Pictures of Marriott

[Ignacio]

MadMike2,

Here are two pictures of the garage area that would be candidates for coning off for FJRs. The area is in the back end of a "loop" and would probably work with some cones up around where I've faked some in. An area in this picture from the fake cones to where they're standing up at the top is about 250 feet long x 120 feet wide. We could even as for a more closer to the camera and to the left...over where the nose of the car is.

Reverse shot. I'd guestimate this area takes up 20 to 25 cars. My thought would be a row along the walls with bikes backing in. Then either a row in the driving with ass to ass in the driving lane....or two rows with bikes lined up like curb parking compared to each other?

Finally, a shot of Colin and the catering manager. They were trying to stay out of my shots, but I snuck one of them. No idea what the catering lady is looking at.

Finally, several other pictures of the hotel I didn't put on the forum.

Registration area:

More than enough space.

Restaurant:

Another chunk over to the left out of view. Not huge if all our event tries to eat breakfast at once, but tons of eateries surround this hotel.

Banquet area. This is 3 of the 4 rooms. Imagine the far partition can be open for a final room. Planning to put head table over along wall by where lady is standing.

Shot of one of the rooms.

 

[twowheelnut]

Eggsealant! :good:

 

[OrangevaleFJR]

Nice...thanks Iggy!

 

[madmike2]

Thanks, Matt.

We're going to need a "loop" through the parking area. I'll just bring my measuring tapes and lots of chalk. You're right about backing in at an angle against the wall as we can get more bikes in that way. We'll might be able to do the same in the center. It's hard to do any figuring using the pictures rather than being able to plot it out.

As TWN already stated, we practically OWN the hotel as WFO has booked most of the rooms, so there shouldn't be many more guests.

Since we are not bringing any cones (does anyone even have cones?), I wonder if the hotel has any barricades we can use? The next time one of you calls "the man" would you please ask..... It'd be nice to separate our area with some substantial markers. Then again, we can use the "staff" bikes as a fence. That way we'd be parked "up front". All of the rather dirty LD bikes might make a statement. :blink:

BTW, thanks fo the pictures. N-I-I-I-I-ICE venue! Not to worry about the restaurant as most of the breakfast time is spread out with different riders leaving at different times.

 

[Ignacio]

Thanks, Matt.
We're going to need a "loop" through the parking area. I'll just bring my measuring tapes and lots of chalk. You're right about backing in at an angle against the wall as we can get more bikes in that way. We'll might be able to do the same in the center. It's hard to do any figuring using the pictures rather than being able to plot it out.

As TWN already stated, we practically OWN the hotel as WFO has booked most of the rooms, so there shouldn't be many more guests.

Since we are not bringing any cones (does anyone even have cones?), I wonder if the hotel has any barricades we can use? The next time one of you calls "the man" would you please ask..... It'd be nice to separate our area with some substantial markers. Then again, we can use the "staff" bikes as a fence. That way we'd be parked "up front". All of the rather dirty LD bikes might make a statement. :blink:

You mean we're going to need a loop....or they're going to need to retain their loop for car traffic? The former is OK, but if the latter.....then it could be a mess. My understanding is that we wouldn't be able to get the whole garage. It's shared with 4 businesses total which The Marriott is just one of. We may be the major player at the hotel, but the garage is still shared with 3 other businesses expecting to park cars.

Just showing up and hoping to mark something out does concern me a bit. Insisting with Colin that we "must have contiguous space sufficient to park and egress 200 motorcycles throughout the event without infiltration of non-WFO vehicles (cars)....where we can also minimize or control unauthorized access" is critical.

Concur that they should be able to provide cones or barricades.

Here's a VERY rough sketch.

 

[madmike2]

You mean we're going to need a loop?

Absolutely!

My understanding is that we wouldn't be able to get the whole garage. It's shared with 4 businesses total which The Marriott is just one of. We may be the major player at the hotel, but the garage is still shared with 3 other businesses expecting to park cars.

I know that was posted before, it just slipped my mind.

Just showing up and hoping to mark something out does concern me a bit. Insisting with Colin that we "must have contiguous space sufficient to park and egress 200 motorcycles throughout the event without infiltration of non-WFO vehicles (cars)....where we can also minimize or control unauthorized access" is critical.

Uhm, paging Mr. Tim. Mr Tim to the white courtesy phone, please.

Concur that they should be able to provide cones or barricades.
Here's a VERY rough sketch.

That looks good, Matt. I think we'll have plenty of room and if not, that's part of the reward for being an early arrival!