Tex-Fest, aka. "Lone Star Burgers and Fives Meet"

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Oct 16, 2009 2:41 AM

If anybody is interested in a caravan from the Houston area, and/or meeting along the way...

Google maps states it's a 2 hour and 57 minute drive,
since it's only 117 miles,
I'm sure it can be driven in 2 and 30 minutes, or less, so;

I'll be leaving the HEB parking lot at 7:30 AM,
northeast corner of the Barker Cypress and Hwy 290 intersection.
Hopefully I'll be there by 7:00 to meet, gas up, etc.

We'll travel west on 290 to Brenham,
then north on 36 to Caldwell,
then west on 21 about 4.3 miles,
then north on FM 908 through Rockdale,
and the last 9.5 miles, staying on FM 908, to Apache Pass.
Click here for the Google Map link.

Let me know if you're wanting to meet here or along the way.

In case of emergency, my cell phone number is
Eight Three Two - Three Two Six - Nine Zero Four Seven.

bimmerman78 · Post by **bimmerman78** » Oct 17, 2009 10:43 AM

Hey Sherman,

I have gathered more bimmerphiles to joins us. So far, I have 7 people in 3-4 cars. I'm still waiting on answer from 2 other guys. Let you know as soon as I know.

All these guys live up in The Woodlands/Conroe. We'll meet your caravan in Brenham.

See you soon!

Memo
915-227-6526

Post by **Brad D.** » Oct 21, 2009 12:31 AM

swatterssr - Sherman - 85 528eA - 2 (self and wife) - Houston
uacmarine - Will - 86 535i w/ is front spoiler- I, myself, and me- Houston/College Station (tentative)
Layne - 2 - ???
BimmerJunkie - Mark 87 535is or 88 M5 self, S.O - DFW
mbourland - Matt 87 535is - Sweetwater
Big Bronze Rim - Brad - 535ist - San Antonio - 1 + possible friend w/e30
dom535inik - ???
carnutdallas - - Rob - 87 535isA - 2 (self and friend, possibly kids = 4) - Dallas suburbia
sonofswatterssr - Aiden
Snakeyestx - ???
Armydiver - Just myself and 87 535is....
4playcamaro -85 535i, Me and my delicious wife. Houston
tj3- 99 540i6, not E28 but 5er nonetheless. 1 or 2. Houston
funfunfer - 88 M5 - just me - Montgomery ..... Thanks, Memo!
sixeye - '85 535i - My wife and I - Austin
nacomarti - Luis - 533i - San Antonio - 1

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Oct 21, 2009 1:39 AM

Sunny, 72 degrees F, 0% chance of rain

A "What To Bring" list is coming!!!

bimmerman78 · Post by **bimmerman78** » Oct 21, 2009 11:25 AM

Big Bronze Rim wrote:swatterssr - Sherman - 85 528eA - 2 (self and wife) - Houston
uacmarine - Will - 86 535i w/ is front spoiler- I, myself, and me- Houston/College Station (tentative)
Layne - 2 - ???
BimmerJunkie - Mark 87 535is or 88 M5 self, S.O - DFW
mbourland - Matt 87 535is - Sweetwater
Big Bronze Rim - Brad - 535ist - San Antonio - 1 + possible friend w/e30
dom535inik - ???
carnutdallas - - Rob - 87 535isA - 2 (self and friend, possibly kids = 4) - Dallas suburbia
sonofswatterssr - Aiden
Snakeyestx - ???
Armydiver - Just myself and 87 535is....
4playcamaro -Memo 85 535i, Me/wife. friends:
Todd in E34 525iA, Jeff & JD in Z4 Coupe, Paul & Justin in E36 M3, E60 Dinan M5, Bret E46 330cic, Josh (not sure what ride), Houston/The Woodlands/Conroe
funfunfer - 88 M5 - just me - Montgomery ..... Thanks, Memo!
sixeye - '85 535i - My wife and I - Austin
nacomarti - Luis - 533i - San Antonio - 1

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Oct 22, 2009 8:22 PM

Gettin' close.
There are a few things you'll need to bring to make it a success.

"What to bring list"

#1 - Registration fee - $10 - $15 per adult + #2
#2 - One "new" or "good used" E28 part or an item of "BMW" paraphernalia.
#3 - A vegetable or salad dish to share.
#4 - A dessert to share.
#5 - Your personal beverages, cups, ice, etc.
The next 4 items are optional.
#6 - Lawn chairs
#7 - Yard games, etc., for both adults and children.
#8 - Fishing gear? There is a small creek.
#9 - Camera

As a side note,
the event will be mentioned Friday and Saturday on KRXT-FM 98.5.

Post by **Brad D.** » Oct 23, 2009 1:14 AM

That's cool Sherman! I'm sitting here working on a Powerpoint presentation for you guys.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Oct 23, 2009 1:22 AM

Big Bronze Rim wrote:That's cool Sherman! I'm sitting here working on a Powerpoint presentation for you guys.

Oooh... the cat's out of the bag, at least who the "tech" guy is...
Sunday...

P.S.

Post by **Brad D.** » Oct 23, 2009 1:32 AM

We can always put it back in...the delete post button is easy to push.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Oct 23, 2009 1:33 AM

Nah... I like it out.

Post by **Brad D.** » Oct 23, 2009 1:34 AM

Now if we can get a couple of dry days before Sunday so my car will stay clean when I wash it...

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Oct 23, 2009 1:38 AM

Big Bronze Rim wrote:Now if we can get a couple of dry days before Sunday so my car will stay clean when I wash it...

Supposed to be dry here through Sunday... where's that praying emoticon?

