where is this? I might be in the general area on the 15th.

 

its in rancho cucamonga, (alta loma). its a hugh set of street that are blocked off to walk enjoy the lights.

 

OH, it's like those famous houses in Fountain Valley! Do they let you drive your car in at all or just walk? sounds like FUN.

 

cant remember i think there is an area where you can drive but it is mostly walking. last year it was kind of our meet for the month and we got some night shots, i think...?

 

hey, theres a new rotary site... w/ a rx8 section... and nobody has posted in it you all should join up, and be the "big dogs" of the 8 section.... i know the site owner from the rx7club forum, and he made me a..............MODERATOR......... so i get to ban people, and do other cool things i even started a monthly meet section in there!

http://rotarytuner.dctuner.com/index.php

 

Yes, you can drive down the center of the street, they have it blocked so there is a "one-way direction. A lot of people were "cruising"....some modified cars came and went...but not something that would be a good idea....I wouldn't suggest it anyways.

 

Driving it is NOT suggested...the wait on the weekends to get in is 2 hours. Usually they have signs on my street (Throughbred) saying closed to through traffic but so far they are not up and if they put then up just ignore them until you get to Sapphire. Too bad I already have 2 things to do that Friday night, I really wanted to go with you guys. We could of had a Christmas party at my house.

 

missed you at the autocross Zoo....it was an interesting finish to the 2006 RX8 Cup Season. We have the practice coming up in January....

 

LOL, just read this....guess I'll be going with my 1 horse power ride group. From Alta Loma Riding Club...

To get more into the Christmas spirit, we will be riding through the lights at Thoroughbred on December 13th. We will meet at Heritage Park at 6pm, and ride over to the lights. Remember to dress your horse up to show off during the light ride: lights, garland, bells, ribbons, the works. Wear reflective attire if you have it too, because we will be riding at night.

MeShell, to bad your friends don't have any horses you could borrow.
Heck too bad I don't have any extra horses, that would be fun. I'm sure you and Erica would want to ride a horse decked out in christmas lights, right? Ok, I'll stop....I obviously bored this morning.

 

who picks up the poop?

 

I was wondering the same thing. Not me!

 

you CAN drive through, but it is about a 2 hours and 45 minutes drive, because of all the traffic.


unfortonatly, someone stole the 64ft star that we took pictures at last year

 

I'm pretty sure that buys you a One Way ticket straight to Hell.
How the heck did they haul that thing away?!

 

Yikes, that couldn't have been easy to do! Where did you hear about that Kevin?

 

sad thing is, the guys house burned down 2 yrs ago, and continued to put the star up every year after his house burned down.

i saw it on abc7 or kcal9 news, i dont remember.

 

WITH OUT A PICTURE OR A LINK THIS POST IS WORTHLESS!

HAHA I ALWASY WANTED TO SAY THAT.

 

well, jee golly mr caps lock.

where else do you trhink the star is at ?

 

YOU ASKED FOR IT, NOW YOU GET IT

No star, but holiday spirit still shines
San Antonio Heights has been deprived of its trademark Christmas star this year, but residents aren't letting its absence dim their holiday spirit.

In place of the giant illuminated star - a holiday-season staple of the Inland Valley until copper thieves wrecked it earlier this year - many residents are putting smaller versions on their homes. Several have even turned up at Fire Station No. 12 on Euclid Avenue.

"A bunch of them were donated by someone in the community,"


FOUND AT
http://www.dailybulletin.com/search/ci_4779147

 

Christmas Lights --DEC 15--

1) KrazieKave
2) Kwescott
3) Snowfl8k
4) Lesper4 +2
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We can also do dinner afterwards at the victoria gardens or ontario mills if you guys want...

 

another list is being formed in the Autocross thread for the 1/13 practice event. Scotty is going to try and get as many of us in as possible...he wants to know how many are interested. Please post your name in that thread. Thanks.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...78#post1649978

 

As entertaining as it would be to image that they stole the star, they didn't.
They stole the copper wiring.
I read the article in the newspaper back in summer.
I tried looking for it recently, but couldn't find it.
Kevin posted the link above, and it reminded me the community is called San Antonio Heights, so I found the article.

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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) - July 6, 2006
Thieves strike holiday star
SAN ANTONIO HEIGHTS - The Grinch came early this year, dimming chances that a holiday star will shine above the Inland Valley this winter. Thieves used bolt cutters to slip onto Ken Petschow's hillside property June 20 and steal copper wiring worth about $15,000.Copper on the star as well as wiring intended to rebuild Petschow's home, destroyed in the October 2003 wildfire, was taken.For decades, the electric star perched on the San Antonio Heights home now...
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I don't have the whole thing because it's archived and you have to pay to get it.
Basically it said the only reason it's been lit every year is because of donations, but the donations don't cover the cost completely, and now the guy doesn't even have the wiring.
It cost thousands to keep it lit.
The star is probably still up, but no lights, although the owner may have taken it down by now.

 

yup..copper wiring is expensive....I would assume that they probably hacked it up into smaller pieces and are recycling it peice by piece...going down and recycling all 15 g's at one time would be an easy way to be caught.

 

Is there anyone here who can make a Racing Beat run for me this thursday or friday?
If so, pm me.

thanks.

 

A Racing Beat run?

 

Cesar: what do you need from RB?