Tedfest 2010 Summary

[Ted in T.O.]

Another year of preparations have gone by in 4 days and 18 hours of sleep on the couch. Everybody had a great time.There were fantastic cars and people present at this event that went off without any major problems other than me forgetting a few things.There were 92 cars that showed up which was 9 more than last year and the quality of them was exceptional.Well on to the pictures

What would a Tedfest be without the warmup parties Thursday and Friday.




There was some wrenching going as well. Andy fixing Justin's points on his 2500 and a sucessful collective fix on my clutch pedal bracket.




Aerial shot of the cars panoramic left to right.






3 race cars were there. Marcus Glarner's 3.0 Alpina CSL,Brian Crockatt's winning Targa Newfoundland ralley 535i and Bruno Lafosse's turbo M30 six series.




A 1 week old new 550i.






A 3.0 CSL right hand drive.


2 E30 Touring's


A first at Tedfest this year was a Z1.



The three prizes that were handed out were for furthest distance.
1st place. Todd De Hatte from Milwaulkie Wisconson
2nd place. Jim Singkhoffer from Madison,Wisconson
3rd place. Andy Dubois from Marshfield, Massachussitts

After the event as usual we invaded my dead end court for the BBQ. There were over 56 people that participated in the culinary delights of Canadian hospitality. A few special thanks go out to certain individuals for donating their talents to the food.
Andrew Baker for making 2 cheese cakes and 2 Key Lime pies he brought with him from Pensylvannia.
Caroline Heger for making 2 turkey roasters full of salad.
My wife Dianna for cooking the 2 double batches of potato salad and 6 dozen chocolate chip cookies.
Eddie and Peter for stepping up once again to man the 2 BBQ's and a few others that volunteered their time to get things going.




Justin,Dianna and Jeremy


Jeremy,Rebecca and Matt



A typical shot at any event that I participate in.



Sunday morning came quickly and the eary risers Roy,Craig from Calgary and Andy were chatting up a storm at 630am.



Guido cooking up the pancakes



Eddie's son Ethan trying to figure out whether to go to sleep or not.


Now the hard part. This had to be one of the toughest Tedfest's that I have endured. I'd like to give a very special thank you to my youngest daughter Rebecca for keepin me on track. Giving me to do lists daily and helping me complete them.She helped stuff the goodie bags with me. She constantly reminded me that this event will continue to grow every year. Words cannot express the emotions that you folks can't see right now as you read this thread. Thank you Dianna for getting the Bed and Breakfast set up. Thank you Heather for manning the registration table. Thank you to all my American and Canadian friends that volunteered their time to get the event site ready for the show and the clean up afterwards.Thanks to Kelly and her staff at the Benares Museum for supporting Tedfest for the last 4 years.Thanks Craig for the pizza's friday night.Thank you Jim for covering breakfast on Saturday morning.

The Sponsors: With out them Tedfest would still be in my dead end court.

Dave Reed and Rudolph's Bakery for the 330 loaves of bread in my living room.
Mike and Parkview BMW for supporting Tedfest since 2006
Shane at Shelbourne Fuels.
Sy at QTP comming on board this year
Polytec/Foha
Cying Eye graphics
Bavarian Motors
Raven Motorsports
Guido and family at Connaisseur Foods
Justin and Nate at Sports Car Restoration
BMW Trillium Chapter of Ontario


In closing I would like to give a special thanks to MyE28.com for hosting my Tedfest 2010 thread and the summary.
Thank you Killer PM for the Uploader.

If you have any picture links please forward them to me and I will add them to ones already attached.

Justin's photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinbehrends/

Saveacs's pics
http://s987.photobucket.com/albums/ae359/mybmwpics/

Local BMW website called Maxbimmer.com pic thread.
http://www.maxbimmer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122094

Thank you all once again and we'll see you next year.

The Tedfest Team.

[1st 5er]

Man!!! What a dose of goodness.

2011 baby!!! (fingers crossed)

[a]

Better and better every year, Ted, Thanks for having me.

[wkohler]

Looks like a blast. I want that 2500.

[the Tanned One]

I`ll be there next year for sure !! As long as i`m still kicking Can`t wait !!!

[T_C_D]

Looks like a blast. I want that 2500.

Sorry, I have dibs. Seriously!

[wkohler]

Pretty sure I called it at some point.

[Ted in T.O.]

Looks like a blast. I want that 2500.

Sorry, I have dibs. Seriously!

I was a witness to that conversation.

[Mark in Toronto]

The Sponsors: With out them Tedfest would still be in my dead end court.

As a former Tedfest Team Member, I can certainly say the event has grown from it's very humble beginnings back in 2003. Back then, we lined up four cars in Ted's court for a photo shoot (plus beer and some food). The next year, the event was officially called Tedfest: "Canada's Classic BMW Car Show.".

Wow, lots of modern cars represented at this years show, e.g., the new 5 Series. This has been a growing trend over the years. With promotional efforts and ongoing sponsorship, the sheer volume or number of cars, from vintage to modern, will continue to grow well into the future.

Oh, and next year, the Event Team may want to think about changing the name to Tedfest: Canada's BMW Show." Just a thought.

[BMWJustin]

It was a great event, associating names with screen names, and seeing old friends was a real treat. A big thanks again to Ted, Dianna, Rebecca, and Heather for being especially welcoming hosts, and good company. I'll be back next year! And as for the 2500, it won't be leaving the stable any time soon if I can help it, but in all fairness Todd did call dibs. Best,
Justin

[adrian in florida]

Ted, another great event.... Great cars and great people. Throw in some of Diannas cookies and you have a terrific event. Hope to see ya next year!!!!!!

[shagrath]

Well if all goes well with Richie we will be there next year Ted! That looks awesome!

[Eddie in TO]

Well, I finally made time to upload my pictures.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v627/ ... st%202010/

Wow, what an event! It was great to see old and meet new friends this year.
I can't believe how many '02's showed up too! Awesome!

As for our American friends and Craig from Calgary, thank you for coming and creating some good times!

This was one of my favourite moments.