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Post by Sean on Aug 5, 2009 23:48:27 GMT -5
The 2010 New England Rally sign up is open!
The run will be the first weekend in August (August 6-8).
The cost for the 2010 New England Rally will be $800.00 for 2 people.
We will have TWO hotel stays. One Friday and one Saturday.
As you can see the price has been raised $200.00 to cover the second hotel.
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Post by dale clough on Aug 6, 2009 6:07:53 GMT -5
"... 3 vehicles..." 30 vehicles? sponsored by Microsoft??? 3 already signed-up, excellent! I want to get a hold of Blackberry and Garmin. I will try to get something in the way of recognition (at least). May I represent the NER organization freely? Looks good!
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Post by ScrapinSTi on Aug 6, 2009 6:36:04 GMT -5
Yeah... Blackberry got the shit plugged out of it this year with everybody...
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Post by ReddDesign on Aug 6, 2009 7:33:05 GMT -5
And Google Lattitude
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Post by dale clough on Aug 6, 2009 9:04:24 GMT -5
I've e-mailed:
- Google - RIM/Blackberry - T-Mobile - Garmin
We'll see...
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Post by Sean on Aug 6, 2009 9:10:36 GMT -5
May I represent the NER organization freely? Absolutely!
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Post by Team Avanti on Aug 6, 2009 10:34:05 GMT -5
dale can you send me a copy of the emails you sent out im really not good at typeing up stuff, avantiracing08@yahoo.com , i have a few in mind i would like to send too
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Post by ReddDesign on Aug 6, 2009 10:40:26 GMT -5
ashley@redd-design.com Me too
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Post by ScrapinSTi on Aug 6, 2009 10:41:34 GMT -5
and me.... noah . perkins AT gmail . com although you should have it from latitude...
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Post by ReddDesign on Aug 6, 2009 10:44:58 GMT -5
Or you can post what you sent here instead of emailing all of us...
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Post by dale clough on Aug 6, 2009 11:07:08 GMT -5
Long post alert: Sent to RIM/Blackberry: Good morning.
I’d like to take a couple moments of your time to share some information regarding your smart-phones and their application in a recent charity event.
For the past four years a small group of driving enthusiasts (casually referred to as “petrol-heads”) participate in an annual charity road rally based in New England. The group is The New England Rally and can be found here: www.newenglandrally.com with forums here: newenglandrally.proboards.com/index.cgi .
For the past four years we have been hosting an annual 1,500 mile road rally/poker rally to support the Boys and Girls Clubs of New England. This year over 20 cars endured 36-plus hours of driving through some of northern New England’s beautiful roads and locations. I’ve attached the write-up for your review. We are a bunch of petrol-heads, not writers so please excuse any errors contained in the document.
During our event we learned of Google Latitude and the ability to “track” using Blackberry Smart-phones and Latitude. During several critical times regarding navigation, construction and route preference we were able to see where the other vehicles were, in real-time, and see progress (or in some cases, traffic jams).
Personally, my Curve 8320 through T-Mobile helped me navigate through the challenging interchanges in Bangor and Portland, ME. Benefitting from the real-time status, my “group” watched a lead-pack enter a significant traffic jam at the intersection of the Kancamangus Hwy (Rt. 112) and Rt. 113 in Conway, NH. Our ability to “see” their lack of progress aided our group and we saved a significant amount of time by choosing an alternate route.
The winning moment was when the lead-pack, stuck in traffic, saw our path on Latitude and chose to follow our route. This event is not a race but bragging rights for finishing a stage first makes for great conversation.
Even in this challenging economic time our group of “regular Joe’s” with regular jobs, normal lives and normal financial challenges were able to raise near $1,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Salisbury, MA.
As we head toward the 5th Annual New England Rally we are looking to expand our exposure to a larger market and help raise awareness of the challenges facing organizations like the Boys and Girls Clubs face.
I’d like to open a dialog with the appropriate group regarding a sponsorship agreement between RIM/Blackberry and The New England Rally. Once plugged-in I can provide a sponsorship agreement document and have the appropriate people from the NER teleconference to begin putting this together.
I would appreciate contact via telephone or reply to this e-mail. I’m confident that there’s an opportunity for all parties to benefit upon reaching a sponsorship agreement.
Sent to T-Mobile: Good morning.
I’d like to take a couple moments of your time to share some information regarding your smart-phones and their application in a recent charity event.
For the past four years a small group of driving enthusiasts (casually referred to as “petrol-heads”) participate in an annual charity road rally based in New England. The group is The New England Rally and can be found here: www.newenglandrally.com with forums here: newenglandrally.proboards.com/index.cgi .
For the past four years we have been hosting an annual 1,500 mile road rally/poker rally to support the Boys and Girls Clubs of New England. This year over 20 cars endured 36-plus hours of driving through some of northern New England’s beautiful roads and locations. I’ve attached the write-up for your review. We are a bunch of petrol-heads, not writers so please excuse any errors contained in the document.
During our event we learned of Google Latitude and the ability to “track” using Blackberry Smart-phones and Latitude. During several critical times regarding navigation, construction and route preference we were able to see where the other vehicles were, in real-time, and see progress (or in some cases, traffic jams).
Personally, my Curve 8320 through T-Mobile helped me navigate through the challenging interchanges in Bangor and Portland, ME. Benefitting from the real-time status, my “group” watched a lead-pack enter a significant traffic jam at the intersection of the Kancamangus Hwy (Rt. 112) and Rt. 113 in Conway, NH. Our ability to “see” their lack of progress aided our group and we saved a significant amount of time by choosing an alternate route.
