The AFTERMATH - 2004 GenVibe Michigan Super Rally 2

Post by **NSimkins** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:56 am

Chalk up another in the books, the 2004 GenVibe Michigan Super Rally 2 has taken place today and overall was awesome! Weather was mostly sunny all day with temps in the lower 70s, perfect rally weather. Here is a brief rundown on what occurred. Expect a full article this week and all pictures have been posted in the Gallery (link below). * Most of the expected members did show up, we counted almost 40 Vibes and 1 Matrix on site during the day.* GM sent 7 engineers from NUMMI (most from the plant in California primarily focusing on Quality Assurance) out here which included a few other reps from NUMMI that are based in Michigan. They gathered feedback and checked out all the Vibes.* GM's Marketing, Accessories, and Quality Control departments all had representatives on site. This includes a ton of freebees that were raffled off (shirts, floor mats, bumper protector, cd cases, etc.) plus some other free non-raffled items.* Vibe's Brand Quality Manager, Jeff Strausser, was also in attendance again this year and was a huge help as he coordinated having the dealer's Service dept. open just for us - minor issues were fixed with any owners on site.* The Vibe GXP concept and Vibe Autocross were also present to look over, oogle, and sit in during the day.* Food was cooked by the dealership for the attendees.* Plus the ability to meet and greet other fellow Vibers (and Matrix owner ) and look over various mods.* Thanks to Joseph Pontiac (Fenton, MI) as well for providing the facilities and food. Also, Toasted7 for providing the awesome placards and nametags (great idea)!That's the quick rundown. Expect the full article this coming week. Pictures are available in the Gallery linked below. Look for others to post their own pics - for those that were not in attendance, we held up our word to take a TON of pics for you all! We look forward to seeing everyone again at the next rally plus those who were not able to make it!Picture Gallery:http://gallery.genvibe.com/gallery/04MI

Jerrod (Knellblast) · Post by **Jerrod (Knellblast)** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 8:58 am

My buddy and I had a great time. I got my Vibe out of the shop this morning, and made it there in time to hang out for a few hours. Unfortunately, I got a lot of great ideas for my vibe, but I don't have the money to do them... Yet.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 9:44 am

Another kick (removed) time!Special thanks:Jeff Strausser for looking over our vibe's and getting them fixed in the service department.GM's Marketing, Accessories, and Quality departments for the raffles.NUMMI plant engineers for gathered feedback from everyone of us.Joseph Pontiac for your parking lot and facilities.Arron, Nick, and Joel for making and doing a great job with the placards.To all out of town and local members that made it today.

Attached files

03VibeGT6Spd · Post by **03VibeGT6Spd** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:12 am

I would like to say Thank you to everyone!What a Great Group of people.I got a lot of idea's on which direction to go with mod's for my GT.I also got to talk to GM rep's about issue's, I have with my car. I was very impressed.I also got a fast ride, in what I thought was the best car there.What a great car show!Thanks againScott

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 11:55 am

*sigh* wish i coulda been there...

theimportscene · Post by **theimportscene** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:05 pm

it was nice to meet everyone... i had a great time as well... thanks to NEAL for giving us a hand with my brother's vibe's DRL "annihilation"congrats to trdvibe (hope) for setting an all time record of 45 mins for a CAI install on phil's pumpkin... and HATS OFF to jeff for his FI vibe, good luck w/ that, dude btw, i have attached a pic of the sentra, something for you guys to pick on me about at the next meet sonny

Attached files

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:10 pm

Hello everyone,Well.... This was my first meet (rally) I have ever gone to and I had a great time. It was really fun, especially when we got to take a ride in the Turbo Vibe . Good job by the Devlop on your car. I was really impressed. Wish we could've taken a ride in the GXP and the autocrooss Vibes today. Would've been cool. Inder Singh

Jahntassa · Post by **Jahntassa** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 3:33 pm

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish Â»*sigh* wish i coulda been there...You and me both, my friend.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 8:36 pm

Quote, originally posted by Jahntassa Â»You and me both, my friend.Me three!I've already been putting the idea out there to my bf that maybe we could go next year.

scherry2 · Post by **scherry2** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:01 pm

My family and I had a great time. My son was talking all the way home, thanks to all who took the time to talk to him. he liked the ride he got in the autocross vibe, even if it was just around the parking lot into the garage. I also was nice to talk to NUMMI reps.and to all viber's I was glad to meet you all. and a special thanks to all who set this up it had to be work. hope to see everyone next year!!

