PA Fun Run: Saturday, March 18th in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

jersey_emt

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It's time to start up the spring season with a Fun Run! Winter is finally over, time to clean off all the salt & sand from your cars, take off the snow tires, and get ready for some spirited driving through the twisties!!


Saturday, March 18th @ 3:30pm
Any significant chance of rain or wet roads will postpone the meet until the following Saturday (March 25th).

INFORMATION
The 'Fun Run' meets are a regular gathering of local MTMA members and prospective members who want to have a fun ride around the twisty backroads of Bucks County, PA. The cruise is about 40 miles long with plenty of twists, bends, hills, and curves. We'll be meeting up at the Park & Ride in Yardley, PA off of I-95 right on the NJ/PA border.

The cruise will start at 4:00pm sharp, and takes a little over an hour. Directions for the course will be given to anyone who needs them. All Mazda enthusiasts are welcome to attend.

RULES
1. Keep a safe distance from each other. If we are going too slow for you, then just deal with it for the time being. I'll give you a copy of the directions if you want to take the drive faster by yourself.

2. Strictly obey any 25 MPH speed limits. There are a couple of residential areas along the ride.

3. Use common sense at all times. No burnouts, 'attempts' at drifting, etc.

4. We will be taking things fairly fast, so be prepared for some 'spirited' driving. People that do not feel comfortable taking sharp turns higher than the posted recommended speed (not the speed limit, the speed posted on the yellow signs) will want to stay towards the back of the pack.

5. On straights and slight curves, for the most part we will stay fairly close to the speed limit (~5 - 10 mph over) to avoid attention from the police. However, there are some areas where we will temporarily 'kick it up a notch.'

6. If your car is significantly lower than stock you may want to think twice before going on the run. There are a lot of elevation changes, and people with really lowered cars have had some trouble. Use your own judgement when driving; I or MTMA accept no responsibility for any damages.

DIRECTIONS
The Park & Ride is located at the corner of Taylorsville Rd and Woodside Rd in Yardley, PA. You can enter that intersection into most online mapping services (Yahoo! Maps, Mapquest, Google Maps, etc.) to get turn-by-turn directions. Here are some general directions from the major highways in the area. Feel free to PM me with any questions you have about how to make it to the meet.

From NJ/North: Take I-95 into Pennsylvania. Take exit 51 (the very first exit in PA, right over the bridge) towards New Hope. The Park & Ride is on your right at the first light.

From NJ Turnpike: Take exit 7A to I-195 West. See directions from I-195.

From I-195: Take I-195 West to the end. Keep to the left, and I-195 West will turn into Route 29 North. Continue on Route 29 North past Trenton. Follow the signs and take the exit to I-95 South. Cross over the bridge, and take the first exit in PA (exit 51 towards New Hope, right over the bridge). The Park & Ride is on your right at the first light.

From PA/South: Take I-95 North towards New Jersey. Take exit 51 (the last exit in PA). Keep left at the fork, and turn left onto Taylorsville Road. The Park & Ride is on your right at the first light.

From Southern NJ: Take I-295 North to the end. I-295 will turn into I-95 South. See directions from NJ/North.

QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about anything concerning this run, feel free to post a reply or send me a PM.

ATTENDANCE LIST
1. jersey_emt
2. seanmcsean
3. boostisgood
4. Raynman (tentative)
5. Perro del Sol
6. BBSF2 (tentative)
7. cable43
8. BradC
 
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Sweet. Im gonna HAVE to make this. Tellin the missus already. Im gonna TRY to get her to go and do some filming along with a mounted cam on the car. :D

Its like a 5 hour drive from here, so we will probably come out the night before. Ill PM ya justin.
 
man i wanna make this, but i probably wont have my car back. someone wanna lend me 4 grand
 
boostisgood, that would be awesome!

I have a video camera and an outside-of-car camera mount as well. We could rig up a second camera at a different angle :)

Anybody closer to the meet location that can let boostisgood crash for the night?
 
I think I can convince some OH members from Cleveland to do this, 6's and Protege's alike. I guess I will take the wagon out of hibernation.
 
jersey_emt said:
boostisgood, that would be awesome!

I have a video camera and an outside-of-car camera mount as well. We could rig up a second camera at a different angle :)

Anybody closer to the meet location that can let boostisgood crash for the night?


::raises hand::
 
Raynman said:
Perro del Sol IS Marlon. Us Jersey guys owe him a few visits to OH.


no kidding.. I didn't know he has/had an MSP..

yeah, Marlon is an awesome guy!!!!
 
jersey_emt said:
I'm up for a drive to Cedar Point sometime this summer.
I know I'm going to Mid-Ohio this May. I recall Marlon aving posted this meet up here.

seanmcsean said:
no kidding.. I didn't know he has/had an MSP..
Yeah, he got it a few months ago. The guy's got Mazda fever, I tell ya! :)


Looking forward to this meet, guys. I missed the cheesesteak meet last year, and I'll be damned if I miss this one as well.
 
jersey_emt said:
I'm up for a drive to Cedar Point sometime this summer.

Well let me know, and we'll set the meet up! I have no problem helping you set this up!
 
seanmcsean said:
perro del sol isn't marlon, is it?

You know it! Sean you should join us for the Mid-Ohio Meet! Mazda Corporate may buy our members tickets, plus we get a parade lap around the track! Also we get to have a 20-30 minutes of one on one time with Tri-point, Tindol and Protomotive race teams.

Plus, my dealership is having a car show for our membership! It should be a lot of fun.

Also, on April 1, we'll be running the wife's hatch and the Speed Protege @ Mid-Ohio at the Redline Track Event...so we have a busy schedule this year as far as meets and the like...the more the merrier!

See you on the 18th!
 
hmm.. I may take you up on that ohio offer. It depends on the job/moving situation though. If I get a job this week (I have two interviews thursday) I'd be moving up to CT either before or on that weekend.. We'll see. I'd be game though.. where in ohio is it?
 
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