Hi guys I'm fairly new here - I work at vic park/steeles and could very easily make 1 of the meets after work on the weekdays. I also love working on the car so if anyone ever needs a hand send me a shout.

 

We're such a scatter group lolz...

The Lancer group meets religiously at Red Maple's Home Depot every Tues... 20+ car every time. hahaha

 

Are you saying that you and some others will come out this Friday night if we move the meet there?
I will meet at either place. What does everyone else think?

 

Also, Dave is coming out Friday as well.

So it looks like so far:

Myself
Dave
Eddie
John
Phil

Who else? Weather should be nice and warm.

 

Boeuf, I would love to come, but I cannot come all the time at least for the next several months. I have a newborn son a few weeks old.

If I can, I will come, and it is definitely a good spot that I think is fair the Richmond Hill/Markham/North York people should try to come.

 

No worries, but you're the only one from that area that seems to want the meet moved. Nobody else has chimed in.

I'll go to either since I'm coming from whitby. I would hope the reason for wanting a move isn't because kennedy Rd and the 401 is too far for Markham/Richmond Hill.

Does anyone else from that area want to come?

If not, we should just keep the meet at Kennedy Commons.

Again, I'll go where the majority wants to meet.

 

My 2 cents in my context, I typically meet up to with fellow rx8 owners to test out and get feedback of a new setup. Therefore we cruise (no we don't go 180km....normal speeds) the high-way on-ramp and off-ramp in a figure 8 configuration to understand pit-fall and response to further configure the setup for street use (uneven road surface, 90 degree corners, angle of incline, etc.)

I found that at the kennedy common location, I am not able to do this without running into traffic slow down and at times cops at every corner.

Because of this reason, I op to do my testing in Markham later at night when there is little to no traffic.

 

Boeuf,

I'm merely bringing suggestions to try to entice others who may feel it's far, but did not want to speak up about it; a.k.a. lending a voice to the group.

The GTA RX8 owners are so scattered, and I wish there was more unity, and so I'm just trying out new ideas for meet locations to freshen things up.

The new location is has all the requirements for a good meet location... large parking lot, close to drinks/food locations, which hopefully could foster more unity. For example, meets can do DINNER there.

I have no ability to say who will come for sure as people don't meet up based on where I go, and I have limited ability to even show up to these meets based on my new family situation. I am trying to show the door to people, but it will depend on the community to accept it and make it happen by attending these meets at the new location.

Hope you understand.

 

Okay...

Tomorrow the meet will be at Kennedy Commons as originally planned.

If, in the future, someone would like to post a meet at a different location in the GTA then feel free to post it up, either in this thread or a new one, and see if people respond and want to come.

I think that's the best solution.

 

I should be at Kennedy Commons around 8-8:30pm tonight.

See you guys tonight.

 

I thought the main concern was that Kennedy Commons might not be a suitable locale for car meets anymore. Mind you, we haven't established this as fact yet, but if it comes to that we will need to look at other venues anyway.

Meanwhile, if there is untapped meet-up potential, we can always go after it. (Mind you, perhaps in another thread?) Anyone else care to cast an opinion on this idea?

 

Well, I didn't respond earlier as living out here in the western frontier, the drive into Toronto isn't something that appeals to me especially on a summer's Friday night. In addition, this summer is way too busy for me to do these on a regular basis anyways. However, a meet in the west end (Mississauga or Oakville perhaps) once a month might start more interest in the west end. Having said that, i tried to get interest in the extreme west end of the GTA by attending a few meets in the Hamilton area, but each had only 1 or 2 other people show-up after some promising early interest and despite a number of owners in the Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Burlington, Oakville, Waterdown, Cambridge and Kitchener/Waterloo areas.

 

Hey Guys, let me know if theirs a meet this Friday. Should be able to swing by after work

 

Victor works fast...just saw her at the shop last Wed.

 

Kennedy Common is done....saw someone posted on facebook that there is now no 'car meeting' signs.

 

Yeah man, hes the best. I bottomed out and damaged the radiator and AC last week but shes all fixed now I also saw your car parked but not sure where you were. Loving the new hood!

Thats too bad about Kennedy Commons, we should get a new spot going! This weather wont last.

 

Lolz. I was getting some touch-up done on my hood.

 

Yup, with Kennedy Commons done officially.. more reasons to try out the location I suggested. New meet location... McNicoll and Midland plaza like I mentioned

 

Don't just mention meet locations. Post a meet at a location if you want to meet.
If people like the location and want to go then they will go.
Just posting up ideas for locations is pointless unless you in fact are posting the meet and are going to attend.

 

We can find a new location.

That being said if our meets are only going to be 5 or 6 cars and we are all purchasing drinks/food then I'm not to worried about being kicked out of the lot. That sign is most likely for all the retards that rev their engines and do burnouts in the parking lots and cause a disturbance.

 

Right. Afterall this thread is called "Kennedy Commons Meets", so I'll leave that for you guys to decide where you want to go.

 

That's what I was thinking. I'll believe claims of such a sign when I see it for myself. (So just in case, I guess I should do a little recon on our behalf! But that will have to come another day.)

 

Anyone want to meet tomorrow night, 9pm?

I was speaking to Thief and we decided to go with Kennedy Commons. Our meets are always low key so I doubt there will be any issues.

If there are issues tomorrow night we will move to Markham Station at Markham Rd and Sheppard Ave.

 

Well imagine my surprise, they did indeed post some new signs, right at our spot. (And this **** was definitely not there two weeks ago, when we were last out.)

Well let's consider this for a moment. The only way the sign applies to us is, if we were to stay past midnight (No parking 12am-7am). But since we are basically with our cars the entire time, the worst that could possibly come of it is we could be asked to leave. Realistically though, store owners would have always had that right, signs or no signs. I would be annoyed, but that's about the length of it, we'll just go somewhere else. Anyway, it's worth pointing out, the Tims at the back end has these signs now too, and that lot was *packed* with hooners (on the Tuesday night when I swung by!) What's interesting about that is, that TIms is 24h, so how would that 12am rule even apply?

We all know how this goes: "they" just want to target hooning. But when they see us, with our *refined* sports cars, they will turn a blind eye.

End of discussion! On a related note, hell yes I am down for a meet this Friday. See you guys there, whoever else is brave enough to make it out.

 

I'm good to meet tonight after work.