International VX Meet - Feeler Guage

[Ldub]

In the track and field world we have these types of meetings at the Olympic training center over breaks that most people already have off. Or after the competitive season is over in Cancun

What about the days between Christmas and New Years? Like Dec 31(thurs) 2009 -Jan 3(sun) 2010, or Dec 30(thurs) 2010 - Jan 2(sunday) 2011? I would say near a large city as well so we have lots of options as far as entertainment possibilities/events

Gotta disagree with winter dates for sure...maybe where you live, driving long distances is fun in the middle of winter, but not where I come from...

Also, if the loca is central, winter will be in effect, negating the "looking at each others rides" portion of the program, as well as any potential for trail rides.

Another thing you may have noticed in years past...most folks are kinda BUSY around the holidays...

Other than that...COUNT ME IN!...

[Pepino]

Gotta disagree with winter dates for sure...maybe where you live, driving long distances is fun in the middle of winter, but not where I come from...

Also, if the loca is central, winter will be in effect, negating the "looking at each others rides" portion of the program, as well as any potential for trail rides.

Another thing you may have noticed in years past...most folks are kinda BUSY around the holidays...

Other than that...COUNT ME IN!...

Ya the only reason i couldnt make it to Moab is because i have finals that week. But if it is going to be during some kind of break like winter break i probably wont make it because i go back to Mexico every break to see my family, if it ends up being some other date than a break or final exams week then i am in for sure no matter where it is.

[PK]

What a great idea guys and gals.
What about including a buy and/or swap stand.
Could be anything from wiper blades to a complete vehicle.
Merlin, or one of your after market store chains could have a stand to sell their range of parts.
Perhaps a small commission off the sale of parts could go to offest some of the setup costs.

It would give me the excuse I am looking for, to visit your great country.
I could fly in direct for just the meet, or even better, hook up with someone traveliing a long distance by themselves, so that they have company, and I get to see some country side.

Barring death or disablement, I am in.

PK

[pbkid]

pk- im POSTIVE you could find a shotgun spot with someone along the way...the fam here in the US is great...

moncha-
great idea...im in...

dont care how far i have to drive or what it costs me. i didnt buy the VX because its a cheap vehicle. i bought it for the experiences i could have in it, and this would be an awesome one.

maybe someone could get in contact with some car magazines and see what they think of it. a meet of this proportion with such a rare vehicle would have to spark some interest...

[PittVXr]

maybe someone could get in contact with some car magazines and see what they think of it. a meet of this proportion with such a rare vehicle would have to spark some interest...

Good idea. I'd think someone would be interested in covering a large scale VX meet. If anything it would let them see what kind of folks actually choose to drive these things!

[djvx]

The 95th,100th,and the recent 105TH--these are all HarleyDavidson Reunions. They are Giant monumental undertakings. They all come here -to Milwaukee WI hence there birthplace and corporate headquarters. I don't think we all want to go to Japan do we? I think the closest thing we got is this website. Our "mother ship" is Moncha's Internet server. Not much of a destination. Maybe we go to Merlin's dealership. Kinda centrally located and they'd probly welcome the exposure. Or Vegas?

[VX-157]

What a great idea guys and gals.
What about including a buy and/or swap stand.
Could be anything from wiper blades to a complete vehicle.
Merlin, or one of your after market store chains could have a stand to sell their range of parts.
Perhaps a small commission off the sale of parts could go to offest some of the setup costs.

It would give me the excuse I am looking for, to visit your great country.
I could fly in direct for just the meet, or even better, hook up with someone traveliing a long distance by themselves, so that they have company, and I get to see some country side.

Barring death or disablement, I am in.

PK

Hey PK, if this does go ahead and i can afford the time off would you like to travel together? we should hire a car and show the US people which side of the ride is the proper side

[rowhard]

Sorry, I think it is a pipe dream. If we lived in a country like the UK where 400 miles you have driven across the country is one thing, but here,.....

[PK]

Hey PK, if this does go ahead and i can afford the time off would you like to travel together? we should hire a car and show the US people which side of the ride is the proper side

Hi Hetzer, certainly worth considering.
I put the heat on the missus to go along, and her comment was "you want to go where........ to look at what........

Of course I knew the answer before I asked the question, at least now she can't say I didn't ask!!!

Lets see what they get going and then we can talk.

PK

[Gussie2000]

I've been carefully reading this thread & it seems that a international meet is all possible only & when ALL vx'ers are eager to drive the distance;To me the ride is just part of the fun + our rigs are proven they can handle the journey without any hesitation.
I'm deffinetly in for such event.convoying is a great idea & i strongly encourage every body to do so,the ride is way much fun.
If we looking for media attention on this meet i guess a VX'er or a friend who works in the field can highlight the path by contacting automobile magazines,TV & radio.
We must assume that not all VX'ers would attend but if we get 60% of them out there call it a success
Driving across the country is never a bad investment,we rather spent 6K for three nights & four days on a ferry through the caribean instead of living, experiencing & enjoying all the multiple locations & variety of options the US offers for much less.
But there's a group fellow members that has concerns about adding extra mileage on their rigs.
My question is how much can the VX get hurt by just addind 1K on the odo in less then a week,i wonder why is that a big concern to think about,sooner o later our VX's will hit that number.
Then we got those members whom seems to get bored drinving 5 or 6 hours,again....we all bought our VX's because is "FUN" to drive so 5 or 6 hours behind the wheel of our beloved toys can't be bored.

[nfpgasmask]

Personally, I brought up the mileage issue because I know some people are sensitive about that.

While I have no plans to put daily driver mileage on my VX going forward, a few thousand miles for a worthy event is absolutely ok.

I definitely like some of the ideas I'm hearing. Tech sessions, media coverage, etc. It all sounds interesting. A big VX concours show & tell would be awesome. Even if there is no off-roading involved I think it would still be fun. And who knows, depending on where it takes place and for how long, who's to say we couldn't have a little wheeling event as well as some street type events?

The photos alone would be worth the drive!

Bart

[erland]

I am a "lurker" and am willing to go half way accross country for a meet. I refuse to go to Utah due to bad luck with the VX in that state, ie blown motor and accident in Salt Lake was without the VX for 6 months between to two. Vegas sounds awsome lots of entertainment and areas to 4x4.

[tjh]

We must assume that not all VX'ers would attend but if we get 60% of them out there call it a success
.

OMG ! 60% What a sight that would be .Approx.2300 VX's. Count me in .


Central US sounds like a fair compromise . How about a mild month like September , not to hot not to cold?

[Gussie2000]

OMG ! 60% What a sight that would be .Approx.2300 VX's. Count me in .

Yeah,I know sounds like a task harder then finding bin laden,I probably meant 60% of all active members

Central US sounds like a fair compromise . How about a mild month like September , not to hot not to cold?

September month seems doable.
Few members asked what kansas has to offer for a VX meet...well what about chasing tornados & dodging debries while counting how many cows,horses & pigs going airborne ?

[nfpgasmask]

Hey PK, if this does go ahead and i can afford the time off would you like to travel together? we should hire a car and show the US people which side of the ride is the proper side

LOL, I'm about to find out. My Falcon docked in Portland yesterday!

Bart