WF11NY general discussion

...... Well if you didn't spend so much time chasing geese all the way to Chicago all the time ......

it was a wild one.....

.... that turned out to be a lame duck.

Hey everybody, we've got 11+ cars and 20+ people registered so far! If you haven't sent in your registration, please do so soon as it is very helpful when Mike and I buy supplies!

NOTE: When you send paypal, if you can send it as a personal payment or a gift, that would best, because I am not selling/shipping anything to you nor am I a business or non-profit. Paypal's fees are adding up, so if I refund your payment and ask you to resubmit under a different purpose, please bear with me. Thank you for your patience!

sherlock9c1 wrote:

phantom 309 wrote:

registration for what? can't we just show up?

Registration pays for your lunch and for the costs of drinks and whatnots throughout the day. Nick, don't gripe, just register and enjoy the day.

I don't like whatnots,.

Nick

I'll take your share of the whatnots.

I was thinking of making a whatnot casserole.

I'm sorry, I should have been more clear than "whatnots."

Your registration pays for:
1. $150 fee it costs us to reserve the pavillion at the park.
2. $50-100 in water, sodas and ice that Mike and I put in our coolers for everyone during the day (yes, it's that much - based on what it cost us last year).
3. Your lunch.
4. Nametags, raffle tickets, schedules, cruise maps, voting ballots, and other stationary.

200OZ and I went through the numbers very very carefully and set the prices as low as we absolutely could. In case you'd like to know, enough money came in last year through registration and raffles to cover park fee, food/drinks for lunch, stationary, and a few bucks to help offset Tim's costs for the clock. That was it, and that was with 45 cars. I'm not expecting nearly that many cars this year. I'm also counting on the raffle to cover the costs of the childrens' lunch & dinner and make up any shortfall if we don't get enough in registrations to cover the fixed costs.

So, now you know the whole story, and why registering is not only helpful, but it's the polite thing to do.

I'd bet one US Whatnot that at some point, a spreadsheet was involved in all that calculizing.

I got a Canadian whatnot in my change today.

95BRMW wrote:

I got a Canadian whatnot in my change today.

You are lucky it's worth more these days!

I think you are all "loonies"

So,. $20.00 gets me and the wife and 2 kids(9+7) in, if 3 of us eat and drink our own food?
oh,. plus 7 for the park,.
total $27.00?

Nick

do you really need the pavillion?
or whatnots?

$20 gets you and the wagon in and pays for your lunch. Diane's lunch is $5 and we're not charging for kids. If you want to partake of the dinner we're ordering, that'd be $12 for the two of you (again, kids are no charge).

So $37 for the whole day, or $25 if you want to bring your own dinner.

Look Nick, I'm not going to cajole or negotiate - you're a smart man and you can figure things out. The planning is all done, after Mike and I looked at tons of options and pricing. It is what it is, and that's that. Either come or don't come, but if you come, be a man and pre-register like everybody else has; don't just show up without paying and lurk like last year. Either be in or be out.

Hey, to everyone who has quickly fixed the Paypal situation, thank you so much!

sherlock9c1 wrote:

don't just show up without paying and lurk like last year. Either be in or be out.

Lurking is cheaper,.well maybe not , it did cost me a bunch of money for the raffle? and the corvette rail covers i donated,.,. you guys did ok last year,

Nick

Cajole?

Did that really just happen?

Curious,
Cajohn

buickestate wrote:

Bewber wrote:

toomanytoyz wrote:

I was reserved at the microtel but cancelled. Not sure if i can make it. Wagon motor is toast and i dont have time to swap it. We will see...

Seriously? If you don't go and OMalley doesn't go - I'll have to find new people to talk to.

Call them back and tell them to hit CTRL+Z on the Crovo reservation.

If you guys want me to attened well have to have a few days of wagon thrashing in my back yard, I have a 91 with a bad transmission, a 93 with a bad wire harness, and a 93 donner car with a good LO5 and tranny to swap into the 91, and a wire harness to swap into the 93....

Pizza a pop?

What happened to the ratmaster Pat?

It got too ratty, so he gave it a new master.

Bewber wrote:

It got too ratty, so he gave it a new master.

did it go with a cajole?? or is that cajoel?

either way it was so small i didn't feel it.

nick
cajoeled now.

