meet up for July third!?

[Chayton]

EDIT:

Please see post #23 for meeting time and location!

Every year in my city we have a third of july parade. That means floats, music, belly dancers ;) and of course cars. Usually plenty of mustangs in the mix. ANYWAYS for the longest time I have dreamed of having a Marauder of each Color (or more!) In the parade! How bad azz would that be!? we have black and DTR covered (not 100% sure on the DTR, the more the merrier anyways!) That leaves silver birch and dbp. lifespeed, gdsqdcr? what do you guys think!? :p its family friendly and would be fun. Theres an announcer at the end that would also give us a shoutout of our choosing. Theres a small registration fee and it must be made in advance! Please let me know who would be interested I think it would be a lot of fun :)

[Ms. Denmark]

Sounds like a great idea. Wish I could bring my SB. :cool: BTW love the shot of your car!

[Chayton]

Sounds like a great idea. Wish I could bring my SB. :cool: BTW love the shot of your car!

thats whats im saying! hopefully everyone isn't out of town. And thanks! Its one of my favorites shots, the lighting was perfect at dusk :)

[lifespeed]

Which city is that?

[Chayton]

Which city is that?

Benicia! Let me know if you are interested

[Redster]

It could work for me, what time of day?

[Chayton]

It could work for me, what time of day?

Sweet, it would be in the evening. Probably before 5 I think. I will get back to you with the exact details

[gdsqdcr]

I think that would work for me. Send me details .... Pretty sure I and the family can make it.

[Lowndex]

I like it. I live in Pleasanton.

[Chayton]

I think that would work for me. Send me details .... Pretty sure I and the family can make it.


I like it. I live in Pleasanton.

Suhweet! Ill get back with deets soon!

[1Marauder]

POST UP the date and time etc... Might work for me too!

July 3rd looks like a Friday though--before a major holiday--so the traffic will be fierce.

Would be fun for us to get together.

[88LTDCV351]

I don't know yet if I'd be able to make it.

[Lowndex]

POST UP the date and time etc... Might work for me too!

July 3rd looks like a Friday though--before a major holiday--so the traffic will be fierce.

Would be fun for us to get together.

Regarding traffic, good point. Perhaps the weekend before somewhere.

[Chayton]

Well here it is. The Parade would start promptly at 6:30, Rehearsal at 5:30. We would be registering as a car club, I will personally cover the fee, and attend the informational meetings as well as relay any useful information. We would be representing Mercurymarauder.net. I would need a headcount before June 22nd. I dont think traffic would be that bad in the evening, enough to make it not worth your time anyways. although that is up to your judgement. It helps that I live here in town :P but its something that I have wanted to do for years now!
To help put it into perspective(and possibly further persuade you) here is the breakdown of drive times(this is as of 4 pm, april 17th, a Friday, pulled from google maps):
Pleasanton to Benicia -with traffic: 1 hour, without: 37 minutes
Livermore to Benicia - with traffic: 1 hour, without: 40 minutes
Pleasant Hill to Benicia - 15 minutes

1Marauder and Redster would have the longest drives it seems, 1 hour from sacramento and a hour and a half from Riverbank ca. Anyways, we have time so please consider it and let me know. Like I said I will be more than happy to cover all registration costs :)

[Redster]

THANKS FOR THE INFO

[Chayton]

THANKS FOR THE INFO

Welcome! Is this still something you would still be interested in?

[Redster]

75% at this time

[FavianHerrera]

Hey guys just joined this forum,have had my 04 silver birch for about 3 years now and would love to attend your meet!about half hour north of Sacramento but would have no problem driving down there!

[88LTDCV351]

Welcome. Enjoy the website. Lots of good information here. Let's see pics of the car.

[Chayton]

Hey guys just joined this forum,have had my 04 silver birch for about 3 years now and would love to attend your meet!about half hour north of Sacramento but would have no problem driving down there!

awesome! Ill put you down then. Is anybody else ready to commit at this time!?

