Gustav Tour of America - Charlotte, NC - July 30th

[MTechnik540i]

http://medfordtools.com/m5/gustav.jpg


Hey folks,

Thought I'd let some of you M5 (and non-M) drivers know of an event that's going on the evening of Monday, July 30th.

To give you guys a little background on the deal, Gustav, the owner of the www.M5Board.com, is going to do a little tour of the United States and there are several members that are helping to get Gustav from point to point, via various über fünfs...and aircraft. :D

Anyway, we'll be transporting him from the BMW Manufacturing Plant in Greer, SC to Charlotte, NC where we'll hold a little shindig/meet at Victory Lane Karting ( www.victorylanekarting.com ) followed by a dinner at VLK for a proper send-off to Gustav's next location (Miami).

Here's a tentative schedule of Monday's happenings...

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2:00PM - Gustav leaves the BMW Plant
3:30PM - Gustav arrives in Charlotte/Victory Lane Karting
3:45 - 6:45 - Karting/mingling/Dinner @ VLK
7:00 > - Gustav departs to Miami, FL
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For more info on the Tour of America, here's the official website...

http://medfordtools.com/m5

...and the M5Board thread...

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=99133

I expect to see some real M5s in attendance!

[Macv]

Lucky dude.... wish I were that important.

[BuckNaked]

umm... who is Gustav?

[MTechnik540i]

umm... who is Gustav?
As mentioned, it's not like he's some celebrity...Just a fellow from Sweden that brought a bunch of M5 owners together with www.bmwm5.com / www.m5board.com

[Zeuk in Oz]

it's not like he's some celebrity...Just a fellow from Sweden

All Swedes deserve celebrity status ! :D :D

[MTechnik540i]

All Swedes deserve celebrity status ! :D :D

Ha.

[MTechnik540i]

Tentative attendee list from various forums, as of 6/29...
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-rated///m (Hickory, NC) E34 M5
-Ted (Charlotte, NC) E39 M5
-PSGuy (Raleigh, NC) E60 M5
-Richard in NC (Charlotte, NC) E63 650i/6
-BuickGSBoy (Savannah, Ga) E34 M5
-Kevin "FAST 5" on Bf.c (Roswell, Ga) E39 Dinan 540i/6
-mjames (Charlotte, NC) E46 M3/SMG
-iceburns288 (Charlotte, NC) 350Z ...Hopefully, a 360 Spyder/996TT :D
-philip1 (Charlotte, NC) E28 535i/5
-harry328is (Charlotte, NC) E36 328is/5
-bwnicely (Alpharetta, GA) E64 M6 Convertible
-scottycs (Charlotte, NC) E36 332is/5
-SM3 (Charlotte, NC) Turboed E36 M3/5

[MTechnik540i]

List updated.

Should be a good time!

[MTechnik540i]

T'was a good time fellows, hate we had a shortage of E34s, but the weather wasn't exactly in our favor. Anyway, here's some pictures from Monday's festivities...

@ the BMW Performance Center (Post driving)... Note: Bob's morning blend...Half/Half and a swig of Castrol TXT ;)
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour1.jpg

Bob's beautiful M6 Convertible...
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour2.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour3.jpg

[MTechnik540i]

More...

Farewell shot...
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour4.jpg

LOL, Gustav attempting to sleep...
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour6.jpg

...Well, you can see how long that lasted....
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour5.jpg

Finally, we make it to Victory Lane Karting, after a little hold-up...
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour7.jpg

[MTechnik540i]

...and some more....

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour17.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour18.jpg

George's absolutely beastly M6...
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour8.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour19.jpg

[MTechnik540i]

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour9.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour10.jpg

Jimmy's extremely built, Turboed E36 M3...
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour11.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour12.jpg

[MTechnik540i]

...Yup, even more...


http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour13.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour14.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour15.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour16.jpg

[MTechnik540i]

...You guessed it....

More conversing...
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour21.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour26.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour22.jpg

Now, for some karting!
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour29.jpg

[MTechnik540i]

Finally, the last batch...

Look! Gustav driving without opposite lock!
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour31.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour28.jpg

Richard holding his own against the young-guns...
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour30.jpg

...and, finally, one of Richard's very sharp 6er...
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s187/trevorely/Gustav%20Tour/gustavtour34-1.jpg