2015 Texas Viper Round up & All Viper AutoX is coming to Houston! March 20-22

[FLATOUT]

Mark your calenders folks, this one is going to be worth attending! We are bringing the Texas Viper Round up to Houston in March of 2015!

When: Noon Friday March 20, 2015 - Sunday March 22, 2015

All Viper, Private Autocross
Back roads National Forest Run
Private Dinner Boat Cruise on Lake Conroe
Dinner on the water at Papa's
Tech session or Dyno day to finish things up.

The Hotel, Papa's, and Autocross are all finalized. I am waiting on final dinner $$$ for the Lake Dinner Cruise. So go ahead and save the dates!

I will be updating this thread with details as it gets a little closer.


Event Hotel: Latorreta Lake Resort (We currently have a block of 30 rooms but can get more depending on demand @ $139 a night)

http://www.latorrettalakeresort.com/

If your co-pilot doesn't want to go to the Autocross, La Torretta has a wonderful spa with some great packages plus a fabulous pool and of course lake front to lounge around!

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Friday March 20th:

Mid afternoon arrival at Latorretta Lake Resort on Lake Conroe (roughly 60 miles north of Houston).

We will head out on one of our back road Forest runs. We have some great roads out in the country for stretching your Vipers legs!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=growt7GA8Ko

Following our back roads cruise we'll come back to the Hotel and then have a casual dinner at one of the Houston Viper Club's favorite Lake front Hangouts.

Dinner:
Papa's on the Lake
http://www.papasonthelake.com/

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Saturday March 21st! The real Fun Day :D

We have secured a private Vipers only higher speed Autocross, for 15$ a car, put on and run by the Texas A&M Sports Car Club. I have been to many events put on by this group and they are fantastic. I will design the course with them based on the setups we have run there in the past that are fun for Vipers. Tons of parking, and located on a shuttered air base so nothing to damage your car should you spin. Haven't decided yet if this is going to be a fun run type of event or if we will have classes so people can compete for bragging rights, will probably end up being a little of both. We will have timing equipment and loaner helmets.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_KsgMSLvg8

For lunch we will most likely have a food truck come out track side. This will be the main event of the day and will take up most of our time.

Dinner: Southern Empress Dinner Cruise on lake Conroe

We are working out the details now but we are going to do a private 3 hour dinner cruise on Lake Conroe aboard the Southern Empress

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Sunday March 22nd:

This is typically a half day of events for the roundup so that people can get back home. We are still trying to decide exactly what we want to fill that with, most likely a Dyno day, Another back roads cruise, or a Tech Day out at Tomball Dodge.

[Herrsss]

If your co-pilot doesn't want to go to the Autocross, La Torretta has a wonderful spa with some great packages plus a fabulous pool and of course lake front to lounge around!

[Late Apex]

Count us in for sure. Well done and that paddle boat is lots of fun. Mark & Cheryl

[FLATOUT]

Count us in for sure. Well done and that paddle boat is lots of fun. Mark & Cheryl

Hey I saw Cheryl started following us on Twitter!

Thanks Mark as soon as I get a link for your guys to reserve your room I will let you know.

[Late Apex]

Hey I saw Cheryl started following us on Twitter!

Thanks Mark as soon as I get a link for your guys to reserve your room I will let you know. She told me that today which is cool. She follows racing tweets all the time with drivers etc. I called Connie in res today and she is very helpful but as of now she does not show the group rate in the system. She will call me as soon as she does to secure a room. This will be awesome and should I say a very short drive for you to get there!!! I use to live on a big boat at that marina in back some 20 years ago. Great hotel.

[daytonprowler]

Outstanding!

[FLATOUT]

Ok sorry about that, I just emailed the Hotel to be prepared for people to start calling in. We locked in the rooms this morning so it might not have made it over to the reservation desk just yet.

Yes very short commute for me haha. I thought it would be a nice central location between Houston, College Station, and the great driving roads out here.



She told me that today which is cool. She follows racing tweets all the time with drivers etc. I called Connie in res today and she is very helpful but as of now she does not show the group rate in the system. She will call me as soon as she does to secure a room. This will be awesome and should I say a very short drive for you to get there!!! I use to live on a big boat at that marina in back some 20 years ago. Great hotel.

[Late Apex]

And I will make damn sure the Lounge has the 12 hours of Sebring on Saturday Loud and Clear for us at cocktail time !!

[FLATOUT]

BTW I spoke with the Hotel after you called and she said that it will take them a couple of days to get our group into the system, it that they will rush it for us.

[Late Apex]

BTW I spoke with the Hotel after you called and she said that it will take them a couple of days to get our group into the system, it that they will rush it for us. Right on bro and will wait for her call to make the res. Where is Tony in all this? Thanks for getting this all together for everyone BTW. Now back to my Cognac........

[FLATOUT]

Right on bro and will wait for her call to make the res. Where is Tony in all this? Thanks for getting this all together for everyone BTW. Now back to my Cognac........

