Tacoma, Wa. 2009 Opel Nationals - Page 8

stock77 · 07-19-2009

Melanie and I just wanted to say thanks to all of those who helped put on the show for their hard work, time, etc!!!

We had a great time at the show and got to share it with our 20 month old son and our parents as well! It was fun to chat with everyone!

We were glad to have Melanie's Ascona back in action for the show and have to give special thanks to Gil and Dennis at Opel GT Source for all of their help with the new 2.0L motor.

Melanie got plenty of pictures, so I will try to post up a few in the next day or so.

Once again, thank you to all of the organizers/volunteers!

MawandPawOpel · 07-20-2009

Thank you for attending. We wish all of our supporters well. The event was a big success and we look forward to seeing the pics. TAke care and have a happy summer. The mountain was out it full glory!!
Walter and Mary
MawandPawOpel

stock77 · 07-20-2009

Here are some pictures of the event:

stock77 · 07-20-2009

More pictures from Tacoma 2009...

stock77 · 07-20-2009

Finally some more pictures of the show and a couple of my wife Melanie's Ascona and our 20 month old son at his second Opel show.

DennisGardiner · 07-20-2009

Thank you Mary for helping to coordinate the event and keep us all informed.

It was a great event, and I loved the cruise up Mt. Rainier.

Got home late last night in Cali.

Best gas mileage with the 2.4L GT was 32.45 mpg, worst was 30.5 mpg (but was averaging 95 mph while doing so). Won't say what state this was in!

MawandPawOpel · 07-20-2009

Originally Posted by DennisGardiner

Thank you Mary for helping to coordinate the event and keep us all informed.

It was a great event, and I loved the cruise up Mt. Rainier.

Got home late last night in Cali.

Best gas mileage with the 2.4L GT was 32.45 mpg, worst was 30.5 mpg (but was averaging 95 mph while doing so). Won't say what state this was in!

Dennis We are soooo happy to hear you made trip to and from home safely. Yes, The Mount was out in full glory for all of you to enjoy this past weekend.
So glad to have made your trip an enjoyable one!!

jerseydave · 07-20-2009

Congrats on what from the pictures looks like a successful Opel National Meet. What kind of turnout did you have, number and type of cars? Looks like the people up in the Nortwest have quite a few Opels.

MawandPawOpel · 07-20-2009

Yes, We had a great 3 days!!!! It is hard to say exactly how many Opels we had present for all that was planned. Some made the event for the 3 days and others came to only one, So I would say around 50 or so. Really great time.
We will be posting pics of the 3 days of events in just a bit. Takes time for an old person to do. Keep checking this site.

jtb · 07-21-2009

Hi,
Thanks to the organizers and all the people who offered enthusiastic comments about my modified car!
I posted a few photos here yesterday:
Opel Gathering Tacoma 2009 - Opel Photo Gallery
Hope the link works,

jtb

Aardvaark · 07-21-2009

Just a suggestion.
You might want to have a new 2009 Tacoma gallery started here
for peoples new event pictures to be posted for easier location in the future.
Tacoma Gathering of Opels - Opel Photo Gallery

MawandPawOpel · 07-21-2009

Thank you Mark!! We do have a bunch this time around. We had a photographer for the 3 days, so he will also have a posting shortly.
MARY

MawandPawOpel · 07-22-2009

Hi Keith, You just have to post some of your beautiful pics you made while traveling up the coast to WA. This was a great photo opportunity. So share with us. Thanks
mary

West Coast GT · 07-22-2009

Had a good time at the Nationals. It was beautiful driving the California & Oregon coastlines, and up Mount Rainier. Drove approx. 1900 miles round trip and averaged 30.2 miles per gallon. That's better than last year's milage, which I attribute to some minor mods and better tuning. And fuel prices were about one third lower this year!

Good job Mary/Walter/John.

I've got a few suggestions regarding next year's meet, assuming we'll have another drive to one of the area's many natural wonders. Regarding the drive:
1. Print trip info sheet; including destination, distance, route, and mobile telephone number of the person leading.

