Saturday Plans For the Amelia Island Weekend.

[hls30.com]

The Plans for Saturday, March 14th, the day before the Amelia Island Concours, and the proud display of Carl Becks exquisitely restored BRE Rally 240Z are done!

The Ritz Carleton historically has hosted a convention style atmosphere with different vendors giving away goodie bags and freebees all day long Friday and Saturday, in addition to their posted schedule of events(see below).

The Alternate plan is for those that can and want to to meet Saturday morning at Pavilion #5 on the North Beach at

Little Talbot Island State Park

(12157 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32226 904-251-2320),

9AM Z Show and tell Bring your favorite Z items/literature to show off! at Pavillion #5 on the North Beach of Little Talbot Island State Park. At 11am the get together will change venue to a Z CruiZe to Lunch!

12:00 Lunch at Clark's Fish Camp & Seafood, 12903 Hood Landing Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32258

3PM Z Show and tell resumes until 5pm

Then hopefully we will get together for dinner at:

The Surf Restaurant and Bar

3199 South Fletcher Avenue

Fernandina Beach, Fl. 32034

904-261-5711

Lunch CruiZ details

The restaurant I have chosen is one I have been enjoying for over a decade, almost every time I visit Jacksonville, (since the Mash Unit restraunt (Dressed up as the 8063rd if memory serves) closed years ago), and have never been disapointed with.

Any CruiZ should have a decent drive, and this restaurant is 50 minutes(39 miles) from the park! There is also an optional route that will allow your Z to be carried carried across the St. Johns by a boat($8) instead of a bridge!!

The restaurant is called:

Clark's Fish Camp & Seafood, 12903 Hood Landing Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32258

It has a casual, family friendly, "anamalistic" atmosphere with a seriously extensive menu (found here: http://www.clarksfishcamp.com/menu.pdf ). The full website can be found here:

http://www.clarksfishcamp.com/page3.html

I promise you will get a kick out of this place!

Will

Ritz Carleton Events for Saturday March 14th.

4750 Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island, FL 32034

(904) 277-1100

New car displays by The Ritz-Carlton Front Door by:

Bentley Motors, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz USA, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Spyker Cars North America, Ultimate Motorworks

Amelia Golf Classic $175 per person Reservations required

8 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. shotgun start

at The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach

Contact Keith Gibson or Eric Cannon at (904) 277-0012.

"The Great Roadster Drivers" Seminar $25 Reservations required, tickets online.

10:30 a.m.- 12 noon st The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Ballroom

Celebrate the 50th anniversaries of the first US Grand Prix F1 race and the only time Indy cars ran at Daytona. Panel discussion and Q&A session with Parnelli Jones, Bobby Unser, Johnny Rutherford, Lloyd Ruby, & Jim Rathmann.

RM Auctions' Automobiles of Amelia Island

Cost: G.A.: $100 (includes catalog, admission for two to the auction only)

Bidders: $200 (includes catalog, admission for two, seating in the main tent, and invitation to Friday’s Preview party).

11 a.m. - 6 p.m. The Ritz-Carlton, Ocean Front Lawn

Test Drives - Various Manufacturers No charge, open to public

Time: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Location: The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach

Heacock Classic Collector Car Insurance Silent Auction No charge, open to the public

10 a.m. - 7:15 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton

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Slot Car Racing $2 per race

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Center Tennis Court

Location:

Cost:

Automotive Fine Arts Society No charge, open to the public

9 a.m. - 11 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Plaza II

Breitling Cocktail Reception $275 per person, including Mercedes-Benz Gala Dinner. Limited availability. Reservations required.

6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Pre-function Area

Mercedes-Benz Gala Dinner $275 per person, including Breitling Cocktail Reception Limited availability. Reservations required.

Keynote speaker: Veteran racer & SPEED Channel Commentator David Hobbs

Directions from Little Talbot Island, Jacksonville, FL to

Clark's Fish Camp & Seafood, 12903 Hood Landing Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32258

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1. Start out going WEST on HECKSCHER DR/FL-A1A toward CHAPMANS PL. Continue to follow HECKSCHER DR. (go 13.9 miles)

2. Merge onto FL-9A S via the ramp on the LEFT toward SOUTHSIDE CONNECTOR. (go 19.8 miles)

3. Merge onto I-295 N via the exit on the LEFT. (go 2.4 miles)

4. Take the OLD ST AUGUSTINE RD exit, EXIT 3. (go 0.3 miles)

5. Turn SLIGHT LEFT to take the OLD ST AUGUSTINE RD SOUTH ramp. (go 0.0 miles)

6. Merge onto OLD ST AUGUSTINE RD. (go 0.9 miles)

7. Turn RIGHT onto HOOD LANDING RD. (go 1.7 miles)

8. End at 12903 Hood Landing Rd Jacksonville, FL 32258

>> ESTIMATED TIME: 49 minutes | DISTANCE: 38.95 miles

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Please PM me if you plan to come to participate in the CruiZe, or meet at the restaurant so that I can make reservations to keep our wait time down. Everyone will pay for their own lunch and dinner!

We also will make plans to line the Amelia Island Parkway with Zs on Sunday Morning!

Will

Edited March 7, 2009 by hls30.com

[280~Master]

Sounds like a fun day. Looking forward to meeting others from the site.

[Carl Beck]

Hi Will/everyone:

We'll be leaving Clearwater around 10:00 AM Friday - and should be on Amelia around 4:00PM or so.

Looking forward to seeing everyone Sat. Morn. - Long range weather forecast looks promising this year...

Thanks for setting all this up...

Carl B.

[280~Master]

Can't wait to see the car again and you to Carl. Going to be a great weekend.

[bigoak]

Keep rubbing it in guys...

Have a great weekend!

[280~Master]

Don't worry we will.

[hls30.com]

Keep rubbing it in guys...

Have a great weekend!

It is your choice to come or not, so why shouldn't it be ours to rub it in!:stupid:

Wait, didn't we talk about a long trip in a Z earlier!

Will

[bigoak]

Oh I know, but I'd have to get one of the Z's by 3 ft snow banks still...

Instead my weekend will be a drive down to Toronto (first good highway trip with the C230 Sport Sedan), hit the Flames/Leaf morning skate Saturday a.m. and then to watch my little brother play (go Flames go)...

So don't shed too many tears...

Congrats Carl...soak it in...your commitment has earned it...someday I'll pop in to see the car in person...

Edited March 11, 2009 by bigoak

[Carl Beck]

Hi Big...

Your always welcome - I tell people to wear old clothes for the visit, we'll more than likely be in the garage.

kind regards,

Carl B.

[280~Master]

So your little bother plays for the Leafs. Just kidding. Maybe one day he will come down south and be a panther or lighting.

[bigoak]

So your little bother plays for the Leafs. Just kidding. Maybe one day he will come down south and be a panther or lighting.

Hah! He actually did play for the Lightning for a brief stint back in 2001 but was then traded to the Islanders...

Carl, I've got plenty of work jeans and as the moniker implies, I'm well suited to any heavy lifting work you might need...

[hls30.com]

There is a decent amount of construction on I95 from just South of Savannah down to

the exit for St Simmons Island. Down to 55 for most of that with trucks moving on and off the highway. Coming from Orlando (4 to 95) was clear-other than the normal Orlando Traffic. Yesterday afternoon I saw a Red S30 being trailored down 95 around Jax.

Will