Submit ideas for Oppomeet 2017 please.

"Ike" (untitledcarshow) 08/08/2016 at 12:13 • Filed to: Oppomeet 2017

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So I had a ton of fun, excitement, learned a lot, got super stressed out, and all together had a blast putting together Oppomeet 2016. Now as I told a few people at the event, I am going get around to planning the event for next year. I’m looking for ideas, it could be something as simple as “do it in Bumblefuck Iowa we have X” to “we should get together and do a track day in X followed by Dinner dancing and roller blading in Y”. My hope is to get more “automotive celebrities” like the Amazing, wonderful, brilliant, funny, and all around great guy Steve Lehto Esquire involved (Esquire means lawyer right?). I hope to get bigger and more people able to come, perhaps even getting some prizes and sponsors of the events. So do we do another Chicago trip? Do we do a tail of a dragon? Do we go to Austin and ding dong ditch Patrick George? Let’s hear those great ideas! Ideally, it should be around early August, be relatively inexpensive (this is a subjective thing obviously), be a destination that if one brings a significant other to the event who doesn’t “get cars” they will have other stuff to do, should be relatively easy for the most amount of Oppo’s to go. so let’s hear those ideas!

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:20

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Maybe Lane Motor Museum.

fourvalleys > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:22

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Nice sticker!

I vote Milwaukee/Chicago. I heard it was a great weekend up at Road America. ;)

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/08/2016 at 12:22

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I like this idea. Even though I wouldn’t be able to afford to get there.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:23

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Come to Europe ! ;)

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:24

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If we’re doing it on the same weekend next year, I’d vote for going to the IMSA race at Road America. Party it up at Camp Oppo all weekend, watch some awesome racing, do some dinner/drinking in Elkhart Lake, and have an all around awesome time.

Could also offer a cruise option on Saturday, for those not wanting to spend all weekend at the track. Central Wisconsin has some awesome driving roads.

(Just read the portion about the spouse/non-car folk option, so I guess that kind of rules this out)

interstate366, now In The Industry > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:25

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A few of us have been talking about doing one somewhere in the southeast at some point.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/08/2016 at 12:25

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It’s a totally doable 3 hour drive for me.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:26

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Bay Area

Ike > fourvalleys 08/08/2016 at 12:26

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As fun as a “crashing” another event would be. I want this to be our thing! I will keep that in mind tho if enough people are interested

Ike > interstate366, now In The Industry 08/08/2016 at 12:27

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Hmm, like the dragon area ? Or further south and east?

Ike > Out, but with a W - has found the answer 08/08/2016 at 12:28

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I want to see this happen!

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/08/2016 at 12:32

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Google claims 17 hours for me.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:34

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Maybe have a few. One on the east coast, the west coast, and various locations to cater too everyone on here.

BringBackTheCommodore > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:34

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Just throwing it out there - Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham , Alabama. They’ve got a kick-ass museum there, too.

For a central-ish location, could do Heartland Park, Topeka, KS .

There’s also Road Atlanta ; just for the hell of it, I’ll throw Virginia International Raceway in the mix as well.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/08/2016 at 12:35

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That is flying distance.

BringBackTheCommodore > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:35

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Route 129 gets my vote! Then again, it does get insanely busy...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > BringBackTheCommodore 08/08/2016 at 12:36

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Barber motorsports is gorgeous.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:36

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There will be a New England meet at climb to the clouds

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:42

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Lane Motor Museum.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:45

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Atlanta and North Carolina came up. The Dragon could fall under the latter.

Jack Does Cars > interstate366, now In The Industry 08/08/2016 at 12:48

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This is good, this is real good. I’m surprised to see how many Southern Oppo’s there are.

S65 > Ike 08/08/2016 at 12:49

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Sweet jumps and sick drifts, Bro

interstate366, now In The Industry > Jack Does Cars 08/08/2016 at 13:03

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I’ve thought about organizing a regional meet here in Richmond, but the whole “driving in Virginia” stereotype around here...