Looks like I'm out for WF . I've run into some financial issues that take precedence over fest and I don't think I canafford both. I'll be playing it by ear right until the registration cut off, but for now its not looking good. For the folks I have been in contact with parts, I'm going to try and PM everyone and work something out and hopefully get them home and money in your pockets.

Cadet57 wrote:

Looks like I'm out for WF . I've run into some financial issues that take precedence over fest and I don't think I canafford both. I'll be playing it by ear right until the registration cut off, but for now its not looking good. For the folks I have been in contact with parts, I'm going to try and PM everyone and work something out and hopefully get them home and money in your pockets.

That sucks! Was looking forward to seeing your de-wooded wagon and all the mods you did. Seneca Lake park is going to be a ghost town this July 30th. What do we have? 11 cars? I'm still going to have a fun time hanging out with everyone. Can't wait! Got my OCC ready and back on the road, working on a laundry list of mods and an axle oil change. Just finished my trashed picked Nissan fan mod.

Oh I think we'll get 20 cars there, and 20 wagons is pretty cool.

Well I'm pleased to say that work has commenced on my wagon and it's off to a good start. New brakes and wheels/tires. Syracuse winters are TERRIBLE on the inside edges of rotors! On the flip side, I now use a wrench in one hand and spraypaint in the other. That's how you work on cars in Syracuse - fix it, degrease it, paint it. Done.

BBQ paint works wonders on rotors though - I used it on a set of rotors that I put on the wagon last summer and it did a great job stopping and slowing corrosion on the non-swept surfaces. I just spraypaint the whole rotor and then put it on, then go for a ride.

Next up, steering, trim, polish everything, replace some rubber strips. Clean interior.

Almost done with my car.... mechanically anyway. Exhaust manifold gaskets, new hoses, new hose clamps on every hose under the hood (little more involved than I thought), coolant flush, a/c compressor, lines, receiver/dryer, RM steering column sensor cleaning, cleaned and/or painted all related and unrelated parts (OCD), and ota pipes.

Mike

Well I just sent you money for the 2 boys and I. So C U then.

Fred and I talked this morning - we are contacting a bunch of wagon owners who are not on the forum. We will easily hit 20+ cars.

sherlock9c1 wrote:

Fred and I talked this morning - we are contacting a bunch of wagon owners who are not on the forum. We will easily hit 20+ cars.

Heh, maybe that couple from MI that was staying at the Microtel last year will be there. Nice folks they were.

sherlock9c1 wrote:

Fred and I talked this morning - we are contacting a bunch of wagon owners who are not on the forum. We will easily hit 20+ cars.

Hey, the more the merrier! Even if it was just 10 or so cars, I'd still go. Nothing else like it any closer!
Oh, and hey Justin, check your PM's... sent you a message regarding WF.

Lynol wrote:

sherlock9c1 wrote:

Fred and I talked this morning - we are contacting a bunch of wagon owners who are not on the forum. We will easily hit 20+ cars.

Hey, the more the merrier! Even if it was just 10 or so cars, I'd still go. Nothing else like it any closer!
Oh, and hey Justin, check your PM's... sent you a message regarding WF.

Got it, typing a reply right now!

My cruiser is getting there. Lynol and I had a repair/mod weekend over the past weekend on both of our cars. I managed to get the intake gaskets done, next up is repairing the rusted quarter, and hopefully get some paint on this thing. My half-ass clear coat didn't hold up, turned all foggy. Gonna hit that with some wet sanding and see if anything improves.

All right we're up to 15. I made a bunch of phone calls and there are four more local guys coming too. If you haven't registered yet, get the check in the mail or send paypal!

Likely to be another local from Rochester coming that I've been talking to.

Don't count me out yet! Picked up a couple extra shifts at work and my friend is probably going to come so that'll cut down on the gas and hotel costs. I'm going to crunch numbers a bit more but I *might* be able to swing it now.

Just hit 20 registered! I'm pretty sure there's another 5 guys that are working to get their schedules freed up too based on non-forum members I've spoken with on the phone.

Wagon is now in the garage, getting lots of maintenance.

Joel

i'll be there,.as this will likely be the last wagonfest in NY.
Probably the last one for me,.charleston is 1000mi south of us,. bit far for a 1 day get together,.

Nick

phantom 309 wrote:

i'll be there,.as this will likely be the last wagonfest in NY.
Probably the last one for me,.charleston is 1000mi south of us,. bit far for a 1 day get together,.
Nick

Paypal in the registration and I'll put your name down.

