alabama get together

[gride300]

RE: Good Luck

i really dont see the need for corporate, bankrupt, sponsors. everyone already has a boat and truck to get there. if we had a contest sponsors would be nice, but this is a grassroots get together. it doesnt have to be HUGE. there's always time to grow. contacting the nautique dealer in n. bama might be a good idea, but no car companies or anything like that. and if we did it would be gm/vortec. we can probably get redbull to kick in some drinks and i might be able to get jd webb to come do a demo if he isn't busy since he rides for nautique and redbull. email me at gride300@aol.com and give me any ideas for location and what dates you can do and i'll try to get the average of dates and set up a time.

[jaybird]

RE: Good Luck

Yea, I was just throwing that out, try it this year and see how things go. Lets just start with a tail gate party. :-)

[gride300]

RE: Good Luck

i contacted cc and redbull and hopefully they will be down. i also contacted wakefactory of alabama and am going to call a buddy with alot of contacts and see what we can do.

[jaybird]

RE: Good Luck

Your full of energy today, are you on the Red bull right now? :-)

One key issue......Location! Location! Location!

This could make a break a successful gathering.................

[gride300]

RE: Good Luck

like i said, i'm not too familiar with killer spots in mid bama, but i'm working on it. im thinking positively but i'm pretty sure we can make it happen. hopefully cc will be on board. i dont see why they wouldnt be so keep your fingers crossed.

[Chris4x4Gill2]

RE: Good Luck

I dont know anything about Lake Martin or the area, but make sure to personally scout any spots being considered well before the big day, especially if you have never been there before. I wouldnt rely on someones recomendation alone unless its at like a private house or something

[gride300]

RE: Good Luck

im waiting to hear back from cc right now. the main thing i want to do is get some dates that will work for everyone. i think a weekend in april would be nice. let's say ALL day saturday and most the day sunday. i hope this works to some extent b/c im excited.

[jaybird]

RE: Good Luck

Any state parks at Martin?

[swooddc]

RE: Good Luck

Wind Creek State Park... Good water all around. Close to Alexander City, The Local Nautique Dealer is Blue Creek Marina.

[airhuck]

RE: Good Luck

the 2 guys in mobile - where do yall ride? ive seen 1 other nauti on the river and thats it. you guys skiers or boarders?

[BT]

RE: Good Luck

Wind Creek should have plenty of campsites available in early spring. I've been on Martin all my life from one end to the other. If the water is all the way up there are plenty of great spots to ride , ski, whatever. If you head up the river past the railroad bridge, just a few minutes ride from Wind Creek, it's like a private lake in places, just scout the area for logs before you make your run. The only thing about late March early April is sometimes the wind is an issue, but on the plus side there's usually only fishermen on the lake. : )

[adkinsbj]

RE: Good Luck

I would be in for anything at Lake Martin, I am in Huntsville and have access to a friends lake house that I go to a few times a year on Lake Martin. there is a group of us that all ride together and have SAN's

[inboard60]

One more thought. What if you moved it to Smith lake. There is a neat resort called the Lakeshore Inn. It has a huge parking lot, 34 rooms all on the lake, a restaurant on location. Lakeshore is located on some of the best riding water in the world!!!!

I lost my butt there in 02 and 03 trying to own it and it owned me. The whole time I was there though I used to dream about stuff like this happening. Scooter Rambo came up and had a spring demo there one year. Big dock to park the boats on in the water, big parking lot to stage in. do a search on it. Lakeshore Inn on smith lake.

[jward]

I'm close to there so I would be there for sure

[LT206]

Wakefactory and North Alabama Nautiques....errr.. Ryan Creek Marina - local dealership on Ryan Creek at Smith Lake - are two excellent places to look for help with organization.... fwiw. The Smith Lake idea is the best yet... lots of great water and tons of Nautiques already on the lake.