October 7th in Lakeland "Fantasy of Flight"

[TheDarkSide]

Who is going with me? Sounds like a lot of fun.



What: Fantasy of Flight <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
Where: Lakeland, Florida. located off I-4 at exit 44 <o:p></o:p>
When: Saturday, October 7th, 2006<o:p></o:p>
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Worlds largest private collection of vintage aircraft plays host to “Wings & Wheels” Oktoberfest. “Red Baron” set to take to the skies as displays of Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW , Volkswagen and Munich style beer gardens entertain below.

An incredible collection of vintage aircraft including an exact replica of legendary WW I ace, Manfred Von Richthofen's (Red Baron) Fokker DR-1 Tri plane will play host to a Oktoberfest themed event in Lakeland, Florida on Saturday, October 7th. Also set for display will be a collection of Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen and other German sports cars. The event will strive for authenticity with entertainment planned to include the “Red Baron” aircraft taking to the skies, Munich style beer gardens, classic Oktoberfest food offerings, music, aerial demonstrations, aircraft displays and interactive exhibits, biplane rides, and more.

Organizers are planning to create an event that both entertains and educates by taking advantage of their significant collection of vintage aircraft and by adding the displays of vintage and contemporary German cars. German car owners are urged to bring their cars for display in car corrals. Awards and prizes will be awarded to cars that win in Octoberfest themed contests including one for a VW Bug that is decorated best in the Octoberfest manor. The event will kick off by paying respect to an Oktoberfest tradition with the “Tapping of the beer barrel” at the"Schottenhamel” garden. The beer garden will house a variety of German beer including Becks, Heineken and Lowenbrau. German foods including bratwurst, sausage, and strudel will be served.

Located on over 1000 acres, the facility houses over a multitude of aircraft, a restaurant, three art deco hangars covering 70,000 feet, a fully operating aircraft restoration shop and 8,000 feet of runway. The aircraft collection was acquired by enthusiast and aviator, Kermit Weeks. Weeks built his first aircraft at 17, won the US National Aerobatics Championships twice and has placed in the top three overall in the world five times.

According to Jennifer Montague of Fantasy of Flight, “The idea of an Octoberfest at our facility came about while talking with a customer who had recently returned from an Octoberfest in Germany. While listening to his stories and walking through the aircraft hangers we paused by our recreation (no original Fokker's exist) of the Fokker DR-1 Tri plane flown by World War One Ace , Manfred Von Richthofen (the Red Baron). We all just looked at each other and realized we could build something very special here”

The idea to add a collection of Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and other German cars came while discussing details of what would be included in the event beyond the standard beer gardens and German food. One call to the local Porsche Club confirmed their involvement. “Our goal is to attract as many car owners as possible to come and display their cars. A special “Porsche Corral” will be set up for club members“ said Kim Long of Fantasy of Flight. In addition, other Corrals will be on site to display other German cars. Specially reduced event tickets are available at participating car clubs. The event acts as a fundraiser for clubs with a portion of the sale staying with them.

Where: Fantasy of Flight, Lakeland, Florida. located off I-4 at exit 44.

When: Saturday, October 7th 10am-5:00pm

Contact: Joe Sabatini at 352-385-950 E mail: joe@festivalsofspeed.com (joe@festivalsofspeed.com)

Web: WWW.FANTASYOFFLIGHT.COM (http://www.fantasyofflight.com/)<o:p></o:p>

[the Tanned One]

:cheers: Sounds Good ! Should contact em about a BMW Corral ?? Take it you googled :shhh: :lol: Randy/:drive:

[TheDarkSide]

Should contact em about a BMW Corral ??
What is that?

[M3Stoner]

I'm down!

[JCapelo]

im there

[SlickShift]

Driving on I4 FTW! I'm down. :D

[Roy]

Looks interesting. I might attend, school work permitting..

[E31]

I'll go, but do our cars have to be in perfect show condition to be in the corral?

[TheDarkSide]

:dunno:

[LDadrenaline]

Looks interesting. I might attend, school work permitting..

:ditto:

[M5Beast]

Attending:
1.) M5Beast :cheers:
2.)TheDarkSide +1
3.)
4.)
5.)
6.)
7.)
8.)
9.)
10.)

[TheDarkSide]

;)

[sublimefan86]

i'm going!

beer, planes, and nice cars! wouldn't miss it for the world!

