DEALERSHIP TO HOST OUR NEXT MEET,
Saturday, August 25th!!!
Saturday, August 25th!!!
Hosted by Coastal Hyundai in Melbourne. (Florida, sorry Aussies!)
Info included below in this post:
--Meet Itinerary
--Location Info & Maps
--Directions to Coastal
--Parking
--Meal Info
--Your Responsibilities
--Placard Info
--Roster
Info included in the subsequent post:
--Regarding Other Cars
--Awards
--Andretti Thrill Park Info
--Group Cruise-In Details
MEET ITINERARY
10:30 am - 3:00(ish) pm -- Coastal Hyundai
3:15(ish) pm - whenever -- Andretti Thrill Park
LOCATION INFO & MAPS
Where is Melbourne? Along the central-east coast, ~30 miles south of Cape Canaveral.
Coastal Hyundai is located on US192 at 915 New Haven Ave W., Melbourne, FL 32901, on the southeast corner of the US192 / Dairy Rd intersection.
interactive map...
Andretti Thrill Park is at 3960 South Babcock St, (just before the corner of Babcock & Eber) and is literally only a few miles away from Coastal Hyundai:
DIRECTIONS TO COASTAL
(NOTE: These directions are generic guidelines, using the major highways. By all means, map your own route if you don't like these or if your location doesn't fit one of these.)
Northern East Coast -- I-95 South.
Central East Coast -- I-95 North/South as applicable.
Southern East Coast -- I-95 North.
Northern West Coast / Panhandle -- I-10 East to I-95 South
(Alternate: I-10 East to I-75 South to Turnpike South to 528 East to 95 South)
Central West Coast -- I-4 East to 528 East to I-95 South.(Alternate: I-4 East to 417 North to 528 East to I-95 South.
Southern West Coast -- I-75 South to I-595 to I-95 North.(Alternate: I-75 South to I-595 to Turnpike North to I-95 North)
Northern Central -- I-75 South to Turnpike South to 528 East to 95 SouthOnce on I-95, take exit 180 (US-192), and head east off the exit. About three miles in, Coastal Hyundai is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of US-192 and Dairy Rd.
Coastal Hyundai to Andretti Thrill Park:
- East on US-192.
- Turn right (south) on Babcock St.
- Andretti is on the right, just two miles down.
PARKING
Below is the layout of the Coastal Hyundai property. Shown in the yellow checkered outline is the lot Coastal has set aside for us. Note, there are 42 actual parking spots in this lot ... but we have more than 42 cars coming. There is extra space at the ends of the rows, plus some "overflow" parking in the adjacent sections (outlined in solid yellow).
IMPORTANT! We will not enter the front of the dealership for a few reasons:
1) So we don't back up traffic on 192 when a large group of Tibs arrive...
2) The entrance in the back is much wider, and can be taken at any angle. The slope is very minor though, so angling may not be necessary. If required though, once again, we don't have to back up traffic on 192.
3) So we can stage the Tibs as required to allow time/space to park properly (and again, not block traffic). Derek will be handling the majority of said staging.
So...how do we get in the back way? Easy...follow the RED ROUTE on the map below.
1) Pass the dealership on your right.
2) Turn right onto Dunbar Ave., the first street on your right. (Note, the dealership has three driveways on 192, so look for the Dunbar street sign.)
3) Turn right onto Pegasus Ct. .
4) Make your first right into the service lot 2 driveway.
5) Pull straight ahead to the end of the building, where you will be staged for parking.
MEAL INFO
LUNCH: Coastal Hyundai will be providing pizza for us!
DINNER: We're on our own. I suspect those not heading home right after Andretti may end up getting dinner in the area. Melbourne has every restaurant chain/type known to man.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
1) Please be as close to on-time as possible.
2) Please make a placard for your Tib! (See "Placard Info" section for details)
3) For Andretti:
-- Print out, sign, and bring your Andretti Thrill Park waiver. (See "Andretti Thrill Park Info" section for link to waiver.)
-- Pack closed-toe shoes.
-- Decide if you want a 2-hour or 3-hour pass.
4) When you arrive at the meet, check in with me after you've parked to get your nametag. Also, let me know which Andretti pass you want.
5) BE RESPECTFUL AND POLITE TO THE DEALERSHIP, ANDRETTI PARK, AND THEIR PATRONS! NO BURNOUTS IN THE PARKING LOT. NO DRUGS. NO RECKLESSNESS.
