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BerettaFest 2012 – Las Vegas, Nevada, June 21-24, 2012

Time to place your bets on what could be the westernmost BerettaFest to date!!! Everyone will have a room in the city that boasts the most hotel rooms in the world!!! An endless list of things to do and see in a spectacular desert landscape!!!

In addition to the usual go-karting and drag racing, Las Vegas and the surrounding area provides a variety of things to do and see – it’s so much more than just the world famous “Strip”!!! Some of the things to do and see…

- Hoover Dam (http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam).
- Mike O’Callahan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge). Stand nearly 900 feet above the Colorado River and view the Hoover Dam from its south side.
- Shelby American museum and conversion center (I know…its Ford!!!). See the very first Cobra ever built and take a tour through the Super Snake conversion center and Cobra factory!!! (http://www.shelbyautos.com)
- Las Vegas Motor Speedway (http://www.LVMS.com)
- Fremont Street and old downtown!!!
- Red Rock Canyon (http://www.redrock.org)

Itinerary

Thursday, June 21
Noon-4: Registration and check-in
5 pm: Go-karting
After dark: Las Vegas Boulevard (The “Strip”) cruise

Friday, June 22 (actual times to be determined)
Daytime: Hoover Dam cruise and tours – 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas through historic Boulder City!!! Walk on the dam and take a choice of two different tours – the 30 minute Power Plant tour ($7) and the one-hour full tour ($30 and includes the Power Plant tour). Access to the bypass bridge is also on the way!!!
Evening/Night: Test-N-Tune/Midnight madness drag racing at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway!!!

Saturday, June 23
BerettaFest Car Show and Picnic (location to be determined)

Sunday, June 24
Farewells

For those of you that have been to Las Vegas, you know that Las Vegas offers something for everybody – and the saying will hold true for BerettaFest 2012. Those of you that have never been but have wanted to, there is no better time than BFest to make this happen!!! And it’s time to take the Endless Ride Award away from California!!! So mark your calendars and get your vacations planned now!!! Las Vegas IS the place for BerettaFest 2012!!!

Only thing that makes me a tad nervous is hotel accommodations. Vegas has a bit of a rep as far as the Strip is concerned. I don't want my car ripped off or vandalized while I'm there. Then I'd have to get angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry....

Is the track pretty awesome? I'd skip the Hoover Dam tour. The Shelby trip sounds badass though!

Nice proposal Ron. I was thinking of doing an Albuquerque one myself.

aaaaaaand I can't wait.

FTW!!!

Vegas FTW!!!!!

Got my vote!!

Ah! Beat me to the punch!

Looks good Ron. I want a photo like yours under the strip sign!

This is the full pic...just cropped the sign

SuzukiGhostRider wrote:Only thing that makes me a tad nervous is hotel accommodations. Vegas has a bit of a rep as far as the Strip is concerned. I don't want my car ripped off or vandalized while I'm there. Then I'd have to get angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry....

Same concerns I had, as well as the overwhelming quantity of tourists there and the heat levels... But as of right now its the only proposal.

I am currently doing the groundwork on another proposal. Hoping to have that up and posted later today. If I get a few responses from people I have been contacting.

3X00-Modified wrote:

SuzukiGhostRider wrote:Only thing that makes me a tad nervous is hotel accommodations. Vegas has a bit of a rep as far as the Strip is concerned. I don't want my car ripped off or vandalized while I'm there. Then I'd have to get angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry....

Same concerns I had, as well as the overwhelming quantity of tourists there and the heat levels... But as of right now its the only proposal.

I understand your concerns...and the hotel wouldn't be on the Strip. It is pointless to get a room on the Strip - one, they are too expensive and, two, there are much 'safer' places to stay. Also, we wouldn't be able to drink in the parking lot as we have done in years past...their security wouldn't allow it. I am still searching for a hotel that has plenty of parking, will be very well lit, and won't have a problem with us drinking/partying in the lot. And if they won't let us drink in the lot, at least have an outdoor pool that we can party around.

As far as the heat and tourists, once we get off the Strip, the tourists go away. And the heat really is different. Humidity levels during the summer typically are under 10% which makes the heat very bearable and actually somewhat comfortable.

woody90gtz wrote:Vegas FTW!!!!!

Are you going in 2012?

ErichZ26 wrote:

woody90gtz wrote:Vegas FTW!!!!!

Are you going in 2012?

lol, that is a good question.

LOL

Only if his gay Camaro event isn't the same weekend, or he doesn't have a truck to tear apart, or a house to work on, or.... lol

Eric, maybe you should change your wedding date to when BFest will be and just have the wedding in Vegas. A BFest first!

If it's in Vegas, I'll probably end up flying out; only because I don't want to take that much time off work to get there.