Dear Scion Owners and Enthusiasts,

As you may or may not already know, the Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca are quickly approaching. Toyota is the new presenting sponsor for this event and they are pulling out all the stops to make this year the most spectacular event to date. The agency I am with, RWB, is handling the entire event on Toyota’s behalf.

Toyota has one of the most loyal followings of any brand in the world, and they want all those people, you, to come out and learn more about Toyota heritage, and simply enjoy an action packed weekend around the most beautiful and exotic cars in the world. Toyota will be displaying several historic and modern day racecars, as well as an on track performance by F1 pilot Ricardo Zonta in the current Toyota Formula One car, it will be nothing short of spectacular. There will be on track races throughout the day and a no shortage of all things automotive to be involved in.

Toyota has made it very clear to us they want all Toyota, Scion, and Lexus club members at the event. There will be a special parking lot reserved just for Club Members and a few all access credentials enabling the winners to hang in the Toyota suite and mingle with various Toyota personalities, such as Ivan “Ironman” Stewart, Ricardo Zonta, Juan Fangio, and many more. To win these credentials please:
•Writing - tell me a wild and crazy Scion experience in a 100 words or less.
•Photo – do a creative rendition of the “I love what you do for me, Toyota” with your Scion in the background.
Please send all responses to montereyhistoric@yahoo.com

We are also looking for enthusiasts to work inside the Toyota tent to help out with the cars and answer questions. We are paying $18/hour and it’s a 3 day event.

Best Regards,

John Kendall
www.montereyhistoric.com

•Photo – do a creative rendition of the “I love what you do for me, Toyota” with your Scion in the background.


We are also looking for enthusiasts to work inside the Toyota tent to help out with the cars and answer questions. We are paying $18/hour and it’s a 3 day event.

:shock:.. wow...... i haven't heard that in a LONG time..... i sooo need photoshop.... i'll make something classic...

also.. i can help. i LOVE helping. :)

super

Email sent!

Email sent!!! Pictures to follow!

Quick question for ya... when exactly are the races? i'd be very interested in helping out if it fits into my schedule...

Ok people this is going to be HUGE!!! I've been on the phone with John ( original poster on this thread) And the more attendance we can get at this meet the better. I'll have much more detailed info to follow, but Saturday August 19th, is the day to go if we're going to make a concerted effort to show in large groups. This will also be re-posted in as many other Toyota/ Lexus group websites as possible. Toyota is looking to get as many car group/clubs there as possible.

Yes I understand that the date does conflict with the LA HIN, however, I know not everyone will be attending HIN in LA, as most NorCal'ers are going to the SF one. So this will still be a great meet to have, AND to watch some really awesome cars race at Laguna! I know I want to see an F1 car out there trying to beat the track record.

Anyone interested, wanting more details see me tomorrow at Capitol Toyota, or Sunday at the JDM Theory event in Fremont.

hey quinn.. just got your message.. will definitely see you tomorow at capitol.. we can discuss things in person. :)

I talked to John the other day and had to turn him down :doh: Unfortunatly I will be in LA for HIN that weekend. :tap:

Sometimes being sponsored sucks!

lol I know Dave, it's ok. You'll still rock HIN!!

yeah... i had almost forgot about HIN LA too.. but i don't think i'll make it...

though technically i should go... for.. something.

I'm a little lost here. first, I have NO club affiliation, second, I would love to go to Laguna Seca to wath some racing, but is this free or what? Nobody mentioned it or anything. Is there info on the Laguna Seca website?

www.montereyhistoric.com
costs money.

no club affliation needed, but if we can get everyone together (clubs or not) we can probably get a discount

Hi guys, I'm still working on things. Sorry, been a little busy between work, car shows and a wedding I'm working at today. No club affiliation needed to come as Trung mentioned. just come on down. The entrance fee ( and this is per Laguna Seca and the Historical Car Race annual event is $65 for Saturday's attendance. I am working with John to get everyone who comes with a flyer or some other such thing a discount on the entrance fee. More info will come in the next week. Like I said I'm kind of swamped this weekend. lol

I've been to the historics probably about 10 times in the past 25 years. It's a great event!! Pits are open and you can see everything up close. I took my brand new XB last year.

