# \-OFFICIAL- Watkins Glen Opening Day Cruise, Sunday April 22nd 2012
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [March 21, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384 "2012-03-21T06:30:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/1 "2012-03-21T06:30:13Z")
**Date:** Sunday April 22nd, 2012
**Time:** Leaving from Buffalo @ 9am
**Location:** Watkins Glen Racetrack
**Cost:** $25 to pace-lap the track 3 times, FREE to enter the track
With this great weather hopefully it won’t rain this year. But then again, we won’t get to see any C4 Corvettes spank the wall…
Post up if you’re interested!
If you want to drive your car on track (paced laps) you can do so for $25 (proceeds go to charity.) Entry to the track grounds is free.
Here’s some video of us pace lapping the track:
https://player.vimeo.com/video/4528724?app_id=122963
We’re going to all meet up and cruise out from the Garden Place Hotel at **9:00am** since it’s right next to the thruway and super easy to find because it’s gaudy as hell:
For directions to the meet location and route to Watkins Glen, [CLICK HERE!](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=NY-78+N%2FTransit+Rd&daddr=watkins+glen,+ny&geocode=FYBRjwIdHi5P-w%3BFVWthgIdtAFr-ymPYdl7ClnQiTEJF1GeEb0s1A&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=42.946929,-78.695197&sspn=0.003668,0.010504&ie=UTF8&ll=42.976521,-77.667847&spn=1.876792,5.377808&t=h&z=8)
For the Canadian guys, if someone sets up a cruise from your area PM me so we can exchange contact info. We’ll wait at the hotel until you guys get there, then all cruise out to the track! Make sure to account for border delays and bring some cash for the tolls - Canadian money is accepted at the booths, but it’s discounted a bit.
Who’s Going List (HEADCOUNT ONLY!) Click the “marketplace” tab above to sign up:
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### Author:  [@Bakes](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bakes)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/2 "2012-03-21T06:37:42Z")
We went to do this a couple years ago, even with paced laps and in the stock Crx, it was fun.
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### Author:  [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/3 "2012-03-21T06:43:02Z")
This is a good time.
I’ll have to try to get the day off
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### Author:  [@38stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/38stang)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2012, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/4 "2012-03-21T06:50:24Z")
I’m going on Saturday
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### Author:  [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2012, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/5 "2012-03-21T08:58:09Z")
My car won’t be ready but I would be interested in going…
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### Author:  [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2012, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/6 "2012-03-21T10:38:23Z")
Someone will have a passenger seat Luke :tup:
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### Author:  [@jcruiza120](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jcruiza120)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2012, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/7 "2012-03-22T09:25:58Z")
I’m totally down. Should have the Subie to stage 2 by then.
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### Author:  [@Keyees](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keyees)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/8 "2012-03-22T09:34:00Z")
Count me in
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### Author:  [@SnowboardinWNY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SnowboardinWNY)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/9 "2012-03-22T09:40:13Z")
If I have my 330ci by then I’m down. I’m more in for the cruise on the backroads on the way back tho. 😉
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### Author:  [@jeffthespasm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeffthespasm)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2012, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/10 "2012-03-22T10:37:31Z")
Most likely in for this, sounds like a good time :tup:
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### Author:  [@jcruiza120](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jcruiza120)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/11 "2012-03-22T10:44:07Z")
> [@SnowboardinWNY](#):
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> If I have my 330ci by then I’m down. I’m more in for the cruise on the backroads on the way back tho. 😉
If you don’t have your Bimmer then you can just sit on my shifter for the drive, should be a good time
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### Author:  [@kpacker51](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kpacker51)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2012, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/12 "2012-03-22T11:02:33Z")
Wow. This looks like it would be a really good time. I was going to go to the All Mazda Meet at Orange County Choppers on Saturday, but I might do this instead.
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### Author:  [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2012, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/13 "2012-03-22T12:19:51Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#):
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> Someone will have a passenger seat Luke :tup:
What happens to the jerks in their daily beaters that don’t want to go around the track…? Is there a waiting area to watch the cool cars? 🙂
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### Author:  [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/14 "2012-03-22T13:04:55Z")
In so far.
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### Author:  [@240sx\_nismo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240sx_nismo)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/15 "2012-03-22T13:23:27Z")
whats the location?
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### Author:  [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/16 "2012-03-22T15:23:08Z")
> [@240sx\_nismo](#):
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> whats the location?
SRSLY???
Watkins Glen is the location.
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### Author:  [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/17 "2012-03-23T05:38:45Z")
So do you just drive around the track at a normal pace, then your done?
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### Author:  [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/18 "2012-03-23T06:06:41Z")
> [@LUKE\_L](#):
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> What happens to the jerks in their daily beaters that don’t want to go around the track…? Is there a waiting area to watch the cool cars? 🙂
Yeah, you just park in the pits and watch. Or just enjoy the drive out.
> [@rugsr](#):
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> So do you just drive around the track at a normal pace, then your done?
See the video. Paced laps are not full speed, but can be decently quick.
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### Author:  [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/19 "2012-03-23T06:48:06Z")
I’m in. Already claimed my shotgun seat. :tup: We gotta do an event over summer. My grandfather is an instructor there for the BMW and Porsche club. Would be fun.
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### Author:  [@8thcivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/8thcivic)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-watkins-glen-opening-day-cruise-sunday-april-22nd-2012/221384/20 "2012-03-23T19:40:12Z")
No full speed, no fun!
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