It's finally Meet Week! The best Vintage BMW event of the year, the SoCal Vintage BMW Meet at Woodley Park, Van Nuys, will be THIS SATURDAY, October 13th, from 9AM-4PM. We should start staging cars to park on the grounds by 8:00-15, and kick off things by 9 if all goes well.
In your goody bags, along with the cool gifts we will have for you, will be your windshield card for you to fill out so everyone knows who's car they are looking at, but more importantly, what number car you are if they want to vote for you for the Drivers Choice Award - and you will all have a ballot in your bag as well. We'll have markers but if you have a pen bring it! Our Driver's Choice Award double kidney trophies are THE sought after accolade in Vintage BMW world! Get your peers to vote for you so you can take one of these treasures home! Once again we will be raffling off some cool giveaway items from Meguiars and our sother sponsors - but you have to get your completed ballot with you name on it to us to win! We'll have two giveaway times, 11 AM and noon.
Also bring your microfiber towels, Meguiar's has been generous enough to send us so many bottles of Quik Detail that everyone will get one when they check in. So you can park and give your car a quick detail so its ready for the press cameras!
Baby's Bad Ass Burgers and the An Nam truck is scheduled to start serving food about 11, so pack some food and beverage if you'll need to eat before then. There are drinking fountains located in different areas on the grounds. Bring your appetite because the food will be GREAT! The An Nam Truck serves the best bahn mi ever and their spring rolls are amazing. Baby's Bad Ass Burgers serves up outstanding burgers and sides - if you're in Glendale at Accessory Fest today try them, they'll be serving burgers for free courtesy of Pacific BMW,
If you haven't registered at this point, all we can say is WHY NOT??!?!? We will have two entrances to the grounds, Classic ('76 & later) at the south end of the parking lot and Vintage ('76 and earlier) to try to get everyone parked, so please follow the directions of one of the volunteeers. Be patient, there will be a lot of cars getting checked in, but we're really trying to get it done quickly this year. If you registered you'll be parked and out and about the show that much more quickly. Please do so, it will be much easier for everyone. Just go to the 2012 Meet Page at the socalvintagebmw.com website and you'll find the registration link at the bottom of the page in red.
We still need several volunteers to help with set up and staging cars - not a lot of work but you have to be at Woodley around 7. The good news is you won't have to wait in line with your car, you'll pull in early. Please email us as soon as if you want to help.
Those of you that have pre-bought tshirts, please come to the SoCal Vintage canopy once you've parked and pick it up there, and say hello. Those that haven't already purchased tshirts, please come by the canopy and buy some!
Those of you that are driving a long way, thank you and get here safely - we want to see you all in one piece, and hopefully you have caravans set up -we really encourage you to communicate and travel in groups if possible.
We're looking forward to a very fun event.
That's all for the moment - more updates to come. Can't wait til Saturday
Thanks again!
John & Jeff
In your goody bags, along with the cool gifts we will have for you, will be your windshield card for you to fill out so everyone knows who's car they are looking at, but more importantly, what number car you are if they want to vote for you for the Drivers Choice Award - and you will all have a ballot in your bag as well. We'll have markers but if you have a pen bring it! Our Driver's Choice Award double kidney trophies are THE sought after accolade in Vintage BMW world! Get your peers to vote for you so you can take one of these treasures home! Once again we will be raffling off some cool giveaway items from Meguiars and our sother sponsors - but you have to get your completed ballot with you name on it to us to win! We'll have two giveaway times, 11 AM and noon.
Also bring your microfiber towels, Meguiar's has been generous enough to send us so many bottles of Quik Detail that everyone will get one when they check in. So you can park and give your car a quick detail so its ready for the press cameras!
Baby's Bad Ass Burgers and the An Nam truck is scheduled to start serving food about 11, so pack some food and beverage if you'll need to eat before then. There are drinking fountains located in different areas on the grounds. Bring your appetite because the food will be GREAT! The An Nam Truck serves the best bahn mi ever and their spring rolls are amazing. Baby's Bad Ass Burgers serves up outstanding burgers and sides - if you're in Glendale at Accessory Fest today try them, they'll be serving burgers for free courtesy of Pacific BMW,
If you haven't registered at this point, all we can say is WHY NOT??!?!? We will have two entrances to the grounds, Classic ('76 & later) at the south end of the parking lot and Vintage ('76 and earlier) to try to get everyone parked, so please follow the directions of one of the volunteeers. Be patient, there will be a lot of cars getting checked in, but we're really trying to get it done quickly this year. If you registered you'll be parked and out and about the show that much more quickly. Please do so, it will be much easier for everyone. Just go to the 2012 Meet Page at the socalvintagebmw.com website and you'll find the registration link at the bottom of the page in red.
We still need several volunteers to help with set up and staging cars - not a lot of work but you have to be at Woodley around 7. The good news is you won't have to wait in line with your car, you'll pull in early. Please email us as soon as if you want to help.
Those of you that have pre-bought tshirts, please come to the SoCal Vintage canopy once you've parked and pick it up there, and say hello. Those that haven't already purchased tshirts, please come by the canopy and buy some!
Those of you that are driving a long way, thank you and get here safely - we want to see you all in one piece, and hopefully you have caravans set up -we really encourage you to communicate and travel in groups if possible.
We're looking forward to a very fun event.
That's all for the moment - more updates to come. Can't wait til Saturday
Thanks again!
John & Jeff