SoWo 2015 BMW meet

[j work]

Friday and saturday meet? The only reason being is my heart and soul is dedicated to bmw and since roundel reunion got shot down I need something. I very seriously doubt toes will be stepped on being vw/audi attendance trump all other makes and the fact "all other euro" get minimal parking, exposure, attendance. The majority of people showing up in bimmers and other makes can only handle so much farfegnugen and are probably there for the joint love of stance and/or euro.
Saturday last year was also the day for local bimmer rollouts since most of those guys weren't staying the weekend. Last year's meet was short about 20 cars because of an accident on the way in and few more because of no shows. Not to mention people that didn't even know about the meet.
My main question is what's with the parking. The SoWo website is very uninformative. Is all parking on field $20 at any given time? There is no contact information on the page and I was wondering about vendor setups. Last two years I've ended up parking in random lots.
I also am rallying up a pretty strong bimmer turn out for this year.

[NickL]

Im in

[pro]

Friday meets make me sad, because I likely won't be able to come

[theseeker411]

I also feel like a large amount of SoWo attendees are now staying for the full 3 day weekend, if not longer. While it may bring down the attendance of the BMW meet a little, holding it in Friday also keeps us from stepping on the toes of the SoWo organizers that brought back the other Euro field section.

[j work]

aLaFleurI didn't even make it to the show field last year... I'd rather just hang out with friends in town. I feel like that's where most of the unique cars are too anyways...

Agree 100% I did a walk through on the field, check em and was around town talking in random parking lots and having beers. Was more impressed with the cars around town.

Yeah, maybe Jon. Guess we'll just keep the date and time for noon on Saturday.*

Although I did just check the event grounds map for this year and it
looks like the SoWo organizers decided to bring back the "other euro" parking section on their main show field. So now I'm wondering if we should even have a separate meet that runs at the same time as their show.

Don't you have to pay for field spots? The year before last I felt like the other euro section was like back of the bus shit; you guys get back corner exit gate. I really liked then bmw meet last year as it was much more personable and felt like a hideaway from the mainstream event. A destination rollout kinda gives a sense off exclusivity. I dunno.

VanDamageGoddammit I wish I lived closer so I could go to these kinds of things. Sounds like fun.

Find a way. Your car will make it.

[aLaFleur]

I didn't even make it to the show field last year... I'd rather just hang out with friends in town. I feel like that's where most of the unique cars are too anyways...

[GTOguy]

Yeah, maybe Jon. Guess we'll just keep the date and time for noon on Saturday.

Although I did just check the event grounds map for this year and it looks like the SoWo organizers decided to bring back the "other euro" parking section on their main show field. So now I'm wondering if we should even have a separate meet that runs at the same time as their show.



Bro, fly down. Or do what I'm doing and drive.

Personally out of respect for the show with having an other euro section offered I wouldn't plan a meet that coincides.

[theseeker411]

I'll get you a roundel and an 850 badge

Cj you think friday will kill the turnout??

Yeah, maybe Jon. Guess we'll just keep the date and time for noon on Saturday.

Although I did just check the event grounds map for this year and it looks like the SoWo organizers decided to bring back the "other euro" parking section on their main show field. So now I'm wondering if we should even have a separate meet that runs at the same time as their show.

Goddammit I wish I lived closer so I could go to these kinds of things. Sounds like fun.

Bro, fly down. Or do what I'm doing and drive.

[VanDamage]

Goddammit I wish I lived closer so I could go to these kinds of things. Sounds like fun.

[j work]

Shaun708 I'm gonna come to this, in my non euro ford probe*

I'll get you a roundel and an 850 badge

Cj you think friday will kill the turnout??

[Shaun708]

I'm gonna come to this, in my non euro ford probe

[theseeker411]

Brasstown Bald looks really good Jon.

As far as meet up time, I'm thinking noon on Friday till ??? Kind of ***** that I missed the actual show at SoWo last year because we held the BMW meet on Saturday.

[j work]

This is the brasstown bald parking lot. It's is the highest point in ga. Up the road from this parking lot is the observation building. The view is amazing from this place. It's about 20-30minute drive from helen. The road up the mountain is a lot of fun, full of twisties. It is far away from any residential area as you can see and there is probably no one there to call the 5-0.

Really need some photographers at this location if we end up going. Ideal for a sweet shoot.

I throughly enjoy burnouts, but can we like save those for closing time. I really wanna be able to chat, take some photo, drink a beer before rifraf breaks out. A lot of people showed up late and I didn't make a round.

And let's try and keep it real by limiting burnouts to anything that whines, spools, or has more than one throttle body please. I was not impressed with the stock zhp burnouts.

Open for other suggestions too.

[GTOguy]

I like burnouts

[aLaFleur]

I'm going to come do burnouts and let the cops handle it.