Ladies and Gentlemen;
Mark your calendars for December the 11th as that is the date for our 6th annual D/FW Toy Run. Carolyn and I have begun the plans. It will include great roads, cars, people and most of all a great cause. For 5 years we have helped families and groups make Christmas better and I hope to make this one the best one yet. So please make sure that you can find some time to participate in this years event.
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I ran this last year. It was a blast, great charity (US Air Guard), friendly group, lots of great vehicles, and fun cruise.
Howdy,
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I got this email today from the Ferrari Club about their Toy Run:
I am pleased to announce that the starting location for the 6th annual DFW Toy Run will be at: Boardwalk Ferrari/Maserati,
6300 International Pkwy, Plano, Texas.
Be there by 8:30
drivers meeting at 9:15
first group off at 9:30 AM.Everyone needs to be there by 8:30 AM. Boardwalk is supplying coffee and a light breakfast. We will have a drivers meeting at 9:15 and then start grouping cars with the first group off at 9:30 AM. I am hoping for 80 to 100 cars so we will probably launch in 4 or 5 groups about 5 to 7 minutes apart. The run has not been finalized yet and will not for another week or so, but right now it is projected to be about 80 miles. I am still working on the police escort and hopefully it will happen. The restaurant will block off their west parking lot for us and we have the back room reserved.
Here is a list of the toys that are needed or requested. Remember this is an inclusive list for Boys and Girls ages 2 to 14. So please dig deep so that these families may have a Merry Christmas. Thanks to all of you for your help, participation and generosity.
SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS YEARS TOY RUN: BASKETBALLS, FOOTBALLS, SPIDERMAN STUFF
IRON MAN STUFF, CRAYOLAS/COLORING BOOKS, BATMAN STUFF, POLLY POCKETS, iCARLY STUFF, HOT WHEELS, PRINCESSES STUFFED ANIMALS, EDUCATIONAL GAMES, NAIL POLISH, MOTORCYCLE TOYS, HELICOPTERS/AIRPLANES, BOOKS, DVDs FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, LEGOS, LIGHT SABERS, BARBIES, MAKE-UP KITS FOR TEEN AGE GIRLS, EAR BUDS/PHONES, BOARD GAMES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, BABY DOLLS
D. Rose, Ferrari Club Please note: We must informed the Ferrari Club about our total number of attendees. I will post our numbers on the Ferrari website to insure we have route instructions for the event. I need to know who is going by Dec. 7.
I pick some toys today. Glad to have other Fanatics along for the cruise and we will be going to North Texas Christmas Dinner at Carrabba's that night.
Now that we have a growing merry band of Fanatics, I think we need to meet up somewhere near the Ferarri dealership to caravan into starting point as a group. Since I live in southwest Arlington, I do not know the Plano area well. Can someone suggest a meeting point near the dealership? Remember the "more the merrier" , please join us.
Now that we have a growing merry band of Fanatics, I think we need to meet up somewhere near the Ferarri dealership to caravan into starting point as a group. Since I live in southwest Arlington, I do not know the Plano area well. Can someone suggest a meeting point near the dealership? Remember the "more the merrier" , please join us.
There's a Starbucks on the NE corner of W. Park Blvd. and the Dallas North Tollway. It's about 1.2 miles from Boardwalk Ferrari.
Well, is anyone else going on next Saturday's Ferrari Toy Run? I have Scott (sangus), Denny & Kay (kart3d), and Jim & Rhonda (Indy500SSR). I need a count soon.
Carolyn and I went out this past weekend and finalised the route. It is 99 miles long and it takes about 1 hr and 45 minutes to complete. We will have to definitely have a driver's meeting because there are some tricky places and turns in this run.
It looks like the weather will be very cooperative as the tempertature should be in the mid 60s and a bright and sunny sky.
Here is the car count so far;
Through the FCA 18 cars and 30 people
SSR Fanatics 4 cars and 8 people
Boardwalk 16 cars and 25 people
Lawton Chu 3 cars and 5 people
RAC 15 cars and 25 people
Safe 4 Now 30 cars and 50 people
Mattman 4 cars and 8 people
As you can see we have about 90 cars now and a couple of other clubs that still have not reported. So I sure we will have additional cars on the run. This is really shaping up to be a good run! If you have cars coming and are not on this list contact me don@f512m-usa.net
Now for the serious note. I almost did not do this event this year because of some of the idiotic driving maneuvers that were performed by a small group of illadvised throttle jockeys last year.
The kind of nonsense that was exhibited by a small 'boneheaded' minority will not be condoned, appreciated or expected on this years run. I sincerely hope that those people found another run to participate in and I wish that group all of the luck in the world-because you will need it!
I can assure you that on this run there will be no representatives from any of the racing teams 'scouting' potential drivers. In addition there is no prize for getting from the start to the end in the quickest time-unless you get one issued by a member of the local constabulary.
I say this every year but this event is getting bigger and consequently we have to run in manageable groups of 15 or so cars. So if you are in a first group and do a bunch of STUPID things (like last year) you potentially ruin it for that group, the following groups and all of the time and preparation that went into the run just went down the tube because of your inconsideration. So think about that before you act. This is an FCA sponsored event so no driver under 21 will be allowed to participate.
Enough on this note but I want you all to understand where I am coming from. So lets get a bunch of toys, show up on Saturday have a great run-there is some good scenery to enjoy and make a whole bunch of kids happy.
The car count is now at 116. This would be 8 groups of 15 every 5 minutes which would take 40 minutes to launch from Boardwalk. So everybody please be careful when we do this run. SEE MY POST EARLIER IN THE THREAD. All we need is one person to foul up and that could cause problems for everybody.
NOTE: EVERY DRIVER AND NAVIGATOR/PASSENGER WILL NEED TO SIGN IN FOR THE RUN SO PLEASE GET THERE A LITTLE EARLIER THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED SO THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THE PAPER WORK.
I would suggest we meet at the Starbucks by 8am and leave by 8:10am or sooner if all 5 are there.
Starbucks on the NE corner of W. Park Blvd. and the Dallas North Tollway. It's about 1.2 miles from Boardwalk Ferrari.
UPDATE from Ferrari Central:
Don
I was out of town for a couple of days and had no internet access. So when I returned I had about 50 e-mails directly related to the Toy Run. After going through all of the correspondence I really believe we will approach 150 cars---assuming everyone shows that says they will.
Therefore we will have to be very accurate and precise on the start time and launch control. The first group will go out at 9:30 sharp and then a group every 5 minutes until all are gone.
what a fun day, thanks for getting the info out for the event Bob and Jim,
Denny and Kay had to head home because they got a call from his sister that his dad is in the hospital, but they did get to finish the run there were a ton of toys and really fast cars too!
Thanks to all the SSR Fanatics for joining the FERRARI Toy Run. Our group really enjoyed the run and the people. The toys went to a very good cause. We didn't get lost or collected any personal invitations to donate to the local governmental agencies.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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