The winning moment was when the lead-pack, stuck in traffic, saw our path on Latitude-equipped T-mobile phones and chose to follow our route. This event is not a race but bragging rights for finishing a stage first makes for great conversation.
Even in this challenging economic time our group of “regular Joe’s” with regular jobs, normal lives and normal financial challenges were able to raise near $1,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Salisbury, MA.
As we head toward the 5th Annual New England Rally we are looking to expand our exposure to a larger market and help raise awareness of the challenges facing organizations like the Boys and Girls Clubs face.
I’d like to open a dialog with the appropriate group regarding a sponsorship agreement between T-Mobile and The New England Rally. Once plugged-in I can provide a sponsorship agreement document and have the appropriate people from the NER teleconference to begin putting this together.
I would appreciate contact via telephone or reply to this e-mail. I’m confident that there’s an opportunity for all parties to benefit upon reaching a sponsorship agreement.
Sent to Garmin: Good morning.
I’d like to take a couple moments of your time to share some information regarding your GPS units and their application in a recent charity event.
For the past four years a small group of driving enthusiasts (casually referred to as “petrol-heads”) participate in an annual charity road rally based in New England. The group is The New England Rally and can be found here: www.newenglandrally.com with forums here: newenglandrally.proboards.com/index.cgi .
For the past four years we have been hosting an annual 1,500 mile road rally/poker rally to support the Boys and Girls Clubs of New England. This year over 20 cars endured 36-plus hours of driving through some of northern New England’s beautiful roads and locations. I’ve attached the write-up for your review. We are a bunch of petrol-heads, not writers so please excuse any errors contained in the document.
During our event we noticed that the majority of our participants we using manufacturer-equipped, portable or fixed-mount (2 motorcycles participated this year) Garmin GPS’s. During several critical times regarding navigation, construction and route preference we were able to view real-time traffic, were alerted of construction, and enjoyed the most recent and accurate maps available.
Personally, my nuvi750 helped me navigate through the challenging interchanges in Bangor and Portland, ME, extreme north-east NH and thru the Adirondack Mountains of NY. During the rally my “group” watched a lead-pack enter a significant traffic jam at the intersection of the Kancamangus Hwy (Rt. 112) and Rt. 113 in Conway, NH. Our ability to “see” the traffic flow in real-time aided our group and we saved a significant amount of time by choosing an alternate route, provided by the GPS option.
The winning moment was when the lead-pack, stuck in traffic, saw our path on Google Latitude-equipped smart-phones and chose to follow our route. This event is not a race but bragging rights for finishing a stage first makes for great conversation. It was with a coy smile we shared that our real-time traffic equipped GPS saved the day for us.
Even in this challenging economic time our group of “regular Joe’s” with regular jobs, normal lives and normal financial challenges were able to raise near $1,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Salisbury, MA.
As we head toward the 5th Annual New England Rally we are looking to expand our exposure to a larger market and help raise awareness of the challenges facing organizations like the Boys and Girls Clubs face.
I’d like to open a dialog with the appropriate group regarding a sponsorship agreement between Garmin and The New England Rally. Once plugged-in I can provide a sponsorship agreement document and have the appropriate people from the NER teleconference to begin putting this together.
I would appreciate contact via telephone or reply to this e-mail. I’m confident that there’s an opportunity for all parties to benefit upon reaching a sponsorship agreement.
Google was done through their website, no e-mail addresses. Use my format at will, edit as you feel necessary. Cheers and let's all work for some support for 2010.
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Post by ReddDesign on Aug 6, 2009 11:28:44 GMT -5
Good job, reads excellent Anyone have other ideas for sponsors? What about an alternative tire supplier if Tire Warehouse can't figure stuff out? Tirerack?
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Post by Sean on Aug 6, 2009 11:37:16 GMT -5
Ok lets take this out of this thread and into another thread. I'll make it now.
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Post by Team Avanti on Aug 21, 2009 16:28:13 GMT -5
ok deposit sent let me know when you get it
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Post by Sean on Aug 21, 2009 16:55:17 GMT -5
Got it. Sending your entry form now.
Post team info in the other thread please.
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Post by Team Avanti on Aug 21, 2009 23:04:29 GMT -5
will do
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Post by Kevin on Aug 24, 2009 22:11:04 GMT -5
I have a question, my co driver has a medical condition that needs a nurse with him at all times. Me and him would really love to enter this year. Would that be any problem if she had to come with us?
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Post by Sean on Aug 25, 2009 0:04:58 GMT -5
No problem at all. You will have to pay for the 3rd person though. There is an option to add additional drivers on the sign up page.
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Post by brdhntr on Oct 9, 2009 12:07:58 GMT -5
With August 1, 2010 being a Sunday is the rally that weekend or the following?
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Post by Sean on Oct 9, 2009 13:54:32 GMT -5
The following weekend. August 6-8
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Post by dez16 on Oct 9, 2009 17:34:59 GMT -5
Awesome....Got it on the calendar.
I hope I'll be able to bring the Vette next August.
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Post by ScrapinSTi on Oct 9, 2009 18:42:39 GMT -5
O RLY!!?!? Didn't even realize it was later this year! Awesomeness! Dusty & I have a wedding to go to the weekend of the 24th (And its my birthday), so it gives us a weekend to prep without going nutso...
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Post by Sean on Oct 16, 2009 16:28:39 GMT -5
Where are all the entries??? Last year at this time we have more than 10 people signed up. Commit people!!
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Post by dcviperboy on Oct 28, 2009 20:14:57 GMT -5
I'm trying to secure a co-driver, but pending that (and new tires) I'm possibly in...
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Post by Sean on Oct 29, 2009 17:44:24 GMT -5
Nice. Come on up! BTW where's the pictures of the viper?
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