The Second Atlanta Gathering
Dodge Stealth & Mitsubishi 3000GT
Atlanta, GA - March 6, 1999

Pictures!!!

1: My side mirror
2: Some of us
3: Some more of us
4: My car w/ fisheye lens
5: The sun came out!
6: 98 VR-4 showed up
7: Stand around and chat
8: And chat some more
9: 23 came-n-went off-n-on
10: Ryan's R/T
11: Ryan's R/T funktified
12: Jim's VR-4
13: Parham & VR-4
14: John Adams' VR-4
15: White base
16: Lawton & 94 Base
17: Bunches of cars
18: Ferarri Testarossa 512
19: Ferarri dealer

I got a Fisheye lens attachment recently so was having a little fun :-)
A great time was had my all! Andy Carberry drove down from Connecticut and met me in Charlotte and we drove the rest of the way Friday evening. Got into a hotel where we ran into John. Went over to Christy's grandma's house and hung out for the evening. Saturday was a blast! Speed Zone was great. Lots of games and I loved the different go-karts (once I finally got some people to race me!). What a blast!! Had an awesome time on the highway going to and from the Ferarri dealer. It's so much fun blazing around with a bunch of other 3S's. Anyway, enjoy the pictures and check out other folks pages from the Atlanta Gathering from the links on Gatherings Page.

The 2nd Atlanta 3000gt/Stealth Gathering will be held on March 6, 1999 at the Atlanta SpeedZone in Kennesaw, GA. A buffet will be served in the Gathering headquarters. The cost of attending will be approximately $10/person which covers the buffet.

I've already lined up several event sponsors including Unorthodox Racing. We should have door prizes from various sponsors. Come and enjoy the company of other 3SI people in beautiful Atlanta (where it is currently 65F and sunny).

We will have our own dedicated parking lot for displaying our cars. In addition, we will have a room inside for other displays, face stuffing, and hanging out if it rains. At the end of the day it is time for caravan cruising to the dinner location of our choosing.

Some of the things to do at Speedzone:
1. Drag racing in 300hp dragsters $10/3 runs
2. Scale Formula-1 racing $3/lap $1.50/additional lap
3. Turbo cart racing $5/5minutes (I think)
4. Slick track racing (slick tires, polished concrete track) also $5/5minutes (I think)
5. Video games
6. Food

This is not a kiddy place. After 9pm they won't even let you in if you are under 18.

If you think you might be coming please fill out the following form and e-mail it it ppolstra@inetnow.net as soon as practical.

     Name:
     Car color:
     Car year:
     Car model:
     Number of people in your party, including you:
     Where you are coming from:
     On a scale of 1-10, 10 being definite, how likely are you to come:
          Would you like to pre-order an event t-shirt?:
          Would you like to stay in a nearby hotel with other 3s people?:
     Should I investigate some track time at the Atlanta speedway?:
     If you know anyone who would like to sponsor the event list contact info:
     Any other comments:

Added 1/26/99

SpeedZone is in Kennesaw, Georgia, approximately 20 miles Northwest of the center of Atlanta.

From the North:
Take I-75 South to Exit 117, Chastain Road. Turn left (East) at exit. Turn right at the first light. You will come to a t-junction. Turn right and SpeedZone will be immediately on your right.

From the South:
Take I-75 North to Exit 117, Chastain Road. Turn right (East) at exit. Turn right at the first light. You will come to a t-junction. Turn right and SpeedZone will be immediately on your right.

Added 2/15/99

At the moment we are expecting about 40 cars. This is going to be an event you don't want to miss. If you even think you might be going but haven't yet e-mailed me your information please do so immediately. The folks at SpeedZone need to know home many people will be there so we can have enough food and get a room of the appropriate size.

Here is an approximate schedule:
10:00 Arrive at SpeedZone and Park
10:00 - 12:00 Open discussions, pictures, etc.
12:00 - 13:00 Parham's ticket avoidance talk over lunch
13:00 - 16:00 Formation cruising to Ferrari of Atlanta
16:00 Back at SpeedZone
16:00 - 18:00 At SpeedZone riding, talking, whatever you wish
18:00 Leave for a formation cruise to dinner

I've spoken to several hotels all of which are located on the same street as SpeedZone (Busbee). For those of you unfamiliar with this area of greater Atlanta: Busbee runs between Barrett Parkway(I-75 exit 116) and Chastain (I-75 exit 117). There is huge mall on the corner of Barrett and Busbee. Barrett is generally a big commercial street complete with a Mitsu dealer down the road.