I'm soooo bummed, I have Tower of Power tickets for that weekend!

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{edit by squall} fixed your picture for ya :P

Ok people, I don't want you forgetting about this event, because this IS going to happen, and Toyota definitely wants a Scion presence there!! I've been talking all week with John, and there have been things in the works for discounts for us to go (since this is not an actual toyota event but sponsored by Toyota there is an entrance fee) however, John has managed to work a simply AMAZING deal for cars to go, and show. I will have more information tomorrow night.

For now, those people interested in working the event here is the info you need:

Monterey Historic Race Event Staffing Information

Event: Monterey Historic Race
Location: Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey/Salinas California
Date: August 18-20 plus paid training the night of August 17
Hours: 8:00-5:00
Pay: $18/hour
Interviews: Carmel Mission Inn Thursday July 27, 2006

Event Details: The Monterey Historic Races is a gathering of the finest racing automobiles in the world. The event has been running for 33 years and draws a weekend crowd of about 60,000 car enthusiasts and celebrities. The days are filled with on-track races and numerous car displays and activities. Toyota is the presenting sponsor and thus will have a major presence throughout the event. The temporary staffing team will be representatives of Toyota .

Job Requirements: There are various jobs available for the weekend. Each job requires that the worker commit to the entire weekend as well as the training session on August 27, which is also paid at the rate mentioned above. Temporary staff must be outgoing and friendly with the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time. Some of the job duties include:
· Kiosk workers
· Street team (walking and handing out promotional/informational material)
· Golf cart drivers
· Expo tent managers
· Pit row suite hosts
· F1 garage hosts

Generally speaking the event is going to be very exciting to be a part of. This is not like working some boring event. There will be sufficient break times.

If you would like to be a part of this dynamic and exciting environment that is sure to be memorable experience, please RSVP to the following email you will be at the interview session at the above mentioned time and date. In addition, please bring anyone who might want to be a part of this team as we need all the help we can get.

montereyhistoric@yahoo.com

Regards,

John Kendall

I'm going to work on getting a room down there for the entire weekend, may even take that Friday off. I would love to help and work the event too, but we'll see how things go. This is simply fantastic, and even though it's not our little imports running around the track that weekend, it's still an event that shouldn't be missed! These historics are truly a sight to see!!

I've been many times. This is the most prestegious car weekend in the country. You also have the Qvale show and the mother of all shows, The Concours at Pebble beach. These shows are NOT CHEAP. (Over $100 a ticket)

But the races are afforadable and you actually see one of a kind , history filled multi million dollar race cars, at speed. Pits are open and everyone is very friendly. You will see people. i saw Bobby Rahal last year.

You're not going to get a motel room anywhere near Monterey this close to the event. Your best bet is Santa Cruz if you hurry. Next would be probably Gilroy, then San Jose.

Check out this months Road & Track.

I can't believe there will be Scion parking this year. And I can't make it!!! :tap:

I know... I had the pleasure and priviledge of going to a Concourse d'Elegance about a decade ago and I still remember all the gorgeous cars I saw that day. Even saw the Concourse Italiana that weekend. Still have pictures laying around in a box somewhere. Can only hope I can afford to go again someday.

Ok people here is the skinny as it stands thus far:

Toyota has purchased a large number of FULL WEEKEND PASSES for our use, and we get them at an EXTREMELY discounted price of only $20 for the whole weekend! Now I know most people may not be able to go for the whole weekend, but it is still good for the Saturday August 19th, that we want to make our presence at!

The gates open at 7:30 but as long as we can roll in and park between 9 and 10am, we're golden. We have guaranteed car corrall parking for at least 100 cars, and if we can get more than that well... John said and I quote "We'll just make it work!" Toyota is extremely pleased that Scion is showing an interest in this event. So the more cars/car clubs we can get to go and enjoy the races as well as the car paddocks and people that will be there it just looks great! There are going to be TONS of vendors there, things for everyone to do, and well of course the historical cars are a draw on their own.

So I'm going to start up a Roll Call List of people who want to go. Remember that the $20 price for the whole weekend pass is LOCKED IN!!!

