Testing the Water, NY Get-together

[JoeBioDiesel]

I live in the Syracuse area. Just wondering if there's any interest in having a get-together over the summer. It could just be a barbecue, or a camping event (they're cheap enough for everyone to attend), a dyno day (might take a bit more work, but possible), or whatever.

How many folks are interested?

Please chime in. If there's any interest then we should make it happen.

Joe

 

[TAllen]

Hi Joe



I live on the Vt. boarder, and plan to do some traveling this summer out west. But if I'm around when and if you have a get together I'll be there.



Tim

 

[b.ferrara]

Joe, I live down by Middletown, but open for any ideas. The Ct. boys live about hour and a half, the NJ guys are trying to put something together, I'm waiting to hear from them. If you can put something together and it's close enough count me in. A camping trip then doesn't matter how far, but for a 1 night a week thing has to be less than 2 hr drive. Good luck I'll be watching

Bill

 

[Big Mike]

Camping trip sounds great, would be interested in coming up from NJ

 

[tmmy]

summer get together

Hi ,joe let me know i would deffinetly be up for that im in fishkill ny

 

[JoeBioDiesel]

I see we've got a few "Down-Staters" interested. I used to live in Marlboro, right near Newburgh. My folks are still there. I was originally thinking of doing something near Utica... pretty much the center of the state, but if we don't get some replies form up this way maybe I'll be attending one down there. Either way is OK with me.

Joe

 

[Jgolden]

I'm near Albany and would go if possible, either direction. If it ever warms up and the snow melts.

 

[TORQUE THIS]

If we had a long weekend for camping, I'm sure you could count on a few from CT joining in on the fun! If we find a campground with a lake for power boats, that would be a major +++++!

 

[JoeBioDiesel]

About 20 of us (fellow instructors and former grads from where I teach)camped at Delta Lake State Park near Utica, NY. Great lake for waterskiing and tubing, but not the largest lake for boating trips... I'll definitely bring my ski boat if we go there. Hopefully I won't rupture another eardrum wakeboarding :{



Big park, nice lake, excellent launch, nice facilities, room for big campers if needed.



tmmy was there with us... but he didn't have a CTD at the time...

maybe it won't rain this time.



I think it's time to start picking a date. We won't be tubing and skiing if it's too early in the season though. . but that won't kill me. Feel free to name the weekends that are best for you.



Joe

 

[K LeClair]

JOE,

I am IN as well as my buddy from Slingerlands,NY. Keith

 

[Wheaties]

Hi ,joe let me know i would deffinetly be up for that im in fishkill ny

Hey, where in Fishkill? I work in Fishkill. Come to think of it, I know a guy named Tim that works in Fishkill with me. You aren't him are you?



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[Wheaties]

If we had a long weekend for camping, I'm sure you could count on a few from CT joining in on the fun! If we find a campground with a lake for power boats, that would be a major +++++!

Sure, MacTruck loves to go camping. .

 

[jgillott]

Joe,



I'm from southwest PA, but my in-laws live in Binghamton. The wife and I are there at least every month or so.



Once you get something together, let me know. We could slip up for that weekend.



Justin

 

[TORQUE THIS]

Sure, MacTruck loves to go camping. .

:-{} :{ :-laf

 

[Hammer]

Joe. .

I dont think a dyno rip show would be a tough deal to set-up as there was a shop off of Taft Road in North Syracuse who had a jet. The place was called "The Speed Shop" and I know late in the year they had a big rip that had cash prizes and trophies. I wanted to slip in for that one but other show obligations kept me away. I know they have since moved somewhere further North into a bigger facility. If your interested in a show like that they may be a place for you to start. Let me know if I can help set it up and I'll try to guide you along the way. I have run to my companies Syracuse terminal for the last 2 years on a nightly turn and thats why I know where they were at.



I always come up North in August for the Central NY Mopar Association's annual Mopar show at Cayuga County Fairgrounds. Its another place for guys to go and I am working on getting more of my guys to go along up for this years show. I want to make a weekend trip out of it and do some sight seeing around the region also.



My idea for you to start is this. .

Find a good restaurant with plenty of seating and parking and have a Saturday or Sunday Dinner to see how much interest you can drum up for other shows. You will be amazed how many slip in if you get a day of good weather. Let me know if I can help... ... ... ... . Andy

 

[TORQUE THIS]

I always come up North in August for the Central NY Mopar Association's annual Mopar show at Cayuga County Fairgrounds. Its another place for guys to go and I am working on getting more of my guys to go along up for this years show. I want to make a weekend trip out of it and do some sight seeing around the region also.

