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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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Thumbs up Next No. CA Meet & Drive is 8/20/05Next No. CA Meet & Drive is 8/20/05

The next Northern California SLK enthusiasts meet & Drive is coming up and I want to see more r170's there. For more info see the events page which will be updated with new information as it is planned:

https://mbworld.org/forums/events-gatherings/116222-8-20-05-no-ca-slk-slr-enthusiasts-meet-drive.html

Just two weeks away...
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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Thumbs up Location For Meeting Set!!!

8/20/05 No. CA SLK & SLR Enthusiasts MEET LOCATION

Mercedes-Benz SLK enthusiasts meet 10:30, Sat, Aug 20, in Pleasant Hill, in the parking lot behind Peet's , 65 Cresent Drive. From the south take the Contra Costa Blvd exit off the 680, left at Cresent Plaza, right at Cresent Drive. Peet's is at the corner of Cresent Plaza and Cresent Drive. From the north, take the Monument Blvd exit off the 680 head west, right onto Contra Costa Blvd, left on Cresent Plaza, then right on Cresent Drive. There is a Century Theater across the street and a n Albertson's on the other side of the parking lot. Below is a link to a map:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...te=CA&zipcode=

For those with time there is a scenic back roads drive at 11:30 to Berkeley. There is no cost. We are evaluating several options in Berkeley for the optional lunch and will update everyone soon. This is the 21st SLK meet and is for all SLK drivers in Northern California. Join us for an enjoyable day.

For specifics about this andother events contact tom_brasher@prodigy.net, 408-578-2620,
or stephenmotzko@yahoo.com, 925-426-9957.

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408-705-5726 or 408-218-3236 or 415-298-9864.
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Thumbs up Final details - SLK & SLR Meet & Drive - 8/20/05

Final details are here for Saturday's SLK & SLR Meet & Drive - 8/20/05

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...33#post1236733

Hope to see you there...
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Thumbs up Weather Looks great!

Current forecast for Saturday is sunny with a high of 87'F in Pleasant Hill and 69'F in Berkeley...
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Thumbs up * Final Reminder *

* FINAL REMINDER *
No. CA Meet & Drive tomorrow 10:30 @ Pleasant Hill...

Hourly weather forecast is sun with 78'F @ 11 am in Pleasant Hill and 76"F @ 2 pm in Berkeley...pure SLK roadster weather!!!

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The Northern California SLK Enthusiasts had a great event again 8/20/05. We had 14 SLK's, including 4 R171's, one of which was our first SLK55 AMG attending.

A Quicktime movie complete with music of the 8/20/05 meet and drive can be seen here:
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoiv/0508SLK.mov

Past Quicktime movies can be seen here:
http://home.comcast.net/~motzko/Steves_SLK_Page.html

Thanks again to all who attended and made the event a success!!!

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