New yorkers! wanna do a group drive?

Harbir · 9th January 2010, 08:45

hey buddies, satya has ditched us and gone off to live in the flatlands of the far south, but we cool dudes of the north can still have some fun.

any interest in a group drive? if you can devote a saturday or a sunday, speak up!

I'm selling the lotus so I want to get one last good thrash out of her before she goes. sooner the better.

satyamenon · 10th January 2010, 07:51

What the? How dare you go out for a drive without me.

I've gotta ask though. Ain't you seeing any snow yet?

Can my RWD truck and I join you?

tacho · 12th January 2010, 21:08

Hi Harbir,

I am not from New York but I am willing to drive the 4 hours to make it there. I can stay at my brother's or my friend's in Jersey during the time we are not out on the drive. Never went out on a drive, just for the sake of driving, here in the US and never attended a US TeamB meet either.

I checked the weather forecast for the NY area and, as of now, there is a 0% chance of precipitation for Saturday the 16th, and a 30% chance of snow on Sunday. So, I am in if it's this Saturday. My non-TeamB friend might join us in his 08 Audi TT 2.0

I leave the route planning to you. Let me know what you think

aah78 · 13th January 2010, 23:07

It's been a while definitely!

Next 2 weekends at-least are all booked (family affairs) and I'm running snow tires on the 335 now.

Anyways, I'll be around Southern MA, or CT so just might be able to sneak out.

satya - you know you're always welcome up here man!

Harbir - can you hang on to the Lotus until spring? Then you can really have a good final blast when the cold has subsided.

tacho - whereabouts in Herndon are you? I have cousins living in the Legacy Circle apt. complex - around the McNair Farms area.

tacho · 13th January 2010, 23:58

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Originally Posted by aah78

tacho - whereabouts in Herndon are you? I have cousins living in the Legacy Circle apt. complex - around the McNair Farms area.

Hi aah78,

I live in an apartment complex opposite Worldgate Center, about 1.5 miles from where your cousins live. I used to frequent Legacy Circle until a few months ago, when one of my friends was living there.

You got a nice car. My brother in Jersey also has an E90 335i but it's an 07

satyamenon · 14th January 2010, 02:04

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Originally Posted by aah78

satya - you know you're always welcome up here man!

Actually, I probably shouldn't... This thing spins the rear wheels over 3k rpm in the dry, don't fancy doing it in the cold wet north.

Rehaan · 14th January 2010, 02:08

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Originally Posted by Harbir

....I'm selling the lotus so I want to get one last good thrash out of her before she goes. sooner the better.

What you got next in line Harbir??

cya
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tacho · 14th January 2010, 07:28

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Originally Posted by satyamenon

Actually, I probably shouldn't... This thing spins the rear wheels over 3k rpm in the dry, don't fancy doing it in the cold wet north.

That thing would be a...?

satyamenon · 14th January 2010, 17:45

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Originally Posted by tacho

That thing would be a...?

My (soon to be s'charged) RWD Frontier.

@aah78, you get your M'cycle endorsement yet?

aah78 · 15th January 2010, 03:37

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Originally Posted by tacho

I live in an apartment complex opposite Worldgate Center, about 1.5 miles from where your cousins live.

Oh great - OK I keep popping down to Herndon from time-to-time. Will give you a ping the next time I'm down there and maybe we can catch up.

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Originally Posted by satyamenon

@aah78, you get your M'cycle endorsement yet?

No man! Too cold to be on a motorcycle now - will wait till spring.

tacho · 15th January 2010, 10:19

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Originally Posted by aah78

Oh great - OK I keep popping down to Herndon from time-to-time. Will give you a ping the next time I'm down there and maybe we can catch up.

Sure thing

abhijitaparadh · 25th January 2010, 17:00

Any updates on this?

I was in India on vacation..just returned couple of days back.

aah78 · 5th February 2010, 06:06

Nothing yet Abhijit.

Anyways, this weekend's predicted snowstorm will probably mess things up but let's see over the next few weekends.

My car's been sitting in a garage for the past 3 weeks.