StudioPlus $54/night (770)425-6101
Shoney's $62/night (770)499-9200 (free breakfast)
Fairfield $69/night (770)427-9700
Holiday Inn Express $72/night (770)427-5210

If it were me I'd go for the Shoney's as it is across the street from the mall and pretty decent.

Added 3/4/99 - Last update before the Gathering!!!

If any of you plan to be in Friday night and are looking for something to do you might wish to go to Ed's Gun and Tackle and pop off a few rounds. He rents guns for $10/visit so you can rent about anything there. The range fee is $6 for the first half hour and $4/additional half hour per lane. There is a $2.50/half hour charge for additional shooters in the lane. Eye and ear protection rental are each $1/visit.

Ed's is on the corner of Piedmont and Canton Highway (Highway 5). To get there from I-75 go East on Barrett Parkway, exit 116 for a couple of miles till Barrett becomes Piedmont. When you get to Highway 5/Canton Highway turn right. There will be an Eckerd Drugs on your right at the corner. Ed's is in a shopping center half a block ahead on your right.

If you want the best price on ammo and know what caliber you are going to rent beforehand buy your ammo at Sports Authority. Again from I-75 take the Barrett Pkwy exit, but go West. Take a right at the first light and you'll see Sports Authority behind a TGI Fridays.

I'll try to be there around 7:30pm. Note, that is not an official activity and I'm not forcing anyone to go. You go at your own risk (sorry, my lawyer makes me say that).

If anyone is interested in hooking up for dinner beforehand e-mail me. If you need to get in touch with me my numbers are: (770)795-4588, work; (770)975-8861, home, and (770)310-4757, mobile.

See ya'll there, Phil

Other comments from Parham Sabetazm:

This is very important, for anyone attending:
DO NOT SPEED AROUND THIS AREA! The cops here are those "small town" cops that WILL hunt you down. If you are driving on I-75, beware of the 116-122 exit range. The Kennesaw and Acworth police are insane. The Georgia State Patrol has a post here also, so it's VERY dangerous to do any kind of "racing" here. The GSP has a modified undercover ZR-1 vette, along with some camaros. The Kennesaw Police Dept. is famous for their ticketing....I have talked to them, and they might let me borrow a radar gun for the talk, and they even told me to tell you guys to "watch out" I didn't tell them when it was though, or where. If anything, when we are around Ferrari of Atlanta it's probably a better place, and we can even go to the Dallas highway 1/8 track which is really close to Speedzone. I'm just warning you guys...and note: They do not use X band here, they use K and Ka-bands, along with LASER! So if you pick up these bands beware. On I-75 near exit 114 and between 112 and 111 there are fake X-band survey radars, and your detectors will go crazy, just ignore these, I usually speed up to screw the survey up. Speed limit on I-75 last I checked in that area is 65mph, and only the GSP can write you a ticket for going 65-74mph. There is a state law that prohibits any other officers to write tickets in that 9mph zone. You have to be going 75mph+ to get a ticket from anything other than GSP, but don't use this as an excuse if you get pulled over, I doubt that'll make a diff., wait till court :) One more thing, we are going to have Supras, RX-7s, and maybe a 300ZX or two there, and some DSMs, please do not race. Last ATL gathering we got in serious trouble for this. This is why we are at Speedzone, just race on their track with their cars, and it'll be 100% driver ability. The people here are being pretty nice letting us do this, so we don't wanna screw anything up. Remember that Kennesaw is the land of V8s and stuff, so you have to intimidate but be the bigger man/woman and laugh at them ;-)

SIDE NOTE: If anyone has any old radar detectors, CB radios, HAM radios, or anything related to this subject of "ticket avoidance," I collect these kinds of things, especially radar detectors. So if you want something off your hands, or out of your garage, I'll be glad to take it. Thanks

Any questions, please email me privately...
Parham Sabetazm




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