Let me also just say that I want to see EVERYONE who is interested and can go, to be tehre. This is regardless of Car club affiliation! I would love to see SE and Scikotics and Scion Society and NVS and Most Hated and everyone else just rock this event! ( My apologies to car club names I forgot to mention)

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So count up, and lets see who wants to enjoy an awesome day in Monterey!! ( Of course I'll be going out to dinner afterwards, so we can all caravan somewhere!)

PM Sent. I am there!! Even with a concert (in Oroville) the night before. To combine my favorite automotive event in CA & Scion is :love:

http://www.montereyhistoric.com/

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This is my confirmed list so far, keep em coming people!

:shock: im interested! Question though, How many tickets can we buy at that price. I am thinking of going and taking a few buddies with me. Is that okay? Any idea where we would park?

Well if you're driving a Scion, it will be parked with the other Scions in the guaranteed car club corral. Do your buddies drive Scions as well? If they don't they'll have to park in the regular parking sections. As for how many we can get, I'll verify that tonight. Haven't been in contact with John yet today, playing phone tag. lol

i will be the only one driving.

I'm wondering the same thing. Can we get passes at that $20 price for friends as well? They'd be riding with me, so its not like they'd be parking somewhere else. Thanks!

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Hi everyone and thanks to the marvelous EvilScionBabe for all her help. The idea is to gather as many Scions and Toyota's as possible in the Car Corral. The price incentive is for Scion/Toyota owners who are bringing their cars. Perhpas you can use this venue to organize a meet of some sort. Talk about a great venue....surrounded by the worlds most beautiful cars...at a racetrack....please!! We are planning on taking a picture on Saturday which will be framed and mailed to all the Toyota and Scion heads, including the president of Toyota Motor Corp in Japan. Let me know what else I can do to help. The credentials will be handled via mail and will need to be paid for by August 9th.

Please send all inquiries to: montereyhistoric@yahoo.com

You go Quinn!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Hi everyone and thanks to the marvelous EvilScionBabe for all her help.


Way to go honey.

Hey all, Quinn aka EvilScionBabe, has been working her a$$ off on this. She's been on the phone with John almost every other day working on getting you all the discounted tickets and so forth.

So, lets show her some love for the hard work and lets get some more interests!

i'm in

My wife and I are interested in going. I will have to check our schedule before I can make a firm commitment though. Is the $20 entry fee "per vehicle" as are most car shows, or is it "per person." Either way it is a good deal. Just need to know so the wife and I can work it out.

Hey there, glad to see 2 more in! This is awesome.. I knew as we got closer more people would come out of the woodworks.

As for the price question, what I've been instructed thus far is that it is $20/per person asn long as those people are driving Scions/Toyotas... if you have a bunch of friends coming down with you in other cars, then I'm sorry to say the price is full price. (Which I think is $65 for Saturday, but I will check that right now.)

www.montereyhistoric.com

Quinn you rock! Hey all...please feel free to contact me at my work email....johnk@rwb-llc.com

We've got some serious momentum rolling. I have spoke to Toyota and they will be doing something special for all people with cars there to show their appreciation. Yes, something tangible and it's for your CAR!! You are going to have to wait and see though.

I don't know how many of you are Formula One fans, but if you aren't now, you will be when you leave. It is simply jaw dropping and you will get the chills I promise you. There will media of all sorts there covering this, moreso than other years as this is year Toyota is pulling out all the stops. You will all have the opportunity to see the Formula One car up close and check it out. There is only one formula one race in the US each year (Indy) and at those races you are not able to see the car up close. You will be able to walk right up next to it when it fires up.

I am also working on a Scion drift program, although no drifting this year at this event. Well, that's all for now.

Thanks again Quinn and everyone else who is going to make this event...."The Event"

JK

count me in guys.. been emailing john about helping out.. so i'll see some of you later on this afternoon?? :)

just came back from hawaii.. so i didn't know about the $20 passes until now.... a definite great deal and will spread the word!!

