Sixth Annual Texas Mercedes-Benz Get Together-Saturday, June 11, 2011 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

H-townbenzoboy · #1 03-07-2011, 08:16 PM

Yep, we're having meet #6. Time flies, doesn't it?

The SIXTH Annual Texas Mercedes-Benz Get Together will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Caravans of Mercedes-Benz autos leaving from Austin, the DFW Metroplex, Houston and San Antonio will once again meet at the midway point between Houston and Dallas on I-45 known as Centerville for a day filled with automotive fun! This is an event open to all Mercedes-Benz owners, regardless of the age or condition of their car, from garage queens to daily drivers to beaters. Owners from points beyond Texas are welcome to attend. We've had repeat attendees from Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Kansas participate in this get together. Smart and Sprinter owners are invited to attend, too. After all, they're just our brothers with different badging.

Do you have family members, friends, or neighbors who drive Mercedes-Benzes and don't know about this event? Tell them to come on out! The caravans will depart at a time that will give them a 12:00 Noon arrival time in Centerville. You can check below for the departure time for the caravan nearest you. We will have reserved parking and a BBQ lunch in a room reserved just for us at the world famous Woody's Smokehouse on the NORTHBOUND side of I-45. After everyone has eaten, we'll head 4 miles south of town on old Highway 75 to Fort Boggy State Park for the Show and Shine! Admission to Fort Boggy is FREE. Awards will be given out based on People's Choice for best Vintage Model (Pre 1980), Best 1980s Model "Young Classics", Best 1990s Model, and Best 2000-present Model. Bring the camera, water and some sunscreen to the park because it probably will be hot. Last June was a hotter than normal June, so here's hoping for a normal or cooler than normal June 2011! Come on out to Texas's Premier Mercedes-Benz Event and have some fun with fellow MB owners and fans. We're gonna have a good time!

Departure Points:
(If you are coming from a town not listed below, (ex: Beaumont, Tyler, etc...) and you are interested in setting up a caravan if you expect 2 or more other vehicles to come along, send me a private message so we can get something set up. Keep watching this list to see if any other cities get added.)

Austin (Round Rock)
Dell Diamond
3400 East Palm Valley Boulevard (US 79)
Round Rock, TX 78665
Meet at 9:15am, depart at 9:45am

Location of Dell Diamond: Dell Diamond - Google Maps
Route from Dell Diamond to Centerville: Dell Diamond to Centerville - Google Maps

DFW Metroplex
Love's Truck Stop
2500 S I-45 (Exit 272, Fulghum Rd. Exit)
Hutchins, TX 75141
Meet at 9:45am, depart at 10:15am

Location of Love's Truck Stop: 2500 S I-45, Hutchins, TX - Google Maps
Route from Love's to Centerville: Dallas to Centerville - Google Maps

Houston
Cracker Barrel
14765 North Freeway (Exit 63, Airtex Dr. Exit)
Houston, TX 77090
The Houston group will assemble in the section of the Cracker Barrel parking lot closest to the Guesthouse Inn & Suites.
Meet at 9:45am, depart at 10:15am

Location of Cracker Barrel: 14765 North Freeway, Houston, TX - Google Maps
Route from Houston to Centerville: Houston to Centerville - Google Maps

San Antonio
HEB
17460 IH 35 North (Exit 175, Natural Bridge Caverns Rd. Exit)
Schertz, TX 78154
Meet at 7:30am, depart at 8:00am (note: this caravan will meet up with the Austin caravan at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock at 9:30am)

Location of HEB: HEB, - Google Maps
Route from San Antonio to Dell Diamond : San Antonio to Dell Diamond - Google Maps
thence...
Route from Dell Diamond to Centerville: Dell Diamond to Centerville - Google Maps

Waco
Central Texas Marketplace
2400 W. Texas Loop 340 (at Loop 340/Hwy 6 & I-35, exit 330 from I-35)
Waco, TX 76711
Meet at 9:50am, depart at 10:20am

Location of Central Texas Marketplace: 2400 W. Texas Loop 340, Waco, TX - Google Maps
Route from Central Texas Marketplace to Centerville: Waco to Centerville - Google Maps

Woody's Smokehouse - Home - The World's Best Beef Jerky

Fort Boggy State Park
TPWD: Fort Boggy State Park
Map of Fort Boggy:http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/park_maps/pwd_mp_p4503_146.pdf

Pics from the last few meets:

See ya there!

Please announce your intentions of attending in the official thread found here: Sixth Annual Texas Mercedes-Benz Get Together-Saturday, June 11, 2011

H-townbenzoboy · #2 04-11-2011, 02:56 PM

bump. Two months to go. Can I get this stickied? Thanks.

daw_two · #3 04-29-2011, 05:07 PM

I wonder if I could bum a ride to Woody's from the Dallas meeting location.

