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FYI. When I called the hotel to book they said that there was a three night minimum for reservations due to the high season and strong demand. When I mentioned the ViperClub they said we can reserve as many or few nights as we please. Price was a bunch cheaper too.
Secured Parking was also 1/2 price.

Thanks Lance for negotiation of some great rates for us.

As a little trivia note, Drew Alcazar, the owner of Russo and Steele was one of the very early Presidents of the LA ViperClub. If you get the chance to shake his hand, and say thanks for starting up such a cool club.

Big Bear is always a good run. Nice to have all that torque when making your way up the Mountain.

Paul & Teresa (no h) will be there.

Lance.

Just wanted you to know that I noticed that you were working on this event at 2:30 in the MORNING!

Paul

Scott looked like he could have actually picked up his Viper...by himself!

Looks like a great time was had by all.

Great to see all the new members.

Paul

Randy.

Can't wait to see you new Viper. Been in the works for a long time... >r >g <2

Paul & Teresa will be there!

For you San Diego guys, there will be a group meeting at the park n ride on I-15 at Gopher Canyon at 9:00 am. Will slither up together.

Want to thank Lance for making this substitution. Really fast work  <1

Kudo's to Richard and Lance. There were over 40 cars winding throughout the San Diego Back country roads.

Had a blast with the Corvette guys. They were pretty fun.

The weather was perfect. Cars were making big power.

Lots of new people. Nice to see the club growing.

Lunch was great. Finishing off with a Bananas Foster...priceless.

 <L Came home to a very special gift from our SoCal President.

Do not wish to spoil the surprise, but the gift was well appreciated.

It evidences the special bond there is between members of the ViperNation.

Will accept the challenge, and be sure to take it with me, especially when over enemy territory : >)

 =19 MMMmmmm...Taco's

Teresa and I will be there...

Richard's runs are always great fun.
Count Paul & Teresa in. >g

This was a super unique event. We were able to see up close and personal, all the work and machining that goes into the making of one of the most successful and well known manufacturer of aftermarket speed parts.

We got to see the million dollar machines that take the raw aluminum castings and turn them into bolt on components. We saw the dyno cells where testing is done to verify the performance claims. We got to meet with some long time employees that showed an obvious pride in their work and accomplishments.

We were right down on the factory floor, walking among the machines, and watching the production process unfold. The amount of handwork that was done right along the automated production line made for a very efficient production process.

We also got to see inside their supercharger assembly area where some of their latest products were unveiled to us.

At the grand finale we were welcomed into the surgically clean "Vic's Garage" where significant vehicles from his personal collection were on display. Every car in the room was kept street ready so they could be driven on a moments notice.

Then the cherry on the cake. In walked the man himself, Vic Edelbrock. He spoke with many of the members and posed for pictures. He then pulled up a stool, and told some terrific stories about his history, including just why he maintains his development, foundry and machining shop in Southern California where it started.

While it has cost him personally a ton of money, he has done it for his personal lifestyle, and for the benefit of the long term employees that have contributed to the success of the company.

Vic is a class act, his company has endured the many changes they have seen since it was founded by his father (Vic Sr.) 75 years ago.

I feel blessed and humbled to attend this event. Shows the impact a single man can have on an entire industry.

The after event dinner was great fun, to share others stories about their experiences with Edelbrock products over the years.

I'm in for the meeting.

Weather looks like it is pushing the rain more into Sat than Fri. 50% chance of rain now on Friday.

Will probably decide just before leaving what vehicle to bring.

If it looks bad of Friday, will probably car pool up with the Winters. =27