Coastal Hyundai is being gracious enough to host our meet. If we hope to have other dealership meets in the future, at Coastal or elsewhere, it is IMPERATIVE that we impress them. Also, people are kicked out of Andretti very often for reckless driving or messing with the motors. DON'T!!!
Word travels fast these days, and it can be good or bad.
-- If this goes well, we'll form a great relationship with Coastal. Maybe they'll sell a few cars because of us! (Just not TO us, at least until the RWDs come out.) Then, perhaps, we'll have dealerships contacting US, rather than vice versa, to host a meet!
-- If this goes badly, you'll hurt NT's image, the Southeast Region's image, my image as the meet organizer and a frequent customer of theirs, the image of anyone who helped me put this together (Mark, Derek, JC, etc), Derek's image as one of their techs, and the image of anyone who likes to customize their car.
PLACARD INFO Creating a placard for your dashboard / windshield was a great new idea we incorporated last meet! With a placard of info about your Tib, if you're not nearby, people can still learn about your Tib and its mods.
Please include the following on your placard:
a) NT screen name
b) Real name (first only)
c) Location (e.g., "Cocoa, FL")
d) Tib year & version
e) Mod list
Recommendation: Build your placard in a graphics program, then have it printed as an 8X10 photo at Wal-Mart. This makes it look very professional!
For example:
Hit up a fellow member if you're no good with graphics programs. I'd like to avoid lists scribbled on a crumpled piece of paper, if we can help it. (You know who you are... :3_headsha )
ROSTER
When you RSVP, include your first name for your nametag.
August Meet Roster:
1. Stimpy2301 (Andy) (Port St. John)
2. CableTec (Brad) (Jacksonville)
3. speedy (Mark)
4. ShrkByt05 (Chase)
5. tibby03 (Lou)
6. DeShark (Danny) (Ftr. Lauderdale)
7. leviivey (Levi)
8. bagpiper (Herb)
9. Rick (Rick)
10. apollo/plyinfear (Justin) (Vero Beach)
11. Xclusive (Drew)
12. MisterTib (Jamie) (Port St. Lucie)
13. Shark Demon (Pedro) (Kissimmee)
14. h9alyman (Jim) (Rockledge)
15. Dairyking (Eric) (Lighthouse Point)
16. philm00x (Phil)
17. Sofakingrich (Elliot)
18. tuscanigrl (Amber)
19. jonnyd (Jon) (Bradenton)
20. 03tibGT (Nick)
21. DeltaChiTib (Kyle)
22. redtuscani (Jason)
23. Agent Orange (Jon)
24. godalesp (Pedro)
25. porkchop520 (Jesse)
26. copsknowme (Jonathan)
27. Pinkperdition (Emilie)
28. Evil_Squirrell (Andy #2)
29. DirtLizardT (Timothy)
30. smebysound (Glenn)
31. corrupt05 (Carl)
32. JC's Friend (Chris)
33. BananaRammer (David)
34. PhantomTiburonX-02 (?)
35. ArKAnGeL (Domenic)
36. TaRawr (Tara) (Palm Bay)
37. tibguy254 (Mike)
38. jadaniel7 (Josh) (Orlando)
39. italiano66 (?) (Winter Springs)
40. NotEnoughBoom (Rick #2)
41. labmixz (Henry)
42. wazuu69 (Ryan)
43. ryanstib (Ryan)
44. 6speedwonder (James)
45. TurboTib03 (Jay)
46. idrinkpellegrino (Bryan)
47. JPizzle (JP)
48. Pr0tege (Luke) (Lake Mary)
49. SlvrShark_2.7 (Chris)
50. SiCkTiB (Chris)
51. WhiteRhino27015 (Olivier) (Ft. Lauderdale)
52. arch_angel (Brandon)
53. mtlwannabe (Jonny)
54. morikawa88 (Freddy)
55. uppeddaboost (Devin)
56. SiLvEr07' (Mike)
57. only1db (Derek) --Elantra XD--
58. Slipknotfan (Marc) --Elantra XD-- (Stuart)
59. Silentwolf (Silentwolf) --Elantra XD-- (Cocoa Beach)
60. Hyunpower (Martin) --Elantra XD--
61. Streetshark2003 (Emilio)**maybe**
62. T06Crush (Kris) **95% maybe** (Connecticut)
63. tuscanishark007 (Dave) **maybe**
64. Tiburonhavok (Dean) **maybe**
65. Orlean **maybe**
66. chadoffl (Chad) **maybe**
67. GaTo (Carlos) **maybe**
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