H-townbenzoboy · #4 05-17-2011, 11:43 PM

Just a little less than a month to go!

leathermang · #5 06-12-2011, 03:48 PM

Did IT happen ?
No pictures yet ?
Have to send them to the film processor and them mail them back like the old days ?

alabbasi · #6 06-12-2011, 08:46 PM

Yep it happened, check the events and getherings post. There is a link to a face book gallery.

leathermang · #7 06-13-2011, 10:36 AM

Would THIS thread not be an appropriate and obvious place to post that Link ?

alabbasi · #8 06-13-2011, 10:41 AM

Here are mine

Pretty SL55 from a Dallas owner.

Very clean low mileage E420

This is a very rare 300S convertible.

W210 E55 belonging to another DFW member,

240D with 60,000 miles. It looks like new. There was also a w123 300D with 29,000 miles!

Gerry's 560SEC. Very clean car. He lost his alternator belt just before he got to the event, luckily a parts store had a belt and he was able to change it in less then 30 minutes.

My Euro 500SL

Another nice late model SL.

H-townbenzoboy · #9 06-13-2011, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leathermang

Would THIS thread not be an appropriate and obvious place to post that Link ?

There is already a link to the official thread containing the album in the first post.

leathermang · #10 06-13-2011, 09:49 PM

You have done a good job of hiding it... I still do not see anything which looks to be the ' official album containing post '...
Are you referring to the one people were supposed to post to indicating they were going to attend ?

MikeTangas · #11 06-14-2011, 01:10 AM

Here you go Greg

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&drKey=871&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.peachparts.com%2Fshopforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D294615%26page%3D2&v=1&libid=1308028092929&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3Fset%3Da.217560314945375.59977.178322852202455% 26l%3D08633c7afe&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.peachparts.com%2Fshopforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D294615&title=Sixth%20Annual%20Texas%20Mercedes-Benz%20Get%20Together-Saturday%2C%20June%2011%2C%202011%20-%20Page%202%20-%20PeachParts%20Mercedes%20ShopForum&txt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3F...5%26amp%3Bl%3D08633c7afe

Found it hiding in the events & gatherings section.

Yea, I'm back...you probably didn't see my I;m alive post on the lounge.

leathermang · #12 06-14-2011, 04:50 PM

Hey Mike, was wondering if you had stopped by Central Texas without giving me a hollar.. it has been a while....
I only visit the Diesel Forum.... I did not know there was a ' lounge' ...

But here is the next question for HTownbenzoboy....
It appears that is some site for storage of photos... (?)
All over the web there are threads where in place of the photos the people once posted are messages saying those photos are not longer available.. either the site went out of business ( I had 100 GB on PhotoIsland.com) ... or the person deleted the photos ...
So why put them somewhere other than on PeachParts where they have the best chance of still being around at some point in the future for others to see ?

MikeTangas · #13 06-14-2011, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leathermang

Hey Mike, was wondering if you had stopped by Central Texas without giving me a hollar.. it has been a while....
I only visit the Diesel Forum.... I did not know there was a ' lounge' ...

Greg,

I know I mentioned the "lounge" but I meant Open Discussion, knowing you don't venture over to that side of the fence

I did roll through Central Texas last October, with the family. Went to a wedding in Illinois and returned through Texas, had to show the wife and kids the homeland. Everyone fell in love with the Hill Country and San Antonio. Unfortunately since the kids had been pulled from school for this trip we didn't have a lot of extra time for visiting. Did a night stop-over in San Antonio for a little Alamo and Riverwalk then hit the road again. Now that the Missus has seen God's Country I have the OK to put in for transfers home.

upliftmovement · #14 06-16-2011, 11:17 AM

looking forward to the next one....

H-townbenzoboy · #15 06-16-2011, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leathermang

But here is the next question for HTownbenzoboy....
It appears that is some site for storage of photos... (?)
All over the web there are threads where in place of the photos the people once posted are messages saying those photos are not longer available.. either the site went out of business ( I had 100 GB on PhotoIsland.com) ... or the person deleted the photos ...
So why put them somewhere other than on PeachParts where they have the best chance of still being around at some point in the future for others to see ?

The website hosting the photos is Facebook and it's not going to leave us anytime soon. Those hotlinked pics posted by Al that you see? Those are being hosted on Facebook, too. Personally, I've never heard of photoisland.com, it probably wasn't a reputable, heavily used photo hosting site like Photobucket and Facebook. Albums on those particular websites won't be going anywhere soon, nor will I delete the photos. As to why the photos aren't hosted here? Forums have clunky and limited photo hosting capabilities. Also, this was not purely a PP GTG. If it was, I'd see why you would expect to have photos purely posted here. But the fact is people from PP, BW and MBCA attended, and always have.