Western Canada MEET

[waffler]

the western canada grand am meet will be August 2nd, 2003 in Calgary, Alberta! all Grand Ams are welcome not just from the westcoast and canada. lets try and make this work since the one last year was pure crap! the original thread is located on GAOC forums.

[EBlend]

Man ohh man, i hope i can make it. My girlfriends birtday is on aug first and we might be going out camping and stuff.., unless we do it on the weekend following. I hope i can make it. Got lots of stuff to fix on my car thought, my exhaust, my 2 curberd RIMS!! my big scratch on the front from some a$$hole! and my stereo system in the dash with lcd and such. And maybe tint. Ohh and gt rear breaks!! (these should be here in like a week or so!! YAY)

[waffler]

can you document everything that is involved with the gt rear breaks since i will be looking at doing this mod too thx.

[Filter]

I'll definately try to make it. A chance for people to finally see my car. I've always wanted to make it to a meet, but they are never close by. If I can't, maybe you guys can stop by and say hello on your way through Saskatchewan.

[Jagey]

We should just have a prairies meet in saskatchewan for albertans, saskatchewanians and manitobans. The 14 hour drive to calgary is nuts.

[MagiLLa]

what the fukc is there to do in sask? consider me out.

[videoman]

Do it here in Winnipeg! There lots to do...Maybe go up to Grand Beach! sweeeeet

[waffler]

the friday before the meet there is a track event called secret street 10$ to race, just an idea

[RGAGT]

waffler if you can pull it off i'm in i tried last year and no sucess because most of the Ga members are in edmonton and didn't want to came down. Gramps gt is From B.C. I'm sure he will come Eblend (RGAGT) me and probable some of the Alero boys would be up for that and yeah secret street friday would be cool

[abbadu]

hey guy's what going on. by the way Waffler thanks for posting the meet in here. just got in the gagt site today. Well any case I'm planning a grand am meet in Calgary. you can see the threads on the other site. I say the suggestion to have it in winipeg. that would be way to much travelling for me in 3 day's I live all the way In Victoria BC. That why I picked Calgary. Of course alero's are welcome. I noticed a few faces from an old forum called teamga. I went under the same handle in there so hi nice to seeyou all again. in gaowners site i'm cyrrus. so If any one has any question about the meet in Calgary ont he aug long weekend. either pm me either one of the sites. or you can email me directly at eaublond@yahoo.ca
andrew

[abbadu]

Originally posted by Jagey
We should just have a prairies meet in saskatchewan for albertans, saskatchewanians and manitobans. The 14 hour drive to calgary is nuts.
hey I'm willing to do 14 hours throught the mountain with wacked out drivers on narrown roads. from Victoria to Calgary. another to the Peg that like 28 hours now that nut's

[waffler]

well the reason why winnipeg would be really good is because our cruising/racing scene is like no other in this country its truly a sight to be seen

[RGAGT]

well on that scene i think vancover would have u beat and calgary isn't far behind van


oh and nice to see ya again abbadu thought we had lost all the teamga guys when the site got shot down you still living in b.c. i'm actually planning a few trips out there this summer just to get the ga on the highway will be down there weekend of june 6 for the import show off

[steve_m]

Originally posted by waffler
the western canada grand am meet will be August 2nd, 2003 in Calgary, Alberta! all Grand Ams are welcome not just from the westcoast and canada. lets try and make this work since the one last year was pure crap! the original thread is located on GAOC forums.

DOH! Its my b-day that day and I will be in Vegas for DefCon that weekend. I'm not a Grand Am owner (Alero here) but I would have loved to attend.

-Steve

[waffler]

Originally posted by RGAGT
well on that scene i think vancover would have u beat and calgary isn't far behind van

they may have us beat on how many ricers but you have to experienced a cruise night like winnipegs ask anyone from winnipeg or who has been to winnipeg. ppl from all over north america come here just to see it

[MagiLLa]

Originally posted by waffler
ppl from all over north america come here just to see it

wtf wtf wtf :confused: :huh: ehhh, they do?? i've never seen any........... i think this statement is way far fetched

[waffler]

yes magilla they do

[Jagey]

yes magilla, they do. Our cruise scene is pretty famous actually. Don't you remember from last year how there was no room at all downtown every sunday. PACKED.

[MagiLLa]

i remember. it's tight from the corner of portage and main, up to past Midas.... but come on, all from North America? idk... i think people would rather see the Tropical States cruise scenes, FL, CALI, etc.