Now that sounds like a good weekend! Do you show the truck Andy?

 

[tmmy]

fishkill

no im not same guy but maybe we could me some night for coffee and chat is next week ok im going away until monday so let me know what is a good night after monday night

 

[JoeBioDiesel]

Hammer,

Thanks for the tips. When school's not in session I work at Cantech Automotive right down the road from the old Speed Shop building. They work on high end imports. Not uncommon to see 3 Ferraris in the lot at the same time. No dyno though. .

A while back I talked to another SUNY Automotive school about hosting a dyno day for us. One of the instructors was interested. Although... last time they dyno'd a 3rd Gen there they broke the dyno, melting a plastic air line.

there was a Ford guy there running his mouth about his truck. He got much quieter after the dyno runs...

With the distance everyone is traveling(judging by the people posting here) I wonder if a dinner would attract many people. The car show sounds cool. I'm leaning towards a camping trip myself, but I'm certainly open to others opinions.



Wheaties... . one work of warning if you end up going to eat with tmmy... Every time I sit down for a meal with that guy we end up sitting next to a same-sex couple. I don't think it has ever failed yet.

Also... his real name is TIMMY!TIMMY! (say it like the guys from South Park. . he likes that). :-laf



Joe (tmmy's former instructor)

 

[Hammer]

Now that sounds like a good weekend! Do you show the truck Andy?

Torque This...

Now thats one thing I will always do as long as my arm is up to detailing,LOL. When I went up North this year for that show it was the same weekend as the Nascar race at Pocono. It rained bad for about the first 250 miles of the trip up until I stopped just south of Binghamton,NY for fuel. I figured the show would be washed out but,since I seen sunshine breaking out of the dismal clouds I pushed on. It had rained the night before up there(saturday nite) and had pushed out early and had actually dried out nicely. I got put into their modified class due to having to many things done to the truck and ended up showing with one other fullsize ride,a Dark Green V10 truck lifted to the sky owned by a kid who worked at the Dodge dealership in Syracuse and a raft full of lifted Dakota's some of which I figured I'd need a trampoline to get into,LOL.



Thier club president stopped by and informed me he was sorry for putting me into the class,told him no biggie and laughed. He also told me I was the very first modified diesel they ever had at one of their shows and would like me to try and have more come in next year. At any rate, I didn't win in my class as I got out bling,blinged and out lifted but won the long distance award and recieved a very nice pewter engraved platter from them. It was a very well run show,complete with a couple hundred cars and trucks a great DIRT Modified show afterwards. It made my weekend trip well worth it and I will go back.



I venture out to alot of these smaller Mopar shows in the area and find alot of cars which do not go to the Nationals or Carlisle. Its neat to see what slips in for you to gawk over and up there was no different. The one which made my trip up there was a original uncut,untubbed 65 Dodge Coronet RO23 factory superstocker,complete with aluminum front end and numbers matching Hemi. The old guy who DROVE it in was from Up near Jay,Ny and told me he had owned it since new in late 1964. Ah well,nice show,nice area and I am going back,LOL.



Joe. .

Do Not undersell the idea of a small gathering as you woulod be surprised who or how many will show up. Maybe just plan a wrench session and a BBQ somehwere you can fit a truck or 2 to work on and see how many will show up. A camping deal along the lake is ok and may work also as some members do have them. If you plan the activities correctly that you have a campground with cabins(for those of us who do not own one) or near a motel and do a cookout that weekend along with some sightseeing it5 should draw a crowd. Just make sure you plan it after scouring the boards and do it on a "off" show weekend... ... ..... Andy

 

[Wheaties]

Wheaties... . one work of warning if you end up going to eat with tmmy... Every time I sit down for a meal with that guy we end up sitting next to a same-sex couple. I don't think it has ever failed yet.

Also... his real name is TIMMY!TIMMY! (say it like the guys from South Park. . he likes that). :-laf



Joe (tmmy's former instructor)

Thanks for the warning! Oddly enough it seems that if you forget the name of the guy you're talking to at one of these get togethers, try calling him 'Tim' --- you have about a fifty percent chance of being right!



Shout 'Tim' and they all come!