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those in the Central Valley are we gonna be doing a caravan to the event? And how about situations on hotel lodging? :D Cant wait for this event!

hmm... dunno.. if i can't find lodging.. i'm either going to sleep in my car or drive back home every night...

and for that... just to wake up early and show up to work again the next morning... cause i'm planning to! :)

are we supposed to follow the general directions to the raceway? or is there gonna be a special entrance for the cars going to be in the event (our Scion corrall)?

anyone wanna split cost on hotel? I have booked a room at the SandCastle Inn for 3 nights, 17th(check in at night) thru the 20th(check out in the day). I will be there for all 3 days. The room has two Queen size beds, check in is for 4 people(but hey, they wont know if more people stay in there, lol) .

Sand Castle Inn
1011 Auto Center Parkway
Seaside, CA 93955
(831) 394-6556


its ONLY 10 mins away from the raceway. Total is $667I think that a pretty good deal. Just let me know guys if you wanna split costs and stay in a hotel not too far away. After the event we can head to the beaches in Marina or Seaside and do a photoshoot and dine out. Whatevers is cool. Its just important that those who wanna go, you now have a place to stay!

Follow the general directions to the racetrack. At the entrance let them know you are part of a car club and need to be directed to the Car Corral.

Thanks for all the interest.

i must have missed this somewhere in the thread, but where to we go to get the $20 entrance tickets? thanks!

OK... My wife and I are in. I need to get some specific answers though. Whether from John or Scionbabe.

1. Does the $20 price apply to all in the car, or just the driver? It will be my wife and I, as well as her sister and brother in law in the xB.

2. It was said that we do not have to belong to a Scion club. Do we just say that we are in a car club so that we are directed to the car corral at the entrance?

3. When / where do we get the $20 tickets? Will it be at the gate, or ahead of time?

4. Any plans at this point to roll in together on Saturday? We should plan on meeting somewhere in Monterey, or Seaside. It would really send a good message to have a whole crew of Scions (club affiliated or not) rolling down the 68 together, and into the show as a group.

Anyway, at the very least count myself (S/N - RTon20s real name - Dustin) and my wife in.

Glad you are going to make it!

1. The $20 discount is for the driver and 1 passenger....$20 each
2. You do not have to officially be in a Scion club
3. You need to mail a check payable to:
RWB LLC
Attn: John Kendall
3000 Ocean Park Blvd. Suite 1070
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 396-8800 x 228

Once we have received your payment we will add you to the list. There will be a registration booth at the Hyatt Regency Monterey all day Friday and Saturday of race weekend (Aug. 18 and 19). The registration booth will be adjacent to the hotel entrance at the convention center entrance and will be labeled "Toyota". We will issue your credentials and Car Corral parking pass here.

Hyatt Regency Monterey
1 Old Golf Course Road,
Monterey, California, USA 93940-4908
Tel: 831 372 1234

4. This would be a good meeting place and I agree it would be a nice effect to roll together. Once you are the gate entrance, tell them you need to go to the Car Corral and chow them your pass. They will guide in from here.

Please let me know if you have any more questions and I will do my best to answer them as quickly as possible.

John

thanks for the info John! :)

johnny first off a big thanks bro this is sooooo awesome. (thank you too quinn for getting this on the scion boards too.) a couple ?'s for you johnny. 1. we can only mail you a check? no paypal or nothing? and 2. I know this is probably crazy but is their any way possible for us to get a lap on ther track. :P hey i couldn't hurt to ask and i'm sure all the rest of you wanna do it to. lol

Thanks for the information John. We are definitely planning on being there. I'll make sure and get a check mailed off to you this week.

So now I guess we need to get planning for a meet time on Saturday morning. It looks like the Hyatt there in Monterey will be as good a spot as any for us to meet. Just like John said.

Maybe we can even plan a little mini-meet for Friday night so everyone can hang out and get to know each other. There has to be a decent parking lot somewhere in Monterey, Seaside, or Sand City that isn't going to be over run by the thousands of other car enthusiasts. :)

^^^ The shopping center in Sand City (target, circuit city, etc.) would be a good spot. There's plenty of room for parking. But if that doesn't work, i'm pretty sure there is a Kragen on Fremont who's parking lot is always empty...

