Poll: Would you come back next year??

[Herblenny]

First of all, I would like to thank ALL of you Hardcore Rotorheads for coming to DGRR 2008!

Also I would like to thank all the Vendors for sponsoring and coming out to this TINY event called DGRR... Especially the guys from EXEDY USA.

Well, Like past 3 years, I'm once again in a debate about if I want to organize it again or not:)... I have to say, this year went so smooth, I'm 90+% sure I'll organize it again (pending few minor details). Next year, I'm hoping to bring Jim Downing and maybe Rick Engman to come to our event and maybe give us a seminar about rotary cars... who knows..

Anyhow, I wanted to see how many of you would come back next year...

[DRTHVDR]

I'm coming again....With or WITH-OUT an engine.

[lt1_fd3s]

i'm considering doing the whole event instead of just coming up on saturday...

[zonblitz]

Yes, I need to show everybody that the car is fixed... :)

[fire85gslse]

I'm coming again....With or WITH-OUT an engine.
Good to see ya again.





Yes I would go next year, and I am bringing something special that no one has seen.
I like the new place as it is much nicer, but miss being able to walk cabin to cabin from party to party.

[Proxy One]

You know im there Phil, FD or not as usual

[85rx-7gsl-se]

Is this a rhetorical question? :D

[Nexcis]

Now now Phil, you know I'll be there... already told you that you can count on my help! And yes, I'll be the first to sign up again!!!

[Pourman]

ABSOLUTELY !! ... I'll be there again Phil , and this time we talked about coming up an entire week early , to get some more runs in :) ... I'll try to bring the Gsl-Se next year too , as it's almost ready now ... let me know what I can do next time to help you out more too , I just stood around ALOT ;)

[IH8DSM]

definetly going to the next one had a blast.

[Bryan@BNR]

Me an the wife are definately in for next year. I will do a better job as a sponsor and bring some stuff for the raffle. Just maybe I will do a turbo seminar but I can't garrentee that :D.

[blwnrtr93]

I'll be back again next year. I really liked Nantahala despite the ongoing refurbishing/upgrading.

There is an unofficial interest thread in the Lounge.

[khronus79]

I was there before you even made this announcement

[Herblenny]

Definitely a better place than Fontana... I don't know how many of you heard this story.. but one of the DGRR attendee ran across one of the representative from Fontana and they want us back... I have to say, I like the guys at Nantahala so much better and made my life better at the event!!

I've requested that if they had some of the roads paved, we'll be EVEN happier!! We'll see how it goes:)

PHIL

[Proxy One]

I too am probably going to take even more time off next year, time goes by too fast when you are with good people having fun. Monday came too soon. :(

[Pourman]

We were standing next to the Girl from Fontana , when she was blasting the Nantahala Village :rolleyes: ... Unprofessional to say the least ... we looked at the Fontana place and drove through it , not bad , but I'm kinda diggin' the Nantahala Village , so I would go there again :) ... as far as that Girl from Fontana :nopity:

[RoughRex]

Is this a rhetorical question? :D

:icon_tup:

[WE3RX7]

I'll def be back - I think we wont go so over the top with the cabin though. Paid full price for something that "had a hot tub" nobody said it wasnt installed yet!! The roads being paved would be a big bonus too. I didnt even feel like washing the car since it would just be dirty again the second I had to run back to the cabin!

Phil, I'm def down and should have the FC road worthy by then too!

[jfaplanet]

:bowdown: Yes Phil, I will be back, Thanks for putting on a great event as usual. I hope to have the other truck finished next year and have a car for Mel to drive the dragon. She wanted to this year but is just not that comfortable driving a standard yet. Hope to see you soon at a B'Ham or H'ville meet. :biggthumpup:

[Pink Flea]

Well they totaled the pink car sooo I will definately be there with my 8 next year!!

[DRTHVDR]

Who's "THEY"? Insurance?

[J2R]

Definitely a better place than Fontana... I don't know how many of you heard this story.. but one of the DGRR attendee ran across one of the representative from Fontana and they want us back... I have to say, I like the guys at Nantahala so much better and made my life better at the event!!

