Hello All,

Looking forward to the 8th addition to Charlotte Cars and Coffee on July 4th!In May and June we had to contend with some threating weather and other car events that keep many at bay. Even with the smaller turnout a lot of new and exciting exotics showed up and the weather could not have been better.

July 4th we will all be celebrating our great Nation's Independence Day, what could be better than getting out and enjoying one of America's great passions, cars! I have gotten a lot of PMs asking if we are having it on our nation's holiday and the answer is YES! Many have stated that they are not traveling this year or they have family members joining them in town and are looking for a great outing like this to take them to in the morning before the festivities begin.

Check out the updated pictures on www.carsandcoffeecharlotte.com . We want to continue to have a great outlet to share our passion and knowledge about cars so keep it growing! If you have not signed on to the forum on www.carsandcoffeecharlotte please do so for more detailed updates!

As this event continues to grow and in order to keep it safe, fun and in tact we need to make sure of a few things:

• The 8 AM start time is working well, it is not so hot and we all can go about our normal Saturday business after a few hours gawking at great rides. It will also allow us to take advantage of the empty adjacent lots if we need them before the patrons and employees of the restaurants start rolling in around 11AM.
• We are now on the radar screen of the Mecklenburg Police Dept's North Division, which is not a problem because we are on mall property which we have permission to be on, but on the access roads leading to the property and the main highway they will be patrolling 'helping' us adhere to the speed limits. So be cautious and slow down a bit. Also as a mature crowd continue not to peel out, race through the parking lots or ignore common safety.
• In order to stay within the good graces of the mall management company please be kind and dispose of your trash in the trash cans around the property. We are doing a great job so far, so keep it up! I spoke with them and they are willing to add additional receptacles as needed.
• Also we need to avoid parking in the spaces directly behind Kinkos and the Mattress Company. They were a bit concerned because it interferred with their customers ability to load goods. (not a big deal but we want to keep everyone happy). Also the parking lot directly adjacent to the Panera should be reserved for other customers, try to move over towards the central parking lot and the one next to PF Chang's to give the normal traffic a place to park.
• Continue to support Panera and other businesses in the area, the management has gone out of their way to lobby mall management to keep this event going and prospering.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you again and please pass the word to friends, neighbors and co-workers that want to bring out their rides.

See you soon,

Michael

 

Should get a good turn out before everybody heads to the lake! ;-)

 

Dave, are you going to be there. I am going to try and make it. Haven't seen you around in a while, hope all is going well with you and the Bank!

 

Hey Luke, thanks for asking--it's a bumpy ride and not over yet. Margee and I deliver food to shut ins on Holidays, so unfortunately, I'll miss this one. I want to get to "something" soon and before our favorite Army wife moves on!

 

I get back from London on Friday, so I may just bring the kids and let my wife sleep in, but I am going to try to get out there for a bit at least.

 

Will any of the mini's be there? I might drag myself out of bed early and head up there..would be nice to say hello to some of my fellow mini owners being the new guy and all.

 

I plan on attending and usually there are some TarHeel Mini club people there also. Think there were 8 minis there last one. Good coffee and alot of cars to look at. Come on out you'll enjoy it. Make sure you say hello to Luke, the owner of the BLUCOOPR. You can't miss it!

 

I'm assuming it is blue..hehehe

 

Not being familiar with Northlake and not wanting to be in the way, where should I park at...I don't want to park in the wrong area.

 

The best place to park is between Kinko's and Fox and Hound- The Panera side gets a bit crowded with normal traffic.

See you there.

MC

 

Nice moring with not so hot tempertatures. Great looking cars and quite a few MINIs showed up. Coffee was eyeopening to say the least. Glad to meet the new MINI people along with the old folks and one from Columbia was there. Being a holiday it wasn't to many but nice turn out.

 

The weather was wonderful! Perfect to be topless. I was impressed with the cars there even if it was small as compared to a "normal" month. I hope to be on my way to Mini's in the Mountains next month, but I'll be back for sure! Thanks for posting. I hope more of us from the surrounding area start going to this. Worth every mile driven....topless of course!

 

Hey guys thanks for letting us tag along and park in your area...we had a great time!!!

It was a perfect first time outing for us...