As far as Wagonfest 2012 NY - we will talk about it at the fest. Discussing it here is premature.

I'm only going if Tom goes.

But it'll be in the S10. No longroof for me there this year. No longBED for that matter, either.

toomanytoyz wrote:

I'm only going if Tom goes.

But it'll be in the S10. No longroof for me there this year. No longBED for that matter, either.

you could always buy one just for the weekend.....

Sprocket wrote:

toomanytoyz wrote:

I'm only going if Tom goes.

But it'll be in the S10. No longroof for me there this year. No longBED for that matter, either.

you could always buy one just for the weekend.....

That might be a long relationship for Bill.....

Anyone need/want a room at the Microtel? It's a 1 Queen bed suite with fold out couch. Non smoking. PM me if you do.

Hey everybody, 22 registered, and we have achieved 10 cars for the Watkins Glen cruise (so that means all youz guyz get 10 free chance auction tickets!).

Go check out the Mac's Drive-In poll I've got up. They'd like a head count if we come.
https://gmlongroof.4umer.com/t4382-wf11ny-mac-s-drive-in-you-in#41285

sherlock9c1 wrote:

we have achieved 10 cars for the Watkins Glen cruise (so that means all youz guyz get 10 free chance auction tickets!).

i,m going to do the glen thing too,.

but what does that mean free chance tickets,..??

Sprocket wrote:

toomanytoyz wrote:

I'm only going if Tom goes.

But it'll be in the S10. No longroof for me there this year. No longBED for that matter, either.

you could always buy one just for the weekend.....

Bwahahahahahaha!!

Nick ," free chance tickets" means that if you preregistered for it you paid the individual amount for the Glen. Now that we have enough people, we get the group rate instead, which is less.

The difference in funds is returned to us by tickets for the chance auction, not in cash. This point was posted in the original Watkins Glen Thread and should not come as a surprise to anyone preregistered.

I don't see your name on the preregistered list as of 07/23/11 7:00am. Your comment sees to indicate that you are coming. If so, we need to get the food situation accurate, and assess proper charges accordingly. Please contact Joel immediately so we know how many, and for proper payment ahead of time.

from the event info thread:

"$25 per car for the Friday Watkins Glen activity. If we get 10 or more cars registered, this cost drops to $15 so you get 10 free auction tickets! If the event gets cancelled, your money will be refunded. Again, need a headcount so we can make final preparations."

has anyone seen the weather forecast for the wf weekend?

mtrhead79 wrote:

has anyone seen the weather forecast for the wf weekend?

Honestly the forecasters around here have not been very good any more than three days out. Supposedly Saturday is going to be sunny and 87. Remember, WF will be rain or shine. The pavillion has enough room for everyone.

The nice thing about the park is that there's always a breeze coming in off the lake and there's lots of shade around, so even if it's hot, it won't be too hot.

sherlock9c1 wrote:

mtrhead79 wrote:

has anyone seen the weather forecast for the wf weekend?

Honestly the forecasters around here have not been very good any more than three days out. Supposedly Saturday is going to be sunny and 87. Remember, WF will be rain or shine. The pavillion has enough room for everyone.

The nice thing about the park is that there's always a breeze coming in off the lake and there's lots of shade around, so even if it's hot, it won't be too hot.

I am bringing my swim suit in case it gets to warm......

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

sherlock9c1 wrote:

mtrhead79 wrote:

has anyone seen the weather forecast for the wf weekend?

Honestly the forecasters around here have not been very good any more than three days out. Supposedly Saturday is going to be sunny and 87. Remember, WF will be rain or shine. The pavillion has enough room for everyone.

The nice thing about the park is that there's always a breeze coming in off the lake and there's lots of shade around, so even if it's hot, it won't be too hot.

I am bringing my swim suit in case it gets to warm......

You'll already be barefoot so you'd be halfway there!

Oh butt the scent of that breeze...

Hey everybody! We had a flurry of registrations over the last 36 hours and now have 27 cars signed up! And Nick is in! Everyone give Nick a hug when you see him. Haha.

As you may be watching, as of right now Friday is calling for scattered showers. 200OZ is contacting the track to see what the rain policy is. The easy part: If we cancel, you will get all of your track money refunded at the fest. The hard part: figuring out what we do if the rain isn't steady. We'll let you know soon. In the mean time, if you're the praying type, pray for no rain on Friday & Saturday!