John all I can do is: :bow: :bow: :bow: Because you are so awesome for getting all this together. I'm sorry I was out of contact over the weekend, but do expect a phone call today.

I'm sooooooooooooooo freakin excite to see more people coming!! This is truly going to be an amazing event. I can't wait to watch the races!!

Putting my check in the mail today. Thanks for everything John, can't wait to finally meet you!

-Q.

johnny first off a big thanks bro this is sooooo awesome. (thank you too quinn for getting this on the scion boards too.) a couple ?'s for you johnny. 1. we can only mail you a check? no paypal or nothing? and 2. I know this is probably crazy but is their any way possible for us to get a lap on ther track. :P hey i couldn't hurt to ask and i'm sure all the rest of you wanna do it to. lol


James, if that is indeed the only way we can pay, let me know and I'll put an extra $20 to $40 in my check for you, and if you are going to bring someone. You can then just paypal me the money. No worries at all. Let me know, because like I said. I'm mailing the check today.

-Q.

Ok sorry to do the mulitple post thing here but I WILL be planning a Roll in that weekend, so everyone PM me with your location (who wants to roll in together) and I will start working on a route this week!

You guys rock, and its all of you who want to come and participate with your cars, and be enthusiasts about the event that are going to make it awesome!

i'll just mail in a check myself. thanks for the offer quinn. my dad and i are gonna drive up sat morn so just post up the roll in and we'll be there!

YO!! I'm looking forward to it as well, although I'm not sure how much I will get to enjoy as I will be putting out fires all weekend and most likely going mad.

Unfortunately we do not have a Pay Pal account setup. Something to put on the list for next year!

PLEASE include your email when you send your check so we can send you a confirmation.

Also, please include the following: name, address, year/model/mileage of Scion, names of each person you are writing the check for, number of parking passes needed,a nd anything else you think I should know.

As far as being able to get a ride around the track....I like the way you're thinking but that's a very tall order. As a kid I used to wait until the end of the day and sneak on with a pit-bike and get chased knowing I was too young to get arrested. I would advise against this strategy at this point in your lives:)

Let me know what else you need to know. I'm all ears and here for you all!! Thanks again to everyone!!!

Well, the wife emailed me and told me she already put the check in the mail. I'll have to see if I can get her to grab ot before it is picked up. That way she can make sure to include all of the vital information.

I know the exact parking lot Bobby_Lee is referring to. It would be a great spot to meet up on Friday night. Meeting in the parking area just Northeast of Circuit City would work out well. It is away from most of the store fronts, and will probably have the most open parking.

So who is going to do all 3 days of the event? Are we gonna meet up Friday morning before the races begin at 7am at the Hyatt for registration? or are the majority of you guys gonna come in Friday afternoon/night and meet up then get registered?

I would like to know everyones plans and what days you guys are gonna be there, i wanna meet up with you guys asap.

My wife and I will be coming in on Friday afternoon. We will be staying with family in Salinas though since hotel rates are insane at this point. I don't know that we will attend the races at all on Friday. But if there is a get together Friday night in Seaside or Monterey, we'll be there for sure.

Otherwise we will meet up with everyone at the Roll In that EvilScionBabe is trying to organize.

I know I'm insane for doing this... but unless things just go totally haywire I'm booking a room for Fri/Sat nights and I'll be driving back up Sat morning to at least San Jose to pick up people and bring them down with me and we'll coordinate pick up points soon.

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hmm.. i gotta be there thursday night for an hour (which btw is 2 hrs worth of driving to top it off round trip)
(yes! i got a job!! (wait... Trung working..? :rofl: ... :P))

and then wee! friday morning bright and early!... hmm.... and now i'm wondering if i'm just gonna crash in my car (or somewhere.. :lalala:... :pray:...)
or drive every single day to the event.... back and forth... hmm... :yawn:

well... i'll be seeing everyone there! i'll be at the car corral most of the time. come by and say hi!

and thank you john for everything.

payment sent! bump for updates!

You want an update? Hotel prices are still INSANE! And my wife and I may have lost our place to stay with family in Salinas. Looks like we may be making reservations in Gilroy. There wasn't even anything reasonable in Watsonville!

