OFFICIAL East Coast Gathering Thread!!!

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May 4-6, 2012

REGISTRATION IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!!! :Dancing:

| East Coast Gathering 2012 |

Be sure to browse around the site a bit, check out some of the pictures from ECG's past!

Sorry that this is a bit delayed this year!! But we have been working feverishly to make sure this ECG is the best!!!

We are offering a discounted pre-paid registration this year! Registration, t-shirts, and the banquet will be more expensive if paid on-site. Pre-paid registration helps us ensure we don't have an extreme over-order, or not enough registration packets, t-shirts, food, etc for everyone. It helps keep costs down, and and helps us keep things running smoothly.

I would like to give a HUGE thank you to Dr.Gonzo, Robyn, Alan, and Dan, for really stepping up to help us make this run smoothly!!! There would not be an ECG without their help!! Thank you :)

We have some AWESOME surprises lined up for this year, that I can promise you all will enjoy! I will update on SOME of these once the final details are sorted out ;)

On to the nitty-gritty!


This year, we are BACK at the Sea Bay Hotel! Last year, everything seemed so separated, I think it kept people from hanging out with eachother more.

They had been great to us in the past, their pricing was on-point, they pretty much let us have the run of the place, the parking lot has ample space for all of our cars in close proximity to everyones rooms (for those wanting to keep a close eye on your cars), and it has always provided a great area to hang out, chat, and catch up with old friends.

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Hotel Information:

Sea Bay Hotel
61st St, and Coastal HIghway
Ocean City, MD 21842
410-524-6100
1-800-888-2229

Contact: Cathy, director of sales
Group Code: 3000GT/Stealth Club
Ocean City Maryland Hotels - Sea Bay Hotel

Deadline for room-block off: March 30, 2012 at midnight

16 rooms available: 2 double beds, with a sleeper sofa $79.95 +tax/night
10 rooms available: 2 queen beds, with a sleeper sofa $88.85 +tax/night

Booking requires pre-payment by credit card: first night +tax

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Tentative Schedule, subject to change:


Friday:
All Day
Check in at Hotel, (I will try to arrange with the hotel to set up a registration table to pick up your packets, t-shirts, itinerary, etc)

Hang out, get to know everyone, relax.

Saturday:

10am-2pm Car Show

Hooters Parking Lot
12207 Coastal Highway
Ocean City, MD21842
410-250-7081


Have a chance to hang out with friends, check out their rides, and cast your vote! Head in to Hooters and grab a bite to eat, and just enjoy the cars!
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2:15-3pm Boat Launch

Take a nice cruise over to the Boat Launch, an ECG tradition!! Get your pictures taken individually with your car, get some group shots, and get read to head out for the Poker Run!!
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3pm-5pm Poker Run

Dan and Alan will be taking the reigns, and running the poker run this year!! Grab a card, hop in your car, and try your luck for a special jackpot give-away!!

For those who want to skip the Poker Run, there is plenty else to do in OC! Go Karting, Mini Golf, head over to the amusement park and ride some rides, or just hang out at the boardwalk.... I will have some more details on this shortly, as well as some surprise perks.
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Tentatively 5:30pm-8pm (location To Be Announced)

Sit tight, cheer on your favorite cars, grab a bite, and take come some killer give-aways from our awesome sponsors!!! And maybe an award or two!
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8pm-???

PARTY HARDY!!
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Sunday: Check Out & Go Home

First thought about the agenda (I know a little someting about this.... ;) ), it takes a good 30-40 minutes just to get everyone TO the boat launch from Hooters - its 80 blocks to the bridge, then about 10-15 miles over the bridge and along that nice winding road out to the launch.

Hoping to make it this year....

EricB

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Originally Posted by SUTHNR

First thought about the agenda (I know a little someting about this.... ;) ), it takes a good 30-40 minutes just to get everyone TO the boat launch from Hooters - its 80 blocks to the bridge, then about 10-15 miles over the bridge and along that nice winding road out to the launch.

Hoping to make it this year....

EricB

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I hope you can make it this year!

Thanks for the tip! I could not remember how far it was, the time it took, etc.

Do you all think we would be good to cut the car show at 1pm, instead of 2pm? Is 3 hours enough time?

I only ask, because we have a limited time slot for the banquet, which could probably be cut to 6-8pm, I would think 2 hours is enough time to eat, hand out awards, etc, but 8pm is our cut off for the banquet at the location I am currently in discussion with.

cool, just don't make the banquet where it was last year, it sucked!!

Nope, it's a completely new venue for the banquet.

I have a place in the works that I think everyone will enjoy :) I will hopefully have that set tomorrow, fingers crossed!!

2 hours for a banquet is not long enough IMO. I was just at one last night that started at 6, food served at 630, and it was 740 until everyone was done dinner.

not enough time in the day... I will have to look into the time situation.

I believe we are trying to do a buffet style, which should keep things moving along well, so people aren't sitting around waiting for food. But I will know tomorrow for sure.

Hey Em the car show done at 1:00pm should be fine thats plenty of time

That's what I am thinking we'll steal some time from. :)

We gonna be seeing you this year? :)

Maybe I can talk my dad into driving the stealth over for the day


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I just got off the phone with Cathy at the Sea Bay Hotel, and it looks like they will be giving us our own roped off parking lot, as long as we can fill up these rooms!!! :runaway:

I think you need to get at least 3hrs for the banquet. In by 6 and out by 8 is pushing it to just get a large group in and have them eat.

I've whipped out my planner... gonna get this time-thing figured out :p

Thanks for the tips!!

in for updates :)

What do you think of this schedule? Seem more realistic? :p

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I'd tell everyone the banquet is at 5 so they are there for 5:15 ;)

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Originally Posted by Alan92RTTT

I'd tell everyone the banquet is at 5 so they are there for 5:15 ;)

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If the Stealth still runs by then, I may just make it. Would be a blast to hang out with all of you.

I'm registered and booked at the hotel :)

How do we register and whats the price difference between pre-registration & day of at site? Hoping to make it this year or I'm bringing the Montero instead haha

Angelo

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Originally Posted by 94VR4NCVA

How do we register and whats the price difference between pre-registration & day of at site? Hoping to make it this year or I'm bringing the Montero instead haha

Angelo

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| East Coast Gathering 2012 |

we have now also acquired eastcoastgathering.com ;)

sounds fun. Wish i was in RI still and i wouldve come

Just booked my room. :)

For everyone attending, here's a little news!

The banquet is being held at Seacrets this year!

Ocean City Maryland Restaurants | Seacrets - Jamaica USA

Ok, im jealous now. Seacrets is probably my favorite place in all of OC.

OK, the wife and I are thinking of turning this into an anniversary trip (which is May 16th) by heading to Myrtle Beach for the week after leaving the ECG. Looking at the map I see Google maps taking small roads after leaving I-95 in NC. Has anyone traveled this route to MB? ( I think one of them was RT 131). From Ohio we usually go I-77 to Charlotte, then small roads through SC, so this other route would be totally unfamiliar to us. One advantage of doing this is our anniversary week is usually bike week in MB and after having been through that once, we'd never do that again.

Ugh, I wanna go, but I don't want to drive the Grand Prix down and I don't want to make the trip in my own.

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Originally Posted by stealthee

Ugh, I wanna go, but I don't want to drive the Grand Prix down and I don't want to make the trip in my own.

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wanna cry about it some more?

Yeah. :p

Damn wish I could make it, maybe next year. :(