Unofficial Rally - Terrible

Originally Posted by Slvr e39

With some persuading I believe the CHP would allow a massive drive to take place, however, this is assuming it is well organized. The only thing CHP is not going to like is stopping traffic for a solid 8-10 minutes for all the cars to get onto the freeway. There are a lot of little problems with having a drive of bimmerfest proportions but all seem to be overcome-able.

e30freak, your right that we will need pace cars, however, we should shoot to get a police escort if possible.

I will eventually talk to Jon and try to become the coordinator of an epic drive after the 08' Bimmerfest. All the ideas we have come up with so far sound great, I think the drive will happen and will be great next year.

If someone like you would take on the responsibility, that would be great.

In all honesty, my personal favorite part of the whole event (up until a couple of years ago when things just got too out of control) was the Bimmerfest Road Rally.

Does anyone know how Harley Davidson manages the Love Ride?

They get a $H|T load of bikes on their ride and they don't get hassled by the law...

Does anyone know anyone who could talk to them and see how they manage the ride?

Also, if they get an OK from the law, I don't see why we wouldn't...I would think that we are a little less rowdy than the Harley riders...

Originally Posted by Slvr e39

Oh and for the record... on this years drive, I didn't see anyone do anything stupid...

About 42 seconds into it some asshead does a burnout and comes dangerously close to other cars and the camera man. This kinda stuff is what spoils the rally and is why it is no longer official.

Rather than exemplifying cool and class, people feel the need to make idiots of themselves instead. That isn't very "Bimmerfest" to me.

Drives are fun. Especially spirited ones. The problem is that as the group gets larger, the idiot quotient climbs exponentially and 'incidents' ensue.

Personally, I've done one bimmerfest caravan and it will be my only one. It was fun, to be sure, but I witnessed enough azzhattery that I just don't want to be a part of.

When you don't have control (I mean quality control, not physical) over EVERYONE on a drive, there is no telling what you'll end up with. Probably people like those that were racing around, doing burnouts, etc at 2am on Friday night/Saturday morning. I wouldn't really want to share the track with people like that - where there is a huge emphasis on safety - much less would I trust twits like that on the street.

/rant

Originally Posted by Jon

If someone like you would take on the responsibility, that would be great.

In all honesty, my personal favorite part of the whole event (up until a couple of years ago when things just got too out of control) was the Bimmerfest Road Rally.

I don't see why it can't continue to be the favorite part of many festers. That's why I am thinking about taking responsibility for the rally to keep it alive...

Originally Posted by ffej

Drives are fun. Especially spirited ones. The problem is that as the group gets larger, the idiot quotient climbs exponentially and 'incidents' ensue.

Personally, I've done one bimmerfest caravan and it will be my only one. It was fun, to be sure, but I witnessed enough azzhattery that I just don't want to be a part of.

When you don't have control (I mean quality control, not physical) over EVERYONE on a drive, there is no telling what you'll end up with. Probably people like those that were racing around, doing burnouts, etc at 2am on Friday night/Saturday morning. I wouldn't really want to share the track with people like that - where there is a huge emphasis on safety - much less would I trust twits like that on the street.

/rant

Spirited drives with a couple buddies is alright, however were talking 100's of cars on a single route. The possiblity of danger is increased dramatically, another reason why the orginization and possible signing of a waver is key to sucess

Originally Posted by BruinGM

Does anyone know how Harley Davidson manages the Love Ride?

They get a $H|T load of bikes on their ride and they don't get hassled by the law...

Does anyone know anyone who could talk to them and see how they manage the ride?

Also, if they get an OK from the law, I don't see why we wouldn't...I would think that we are a little less rowdy than the Harley riders...

Maybe I could get in touch with the coordinator of that drive and get some advice!

I just wanted to add that I had a great time on the rally. It was dissapointing due to the lack of people, but all in all it was just fun to drive those gorgeous roads with you fellow festers'. I was the red 335 coupe.

About the escort, we pratically had one! The people in my car were laughing because that helecopter never left my sight, they kept saying "Oh! I bet they're saying follow the red one!" How much does it cost to have that thing flying for an hour? Can't be cheap. Point is, the only thing we were all going to get a ticket for was driving too slow, so some sort of an organized rally with pacing leaders might be an answer. Looking forward to the next one!

~Jon

Originally Posted by JAWJr

I just wanted to add that I had a great time on the rally. It was dissapointing due to the lack of people, but all in all it was just fun to drive those gorgeous roads with you fellow festers'. I was the red 335 coupe.

About the escort, we pratically had one! The people in my car were laughing because that helecopter never left my sight, they kept saying "Oh! I bet they're saying follow the red one!" How much does it cost to have that thing flying for an hour? Can't be cheap. Point is, the only thing we were all going to get a ticket for was driving too slow, so some sort of an organized rally with pacing leaders might be an answer. Looking forward to the next one!