[JCapelo]

Attending:
1.) TheDarkSide +1
2.)the Tanned One
3.)M3Stoner
4.)Jcapelo+1
5.)SlickShift+1
6.)Roy Maybee
7.)e31
8.)LDadrenaline maybee
9.)M5beast
10.)


you cant start a list with you on the top, dave started the thread...so he would be first...then all the other people that said they were going

[LDadrenaline]

thanks jeff

[TheDarkSide]

Any moderator can edit my thread at the top and update the list :dunno:

[TheDarkSide]

Is anyone doing this?

[M3Stoner]

ill still go

[M5Beast]

I'll be in Tampa next weekend as well, so I'll definately ride there with ya'll

[Dont_Hate]

Count me in!

[TheDarkSide]

Anyone know if CFBW is going?

[SlickShift]

I'm still game...

[ben]

Looks fun, but I'll be at Sebring running the M3 along with my e63 m6 friend and (jordantii e30 m3) on the 7th and 8th :drive:

$20 and you can ride with people since the event (http://www.chinmotorsports.com) is full for drivers.

Mabye something to consider depending on when you guys get done with the fantasy of flight deal ;)

Try and get some time in the flight simulator deal they have, I wanted to when I went a few years back but it was down :(

[AwesomeBMW]

Dave can i bum a ride off of you? ill pay for your gas there and back...

[TheDarkSide]

**** I am down for that! :eek:

[M5Beast]

:( I'll still go but my tire is chunked now and gets wobbly at like 50+ If people are going to be driving fast then I dunno....

ehh maybe I'll just forkout and buy a new tire...

I'm not getting the new wheels till like december soo

[TheDarkSide]

Ryan, have you not rode in my car!?

[SlickShift]

It's like Back to the Future with the fire trail...

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7253/untitledyt6.png (http://imageshack.us)

[AwesomeBMW]

Ryan, have you not rode in my car!?
oh btw Dave, i think i forgot to mention that im not riding with you in your car, im driving your car :lmao: i have heard the horror stories about you driving people around and also i need to get back in the habit of driving a REAL!!!!!! German car :lol:

[TheDarkSide]

Whatever :dunno:

[Cynic]

I'm in.

[TheDarkSide]

lol, not much of a drive for you right?

[TheDarkSide]

Attending:

1. TheDarkSide +1
2. the Tanned One
3. M3Stoner
4. Jcapelo+1
5. SlickShift+1
6. Roy Maybee
7. e31
8. LDadrenaline maybee
9. M5beast
10. sublimefan86
11. Dont Hate
12. AwesomeBMW
13. Cynic
14. David A

[M3Stoner]

Sweetness I can't wait!

[Cynic]

lol, not much of a drive for you right?


:D lol Should be an easy drive.

[TheDarkSide]

Awesome, you going the the CFBMW thing this Sunday the 1st?

[M3Stoner]

^^^^^I am!! haha

[M3Stoner]

Nevermind I can't go on the 7th.....:( I got FU*KED WITH WORK!!!!!!!

[Cynic]

Awesome, you going the the CFBMW thing this Sunday the 1st?

Not this weekend, it's my birthday today and I'm sure I'll feel like crap tomorrow :cheers:

[TheDarkSide]

:( alright, see you next week :woot:

[rdtornado]

what time would everyone be leaving? i have to be at work by 4

[TheDarkSide]

I am not sure exactly what it entails yet but not sure if it will be that early.

[M5Beast]

Did you register our car club as going, or do we just show up?

[TheDarkSide]

I talked to the cordinator. They wanted a list of our group like 2 weeks ago and pay in advance. It was sort of unrealistic.



Hi Mr. O'Donnell....
Thank you kindly for your inquiry and interest. We welcome your car club and hope that many of your members will join us on October 7th. We plan to have registration open from 8 to 10 am; those who arrive by 10 are guaranteed a photo opp with a vintage German airplane. The festivities begin at 10 am and include German stilt jumpers, DJ, entertainment, a beer tent, food vendors and our corporate partners with new cars on display as well. All German-made cars are welcome and will be categorized/grouped and on display by make and model.

[AwesomeBMW]

I talked to the cordinator. They wanted a list of our group like 2 weeks ago and pay in advance. It was sort of unrealistic.
dude i cant wait to go :cheers:

[LDadrenaline]

so now we cant go as a group im assuming..... josh read daves posts first :)

[AwesomeBMW]

so now we cant go as a group im assuming..... josh read daves posts first :)
:cry:

[TheDarkSide]

I think we can still arrive as a group. Parking is hella huge.

