM
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Our next Meet & Drive will be May 25th. We only do our events on the LAST Saturday of the month.
MEETING POINT #1 (West LA/South Bay Caravan)
Time: Arrive 8:30AM & Depart 9:00AM SHARP.
Address: 15851 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

MEETING POINT #2 (San Fernando Valley Caravan)
Time: 9:30AM and depart 10:00AM SHARP.
LOCATION: 22295 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302
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Some basic rules to follow when you're at Meeting Points #1 & #2 are:
- Please do not rev your engines.
- Please do not play loud music.
- Please pickup your trash.
- Please respect all participants/spectators.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here's video footage of our 04/27/13 Meet & Drive:
Please e-mail us if you have any questions/concerns at eurotopiasm@gmail.com
Please RSVP through Facebook if you are interested in going: https://www.facebook.com/events/616299631732411/























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Old May 4, 2013 | 07:22 PM
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3 weeks left to our drive through the beautiful Santa Monica mountains.

*~*~*~* Eurotopia Meet & Drive May 25th Saturday *~*~*~*

MEETING POINT #1 (West LA/South Bay Caravan)
Time: Arrive 8:30AM & Depart 9:00AM SHARP.
Address: 15851 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

MEETING POINT #2 (San Fernando Valley Caravan)
Time: 9:30AM and depart 10:00AM SHARP.
Address: 22295 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302
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Old May 11, 2013 | 02:32 PM
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2 weeks left to our drive through the beautiful Santa Monica mountains. Visit our facebook page for details: https://www.facebook.com/events/616299631732411/

Originally Posted by Capn
*~*~*~* Eurotopia Meet & Drive May 25th Saturday *~*~*~*

MEETING POINT #1 (West LA/South Bay Caravan)
Time: Arrive 8:30AM & Depart 9:00AM SHARP.
Address: 15851 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

MEETING POINT #2 (San Fernando Valley Caravan)
Time: 9:30AM and depart 10:00AM SHARP.
Address: 22295 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302
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Old May 16, 2013 | 12:14 AM
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We have setup a campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds to support our group. Please take a look and feel free to share it with your friends and family.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ca...-meet-is-about



http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ca...-meet-is-about
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Old May 22, 2013 | 01:31 PM
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I hope to see everyone this Saturday morning.

*~*~*~* Eurotopia Meet & Drive May 25th Saturday *~*~*~*

MEETING POINT #1 (West LA/South Bay Caravan)
Time: Arrive 8:30AM & Depart 9:00AM SHARP.
Address: 15851 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

MEETING POINT #2 (San Fernando Valley Caravan)
Time: Arrive 9:30AM & Depart 10:00AM SHARP.
Address: 22295 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302


To be notified of future events via facebook please friend us: www.facebook.com/eurotopia.santamonica
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Old May 22, 2013 | 11:22 PM
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I will finally be there and just in time had my H&R springs installed today and am freshly lowered.
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Old May 23, 2013 | 03:44 AM
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I'll be finally able to attend this weekend!
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Old May 28, 2013 | 05:14 PM
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Video footage from our 05/25/13 group drive:

Pictures:

















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Old May 28, 2013 | 05:15 PM
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*~*~*~* Eurotopia Meet & Drive June 29th Saturday *~*~*~*

Depending where you are coming from you can meet us at either of the following meeting points below:

MEETING POINT #1 (West LA/South Bay Caravan)
Time: Arrive 8:30AM & Depart 9:00AM SHARP.
Address: 15851 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

MEETING POINT #2 (San Fernando Valley Caravan)
Time: Arrive 9:30AM & Depart 10:00AM SHARP.
Address: 22295 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302

NOTE: To be notified of future events via facebook please friend us: www.facebook.com/eurotopia.santamonica
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 01:19 AM
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Less than 3 weeks left: https://www.facebook.com/events/173783189453222/

Originally Posted by Capn
*~*~*~* Eurotopia Meet & Drive June 29th Saturday *~*~*~*

Depending where you are coming from you can meet us at either of the following meeting points below:

MEETING POINT #1 (West LA/South Bay Caravan)
Time: Arrive 8:30AM & Depart 9:00AM SHARP.
Address: 15851 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

MEETING POINT #2 (San Fernando Valley Caravan)
Time: Arrive 9:30AM & Depart 10:00AM SHARP.
Address: 22295 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302

NOTE: To be notified of future events via facebook please friend us: www.facebook.com/eurotopia.santamonica
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Old Jun 19, 2013 | 11:45 AM
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Over 130 people RSVP'd on facebook alone, this will be epic!