Following is a template letter I just wrote and thought I would post it. I'm sorry that hotels are such a problem.

Monterey Historic Registration Information

Dear Car Clubs,

Following is more detailed information on the registration process for the Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca. Time is running out so please get your money in if you haven’t already!

Weekend ticket prices are normally $125 each, but for car club members and Toyota/Scion/Lexus owners, it is only $20…and it includes a special Car Corral parking pass!! This incentive was put into place in an effort to get owners to come out with their vehicles and show support for Toyota. In order to receive this special $20 rate, you must drive your Toyota/Scion/Lexus to the event. You will also have the best parking of anyone at the event – and it’s free. There is a limit to two(2) tickets, at this price, per vehicle. In order to secure your spot in the Car Corral please make your check payable to RWB LLC and send to:

RWB LLC
Attn: John Kendall
3000 Ocean Park Blvd. Suite 1070
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Include:
• Payment
• Names of attendees
• Email
• Year/make/model/mileage
• # of parking passes

I must receive all payments no later than August 9th!!

On Friday August 11th I will send out a confirmation email.

Due to the overwhelming response, we have decided to not mail out the credentials to each person individually for logistical reasons. Instead we will have a registration booth at the Hyatt Regency Monterey to pick up your credentials. The “Toyota” booth will be setup in front of the Hyatt convention center which is directly to the right of the hotel main entrance. Your name(s) will be on a list and you will receive your tickets and parking pass.

Hyatt Regency Monterey
1 Old Golf Course Road,
Monterey, California, USA 93940-4908
Tel: 831 372 1234

Please send any additional inquiries to: montereyhistoric@yahoo.com

Look forward to seeing you all there and presenting you with a special gift from Toyota!

Regards,

John Kendall

Trung is gonna crash at my hotel room. RTon20s, would you and your wifey wanna crash in my room as well, there are two queen beds inside. so lots of room and the floor :lol: j/k but yea, let me know!

i call the floor!

I got a room at the Motel6 in Gilroy for Friday & Saturday nights a couple of days ago for $56/ night. That's as close as I could get. I've usually stayed in Santa Cruz, but it's too late for that. Not the best digs, but this late a room is a room. They may have some left.

To the newcomers to this event, it will blow you away with the exotic cars everywhere. This event is the top auto weekend in the country. Look in motel parking lots as you get closer to Monterey and you will see what I mean.

We have tickets for a concert on Friday night (in Oroville!) and will be driving down directly after. So no Friday meet for us. We'll be lucky if we get 4 hrs sleep!

My plan is to pick up the tickets right at 8:00 at the Hyatt on Saturday and head directly to the track. The earlier the better for walking in the pits and looking at everything up close. If anyone wants to caravan to the track at that time, I'll be there.

Well we still aren't 100% sure where we are going to stay yet. We have family in Salinas and friends in Hollister. Both say they would be glad to have us, but may be out of town that weekend. How convenient, right? :) Seriously though, even if we don't stay with one of them there are still rooms in Gilroy.

And I'll know exactly how you are feeling that weekend losmorob. We are supposed to be having a new cat-back exhaust for the xB prototyped on the wife's car next week. Dropping it off Monday and picking it up Friday. If that is the case I will be leaving early Friday from Fresno, driving down to the 909 (East of LA) picking up the wife's car and then driving back to Fresno to pick up the wife. From there we will head over to Monterey. Should make for one LONG day. Hopefully we can make the meet up on Friday night though. 13.5 hours on the road in one day just to make it to the meet up. And then we'll have to drive back to Gilroy for the hotel if that is where we stay.

It should be a blast! :)

Well, I'll be there. I'm sure that Quinn has hotel firgured out already. I'd like to say now that Scikotics and Myself will be doing everything we can to push this even for John K.

John, I just put the checks in the mail today. I didn't realize they were due today until it was already too late. I hope its still ok. Let me know if there are any problems with it.

Lee

Bobby... as long as they get there by Friday you're cool. I'll be posting up something this afternoon about everything.

oh crap!!!! i forgot too. i'll mail them out today!!! hope it gets there in time.

