Midnight Run - 24 Feb. Friday 23:00 for Midnight.

[NoFear]

great cant wait to meet you:thumbs: and your no 31 on the list:rollsmile:

:=):

 

[Coisman]

Personally i would have kept these runs a secret to everyone except the fanatics, but hey, i guess it is too late now.
I don’t like advertising anything I am doing unless it has a financial benefit to it.
Don’t be surprised if we run into the popo again. And yes - they do have a foot to stand on, since we are driving in convoy without escorts. The next thing we have to ask permission from the governor to do this and that......etc etc .
Point is – you don’t want too much exposure if you intend on doing something which is a sensitive matter on a regular basis
PS – read that again. I didn’t say it is wrong, but it is still a sensitive issue

No we are not... :nono:

Here is the law about a convoy. And from this its pretty clear we WERE NOT a convoy... :thumb:

National Road Traffic Act, 1996
National Road Traffic Regulations, 1999
Chapter X : Rules of the road and matters relating thereto
Part I : Rules of the road
318. Convoys on public road

1) No person shall operate on a public road a motor vehicle forming part of a convoy of motor vehicles which are being delivered to a motor dealer or other person –

a) between the hours of 18h00 on a Friday or, in the case where such Friday is a public holiday, the Thursday immediately preceding such Friday, and 06h00 on a Monday, or in the case where such Monday is a public holiday, the Tuesday immediately succeeding such Monday; or

b) between the hours of 18h00 on the day immediately preceding Christmas Day and 06h00 on the day immediately succeeding the Day of Goodwill, to the extent to which such hours do not already fall within a period contemplated in paragraph (a).

2) In a prosecution for a contravention of subregulation (1), it shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be presumed that the motor vehicle concerned was in the process of being delivered to a motor dealer or other person.

imp:
So as you can CLEARLY see from the law side we were not in a convoy, just a group of guys, driving their cars, the way that they were intended to be driven. :thumbsup:

 

[tcal69]

ok guys got a reply from freerider,but still waiting from twinz.

lets just all keep calm,i want the run to go on EVEN if no magazine cover it.

i have sent a e-mail to mmr asking to just hold a bit

let me just explain to the rest of the forum members what actually happened.
i sent a pm asking uber if s&s could cover the event,no reply,so this week after seeing the ct fanatics in s&s,decided to contact mmr,they are willing to come aboard,but wont if s$s are covering it as in the past they have had the same cars in the same month. xr8 from the cape.

so tonight i got hold of ubers cell no and phoned him,he says he will speak to the editor to send some one.


so at this stage i dont know who is covering the event.

BUt it is still going ahead and at the end of the day its the fanatics that count and the friendships that get built on the runs.

i would like to appologise if i got everybodys hopes up:sorry:.you can all beat me up at the run,so please guys dont pull out,lets do it for the fun of it and the love of the brand BMW

I think it was a great idea to get MMR to cover the event, and I agree with Herr here that is all about the fanatics. Even if no mags, no popo, no cameras, no lights on the street (ok i'm going too far), is about the get together with everybody and discuss about cars and talk sh!t and hang out before the toll comes into play:nonono:

As long as nobody is there to cause any problem, is all good:thumbs:

Thanks Herr again for organizing the event, looking forward to it:joy:

 

[Sankekur]

So as you can CLEARLY see from the law side we were not in a convoy, just a group of guys, driving their cars, the way that they were intended to be driven. :thumbsup:

The problem with the police is it doesn't matter which side of the law we are one, if they want to give us trouble they can do that, what can we do? Call the police....oh, wait, damn....

For the most part it is not a problem, but what we come up another guy like last time that has ego and power issues, and is in a generally bad mood cause his wife refuses to give him any cause he drive and audi, so if he want to make trouble for us he can and there is nothing we can do about it.

 

[Ga-3M]

Guys too much politics and worrying about this and that going on here! Lets just get back to the topic at hand and that is the awesome run we are going to have!:thumbs::joy::joy:

 

[KSINGH]

Guys too much politics and worrying about this and that going on here! Lets just get back to the topic at hand and that is the awesome run we are going to have!:thumbs::joy::joy:

word

 

[herr bmw]

ok guy I have decided.


no magazine coverage,no s&s,no mmr,no car,no topcar,no top gear etc etc.

this has been all my fault,as in the begining it was all under the radar,only a meeting spot and that was it,and that was pm-ed to everybody.even the route is still secret,and why did i do this is so as other forums let us be.(no offence to the other forums)

so basically i want it back "underground",the route you will get on friday,the mini runs from bmw fountains and the lenz guys are still on.

another reason why i have decided this is ,if we do this in the future,then there will be less heat coming down on us.

so guys lets go out on friday and do what come natural to us,enjoy driving and talking about cars and about BMW.

once again sorry for getting every ones hopes up about a feature,but i have a couple of ideas where we can get a feature.

so i hope everyone is still game and i dont want anybody pulling out because of it

 

[Ga-3M]

I'm sure everybody is still super keen Herr!! And no worries at all bout the non-coverage, I think its better that way!