[RGAGT]

Steve that sucks u can't make it we still have to hook up end of this month or first weekend in may hopefully the wheather is better

[abbadu]

well in any case I'm still trying to have the meet in calgary. It's just easier for me to plans in calgary since I used to live in alberta for 9 years. lived in Calgary for over a year. Plus with me living in Victoria. just make more sense. to have it in Calgary. Hey I could of tried to have it in Van. but that would be fare for the guy in manitoba. That the main reason i'm having it in Calgary. I've already made some arrangement with some clubs and waiting to hear back from them and some hotels.

[abbadu]

Oh hey, rgagt nice to see you again. I've seen a couple poeple from the team on the other site. and a few on here. Man it seems that when the team split up, it pretty much split some went to hear some went to the other site. oh yeah alero's are welcome to the meet in calgary. the grand am and alero's are like brothers. just with different dad but same mom.:D

[RGAGT]

YEAH THIS IS TRUE WHAT IS THE OTHER SITE EVERYONE WENT TO

[abbadu]

hey rgagt , I know that 97gagt is one the the other site under the name of madicboy, the site is gaownersclub. To any moderators. I'm not trying to advertise the other site. he just ask. so please don't look me out.

[RGAGT]

cool thanks Yeah it kind of sucked that they shut the site down early so I didn't get a chance to get everyone's email

[Gramp's GT]

Any specifics on where in Calgary, what is planned, how many days, special hotel rates etc?:cool:

[abbadu]

All I have so far is that it's going to be aug long weekend Sat aug 2 and Sunday aug 3rd. I'm in the process in talking to the manager of Cowboy's to see if they can wave the cover and the line up for us. I'm just starting with the hotels. Right now i'm trying to get some info on what poeple would like to do.
This is what I have so far I though we could meet on the north west corner either by crowfoot center or by the airport. then cruise down to uncle willy's on Mcloed trail. I used to work at Subaru across the street from there. there was alway a car grooup meeting there. Uncle willie's is like an old car hoop. I (actully the fiancee) has a friend that his father own a pontiac dealership in Calgary. maybe we could meet there and maybe he could some swag, as the attention of the grand am might make for some good business for him. I'm also planning on getting the press involved so that we could get some more exposer. then I though we could cruise to get some food and chat. then we could dispurse to our hotels and get changed and go for some drinks and dance, ( I know the fiancee coming with me and should would appreciat that. On sunday maybe we could cruise to banff and maybe lake louise for some mountian driving. get some cool shot's of the GA's and I know in banff if it's nice there a beach or grab a bite to eat. then back to calgary for some kind of wind down. I'm also going to check if we could get some swag from local business( not sure yet) Hey that what I have so far I'm going to be working on this. heck(brain storm just happened) maybe in while in banff we could have a picnic and group bbq/potluck. So what do you think. Sorry about the long thread
Andrew

[waffler]

if i do go ill probably be arriving early so i can attend secret street

[steve_m]

Originally posted by RGAGT
Steve that sucks u can't make it we still have to hook up end of this month or first weekend in may hopefully the wheather is better

Yeah, if I wasn't speaking at the conference I would skip it this year as the meet sounds/looks like fun.

Enjoy guys, if you want me to hook you up with some VIP passes to a few of the local strip clubs let me know, I am friends with the owners of the French Maid chain (3 clubs) here in Calgary.

[Gramp's GT]

Sounds good Abbadu. Keep us posted as things come together. Can't help you much from here.

[abbadu]

Originally posted by waffler
if i do go ill probably be arriving early so i can attend secret street
hey tht all good. I just won't be there intimefor secret street. So I won't be attending. I might stilll try and figure out how to orginize it though. i'll keep you posted

[gravy]

I might be around calgary august long weekend... would it be cool if I brought my GTP? I used to have a GA :)

[steve_m]

Originally posted by gravy
I might be around calgary august long weekend... would it be cool if I brought my GTP? I used to have a GA :)


Only if you let me race you! :D

[RGAGT]

That would be a good race Steve . Hey you going to be around this weekend weather looks good

[EBlend]

Originally posted by RGAGT
That would be a good race Steve . Hey you going to be around this weekend weather looks good

yo rick, can u get my ROBs email adress, pm it to me
Thanks

[steve_m]

Originally posted by RGAGT
That would be a good race Steve . Hey you going to be around this weekend weather looks good


Yeah, the speedcowboys dudes are planning something. Just need to find out where but looks like around 11PMish saturday....

[gravy]

sure... I'll give it a go... my car is still stock though... I might have a new pulley by then, we'll see...

