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2014 Long/Tall BLACK Pass 4Cyl/7sp
We have given up on the month of July for SprinterFest EAST, it's just to - way to - hot in July. We have joined our SprinterFest NW event month of April as the optimum month for the SprinterFest EAST event this year.
Here are the specs for this year....
Signup: http://www.softecusa.com/sprintereast.html
Who: Sprinter owners & Sprinter wannabe owners and anyone interested Sprinters
What: 3rd Annual SprinterFest EAST
Where: Same place as last year, the fabulous Sun Motor Cars, 6677 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 facility. Everyone raved about the facility last year and Sun Motor's is gracious to sponsor us again this year. Take a look at this areal picture of the vast Sun Motor Cars facility...
http://tinyurl.com/3asy8ny
The 4 white top buildings are all Sun Motors - Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Audi, & Sprinter. We will be in the back (empty) parking lot and have the use of the building right next to the back parking lot. We will go up to the Mercedes building for the afternoon maintenance bay sessions.
When: Saturday, April 28, 2012, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (or later)
Cost: FREE!!!
Camping: Dry camping is available in the Sun Motors back parking lot on Friday and Saturday night. Just pull in and park. There are numerous pay camping areas within a short drive of Sun Motors.
The Schedule: We are still working on the schedule but basically we are looking at:
- SPECIAL - Possible arrival of a 4X4 Sprinter from John Bendt, Upscale Automotive & SprinterStore.com -Yes, a real 4X4 Sprinter ready to order and be delivered to your drive way. Check it out at SprinterStore.com John is seriously considering bringing his 4X4 East right after he shows it at the SprinterFest NW event. Lets hope he goes EAST!
- Morning Technical Sessions are in development for the morning: If you have any suggestions please let me know. Sean Seedy & a few others had some great ideas for presentations last year but we didn't have any room on the schedule for you. We are looking for items this year because Mike Sokol will not be presenting his "No~Shock~Zone" presentation due to other commitments on the event weekend.
- Lunch - provided by Sun Motors with Nick Walker, Sprinter Brand Manager, Don Yesacavage, Service Director, and Mike Lombardi, Parts Manager.
- Possible Presentation by Claus Tritt - General Manager, Mercedes Sprinter Brand USA. Claus was at the first year's event and provided some good information at to the direction of Sprinter in the coming years. He was under the weather last year and we are hoping he will be up for a visit this year.
- Afternoon Technical Session - In the Sun Motor's shop with Sprinters up on lifts and a chance to get your questions answered by Sun's Master Certified Sprinter Mechanics.
- Browse through the new Sprinters in the lot and all those Sprinters that came to the Fest. If you have been thinking about building a weekend camper into your Sprinter this is the time for you to learn from others who have done it already and get your ideas down so you can get to work.
- Before Event DETOUR - To spice things up a bit this year and provide some variety I am thinking about the following detour before the SprinterFest EAST event:...
- Thursday 04/26 - Meet in a campground in/near Pottsville PA, about 1 hour North of Harrisburg.
- Friday 04/27 - Tour the Yuengling Brewery - The OLDEST brewery in the US. Great history here. Other things - kick tires and just relax and talk about Sprinters.
- Saturday 04/28 - Depart Pottsville PA for SprinterFest EAST - Sun Motor Cars - about a 1 hour drive South. Arrive & enjoy SprinterFest EAST.
I don't know if I'll get any takers on this but I thought I would throw it out for a bit of variety.
Oh, and don't forget prizes and great conversations with other die-hard Sprinter owners.
So, it's time to sign up. Go to...
http://www.softecusa.com/sprintereast.html
and fill out the registration form. This will give us an idea as to who will be there. If you are in doubt then please register anyway.
If you missed last year's SprinterFest EAST and want to see what you missed or you just want to take a look at the pictures from the last 2 year here is the link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/SprinterFestEast
SprinterFest NW (North West) - Also, if you happen to be traveling on the LEFT coast in April, consider attending the 7th Annual NW (North West) SprinterFest on Saturday April 14th, 2012. The event will be held at the Upscale Automotove and SprinterStore.com shop ( Tualatin, OR 97062 ) from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm or until finished. You can register for the event on line by going to http://www.softecusa.com/sprinterwest.html or give them a call at 503-692-0846 or just show up. They will have a pot luck table for those that would like to share their favorite dish and they will have the Weber grill going for any cooking that you would like to do. There will be lots of customer built conversions to check out and McCoy Freightliner will have a 2012 Sprinter for everyone to look over. We will have a T1N 4wd 4X4 and a NCV3 4wd 4X4 Sprinter on display and available for test drives! In the past, we have all enjoyed checking out a variety of unique Sprinters so come on by and join in the fun!!
