WHAT IS TIMMAYFEST?
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Timmayfest is a BMW/Mercedes Benz/Exotics car meet put together by true enthusiasts. It is not a car "show" and there is no entrance fee. It is just a gathering of people who share a passion for high performance driving machines.
WHY?
Timmayfest really started out as a small BMW/Mercedes car meet made up of people who only knew each other by communicating over online car forums such as Ohiobimmers.com, and MBworld.com. We decided it was finally time to get together and really meet the people behind the computer screens. We chose to hold it in Columbus, Ohio since it was a central location for those involved. I volunteered to organize it along with help from a few other local guys. Jokingly, we named it "Timmayfest" after the screen name that I use on the before mentioned forums, Timmay77, which against my better judgement, it has remained. The word spread that there was going to be a car meet in Ohio through other online forums, thus growing. We managed to put together 130 cars the first year (2010), over 200 the second year (2011), growing to 250+ in 2012. We had cars attending from as far away as Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 2 years in a row!
WHAT TO EXPECT THE WEEKEND OF TIMMAYFEST
2010 was basically just a car meet/dyno day on a Saturday which included Eurocharged's mobile dyno followed by a dinner that evening. In 2011, we added a "Drag Racing Night" on Friday night at a privately rented drag strip, had the meet on Saturday, then dinner on Saturday night. The decision was made to add the "Drag Racing Night" so people had the opportunity to SAFELY and LEGALLY have some fun in these amazing cars. Saturday's meet started pretty early at 10am. We wanted to start earlier in 2011 so we could meet, hang out for a few hours, and finish up with the raffle drawing around 4pm. We then let people head back to their hotel to relax and freshen up before dinner at 7pm. This time change worked out very well, so the future events have/will follow that time table. In 2012 we hired a police escort to caravan us "parade style" from the Hilton Hotel to the restaurant for dinner. The escort turned out to be a group favorite event! The police completely shutdown several highways and surface streets for our caravan. After dinner, a large group of us headed back to the hotel to enjoy some social time in the hotel bar.
2013 Schedule
Timmayfest 2013 events are scheduled for June 6th, 7th, and 8th.
June 6th -
Out of town guests arriving - all day
Dinner at The Pub Polaris - 7pm
June 7th -
Dyno Day at IPS Motorsports - 9am - 2pm (Contact IPS Motorsports to register)
Drag Strip Night at Marion Country Raceway - 4pm - 10pm (contact
Timmayfest@yahoo.com to register/prepay)
June 8th -
Timmayfest 2013 Show at Quaker Steak and Lube Polaris from 10a - 3pm
Police Escort from IPS Motorsorts to Dinner. The police escort will begin at IPS Motorsports in Lewis Center at 5:30pm and end at the 94th Aero Squadron restaurant. Dinner is scheduled for 7pm.
After party at the Hilton Polaris
Lodging
If your coming to Timmayfest from out of town, here are some hotels you can book with that are close to the venue.
Hilton Polaris
(A large group of us stay here. I have a block of 20 rooms under the "Timmayfest" name for $129/night. If you call, make sure you tell them you are with the Timmayfest group or please use the link below. This hotel fills up fast. We also have the "after party" in the lobby on Saturday night!)
8700 Lyra Drive
Columbus, OH 43240
614-885-1600
Candlewood Suites
8515 Lyra Drive
Columbus, OH 43240
1-800-950-0424
Comfort Inn North/Polaris
8400 Lyra Drive
Columbus, OH 43240
(614) 791-9700
Extended Stay Deluxe
8555 Lyra Drive
Columbus, OH 43240
1-800-804-3724
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