MELO-R56 Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Date: August 20th, 2016 Idea: A fun night run through some of the monuments and sights of DC. Start: Meet at Chipotle on Route 7 in Tyson's Corner, VA at 6:30 pm for a mellow dinner. Huge parking lot with plenty of parking. Chipotle Mexican Grill 8461 Leesburg Pike Roll out: 8 pm. We will roll into DC from the scenic George Washington Memorial Parkway with a few stops along the way including Gravelly Point airport park and the Capital Building. Taking in the sights we will pass some of the other monuments before finishing the night off at the Tastee 29 Diner in Fairfax, VA. http://29diner.com Approximate drive time: 2 hours I'm thinking that a limit of 15 cars due to the fact it's night time and considering some of DC's traffic lights. I did a dry run, and the route has been dialed in. I will have route sheets for those who need them. Be sure to bring your walkie-talkies! IF IT'S RAINING, I WILL CANCEL! Not much fun driving through the city at night in the rain. Adds another layer of challenge to the ride that I'd like to avoid. Hope to see you there! 2009 Mellow Yellow MCS, JCW Aero Package, JCW intake, JCW Steering Wheel, NM Engineering strut tower brace, Nvidia Q300 Cat Back Exhaust, ST XTA Coilovers, Madness Motorworks 22mm Adjustable Rear Sway Bar, GP2 Rear Diffuser, Powerflex front control arm bushings, R112 Black Challenge Wheels, Bridgestone Potenza Tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyretrip Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Sounds like fun! Can you park 15 cars at Tastee 29? Denny's for alternate! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyBaron Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 I have no problem sweeping. Sounds like fun! Can you park 15 cars at Tastee 29? Denny's for alternate! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk There are more spaced around back, if anything the small lot just to the right of it I think is usually been empty periodically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MELO-R56 Posted August 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 I did a dry run this afternoon and I have the route planned out. I stopped at Gravelly Point airport park at Reagan National and the park signs say the park closes from 10 pm - 6 am daily. So our first stop will be Gravelly Point airport park. There are port-a-potties there. Next stop will be the Capital building. Final stop will be at Tastee 29 Diner for a late night snack. There was some chatter about taking some photos or doing a night shoot. Sounds cool, what do you guys have in mind? Obviously there are plenty of sweet backdrops in the city! Looking forward to it! :rock: 2009 Mellow Yellow MCS, JCW Aero Package, JCW intake, JCW Steering Wheel, NM Engineering strut tower brace, Nvidia Q300 Cat Back Exhaust, ST XTA Coilovers, Madness Motorworks 22mm Adjustable Rear Sway Bar, GP2 Rear Diffuser, Powerflex front control arm bushings, R112 Black Challenge Wheels, Bridgestone Potenza Tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGGRRR (Ali) Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 I did a dry run this afternoon and I have the route planned out. I stopped at Gravelly Point airport park at Reagan National and the park signs say the park closes from 10 pm - 6 am daily. So our first stop will be Gravelly Point airport park. There are port-a-potties there. Next stop will be the Capital building. Final stop will be at Tastee 29 Diner for a late night snack. There was some chatter about taking some photos or doing a night shoot. Sounds cool, what do you guys have in mind? Obviously there are plenty of sweet backdrops in the city! Looking forward to it! :rock: That was me who wanted to take night pictures but my in laws are coming into town for the night and I don't think I can come now. If I can it will be at the last minute Tigger 2006 the cabrio and Riversong the 2014 Countryman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrimson Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 MELO-R56 said: There was some chatter about taking some photos or doing a night shoot. Sounds cool, what do you guys have in mind? Obviously there are plenty of sweet backdrops in the city! I'll set up the 360 recording. Here's a little taste -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MELO-R56 Posted August 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Hey gang. Looking forward to seeing everyone that can attend tomorrow! Be sure to look for my Mellow Yellow Cooper S in the Chipotle parking lot so we can line up before getting dinner. The weather is looking good. I'll have print outs of the route for everyone if needed. Should be a good run! -STEVE :rock: 2009 Mellow Yellow MCS, JCW Aero Package, JCW intake, JCW Steering Wheel, NM Engineering strut tower brace, Nvidia Q300 Cat Back Exhaust, ST XTA Coilovers, Madness Motorworks 22mm Adjustable Rear Sway Bar, GP2 Rear Diffuser, Powerflex front control arm bushings, R112 Black Challenge Wheels, Bridgestone Potenza Tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrimson Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Had a nice time, thanks! -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Nice job, Steve. It was fun romping through the city! Grey Goose: 2016 F56 Moonwalk Grey JCW - TTFS/GTPeace Custom Stage 1 (Present) Shadow: 2011 R56 HT MB/MB - MANIC Stage 1 (Past) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SneakyBaron Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Few photos: here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
