Do you guys want a DodgeCharger.com Meet this year? Kent, WA

[triple_green]

I have had a couple of people ask about the Kent, WA Charger meet this year. Do you guys still want to have it?

Since they are going to have that huge Mopar show at Pacific Raceways on July 26-27th, I didn't know if we want a D-C.com meet too?

Mark

[68isgr8]

I think that would be fun, I don't own a charger (although I'd love to) but I'd be happy to drive my coronet there.    

[bull]

I have had a couple of people ask about the Kent, WA Charger meet this year. Do you guys still want to have it?

Since they are going to have that huge Mopar show at Pacific Raceways on July 26-27th, I didn't know if we want a D-C.com meet too?

Mark

Would there be a DC.com area at the big show maybe? I kind of enjoy the smaller format and the ease of getting in and out to talk to the guys I know there. God knows how much of a pain the big shows can be, but if the DC.com meet is dying I don't want to be the only one trying to resuscitate it.

[Charger_Fan]

Does it need to be on that same weekend? What about an August date, or some other date that doesn't conflict with other area shows?

[69bronzeT5]

I'd love to go to a DC.COM meet when my car is done

[Goldfinger71]

How about on the east coast sometime?...Didn't one of our members from a few years back(I think on the old site)put together something

[bull]

How about on the east coast sometime?...Didn't one of our members from a few years back(I think on the old site)put together something

Hopefully you know this already and even if you do or don't it will be mentioned soon enough by someone. The dodgecharger.com meet in Kent is not THE official dodgecharger.com meet for the entire nation. You can have multiple dodgecharger.com meets anywhere you want, as often as you want. This is just our local Charger meet for guys who are members of dodgecharger.com in this region. We call it the DodgeCharger.com Meet because no one else in the nation who's a member of this board has bothered to do the same thing so we've never had to break it down and say "DodgeCharger.com Washington Meet" or "DodgeCharger.com East Canada Meet" or "DodgeCharger.com Kansas Meet" or "DodgeCharger.com New York Every Other Tuesday Meet" etc. If any of you decide to have your own dodgecharger.com meet it will have no bearing on whether or not we have ours. Ok?

[Troy]

Jeesh, calm down there Bull. I don't think anyone was recommending the demise of the "DodgeCharger.com Rain Forest Meet".

I tried to work something out with Chrysler Classic Events to piggyback a meet with the Cincinnati show but then they canceled it. There seemed to be a lot of interest in having one in this area. I'm not much into setting up a meet on the coast because it's too far away for me logistically but if someone else wanted to grab the reins (like triple_green does) then I have no problems with it.

Troy

[miller]

you know where a great place for a meet would be...


Northern Michigan

Beautiful country side, large amount of lodging, great dinning and of course... I'm located here, so it would save me gas

[A383Wing]

Mark....count us in, we can bring all 3 cars if I can find someone to drive the crappy pointy nosed purple wing car....

I'm also getting rid of a lot of my diecast cars...I can bring a bunch to the raffle.....

Bryan  (let us know)

[69bronzeT5]

if I can find someone to drive the crappy pointy nosed purple wing car....

[bull]

Jeesh, calm down there Bull. I don't think anyone was recommending the demise of the "DodgeCharger.com Rain Forest Meet".

I tried to work something out with Chrysler Classic Events to piggyback a meet with the Cincinnati show but then they canceled it. There seemed to be a lot of interest in having one in this area. I'm not much into setting up a meet on the coast because it's too far away for me logistically but if someone else wanted to grab the reins (like triple_green does) then I have no problems with it.

Troy

Oh, come on Troy. Like you never get annoyed at seeing the same BS here day after day. And rainforest my keester! What was it, sunny and 98 when you were up here last?

I do get a little tired of hearing the same gripe year after year about this dc.com meet though. We don't have any exclusive rights here people! It's just a car show! Troy gets no kickbacks from it and if he did it wouldn't be enough to buy a cheesburger.

[Troy]

Jeesh, calm down there Bull. I don't think anyone was recommending the demise of the "DodgeCharger.com Rain Forest Meet".

I tried to work something out with Chrysler Classic Events to piggyback a meet with the Cincinnati show but then they canceled it. There seemed to be a lot of interest in having one in this area. I'm not much into setting up a meet on the coast because it's too far away for me logistically but if someone else wanted to grab the reins (like triple_green does) then I have no problems with it.

Troy

Oh, come on Troy. Like you never get annoyed at seeing the same BS here day after day. And rainforest my keester! What was it, sunny and 98 when you were up here last?

I do get a little tired of hearing the same gripe year after year about this dc.com meet though. We don't have any exclusive rights here people! It's just a car show! Troy gets no kickbacks from it and if he did it wouldn't be enough to buy a cheesburger.

