[Supras] Toronto Supra Club Meet 2006 - Supras in Motion

Tue Jul 25 19:27:12 CDT 2006

LOL, I expected that!

It DOES suck!  Used to be so much fun to meet new people and see their cars. 
These cars are just too damned cheap these days and I said that 7 years ago. 
Every new owner I meet is enthusiastic about their car, but they're young, 
ignorant and broke.  None of which lends itself to attending a meet in 
another country.

Alot of the new owners DO have their shit together.  They are respectful of 
longtime owners, candid about their car's problems and wanting to be TAUGHT 
how to fix the problems.  Note: I put taught in caps, because the one's that 
want it done for them for free (and they're out there) get ZERO respect from 
me.  We've got some local guys that truly have the fire.  Young, but their 
attitude is great and they respect their cars and oldtimer's knowledge. 
They're just not loaded with cash.  Hence, they won't make the meet, but in 
future years as they develop their professional life and their car they 
will.

All is not lost, but this is a transition time IMHO.  These cars REALLY HAVE 
gotten too cheap.  Let everything settle for a couple years and the true 
enthusiasist's will once again rise to the top.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric W" <zazzn at sympatico.ca>
To: "'t72pwrd'" <NHOLDEN1 at woh.rr.com>; "'Jim Jobe'" <jjobe2 at supratech.org>
Cc: <Supras at supras.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:55 PM
Subject: RE: [Supras] Toronto Supra Club Meet 2006 - Supras in Motion

