Portland International Auto Show? Anyone Going?

[Hardpack]

I'll be in the area so I would be down to go on the 9th.

[torqdork]

Originally Posted by indesign

I wonder which Toyota dealership (or if Scion Corporate) does the Ride and Drive events at the show there. Maybe we can get into contact with them and do a hard park sesh. ;D

Corporate sponsored with dealer support, one of only two selling shows in the US.

I'm going on media night courtesy of Scion buds. Fewer crowds + free food = present.

We don't get all of the concepts b/c shows are rated according to attendance, space and media exposure. Portland is a B list show, nothing wrong with that, but the logistics involved to transport the big show display (we get the small show display) don't compute for our relatively small metro demographic.

OTOH, we do get many of the traveling brolly girls seen at the big shows, so all is not lost.

[NickFRS]

Alright 10am = auto show 12pm = darrens it looks like.

[thehapaone]

I think I'm going to have to skip out on the show...Sunday mornings are church for me

[m.box.design]

Originally Posted by torqdork

Corporate sponsored with dealer support, one of only two selling shows in the US.

I'm going on media night courtesy of Scion buds. Fewer crowds + free food = present.

We don't get all of the concepts b/c shows are rated according to attendance, space and media exposure. Portland is a B list show, nothing wrong with that, but the logistics involved to transport the big show display (we get the small show display) don't compute for our relatively small metro demographic.

OTOH, we do get many of the traveling brolly girls seen at the big shows, so all is not lost.

Thanks for all the useful info Rob. You definitely rub elbows with some cool folks!

[NickFRS]

Originally Posted by thehapaone

I think I'm going to have to skip out on the show...Sunday mornings are church for me

I prefer the car gods.

[thehapaone]

Originally Posted by NickFRS

I prefer the car gods.

Yeah...I got my priorities but I'll be at Darrens at noon

[Hardpack]

Where is this going down? I have never been and I've never been to Portland before

[m.box.design]

Originally Posted by Hardpack

Where is this going down? I have never been and I've never been to Portland before

Here's the website for the show:

http://portlandautoshow1.tru-m.com/

It's held at the Oregon Convention Center:

777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232

You can PM @DarrenDriven for his address.

[NickFRS]

Originally Posted by indesign

Here's the website for the show:

http://portlandautoshow1.tru-m.com/

It's held at the Oregon Convention Center:

777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232

You can PM @DarrenDriven for his address.

I need to buy you a super hero cape with a 86 logo on the back.

[Hardpack]

Appreciate it @indesign, if you're there I'll see you at the show and later on at @DarrenDriven

[thehapaone]

I might go Saturday though since I have no plans for Saturday yet

[Mongo]

I'm in.

I'm gonna grab coffee @ the Starbucks across the way before hand if people want to meet up first. Might make the herding of cats easier if we meet up first

There is plenty of parking @ Starbucks if we want to attempt to roll up to the parking garage together.

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[FR-Ser_Vo]

I'm going on Saturday 8th.