I'll be washing cars tomorrow, myself.

dolomiti · Post by **dolomiti** » Oct 23, 2009 8:53 AM

I will be there (with my son). I will be driving these:

nacomarti · Post by **nacomarti** » Oct 23, 2009 5:23 PM

[quote="4playcamaro"][quote="Big Bronze Rim"]swatterssr - Sherman - 85 528eA - 2 (self and wife) - Houston
uacmarine - Will - 86 535i w/ is front spoiler- I, myself, and me- Houston/College Station (tentative)
Layne - 2 - ???
BimmerJunkie - Mark 87 535is or 88 M5 self, S.O - DFW
mbourland - Matt 87 535is - Sweetwater
Big Bronze Rim - Brad - 535ist - San Antonio - 1 + possible friend w/e30
dom535inik - ???
carnutdallas - - Rob - 87 535isA - 2 (self and friend, possibly kids = 4) - Dallas suburbia
sonofswatterssr - Aiden
Snakeyestx - ???
Armydiver - Just myself and 87 535is....
4playcamaro -Memo 85 535i, Me/wife. friends:
Todd in E34 525iA, Jeff & JD in Z4 Coupe, Paul & Justin in E36 M3, E60 Dinan M5, Bret E46 330cic, Josh (not sure what ride), Houston/The Woodlands/Conroe
funfunfer - 88 M5 - just me - Montgomery ..... Thanks, Memo!
sixeye - '85 535i - My wife and I - Austin
nacomarti - Luis - 533i - San Antonio - 2 (self and friend)

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Oct 24, 2009 2:05 AM

Friendly reminder:

swatterssr wrote:
"What to bring list"
#1 - Registration fee - $10 - $15 per adult + #2
#2 - One "new" or "good used" E28 part or an item of "BMW" paraphernalia.
#3 - A vegetable or salad dish to share.
#4 - A dessert to share.
#5 - Your personal beverages, cups, ice, etc.
The next 4 items are optional.
#6 - Lawn chairs
#7 - Yard games, etc., for both adults and children.
#8 - Fishing gear? There is a small creek.
#9 - Camera

Several awards will be given to cars and drivers and we have a great Tech Session scheduled.

Looks like 26 so far

.

uacmarine · Post by **uacmarine** » Oct 25, 2009 12:06 AM

Well, unfortunately no one wanted to take my route tomorrow. That being said, I can't attend. This makes me mad because I had posted the route for a good almost month in advance (usually they get taken within a week of posting) and even went as far to offer a baked goods/monetary incentive if it was taken. Oh well. Maybe I can catch the next meet up. Hope y'all have a safe trip and a great time tomorrow!

-Will

(on the bright side, A&M hit tech pretty hard 52-30

)

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Oct 25, 2009 12:22 AM

Sorry to hear Will.
The next time up to CS we'll have to do lunch/dinner again.
So, anyway, none of this,

, in your bus tomorrow because your pissed.

uacmarine · Post by **uacmarine** » Oct 25, 2009 12:31 AM

Don't worry, Sherman, I wouldn't be able to do

tomorrow because I can have the pedal to the metal and still be crawling in those buses. Let me know when you are in town. Maybe we can do something in December sometime during the break. Have a hamburger for me, will ya?

Hope y'all have a great time tomorrow.

dolomiti · Post by **dolomiti** » Oct 25, 2009 6:03 PM

Some pictures....more can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/47932539@N ... 661590590/

Thanks for putting the meet together...Sherman and others. Had a great time.

nacomarti · Post by **nacomarti** » Oct 25, 2009 7:06 PM

Danny and I are in the car leaving Apache Pass. We had a great time. Thanks to Sherman for hosting.

Great event. Nice seeing everyones rides. We look forward to the next one.

Hopefully, we will have better stories next time. Sherman's hose and Memo exhaust are hard to beat.

See you on the next one. We will be more prepared. (i.e. string, exhaust hangers, hose clamps, duct tape)

Sorry it is over!!

Luis

carnutdallas · Post by **carnutdallas** » Oct 25, 2009 10:10 PM

Wow....Made it home. Just hit the rain at the south edge of Dallas.

What a great day. Many thanks to Sherm, Brad and Mark for facilitating and organizing a great afternoon of e28's.

I appreciate every ones kind words and kudos on my car. It was great to get some more ideas, technical info and knowledgeable insight into my money pit.

I could do this type of gathering more than once a year!

I know I did not get to talk to every one at length and I am horrible with names (even with name tags!!) but I enjoyed meeting all of you and like Jim said: 25 years from now, I would like to still be getting together. We could all be driving something different, but these are great cars, fun to drive, restore and enjoy. I could not think of a better representation for the marque, than the guys in TEXAS. Take care and see you next week on mye28.com......time for a little Larry David and then off to bed.

Post by **Brad D.** » Oct 25, 2009 11:23 PM

Wow, what an awesome day. It was great to meet everyone and see so many fine cars. I'd like to say a special thanks to Sherman and Mark for putting together such a great event and at such a nice locale. The weather was great too! I hope that this becomes an annual event. Here are some pics from the event.

CSBolger · Post by **CSBolger** » Oct 26, 2009 3:42 AM

Brad, you car has some of the only five-spoke wheels I really like.
Props.

All of the cars looked good too, guys!

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Oct 26, 2009 4:14 AM

Good turnout!

The roundel on that E34 M5 is clever. Haha. And damn do I wish that E28 M5 was in my garage right now. Nice selection of red cars, too.

Great photos, Clint and Brad.

Post by **Nebraska_e28** » Oct 26, 2009 11:28 AM

Looks like a great turnout. I was thinking about making the trek & staying in Austin but it didnt work out this time.

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Tex-Fest, aka. "Lone Star Burgers and Fives Meet"

head count

nacomarti - Luis - 533i - San Antonio - 2 (self and friend)

Just left event