Tony? You mean Nineball? Richard (Pres), Anthony (Vice Pres), Beth (Secretary), and myself had been talking about putting this this together for awhile. As with most things in life sometime you have to just take the leap and go for it. I put everything together, we all discussed it, and then off to the races.

[Slithr]

Andy, are you going to walk over or bring the Viper :D Looking forward to it!

[FLATOUT]

Andy, are you going to walk over or bring the Viper :D Looking forward to it!

Haha good thing is that there will be a lift about a mile from the hotel just in case we need it lol. My folks offered to bring their boat over to the hotel incase we wanted to head out on the water in the evening. Actually their next door neighbor Jeff who is also in the Houston Viper Club could bring his boat over as well. I'll give him a call haha.

[Shooter]

Looks good dude. Hopefully I can attend. Least I don't have to book a room :)

Also, let me know the non-member pricing too please.

[Late Apex]

PM sent early this morning.......

[FLATOUT]

PM sent early this morning.......

Got it! Thanks Mark. Spoke with them on Friday after you tried to call them and she told me it could take a week to show up in the system it that they would rush it to get us going. Let me know when she calls you and I'll update the thread.

[Late Apex]

FLATOUT and all others, the hotel reservations are all open now to book your room!!!! The best contact is with Connie and her direct line is 936 448 3071. They have the 139.00 rate and a 159.00 rate for (ocean) view!! Doubles or King. Just made mine. See you there..........

[FLATOUT]

FLATOUT and all others, the hotel reservations are all open now to book your room!!!! The best contact is with Connie and her direct line is 936 448 3071. They have the 139.00 rate and a 159.00 rate for (ocean) view!! Doubles or King. Just made mine. See you there..........

Great! Thanks for the update Mark!

[Late Apex]

And Kudos to Flatout and the Houston Club for putting this all together!

[cubican]

Looks like a great location for the round up, one of my favorite events.

[FLATOUT]

Looks like a great location for the round up, one of my favorite events.

Looking forward to having you down. I'll do my best to make it worth your time.

[viperj]

Going to try and make this event sounds like fun!!!!

[FLATOUT]

Going to try and make this event sounds like fun!!!!

Excellent! The autocross is going to be a blast and the rest of the events are going to be a lot of fun.

[HLANDIS]

Looks like a great time! Going to try to addend this! See if i can get some of our Louisiana guys to make the trip:) Keep us updated.

[FLATOUT]

Looks like a great time! Going to try to addend this! See if i can get some of our Louisiana guys to make the trip:) Keep us updated.

Love to meet some Louisiana members. Call La T to book your rooms we have a block.

[Vipermann]

May try to join - just got my 2nd Viper last month, and joined VOA. (Ironically, live near Austin but missed the COTA event despite season tickets to all COTA events - something wrong with that picture.) ...Haven't seen Conroe since the 80s.

[FLATOUT]

May try to join - just got my 2nd Viper last month, and joined VOA. (Ironically, live near Austin but missed the COTA event despite season tickets to all COTA events - something wrong with that picture.) ...Haven't seen Conroe since the 80s.

Vipermann this will be a great event to meet Texas Viper owners. You won't recognize Conroe anymore.

[Herrsss]

Hey everyone!

Time flies when you're having fun but please take a couple minutes to make your reservation at La T and be ready for Viper Roundup - Houston style! We've got a ton of fun things lined up and even if your co-pilot isn't interested in some of the events there's plenty to do around the resort on Lake Conroe!

call 936-448-4400 and at the prompt hit 2 for group reservations. It is under Texas Viper Round Up - I just made our reservations - WOOHOO, we're gonna round up some snakes!!!

[Late Apex]

Hey everyone!

Time flies when you're having fun but please take a couple minutes to make your reservation at La T and be ready for Viper Roundup - Houston style! We've got a ton of fun things lined up and even if your co-pilot isn't interested in some of the events there's plenty to do around the resort on Lake Conroe!

call 936-448-4400 and at the prompt hit 2 for group reservations. It is under Texas Viper Round Up - I just made our reservations - WOOHOO, we're gonna round up some snakes!!! So glad you are going to be there!!! Cannot wait for this awesome event....Mark & Cheryl

[slowhatch]

Gonna be a fun weekend!

[FLATOUT]

Gonna be a fun weekend!

Talked to the autocross planners yesterday and they are pumped. Asked me how fast and long I wanted the course. Told them to let the Vipers rip a little so it should be a great time! Also Beth has a great Food truck reserved for that day as well. I'm thinking about having a fun open session for practice runs most of the day and then at the end of the day it would be fun to run the cars for times against other cars of their same generations. i.e. quickest gen in each catagory.

I'll try to think of something fun to add a little friendly competition to the day.