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:05 pm

What a great time! Even better than last year with all the raffles provided by GM and the food provided by Joseph Pontiac. I can't thank both of them enough! The Joseph Pontiac Service Department also deserves some credit for being open on a Saturday for us. I also want to thank NUMMI for sending so many people over as well. It was great to meet even more people this year and answer questions about modifications for some of the newer members. Also, thanks to those who made long trips to come and be with us. It wouldn't have been the same without you! Weather was perfect too. I can only hope that next year will be just as good if not better! Thanks to all of you that attended. I look forward to seeing you again next year along with those who missed it and make a point of making it next time.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:23 pm

Quote, originally posted by NSimkins Â»* Most of the expected members did show up, we counted almost 40 Vibes and 1 Matrix on site during the day.The one and only Trix owner would be champcaracing.Neal, your Matrix and new graphics look awesome.

Attached files

dsegundo · Post by **dsegundo** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 11:45 pm

This was awesome! The meet is thumbs up number 1. It was nice meeting everyone and thanks to everyone that helped fix my, ahem, sound problems.

Kazig · Post by **Kazig** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 12:11 am

Had a great time, Trying to talk the wife into a trip to Ohio in August.Lot of good information, tips were gathered up for future mods.A big Thank You to all who were involved in getting this setup up.

cibomatto · Post by **cibomatto** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 12:12 am

I am SOOOO Sad... so so soooooo SAD that I didn't attend... I am feeling huge remorse...

Merzbow · Post by **Merzbow** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:01 am

This was my first meet also, and I thought it was great. I already miss you guys lol. Going to the resturant as one group was awsome! Lookin forward to the Ohio meet

Houston · Post by **Houston** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:02 am

It was nice meeting rasermon and Nick again, along with meeting scherry2 and a few others. Many thanks to those responsible for organizing this event. Were it not for the Flint car show, I'd have stayed longer and met more of you. Missing out on those freebies is a bummer!Thanks again, folks. You did good.

champcaracing · Post by **champcaracing** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 2:06 am

thanks rasermon, i should have had someone drive away in my car so i could see what the car looks like moving with those on. had to settle for a couple buildings with the mirror windows to catch the "LOOK" for now.

Psychobroker · Post by **Psychobroker** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 6:48 am

ARGH@ *(@*&(@%*@(* This weekend truly sucks...the fact that I'm sitting here on my computer is evidence of that

CaCathy13 · Post by **CaCathy13** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:10 am

I had lots of fun and enjoyed seeing all the Vibes and everyone else. Weather couldn't have been nicer, thank god for sunblock. Nick, (removed), and Aaron, you guys rock. Thanks for planning it all.Special thanks for Jeff (and the Joseph Pontiac service department)also for helping me out with the window and cig lighter problems. Best Vibe meet ever.

mitro · Post by **mitro** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:17 am

And just let me add that it was great to see old friends and new faces. Thanks to those who had to endure Cathy and me bickering

CaCathy13 · Post by **CaCathy13** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:23 am

Shaddup.

Kazig · Post by **Kazig** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:39 am

Quote, originally posted by mitro Â»those who had to endure Cathy and me bickering And how was your bus ride home?I was great to meet you two, and everyone else that I had a chance to talk to.

GlenW · Post by **GlenW** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:49 am

It was great putting a lot of faces with the names at the meet. I wish I could have stayed a little longer though but my 4 year old was getting a little tired. But, I got a lot of great ideas to mod my Vibe, I think new rims will be first, then tinting then dropping a couple of inches then a SLP conversion then, oh wait I need some money don't I.....Anyway thanks to all for a great time can't wait to do it again!!

Toasted7 · Post by **Toasted7** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 10:20 am

The meet was great and I had a really good time. Had to be one of the best meets yet! It was great getting to meet everyone (either again or for the first time). The NUMMI guys were great (and really funny too). It was well worth it and already looking forward to next year. The Autocross Vibe was amazing in person, the pics don't even do the paint job justice and the GXP ... do I need to say more?Thanx to Rich, Aaron and Nick and anyone else involved in getting it all together, great job!

Post by **NSimkins** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 10:54 am

And thank you again Toasted for making the sweet placards and nametags, they were stylin'! P.S. all the pics have been uploaded to the Gallery (see first post)

Toasted7 · Post by **Toasted7** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 11:03 am

It was my pleasure. I think they got the job done and maybe even helped everyone out a little.