> No actually nick you don't ;)
>
> Hehe no but seriously I know of 2 Americans coming.. There is no love
> anymore for the supra meets which actually rally really sucks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: t72pwrd [mailto:nholden1 at woh.rr.com]
> Sent: July 25, 2006 6:29 PM
> To: Eric W; 'Jim Jobe'
> Cc: Supras at supras.com
> Subject: Re: [Supras] Toronto Supra Club Meet 2006 - Supras in Motion
>
> I'll be at Toronto dammit!!  Don't I count!!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eric W" <zazzn at sympatico.ca>
> To: "'Jim Jobe'" <jjobe2 at supratech.org>
> Cc: <Supras at supras.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Supras] Toronto Supra Club Meet 2006 - Supras in Motion
>
>
>> Well you guys gotta let the toronto guys know more in advance you know
>> we'll
>> come 15-20 strong.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jim Jobe [mailto:jjobe2 at supratech.org]
>> Sent: July 25, 2006 5:18 PM
>> To: Eric W
>> Cc: Supras at supras.com
>> Subject: Re: [Supras] Toronto Supra Club Meet 2006 - Supras in Motion
>>
>>
>> Yep, our meet in Ohio had terrible turnout as well.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 01:43:51PM -0400, Eric W wrote:
>>> So no one is coming? What kind of support is that... Pretty lame.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Eric W [mailto:zazzn at sympatico.ca]
>>> Sent: July 21, 2006 2:10 PM
>>> To: 'Jeff Mohler'
>>> Cc: 'Supras at supras.com'
>>> Subject: RE: [Supras] Toronto Supra Club Meet 2006 - Supras in Motion
>>>
>>> You can race in Toronto.....
>>>
>>> Another STS Down the drag strip!!
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jeff Mohler [mailto:speedtoys.racing at gmail.com]
>>> Sent: July 21, 2006 11:25 AM
>>> To: Eric W
>>> Cc: Supras at supras.com
>>> Subject: Re: [Supras] Toronto Supra Club Meet 2006 - Supras in Motion
>>>
>>> Racing calendar doesnt co-operate very well.  But next year im hanging
>>> up racing primarily, and will be co-driving two other cars, so I can
>>> work that out better.
>>>
>>> On 7/20/06, Eric W <zazzn at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>> > Man been for ever since you've been there jeff.
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Jeff Mohler [mailto:speedtoys.racing at gmail.com]
>>> > Sent: July 20, 2006 11:32 PM
>>> > To: Eric W
>>> > Cc: Supras at supras.com
>>> > Subject: Re: [Supras] Toronto Supra Club Meet 2006 - Supras in Motion
>>> >
>>> > Have fun guys..promise...next year.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 7/20/06, Eric W <zazzn at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>> > > Toronto Supra Club Meet 2006 - Supras in Motion
>>> > >
>>> > > Well one and all it's that time of year again when most of your 
>>> > > sweet
>>> > rides
>>> > > have been woken up from their winter slumbers, taken for a spin
>>> > > around
>>> the
>>> > > block and promptly found their way back onto stands for the Supra
>>> > ownership
>>> > > motto: Drive once, repair many! With this in mind, we've set the 
>>> > > meet
>>> far
>>> > > enough into the summer to allow you and your money pit the
>>> > > opportunity
>>> to
>>> > > participate in the longest continuously running Supra owners meet in
>>> North
>>> > > America and maybe the world (I'm still, some 4 years on, trying to
>>> verify
>>> > if
>>> > > anyone in Japan has been doing this longer and still have no idea).
>>> > >
>>> > > This year, the theme is Supras in motion, and that means one
>>> thing.plenty
>>> > of
>>> > > driving. In the past, we drove a bit, parked, ate, drove a bit and
>>> parked
>>> > > again in order to eat. This time.well, we'll pretty much be doing 
>>> > > the
>>> same
>>> > > thing, but the parking times are shorter, and we're getting out of
>>> > > the
>>> > city.
>>> > > This means we will drive, rather than sit in our cars idling our 
>>> > > very
>>> > > expensive gas away in traffic.
>>> > >
>>> > > Friday August 18th starts at Wendy's off the QEW where we started
>>> > > last
>>> > year,
>>> > > and we roll out to Niagara on the Lake. It's a quiet, picturesque
>> little
>>> > > town at the heart of Niagara wine country filled with antique and 
>>> > > ice
>>> > cream
>>> > > shops, and the requisite elderly pedestrian traffic.just the kind of
>>> place
>>> > > that will be happy to see the noisy fast cars leave. And leave we
>> will!
>>> We
>>> > > head out through the vineyards into escarpment country to tackle 
>>> > > some
>>> > twisty
>>> > > trails on our way to park and eat again in Hamilton. Consider this a
>> pit
>>> > > stop on the pilgrimage to Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga for the
>>> drag
>>> > > racing portion of our weekend. If you really want, they of course
>>> > > also
>>> > have
>>> > > typical fried burgers and wieners on a bun at the track. After the
>>> drags,
>>> > we
>>> > > turn tail for Toronto and the meet hotel before the pitchfork
>>> > > wielding
>>> > > locals in Cayuga and the Niagara region get to us.
>>> > >
>>> > > Saturday August 19th begins bright and early. If you haven't been to
>>> > > a
>>> > > Toronto meet, you haven't discovered that the only thing we do more
>> than
>>> > > love our Supras is eat. Denny's in Mississauga is the starting 
>>> > > point,
>>> with
>>> > > breakfast beginning at 8am running till 10am. We pull out at 10 and
>> head
>>> > > away from the cities in order to enjoy the hills and winding country
>>> north
>>> > > of the GTA. Our flight will take us about 3 hours around the roads
>>> > > and
>>> by
>>> > > this time we should be ready for.food. Lunch will also be the venue
>> for
>>> > our
>>> > > show and shine competition. After stuffing our faces and eyeballing
>> what
>>> > it
>>> > > will take to win next year, we light up the tires and head east to
>> enjoy
>>> > > more of the countryside. Our next destination.wait for it...has 
>>> > > still
>>> more
>>> > > food. Our dinner venue has changed, and will be at a cool little
>> hangout
>>> > in
>>> > > the town of Whitby, several miles east of Toronto. This is a common
>>> cruise
>>> > > night hang during the week, and should more than meet our needs. 
>>> > > From
>>> > > dinner, we let the usual chaos commence. Some will have the
>> opportunity
>>> to
>>> > > take a cruise back over the top of Toronto for some enjoyment in the
>>> cool
>>> > > evening air, others have the opportunity to call it a day and shoot
>> back
>>> > > into the city quickly on the now traffic bare 401.or at least it
>> should
>>> be
>>> > > traffic bare at that time of night, and still others may want to
>> cruise
>>> > > downtown to check out the nightlife, or stop at one of the many
>>> > > hotdog
>>> > carts
>>> > > for a wiener on a bun!
>>> > >
>>> > > Sunday August 20th wouldn't be the same without our outdoor BBQ and
>>> > > chill-axing. Breakfast again starts at 8, and runs to about 10:30,
>>> > > and
>>> > from
>>> > > there we stock up on the cola and the wieners and buns and head out.
>> Bob
>>> > > Shapton has graciously offered up his farm again this year for our
>>> little
>>> > > cook out, and we couldn't resist! Remember to bring a cooler, and
>> we'll
>>> > hit
>>> > > the grocery store for food on the way up. Stock up on your favorite
>>> > steaks,
>>> > > burgers or wieners and buns and prepare to grill!
>>> > >
>>> > > There we go again, 11 years, lots of cars, food galore and peeps 
>>> > > from
>>> all
>>> > > over eye-ballin' each other's wieners.I mean cars.
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > SOOOOOO...
>>> > >
>>> > > WHOS IN!?
>>> > >
>>> > >
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