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Well, I'm still thinking about it, but driving from Boston wouldn't be a picnic either. :-] -Suz (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Well it's good to know that I'm not the only one driving such a long way to the fest. I kept asking myself if I was the only one "dumb" enough to drive 8+ hours for the weekend....well it's more like my wife that keep's asking me that. jt -- James (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) We look forward to meeting you also.We are getting there thursday night ourselves.We may do a little site seeing when we get there thursday evening.We are driveing from Detroit area so it's about a 8 hour drive. (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Thanks Chris. I have just made my reservation at Comfort Inn, 1211 N. Glebe Rd. Arlington, VA 22201. I feel more at ease knowing some other Brickfest person is already booked there. I look forward to meeting both you and your wife. As best I (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Sheree ,my wife and i are staying at the comfort in.About the same prices you give.We to are using AAA. (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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I am interested in finding a non smoking male to room with for Brickfest. I probably would want to stay at the Hilton because I can get free breakfast there. Contact me if you're interested. Probably both Friday and Saturday. ++Lar (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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I am interested finding another woman to share a room with for Brickfest for both Friday and Saturday night. I am a non-smoker. Please email srosez@lycos.com for further discussion. thanks! sheree (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Using a AAA discount, Comfort Inn Ballston Arlington, VA (VA417) has 2 Double, No Smoking Max Occupancy: 4 persons Desk, Electronic Door Lock, Iron and Ironing Board, Remote Control TV, HBO for 79.20 per night (158.40 +9.75%tax =173.62) It (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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I just called the top hotel on the list, the Hilton Arlington & Towers, and got a weekend rate of $89 + tax per day. This sounds like a pretty darn good rate to me. Call soon while the discounted rate applies. Cary (23 years ago, 19-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) ...Good point for a general announcement! :-) It may also spur some people to bring stuff they weren't thinking about bringing (we should get cards like the historical cards for the MOCs too... so people can put the title and their name on (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I'm all for knowing how much space to set aside for MOC's Ahh.. but how else can we ensure that the good people out there register. If they don't register we can not ensure a place for them to set up :-) Please help us buy letting us know. (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I will try and bring as many ships as possible. During the game, the larger ships should generally be available for "display". I think we can do a pretty good display job by just having the table of unused ships near the entrance (or out in (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) ...Also, while I think about it. I know you are planning to bring all the ships and materials to the fest, but will you have "spare" ships for a historical pirate theme display? And/or what models do you need to fill it in? ...I know we are (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) ...:-) You were the model for the idea I had about these "champions"... people who will make sure it happens (since you know everyone else in charge will be too distracted to remember anything :-) ...And come to think about it, especially in (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I was thinking we could have some kind of time trails during the day, then have the finals with a single elimination event during the evening. This way everyone gets to run their racers some, get a feel for the track and then decide if they (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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57 days (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) ...Now that sounds like fun! :-) ...Christina: Sounds like we have a new set of events and demos to set up here. ...James: So what kind of support do you want to run? Obviously there will be the runs themselves, maybe a "build a rail racer for (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) You can run any motor you want as long as it hasn't been opened and/or modified. The ideal thing to do would be to bring along a couple of fresh motors and run the best of the bunch. I have found that brand new motors don't always run faster (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Do you randomise the motors? I can see people with a lot of motors trying to sort through their motors to find their fastest ones for the meet. (I wouldn't do that, but I know for sure I have one or two that are way slower than average and are (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Ok great, I guess I'll have to get my trains tuned up and ready to take on the competition. jt (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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