The Texas 8 2011 Official Thread
 

Event Info:
This years event will be taking place in Kerrvile with us making the "Three Sisters run" on Saturday. The event will include a group dinner on Friday night, making the Three Sisters run on Saturday and then another dinner Saturday night along with raffling off prizes and then say good-bye's and check out Sunday. As always for more information and past meet info you can check us out www.thetexas8.com


Hotel Info:
Inn of the Hills (www.innofthehills.com)
800-292-5690
Room: Courtyard Queen Queen (yes, two queen beds)
Price: $90 / night (+tax)

Make sure to mention that you are part of the RX8 Club when you call so you get our group rate.

Once you call in and get your room reserved please post up on here that you have done so, we will then start a list so everyone can see who all is attending.
When you post it up make it look like as follows-

Forum name - City you are located from, if you have a guest, - and if you are staying at hotel and who if you are rooming with someone

Example
Riley Craven - NTX, +1 , (Booked, Rooming with LordET)


Itinerary:
(Remeber these times are just rough estimates, they can change drastically due to road conditions and the speed of your group)

Friday:
6:30 PM: Meet in hotel lobby for dinner.
7:00 PM: Eat dinner (Buzzie's BBQ 213 Schreiner Street Kerrville, TX 78028-4462 http://www.buzziesbbq.com/)

Saturday:
9:30 AM: Meet in hotel lobby (for directions and instructions).
10:00 AM: Leave for first leg
12:00 PM: Eat lunch (Subway And Texaco Station #305683 844 S. US 83 LEAKEY, TX 78873 Location )
12:30-1:00 PM: Get Gas.
1:00 PM: Leave for second leg
3:00-3:30 PM: Take a break and get a snack (The Apple Store, Love Creek Orchards 14024 State Hwy 16 North, Medina, TX 78055 www.lovecreekorchards.com‎)
3:30 PM: Head back to the hotel.
6:30 PM: Meet in hotel lobby for dinner
7:00 PM: Eat dinner (Billy Gene's Restaurant 1489 Junction Hwy Kerrville, TX 78028 http://www.billygenesrestaurant.com/)

Sunday:
Go home :(


Shirt Info:
The shirts for the 2011 Texas 8 have been completed and are now available for purchase. You have the option of either a lighter or heavier weight shirt (the heavier weight has additional shirt color choices). Additionally, the shirt graphics have been set up specifically for light shirts or dark shirts, as you will be able to pick any available color shirt this year.

The lightweight shirts are $16 and the heavyweight shirts are $20, plus shipping & handling.

You can buy the shirts here.

We highly recommend grouping up your purchases if possible to spread out the shipping costs.

There will not be any shirts available for purchase at the event, so if you want one for the trip, you'll need to purchase it in advance.

If you have any questions on the shirts, please contact Creto.

http://image.spreadshirt.com/image-s...280/height/280



Event Sponsors:
Mazda North America
RAVSPEC
Race-Roots
Freeman Mazda
BDC Motorsports


Additional Info:
There will be more info posted as we get closer, but now you guys can at least get started on reserving rooms and getting ready for what will be one hell of an event. If you have any questions feel free to send a PM to Seatownracer, Riley Craven, or Creto, and we would be more than happy to answer any questions. You can also get more information on the event by visiting www.thetexas8.com


Attendees:
People staying at the hotel:
Riley Craven - NTX +1 (Hotel Booked)
Seatownracer - NTX +1 (Hotel Booked)
LordET - NTX (Rooming with Riley Craven)
Creto - NTX +1 (Hotel Booked)
987HYS - NTX +1 (Rooming with Creto)
WTBRotary! - NTX (Rooming with Renesisjim)
Angels8 - NTX +1 (Hotel Booked)
Boowana - NTX +1 (Hotel Booked)
lta_ds_fs7 - NTX (Hotel Booked)
RyanAlexander4 - NTX
Cornholio135 - SARX +1 (Hotel Booked)
4theride1 - SARX, TX +2 (Hotel Booked)
Renesisjim - Tulsa, OK +1 (Hotel Booked)
Highspeed - Tulsa, OK +1 (Hotel Booked)
QTdude - Tulsa, OK +1 (Hotel Booked)
Jbritt - Houston, TX (Hotel Booked)
'05Shinka999 - Broger, TX (Hotel Booked)
REDRX3RX8 - Midland, TX +1 (Hotel Booked, Sat night only)

