Hope all is well. I have been getting some PM's asking for an official update so wanted to start a new thread going forward with updates, schedule, meeting place, dates etc...

NOTE - Any and all new data will be posted on this thread only....

Official Date: May 17nth 2009

Location: Newport RI

Meeting Place: First Beach Parking Lot (will get address out etc)

Time:10am

This will be a meet and ride event. Plan to meet and greet, pics and car talk of course (no rush) and as we feel right we will take off on a mapped out ride...with a final destination spot completion.

Meeting at first beach is a public area providing a giant flat unobstructed parking lot overlooking the water. Up the road just 1/4 mile is a Dunkin Donuts for coffee and for any high rollers looking keep their significant other happy www.thechanler.com over looks 1st beach where the event will start.... there is a bar here and restaurant (lots of other more reasonable places to stay in town, near by, PM me if you want some recommendations, but few as nice or as expensive)

Please PM me again with your intentions to attend.... or hope to attend as this will have some bearing on the mapped out ride... Goal is more exotic/semi exotic sports cars for this ride itself but all welcomed to attend the meet.

Newport has a lot to offer for those looking for other things to do before or after the meet.... largest event that week end is the Boat Show for those boaters..... but here are a ton of other things happening that month.

http://www.gonewport.com/ViewPage.aspx?id=175

Please PM me if you read this and plan to attend.....please do not wait and ask that you PM me asap. Thanks all....

 

Hoping to see some RI car owners out at the meet.... Thanks

 

will start a new thread as well...sorry.
-I may still shoot down for an informal meet if enough people still want to get a small group out rain or shine, just PM me if you would be interested...-
It’s with great regret that I need to cancel this event... The weather is just not cooperating and seems that the forecast is getting wetter and wetter as the days draw near. I have put in a lot of time, energy, effort etc. into setting this up and no one is more frustrated then me. Sorry, just have never attended a outdoor car event in the rain and enjoyed myself....this being a meet, greet and -ride- all the more need for at least decent weather...over cast would have been fine but rain/thunderstorms could cause more stress and head aches to the event and only % of the turn out that a nicer day could bring.
I will try and get a back up date out asap...... and hope all can understand my decision to cancel. (many emails and PM's suggesting the same, thanks for the input) I could have waited until Saturday night to see if the weather changed but that won't give me enough time to warn others planning to attend. If Cars and coffee up North is still going on maybe that can be an option for the day for people?
Again sorry for the news..... and hope to be back in touch soon with a new date.
PM me any questions... Thanks all
May start a new post with the update so people know, hope that is OK...