Hollywood7

I wana come down to houston for a meet, maybe cannonball around the beltway

DrKillJoY

Average speed on about 1/2 the Beltway at 6pm is about 20 mph (even in the EZ tag lanes)... good luck!

Hollywood7

last time I was down there, I cruised around the beltway in my jaguar, from one ariport to another, and there was little traffic, kept it around 90 or so. but if there is a better route to cannonball, i would be down for that

Hollywood7

what if we cannonball from houston to galveston, i know htats a good route on a saturday night, I Know this because I just made the drive towing a racecar, still did 90, lol

nolanrob123

I would for sure be in. Especially on a Saturday.

Hollywood7

at least one person is into the idea, I'll post it up on the cannonball forum, need to get about 30 people to make it fun, now we just need a starting/ending place

nolanrob123

How about starting at memorial park, and ending at one of the restaurants, maybe tortuga or IHOP? I'm in regardless. Even if it ends at one of the beaches.

Where is the Cannonball forum anyway?

rotarygod

Going from Houston to Galveston at high speeds is brave. The cops can be bad going through LaMarque and a couple of other places down there.

canaryrx8

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no burt reynolds/sally field/bandit no care

Woz

I wouldn't do 90 down the beltway anymore. They have undercover cops to catch people.

nolanrob123

So does anyone want to get something together?

DrKillJoY

So far it's just you and a guy from Dallas (Clint).

Hollywood7

I have not given much thought to this, still in the idea stage. its just a matter of planning things out, the last one we had in dallas, I set it up with the dfw rx7/rx8 club and they had a blast. there are pics somewhere on this forum.
now its not a race, you dont need a fast car, and you dont even need to speed, its just a fun social event that involves a bit of driving.
what we need:
1. Need a good place to start, its best if it is right on the hwy (45). Restaurant with a patio works best, chat a little bit, get some food, ect.
2. Need a destination, restraunt/bar/club, more of a party type atmosphere.

if anyone has any suggestions, just go ahead and post them up, once there is a better idea, with locations in mind, I'll. Set it up on the cannonball board.

nolanrob123

I read a good review about Pappasito's cantina on 15280 North Fwy. I 45. They also cater to large parties, or can handle large parties. Other then that, maybe saltgrass off of 45. Maybe we should have something quick at the start, not much to eat, since it has a tedancy to make people sleepy, and save it for something big at the end. Maybe the rainforest cafe on the seawall. Then just follow 45 the whole way for a nice scenic cruise. (Avoid the chemical plants on 146)

Hollywood7

people really do not eat alot at the start, snack more less, takes about an hour and a half for everyone to show up. whats the scene like at the rainforest cafe, never been there at night. how late are they open?

nolanrob123

They are open pretty late and they have a very good attitude there. Usually. But I'm fine even with Ihop, which is right across the street. Can you tell I am in the mood for Ihop? The scene is pretty good there too.

Hollywood7

I Have been to that IHOP many times, thats not exactly the scene we look for. needs to have a bar, the scene needs to be alive. I'll be down there this weekend, might check out a few spots

canaryrx8

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oh I know all that, I've even seen cannonball "II", my point is still the same though..no burt, no sally, and no buford t justice no care

Hollywood7

well the cannonball board needs some work, I tried to add a section for watches and timepieces, and now its not working. need to find a webmaster. but as soon as I get back in town, I'll fix it and start a thread on the houston cannonball

canaryrx8

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I might be able to help you out, I am the webmaster for texasrxs.org, I'm by no means a pro or anything, but I'm real good at solving technical problems or whatever

Hollywood7

can you build me a web site, a good one? I have cash

brngckn

If you are thinking of Tortuga on Kirby, it closed months ago....

nolanrob123

No no, the tortuga on the seawall in Galveston. Pretty good place to finish, since they have a bar and all. Other then that though, there is this place farther past the seawall that is a bar/grille, very good place to party, at least for galveston. I think it is called woodys? Or at least across from woodys.

canaryrx8

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I could probably help you with that, you'll need hosting and a domain name, plus it be would be good to know what functionality you want it to have. I built and manage texasrxs.org, it's got a forum and events calender and we use it to communicate to our new/curent/prospective members, I can also do simpler one page deals, I can do e-commerce stuff, it really all depends on what your needs are, just let me know what you would like to have and I can throw some ideas out there for you, another cheaper (as in free) alternative would be to set up a Yahoo group, we utilized that for a while and it worked great, but it's not really the same deal as having an entire website etc.