1st Detroit Autorama Pro-Touring Dinner.

[Doug Cooper]

Do they have a bar there?

Last I checked Bk and McD's don't serve alcohol! And my son's aren't drinking age anyway.

[Travis B]

Last I checked Bk and McD's don't serve alcohol! And my son's aren't drinking age anyway.

sorry doug I should have specified:
I ways talking about this place they are having the pt. dinner....

drinking age whats that

[Doug Cooper]

sorry doug I should have specified:
I ways talking about this place they are having the pt. dinner....

drinking age whats that

Thanks for clarifing, I'm a little slow I didn't get it til after you explained that!

Don't know for sure if we are coming to PT dinner we won't get to Cobo til 1:30 or so on Saturday. How long does it take to see it all?

[trapin]

About 3 hours...you should make it.

Yes they serve alchohol there. There is a bar.

Guys....be sure to sign up in the Calander so I have an official head count. Thanks.

[KILLER06MUSTANG]

Is there a Burger King or McDonalds nearby where Cooper's twins can eat?

bob dont forget about white castle, KFC, pizza hut, dominos, subway, roy rogers, or any place that serves chicken fingers or chicken nuggets

[quadfather]

i have already signed up , but is there anything we need to know when we show up at the resterant . or just tell them were with the pro-touring group?

[trapin]

Yep....ask for the Pro-Touring group. Or just look for me, I'll be wearing a black Pro-Touring shirt. You can't miss me, I'm about 6'2" and just a few pounds shy of an offensive tackle. LOL!!!!

[quadfather]

cool i look foward to meeting you guys.

[oldzzy]

Just wondering if anyone can attend this dinner?

[trapin]

Of course you can. You're a member of PT.com right?

[oldzzy]

Well as long as the weather is decent i am in! Any idea what time you guys are meeting up in greektown (parking lot from the cobo hall website i presume) before the show? Will be cool to meet you guys.

[trapin]

Shane...we're not meeting up before the show. Just after. If you're at the show and you see a big guy wearing a black Pro-Touring shirt, stop and say hi.

....cause that's me. LOL!!!!

[jeff s]

The Poison Dart will be in the show, which Schwartz Extreme Performance did for Imagine. And another customer is debuting his Legens built Willy's pick-up that's in the Riddler Comepetition, called "Hammerhead"
www.schwartzperformance.com

[trapin]

Yeah...can't wait to see that. I talked to Murray Pfaff today and he told me all about the exhibit he was putting together for it. My friend Kevin Howell is helping him set it up on Friday.

Try and make it to the dinner Jeff, we'd love to meet you.

[oldzzy]

Hey guys i had a great time at the dinner. It was great putting faces to some of the names on the board. Every one was really friendly and i hope that evryone else had as good of time as i did. I would like to thank Tony for putting it all together. Thnx Tony! I would also like to thank Pfaff design for wall clock that my wife won as a door prize!

Shane

[Bill Howell]

Shane, your wife won the clock I knew I picked the wrong number....lol
Like Shane, it was great to see and meet everyone. That is what this sport is all about, cars come and go but lasting friendships is the key to our hobby. Thanks Tony for making this event happen, and I look forward to seeing you again here in September.

[trapin]

Thank you to everyone that attended, it was a pleasure meeting you all. We'll have to do it again next year although I might try to find a different place. I wasn't happy that Oldzz and his wife were sent to a different part of the restaurant and that they left Jeff Schwartz hanging in the bar for an hour. I don't know how everyone else liked their food but I wasn't crazy about mine. It's a great location and a beautiful restaurant, but the food is lacking. And I'm still steaming that I forgot name tags.....damn it! Oh well, we'll figure it out...this was a test run this year, we'll take it up a notch in '07. And Bill, thanks for taking the time to walk around the show with us. It was fun seeing the show with you. You sir, are no "poser". I'll definitely see you in September.

Also...I got a little bonus as I was leaving the restaurant. My cousin and I walked out the main lobby and I got to meet Chip Foose. Great guy. He chatted with us for a couple of minutes. Very down to earth. If you ever get the chance to meet him, don't hesitate to walk up and say hello.

[astroracer]

Tony,
I missed the dinner only because I was too early. I didn't see your post about the time change (I thought it was to be at 4:00pm) and got to the restaurant a little after 4... The host had the Pro Touring dinner written in at 5:30 so I just headed home. I'm sorry I missed it, it sounds like it was a pretty good time. Maybe next year...
Mark

[trapin]

Sorry about that Mark. That's a bummer. JMarsa and I were talkin' about you on the People Mover over to Fishbones. We were anxious to meet you.

Oh well....I'm sure we'll hook up eventually.

[quadfather]

yeah i had fun , it was great talking to people who share the same interests. i thought the food was great . but a different location would be fine too. it was nice to finally put faces to the names. i'm in if you do it again next year , maybe i''l even have the car done by then.