AUTO IN MOTION test drive

Signed up for Sunday at 10: am.
 
Pre-registration is closed when I called at 9 am today.

ss_md, how did you get a 10am slot? I even called the service rep center and they said just to show up and register in person.

Maybe you signed up for the Inglewood one?
 
is El Toro open? We moved to MCAS Miramar a few years back.... I figured El Toro would be a desolate, weed-overgrown dump by now.

Jason
 
Joel said:
Pre-registration is closed when I called at 9 am today.

ss_md, how did you get a 10am slot? I even called the service rep center and they said just to show up and register in person.

Maybe you signed up for the Inglewood one?
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El Toro is closed except for the Golf Course.

Joel -
I signed up the other day.
 
it is still in ...................irvine

AutoShow in Motion Location
El Toro Marine Air Force Base
7000 Trabuco Road
Irvine, CA 92619

Directions to El Toro Marine Air Force Base
FROM THE 405 FWY:
Take the Sand Canyon Road exit. Head east on Sand Canyon.
From the Northbound exit: Make a right at the bottom of the ramp.
From the Southbound exit: Make a left at the bottom of the ramp.

Follow Sand Canyon Rd. for approx 1 mile.
Immediately after going under the I-5 freeway overpass, turn right onto Marine Way.
Proceed ½ mile to the El Toro (gate 9) entrance guard shack located straight ahead.
Follow signs an additional ½ mile for event parking.
FROM THE 5 FWY:
Take the Sand Canyon Road exit.

From the Northbound exit:
Follow ramp down to the stoplight and turn right on Sand Canyon
Immediately move to the left turn lane (25ft.) and turn left on Marine Way
Proceed ½ mile to the El Toro (gate 9) entrance guard shack located straight ahead.
Follow signs an additional ½ mile for event parking.

From the Southbound exit:
At the end of the ramp, turn left onto Sand Canyon and immediately move to the right lane
Immediately after going under the I-5 freeway overpass, turn right onto Marine Way.
Proceed ½ mile to the El Toro (gate 9) entrance guard shack located straight ahead.
Follow signs an additional ½ mile for event parking.
 
5inchfatlip said:
Has anyone tried this? I signed up for INglewood on Sunday- is it fun? and worth it?
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Went to one of these with Lexus...good eats, new cars Mercedes,Lexus,BMW, and Volvo were represented all similar in there own classes. Got a free Lexus travel bag too. Had GOOD TIMES, wont be able to attend this one!

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Cool!

I Spent about 4 hours there today. Lot's of fun. From what I can tell it's sponsored by GM and they have competitive cars because they're trying to prove how great THEIR cars are.

It's a great format, very smart on GM's part:
You get a wrist band that has an H2 and Vette tear off on it. Oh yeah, it has a 'cafe' one too - they give you lunch :D
They have different venues and each one has it's own autoX course.

The trick is if you want to drive the H2 on their off-road course you have to drive another Truck or SUV first. If you want to drive the Vettes (Z06 or Automatic) you have to drive one of the passenger or luxury cars.

The Z06 was fun to drive but it doesn't have the stable feel of the NSX. It did however convince me I need to start thinking about a supercharger - 405HP to the wheels is n-i-c-e!

Bummer on the SUV's was they usually have an MDX which I wanted to drive but it didn't make this event for some reason - I think GM was just chicken.

Had a great time out there but go early and drink lots of water. It is HOT
:mad: out there.

Have fun. I forgot my camera so maybe someone can post some pics for the others.

Dave
 
Socal- sounds good, I have mine next weekend.

DO you know how they do additional drivers? I only registered myself.

also- did you see what kids activities there were, and 405 hp for the Z06, were you able to exploit it??? I would think they would be watching that closely...

thanks
 
Lot's of people have kids there and they even have child-seats you can use. I didn't see any kid-specific things and I think they want you to bring the kids with you on the drives. There was a radio control car track over by the H2's but it wasn't working.

I'm not sure how they handle the extra drivers because when my buddy got there they had him register on his own. THAT might be the answer but i'm not sure. My guess is that they allow them to drive too and it's more of a marketing gimmick.

405 vs 410hp? Maybe mine had a clean air filter! :D

With the Vette's and the H2's they have a person ride along with you. In the Z06 the guy holds the E-Break incase you come in to the turn too hot. He said he hadn't needed it but the H2 guy said they threw someone out for blowing through the course too fast. He got 2 wheels off over the hill and came pounding down. They threw him out on the spot.

The track for the Vette's started with a 1/8th mile straight away into a sweeper so I got a good chance to feel 405HP 0-whatever.

Really fun. Great gimick for GM.
Have fun.

Dave
 
sounds like i can't and won't be able to any stunt.....heck sounds like i can't even go over 30 miles an hour..............forget it!! i rather stay home and study. :D


SoCal-NSX said:
Lot's of people have kids there and they even have child-seats you can use. I didn't see any kid-specific things and I think they want you to bring the kids with you on the drives. There was a radio control car track over by the H2's but it wasn't working.

I'm not sure how they handle the extra drivers because when my buddy got there they had him register on his own. THAT might be the answer but i'm not sure. My guess is that they allow them to drive too and it's more of a marketing gimmick.

405 vs 410hp? Maybe mine had a clean air filter! :D

With the Vette's and the H2's they have a person ride along with you. In the Z06 the guy holds the E-Break incase you come in to the turn too hot. He said he hadn't needed it but the H2 guy said they threw someone out for blowing through the course too fast. He got 2 wheels off over the hill and came pounding down. They threw him out on the spot.

The track for the Vette's started with a 1/8th mile straight away into a sweeper so I got a good chance to feel 405HP 0-whatever.

Really fun. Great gimick for GM.
Have fun.

Dave
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Nimbus said:
The course layout for the Z06 was terrible. Too short and can't go fast enough to test anything.
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Ditto! They are trying to push a lot of people through and I think the idea was to get people in the cars to motivate them to go a dealership. Great marketing!
 
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that bad huh scott? i didn't bother showing up....thanks to all the info from prime..............

ss_md said:
Ditto! They are trying to push a lot of people through and I the idea was to get people in the cars to motivate them to go a dealership. Great marketing!
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yellowpad said:
that bad huh scott? i didn't bother showing up....thanks to all the info from prime..............
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I was thinking of not going , but I thought what the heck! So off I go, dragging my wife with me in the heat. The best thing was that GM provided all of the water and soft drinks you could consume!
 
I think it depends what you were after. If you wanted to get a general ideas of various cars without going to 10 different dealerships, it's a good deal. If you wanted a TRUE test drive, go to the dealer. One of the brochures they handed out there talks about the 24 test drive from a variety of dealers including Chevrolet.

Ya think you could pick it up at 8AM and return from Vegas at 8 the next day? Maybe stop at Pahrump on the way there?

That would be fun!

Dave
 

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