NSXCAPADES 1999.....MIAMI BEACH SEPT 4-6
Current list of attendees:
Dave Parker (redT), Brian Ledvora (green), Jason Braelow (black), Brian Rasche (red), Steve Schnell (red), Barry Pike (red), Richard Schneider (black), Kevin Cooper (red), Aaron Weiss (black), Wei-Shen Chin (red), Rick Cuevas (TypeR), Albert Poza (silver), Michael Zerevitz (silver), Bob Banzul (red...twin turbo...new member), Darryl Patterson (red), Chris Gilson (white)
Here is the final schedule of events for NSXcapades 1999:
Saturday Sept.4, 1999
7am...Orlando area NSXers meet at my house, 13024 Water Point Blvd., Windermere, phone 407-876-9729 for the 4.5hr. trip to Miami....we will have 7 car radios to converse along the way...gate code is 9729...DON'T BE LATE....FULL TANK OF GAS and an empty bladder.....remember to charge your club radios the night before
9am....rest stop at Fort Pierce service plaza on the turnpike near Jupiter FL
12pm......luncheon hosted by Steve Hoppe, parts manager at Miami Acura, 16601 South Dixie Highway (US1), Miami, phone 305-232-2287 (1 mile south of the junction of SW152nd Street and US 1)...meet NSX technicians and staff of Miami Acura
check-in Saturday afternoon Sept.4th at the Fountainebleau Hilton Miami Beach....this is a beautiful resort hotel situated on Miami Beach....the movie Bodyguard starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner was filmed here....a block of rooms in the Chateau tower (concierge level) has been reserved for NSX Club members at a special rate of $129/night...this rate is available for Saturday and Sunday night...for reservation instructions click here
5pm....meet for an early dinner at Fuddruckers in Kendall, 7800 SW 104th St., corner of US1, followed by cruise night and car show in the Fuddruckers parking lot....coordinator is Richard Schneider, 91 black NSX rare automatic...restaurant phone # 305-274-1228...this is a HUGE car show with many makes and models of all vintages....our 10-12 NSXs will be the topic of conversation for the evening!....we need to get there early to reserve good spots for the show
Sunday Sept. 5th, 1999
930am meet in the lobby and leave for group photo shoot on Key Biscayne
1130am brunch at the Fountainebleau Hilton
100pm meet in the lobby to caravan to Bayside for a 2-hour harbor cruise on the "tall ship" Heritage Miami, $15/person, pay when you board
afternoon to enjoy the Fountainebleau
7pm dinner at Penrods, South Beach....reserved parking has been arranged in the restaurant lot and we can walk to South Beach 6 blocks away
cruise Ocean Drive.....perhaps valet park in front of Mezzalunas to show off the cars
Monday Sept. 6th, 1999
9am breakfast in the lower lobby restaurant at the Hilton
leave for Orlando or your original destination around 1030am....tell all your friends who didn't come what a great time you had....develop pictures, mail to Wei-Shen to post on website!
It is NOT required to attend all the social or driving functions. You may wish to spend more time at the hotel enjoying the spa or recreational facilities. Participate in those events you are interested in. Group reservations will be made for lunches/dinners. If you cannot attend, please let me know.
This trip has required a lot of planning. Please RSVP by August 30th, 1999. To obtain instructions on how to make your individual reservations at Fountainebleau Hilton click here.
SAFE Motorsports track day at Homestead Sat. Aug 28th
South Florida has the largest concentration of NSX owners in the state. Arrangements have been made to hold a Labor Day NSX Fiesta and introduce our NSX group to the local dealers and owners. Miami Acura, Esserman Acura, Acura of Pompano Beach, Acura of South Florida, and Rick Case Acura, have offered to help with event publicity. The original plans to hold a track day at Homestead Motorsports Park on Sat. Sept.4th had to be changed to accomodate fence revision plans for the NASCAR race in Nov. The new track date is Saturday Aug.28th.
Friday Aug. 27th, 1999
leave at 4pm from Orlando
check-in at the Homestead Hampton Inn at special rate of $49/night
late dinner in old downtown Homestead at 9pm
Saturday Aug. 28th, 1999
SAFE Motorsports driving school begins at Homestead Motorsports Park on the road course 8am, continues until 5pm....this school for drivers with prior track experience only....riders can participate after waivers are signed
Homestead's infield road course is a fabulous layout utilizing the front and back straight of the high-speed oval. The track facilities, in my opinion, are the best in Florida with large clean pit areas, clean bathrooms, generous parking, great viewing locations, and most importantly, SHADE.
Our latest social gathering took place on June 27th, 1999. The group made a trip to Daytona International Speedway for a VIP tour. It was an awesome event attended by 22 people. Click here for pictures and copy.
Our last meeting before NSXPO took us to Ferman Acura in Tampa to see the new Zanardi NSX, car #27. We had lunch in the Columbia Restaurant, Ybor City before heading home. Welcome to new member Darryl Patterson.
Roxanne doing her best
Vanna White impression
TJ looking right at home, but
it's not silver!
new member Darryl checks
out #27