WHAT IS TIMMAYFEST?
Timmayfest is a BMW/Mercedes Benz/Exotics car meet put together by
true enthusiasts. It is not a car "show" and there is no entrance fee.
It is just a gathering of people who share a passion for high
performance driving machines.
WHY?
Timmayfest really started out as a small BMW/Mercedes car meet of
people who only knew each other by talking over online car forums such
as M5board.com, Ohiobimmers.com, and MBworld.com. We decided it was
finally time to get together and really meet the people behind the
computer screen. We chose to hold it in Columbus, Ohio since it was a
central location to those involved. I volunteered to organize it along
with help from a few other local guys (thanks Marcus) and MAJOR support
from Eurocharged (THANK YOU!). Jokingly, we named it "Timmayfest" after
my screen name I use on the before mentioned forums, Timmay77, which
against my better judgement, it has remaind. Well, the word spread that
there was going to be a car meet in Ohio through other online forums,
thus growing. We managed to put together 130 cars the first year (2010),
and over 200 the second year (2011). We had cars attending from as far
away as Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 2 years in a row!
WHAT TO EXPECT THE WEEKEND OF TIMMAYFEST.
2010 was basically just a car meet/dyno day on a Saturday which
included Eurocharged's mobile dyno followed by a dinner that evening. In
2011, we added a "Drag Racing Night" on Friday night at a privately
rented drag stip, had the meet on Saturday, then dinner on Saturday
night. The decision was made to add the "Drag Racing Night" so people
had the opportunity to SAFELY and LEGALLY have some fun in these amazing
cars. We also had a lunch gathering before heading to the drag strip,
caravan style. Eurocharged graciously picked up the tab for the drag
strip rental. There was no charge to attend and watch the action, but
those who wanted to run down the track paid a $50 fee for as many runs
as they wanted. Saturday's meet started pretty early at 10am. We wanted
to start earlier in 2011 so we could meet, hang out for a few hours, and
finish up with the raffle drawing around 4pm. We then let people head
back to their hotel to relax and freshen up before dinner at 7pm. (For
2012 we will be hiring a police escort to caravan us "parade style" from
the Hilton Hotel to the restaurant.) After dinner, a large group of us
headed back to the hotel to enjoy some social time in the hotel bar.
2012's planning is well under way!
WHEN?
June 8th and 9th 2012
WHERE?
Columbus, Ohio
For more information, go to
http://www.timmayfest.com