Harbir · 6th February 2010, 22:55

sorry chaps. I didn't see a response for a few days so I didn't check back after that. I am off to India (haven't been back in 5 years!) in 4 days, but I still have my lotus, so maybe we'll do something when I get back. by then it will have been nearly a year since the first one we did.

lets make it a memorable one. Satya and I couldn't do the ohio/WV drive because of issues that I had, but hopefully we can do something like that when I come back, and maybe we can persuade satya to come back up here for a weekend and join us.

Harbir · 17th March 2010, 10:45

Alright Chaps,

I am back from a month long vacation in India, I still have the lotus because it hadn't sold before I left, and I want to do a group drive or two before it goes.

I'll ask Advait to send out a message to the tri state gang to see who wants to go when.

Satya, any chance you want to take out a weekend to join us? maybe we can do the ohio loop. you could fly in and out of pittsburgh. or we can do an upstate new york spin in the wild twisties up there.

Advait, look for a PM from me once I've had a chance to put together some tentative proposals on what we could do.

thanks!

9th January 2010, 08:45	#1
Harbir BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 920 Thanked: 1,025 Times View My Garage	New yorkers! wanna do a group drive? hey buddies, satya has ditched us and gone off to live in the flatlands of the far south, but we cool dudes of the north can still have some fun. any interest in a group drive? if you can devote a saturday or a sunday, speak up! I'm selling the lotus so I want to get one last good thrash out of her before she goes. sooner the better.
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satyamenon BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 110 Thanked: 5 Times	What the? How dare you go out for a drive without me. I've gotta ask though. Ain't you seeing any snow yet? Can my RWD truck and I join you? Last edited by aah78 : 13th January 2010 at 23:07. Reason: Edited.
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12th January 2010, 21:08	#3
tacho BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 135 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	Hi Harbir, I am not from New York but I am willing to drive the 4 hours to make it there. I can stay at my brother's or my friend's in Jersey during the time we are not out on the drive. Never went out on a drive, just for the sake of driving, here in the US and never attended a US TeamB meet either. I checked the weather forecast for the NY area and, as of now, there is a 0% chance of precipitation for Saturday the 16th, and a 30% chance of snow on Sunday. So, I am in if it's this Saturday. My non-TeamB friend might join us in his 08 Audi TT 2.0 I leave the route planning to you. Let me know what you think
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13th January 2010, 23:07	#4
aah78 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC / BOM Posts: 4,662 Thanked: 3,258 Times View My Garage	It's been a while definitely! Next 2 weekends at-least are all booked (family affairs) and I'm running snow tires on the 335 now. Anyways, I'll be around Southern MA, or CT so just might be able to sneak out. satya - you know you're always welcome up here man! Harbir - can you hang on to the Lotus until spring? Then you can really have a good final blast when the cold has subsided. tacho - whereabouts in Herndon are you? I have cousins living in the Legacy Circle apt. complex - around the McNair Farms area.
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abhijitaparadh BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 222 Thanked: 3 Times	Any updates on this? I was in India on vacation..just returned couple of days back.
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5th February 2010, 06:06	#13
aah78 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC / BOM Posts: 4,662 Thanked: 3,258 Times View My Garage	Nothing yet Abhijit. Anyways, this weekend's predicted snowstorm will probably mess things up but let's see over the next few weekends. My car's been sitting in a garage for the past 3 weeks.
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6th February 2010, 22:55	#14
Harbir BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 920 Thanked: 1,025 Times View My Garage	sorry chaps. I didn't see a response for a few days so I didn't check back after that. I am off to India (haven't been back in 5 years!) in 4 days, but I still have my lotus, so maybe we'll do something when I get back. by then it will have been nearly a year since the first one we did. lets make it a memorable one. Satya and I couldn't do the ohio/WV drive because of issues that I had, but hopefully we can do something like that when I come back, and maybe we can persuade satya to come back up here for a weekend and join us.
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17th March 2010, 10:45	#15
Harbir BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 920 Thanked: 1,025 Times View My Garage	Alright Chaps, I am back from a month long vacation in India, I still have the lotus because it hadn't sold before I left, and I want to do a group drive or two before it goes. I'll ask Advait to send out a message to the tri state gang to see who wants to go when. Satya, any chance you want to take out a weekend to join us? maybe we can do the ohio loop. you could fly in and out of pittsburgh. or we can do an upstate new york spin in the wild twisties up there. Advait, look for a PM from me once I've had a chance to put together some tentative proposals on what we could do. thanks!
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