Whirleyball -- Sunday, December 14th -- Maple Grove, MN

[curt_gendron]

I'm reserving a court at Whirleyball in Maple Grove for Sunday, December 14th. If you don't know what Whirleyball is, check it out here: http://www.whirlyballtwincities.com/ Basically you drive around in these amusement park style bumper cars and try to throw a whiffle ball against a backboard. Its two teams of 4-5 players in a small basketball or racketball style court. You use a scoop to pick up the ball and throw it. Its a lot harder then it looks to hit the backboard square. Its really fun because everyone is on a pretty level playing field and there is a fair amount of strategy and teamwork involved.

I'll be reserving the court for $200 for an hour. If we can get 10 people, then you'd each need to give me $20 that day. If we get more than 10 people, the price will go down accordingly. We can make 9 to 12 minute games and split up the teams and seat time if need be.

We will meet there at 11:30am on December 14th. Our court time is noon. But please be there at 11:30am so we can get things organized. Afterwards, we will have lunch at Whirleyball. They have a full menu. And after that, if there is enough interest, we could even do some laser tag.

Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wh...c0a742ea3fa0e8

Please chime in if you are coming. Don't give me any wishy-washy "maybes". Commit to it so we know how many people we will have. (and so I don't get stuck with the entire $200 bill) I'll be opening this event up to other Minnesota Mitsu owners to make sure we get enough people. Lets have some winter fun!!

later,
Curt

[Kracka]

Whirleyball is awesome!!! I'd definitely be joining for this if it wasn't 1k miles away

[cmspaz]

Originally Posted by Kracka

I'd definitely be joining for this if it wasn't 1k miles away

They make planes for that.

[scheides]

In in in!!! Gonna be awesome!

[curt_gendron]

I created a Facebook event for the Whirlyball meet. More info at: https://www.facebook.com/events/372628322913338/

[curt_gendron]

Looks like we'll probably have around a dozen or so people playing Whirlyball. If you just want to come watch or just eat with us you can do that to.

For those of you playing, please bring some cash. With the number of people playing, it will be somewhere between $15-20 a person and you'll be paying me. I'll bring some small bills, but I need you guys to do the same.

We'll meet there at 11:30am and hopefully get it all figured out and start playing at noon. After 1pm, we'll be eating there and talking about how bad we all were at tossing a wiffle ball at a backboard. LOL.

later,
Curt

[curt_gendron]

Big thanks to Deutsch, Scheides, Spaz, Matt D, and Madan for coming to the Whirlyball meet. With only six of us playing, it costed a little more per person, but we had a ton of court time and everyone had a blast!

On another note..... One of the reasons I put on this Whirlyball meet and things like my Open house back in October to hopefully jump start the Mitsu community. It seems like its basically on life support and only getting worse. The All Mitsu Cookout numbers have been pathetic the last two years, and over half of the people that said they were coming to the Whirlyball meet flaked out.

You can all say you are just too busy for this or that. I know its a juggling match for your time. But the bottom line is if you are not coming to car events its because it isn't as important to you as other things in life. I've been putting on local Mitsu events since 1998. Long before anyone reading this was a Mitsu enthusiast. And I must say, the local community is in the worst shape that I've ever seen it.

This Spring I'm going to make a couple more attempts to jump start things, and hopefully things will change. But if things don't make a turn around, there probably won't be another All Mitsu Cookout and eventually I'll give up trying. And I really don't want to do that. It would be nice to see some more activity from all our local clubs. (EVOMN, Mitsustyle, MN 3/S)

later,
Curt

[TkrPerformance]

Wow cry me a river. People have other things going on now days. Houses,babys,jobs,ect. There is no one new coming into Mitsus since they don't make any performance cars any more now with the death of the evo coming up. 90% of style has moved on to other cars no days.

We still get a good turn out for the spring and fall cruise every year and you and all the 3s guys are invited to go but don't because you don't put it on,it is over night and we go drinking. You can go on the cruise go home if you don't want to spend the night or just not drink plain and simple. I am not trying to be mean but it goes both ways for events if we do them or you do them.

