2012 Nissan SR20 National Convention sponsored by SR20Deep
Original posting from Rob Ocasio (SE-Rican)
After many phone calls and decision making I am proud to announce that the 2012 Convention is coming to Ohio. Rob (SE-Rican) along with Lourok and XxToKeSxX will be organizing the 2012 festivities. Once we got approval from the powers that be (the wonderful SR20Deep family) we hit the road running. We have some great ideas and luckily things are falling right into place perfectly. We still have some things to fine tune but, in a nut shell things are pretty much set in stone.
The Official Convention dates will be Friday, June 1, 2012 through Sunday, June 3, 2012.
Hotel Info
We will be staying at the Hyatt Place located in Independence, Ohio (20 min south of Cleveland, Ohio). Hotel rates and reservation information will be posted once contract negotiations have been finalized. We have a meeting room set up for Thursday, May 31, 2012. I am planning a very informal meet and greet. Pretty much some time to meet people and talk about the fun filled weekend. As of right now I am thinking to start this meet and greet at or around 8:30 PM. Also for people flying in the Hyatt Place offers to and from shuttle service at no cost. There is plenty of parking for us and for those of you who may bring their cars on trailers the space is available. The cool thing about Independence, Ohio is that there is a lot to do locally. Many restaurants and some cool hangout locations. Another kicker is that we will all get free breakfast every morning. Also there is a small bar so we can get our swerve on. Now I made sure that they didn’t have a water fountain…. Is that OK with you WILL????
TRACK DAY!!!!
For all of you all out turn crazy gear heads on Friday, June 1, 2012 we have the pleasure to be able to have our track day at Nelson Ledges Road Course located in Garrettsville, Ohio. Track rates are at $130 dollars for 6 hours of fun all out racing on a great 2 mile road course. We are pretty much guaranteed to run 20 minutes out of every hour from the hours of 10 AM to 4 PM. The event we are joining is called a Fun Day Run Day. Pretty much it is a test and tune type environment and for the most part we may be the only organized group there so track time should be plentiful. Standard road course safety equipment is required such as helmets, seat belts, and a properly running car with no leaks and what not. Pretty much a properly running car will be allowed to run.
More details will be added as we get closer to the dates.
Drag Day…….
For all you “I live my life at a quarter mile at a time” type of guys we have a drag day scheduled for Saturday, June 2, 2012. Times for this day are still pending. I am waiting to hear from back from the track to get exact times and prices. Tentatively we will be running at Thompson Raceway located in Thompson, Ohio. It is a very nice NHRA sanctioned track that has a very good reputation from the locals. Again once I get confirmation I will edit the details. If things fall through we have two other tracks to choose from. We will get our drag on for sure……..
Also on this day for those of you who are not into drag racing there is a lot to do in the local area. You will be hop, skip and a jump away from Cleveland. It is a very centralized location with the options to do many things.
Picnic /BBQ Day
This is something that I truly wanted to keep simple and family oriented. After speaking with Ameen and Lou we decided to host our Picnic/BBQ at a place called the 103rd OVI. Now the story behind this place is interesting. My wife’s family are members of the 103rd OVI. The 103rd OVI was a voluntary group of men who fought in the Civil War many moons ago. After the war was over this group of men and their families on a yearly basis created a reunion. After many years of theses yearly reunions the group decided to purchase some land (4 acres) located right on the bank of Lake Erie. So as the years went by these people started to build these really nice cottages that to this day have been converted into full time homes and summer homes. I am fortunate enough to now be part of this and our family happens to own 3 houses on this property. There is plenty of parking and there is a nice simple meeting building/kitchen that is often rented out for baby showers and wedding rehearsal dinners. So it is the perfect place. If you want to go for a swim or just want to sit back and relax and talk car smack this place is perfect. The 103rd OVI is located in Sheffield Lake, Ohio. If you are a Civil War buff then this place is for you. We have a very nice Museum as well so tours can be set up.
During the picnic we have a raffle planned and we hope to be able to give out some great items once the sponsors get lined up.
Car Shoot Out!
This will be organized by the one and only Wes. I will let him post the details of this in his own thread.
Guys our goal for this Convention was to keep it affordable and it will be a pay as you go type of weekend. Meaning that no money will be needed up front. This avoids the transferring of money from hands to hands. I feel this is something that hurt some Conventions. The SR20Deep Family wants to keep the Conventions alive and going. We also wanted to keep the driving down to a minimal while you are all here. As of right now everything is within 1 hour of the hotel. I feel this is great. This will be my first Convention so what better way to ensure that I go? I decided to help organize one .
To avoid any miscommunication I will use this post and edit it as I gather details. I will make sure to post that updates are available.
So with that being said I promise you that this Convention will be great. Ameen, Lou and I will not have it any other way. We have some great ideas and like I mentioned above we are still fine tuning some things so when the details come in as far as hotel contact information and airport info for those of you flying I will post it all up.
Thanks to everyone for giving Ohio a chance to show you all a good time.
Rob Ocasio
I quickly created a Facebook page. I will try to keep this up to date as well.
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