2. Print a strip map of the route.

3. Anyone helping line up cars for photos should use universal hand signals. I noticed several folks made some up and it's counter-productive.

4. John (other John) on his motorcycle did a great job blocking lanes and running interference to keep us in a group. Good job. Let's do it again next year.

5. Everyone going on the day trip should arrive at the jump point with a full tank of gas. I was pretty blown away that a car without fuel would be trailered to the event.

6. I liked that John's ex-cruiser was used as lead vehicle, and think it helped clear the road.

Don't get torqued over these suggestions. They're things that will improve next year's cruise. Overall, it went well and I appreciate the effort that was made.

First opel 1981 · 07-22-2009

Thanks Ma and Pa Opel and all the rest involved in putting on the 2009 Opel Nationals.
It was a great opportunity to show my youngest what his Opel needs to look like when it is done. After looking at all the Opels he has some pretty good ideas for what he wants to do. He was talking up a storm all the way home.

It was nice to meet you two and put faces to the names.

I wish I had budgeted the time to stay for the dinner. My loss, I'm sure.

Thanks again

MawandPawOpel · 07-22-2009

Originally Posted by First opel 1981

Thanks Ma and Pa Opel and all the rest involved in putting on the 2009 Opel Nationals.
It was a great opportunity to show my youngest what his Opel needs to look like when it is done. After looking at all the Opels he has some pretty good ideas for what he wants to do. He was talking up a storm all the way home.

It was nice to meet you two and put faces to the names.

I wish I had budgeted the time to stay for the dinner. My loss, I'm sure.

Thanks again

We were happy to meet you and your son also. Yes, dinner on the water front was very nice. Maybe next year. Have fun with all your new ideas for the Opels. Thank you for thanking us. There was a lot of work put into the Nationals this year. Next year will be back to just a regular Gathering. Hope to see you then. MARY

Crusher · 07-23-2009

My son and I took his car this year, He's the one in the green hat.. LOL !!.
He really loves that car and every year we keep tweeking on it, and all his hard work is starting to show....anyway I was one of many people taking photos this year and posted most of them on my Opel page ... Please click on the link below and enjoy !!!.

Steve Rima
Opel 2009 National Car show

07-19-2009	#176 (permalink)
stock77 Opeler Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 54	Thank you to the organizers! Melanie and I just wanted to say thanks to all of those who helped put on the show for their hard work, time, etc!!! We had a great time at the show and got to share it with our 20 month old son and our parents as well! It was fun to chat with everyone! We were glad to have Melanie's Ascona back in action for the show and have to give special thanks to Gil and Dennis at Opel GT Source for all of their help with the new 2.0L motor. Melanie got plenty of pictures, so I will try to post up a few in the next day or so. Once again, thank you to all of the organizers/volunteers! __________________ SIGNATURE

07-20-2009	#177 (permalink)
MawandPawOpel Opeler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lakewood, Washington Posts: 245	Tacoma 2009 Thank you for attending. We wish all of our supporters well. The event was a big success and we look forward to seeing the pics. TAke care and have a happy summer. The mountain was out it full glory!! Walter and Mary MawandPawOpel __________________ "IF YOU AIN'T CAV, YOU AIN'T"

07-20-2009	#181 (permalink)
DennisGardiner Kalifornia Kid Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Soulsbyville, CA Posts: 357	Got home safe! Thank you Mary for helping to coordinate the event and keep us all informed. It was a great event, and I loved the cruise up Mt. Rainier. Got home late last night in Cali. Best gas mileage with the 2.4L GT was 32.45 mpg, worst was 30.5 mpg (but was averaging 95 mph while doing so). Won't say what state this was in! __________________ Drifting: dorifuto sōkō, a motor sport where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels through turns, while preserving vehicle control.