Devlop · Post by **Devlop** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 11:26 am

Well, just like everyone else said, the meet was a success. It was good meeting everyone. I had a great time. D&B was a blast. I had a great time hanging out with Carrie, Hope and Phil. I met back up with them on today and hungout the majority of the day. Good times. Kinda funny, they kept taking turns riding in my car. I think they were just using me. Oh well, atleast they acted like they liked me.Had my first kill today too with Phil in the car. He got footage, not sure if he'll put it up or not. It was a early 90s mustang gt. From about 30mph, we both gunned it and I walked away from him. It was great. Nothin like a 4 banger beatin a V8.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 12:10 pm

Devlop, your vibe is the greatest of them all for performance (from what I seen). Sorry I didn't go for a ride with you, got caught up chatting with other members. Damn, what a great time meeting all of you again. It was hard to say good bye....

greenfire · Post by **greenfire** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 12:10 pm

Looks like you had a great meet and to have people from GM/NUMMI there is impressive. Im a little dissapointed to see only one Matrix was able to join you. Ill be checkin out the pics, looks like everyone had a blast!

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:24 pm

Quote, originally posted by Devlop Â»Well, just like everyone else said, the meet was a success. It was good meeting everyone. I had a great time. D&B was a blast. I had a great time hanging out with Carrie, Hope and Phil. I met back up with them on today and hungout the majority of the day. Good times. Kinda funny, they kept taking turns riding in my car. I think they were just using me. Oh well, atleast they acted like they liked me.hey! we were NOT using you! ha ha ha! mr. tour guide! thanks, jeff for all the help w/ directions and fun! we all had a blast! too bad you had to work tomorrow cause we'd have had another good time. carrie's still dreaming about that turbo! ha ha ha! oh.... tub-OH!Quote Â»Had my first kill today too with Phil in the car. He got footage, not sure if he'll put it up or not. It was a early 90s mustang gt. From about 30mph, we both gunned it and I walked away from him. It was great. Nothin like a 4 banger beatin a V8. that video is HUGE like 9 mins long and 155 mb large. but we watched it and it was awesome! nice kill for sure!!! and of course you killed both carrie and i w/o trying too hard!thanks again for the bumper! we're still working on figuring how to pack it for the plane! all in all, we had a great time! enjoyed ourselves, and learned how badly the guys need to practice their mini golfing skills!

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:31 pm

hey, who was the guy filming the install? i'd like to get a copy. and for anyone else who'd like copies of pics and vids we took, PM me and get me your address... i can burn some copies for you. you too, jeff. i'll send that to you so you have the vids.

Kazig · Post by **Kazig** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 5:59 pm

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe Â»hey, who was the guy filming the install? i'd like to get a copyThat would be me, I copied it over to the PC, let me trim it down to just the install to see how big it is and we can figure out how to get it to you.

msmyer · Post by **msmyer** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:55 pm

Nick, did you do anything OTHER than take pictures? There was a lot of them... Glad you all had nice weather!

Devlop · Post by **Devlop** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:38 pm

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe Â»carrie's still dreaming about that turbo! ha ha ha! oh.... tub-OH!Let me see your oh face!! Turb-ohhh Turb-ohh!

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 9:28 pm

Quote, originally posted by Devlop Â»Let me see your oh face!! Turb-ohhh Turb-ohh!That is funny! It was great to take a ride with you too, Devlop! Very fun.I am glad that everyone is happy with the turnout and the event. It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside seeing all the thank yous. Thanks again to everyone that came! See you all next year!

savedbyzero · Post by **savedbyzero** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:11 am

That GXP vibe is HOT! Only '05 I would consider...if it was an '05.

Psychobroker · Post by **Psychobroker** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:53 am

Quote, originally posted by savedbyzero Â»That GXP vibe is HOT! Only '05 I would consider...if it was an '05.the grey one looks like an '05, esp b/c of the grille. Obviously, I am very VERY pi$$ed that I wasn't able to make this I'm glad everyone had fun

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:57 am

Trust me bro you are not the only one, heard what happened to you bro it blows!Glad everyone had fun and the cars looked great guys! Props to the Rich, Nick etc for putting on a great meet....whats your secret LOL ?

satur9 · Post by **satur9** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:21 am

yeah great time thanks again to everyone who came AND made it possible.

mitro · Post by **mitro** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:24 am

Quote, originally posted by Kazig Â»And how was your bus ride home?I was great to meet you two, and everyone else that I had a chance to talk to.The ride home was just as I wanted it, I duct taped her mouth and turned the radio up. Seriously, it was very nice to meet you and I probably should have paid for your dinner since you were forced to sit at the same table as two lunatics. lol

mwebb · Post by **mwebb** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:36 am

I had a good time at the meet- I wanted to stay longer but I had a family grad party to attendThanks to everyone who set is up and for the palce card- you all Rock!

jtodd · Post by **jtodd** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:39 am

Is there any way I could get a placard made even though the meet is over.Jeff

Kazig · Post by **Kazig** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:59 am

Quote, originally posted by mitro Â»The ride home was just as I wanted it, I duct taped her mouth and turned the radio up. I sense that for the Ohio meet you will have alternate travel plans.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:24 am

Christian let me just say again that it really sucks you could not make it. I know everyone including myself were really looking forward to meeting up with you and everyone else. But it seems this past weekend had a few issues that just prevented a few things from coming together. That being said though I still had an awsome weekend and got about 132 pics on my camera alone. I used Hope's to take a few more including videos.Christian your flights just never happened, Carrie's was delayed... Hope's lost 2 hours and my MAF got messed up somehow on my install #1 of my Injen. It was really cool to meet all of you and get drunk with some of you. heh that was a good time. And riding in the turbo of Jeff's there blowing my car and an unsuspecting but very quickly schooled mustang heh. 9 min vid of that looks really cool complete with colour comentary heh. Not sure if you all want to hear some of those comments though, lots are in frustration about the MI road system and your "awsome" MI left.The meet itself was very interesting, got to meet the faces and people behind the names. I know I took a fair share of jokes about my MAF but I got my fair share in at Carrie including pics of her drooling and then passed out after those turbo rides. You know you had to much to drink when you ask everyone if the hotel has a pool when you were just in it the night before eh Hope? I also would like to see the video of the correct CAI install on my Vibe, awsome service from the girls, and rob as well as to the Service department who hooked me up with a brand new more powerful battery when it was pointed out mine was leaking acid.Dave and Busters was awsome, thanks to my sweety Hope for setting that up. Had a riot and man was my arms sore after that boxing game. What was weird when we left is people we didn't know parked next to our lined up Vibes... we have no idea who those belonged to... Thanks to Jeff showing us around or we would never have gotten to half the places hah. Toasted7 you left before we could call you on sunday to see if you wanted to come with us to the mall... Jeff joined us there and caught us at Victoria Secret. After some mini Golf at the end of sunday, goodbyes had to be said sadly and Carrie was forced to part with the turbo... oh and Jeff to. We went back to hotel and wrapped up the front facsia Jeff sold Hope to replace her own busted one on her Vibe. Sad thing is its sitting in my basement right now... the airport said it was to give for their flight... We'll have to ship it to Alaska. More goodbyes were said as Carrie and I dropped Hope off at Detroit Airport and headed back on our way back to canada, not knowing her flight turned out to be delayed after she got through customs. After a rest at my house I took Carrie back to the airport in TO for the last goodbye before driving home. Now here I sit kinda alone and bummed out... but with a lot of awsome memories.Cool meet guys!

redlava · Post by **redlava** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:39 am

Thank you to everybody who had a hand in the planning of the meet. Despite the sunburn and the pitted windshield I had a great time and hope to do it again next year. It was nice to put some faces with the names.

dsegundo · Post by **dsegundo** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:23 pm

Who wouldn't pass the damn sugar packets!!!

savedbyzero · Post by **savedbyzero** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:18 pm

Quote, originally posted by Psychobroker Â»the grey one looks like an '05, esp b/c of the grille. Obviously, I am very VERY pi$$ed that I wasn't able to make this I'm glad everyone had fun Actually, it's nothing, yet....but, if it was an'05, well, then, it'd be mine.

savedbyzero · Post by **savedbyzero** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:21 pm

Sounds like you guys had an amazing time. If the Vibe is around next year, I'll be there! I swear! So who's down for the meet here in D.C.? More details to come...

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:49 pm

Quote, originally posted by satur9 Â»yeah great time thanks again to everyone who came AND made it possible.yep i just got back in from the airport about a half hour ago. just wanted to say thanks again to everyone who helped plan this out! i had a great time... and jeff, thanks again for helping us out so much this weekend! we really had tons of fun hanging w/ you (and not just for the turbo ). really enjoyed whipping you guys in mini golf... lol. and you are the man at the two handed gun slinging... did much better than phil and i did! thanks for being our tour guide!and just for the record.... i meant that i wanted to see if anyone was in the pool, not if the hotel had a pool. i knew they had a pool! and whose idea was it again for that round of shots? i don't remember. LOL