[Dont_Hate]

Im still down for this. You know if we didnt get there in a group, somone could grab some traffic cones and block off a bunch of parking spots. :thumbu: If it was anything like Saturday night, I think some of you will be making it to Lakeland from Tampa in record time. :read:

[M3Stoner]

^^^^HAAHHA Man I wish I could go! FU*K WORK! O well atleast I get my new seats this week...yayers!

[Dont_Hate]

Dude that sucks that you can't make it. I know we would have had LOTS to talk about if we hit up a IHOP or Waffle House in Lakeland....:rofl: .

"WHEN THE **** DID WE GET ICE CREAM!!!!"

[David A]

Hey Jack...can I use some of your lenses at this? I promise I'll treat them nicely! :D

[RPM Photography]

Hey Jack...can I use some of your lenses at this? I promise I'll treat them nicely! :D

How about you take me, and you can use anythign I have?

[LDadrenaline]

jack i may go if you want to

[RPM Photography]

I am still thinking about it.

[LDadrenaline]

kk cuz im sure id need to tell the parents in advance. not just leave on saturday and be like cyaz!

[David A]

How about you take me, and you can use anythign I have?

Is your place out of the way? I don't mind picking you up...I just need to know so I have some extra time...:D

Remember, I'm coming from the south on 75...

[M5Beast]

Will we or won't we get our group with the airplanes?

We need to just get there really early and biatch

[LDadrenaline]

no we cant get the group discount or rates apparently they needed to know 2 or 3 weeks ago

[David A]

Maybe I am blind but I can't find a price...does it actually cost anything to get into this thing?

Damn it! Just found it...:(

http://www.fantasyofflight.com/admission.htm

[M5Beast]

I hope they still have the flight simulator things... I'm sure for this event theres gonna be a big ol line for them... its fun though

I just wanna be recognized as a group there... It seems that as long as we get there bright and early, we should be good to go... we really could use a banner...

[JCapelo]

well if it cost that much, then Im out.

[SlickShift]

We should get a group rate or something :dunno: I wanna ride in one of the planes :D :headbang:

[TheDarkSide]

She told me as a group $10 a person...sort of :shhh: she said to collect $20 from you guys and I pay them $10 a piece. But I am not going to make money off of you guys! We can call her and check.

[LDadrenaline]

ill pay $10. Not really into the whole $20 a person thing though

[David A]

ill pay $10. Not really into the whole $20 a person thing though

+1

[LDadrenaline]

I will either be sporting the targa or the E500 if I go. Hopefully the targa, but does anyone know how late this thing runs?? Because it cant be driven at night.

[M5Beast]

I still wanna go... I just wanna get in as a group and whereever the groups park or whatever... a banner would be really nice to have :-/

[Dont_Hate]

So has anyone came up with a plan of action for going to this yet?

[TheDarkSide]

I am going regardless. Should be a lot of fun guys! We can all meet for the group drive at Brandon mall like usual.

[rdtornado]

what time is everyone going?

[RPM Photography]

I'd like to know that also. I will definately be attending.

[TheDarkSide]

:alright:

[David A]

I'd like to know that also. I will definately be attending.

Do you still want a ride?

[Dont_Hate]

Cool cool, just gimme a time and I will be there.

[TheDarkSide]

Ok, I just called them. Here are the details:

If you pre register your car it will run $20
If you register the day of you have to be there by 8am and it is $30
To just come and spectate is $26.95
She was not sure if registering your car included admission :dunno:
The show will run 10am-5pm

Who is still going?

[LDadrenaline]

Do you still want a ride?

nah im going too so ill take him

[David A]

What the hell? So this thing could possibly be ~$50 if we have to register each seperately! Screw that! I'll go hang out with Jeff and listen to his car make cool noises! :D

[LDadrenaline]

i thought it was $20 each and only $10 each if we were in a group preregistered....

dave can we still register or not??

if i can bring the targa i want to enter it although $30 is a good bit of money.

[TheDarkSide]

:(

[TheDarkSide]

I asked about it and they were unsure what I meant.

[sublimefan86]

if we can still do a group thing @ 10 bucks thats not too bad, but then we'll have to pay the 26.95/person for admission?

this place better have dunkelbier, schnapps and jaegerschnitzel..

[TheDarkSide]

I need to email the lady.

[sublimefan86]

i say we all just wait for the Oktoberfest thing at the park in Tampa...

cheaper, we can meet up and all go together and take pics of our cars, etc.

[LDadrenaline]

wait so we have to pay an entrance fee, then something else ON TOP of that? If it's any more than $25, I don't think I will go.