07-20-2009	#183 (permalink)
jerseydave Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 692	Congrats on what from the pictures looks like a successful Opel National Meet. What kind of turnout did you have, number and type of cars? Looks like the people up in the Nortwest have quite a few Opels. __________________ Dave 73 Opel GT-work in progress 74 Manta 75 Manta Previous 72 Manta Rallye-owned 1974-1979

07-20-2009	#184 (permalink)
MawandPawOpel Opeler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lakewood, Washington Posts: 245	Tacoma 2009 Yes, We had a great 3 days!!!! It is hard to say exactly how many Opels we had present for all that was planned. Some made the event for the 3 days and others came to only one, So I would say around 50 or so. Really great time. We will be posting pics of the 3 days of events in just a bit. Takes time for an old person to do. Keep checking this site. __________________ "IF YOU AIN'T CAV, YOU AIN'T"

07-21-2009	#185 (permalink)
jtb Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 415	more photos Hi, Thanks to the organizers and all the people who offered enthusiastic comments about my modified car! I posted a few photos here yesterday: Opel Gathering Tacoma 2009 - Opel Photo Gallery Hope the link works, jtb

07-21-2009	#186 (permalink)
Aardvaark UFO pel abductee. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,239 Real Name: Mark Paar (not Parr)	Just a suggestion: Just a suggestion. You might want to have a new 2009 Tacoma gallery started here for peoples new event pictures to be posted for easier location in the future. Tacoma Gathering of Opels - Opel Photo Gallery __________________ -Mark '75 Manta Direct link to my album of Opel related parts catalogs and magazine articles for reference: http://www.opelgt.com/photopost/show...ser/23031/sl/a

07-21-2009	#187 (permalink)
MawandPawOpel Opeler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lakewood, Washington Posts: 245	Tacoma 2009 pics. Thank you Mark!! We do have a bunch this time around. We had a photographer for the 3 days, so he will also have a posting shortly. MARY __________________ "IF YOU AIN'T CAV, YOU AIN'T"

07-22-2009	#188 (permalink)
MawandPawOpel Opeler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lakewood, Washington Posts: 245	Tacoma 2009 Hi Keith, You just have to post some of your beautiful pics you made while traveling up the coast to WA. This was a great photo opportunity. So share with us. Thanks mary __________________ "IF YOU AIN'T CAV, YOU AIN'T"

07-22-2009	#189 (permalink)
West Coast GT Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 931	Had a good time at the Nationals. It was beautiful driving the California & Oregon coastlines, and up Mount Rainier. Drove approx. 1900 miles round trip and averaged 30.2 miles per gallon. That's better than last year's milage, which I attribute to some minor mods and better tuning. And fuel prices were about one third lower this year! Good job Mary/Walter/John. I've got a few suggestions regarding next year's meet, assuming we'll have another drive to one of the area's many natural wonders. Regarding the drive: 1. Print trip info sheet; including destination, distance, route, and mobile telephone number of the person leading. 2. Print a strip map of the route. 3. Anyone helping line up cars for photos should use universal hand signals. I noticed several folks made some up and it's counter-productive. 4. John (other John) on his motorcycle did a great job blocking lanes and running interference to keep us in a group. Good job. Let's do it again next year. 5. Everyone going on the day trip should arrive at the jump point with a full tank of gas. I was pretty blown away that a car without fuel would be trailered to the event. 6. I liked that John's ex-cruiser was used as lead vehicle, and think it helped clear the road. Don't get torqued over these suggestions. They're things that will improve next year's cruise. Overall, it went well and I appreciate the effort that was made.

07-22-2009	#190 (permalink)
First opel 1981 Uber Genius Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 780	Thanks Ma and Pa Opel and all the rest involved in putting on the 2009 Opel Nationals. It was a great opportunity to show my youngest what his Opel needs to look like when it is done. After looking at all the Opels he has some pretty good ideas for what he wants to do. He was talking up a storm all the way home. It was nice to meet you two and put faces to the names. I wish I had budgeted the time to stay for the dinner. My loss, I'm sure. Thanks again __________________ Opel GTs are not GM products

07-23-2009	#192 (permalink)
Crusher Opeler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Federal Way, Wa Posts: 115	2009 Opel National Photos My son and I took his car this year, He's the one in the green hat.. LOL !!. He really loves that car and every year we keep tweeking on it, and all his hard work is starting to show....anyway I was one of many people taking photos this year and posted most of them on my Opel page ... Please click on the link below and enjoy !!!. Steve Rima Opel 2009 National Car show

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