We still get together 1 time a week it is just a few of us but who the hell cares if it like the old days when it was 20+ people at Apple bees or old chiagao we are no longer in our 20's and stay out all night drinking every week. Every one has some kind of life out side cars now it is just the way it is. Mitsus are not 50-60s hot rods were there are huge car shows and huge clubs.

[scheides]

I had a ton of fun at whirlyball, we should do it again! Blood, guts, glory!! Oh, and beer!

[Kracka]

The biggest thing that should be focused on is keeping this group of guys together regardless of what we're all currently driving. A lot of us met through Mitsus, but are not friends just because of Mitsus. Get what I mean?

[scheides]

oh PS -- HAT TRICK!!!!! Woooooo! Suck it red team!!! or wait was I on yellow? Damn it.

[dogwhistle]

Originally Posted by Kracka

The biggest thing that should be focused on is keeping this group of guys together regardless of what we're all currently driving. A lot of us met through Mitsus, but are not friends just because of Mitsus. Get what I mean?

I completely agree. I wish I could have gone to Whirleyball, but most importantly, spend time with fellow quality car guys and learn and chat with everybody and keep the community going.

[curt_gendron]

Originally Posted by TkrPerformance

Wow cry me a river. People have other things going on now days. Houses,babys,jobs,ect. There is no one new coming into Mitsus since they don't make any performance cars any more now with the death of the evo coming up. 90% of style has moved on to other cars no days.

If you were any more clueless they'd probably make a movie about you. You are kind of like that super crabby and mean old guy at the nursing home that no one wants to talk to but they do. Whats going to happen when you actually become that age??

The long time members of this board that you claim have all these important things to do other than car events are the ones that came to whirlyball.

I just wish you'd go away and stop trying to under mind myself and others trying to put on events. It is kind of pathetic.

[Kracka]

Ok, now that everyone has spoken their minds, let's leave it at that please before I have to payban everyone in the name of Christmas' sake.

Here's what I see that needs to happen:
1. Keep discussion positive as that's what will drive the success of meets.
2. Let's focus on the group of car enthusiasts rather than just one specific make or model.
3. We need everyone's participation in events regardless of who organized it. If you organize an event, expect a higher turnout if you also attend events/meets put on by others.

[curt_gendron]

I miss some of those big Mitsustyle dyno days. I remember filling up the DB parking lot a few times. We should have one again in 2015!!

[Kracka]

I'll handle the 2015 cruises, I'll let Scheides handle the dyno day. I think a June date would be perfect though!

[TkrPerformance]

Originally Posted by curt_gendron

If you were any more clueless they'd probably make a movie about you. You are kind of like that super crabby and mean old guy at the nursing home that no one wants to talk to but they do. Whats going to happen when you actually become that age??

The long time members of this board that you claim have all these important things to do other than car events are the ones that came to whirlyball.

I just wish you'd go away and stop trying to under mind myself and others trying to put on events. It is kind of pathetic.

I have put on events and you have never came to one of them(Halloween party's,New Years party's,bbq's,cruises,ect). I don't under mind you or any one else on the board and I am a long time member and hang out every week with Chris s and a lot of the other guys on here. We hang out because we're all good friends and it has nothing to to about the cars.

You bring it on to your self when you complain that no one comes to your events then have to post about it in a wining way. If you would take a step back and really think about it people do have things going on in there lives and Aways don't have time to do events.

Ok I am done with this stupied shit and your wining.

[cmspaz]

I agree with Hughes that we all need to chill out a bit...

Me and Hughes telling people to chill? God, things HAVE changed.

Seriously though, this is a two-way street. The community is clique-y, and we can't change that. People are going to be friends with and go to events with the guys they always have. This is why EvoMN, MitsuStyle, and MN3/S stuff really doesn't have much crossover attendance, and it's just part of how it's going to be. Posting events alone really can't fix that, and if your audience is a group of people that's not interested in the activity or attendees, financially tied up in other things, or is busy with work or family, it's not going to take off.

Effectively, you can want to put on an event, which is awesome, and good on you, but the community also has to WANT that event, which is the hard part.

[Kracka]

Originally Posted by cmspaz

Me and Hughes telling people to chill? God, things HAVE changed.

It almost pains me!

[cmspaz]

Originally Posted by Kracka

It almost pains me!

Worry not, we'll make up for it on the cruise!