[Chayton]

Hey guys, figured I would bump this as I am going to be making the registration and payment tomorrow. As of right now I think I have 4 people committed to coming. Furthermore, I would like to add some additional information so as to possibly entice others still on the fence :P For those that arent aware, I am going to be making a feature length Mercury Marauder Documentary. The main footage will come from Marauderville later this year, but I am planning to get started by capturing some footage at the parade. If you ARE attending Marauderville, it would be greatly helpful if you could attend. And if THAT didnt convince you then no worries, you have up until June 20th to decide although sooner would be better than later. Please, if you are coming, PM me or post up in the thread :)

[Redster]

what's up?

[Chayton]

UPDATE:

We are on track and registered as "The Mercury Marauders," and will be representing mercurymarauder.net car club. Parade check in starts at 5:30, if you are coming please plan to arrive at 5:00 so we can all get situated and head down in convoy. The address of our initial meeting spot will be:

1189 Washington Street, Benicia, CA 94510

If you still have not expressed interest but would like to come, do not worry as they are lenient on the number of vehicles that will be in our group. Please post up if you will be attending!

Below are the general rules and guidelines:

Parade will begin at First and D Streets, downtown Benicia.
Parade check-in is located at East Second & B Streets. You will receive
your entry number and lineup information when you
register the day of the parade. Check-in starts at 5:30. Parade entry
number should be placed on the left side for the judges viewing stand.
4. Parade will start promptly at 6:30 PM.
5. Units with sound, music or unusual noises must be indicated on the
entry form. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.
6. For safety reasons there will be NO THROWING OF CANDY OR
OTHER OBJECTS INTO THE SPECTATOR AREAS.
7. Entries must indicate on entry form approximately how many cars,
trucks, people or animals and size of vehicle.
8. Entries will be allowed ONE MINUTE ONLY in the judges
reviewing area, which will be located at the Gazebo in City Park .
9. Entries must remain 20 feet (two car lengths) from the unit in front of
them. Do not crowd and do not lag behind.
10. Entries involving animals or vehicles must maintain control of such
vehicle or animals at all times. No one under the age of twelve may
appear as an entry unless accompanied by someone over the age of
eighteen.

[Chayton]

Morning bump

[lifespeed]

I will try and make it, can't guarantee 100% for sure though.

[Redster]

We will be there. I'm bringing a 3X5 foot MM.net banner. It will need some twine or something if you want to attach it to something.

[Chayton]

We will be there. I'm bringing a 3X5 foot MM.net banner. It will need some twine or something if you want to attach it to something.

sweet! Ill bring some stuff and see what we can do....

[Mr. Man]

We will be there. I'm bringing a 3X5 foot MM.net banner. It will need some twine or something if you want to attach it to something.Good idea to bring some sort of car identificaion so the crowd doesn't wonder why there's a Grand Marquis contingent.;)

[Ms. Denmark]

Way to represent, Guys! Have a great time and Happy Independence Day!!

[Chayton]

Way to represent, Guys! Have a great time and Happy Independence Day!!

Thank you! Yes its gonna be a blast. I will be sure to get plenty of footage! Happy 4th to you as well :)

[Chayton]

In case anyone needs help with getting there or anything like that my phone number is:

[Chayton]

Shoutout to everybody who came, I really do appreciate it! it was nice to see familiar faces and even some new ones :) The Parade was a great success! Ill post some pictures later, I got INCREDIBLE shots!!

[Redster]

Congrats on a great event. Who won the race? What race? The race to Sonic!!

Cheers.

Rod

[FavianHerrera]

Congrats on a great event. Who won the race? What race? The race to Sonic!!

Cheers.

Rod
I will definitely agree it was a great turnout and an honor to meet you all there. Definitely a good time 4178341784

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[FavianHerrera]

Shoutout to everybody who came, I really do appreciate it! it was nice to see familiar faces and even some new ones :) The Parade was a great success! Ill post some pictures later, I got INCREDIBLE shots!!
Awesome can't wait to see them!it was a great time brother thanks for having us all out there

[FavianHerrera]

Awesome can't wait to see them!it was a great time brother thanks for having us all out there
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