5erWest 2011 -July 23rd- Gladstone, OR

Jake D · Post by **Jake D** » Jul 27, 2011 1:22 AM

skaper wrote:Where all the photos from this event?

I'll start assembling a photo thread tomorrow.

Kenny Blankenship · Post by **Kenny Blankenship** » Jul 27, 2011 2:08 AM

Just got back from a great time in the Northwest. Loved getting together with old friends and meeting new ones. The caravan up to Gladstone was fun (aren't you glad I had my portable tire inflator?). THREE flat tires? Really?

There seemed to be an usually high number of CHP and OHP on the roads...the states are looking for revenue!

Vince, this is an interesting picture.

My two folding chairs against the background of the Willamette River

Talk about coincidence...look at this picture. It's a picture of the caravan in Eugene, OR on our way to Fest West:

See that Best Western hotel in the background? Pam made a reservation for us at that hotel for Sunday night the very day this picture was taken. Weird.

JBort · Post by **JBort** » Jul 27, 2011 11:41 AM

Kenny Blankenship wrote:Just got back from a great time in the Northwest. Loved getting together with old friends and meeting new ones. The caravan up to Gladstone was fun (aren't you glad I had my portable tire inflator?). THREE flat tires? Really?

Yea, I plugged all three of them!

"Free Plug" Waaaa!!!!

vinceg101 · Post by **vinceg101** » Jul 27, 2011 12:19 PM

JBort wrote:
Kenny Blankenship wrote:Just got back from a great time in the Northwest. Loved getting together with old friends and meeting new ones. The caravan up to Gladstone was fun (aren't you glad I had my portable tire inflator?). THREE flat tires? Really?
Yea, I plugged all three of them!

You guys had a great pit crew vibe going, especially by the time we had to plug Kohler's Saturday afternoon.

Eric: I wanted to have a picture showing the venue and it's surroundings. I looked over and saw that view of the river framed by your chairs: perfect. Glad you got back okay. Will you be coming down to CMW on Saturday?

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jul 27, 2011 1:23 PM

JBort wrote:
Kenny Blankenship wrote:Just got back from a great time in the Northwest. Loved getting together with old friends and meeting new ones. The caravan up to Gladstone was fun (aren't you glad I had my portable tire inflator?). THREE flat tires? Really?
Yea, I plugged all three of them!

You're the man, Jay. My left rear tire hasn't list a pound of pressure.

Kenny Blankenship · Post by **Kenny Blankenship** » Jul 27, 2011 2:26 PM

JBort wrote:
Kenny Blankenship wrote:Just got back from a great time in the Northwest. Loved getting together with old friends and meeting new ones. The caravan up to Gladstone was fun (aren't you glad I had my portable tire inflator?). THREE flat tires? Really?
Yea, I plugged all three of them!

I wish I had thrown a rod. Jay probably would have found another nice Euro M30 engine and installed it on the side of the road.

Jake D · Post by **Jake D** » Jul 27, 2011 3:17 PM

I just sent out an email to everybody that registered requesting your favorite picture of your car (preferably from 5erWest) along with some other info. I'd like to put together a photo gallery of as many cars that were in attendance as possible.

5erWest is so much fun that I'm already making preparations for 2012. My biggest regret is that as the event coordinator, I feel like I don't get enough time to meet and talk to everybody, check out their cars. Let me tell you, I was SO blown away by how clean and well-maintained most of the cars were. It's nice to be surrounded by so many great folks that love these old 5ers as much as I do. As much as I loved the cars, my real joy was the time that I was able to spend making new friends.

jdualan · Post by **jdualan** » Jul 27, 2011 3:36 PM

i forgot the e12s

Kenny Blankenship · Post by **Kenny Blankenship** » Jul 27, 2011 4:09 PM

jdualan wrote:i forgot the e12s

THE WHAT? Disrespected yet again...

vinceg101 · Post by **vinceg101** » Jul 27, 2011 4:43 PM

Okay, here's the Photobucket link to the rest of the photos; enjoy:

http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/rr35 ... st%202011/

JBort · Post by **JBort** » Jul 27, 2011 8:44 PM

wkohler wrote:You're the man, Jay. My left rear tire hasn't list a pound of pressure.

On-the-car plug!

JBort · Post by **JBort** » Jul 27, 2011 8:50 PM

Three Jay's!! (Well, 2-1/4 Jay's)!