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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 12:54 PM
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We have a brand spankin' new facebook fanpage: www.facebook.com/eurotopia.santamonica

For non-Facebook users you can e-mail us at eurotpiasm@gmail.com for future event notification.

See you all this Saturday.

Originally Posted by Capn
*~*~*~* Eurotopia Meet & Drive June 29th Saturday *~*~*~*

Depending where you are coming from you can meet us at either of the following meeting points below:

MEETING POINT #1 (West LA/South Bay Caravan)
Time: Arrive 8:30AM & Depart 9:00AM SHARP.
Address: 15851 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

MEETING POINT #2 (San Fernando Valley Caravan)
Time: Arrive 9:30AM & Depart 10:00AM SHARP.
Address: 22295 Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302

NOTE: To be notified of future events via facebook please friend us: www.facebook.com/eurotopia.santamonica
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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 09:49 PM
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Our June 29th drive was a huge success, approximately 60-70 showed up.

*** Please join us for our next drive on July 27th in Glendora! Please share this event with friends/family ***


Facebook events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/485281841541997/
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DATE: July 27th, Saturday.
TIME: Arrive 6:30AM & Depart 7:00AM SHARP.
ADDRESS: 1832 East Route 66, Glendora, CA

Our next meet & drive will be on July 27th and this time we'll be joining forces with the M5board.com in the Glendora mountains. Please share this event with your friends and families.

Our drive will being early to avoid traffic so please arrive on time. We'll meet at the Starbucks parking lot at 6:30 am and leaving at 7:00 am.

Please e-mail us if you have any questions/concerns at eurotopiasm@gmail.com
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June 29th drive pictures:


















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Originally Posted by Capn
Our June 29th drive was a huge success, approximately 60-70 showed up.

*** Please join us for our next drive on July 27th in Glendora! Please share this event with friends/family ***

Facebook events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/485281841541997/
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DATE: July 27th, Saturday.
TIME: Arrive 6:30AM & Depart 7:00AM SHARP.
ADDRESS: 1832 East Route 66, Glendora, CA

Our next meet & drive will be on July 27th and this time we'll be joining forces with the M5board.com in the Glendora mountains. Please share this event with your friends and families.

Our drive will being early to avoid traffic so please arrive on time. We'll meet at the Starbucks parking lot at 6:30 am and leaving at 7:00 am.

Please e-mail us if you have any questions/concerns at eurotopiasm@gmail.com
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Heres some footage from the last meet

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Our June 29th drive was a huge success, approximately 60-70 showed up.

*** Please join us for our next drive on July 27th in Glendora! Please share this event with friends/family ***

Facebook events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/485281841541997/
--------------------------------------------------------

DATE: July 27th, Saturday.
TIME: Arrive 6:30AM & Depart 7:00AM SHARP.
ADDRESS: 1832 East Route 66, Glendora, CA

Our next meet & drive will be on July 27th and this time we'll be joining forces with the M5board.com in the Glendora mountains. Please share this event with your friends and families.

Our drive will being early to avoid traffic so please arrive on time. We'll meet at the Starbucks parking lot at 6:30 am and leaving at 7:00 am.

Please e-mail us if you have any questions/concerns at eurotopiasm@gmail.com
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*** Please join us for our next drive on July 27th in Glendora! Please share this event with friends/family ***


Facebook events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/485281841541997/
--------------------------------------------------------

DATE: July 27th, Saturday.
TIME: Arrive 6:30AM & Depart 7:00AM SHARP.
ADDRESS: 1832 East Route 66, Glendora, CA

Our next meet & drive will be on July 27th and this time we'll be joining forces with the M5board.com in the Glendora mountains. Please share this event with your friends and families.

Our drive will being early to avoid traffic so please arrive on time. We'll meet at the Starbucks parking lot at 6:30 am and leaving at 7:00 am.

Please e-mail us if you have any questions/concerns at eurotopiasm@gmail.com
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