I've requested that if they had some of the roads paved, we'll be EVEN happier!! We'll see how it goes:)

PHIL

Yeah, I miss Fontana in some ways. But the place is still there and we were able to go back and take pictures at the Dam and what not. However we loved Nantahala, it was very comfortable and the people there were nice and friendly. Not to mention a hell of a lot better bang for the buck! As far as the woman being unprofessional, I think she realized that they really messed up and was desperate to get the business back. But then again she didn't have to talk to us about another village at the same time. She gave us the business card and we just passed it on. :leaving:

[My5ABaby]

I'm not sure why this is even a poll... :D

YES!

[fire85gslse]

Well they totaled the pink car sooo I will definately be there with my 8 next year!!

buy it back from them!

[g's 3rd gen]

Can't wait till next year. The facilty and food were far superior. The drive to the dragon was a bit long but no bother driving w/ buddies to and from! The only thing was a lack of space for all the cars to be in one area for the gathering but not a big deal! Awesome time! G

[Pink Flea]

Who's "THEY"? Insurance?

No, the monkeys that escaped from the zoo... LOL
Yes the insurance company... and I am buying it back from them and fixing it up.

[sumdeus]

No doubt I will be back. It was my first time and it was definitely better than I hoped for.

[ZGN]

I love the Dragon. Amber and I will be there to help out in any way we can! A++ job to everyone!

[88turbotime]

I'll be there for sure! I kinda miss some things about fontana, such as having the cabins close together and being much closer to the gap, but then again Nantahala IS a much nicer place, and i rocked that hot tub like none other :D So either way, without question, I will be back next year. Thanks Phil!

[2gslse]

I had a good time and I will be back again. It was my first dgrr and I think all the planning that went into the event was done very well.

[sinequanon]

I'll totally be there next year...and will actually get to stay the whole weekend as well. Stupid work :o10:

[20b 3rd gen]

Well you know Im there, who else is going to park all those DAMN CARS!!! :)

[Turbo II]

^Nobody, we'll all be in jail for "exhibition of speed" or whatever the hell it was you guys got stopped for hah!

Unless something stupid comes up (like going to Japan!!!) I'll be there for another 4 day weekend as usual. The first year was fun and every one since then has just gotten better. I do wish Whatchamacallit Village was closer to the Dragon and people were closer to each other but the service, food and staff are worth the difference.

[SPiN Racing]

Without doubt I will be there.

Im going on a really strong limb here, but I believe Eviaviator will as well.

Soon as registration opens, Im in.

[Pourman]

I wish I had gotten a picture of all our cars pulled over , and the Cop in it too :) , Hahaa ... good times

[20b 3rd gen]

ZGN got a pic of the cop as he was bent over into zonblitz's car

[Pourman]

GOTTA have that one ... ZGN , send one to gatr1fred@cox.net

[ROTORX7Holly]

i'm considering doing the whole event instead of just coming up on saturday...

Traynham, you have to leave the pistons at home though. :)

[Bryan@BNR]

Well you know Im there, who else is going to park all those DAMN CARS!!! :)


John you can drive up my buick next year if you want! lol Thats if you can handle all that Torque....:rofl:

[aws140]

ill definitely be there again, for the 4th year in a row. this time ill hope to take the 7 down the gap...damn tire rub issues.

oh yeah, nantahala(?) resort is WAY better than fontana village, IMO.

[darthrotary]

Without A Doubt I'll Be There!

[blk&tanfd]

My first rally of any kind, and I was very glad to be there. Kudos to Phil and all who assisted in last week-end's event. Also, thanks to Steve for his seminar; for a life-long motor-head/hot-rodder/dirt-rider, it was a little basic at times, but I did learn Mucho. Made me sick at heart to see the "casualties", but I'm grateful it was not worse. Wife Carolyn has not stopped telling friends how much she enjoyed it. INFO Sharing: we stayed at a very nice B&B on Santeetlah Lake called "Blue Waters Mountain Lodge", because of late sign-up, and lack of familiarity w/Nantahala...wonderful rooms, very pleasant hosts and staff, great food, and very close to both The Dragon and to Robbinsville. Chk out their web-site, as an alternative.
www.bluewatersmtnl.com P.S.: our '93 BB was the one with the right headlight cover missing. Zoom-Zoom!