Total: 31 (18 drivers, 13 guests)

People coming but not staying at hotel:
9krpmRX8 - SARX
Grungepup - SARX
TBK - SARX
Sillywhitegirl - SARX +1
Rgonzalez - SARX +1

Total: 7 (5 Drivers, 2 guests)

Maybe coming to the event:
Docbeach - NTX +1
xPatrickRyanx - NTX
Rip Van Wankel - NTX
DSEA - EL Paso, TX +1
SpencerM1 - Austin, TX
CanaryRX8 - Austin, TX
2tone - Austin, TX
JhonyRX8 - Houston, TX
T-Mar - Houston, TX
Rigoherrera - Houston, TX (Hotel Booked)
MAZDASOLIZ - Kingsville, TX
shadycrew31 - Earth


Total: 14 (12 drivers, 2 guests)

ooooh fancy new name.

Lord ET + RileyCraven (Same room, pray for me...), DFW, reserved room

We are all praying for you man! :scared:

My room is booked. Scott and Lesha will be rooming with us.

Our room is booked... I feel like a kid waiting for xmas....

Room Booked!

4theride1 - San Antonio, +2

Are you coming down Friday or Saturday morning?

I'll be there.
Jbritt - Houston (room booked)

Just to let you know, there are no more courtyard queen queen or courtyard king rooms left. They do still have courtyard upstairs cabanas for the group rate though. I will have an open bed, so if anyone wants to half the price with me, I am cool with it.

Awesome, glad to hear you are making it out! and thanks for the heads up on hotel info. Btw I am pretty sure there will be people looking to split a room.

Yes

Do want!

put me down as a maybe.
Rip Van Wankel- NTX

Cool hope to see you there! We are going to try and have a "pre-state meet cruise" for the DFW folks so hopefully you can get to know us a bit better as well. If you do end up coming the DFW crew heads out in mass together Friday morning. There will be a thread in the gulf section as we get closer to the meet.

Added the Itenerary to the OP. Big note for everyone. Everything on Friday has been moved up an hour, this means we will be eating supper at 7 instead of 8 so plan accordingly!

I would like to go! Anyone want to split a room still? It will be me +1

I might show up Saturday assuming I'm not wiped from the move.

Thinking bout going, it would be my first rx8 meet since I've had my car, just got to see how school is go by then. Im going to sound like a noob, I read what all the plans are, but what all happens while were down there?

Friday:
Folks drive into town, check into the hotel, kick back, relax and socialize with other 8 owners as they roll into town, then go out to dinner

Saturday:
Mainly driving most of the day. Breaks for lunch and ice cream (the real reason for the trip). We'll get back into town late afternoon, typically time to wind down a little, then meet up for dinner / raffle / socialize. Typically, we'll have after dinner parties that will go late into the night.

Sunday:
Wrap up, final socializing, check-out, drive home.

Sounds like fun, who doesnt love to drive n look at the 8. I'd probably have to come up Saturday mourning though, either be there 2 am or 9 am, but I'm deffinently gonna try and fit this in the school schedule, hope 2 c everyone there.

I'd recommend getting in late Friday night versus Saturday morning just because there's going to be a lot of driving and you'll need to have your senses fully available to you. I know there are some folks looking for someone to split a room with, so you might pair up with someone if you want to lower the cost of the room.

I'm going to have probably have to take Friday off work then, kind of excited for this meet

A good number of us will be doing the same. You may check and see if any Houston folks are going to group up and head over together. From DFW, several of us will caravan down (including folks from Oklahoma). It definitely makes the drive go faster.

