Please Read -> Updated activites for E34 Meet on June 10....

[Scott H]

All,

I have the final details regarding contest prizes and the two raffles. It is also very important that you help me with determining whether or not the tentative Friday night activity should be pursued....please see the poll to respond.

Each raffle prize is a gift certificate to BMA Auto Parts, a resource we have all come to use, abuse, love, hate, whatever you want to call it. They have been generous to our members in the past, and continue to be generous. They have kept many of our cars on the road.

Contests:
- $25 clean car contest
- $50 worst shape E34 contest
- $50 most original, true to stock contest

Brandon Jurado and I will be the judges of the contests. We feel the contests are pretty self explanatory. Clean car contest is for the most spotless, rustfree, dingfree example that shows up. Worst shape contest is for the car in the worst cosmetic AND mechanical shape. Hopefully if you car is in terrible mechanical shape, you won't be driving it long distance to attend!!! Most original, true to stock contest is exactly that. We want bone stock E34s to be rewarded. If you have 750iL bushings, you are OUT! If you have M5 wheels on your 535, you are OUT! If you have changed your shift knob, you are OUT!

Raffles:
- $50 raffle to be done early on
- $100 raffle to be done later in the day

Upon entering the grove, you will check in. Upon check in, you will receive a ticket. These will be the tickets used to reference raffles winners. You must be present to win the raffle, and you may not win both raffles. We will run the raffles at two different times. We are looking at NOON and 2:30. This is on purpose to encourage people to arrive in time for the group photo shoot, and to stay for a bit.

Friday night:
We are looking at karting at Chicago Indoor Racing. It is not cheap ($80/ea), but it is a LOT of fun, and you are out there for a long time. Three qualifying runs (15 laps each run), and a final race for the top qualifiers (30 laps). In order to give people ample time to arrive in the area, get situated, and make it to the facility in time to get prepped, we are looking at an event start time of 8:00pm. I understand many of you will be tired from a day of traveling, but this is the only way to attempt to include as many people as possible. Also, because of the cost, I would need to place a deposit with the facility. No offense, but since I don't know many of you, I'm not willing to stick my neck out for $1,600ish. I would need to get deposits from those interested. Here is what we are looking at:

Chicago Indoor Racing

"For Parties of Less than 20, we recommend our Grand Prix Package (see page 5 of the attached Planning Guide for grand prix pricing). It is a 2 Hour Event that includes Tournament Style Racing – where it is just your guests racing on the track at that time. It also includes a complimentary $5.00 Food and Beverage voucher good upstairs at Stewart’s Bar & Grille"

Please let me know the interest level ASAP. We can run this event for as few as 9 people, and as many as 20. Because some of us in Chicago have all done this together before, there is a good chance we will be scheduling it, even if we are the only ones racing After all, I have to get back at that lightweight **** Brandon Jurado for beating me at my own bachelor party!

[Qube]

If things fall the way they are, I may be able to sponsor this event NO PROMISES!

[Scott H]

we're not looking for sponsorhip of this event....and I cannot recall ever soliciting sponsorship.

Stick to your LEDs and cheap tires.

If things fall the way they are, I may be able to sponsor this event NO PROMISES!

[bimmerd00d]

we're not looking for sponsorhip of this event....and I cannot recall ever soliciting sponsorship.

Stick to your LEDs and cheap tires.

Whoa whoa whoa, if he can get us all one of those purty purple tickers with butterflies, it might just be worth sponsoring!

[bimmerd00d]

i'm in for karting. My weight is going to affect this little engine quite a bit lol.

[Jay 535i]

Why not do the karting on Saturday night? That way we'll know each other better after a day of E34ing, and we won't be as tired as on our travelling days.

Also, if we're gonna go karting, why not go all out? Here's an outdoor track that hosts private parties -- and several pro championship races:

http://www.chicagofun.com/intensekarting/

It's 65 miles from Chicago, but that could be our group drive!

Please?

[Qube]

we're not looking for sponsorhip of this event....and I cannot recall ever soliciting sponsorship.

Stick to your LEDs and cheap tires.

Nah you silly. I mean I can 'donate' for it =P Of course if that's not wanted... That's of course based on your $1600 number in your post.

Such hostility... or is it humor?

In my books, sponsor means "One that finances a project or an event carried out by another person or group" That's it. No need to be anal about it. Heh.

NB: Now that I think about it, if I can pay for it AND put pretty pink butterflies all over em, my fiancee would be happy lol

[Brandon J]

Haha, there goes Scott again. If you want to donate the funds, then great! Are you sure you will be able to with getting married? I thought signing the marriage certificate was like filing for bankruptcy. lol

The fact that you offered clearly portrays the helpful e34 community.

Anyways, we want to keep this e34 event open to every e34, and free of registration fees in the future. We want to keep the e34 community as supportive and mature as it is. That means I am only going to accept donations for the event from e34 participants as well as certain sponsors that have displayed courtesy and willingness when working with us. Also, if in the end we have a surplus in the budget, then that will get donated to charity.

Nah you silly. I mean I can 'donate' for it =P Of course if that's not wanted... That's of course based on your $1600 number in your post.

Such hostility... or is it humor?

In my books, sponsor means "One that finances a project or an event carried out by another person or group" That's it. No need to be anal about it. Heh.

NB: Now that I think about it, if I can pay for it AND put pretty pink butterflies all over em, my fiancee would be happy lol

[Qube]

Haha, there goes Scott again. If you want to donate the funds, then great! Are you sure you will be able to with getting married? I thought signing the marriage certificate was like filing for bankruptcy. lol

The fact that you offered clearly portrays the helpful e34 community.

Anyways, we want to keep this e34 event open to every e34, and free of registration fees in the future. We want to keep the e34 community as supportive and mature as it is. That means I am only going to accept donations for the event from e34 participants as well as certain sponsors that have displayed courtesy and willingness when working with us. Also, if in the end we have a surplus in the budget, then that will get donated to charity.

Well I MAY be happening upon a certain sum of money... no, not winning the lottery, otherwise I'd buy ya all cars! Anyhow, if and when that comes through in the next few days, I don't mind forking $1600 if it means having fun with all you bastards over there. Oh, and I mean 'bastards' lightly heh! Just joking!

[Brandon J]

Qube,

That sounds generous, but we have to act dependably and swiftly. I have had people promise things for the e34 meets for the past 6 years I have been doing this. Unfortunately we need the deposit this week to lock-in the package and time. I have learned to accept generous offers when I have already received them.

So again thanks for volunteering to underwrite the deposit for karting. If you do happen to come across the money, then you can make a donation online at the www.bimmer.info/~events donation page.

Well I MAY be happening upon a certain sum of money... no, not winning the lottery, otherwise I'd buy ya all cars! Anyhow, if and when that comes through in the next few days, I don't mind forking $1600 if it means having fun with all you bastards over there. Oh, and I mean 'bastards' lightly heh! Just joking!