See you there or here. Either one, see you.
stew
Here are the specs for this year....
Signup: http://www.softecusa.com/sprintereast.html
Who: Sprinter owners & Sprinter wannabe owners and anyone interested Sprinters
What: 3rd Annual SprinterFest EAST
Where: Same place as last year, the fabulous Sun Motor Cars, 6677 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 facility. Everyone raved about the facility last year and Sun Motor's is gracious to sponsor us again this year. Take a look at this areal picture of the vast Sun Motor Cars facility...
http://tinyurl.com/3asy8ny
The 4 white top buildings are all Sun Motors - Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Audi, & Sprinter. We will be in the back (empty) parking lot and have the use of the building right next to the back parking lot. We will go up to the Mercedes building for the afternoon maintenance bay sessions.
When: Saturday, April 28, 2012, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (or later)
Cost: FREE!!!
Camping: Dry camping is available in the Sun Motors back parking lot on Friday and Saturday night. Just pull in and park. There are numerous pay camping areas within a short drive of Sun Motors.
The Schedule: We are still working on the schedule but basically we are looking at:
- SPECIAL - Possible arrival of a 4X4 Sprinter from John Bendt, Upscale Automotive & SprinterStore.com -Yes, a real 4X4 Sprinter ready to order and be delivered to your drive way. Check it out at SprinterStore.com John is seriously considering bringing his 4X4 East right after he shows it at the SprinterFest NW event. Lets hope he goes EAST!
- Morning Technical Sessions are in development for the morning: If you have any suggestions please let me know. Sean Seedy & a few others had some great ideas for presentations last year but we didn't have any room on the schedule for you. We are looking for items this year because Mike Sokol will not be presenting his "No~Shock~Zone" presentation due to other commitments on the event weekend.
- Lunch - provided by Sun Motors with Nick Walker, Sprinter Brand Manager, Don Yesacavage, Service Director, and Mike Lombardi, Parts Manager.
- Possible Presentation by Claus Tritt - General Manager, Mercedes Sprinter Brand USA. Claus was at the first year's event and provided some good information at to the direction of Sprinter in the coming years. He was under the weather last year and we are hoping he will be up for a visit this year.
- Afternoon Technical Session - In the Sun Motor's shop with Sprinters up on lifts and a chance to get your questions answered by Sun's Master Certified Sprinter Mechanics.
- Browse through the new Sprinters in the lot and all those Sprinters that came to the Fest. If you have been thinking about building a weekend camper into your Sprinter this is the time for you to learn from others who have done it already and get your ideas down so you can get to work.
- Before Event DETOUR - To spice things up a bit this year and provide some variety I am thinking about the following detour before the SprinterFest EAST event:...
- Thursday 04/26 - Meet in a campground in/near Pottsville PA, about 1 hour North of Harrisburg.
- Friday 04/27 - Tour the Yuengling Brewery - The OLDEST brewery in the US. Great history here. Other things - kick tires and just relax and talk about Sprinters.
- Saturday 04/28 - Depart Pottsville PA for SprinterFest EAST - Sun Motor Cars - about a 1 hour drive South. Arrive & enjoy SprinterFest EAST.
I don't know if I'll get any takers on this but I thought I would throw it out for a bit of variety.
Oh, and don't forget prizes and great conversations with other die-hard Sprinter owners.
So, it's time to sign up. Go to...
http://www.softecusa.com/sprintereast.html
and fill out the registration form. This will give us an idea as to who will be there. If you are in doubt then please register anyway.
If you missed last year's SprinterFest EAST and want to see what you missed or you just want to take a look at the pictures from the last 2 year here is the link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/SprinterFestEast
SprinterFest NW (North West) - Also, if you happen to be traveling on the LEFT coast in April, consider attending the 7th Annual NW (North West) SprinterFest on Saturday April 14th, 2012. The event will be held at the Upscale Automotove and SprinterStore.com shop ( Tualatin, OR 97062 ) from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm or until finished. You can register for the event on line by going to http://www.softecusa.com/sprinterwest.html or give them a call at 503-692-0846 or just show up. They will have a pot luck table for those that would like to share their favorite dish and they will have the Weber grill going for any cooking that you would like to do. There will be lots of customer built conversions to check out and McCoy Freightliner will have a 2012 Sprinter for everyone to look over. We will have a T1N 4wd 4X4 and a NCV3 4wd 4X4 Sprinter on display and available for test drives! In the past, we have all enjoyed checking out a variety of unique Sprinters so come on by and join in the fun!!
See you there or here. Either one, see you.
stew