Chappy

Our last "big" AMG meet in Atlanta was in April 2005. Despite the weather, we had a very nice turnout of AMG cars including the latest AMG "65" offerings that were just hitting the streets at that time.

The stars will be in alignment again this fall for what promises to be a very special and unique opportunity to participate with your AMG friends in a weekend full of activities! At this point, we are planning a photo shoot, tech session, dyno runs and a day at the drags. Other things are "in the works" as well....stay tuned for more details on those. We have secured the dates of November 4th/5th 2006 for this exclusive event.

This event is being organized by AMG Enthusiasts and is not an "official" event by MBUSA or Mercedes-AMG. However, they have been invited and we anticipate participation at various levels throughout the weekend.

Make your plans now to attend. We will be posting details soon about preferred hotel information, how to register and other specifics of this very special weekend.

Here's a link to the last AMG Weekend we had:

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...light=amg+meet

ctC230K

wow on the weekend of my birthday too! don't think i can justify driving the c230 all that way though. now if only i could fly down and rent an AMG 63!

blackbenzz

Wow, I cant believe I missed the last one. AMAZING cars! I will do my best to come down there for this (maybe in a new car ). Do you have any idea how long of a drive it is from Maryland? Thanks for setting this up!

Chappy

We had people from all over at the last one. IIRC, a nice young lady drove her SL65 up from the Orlando area (8 hours).

According to Yahoo Maps, you're looking at about 10.5 hours. You'll need to drive down Friday and home on Monday....but it's Interstate driving the whole way.

http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newa...ga&tcountry=us

Think about it....hope you can make it down!

55fanatic

hey chappy, you have a PM(amgpower) and email(to the account I have)

In any case flying down for those interested shouldnt be tooooo bad, Atlanta is a Hub for Delta?

blackbenzz

Yea, I'll probably fly down. I would've done 6 hours of drivin but 10! Thats a whole day of drivin! Arrange for the SL65 to be at the airport so I can drive it to the meet!

hellcat

If you're flying to Atlanta try to get an Air Tran flight. Yes we're a hub for Delta but that just means Delta charges outrageous prices to fly to or from ATL half the time. Occassionally you can get a good deal though. I'm putting these dates in my calendar right now so I don't forget.

Schiznick

As you all know, I am in!

Chappy

I'm really looking forward to this one! Our goal for attendance?

AMG enthusiasts from Ten (10) States and 75+ Cars for the weekend!

Beowulf

I'm there. Lemme know if I can help in any way.

MBdragracer

I'm in.

For those of you on the fence, make your plans now. You DO NOT want to miss this event.

See y'all there!

AmenMercedesGo

I'm in too!

Learso

Hmm, I need to see how to work out the logistics going from Boston, MA. That is a bit of a hike. Let me see what I can do. It would be great to meet everyone and hang out and talk cars to the point of saturation!

L.

blackbenzz

If you guys from Boston decide to drive down we can meet up and drive down in a caravan. Otherwise, I'm flyin! Only problem will be transportation once we get down there. If theres anything I can do to help with planning or organization of the event, let me know Steve.

Chappy

Airtran has web special rates from Boston to ATL for about $250 and from Baltimore to ATL around $200 roundtrip!

C43AMG

Is the "Maryland crew" headed down for this?I am on the fence about it.

blackbenzz

Havent had a chance to talk to them about it. Its pretty far so I doubt many would be interested. I left Biz a voice message. I will see a few of them tonight so I will ask. I will ask at our track rental on the 18th as well. For now i'm pushin a C230 Sport loaner car, slow as ballzzzzzzz!

C43AMG

Your machine in the shop?Let me know how many will roll with you IF they decide to go.I am leaning towards going-its the least I can do since Chappy came all the way up here.

55fanatic

Damn the Bostonians couldnt make it to Jersey but theyll make it to Atlanta? WTF? LOL... Chapster, still working out some details...

blackbenzz

Yup. Remember I was havin lighting ssues at AMGfest? Well I got 2 new 8000k HID bulbs but couldnt figure out why the taillight wasnt workin. Checked fuses, changed bulbs, even changed the whole assembly. I'll leave it to the dealer to figure it out. I dropped it off about an hour and a half ago. $115/hr labor rate! I asked for an SL65 loaner at that rate, the response was, sorry sir we only have c classes available! I will definitely be going to this event, I will keep you updated on how many roll with me.

C43AMG

....... . I remember you having "issues", let me know , unless something comes up I'm about 90% sure I'll roll down to this event.

phat-ho

mr. chappy, where in atlanta exactly? you know we're a pretty big inside I-285, the metro area. any food? i always end up following where the food is.

ARFNSX

I know this might be a silly question but are only ///AMG vehicles allowed at this event?

Chappy

Of course you are welcome. The emphasis will be on attracting AMG owners.

Chappy

We are still sorting the details. Last year, many of the events took place around the Peachtree City area. Since this is an all-volunteer organization effort, each person in attendance paid for their own meals last year. I anticipate a similar scenario again this time.

Depending on what facilities (dyno, hotel, etc.) are available, we may focus our efforts at selecting sites on the Northside. We are anticipating having these details nailed down in the next week or so.

Please keep November 4th and 5th free on your calendar.