 

[tcal69]

ok guy I have decided.


no magazine coverage,no s&s,no mmr,no car,no topcar,no top gear etc etc.

this has been all my fault,as in the begining it was all under the radar,only a meeting spot and that was it,and that was pm-ed to everybody.even the route is still secret,and why did i do this is so as other forums let us be.(no offence to the other forums)

so basically i want it back "underground",the route you will get on friday,the mini runs from bmw fountains and the lenz guys are still on.

another reason why i have decided this is ,if we do this in the future,then there will be less heat coming down on us.

so guys lets go out on friday and do what come natural to us,enjoy driving and talking about cars and about BMW.

once again sorry for getting every ones hopes up about a feature,but i have a couple of ideas where we can get a feature.

so i hope everyone is still game and i dont want anybody pulling out because of it

I'm down regardless:joy:

 

[Twinz]

The run is going to be epic with or without media coverage.

As long as you have fanatics taking tons of pix and videos :joy:

 

[WyKiD]

No stress Herr, hindsight is always 20/20....sure it will still be epic just like the last one....:thumbs:

 

[Coisman]

imp:
Mmmmmm..... To come...... or not to come...... SHIT!! Almost sounded as if I was talking with my ex girlfriend there... :mmm:

 

[Fordkoppie]

Personally i would have kept these runs a secret to everyone except the fanatics, but hey, i guess it is too late now.
I don’t like advertising anything I am doing unless it has a financial benefit to it.
Don’t be surprised if we run into the popo again. And yes - they do have a foot to stand on, since we are driving in convoy without escorts. The next thing we have to ask permission from the governor to do this and that......etc etc .
Point is – you don’t want too much exposure if you intend on doing something which is a sensitive matter on a regular basis
PS – read that again. I didn’t say it is wrong, but it is still a sensitive issue

No we are not... :nono:

Here is the law about a convoy. And from this its pretty clear we WERE NOT a convoy... :thumb:

National Road Traffic Act, 1996
National Road Traffic Regulations, 1999
Chapter X : Rules of the road and matters relating thereto
Part I : Rules of the road
318. Convoys on public road

1) No person shall operate on a public road a motor vehicle forming part of a convoy of motor vehicles which are being delivered to a motor dealer or other person –

a) between the hours of 18h00 on a Friday or, in the case where such Friday is a public holiday, the Thursday immediately preceding such Friday, and 06h00 on a Monday, or in the case where such Monday is a public holiday, the Tuesday immediately succeeding such Monday; or

b) between the hours of 18h00 on the day immediately preceding Christmas Day and 06h00 on the day immediately succeeding the Day of Goodwill, to the extent to which such hours do not already fall within a period contemplated in paragraph (a).

2) In a prosecution for a contravention of subregulation (1), it shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be presumed that the motor vehicle concerned was in the process of being delivered to a motor dealer or other person.

imp:
So as you can CLEARLY see from the law side we were not in a convoy, just a group of guys, driving their cars, the way that they were intended to be driven. :thumbsup:

Lets see what /wiki.answers.com/ thinks a convoy is:

"Depending upon "how" they are driving, a municipality may recognize only TWO vehicles (They don't HAVE to be trucks) as a convoy."

 

[Coisman]

imp:
Chris, I quoted the law, so...

 

[UpNcOmiNg!]

The media always follows me anyways, so it will be nie to have an evening without! :rollsmile:

 

[KSINGH]

Besides this storm just mucked up the car wash I did this morning
:biglol:

 

[Coisman]

imp:
So now that we will no longer be joined by Max magazine, I am sorry to inform all of you that I am not going to be wearing my uniform anymore for this event... :nonono:

 

[Sankekur]

@herr bmw: You made the right decision :thumbs:

@cois: Damn, I was looking forward to seeing you in your uniform :rollsmile:

 

[Coisman]

@herr bmw: You made the right decision :thumbs:

@cois: Damn, I was looking forward to seeing you in your uniform :rollsmile:

:blab: Ooooo..... Sank!!! :smileysex:

 

[Drumzz]

1. herr bmw 323i e90
2. naickers 550i e60 (this one makes less noise)
3. Sleeper135i +3
4. Issy X5M and e92M3
5. Karthik + Dad + Brother M3 E46
6. Hoosain e36 M3 4 door
7. Burgy E46 M3
8. Mr_T Toyota Supra
9. tcal69
10. Andy E30 325i
11. Coisman - still thinking of bringing the wife and kids with...
12. Ga-3M E39 M5
13. WyKiD E34 540i
14. UpnEvenMeeeeee!!!!!! e82 125i (if I dont get something elseFencelook)
15. aZZ_kIkR - yeah going to love this!
16. Crash_Nemesis - 323i Supercharged.
17. M3_devil
18. Kishore E46 330D Individual Msport- Estoril blue
19. GCB e46 M3 + 130i
20. SN1P3R F20 118i sport[/b]
21. KSINGH
22. Space86 318is
23. Theo D E46 M3
24. Anni 120i
25. Bossie E39 M5 (tentative)
26. naidu_lu
27. nawtiboy E46 330d + 1
28. outlaw335 +2
29. Tito1 e46 330d
30. cecilsnyders e46 330ci
31. NoFear + 1
32. Drumzz +1

Lets do this :rollsmile: