Spring Blitz Toronto City Cruise - June 11

Junior · May 28th, 2006, 05:32 PM

Dear TOprotege members,

It's with great pleasure that I announce the birth of a Downtown TORONTO Cruise. After all, we are the Toronto Protege Club and hardly get a chance to hang in the heart of this great city. I've coordinated a cruise that will take us through the city and will surely turn heads!

I invite any and all TOprotege members, new and old, to participate in this great event! Ask anyone, the "cruise" is one of the best parts of being in the club. The attention from onlookers is great.

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Who: The Toronto Protege Club members
What: Downtown Toronto Spring Cruise & Dinner
Where: Start at Humber Bay Park-West; End at Vinnie Zuchinnis for Dinner
When: Sunday June 11, 2006 Rain Date: Sunday June, 18
Time: 5 pm, Part 1 Start - 5:30 pm SHARP!, Part 2 Start - 6:30 pm SHARP!
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This is a 2-Part cruise and Dinner. Since we will be moving through the city I ask that we always try to remain in the right lane, whenever possible, to allow traffic to move in the left lane. DO NOT ride beside the conga line of proteges and disrupt the flow of traffic.

There will be areas that have heavier traffic than others, I ask that if you do get seperated from the proteges in front of you, don't panick, and most importantly, don't break the speed limit trying to catch up. I will also ask everyone to cruise at 5km UNDER the speed limit, so to give a chance for the guys that stayed behind to catch up, and also weed out the other non-protege cars. **Everyone will be given the cruise route at the start (OR) you can print out this page and keep it handy for the cruise.

Ideally I would try to break up the group into groups of 5, BUT the effect I want to get as we cruise through the city is a "parade-like" feel of proteges coming down the street. We will cruise in a continuos line of cars and if you get stopped at a traffic light wait for the green before continuing on the route. IF you are the last car through an intersection DO NOT pull over the side of the road to wait for the others, continue with your group, the others will catch up as the cruise continues.

Cruise Starting Point
We will meet at Humber Bay Park-West at 5 pm, located 1 street West of Lakeshore Blvd and Park Lawn. NOTE: There is a EAST and WEST Humber Bay Park. (We will be meeting in the WEST park.) Once you enter the park stay to the left, the first parking lot on the left is wehere we will gather and prepare to depart.

PART 1 - Approx. 30 mins
Part one of this cruise begins at Humber Bay Park-West, we will exit the park and then head eastbound(right) on Lakeshore Blvd. We contine east until Bathurst St., where we will make a right. The next intersection, Queens Quay W, make a left (east) and continue straight until you pass Yonge St. There is a LCBO parking lot, on the left hand side, one street after Yonge, where we will stop for a photo op and break before continuing on the second part.

PART 2 - Approx. 55 mins
We depart from the LCBO parking lot and head west(RIGHT) on Queens Quay E to Yonge St. On yonge we will make a RIGHT (north) and head straight through the city on the busiest road. The cruise up Yonge St. will be the longest part, as there is a lot of traffic and parts where it will become heavier than others. We will continue on Yonge St. to Steeles Ave. (When you pass Mazda of Toronto, begin to change lanes so that you are able to make the turn) LEFT(west) on Steeles. Continue on Steeles Ave. to Dufferin (1 driveway before Dufferin is the entrace to Vinnie Zucchini's). Park in the lot.

Cruise End - Vinnie Zucchini's (Dinner) - 8 pm
Located on the north-east corner of Steeles & Dufferin, we will have dinner reservations for the number of people that are ON the list. **It is important for me to know who will be staying for dinner so that I can make the reservation accordingly.

EVERYONE PLEASE READ
**This is a CRUISE, NOT a race**. If you are not able to remain behind the vehicle in front of you, don't bother coming. All members are expected to read the cruise guidelines and agree to them. If at anytime, someone is observed NOT following the rules, you will not participate in any upcoming cruises. Remember that you will be representing TOprotege on this cruise and we expect everyone to have their heads on properly. This has the potential to be a great event, and it only take 1 person to ruin it for everyone.

REMEMBER TO BRING
- FRS Radio (two, if you have an extra one)
- Cameras for taking pictures/movies
- Full tank of gas

This event is a great way to kick-start the summer season and get out to meet other members. i hope to see a big turnout for this event, to make it a huge success. Clan reps should be setting up pre-meets, so watch out for those as we get closer to the event.

Hope to see you all there!

Junior
Events Coordinator

Junior · May 28th, 2006, 05:33 PM

CRUISE ROUTE MAPS

In an effort to better illustrate this cruise, I've selected key points, where we will be making either turns or stopping so that everyone has a visual of the route.

Cruise Gather Point (START)

1st Cruise end point (LCBO) Note: Part 1 is the blue line and the Part 2 is the pink line

2nd cruise turn LEFT at steeles

Cruise end point (Dinner at Vinnie Zuchinni's)

Junior · May 29th, 2006, 04:57 PM

If you plan on attending please add you're name under the appropriate list. **Dinner reservations will be made according to the people on the attendance list, you CANNOT bail without notice (at least 3 days before the cruise) If you're not sure yet, then don't add yourself till you are 100% SURE!

ATTENDANCE LIST

Cruise
1. Junior - part 1 & 2
2. Tiwing - part 1 & 2
3. Scooter (+ Sharleen) - part 1 & 2
4. Aitch
5. Kocakola
6. LiL Sushi
7. Oneflipp5
8. Myk
9. Vicious1
10. Red-i
11. Seadooguy/Debbie
12. yellowmsp03.5 + 1
13. Spyder01
14. burlingtonprotege - Part 1&2
15. wardo
16. MazdaTek
17. mike_moss

Dinner
1. Junior
2. Tiwing
3. Scooter + Sharleen
4. Aitch
5. Kocakola
6. LiL Sushi + 1
7. oneflipp5
8. Myk
9. thekid
10. Seadooguy/Debbie
11. yellowmsp03.5 + 1
12. Spyder01
13. burlingtonprotege
14. mike_moss

*Please do not crap this thread. in an effort to keep this thread informative and clear, any irrelevant posts will be removed without notice. Thanks

Junior · June 1st, 2006, 02:16 PM

Alright guys, It's time for me to clear the air about this cruise and let you guys know what it's about and the effect we're collectively looking to achieve here. What we want to do is get a large body of proteges traveling in sequence, with all the different colors zipping by, and they're all the same MODEL cars, it will turn heads.

BUT if we begin to add in rx8's mazd3, bikes and so on the effect is lost, and the whole point of the Protege cruise is lost.

I had previously posted that it would be OK for 1 person to bring a secondary vehicle BUT that idea went downhill pretty quickly, since there are others that have PM'd me about bringing secondary vehicles.

This is a TOprotege exclusive cruise, and we cannot have other types of vehicles acompany us on the cruise route at the same time or in our formation

Hope everyone is able to understand why it makes sense and realizes that it's the only way to keep this a true PROTEGE cruise.

BTW The signups look great so far!

tiwing · June 1st, 2006, 02:33 PM

good stuff

Looking forward to seeing all he PROs all lined up!

Scooter · June 1st, 2006, 11:05 PM

w3rd. It'll look much more pimp with all pros. Everyone should understand that's the point of the cruise. I'm sure nobody will get upset about that. If anyone does....remember, you can always ride along with someone.

Junior · June 4th, 2006, 03:01 PM

Thread cleaned up.

Chris (Hwy Demon) - Let me knowif you're coming or what?

bump

Junior · June 4th, 2006, 08:31 PM

IMPORTANT NOTE

The Part 2 cruise start time has been moved forward 30 mins to begin at 6:30pm instead of 7.

The reason for this bump up is that Vinnie Zuchinni's closes at 9:30 pm and I want to be sure that we will get there by or before 8pm to have enough time for dinner.

Aitch · June 8th, 2006, 06:42 PM

Eastside pre-meet is POSTED! Sign up here: http://www.toprotege.com/forums/show...306#post272306

Gen1GT · June 9th, 2006, 05:37 AM

Is it me, or did the Part 2 departure time change from 7PM to 6:30PM? I'm off work at 6, and may not be able to make it on time...

May 28th, 2006, 05:32 PM	#1
Junior TOP Alumni Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North York Posts: 13,902	Spring Blitz Toronto City Cruise - June 11 Dear TOprotege members, It's with great pleasure that I announce the birth of a Downtown TORONTO Cruise. After all, we are the Toronto Protege Club and hardly get a chance to hang in the heart of this great city. I've coordinated a cruise that will take us through the city and will surely turn heads! I invite any and all TOprotege members, new and old, to participate in this great event! Ask anyone, the "cruise" is one of the best parts of being in the club. The attention from onlookers is great. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who: The Toronto Protege Club members What: Downtown Toronto Spring Cruise & Dinner Where: Start at Humber Bay Park-West; End at Vinnie Zuchinnis for Dinner When: Sunday June 11, 2006 Rain Date: Sunday June, 18 Time: 5 pm, Part 1 Start - 5:30 pm SHARP!, Part 2 Start - 6:30 pm SHARP! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a 2-Part cruise and Dinner. Since we will be moving through the city I ask that we always try to remain in the right lane, whenever possible, to allow traffic to move in the left lane. DO NOT ride beside the conga line of proteges and disrupt the flow of traffic. There will be areas that have heavier traffic than others, I ask that if you do get seperated from the proteges in front of you, don't panick, and most importantly, don't break the speed limit trying to catch up. I will also ask everyone to cruise at 5km UNDER the speed limit, so to give a chance for the guys that stayed behind to catch up, and also weed out the other non-protege cars. Everyone will be given the cruise route at the start (OR) you can print out this page and keep it handy for the cruise. Ideally I would try to break up the group into groups of 5, BUT the effect I want to get as we cruise through the city is a "parade-like" feel of proteges coming down the street. We will cruise in a continuos line of cars and if you get stopped at a traffic light wait for the green before continuing on the route. IF you are the last car through an intersection DO NOT pull over the side of the road to wait for the others, continue with your group, the others will catch up as the cruise continues. Cruise Starting Point We will meet at Humber Bay Park-West at 5 pm, located 1 street West of Lakeshore Blvd and Park Lawn. NOTE: There is a EAST and WEST Humber Bay Park. (We will be meeting in the WEST park.) Once you enter the park stay to the left, the first parking lot on the left is wehere we will gather and prepare to depart. PART 1 - Approx. 30 mins Part one of this cruise begins at Humber Bay Park-West, we will exit the park and then head eastbound(right) on Lakeshore Blvd. We contine east until Bathurst St., where we will make a right. The next intersection, Queens Quay W, make a left (east) and continue straight until you pass Yonge St. There is a LCBO parking lot, on the left hand side, one street after Yonge, where we will stop for a photo op and break before continuing on the second part. PART 2 - Approx. 55 mins We depart from the LCBO parking lot and head west(RIGHT) on Queens Quay E to Yonge St. On yonge we will make a RIGHT (north) and head straight through the city on the busiest road. The cruise up Yonge St. will be the longest part, as there is a lot of traffic and parts where it will become heavier than others. We will continue on Yonge St. to Steeles Ave. (When you pass Mazda of Toronto, begin to change lanes so that you are able to make the turn) LEFT(west) on Steeles. Continue on Steeles Ave. to Dufferin (1 driveway before Dufferin is the entrace to Vinnie Zucchini's). Park in the lot. Cruise End - Vinnie Zucchini's (Dinner) - 8 pm Located on the north-east corner of Steeles & Dufferin, we will have dinner reservations for the number of people that are ON the list. It is important for me to know who will be staying for dinner so that I can make the reservation accordingly. EVERYONE PLEASE READ This is a CRUISE, NOT a race. If you are not able to remain behind the vehicle in front of you, don't bother coming. All members are expected to read the cruise guidelines and agree to them. If at anytime, someone is observed NOT following the rules, you will not participate in any upcoming cruises. Remember that you will be representing TOprotege on this cruise and we expect everyone to have their heads on properly. This has the potential to be a great event, and it only take 1 person to ruin it for everyone. REMEMBER TO BRING - FRS Radio (two, if you have an extra one) - Cameras for taking pictures/movies - Full tank of gas This event is a great way to kick-start the summer season and get out to meet other members. i hope to see a big turnout for this event, to make it a huge success. Clan reps should be setting up pre-meets, so watch out for those as we get closer to the event. Hope to see you all there! Junior Events Coordinator __________________ Frankie "Unique" Snips \| WESTSIDE \| 2002 Red Protege5 (Diabblo) \| My Feedback \| Retired Westside Rep \| Retired President Last edited by Junior; June 4th, 2006 at 08:32 PM.

May 28th, 2006, 05:33 PM	#2
Junior TOP Alumni Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North York Posts: 13,902	CRUISE ROUTE MAPS In an effort to better illustrate this cruise, I've selected key points, where we will be making either turns or stopping so that everyone has a visual of the route. Cruise Gather Point (START) 1st Cruise end point (LCBO) Note: Part 1 is the blue line and the Part 2 is the pink line 2nd cruise turn LEFT at steeles Cruise end point (Dinner at Vinnie Zuchinni's) Last edited by Junior; May 29th, 2006 at 04:47 PM.

May 29th, 2006, 04:57 PM	#3
Junior TOP Alumni Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North York Posts: 13,902	If you plan on attending please add you're name under the appropriate list. Dinner reservations will be made according to the people on the attendance list, you CANNOT bail without notice (at least 3 days before the cruise) If you're not sure yet, then don't add yourself till you are 100% SURE! ATTENDANCE LIST Cruise 1. Junior - part 1 & 2 2. Tiwing - part 1 & 2 3. Scooter (+ Sharleen) - part 1 & 2 4. Aitch 5. Kocakola 6. LiL Sushi 7. Oneflipp5 8. Myk 9. Vicious1 10. Red-i 11. Seadooguy/Debbie 12. yellowmsp03.5 + 1 13. Spyder01 14. burlingtonprotege - Part 1&2 15. wardo 16. MazdaTek 17. mike_moss Dinner** 1. Junior 2. Tiwing 3. Scooter + Sharleen 4. Aitch 5. Kocakola 6. LiL Sushi + 1 7. oneflipp5 8. Myk 9. thekid 10. Seadooguy/Debbie 11. yellowmsp03.5 + 1 12. Spyder01 13. burlingtonprotege 14. mike_moss Please do not crap this thread. in an effort to keep this thread informative and clear, any irrelevant posts will be removed without notice. Thanks Last edited by Junior; June 11th, 2006 at 11:38 AM.*

June 1st, 2006, 02:33 PM	#5
tiwing TOP Alumni Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Smithville. look it up. Posts: 8,224	good stuff Looking forward to seeing all he PROs all lined up! __________________ My Feedback \|\| Automotive Calculators \|\| Funny Pic Thread \|\| Bling Thread

June 8th, 2006, 06:42 PM	#9
Aitch TOP Alumni Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Scar-town Posts: 3,328	Eastside pre-meet is POSTED! Sign up here: http://www.toprotege.com/forums/show...306#post272306 __________________ Steve - "Phuprle" Mazda3

June 1st, 2006, 02:16 PM	#4
Junior TOP Alumni Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North York Posts: 13,902	Alright guys, It's time for me to clear the air about this cruise and let you guys know what it's about and the effect we're collectively looking to achieve here. What we want to do is get a large body of proteges traveling in sequence, with all the different colors zipping by, and they're all the same MODEL cars, it will turn heads. BUT if we begin to add in rx8's mazd3, bikes and so on the effect is lost, and the whole point of the Protege cruise is lost. I had previously posted that it would be OK for 1 person to bring a secondary vehicle BUT that idea went downhill pretty quickly, since there are others that have PM'd me about bringing secondary vehicles. This is a TOprotege exclusive cruise, and we cannot have other types of vehicles acompany us on the cruise route at the same time or in our formation Hope everyone is able to understand why it makes sense and realizes that it's the only way to keep this a true PROTEGE cruise. BTW The signups look great so far!

June 4th, 2006, 03:01 PM	#7
Junior TOP Alumni Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North York Posts: 13,902	Thread cleaned up. Chris (Hwy Demon) - Let me knowif you're coming or what? bump

June 4th, 2006, 08:31 PM	#8
Junior TOP Alumni Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North York Posts: 13,902	IMPORTANT NOTE The Part 2 cruise start time has been moved forward 30 mins to begin at 6:30pm instead of 7. The reason for this bump up is that Vinnie Zuchinni's closes at 9:30 pm and I want to be sure that we will get there by or before 8pm to have enough time for dinner.

June 9th, 2006, 05:37 AM	#10
Gen1GT Members Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,048	Is it me, or did the Part 2 departure time change from 7PM to 6:30PM? I'm off work at 6, and may not be able to make it on time... __________________ Josh Cosford-I have an opinion, and I'm not afraid to use it! 2006 Mazda6 Sportwagon GT; stock 2005 Mazda3 Sport; Cosworth Balance Shaft Delete kit, DBA 4000 Series rotors, Hawk HPS pads, 215/55/15 Ecsta SPT's. 1993 Protege GT. 2½ Full custom exhaust w/ Martelius header, AFPR, 18° ignition advance. RX7 AFM w/pod filter. Custom intake cam, UR Ultra TR cam gears, H&R springs, Tokico HP's, Bully Stage 1 clutch, relocated Red Top, 15.481@88.33 125whp and 116lb/ft torque.

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