[sublimefan86]

we're not sure, apparently the ppl that were contacted don't even know! :\

i think if we wait til the one on the 27-29th, we'll have more time to get more ppl interested and have a better turnout from FG. we can just decide to go out on either that sat. or sun., depending on the majority of ppl and their schedules. my guess is we could get the best turnout on a sunday, since most everybody has that day off.

[Panzer_M]

26$..mmm...I know most of the Planes at FOF, only german machine there is a Fiesler Storch..which if I remember right is a post-war French built copy(The French didn't have their own designed aircraft built for a few year after the war, and used the better of the german designs to copy(a few countries did), they also used Captured German Tanks, Trucks and other material at the time)

back on topic..what about this idea.

I say we find a park in LakeLand and just have a BBQ or something. Same effect..lot of BMWs in one place and people having a good time.

[TheDarkSide]

Waiting for a reply email.

[TheDarkSide]

Panzer, where have you been man? That is a really good idea if we can turn a good head count. Lets see what her email says first. Would be good place to card etc though but damn, $50!?

[SlickShift]

I'm going fo sho...any email from the lady?

[TheDarkSide]

Here:



Hello Mr. O'Donnell,
I'm happy to assist....
Early registration was $20 per person, that ended on 9/22, however I extended that until 9/29.
If you want to register now, it's $25 per person and will be the same (we changed from $30) the day of event if you want to pay at that time.
Fees include car registration and admission into attraction all day.
Registration is open from 8-10 am - show starts at 10 and ends at 4pm.

Hope this helps, but if I can help further, please let me know.

Blue skies,
Christine

[David A]

So what's the general feeling? I just feel like...damn, we drive up there for them and provide the cars and they want us to pay? I'm not familiar with this actual event but it just seems backwards...

[LDadrenaline]

david youre gonna have to take jack if you can... sorry jack, my dad just reminded me i have to do the defensive driving course this saturday from 8-1 :(

[TheDarkSide]

Not sure how I feel. Especially having to pay for Gina :(

[David A]

Not sure how I feel. Especially having to pay for Gina :(

Don't bring her...:shifty:

[SlickShift]

I say we still go...it'll be fun driving up there. Maybe we should do Disney Quest or something if you don't wanna do the show?

[M5Beast]

I still will go granted my tire... lol I wanna go even if my tire is still effed up :-/ David or I can get Jack on the way from Ft Myers... no worries...

IT would be nice to put a rush on getting 1 banner out for this event :-/

I am down for Disney Quest but then agian I have that annual pass that covers that... I think its 20 bucks or something to get into there... IDK whats in there now... the only thing super fun is the roller coaster thing and my favorite is the pirate ship game where like 5 people get in this boat thing and shoot cannons at the enemy boats and castles and cities to get gold... it ranks how good you do and everything, and theres a boss to beat at the end

[TheDarkSide]

I would rock disney but can not stay super late. Need to be home by like 6:30

[LDadrenaline]

grrrr damm it all to hell! I really want to go! Fck da pohleece!

[ben]

Could check out the car meet (http://www.chinmotorsports.com/participants/list.asp?eid=167)I'm going to as there will be plenty of German autos -- BMW, Porsche, Benz, VW. Even some Italians exotics (Ferrari) will be there along with Vipers/NSX/Vettes/etc. ;)

[TheDarkSide]

Maybe Ben :)

[JCapelo]

I dont think i will be attending, unless some1 is paying for my admission.

[Gator911]

I wish i could make it. Festival of speed always gets bad ass cars out to their meets.

[M5Beast]

This is a perplexing situation... I will be very sad if Jeff doesn't go... then again I will be very happy that I won't be tempted to weave through traffic... *knocks on wood even though I know David will do it*

[Panzer_M]

Could check out the car meet (http://www.chinmotorsports.com/participants/list.asp?eid=167)I'm going to as there will be plenty of German autos -- BMW, Porsche, Benz, VW. Even some Italians exotics (Ferrari) will be there along with Vipers/NSX/Vettes/etc. ;)

I say Sebring for the win.

for PBOC's event, a group of us when to publix, loaded up on stuff then hit the track, fun day for sure.

[RPM Photography]

Ok, so who is still going? I am 15 *wink* so I pay less .

[M5Beast]

I'll still go if people go.... I dunno about the M5 my parents havn't taken it in for me :( doubt they'll have a spare tire in stock?

[M5Beast]

Looks like the M5 will be good to go... whats the dealio?

[TheDarkSide]

Tranny day maybe :(

[M5Beast]

:( It would help to know because I'm not gonna wake my ass up super early to get there and no ones doing anything

[TheDarkSide]

come tonight!