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Post by rcollum on Apr 5, 2019 9:07:42 GMT -5
Our regular spring GYLO is now scheduled. We will meet at the BACK lot of Katie's (all the way in back of the circle road around The Old Brogue restaurant - 760 Walker Road in Great Falls Village - Great Falls, VA). The event will start at 10:00AM Eastern Standard Time. We're expecting a really good-weather day!
The 'lower' lot we have traditionally used has had commercial vehicles parked in it on Sundays, making it difficult to get all the Lotus parked in one spot.
There will be the standard popular-vote 'Favorite Lotus' contest, with prizes. If all goes well, you should see a good amount, and a good variety of Lotus cars and people.
We will be driving out to Quattro Goombah for lunch afterwards - all are welcome to come!
We hope to see you all there!
--Bob Collum
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Post by ksm on Apr 6, 2019 12:44:36 GMT -5
Looking forward to it!
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Post by cyow5 on Apr 7, 2019 17:57:58 GMT -5
No surprise, but we'll be there in the Mini if we can make it. But hey, at least it is British!
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Post by rcollum on Apr 9, 2019 5:34:45 GMT -5
...and, we will be going to Quattro Goombah's winery & brewery, afterward. Hope to see you at GYLO! --Bob Collum    |
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Post by yellowfhcelan on Apr 13, 2019 18:13:55 GMT -5
Sounds great-thanks for letting us all know about it. Looking forward to it.
Mark Whitaker
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Post by rcollum on May 11, 2019 21:01:32 GMT -5
Because we have had difficulties in getting a decent amount of contiguous space on Katie's lower parking lot, Katie's owner Mike suggested we use the extra parking lot next to the Wells Fargo Bank. The bank is at 750 Walker Road in Great Falls, VA, directly across Walker Road from the Safeway. The parking lot we will use was formerly used by the food vendors on Saturdays. (There should be not vehicles in this lot - this lot is visible from the Katie's lower lot, which we have used recently.) Here's a map:
goo.gl/maps/R419sC8eHFteitgMA
We will start at 10:00AM - we hope to see you there... Mark has prizes ready to go! We will start GYLO at 10:00AM on Sunday, 05/19/19. After the event (probably between 12:30PM and 1:00PM), we will go to Quattro Goombah - 22860 James Monroe Hwy, Aldie, VA.
Please contact me if you have any questions. We're looking forward to good weather, and a great turnout!
--Bob Collum   
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Post by rcollum on May 13, 2019 5:54:50 GMT -5
Here's a map, to (hopefully) make directions clearer. The Wells Fargo bank next to this lot is at 750 Walker Road, in Great Falls, VA. If you've been to Katie's before, you'll know that Great Falls Village is a little village shopping center, accessible either from Georgetown Pike (Route 193) or Walker Road. If you are entering from Walker Road, you will see our GYLO 17 setup right away; we will be right next to Walker Road. If you enter Katie's from Georgetown Pike (the entrance to Great Falls Village is between the BB & T Bank and the US Post Office, and is directly across from the Great Falls Fire Station), you can drive straight at the stop sign. The road will loop around Great Falls Village - you should see our GYLO 17 setup before you have to make your second left turn. GYLO17Map.pdf (142.84 KB) --Bob Collum |
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Post by ksm on May 13, 2019 10:11:39 GMT -5
Folks: Here's another map showing the event location. Note the red arrow leading from the old lot to the new lot:  See you there! |
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Post by rcollum on May 19, 2019 14:46:05 GMT -5
A beautiful day for getting together with friends, and gathering the Skittles-colored sports cars. The final count was 19 Lotus, and David Craig came all the way from Canada! My unofficial tally was -
7 Elises 5 Evoras 3 Sevens 2 Elans 2 Esprits
--Bob Collum
  
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Post by rcollum on May 19, 2019 14:47:33 GMT -5
More pictures from today...
  
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Post by rcollum on May 19, 2019 14:48:54 GMT -5
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Post by rcollum on May 19, 2019 14:51:04 GMT -5
…..and, a few more. Canadian visitor David Craig demonstrates one form of 'Lotus position'.
  
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Post by rcollum on May 19, 2019 14:54:25 GMT -5
After GYLO, several of us went to Quattro Goombah Brewery in Aldie, VA for lunch.
If you have pictures, PLEASE POST THEM! One reminder - after you type in your description, and add your photo attachments, remember to scroll down, and click the 'Create Post' button...
THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED TODAY. Mark Franke did his usual, fabulous job of soliciting prizes. No one who came to GYLO 17 went home empty-handed!
--Bob Collum 
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Post by ksm on May 20, 2019 9:20:06 GMT -5
What a great day! Always a fun time. Indeed, a huge thanks to Mark for scoring those awesome prizes! Terrific! And, of course, a huge shout-out to Bob as well for not only his event organizational skills but his continued influence over the weather powers to once again stave off the rain! Was neat seeing David Craig’s leg trick “live.” On LotusTalk, he’s got a compilation that’s he’s been adding to since 2010! www.lotustalk.com/forums/f68/so-elise-requires-flexibility-eh-87485/A blast talking with everyone. What a great community we have! Panorama (some cars were out of frame and not in the photo):  |
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Post by rcollum on May 20, 2019 11:19:24 GMT -5
I'd like to thank our generous vendors, for providing the prizes!
JAE Lotus Parts
Lotus Cars USA
Odds & Ends Detailing
Ragtops & Roadsters
RD Enterprises
We appreciate your support!
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