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Jul 27, 2011 9:29 PM

JBort wrote:Three Jay's!! (Well, 2-1/4 Jay's)!

Now THAT is a Motley Crew.......!

You are the MAN for tire pluggin, Jay, way to go!

Viv · Post by **Viv** » Jul 28, 2011 4:09 PM

Not to be excluded in all the fun, here are a few of the E39s enjoying our time at the 5erWest!

JBort · Post by **JBort** » Jul 28, 2011 4:35 PM

Viv wrote:Not to be excluded in all the fun, here are a few of the E39s enjoying our time at the 5erFest!

Nice to see "chick enthusiasts"!
(even if they don't drive)

At least you know how to wash a car!

Viv · Post by **Viv** » Jul 28, 2011 4:56 PM

JBort wrote: Nice to see "chick enthusiasts"!
(even if they don't drive)

At least you know how to wash a car!

Baaaaaaaa

It's all give-and-take! Sometimes I have to "let" someone else drive!

Jake D · Post by **Jake D** » Jul 28, 2011 6:05 PM

Viv wrote:Not to be excluded in all the fun, here are a few of the E39s enjoying our time at the 5erFest!

I'm sure you mean 5erWest.

JBort · Post by **JBort** » Jul 28, 2011 7:13 PM

Jake D wrote:
Viv wrote:Not to be excluded in all the fun, here are a few of the E39s enjoying our time at the 5erFest!
I'm sure you mean 5erWest.

(Yes, she did!)

Newbee!

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Jul 28, 2011 8:04 PM

What's an E39....?

Viv · Post by **Viv** » Jul 28, 2011 8:41 PM

Keith wrote:What's an E39....?

Jeez, not you too!

Did you get the picture we sent you from the restaurant?

Viv · Post by **Viv** » Jul 28, 2011 9:18 PM

Jake D wrote: I'm sure you mean 5erWest.

I sure did!

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Jul 28, 2011 9:40 PM

Viv wrote:
Keith wrote:What's an E39....?
Jeez, not you too!

Did you get the picture we sent you from the restaurant?

I'm just messin with ya.

Yes I did, thank you.
On another note, some time in the next couple days, I will send you the pictures of RR museum

jay · Post by **jay** » Jul 28, 2011 10:10 PM

JBort wrote:Three Jay's!! (Well, 2-1/4 Jay's)!

Fricken hilarious! We almost had a complete J crew in the house!

SC David · Post by **SC David** » Jul 29, 2011 4:06 AM

I just got back last night with an additional 1700 miles on the car. What an awesome journey!

I'll be doing my best to make it to this event in coming years. It was for sure one of the best I've ever attended. Thank you Jake for taking the time to plan this. Here are some of the pictures I got. The rest can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbush/

5erWest 2011 by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

5erWest 2011 by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

Winners!:

5erWest 2011 by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

and:

5erWest 2011 by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

5erWest 2011 by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

And the uncharacteristic nature of the rest of our PNW trip...offroading, camping, and mountain biking:

5erWest 2011 by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

Jake D · Post by **Jake D** » Jul 29, 2011 12:48 PM

Awesome photos, David!

vinceg101 · Post by **vinceg101** » Jul 29, 2011 7:05 PM

SC David wrote:

5erWest 2011 by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

Excellent photos David; thanks for these two. I especially like the rolling shot you guys took. Was this one you took leaning out the window on the way back to Portland from Hood & Full Sail? I was wondering how they were going to turn out.

SC David · Post by **SC David** » Jul 29, 2011 7:37 PM

Thanks! Yeah, the rolling one was just before we split off from you. We were two lanes over, and the light was great, so I handed the camera to my friend, told him the settings to use, and he got some great ones. Then again, it's hard not to get a good shot of your 5.

EDIT: Your car made it onto an awesome photoblog: http://germaniron.com/

clangpap · Post by **clangpap** » Jul 30, 2011 12:20 PM

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5erWest 2011 by davidbushphoto.com, on Flickr

Vince, this is such a beautiful photo of your car! New wallpaper on my laptop.

Nice to meet you last week.

Craig

vinceg101 · Post by **vinceg101** » Jul 30, 2011 12:33 PM

Likewise Craig.
I think you're right, this is definitely new wallpaper material.

Jake D · Post by **Jake D** » Jul 30, 2011 1:55 PM

David, do you have more photos from Saturday???

MyE28.com

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5erWest 2011 -July 23rd- Gladstone, OR

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