[Terrh]

I had a blast

maybe next year one of my rotary powered cars (or at least an rx-7) will make the trip.

[20b 3rd gen]

John you can drive up my buick next year if you want! lol Thats if you can handle all that Torque....:rofl:

OH! I can handle the torque :)

[Trout2]

I'll definitely be back. This was my second DGRR so it's a tradition now.

Jack

[captn kev]

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A great time. A great lodge. A great amount of driving. I will make every effort to be there next year and bring along barndirt and spooler with their cars.

[Bryan@BNR]

I know there are a bunch of people that would go, but don't know about it. I know a bunch of poeple that don't visit forums that would have went. I also think it would be a good idea to have a mailing list and send out some flyers. It would expand the event and let more people know about it. Send a group of flyers to all the RX7 shops, including dealerships and whatnot. This event could be huge with the right marketing. The internet works, but not everyone is computer literate :D.

[ZGN]

ZGN got a pic of the cop as he was bent over into zonblitz's car


I'll list it on www.DealsGapRotaryRally.com soon!

I have not even downloaded them off the camera yet!

:001_005:

[HellBent]

Why the hell not, maybe by next year the fat ass bitch will be done.
I was happy, i got to see a 3 rotor in person.. so it was worth it to me, all but my Irish skin hates sun.

[afgmoto1978]

John you can drive up my buick next year if you want! lol Thats if you can handle all that Torque....:rofl:

It does have torque in spade's, nice comfortable ride too, but not something I would want to drive on the dragon with. It's still a pimp car though.

[Bryan@BNR]

It does have torque in spade's, nice comfortable ride too, but not something I would want to drive on the dragon with. It's still a pimp car though.

I would have to put stickers that say wide turns on it :D. It could handle the gap, just a lot slower than you guys are used to going hahaha.

[bbade]

The flyers at rotary shops and whatnot is a great idea, I can't think of any reason why any shop owner would be opposed to such a thing.

Hopefully I will be able to make it next year, it sounds like ya'll had an amazing time this year!

[Pourman]

I honestly can't stop thinking about how much FUN I had this year , and what I'm bringing next year (3 cars ??) ... I liked the Nantahala Village as well , and I didn't mind the extra drive time to get to the Dragon ... actually , the drive on 28 through the Fontana Dam area was terrific , we drove that way the last 2 days we went up there ... I'll DEFINITELY bring more people with me next year too , as there are more RX7 owners here in P'Cola that have RUNNING Cars now ;) ... can't wait :)

[joewrx8]

had a great time and will be back next year with a rx-7 and another rx-8 plus we had 5 in our cabin and it los like atleast 5 more will come next year keep it going.:icon_tup::icon_tup:

[blwnrtr93]

What was the final number for attendees and cars this year?

[GoN7]

Yes we will be there next year.

[87turbo_turtle]

Phil you have too...me and my husband have not been able to go because last October his engine blew..(3 days before our ann.). So I bought my red rx and him a new rotary engine for the gray one. PLEASE DO IT AGAIN SO WE CAN JOIN!!!!

[N.RotaryTech]

Thread resurrection, well sort of.

Yeah I'm addicted to going again an again an again... :)
DGRR'09 will be my 3rd time.

[djmtsu]

Woot!!!

I am glad we are discussing it again. DGRR 09 will be my 4th year. Its the only event I schedule at work on Jan 1st when my vacation time gets renewed!!!

I am partial to Fontana Village again. We stayed there the first two years (others 3 years) and while it has negatives, the positives outweigh them in spades. Location, location, location.

Damn I love DGRR, and Phil by default ;)

[Pourman]

Def going no matter where we're staying ;) ... TOO much fun to miss :)