Yeah, yeah, the one time I actually get to go and you guys had the worst heat wave in what, 100 years? It was over 90 degrees when my plane landed around 10 PM. The sunshine was apparently such a strange phenomenon that it scared the locals and the meet had the worst attendance ever.

I like to believe it wasn't my fault.

Troy

[TK73]

I'd be there!!  Skipped 2 years but I'm back on track now   

[triple_green]

Thanks Troy and Curtis,

I will look at our calendar(and the church's) and see of there are any free dates. I enjoy doing this, but we have some other "big"commitments" this summer so I wanted to make sure there was some interest at least. It is our summer swim club's turn to host the "all city" championships in August and that will consume the first couple weeks of August.

Mark

[89MOPAR]

 
  Yes, 
  No charger anymore but i will bring Grandma chargers' descendent.

[Goldfinger71]

Bull,
What is your problem?,I just asked a question,and it involved no smart remarks towards you or any other  member here!

I hate to see fellow board members assume stuff.....Plus I have NO IDEA what you are talking about in regards to people gripping and complaining about your show!
Now splain' to me how you can get fired up off the question I asked?

Why don't you go tighten a headbolt or something....
It's NOT that serious!                                                    LIGHTEN UP!

[bull]

Bull,
What is your problem?,I just asked a question,and it involved no smart remarks towards you or any other  member here!

I hate to see fellow board members assume stuff.....Plus I have NO IDEA what you are talking about in regards to people gripping and complaining about your show!
Now splain' to me how you can get fired up off the question I asked?

Why don't you go tighten a headbolt or something....
It's NOT that serious!                                                    LIGHTEN UP!

I'm not sure how you guys are able to decipher all this supposed anger from just reading words. No offense, you're just the latest in a long line of people who have said the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over since we started doing this meet.

[Goldfinger71]

Ok Bull,
It's all good!Thought you were calling me a BS'er...I feel better now! We can be friends again!

[bull]

Ok Bull,
It's all good!Thought you were calling me a BS'er...I feel better now! We can be friends again!

We never weren't friends, at least in my opinion.

[Goldfinger71]

 

[Charger_Fan]

 

[Tilar]

Just curious...

What all is involved in having a meet? I'm not neccesarily talking about just a few friends getting together for a few beers, I'm talking about maybe having a regular swap meet where you can bring your extra parts and setup a booth or maybe bring a car or two and try to sell them? I used to go to Pate years ago and also went to a few in Ft. Smith Arkansas.

There never seems to be a good show or swap meet in Ohio, and since it seems like I'm spending most of my time here lately, I'd like to see one.

Hell, I'd consider doing a lot of the leg work setting one up if I knew what all I needed to do.

[1970 Charger 500]

I've missed the last couple years because of the location.  I'm sure NO ONE missed me.
I think it should be in a place where the public can view it easier.  I'll be the first one to admit it, I am an attention whore when it comes to my car!
For me, it's kind of boring seeing one beautifully restored Charger after another after another, and if most of them are restored to stock, you've seen one you've seen them all.  It is nice, however, to see people from this site and to say hi, I'm (insert site name here) and to put a face to the site name but at the same time, it's very cool to have other people who aren't in the show stop by and drool over (and on) all our cars.
This is just one man's opinion!
If the show stays in the same place, I'm sure no one will realize I'm not there!

[triple_green]

Tony, you don't like my church...............

I tried to move the show to the new Kent Station last year and the people who I had to get permission from were the biggest "pain-in-the-a$$" bureaucrats, I had ever dealt with. They took weeks to return my calls and then in the end they turned me over to a "city official" who said they would tow our cars if we showed up.......I'm not going thru that again....

3x
Mark

[OldGuy]

History Lesson:
The DodgeCharger.com meet in Kent, WA was first held back in 2002 when Jesse "dare I say his name on this sight" Rose set up the original DodgeCharger.com site.  A few of us in Seattle put the thing together up there, since Jesse lived in Spokane, and there were several members concentrated in the Northwest.  Triple Green did a lot of the work, the big job primarily locating a site.  He was able to get his church parking lot in Kent, WA.  It was a casual gathering, no contests, trophys or competition - just a day to all get together with a few raffle prizes from some businesses we got donated items from.  After hanging out and a BBQ, the first meet ended with a cruise down to a state park.  We all had a great time - although, as usual, the weather can be hard to predict and the first get together landed on a pretty cold day.

Marc, unfortunately, I probably won't be able to attend anymore since moving.  However, keep it going if you can.

[bull]

For me, it's kind of boring seeing one beautifully restored Charger after another after another, and if most of them are restored to stock, you've seen one you've seen them all. 

Oh come on. You can stand it once a year.

[1970 Charger 500]

For me, it's kind of boring seeing one beautifully restored Charger after another after another, and if most of them are restored to stock, you've seen one you've seen them all. 

