jsingler
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| 04/13/2008 6:49 PM |
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This just in from our Prez, Menelaos:
I received the following invite from Colby McGehee at Yokohama Tires. He wants to invite PCA club members to the following event at the Family Arena in St. Charles. He also invited the BMW club.
We are hosting a Ride and Drive at Family Arena on May 7-9 for our local tire dealers in the St. Louis market. We would like to invite members of the STL BMWCCA [and STL PCA] to attend the event. The Yokohama Ride and Drive program has been in existence for over 15 years and is designed for our tire dealers to learn about our products through a tire tech session followed by a tire testing program. We have found this to be an extremely successful program that allows the tire dealer to experience the handling capabilities of the tires first hand. This where the rubber meets the road.
We have 2 semis that travel the country carrying our (5) Mazda RX-8 along with our supplies for the event. ... You get to burn up our tires and gas and have fun competing against your fellow members. We set up a 60 second non-looped road course outlined by orange cones in the parking lot. On event day we run 2 sessions, one from 8 am - 12 pm then another group from 1 pm - 5pm. I will need 5 members per session to attend. There will be around 25-30 employees from our local tire dealers also participating in each session. Everyone who participates in the event will sign a waiver, after everyone has signed in we will give a 45 minute tire tech session about the 5 tires they will be testing. We also go over driver safety such as seatbelts, braking and acceleration, eyes on the track, and seat adjustments. We also go over the course layout, starting points and finish points, course safety, and driver rotation. The driving portion is about 2 hours long. At the end of the driving portion we recap about the products we tested and thank the participants for participating in our event by giving away hats and t shirts.
Each participant will start in our touring tire car and progress through the tire line until you reach the ultra high performance tire. Each car is timed through the course to demonstrate to the driver the increased handling capabilities of each tire. It is our way of educating the participant that there is a major difference in rubber compounds and tire designs. That tires are more than round, black, and hold air...that tires are the most important safety and performance feature on your car.
If you have any questions about the event feel free to contact me.
Colby McGehee
Yokohama Tire Corporation
Performance Marketing Specialist
601 S. Acacia Ave
Fullerton, CA 92831
(714) 269-4547 office
colby.mcgehee@yokohamatire..com <mailto:colby.mcgehee@yokohamatire.com>
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Krumm
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| 04/15/2008 9:06 AM |
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| This looks like fun. Anyone interested in taking 1/2 day off to do a little spirited driving? |
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Tim K
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MikeRosen
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| 04/16/2008 11:13 AM |
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If you are interested in attending this event, you are asked to email John Hoffner at jhoffner@gcfinc.com
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acfurla
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| 04/21/2008 7:10 PM |
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| Mike... see you there next month...I noticed your email address with my reply. |
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Alex
'83 944, Zermatt Silver/Black Leather, 5-Speed, Factory Stock, Original Owner |
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Krumm
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St Charles
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| 04/23/2008 11:28 AM |
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| Just signed up for Friday morning. Anyone else want to meet me there? Would be good to see some other PCA members there. |
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Tim K
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acfurla
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| 04/24/2008 8:57 AM |
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Hi Tim:
I will be out there for the A.M. session on Friday....See you then... |
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Alex
'83 944, Zermatt Silver/Black Leather, 5-Speed, Factory Stock, Original Owner |
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Krumm
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| 04/28/2008 9:36 AM |
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Hey Alex,
Found out another friend can only go Thursday AM so I switched. Please join us Thursday morning if you can make it. |
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Tim K
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acfurla
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| 04/28/2008 1:31 PM |
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Hi Tim:
I would switch if I could...but Friday was the only day that would work with my schedule. Well, at least you guys will get the first runs with the cars. Save some tires for me!
Later... |
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Alex
'83 944, Zermatt Silver/Black Leather, 5-Speed, Factory Stock, Original Owner |
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Krumm
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St Charles
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| 05/01/2008 3:53 PM |
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| Dave and I only need two more people to fill out our session for Thursday morning. Anybody want to come join us for some fun and hopefully some free stuff? |
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Tim K
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MikeRosen
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| 05/02/2008 1:02 PM |
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Here are the spots still open:
Wednesday AM session - 5 spots open
Wednesday PM session - Full
Thursday AM session - 1 spot open
Thursday PM session - 1 spot open
Friday AM session - 1 spot open
Friday PM session - 1 spot open
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