OFFICIAL 2008 NorCal Region SMART RALLY & Lombard St. Photoshoot

[SMART]

I guess I need to get my plans set here but before I go out and make some reservations I wanted to reach out to the community first.

I will be flying in Saturday the 16th in the early afternoon to Oakland and plan on cabbing it into the city. Is there by chance anyone that will be heading from the Oakland airport area to SF?

As of right now I tentatively planning on staying in Downtown SF, does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks,
Ryan

[EdwardDennis]

Originally Posted by SMART

I guess I need to get my plans set here but before I go out and make some reservations I wanted to reach out to the community first.

I will be flying in Saturday the 16th in the early afternoon to Oakland and plan on cabbing it into the city. Is there by chance anyone that will be heading from the Oakland airport area to SF?

As of right now I tentatively planning on staying in Downtown SF, does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks,
Ryan

Hotel Majestic is offering a Smart Car/Lombard Street event special rate. They still had rooms available yesterday afternoon. Their website:

Hotel Majestic in San Francisco

Call the 800 rez number and they can take your info over the phone. 1019 is the top secret smart car code.

[Suze]

What about parking in the city? Does anybody know the parking situation? From their website, it doesn't look like Hotel Majestic has a garage.

[EdwardDennis]

Originally Posted by notsobadyathink

What about parking in the city? Does anybody know the parking situation? From their website, it doesn't look like Hotel Majestic has a garage.

They informed me that they do have a garage. It's 20.00 (valet) with in/out privileges.

I've stayed at the Majestic before, but never used their parking-- we always found a spot within a block or so of the hotel to park.

[kathy333]

Hi everyone,
SF dealership sent out the email this week and we're up to 53 smarts!

According to wikipedia, the curvy part of Lombard St is 400meters long... Someone out there is probably better at math than I am and can figure out how many smarts might fit in one picture, I'm guessing 100-125..
If we get too many, we could go double wide!

If you want to join us & haven't already, please send the following info to lombardsmartregister@gmail.com

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the 17th of August!
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Name:
Email:
SCOA Handle:
smart Model/Color (needed for arranging the cars):
License Plate# (again for staging & possibly for the city - use "pending" if you don't have one yet):
Your City/St:
Which of the days events are you planning on attending:
Lombard St Photo: Y/N
Caravan across SF to Ocean Beach: Y/N/Maybe
Meet&Greet: Y/N/Maybe
Brunch: Y/N/Maybe
# of People for Brunch:
Afternoon Drive: Y/N/Maybe
Comments/Questions:

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[Dunerunner]

As smart owners, we can make this a statement about changing attitudes toward the vehicles we choose to purchase. This can have a very positive effect on those in the country who are considering a new car purchase. If I can drive from the Oregon coast to do this, those who live in the Central and Northern California and Northern Nevada regions can as well. Let's make it happen!!! Come on SCoA!!

[Suze]

Originally Posted by EdwardDennis

They informed me that they do have a garage. It's 20.00 (valet) with in/out privileges.

I've stayed at the Majestic before, but never used their parking-- we always found a spot within a block or so of the hotel to park.

good to know, Thanks!

[EdwardDennis]

Originally Posted by notsobadyathink

good to know, Thanks!

You're welcome. If you'd like, you can phone the toll-free number on their website and talk with staff. They're nice folks and will give you additional parking info...

[Suze]

Originally Posted by EdwardDennis

You're welcome. If you'd like, you can phone the toll-free number on their website and talk with staff. They're nice folks and will give you additional parking info...

Thanks again EdwardDennis, but I think I'll wing it from here. The idea of adventure is so intriguing, I don't need to plan to the detail. Now I know there's a garage and street parking - I'm good!

This is going to be a Fantastic weekend. I can't wait to meet everybody and see all the smarts in my favorite city.

The 650+ drive will be well worth it for this once in a life opportunity!

Suze

[elcoe98]

We are making plans to drive down from Tacoma, WA (777+ miles). We were in San Fran in July for part of a day and are looking forward to spending more time there. We also don't want to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity!