Anybody been to this?

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...php?p=13460865

Just got an email about it from some people at work. Looks to be mainly exotics...

 

Cool. I used to go to the Crystal Cove Auto meets down south of Newport Beach in SoCal. . .it was cool while it lasted. Thanks facking Irvine Company *****!

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/03/n...car-show-thre/
http://blog.vehiclevoice.com/2006/10..._kaput_go.html

I'll have to check this one out. . .

 

Been there done that. Met a lot of cool folks, caravaned down there with a F430, Gallardo, couple of 997TT's & a turbo Elise... a cool group of people.

 

Cool

I'll check it out this Satt.

 

What did they do? They're the ones that own Spectrum, Fashion Island, etc... right?

 

Ya. . .they basically own all of Irvine--countless apartment complexes, condo complexes, fascist island spectrum--all the way out to the coast (like past the 73 toll road). So. . .supposedly the businesses at crystal cove filed a complaint that the cars were preventing "customers" from getting to the stores. . .which was ghey, cuz the cars WERE the business for starbucks. . .well, here:

"Seen here is Barry Meguiar of Meguiar Waxes and Freeman Thomas of Ford. Meguiar is explaining what has gone on concerning the weekly Crystal Cove event. He describes typical Irvine Company "gestapo tactics" in shutting down the event. An approach to local upscale mall - Fashion Island - led Irvine Company to warn the retailers there not to discuss holding the event at Fashion Island.

What were the reasons for kicking the event out? Apparently there was too much traffic congestion. The Newport Beach Police said traffic was not a particular problem. The cars were too high performance and unsafe at speed. Newport Beach Police said that they had not given out an extraordinary number of tickets before, during or after the event for the years it has been held. And finally, the local residents complained of noise and congestion. Heck, the local residents were some of primary participants.

The event was over each Saturday at 9AM a full hour before the retail stores in the upscale Crystal Cove strip mall where there is a Starbucks, nice pastry shop and Trader Joes. The Starbucks and pastry shop will sorely miss the Saturday morning crowds - business they wouldn't get otherwise."