~Jon

Yeah I'm pretty sure everyone on the rally was making fun of the cops for wasting their time and money. I was also thinking the same thing about my color, "yea we have a bright yellow bmw going 55mph... were gonna pursue"

Originally Posted by M_i2rd_R

I just found this on youtube. Thank you to the poster.

your welcome. that was me driving and my buddy filming. and i totally agree with the gentleman w/ the mustard M3. if it came down to it, people who know people that can make "arrangements" with CHP should opt to be Rally leaders. I was in the front most of the time this year and quite frankly, even though i wanted to be back further to film I rather enjoyed leading, however I found it very disapointing that in the 1/2 hour of asking random people, which i probably asked more that 50, that no one even knew that there was a rally.

there is some very good ideas there,but even with that done someone will do something DUMB....to do it rigth have the MODS in place like every 10 or so cars and if someone pass them they get ban for a week or something like that??just idea....

Originally Posted by Paul Christian

there is some very good ideas there,but even with that done someone will do something DUMB....to do it rigth have the MODS in place like every 10 or so cars and if someone pass them they get ban for a week or something like that??just idea....

While that sounds like a great idea, in reality, many people who show up for bimmerfest don't actually contribute to this forum. There's a huge bf.c contingent, among other forums that show up en masse, so banning a guy who doesn't have an account may not work.

Still, I LOL'd at your idea because it's stupid, funny and brilliant at the same time.

not even that, we really wanted this, we would need to first greese up the CHP, Then get that damn traffic light shut down. not croud the on/off ramp @ start point but maybe the turn and the road to the right. then from that point you split the group in intervals of 10 seconds with a pacekeeper as the lead and keep the groups to a maximum of 10 cars and on top of that, set strict guidelines on passing.

One quick question, where did everyone meet up for the rally?

In the foreseeable future I cannot see this ever working again, unfortantly.

With that said, that car count is just too massive and it impeads traffic not only on US101, but also on SR154 which is unacceptable for anyone traveling on those roads. That's the main issue here, not to mention people's driving habits were getting out of hand all at the same time.

Organizing a rally would be easy. Simply post the time, an exact route, rules, etc on all the BMW Forums you're a reputable member of.

Originally Posted by taimaishuu916

One quick question, where did everyone meet up for the rally?

Along the Refugio exit/on ramps off US101.

Originally Posted by Brad323i

Along the Refugio exit/on ramps off US101.

going norht 101 right? I never got to meet you at bimmerfest.

Originally Posted by ffej

While that sounds like a great idea, in reality, many people who show up for bimmerfest don't actually contribute to this forum. There's a huge bf.c contingent, among other forums that show up en masse, so banning a guy who doesn't have an account may not work.

Still, I LOL'd at your idea because it's stupid, funny and brilliant at the same time.

for memeber only....and for the bf.c guys have their MODS come on the rally to keep theirs in line,it can been set-up too,just JON is besy for this part of it so a MOD take that on and then pass it on the other furoms that show....it is all about the SHOW and CRUISES...and a big part is respact for the laws....How many MODS does THE FEST have???

Originally Posted by taimaishuu916

going norht 101 right? I never got to meet you at bimmerfest.

Correct.

Were you the one that sent me a PM to go out for drinks? I got that PM late in the game. Anywho, we will eventually, promise!

Originally Posted by Slvr e39

Yeah I'm pretty sure everyone on the rally was making fun of the cops for wasting their time and money. I was also thinking the same thing about my color, "yea we have a bright yellow bmw going 55mph... were gonna pursue"

Dude, I LOVED your car. One of my favorites at the fest

Originally Posted by geduardo

Dude, I LOVED your car. One of my favorites at the fest

Thanks! You must have been on the drive, I didn't get to the fest until 2:30!! But, thanks a bunch, made my day.

Oh and btw, I'm not sure you would be interested but I'm just throwing this out to you, me and some other fanatics meet on sundays for photos, if your interested just send me a PM. We meet over at De Anza College at 5:30.

Originally Posted by Slvr e39

Thanks! You must have been on the drive, I didn't get to the fest until 2:30!! But, thanks a bunch, made my day.

NP...Naa I didn't go on the drive. We had a canopy a few feet away from your car. You had just pulled up (it was later in the day) when I saw it. Your wheels are SICK!!

As you can see above, I believe that the drive is totally possible. Sure there are going to be those drivers who just can't resist to unleash their bmw's in an unsafe manner, but with proper preparation these instances can be cut down dramatically and a fun and safe rally can take place.

Originally Posted by Slvr e39

Oh and btw, I'm not sure you would be interested but I'm just throwing this out to you, me and some other fanatics meet on sundays for photos, if your interested just send me a PM. We meet over at De Anza College at 5:30.

I might have to take you up on that some time, thanks for the offer