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3. YellowSub
4. JaimeCosio
5. Bobby_Lee
6. Trung (SquallLHeart)
7.euJin
8.FUNALAN
9.DragonMaster
10. RTon20s (and wife)
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put my check in the mail today.

Hi there,

A quick note to say a big THANK YOU to all of you...and an extra special thanks to Quinn for her all of her positive energy and help!

I am leaving for Monterey on Sunday. If there is anyone who has not sent there money but is still planning on going, please send me an email to... johnk@rwb-llc.com no later than WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16th!!! I will then have your name added to the list at the Hyatt and you will have to pay cash. This was originally not going to happen but many people for one reason or another were unable to get their money in on time. Don't forget to provide me with: # of people/parking passes/vehicle info...etc...in the email so that you will be able to receive the special gift from Toyota.

I will be sending out an email in a few days to all people attending with final details/thoughts.

The Speed Channel and various other media will be there so make sure your cars are sparkling. I think the Toyota/Scion crew might be the largest one there!!!

See you soon.

John

:bow: :bow:

event coming up soon.... anyone that doesn't have a place to stay and wants to crash in a room

eujin has a place. please hit him up asap!

^ yea what Trung said. If you dont have a place yet for the historic races, hit me up!

A couple of links for you all! This thing is going to blow your minds. There are 2 days for people to register via email and then pay cash at the Hyatt. Be sure to read the first one for sure.

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/30946/


http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/sports/15264758.htm

:shock:... whoa....

F1’s latest generation of 2.4-liter V8s kick out over 700hp, and rev to an incredible, sense-shattering 20,000rpm.
will that fit in my tC? :silly:

Ok people back on topic here!!! Only 2 more days until the start of this truly amazing weekend!!! (That would be Friday) As John had mentioned there will be a small amount of CASH ONLY tickets available at registration at the Hyatt. If you HAVE NOT sent your money in by now make sure you bring CASH to pay for your tickets in!! Also it would be an extremely good idea to email John to let him know how many of these tickets should be set aside for you slackers. hehehehehe It's soooo close I can't wait!!

We want to drive the track! We want to drive the track! :love:
We promise, we will be good! :P

Toyota, are you listening. :blah:

Hey....

Don't know if I missed something... but I read back and there was a mention of a drive down on saturday morning... is that still happening... if so, where are the meeting points?

Thanks for all of your hard work Quinn! :clap: :clap: :clap:

~Ashley
San Jose

OMG It's Ashley!!!!!! Hey there darlin, we will be posting up the drive down route tomorrow. I believe you guys would probably be best off to meet us at Home Depot where you met us before for the last Monterey drive. That will be our 2nd pick up stop. Again Tim or I will have the roll out details for you tomorrow. We actually managed to get a hotel room in Monterey tonight. So we also have floor space for people to crash on Saturday night.

just wondering if the meet on friday night is still happening, and if so when and where? and if it isn't when and where is everyone meeting on saturday morning to roll into the track? thanks!

Same questions as Bobby_Lee and Hiperchik.

I work until noon on Friday and will probably be leaving Fresno no later than 2:00. We'll head straight over to pick up our parking passes. We will be staying with friends in Hollister, so we need to know a.s.a.p. if there will be a meet up on Friday night. Don't want to go all the way to Hollister after we get the passes just to head back over to meet up.

Also, when will the "roll-in" route be posted up? I know the Home Depot you mentioned EvilScionBabe. Where else will you have as meeting points, and at what times? As I said, we will be rolling in from Hollister, so we will have to pick one of the meeting points and times.

Also, if anyone would be kind enough to email me this information I would very much appreciate it. I will not be able to get to scionlife tomorrow. We will be headed down to Riverside to pick up the wife's xB. It will be freshly equipped with a brand new cat-back exhaust system soon to be available for the xB. You all will be the first to get to check it out at the Monterey show.

i'm all packed and ready to go! i'll be going down to Monterey directly after work. I cant wait! k, i'm off to work, cya guys n gals there!! :D

i wont be online anymore today so if things change tomorrow, Quinn call me up? my # is on the NorCal Scikotics forum, aiights laters~!

