Lawyer's Spirit

It's almost time for the annual Ottawa Mazda Meet!! Details will be ironed out in this thread. Note that we are returning to the Corel Centre this year. This meet is open to all Mazda cars .


WHEN: **MAY 21-22 Long Weekend**

MAY 21st: The meet starts with a show and shine in the Corel Center parking lot on May 21st at 2pm. This is a good time to show off your car and snap some pictures. Afterwards, everyone is invited to Ricardo's shop (5mins from Corel) for BBQ and drinks.

MAY 22nd: Everyone is invited to the Cumberland/Masson ferry at 9am for a huge cruise in Quebec through some of the nicest roads you'll ever see. We'll be doing a similar route to last year, so it's not for the faint of heart (or weak stomachs)... this is THE highlight of the weekend.

As usual, directions to all the spots will be provided at the Corel Centre.

Hope to see everyone there!!!


If anyone needs specific info, please email rxcetera@hotmail.com

Feel free to post this thread in other Mazda forums .

Wing

Hopefully the pot holes are fixed by then :D You should see the roads a bit farther south in the Mountains of Lake Placid they put the Gatineau hills to SHAME!

Neo

I expect alot of RX-8 owners to show up for this major event!!

Mic, Sham, Hellbreed, shogun, Cubakid, and hopefully this time Pete... I expect all you guys to show up! You don't want to miss this event!

Lates,

Lawyer's Spirit

I agree with Neo, from reading the Belleville thread you guys will love the Ottawo meet. Neo we should round up the 8s and caravan down together.

Neo

Lawyer's Spirit,

We always meet up at Fairview Mall early on Sat. Usually the guys coming from the West stop there to rendezvous with the GTA guys. From there we head West till about Kingston (some FD's burn more fuel than God intended to). Meet up with some people who live in the Kingston area and then we head up to the Corel Center.

I think this year we might have to stop in Belleville shortly to meet up with Danielson and company...

Lates,

Wing

I don't want to hijack your thread, I Just though this would be a nice thread for this picture. Check out this road ....

SaugaBoy

OMG WOW .... Look at that road,

NO POTHOLES

Wing

It gets paved every year, and nobody knows why it's litterally a road from nowhere to nowhere.

daem0n

Hey guys, you should definitely show up to this event!! It's a great time and tonnes of rotary cars Gets bigger every year!

daem0n

hmmmm good question. I found you this link on google...it's got a lot of good choices on it. If you choose something, post it or pm me and I can tell you how it rates (in general). The expensive hotels are downtown. I believe there's a Comfort Inn just off the highway in Kanata (near the show n shine meet) and also a Holiday Inn around there. Both are decent/nice places. Kanata is only about 15-20 mins from downtown if you want to venture there anyway.

http://www.google.ca/local?hl=en&lr=...sa=X&oi=localr

scoop

Wing, I have to ask:

1) Where is the road from nowhere to nowhere pictured above?

and

2) Regarding the roads you speak of around Lake Placid. There is a fairly twisty one that loops the Saranac Lakes and a nice chunk of road between Lake Placid and Whiteface. Is there some other gem around there that you know of? I may be down there for a last ski this weekend in the 8 as opposed to the Outback with winter tires, that will add a new dimension to things :-)

BTW sorry for rambling off topic in this thread. I will be there for the Ottawa drive again this year, last year was awesome, this is a do not miss event!!! There is a bunch of really tight twisty stuff that I found very entertaining, more so than the sweepers you find on better roads.

Wing

scoop, yes there are tons around that area actually, if you stay off the main highways you get no traffic and can easily do 60mph or 70mph with no worries. That road pictured is called Tracy Rd, it's near the highway junction of 87 and 91 I believe.

Wing

Found it, highway 87 & 9 & 73 Junction

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.07...0.116751&hl=en

scoop

Ah ha! Thanks!!! That's a tiny bit south east of the areas I have been. I am very careful passing through all the little towns to the north of Placid, each one no matter how small seems to have its own Sheriff car parked in some stealthy location.

SilverBullitt

Anyone from Montreal area going?

That would be cool to have lots of RX-8/RX-7 or other Mazda cars to drive from Montreal to Ottawa.

Amur_

There is normally a considerable number of FDs (3rd Gen RX-7) coming from Quebec. I'd suggest keeping an eye on the twin thread to this one in the RX-7 Forum:

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=409124

RXcetera

Someone mentioned hotel accomodations. This is a list I compiled last year... prices might have changed since then.


***Hotels/Motels in the Ottawa area***

Comfort Inn
112 Montreal Rd
613-746-4641
~100$ per night

Travel Lodge
1486 Innes Rd
1-888-515-6375/ 613-745-7380
~100$ per night

Econolodge
2098 Montreal Rd
613-745-1531
~100$ per night

WelcomInns
1220 Micheal St
1-800-387-4381
~call

Beacon Hill Motel
1668 Montreal Rd
613-745-6818
from 60$

Belvedere Motel
753 Montreal Rd
613-745-6855
from 65$

Pari's Motel
665 Montreal Rd
613-745-6891
from 69$

Concorde Motel
333 Montreal Rd
613-745-2112
from 55$

Prestige Inn
215 Montreal Rd
613-747-1011
from 39$

RXcetera

for anyone coming from QUEBEC please email mazda_rx793@hotmail.com, he is in charge of the Quebec group and can provide directions to the meeting spots.

WanKeL FD RX-7

hi guys, i'm Max , RXcetera gave you my email, so you can email me for more infos on the ride to ottawa.

You can also call me : 450-565-4490, ask for Max.

Thanks

Max

daem0n

Hey guys, Will gave me some pics to post of the past couple meets. Definitely a great time and I hope a lot of you guys show. The Rx-8's a great car!! The first group of pics are from the meet and the 2nd group is from the cruise...enjoy!!

daem0n

daem0n

Now these pics are from the cruises!

daem0n

WanKeL FD RX-7

sounds like a lot of fun hen? :P