[slowhatch]

Talked to the autocross planners yesterday and they are pumped. Asked me how fast and long I wanted the course. Told them to let the Vipers rip a little so it should be a great time! Also Beth has a great Food truck reserved for that day as well. I'm thinking about having a fun open session for practice runs most of the day and then at the end of the day it would be fun to run the cars for times against other cars of their same generations. i.e. quickest gen in each catagory.

I'll try to think of something fun to add a little friendly competition to the day.

I don't think generations will provide the biggest margin, but tires will. Should set the classes up by tire.

[FLATOUT]

I don't think generations will provide the biggest margin, but tires will. Should set the classes up by tire.

Could do it that way but everyone is driving out there so people will be on street tires. It's just for fun so we'll see.

[Herrsss]

Ok folks, here's the scoop on the Southern Empress dinner cruise on Lake Conroe:

- Call 936-588-3000 and tell them you're part of the Texas Viper Round Up group to make and pay for your reservation
- Cost is $86.37 per person or $172.74 per couple with tax and gratuity already included. There is a cash bar if you so choose to partake.
- Boarding time is 6:30 p.m.
- Cruise time is 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
- DJ and dance floor for ya'll to show us your moves!!!

[viperj]

So for sure most folks are going on the Southern Empress Dinner. Just want to make sure. Already getting ready to book. Thanks.

[Late Apex]

Called the Empress today and all booked but when you do call to make your res. you might want to ask her for a text receipt and I am still waiting for one.

[FLATOUT]

So for sure most folks are going on the Southern Empress Dinner. Just want to make sure. Already getting ready to book. Thanks.

I would, and I also plan to. The only reason why we chose not to make a large reservation was to mitigate our clubs risk of having to pay any no show fee's for cancelations. We will still all be on it and as it gets closer we'll get a head count, but it should be a blast.

Andy

[Herrsss]

Folks,

The room block is filling up so call La T today to make your reservations and join us for what will be an epic weekend of Viper fun!

[Herrsss]

Hi everyone,

We are requesting they extend the deadline on our block for another couple of weeks so please call La T today and be ready to join us for an amazingly fun weekend!

La T: 936-448-4400 ask for group reservations - our group is called Texas Viper Round Up

Saturday evening dinner cruise: 936-588-3000 and let them know you're part of the Texas Viper Round Up group and pay for your reservations.

[Snake Skin]

We have booked our room but not under the Texas Viper Round Up block of rooms they have no rooms left in the Resort so they are sending Round Up guests to the Golf cottages app. 1/4 mile away from main Resort so we booked outside of the block of rooms..to be with the action lol....but they do have a shuttle to take you too and from The golf cottages to resort.

[Dusty1]

What the hotel is telling us is that we should have rooms. They have extended the block a week, you might give them another try to get in the Hotel.

Richard

[FLATOUT]

The golf cottages are literally right by the hotel and are really nice. People might actually enjoy being in their own "house" better than the Hotel.

We'll all meet at the bar anyways right :)

Andy


We have booked our room but not under the Texas Viper Round Up block of rooms they have no rooms left in the Resort so they are sending Round Up guests to the Golf cottages app. 1/4 mile away from main Resort so we booked outside of the block of rooms..to be with the action lol....but they do have a shuttle to take you too and from The golf cottages to resort.


What the hotel is telling us is that we should have rooms. They have extended the block a week, you might give them another try to get in the Hotel.

Richard

[Dusty1]

Or out by the pool for Cigars!!!

[Slithr]

We'll all meet at the bar anyways right :)

Andy, we plan to wear out the path between our Golf Cottage and the Bar (Tudor Sebring race televised the same weekend)


Or out by the pool for Cigars!!!

Does it get any better, I'll bring a few extras

[FLATOUT]

Andy, we plan to wear out the path between our Golf Cottage and the Bar (Tudor Sebring race televised the same weekend)



Does it get any better, I'll bring a few extras

Atta boy, and the "cottages" might be a better place to hang out after hours anyways. I might also try and get a boat or two docked at the hotel just incase we want to head out on the water in the evening.

[Snake Skin]

I was Just providing information that the hotel provided me that you can still get a room in the Resort if you want to be with the group. Looking forward to it !

[FLATOUT]

I was Just providing information that the hotel provided me that you can still get a room in the Resort if you want to be with the group. Looking forward to it !

Thanks Troy!

[Late Apex]

Or out by the pool for Cigars!!! THIS I like !! Hey Andy is there an updated schedule of events and times for this or any new changes? Thanks

[Dusty1]

Andy is putting together a work document with the schedule and directions and it will be out shortly.

Richard

[FLATOUT]

THIS I like !! Hey Andy is there an updated schedule of events and times for this or any new changes? Thanks


Andy is putting together a work document with the schedule and directions and it will be out shortly.

Richard


Hey Everyone as Richard mentioned, YES I have a great document that has all events and times in a very detailed and easy to understand format.

I am waiting on one last start time for completion. Trying to see if we should get to the autocross 30 minutes earlier or not. We will get this out to you guys via email as soon as I get that one start time.

Andy