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ha! we are staying in the lodge so hopefully i can get my internet fix. I saw that they do have VZW service now so at lease my bf's phone will work. Maybe he can share internet with me

Or maybe this is a good reason to go buy an iPad with the new VZW MiFi combo deal...

 

I will say that the separation from constant emails and text messages was a nice change in pace while down there

 

+10000

 

We will be back in Cabin #1716 again next year. Cindy's mom and brother will be joining us as well. She lives near us here in Georgia and loves going to MINI events to see all the cars. She won't believe what she sees at MOTD! Cindy's brother bought a Harley this year and plans to tow it down. He is really excited about seeing all the MINIs and will probably hang out on vendor row most of the week. He is pretty handy, so if anyone needs an assistant, he would probably trade a few hours for a few brews!

Wish I could just hibernate until April....

 

After hitting the Dragon this weekend I figured I'd pose these 2 questions. 1, is there a rhyme or reason to how cars line up for rallys? Speedsters in the front, those getting their sea legs in the back? 2, think it'd beneficial if we gave some kind of colored cling card out to designate your driving/dragon experience? I say this because well want to enjoy the dragon but hate being stuck behind someone a bit, poky. However, it's never fun to feel as though you're holding up the fun. With the colors you could identify the person ahead of/behind and at a glance get a feel for their pace and decide whether you can speed up and still be comfortable or if you should let them by. Just some thoughts.

 

We plan on having each drive rated this year as far as the pace the leader intends to drive. And then will have each driver asked folks to line up according to their comfort zone and have a sweeper ride in the rear when possible.

 

As usual, you're the man

 

On group drives, frequently the folks in the back get a wilder ride... kinda like the end of a whip. The guy up front stops once at each stop sign, turn, etc. The guy at the back has to stop 20 times (if 20 cars) and gets to play some catch-up!

 

Another Random Question. How many times does one need to drive the Dragon before they can consider themselves to be a "Dragon Veteran?":cornut:

 

I believe this was asked once before and the over all thought was after one MOTD, MSSD or what have you, you are a vet. Some individually had three or more before they wore the badge.

Jim

 

Sweet! Well, I did MOTD and MSSD this year. I'll probably wait until MOTD9 before I truly consider myself a vet.

 

Dragon?

Never been to the Dragon and wondered:

1. where to stay?
2. is the any WIFI or internet hook up in the vendor areas?

 

Fontana is the place to stay, especially if your gonna be a vendor. There is Wifi at the vendor area, but it's kinda iffy. We tried to make arrangements last year to get a boosted signal there, but it was still so-so. I be trying to get that improved in 2011

 

MOTD 2011 - First Time!

Hi, I'm Lil Diva and I just ordered my 2011 MCS and she should be arriving right around Dec. 10th'ish? She just went into production!

I just booked our cabin at Fontana and this will be our first Dragon...can't wait! :crazy:

 

Congrats on the pending MINI and Kudos for making your first post on the site in the Dragon thread

 

Thanks! I was anticipating going to the Dragon by myself but convinced hubby to take the time off work! Pretty excited and can't wait to find out about all the activities...what time does everything kick off?

 

Wednesday 27th is when everything starts. Registration should open on January 10th and the schedule of events will go up in late November or December

 

Welcome aboard. You're off to a good start.

Jim

 

no dragon for me this year...in fact my sked deployment this year means ill miss MOTD and amviv...i should be able to make MSSD but that is up in the air as well...oh well i should be there for MOTD10

 

Stay safe and we will see ya at the next one.

Jim