[gravy]

Originally posted by EBlend
yo rick, can u get my ROBs email adress, pm it to me
Thanks

are you looking for my email address??

[EBlend]

Originally posted by gravy
are you looking for my email address??

sorry didn't know your name was rob, no its this other dude we both know, i need my car fixed and he gonna help me

[RGAGT]

Hey is this thing still a go if so thinking catus club for dinner before cowboys

[abbadu]

yeah I', still planning the meet, Just been really busy at work. amd helping plan my wedding. plus there lot's of family s&%$ going on. that. I didn't have much time on the puter. but I get this for out of town guest

hey I got some quotes for hotels in calgary.
Day's inn on 16th ave nw(also the transcanada hwy) is 79 for 1 to 2 and 89 for 3 to 4
quality inn is 119
comfort inn is 117
they are in the same area. both close to c- train not far from downtown( clubbing) and near the dealership some what close to the dealership i'm talking with( actully i'm talking with 3 of them). does anyone have any ??????? please ask. I do need something to get my matter in the head to start rolling.

[abbadu]

hey the cactus club sound like a good idea. what are there prices like. and what kind of menu do they serve. I' ll give them a call to see if they can make a special arangement for us. thanks

[steve_m]

Yeah, I was at the Cactus Club last night. Its good. Earls type food -- a little pricey but worth it. Hot waitresses too.

[RGAGT]

OH Yeah very Hot waitress :thumbs: unfortunatly I've been there so much I know most of them by Name:cheers:

[abbadu]

that many times eh:thumbs: . I'm just curious where about is it located in calgary. I've never been to it while I was living in Calgary. Address or street # would help me out big. Thanks for the info and I'll make I keep you guy's posted in the work for the "Grand Am & N-Body western meet". This is the name I'm giving the meet. Since i'm working with both clubs.

[Gramp's GT]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by abbadu
[B]hey the cactus club sound like a good idea. what are there prices like. and what kind of menu do they serve.

I have never eaten at the one in Calgary however I have eaten several times at the one in Richmond ....Great ribs there .....real tender .... they just fall off the the bone.

[steve_m]

The one in Calgary is on Macleod Trail just south or Chinook on the other side.

[abbadu]

cool great. Now i know were it is makes life alot easier.:thumbs:

[Gramp's GT]

The hotels during the long weekend's in Canada book up real fast.....is the meet still on?

[abbadu]

Hey guy's i'm sorry I haven't been on line that much this week. Been a hecktick week. So family stuff, Planning my wedding(june 30 the big day) and It was busy at my work, plus I also work part time at a golf course. I just had to take a week off from planning the meet. I also have friend in calgary that are going to help plan ie. deal at the club and the restaurant. I also found out that one of my fiancee's friend from calgary his dad own's Shaw gmc. so we might have the meet there. Good pr for us and the dealership. (Hopefull with future interest come our way).So any way if you have any concern's please either email me at eaublond@yahoo.ca, or pm me.

[RGAGT]

Good to Hear Man And Congrats on the Wedding :thumbs:

[abbadu]

hey thanks. the wedding is coming real fast. :D

[Gramp's GT]

Why don't you surprise the "wife to be" and combine the wedding with the GA get together? She may not like it but she definately won't forget it! (or probably forgive you)

[abbadu]

funny guy. She wouldn't problably mind. Just here family might not like it to much. Don't worry the grand am will be in the wedding photo for a couple of takes.:p

[RGAGT]

I'm hopin this is still a go ? if so how many people are going to attend
:cheers:

[Gramp's GT]

I am about 90% sure that I will be able to make it :thumbs:

[Jagey]

don't feel like reading the posts, has a definate date been set yet?

[waffler]

the weekend of august 2nd

[waffler]

just a headups august 2nd is the last test and tune of the year and i think it would be cool if all winnipeg ppl showed so this may make it harder for me and other ppl to go

[Jagey]

not to mention the trip is insanely far for only a weekend

[abbadu]

Hey guy's sorry about not getting back to you guy's any earlier. I had a mother board melt down on the computer. Plus with my wedding coming up so close. the Fiancee making me do lots of things to get our wedding off with out a hook. Yes the meet is still going on In Calgary on the August long weekend. hey I Know some of you guy's can't make it. I'm org, this and I live in Victoria with is a 2 hour ferry boat and 12 hour drive( yeah right if you do the speed limit). I'll be there for sure. I have a friend in Calgary that's talking to Cowboy's for some kind of a deal(ei maybe no cover or no line up) I'm going to get back to you guy's with more info soon. so please don't be discourage.
Abbadu