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#1 ·
Is there anybody coming from va or dc?
 
#6 ·
Last year the caravan to Bimmerfest was:

Meetup at Toys R Us Rockville by 6:30 am
Departure from Toys R Us Rockville: 6:45 am

Stop 1: Ikea of College Park.
Arrival 7:15 am
Departure 7:30 am

Stop 2: White Marsh Mall (Ikea of Baltimore). White Marsh, MD
Arrival 8:30 am
Departure 8:45 am

Destination: Ripken Stadium, Aberdeen, MD by 9:15 AM
Arrival 9:10 am

Do people want to do the same?

John R.
 
#8 ·
The one comment I would make about these convoys is that if they get large it can be difficult to stick together. What happens is that the cars at the end of the pack have to drive a lot faster to catch back up and tighten up the convoy. It is helpful for the leader to set the speed at the speed limit until the group gets back together on the freeway so the people at the end don't have to drive ridiculously over the speed limit to catch up (and even then if the leader keeps it only a few mph over it is easier for the group to stick together). This was a problem last year. Not trying to be a granny driver, I just want to keep this thing safe.

Just my 2 cents,
John
 
#9 ·
+1 Good point - last year - Maryland State Police were out in force and my impression was that they appeared to target convoys for special attention.
 
#19 · (Edited)
Well there are two different things going on.

1. Leaving from Tysons to go up to Hunt Valley to meet up with their Cars and Coffee group.
UPDATE::: We are going to meetup with the Hunt Valley Cars and Coffee group to roll up to Bimmerfest. They are leaving at 9 am sharp. We should leave Tysons by no later then 7:20 as it takes a good 1 hour and 15 minutes to and hour and a half to get to Hunt Valley.

2. Leaving from Tysons and meeting up with the BIG group at either College Park Ikea and then to White Marsh, or just meet them at White Marsh. Takes about 30 mins to get there so if we leave by 6:45 am we should arrive in time.
Itinerary:
0720 - Driver's Meeting (position camera cars, establish radio frequency, etc.) - Details will be posted ASAP, before departing CP Ikea.
0730 - Depart College Park Ikea. Road captains have strict instructions to leave on time, without question. If you are not here by then, make your way to White Marsh.
0820 - Arrive at White Marsh Ikea.
0830 - Depart White Marsh Ikea. Road captains have strict instructions to leave on time, without question. If you are not here by then, make your way directly to Bimmerfest East.
0900 - Arrive at Bimmerfest East.

A camera car and two escorts will be sent up to the Maryland Rest area on I-95 between DC and Baltimore where it will wait for the caravan to show up. Since they are taking pictures and recording the event, they have priority. Give them access to the road as they request it. The road captains will lead us through the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel. Although some off us don't have Easy Tags, so all of us will go through the right most bore to keep us together. If you get separated at the toll booth, take your time, radio ahead, and rendezvous in White Marsh Ikea. Once we arrive there, we will wait for everyone to assemble. Once gathered, we will depart again. Estimated time of arrival at Cal Ripken Stadium is about 9:00-9:15 am.


I was going to see if people that didnt want to go to Hunt Valley wanted to caravan from Tysons to White Marsh or College Park.

I am willing to leave with people from Tysons 2 at 6:45 as I was going to College Park Ikea to began with.
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#21 ·
I'm leaving Chesapeake around 2:45 in the morning so I can be at Tysons Corner by 6.
I'll probably be making that trip alone, but to meet up with you guys will be an honor.
Nothing like a caravan entrance to the show!:grouphug:
I'm guessing its the huge parking lot?
 

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#31 ·
I noticed that they mentioned the Toys R Us on the Pike at 6:30/6:45 last year. It would be nice to meet there then join the larger caravan at the College Park IKEA. This will be my first caravan, so I want to get the full experience. Also, I'm not from the area, so I would not be a great organizer for this ride.
 
#35 · (Edited)
Okay. I'll take the lead one this. Let me know if you have any questions. Changed the meeting spot to not get confused with the other group meeting in Tysons going somewhere different.

Caravan leaving from Tysons:
1. Bmuum3 - Falls Church
2. Big Rob - DC
3. Georgept - Arlington
4. Dman229 - ?
5. DJRetro330i - Manassas
6. Sepleas001 - Richmond
7. Boramkiv - Chesapeake
8. S 6ix - Herndon

Everyone get to next to Lord and Taylor in Tysons at 6:30. We will hangout for 15 mins waiting for everyone to show up. At 6:45 we will depart Tysons Corner and head to College Park Ikea to meet up with the bigger group. If you get to Tysons and we are not there you can either head straight to College Park Ikea and try and catch up or if your really late just head straight to White Marsh Ikea.

If you guys want to meet up with each other and come to Tysons, i'll leave that to you all do discuss amongst yourselves.

Here is where we will meet in Tysons. Look for me, Ill be in a lowered E36 M3 sedan with AC Schnitzer wheels


If coming from 495


Here is the route from Tysons to College Park Ikea.


Here is the facebook event just to keep up with if you have questions once we get to College Park.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/157018224406916/

There is also another group meeting up at Tysons who are heading to Hunt Valley to meet up with their Cars and Coffee group, but we should be gone right when they start rolling in.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=723055&page=1
 
#36 ·
Okay. I'll take the lead one this. Let me know if you have any questions.

Caravan leaving from Tysons:
1. Bmuum3 - Falls Church
2. Big Rob - DC
3. Georgept - Arlington
4. Dman229 - ?
5. DJRetro330i - Manassas
6. Sepleas001 - Richmond
7. Boramkiv - Chesapeake
8. S 6ix - Herndon

Everyone get to Maggiano's in Tysons at 6:30. We will hangout for 15 mins waiting for everyone to show up. At 6:45 we will depart Tysons Corner and head to College Park Ikea to meet up with the bigger group. If you get to Tysons and we are not there you can either head straight to College Park Ikea and try and catch up or if your really late just head straight to White Marsh Ikea.

If you guys want to meet up with each other and come to Tysons, i'll leave that to you all do discuss amongst yourselves.

Here is where we will meet in Tysons. Look for me, Ill be in a lowered E36 M3 sedan with AC Schnitzer wheels


Here is the route from Tysons to College Park Ikea.


Here is the facebook event just to keep up with if you have questions once we get to College Park.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/157018224406916/

There is also another group meeting up at Tysons who are heading to Hunt Valley to meet up with their Cars and Coffee group, but we should be gone right when they start rolling in.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=723055&page=1
I don't know about you guys but I'm hype for all this lol
 
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