I'm spending the night in Gilroy and would like to roll with the group. We were planning to leave Gilroy about 6:15 to get to Monterey early to be at the Hilton to pick up passes by 7:00AM.

How early is everybody (or anybody) heading down?

Sorry, I wasn't too clear. I was talking about Saturday morning.

Los: Looks like we'll be meeting you down there then as I think we'll still be on the road down there by the time you get there.

So does anybody have an official "roll-in" schedule? We will be leaving Fresno this afternoon, and won't have email access after that. We will be going to get our passes on this afternoon, and then staying in Hollister with friends tonight. If there is a get together tonight in Monterey or Seaside we would like to be there.

Losmorob, if you would like to meet up Sat. morning on the way in, let me know. There is a gas station on Old San Juan road where 156 and 101 merge. We could meet there at a specific time and then roll in to Monterey together from there. Hopefully we could find out where the rest of the roll in will meet up at as well.

I am also interested in finding a decent pay and spray carwash somewhere near Monterey as well. After driving all the way from Fresno (not to mention the trip to Riverside this week) our car is going to need more than a detailing touch up.

If anyone can get me any of this information, I would greatly appreciate it. You can reach me on my cell anytime after noon today at (five five nine) three zero zero - six five nine nine. Or send an email to rton20s@yahoo.com.

where can i buy the tickets?

just got back home!! first and foremost i wanna thank John Kendall for EVERYTHING!! and Quinn for her hard work in getting the discounted tickets for us who went. i'm extremely tired right now(thus i cant write as much as i want to, lol), and I took 590+ pictures from all 3 days! be expecting a post from me with those pix very SOON!!

Joe and Michelle, it was very nice meeting both of you. You two are funny and are hella cool to hang out with :) Trung, it was koo meetin you too, ur a funny guy...and wheres my money at? LOL j/k (i know you'll get me it soon) :P

I had A GREAT time.
Thanks to Toyota. John & Trung were great1
Check out this link.
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=135335

I have a ton of pictures as well. I will try to post via Photobucket later tomorrow.

oh yea! i forgot to mention you Robert, sorry, lol. i'm just hella tired from all three days and the drive home -.- nice meeting you! hope to see you at future events friend! :D

Ok we just got home, and I'm too damned tired to say much right now. What I would like to say is how grateful I am to John Kendall and Toyota for making this such an amazing event. I've been to the races in the past but I can say I have NEVER had as much fun as I did this weekend. Not only were the cars truly beautiful to behold, but the weekend was truly special for Kelsey who celebrated her birthday there with us. She is so happy that she got an autograph from Ricardo that she couldn't sit still most of the way home. We were extremely well taken care of this weekend. I cannot express enough thanks to the people who worked the event for all their hospitality ( Way to go Michelle and Trung!!!) I can only wait for next year!!! For those who did not go, I'm very sad you did not get to take part in this, but there is next year!

Thank you John for everything! allowing me to help out and enjoy the wonderful company of everyone. OMG i had such a great time!!! i can't wait until next year... we must all keep in touch. plans for next year are in the works and i'll tell you guys.. you shouldn't miss it!

*kisses and hugs to everyone* i need to shoot myself everytime i get close to someone.... sorry about the shoulder tim.. i had realized/remembered it the split second after it was too late.

well... i really hope that feels better.. gets better... sucks alot. :(

anyway... until next year!

and eujin. thank you so much for the hospitality.. i will indeed show you my gratitude to you once i get paid. :)

The best part of the event was the parking area, especially with the fellow Scion/Toyota peeps there as well.

I've been to this event for many years and the general admission parking is so far away, you can't see the track or any of the vendors, etc... It's a 10 min hike just to get to the event. It was so nice to be right in the middle of it all. THANK YOU TOYOTA/SCION!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Most car shows are park your car and set up a chair. This is right up there with Scionnight. There is so much to see and do.

Next year, DON'T MISS IT! :love:

Next year, Toyota races Nascar (see below). This was in the Toyota display.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/losmorob/17.jpg
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http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/losmorob/57.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/losmorob/24.jpg