Oh come on. You can stand it once a year.

Yes, you are right, I can!

[70charginglizard]

Tony, you don't like my church...............

I tried to move the show to the new Kent Station last year and the people who I had to get permission from were the biggest "pain-in-the-a$$" bureaucrats, I had ever dealt with. They took weeks to return my calls and then in the end they turned me over to a "city official" who said they would tow our cars if we showed up.......I'm not going thru that again....

3x
Mark

Mark,

Try one of your local middle schools down there somewhere closer to the main part of town perhaps by the fereeway.

Usually the local middle schools can be pretty receptive about hosting local car shows.

I know they have been pretty cool about it up here in the Lake Stevens area. We've had at least two that I know of and they were pretty awesome! Especially if you can plan um around a town even or something like Aquafest or Seafare weekend.

Just a thought.

I'll try to make it regardless as long as it isn't held on the same weekend my daughters B-day is going on.

[bull]

Yea right. I haven't seen you there yet, and I have to drive almost 250 miles to get there every year.

[r73mopar]

im all for holding a dc meet in the mid west seeing how im in central wisconsin!

[RallyeMike]

I think I've missed two, and ill be there as long as there is no conflict with race dates.

[TK73]

This meet has been SO COOL!!  I love hangin with you guys!!  Sad I missed those 2 years ('05 / '06), was not doing much car stuff.   

I personally don't give a flip if spectators come through, I'm there to hang with the people on this site and anybody else that shows up.  Last year a couple people did drive through, that was cool.

Ran into a guy a few weekends ago that was at the early meets, dude has a '72 /6 4-door Satellite. Recognized the car at the Schucks and hung out for a bit talkin cars, that is what these things are for, to bring us together...

As far as Kent station, F the bureaucrats, we should meet down there.   

[bull]

This meet has been SO COOL!!  I love hangin with you guys!!  Sad I missed those 2 years ('05 / '06), was not doing much car stuff.   
I personally don't give a flip if spectators come through, I'm there to hang with the people on this site and anybody else that shows up.  Last year a couple people did drive through, that was cool.

They don't want to see me but I want to see them.

I'd like the show to last long enough for me to get my Charger up there one day. Seems like '04 maybe there was a very big turnout. It was the first year it was held in the upper lot and it was quite full. Whatever the date was then it worked out pretty good.

[squeakfinder]

I think this time my car will be ready for the trip.

I wonder if June or July would be better months?

Hate to say it, but I think I was the first to suggest August last year. Then it wound up conflicting with my work schedule, and again the car wasn't ready.

[squeakfinder]

I think that would be fun, I don't own a charger (although I'd love to) but I'd be happy to drive my coronet there.    

Good point. Maybe a little variety wouldn't hurt.

[68isgr8]

I think that would be fun, I don't own a charger (although I'd love to) but I'd be happy to drive my coronet there.    

Good point. Maybe a little variety wouldn't hurt.

It isn't finished by all means, but at least the engine bay is and I can drive it!  Hubby is hoping he'll at least get the interior done this summer...*smiles*

[grdprx]

HECK YES, hold the Kent meet again!  I finally got the wife to let me get my car late last August; while I was talking her into it, we are driving down 240th near the church and I see 1.....2....3..... and then the Daytona wing.  My wife is asleep in the passenger's seat.  "HOLY $h*t!!"  I yell, I scared the crap out of her.  she was like "what's going on", I'm speechless, can only point behind me.  She can't see, she's yelling at me what's going on... "THERE'S like EIGHT CHARGERS BACK THERE!!!"  She's like "Oh my god"  And goes back to sleep.

It was funny, cuz I had been on this site; but it wasn't until a couple weeks after the fact that I found the thread on here and put 2 and 2 together.

So anyway, I'm trying to get my 68 ready for this summer; in hopes that there would be another meet this year.  Should be heading to the paint shop next weekend.  That'll take some time, hope to get the motor out to the machine shop soon too.  Get it all back mid spring hopefully.  And arrive in style.   

[68isgr8]

"HOLY $h*t!!"  I yell, I scared the crap out of her.  she was like "what's going on", I'm speechless, can only point behind me.  She can't see, she's yelling at me what's going on... "THERE'S like EIGHT CHARGERS BACK THERE!!!"  She's like "Oh my god"  And goes back to sleep.

   

[RallyeMike]

So anyway, I'm trying to get my 68 ready for this summer; in hopes that there would be another meet this year.  Should be heading to the paint shop next weekend.  That'll take some time, hope to get the motor out to the machine shop soon too.  Get it all back mid spring hopefully.  And arrive in style.

If you can actually get the car painted and reassembled with a new motor by then, without getting a divorce, I will be very impressed. Even if you don't get it done, hope to see you there anyway