Hey guys, me and the wife are thinking about coming down to DFW Thursday night before the meet and then heading out with the Dallas crew Friday morning to the hotel. Would anyone in the Dallas area happen to have a place for me and the wife to crash for Thursday night and then follow them to where everyone in Dallas is meeting to head out Friday morning? We are clean responsible people. She is 28 and I am 29, I am exmilitary and respectful. If someone could let us sleep there, we would appreciate it. We have our hotel booked already for the Texas8 and if I need to I will get one Thursday night in the Dallas area. Thanks

Yes, I'm currently hosting two others but should have enough room for you as well. If things change I will try to track down another DFW member with room so you don't have to get two hotels for the weekend.

I have a 3 bedroom house in Ft Worth. Renesisjim and a buddy of his are staying as well as another member from our area. I have a King in the master, a queen in the guest, and a twin in the babies room. I've asked my wife to find other sleeping arrangements for the night as well as the baby so everyone should be comfy. You are more than welcome to sleep on the king with your wife while Jim and his buddy use the queen, and I get the twin. I have a futon mattress the DFW member can use as well as an air mattress for anyone else that wants to stay as well. PM me for further details such as time and address etc.

Thanks Riley!!! If you dont mind, go ahead and mark me and the wife down for that king and we will be there! I appreciate it man. So can I go ahead and count on having a place to sleep there at your place that Thursday night?

Great... I get a Air Mattress... :) lol

Yes, I've already talked it over with my wife and she is happy to let you guys stay. (She will be coming with us, but will meet us at home that morning after she drops the baby off at the sitters) What time do you guys plan on coming in? Last year a few of us had dinner in the area and a few drinks. Was pretty nice. Might also consider caravaning with Jim on the way down since he is staying too.

No, I said the DFW member was getting the futon mattress, basically the same thing you slept on last year. Anyone else that wants to stay gets the air mattress.

hmm tempting..................

Glad she's coming. It's more fun picking on you when she's around, hehe.

We may meet up with y'all for dinner Thursday night. We'll probably be staying at my mom's house in south Arlington to shave a hour off of our trip Friday morning.

Sup guys MAZDASOLIZ on the maybe list trying to seriously head up there from kingsville! I'm just trying to swap duties lol military life

You should definitely come on out, it is always fun! plus it looks like there will be some others from the Austin area going as well.

Btw I think I will be coming up Thursday night as well, so I can kick it with you guys and then drive down with the group. A couch for the night is cool with me!

REDRX3RX8- Midland, Tx, + 1, Inn of the Hills-04/01-04/03

Thank you Riley...to you and your wife. I am not sure yet what time...I am trying to see if the wife can get off work around noon here in tulsa and then head down. Once I know for sure, I will let you know and will also see when Jim is leaving Tulsa as well. Thanks a million man!

Shirt information has been added.

I'll be doing at least 2 shirts, so we need to start an NTX shirt order to save on shipping.

NTX ORDERS:
Lord ET - 3 shirts
-m light weight red (light graphics)
-m light weight light green (light graphics)
-s light weight light green (light graphics)

I'll be buying 1

Creto would you mind starting a new thread for 2011 NTX shirt orders?

I'd like

1 XL HVY BLK
1 M HVY PRP

Sure. You may want to specify whether you want light or dark graphics (some shirt colors it's not always obvious)

Glad to hear you are making it out!

Thanks! This looks like a lot of fun to hang out with other 8 fanatics. :cool:

QTdude: Tulsa,OK +1 (booked hotel)

Did ya get another 8?....

I haven't actually bought the car yet, but I just finished my settlement up today and once the check clears in 3 business days I will be getting the car. So I'll have one next week, just decided to ahead and get everything set up lol.

Awesome, glad to hear everything is working out for you (I actually was wondering the same thing as cornholio lol)

Awesome link to said car???

Its Jimmy's mechanics car, he doesn't have it posted on any sites but he has been wanting to sell it for a while, so might as well take it off his hands.

welcome back! Glad to hear that you're doing ok and getting another 8 8-)

T-Shirts ordered!
 

My T-Shirts are ordered. Hoping my BHR Midpipe makes it time to install new exhaust. :dunno:Otherwise, just waiting for quitting time on 31Mar2011.

Cool what color,trim,year?