Jack Does Cars > interstate366, now In The Industry 08/08/2016 at 13:08

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Oh yeah true. I went to a very small Oppo meet (five people) in Greensboro, NC last year. It was great fun.

fhrblig > Ike 08/08/2016 at 13:11

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Denver. Because easy access to twisty mountain roads.

random001 > Ike 08/08/2016 at 13:13

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Come to Dayton, we have a kickass Airplane Museum.

bob and john > Ike 08/08/2016 at 13:14

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My first idea is to go to deals gap in NC

tromoly > Ike 08/08/2016 at 13:16

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Late-night Christmas caroling at Patrick’s house this December. Like this.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Jack Does Cars 08/08/2016 at 13:17

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I’d have gone to that if I’d been on Oppo back then. I’m still pretty new here. (Another reason to go to one, I guess)

I’d ideally like to a meeting place to be within 250 miles so I can drive my 3rd gen. Antique plates limit it to 250 miles from home, which is more or less Charlotte/Rockingham/South of the Border/both Wilmingtons.

Sam > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 08/08/2016 at 13:34

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That would be great.

RallyWrench > Ike 08/08/2016 at 13:38

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Um, make it in California?

Matt Nichelson > Ike 08/08/2016 at 13:38

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That could be an idea. I was the one who had brought it up in one of the posts about another meet. Myself, Interstate, and a few others discussed it. Atlanta, Birmingham, etc were some places brought up. I meant to make a post last week to see who all would be interested but I had a lot going on and didn’t get around to it.

Funktheduck > interstate366, now In The Industry 08/08/2016 at 13:42

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Yes. Atl yo! Rainbow doesn't live far from me but I've never had the time to try to coordinate anything with him. Owning a business based in the service industry means unpredictable work hours.

The Dummy Gummy > Ike 08/08/2016 at 13:50

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Netherlands; drugs... I mean cars..

Dusty Ventures > Ike 08/08/2016 at 13:52

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Already got started on that for ya

Boxer_4 > Ike 08/08/2016 at 13:54

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If you get Steve Lehto, I vote Hershey PA. Our local museum has 3 Tuckers now!

Ike > Dusty Ventures 08/08/2016 at 14:06

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Oh sweet how did I miss this?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Ike 08/08/2016 at 14:34

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Madison, WI would be a good location. The city is beautiful, has tons of great food options, and there are some great driving roads not too far from the city.

Wagon, semi manual, not brown, turbo because volvo > Ike 08/08/2016 at 15:11

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It aint bumblefuck,Ia but Harlan, IA might be a centrally located oppomeet for most north american oppos. It is off of I80 in western Iowa. Friendly people and a fairground in town. A few bars around town and a few bars in the town square. Camping nearby with 3 hotels in the town itself. It also has the best sweet corn I have ever tasted. Opporally on b grade roads pending approval from local law enforcement and chamber of commerce. Prolly for nothing. But I like the place.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Funktheduck 08/08/2016 at 16:10

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Atlanta would be more likely to get a bigger turnout. It’s a good 500 miles from me, but it’s at least a straight shot down 85.

Jack Does Cars > interstate366, now In The Industry 08/08/2016 at 16:59

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Well Charlotte is damn near in the middle between Atlanta and Richmond.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Jack Does Cars 08/08/2016 at 17:16

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Yep, almost exactly halfway. Raleigh is also very doable for me, not even 3 hours away.

Jack Does Cars > interstate366, now In The Industry 08/08/2016 at 17:29

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I’d love to have a Southeast Oppo meat, I’d most certainly be here. There’s not a whole lot of Oppo’s here in Raleigh, but then again we’re all over.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Jack Does Cars 08/08/2016 at 17:36

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My most insane meet idea would be at the Outer Banks when it’s the offseason but still fairly warm there.

Jack Does Cars > interstate366, now In The Industry 08/08/2016 at 17:51

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We always go to Wilmington two weeks after labor day because nobody’s there and it’s still beautiful. Plus, who doesn’t like NC beaches?

interstate366, now In The Industry > Jack Does Cars 08/08/2016 at 17:57

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I went to Nags Head in October last year. Still nice and pretty empty. Might do it again this year.