well, we had our first meeting... and lots of nice cars and nice people....
Since there's already a Capital City Fiero Club... we voted on the new name:

Bat City Fieros - Austin Texas (new logo to come shortly)

great turnout for a first meet... we had 10 cars... plus extra people.

here's some pics I took from our first gathering.

here's a picture I took of one of the Fieros at the event that I did some airbrushing/editing to...


and then added a logo to it for good measure....
edited to remove window background junk, logo change, darken, cleanup...

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Great pictures!! Great meeting!! Bat City Fieros!

it was nice meeting yall! see ya next year

Great pictures. Lot's of nice cars at the meet and even nicer people. Thanks for my new desk top picture Bomme, Now if you could only improve the paint job in the pic lol

A couple of redo's of th Logo with the new name... it seemed like most liked the blue version.... (personally I prefer the yellow on... but I default to the masses)



the below is very Gotham city.... ha ha




of course... I can have Tshirts/ stickers made up for both versions if people want...

this is a first pass.... feedback appreciated.

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I like the yellow one too. I was going to email a picture of that Bat sculpture to see what everyone thought about it.

Bat City Fiero Club - AWESOME NAME!!!!

i think you should substitute the pegasus in the Fiero logo with a bat symbol.

edit: pumpkincarriage would love the bat theme of your club.

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quote Originally posted by boomme: A couple of redo's of th Logo with the new name... it seemed like most liked the blue version.... (personally I prefer the yellow on... but I default to the masses) the below is very Gotham city.... ha ha of course... I can have Tshirts/ stickers made up for both versions if people want... this is a first pass.... feedback appreciated.

The yellow works better with the "bat" theme, the red looks better for a "Texas" theme.

FYI... for those not from here...
Austin,Tx - home to the largest urban bat colony in the North Ameica
(1.5 million under the downtown Congress bridge alone... and more under the I-35 bridge near Round Rock)

here's the Congress Ave. bat sculpture:

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What do y'all think of this?

ha ha... I like that...!

I like the bat wings on the pegasus.
I like the Blue one as it has the capital building on it.

how about this....


or...

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That looks a lot better with the windows cleaned up. Yes, please email me the high res version.

Very nice turnout and some good looking cars....Now just get all them to show up to the big events so the turnout of them will be like it used to be....Are yall having a set weekend for a monthly meeting...If so let me know and I will try to make it down that way for the next meeting....

Marine what was the problem with the 84 from the SA show? Fuel pump?

quote Originally posted by MstangsBware: Very nice turnout and some good looking cars....Now just get all them to show up to the big events so the turnout of them will be like it used to be....Are yall having a set weekend for a monthly meeting...If so let me know and I will try to make it down that way for the next meeting.... Marine what was the problem with the 84 from the SA show? Fuel pump?

Yes, the fuel pump was the problem. Today's problem was the battery not charging. But the battery and the alt tested good.... I hate wiring problems...

Edit to add, I plan to make every event our cars will get us to.

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Awesome meeting! Fantastic turnout!

Wow, peeking out from under my rock - I'm having to figure out how to work Pennock's again!

Thanks to Revin and everyone pitching in to make this a great club!

Here is a logo thought - instead of the capitol dome, how about a bat bridge?

See Ya,

Ken
87 Dark Red GT

Holly $&#! Batman……. Austin has a Fiero club!!!!!!!

Congratulations to the capital city crowd. I hope y’all are planning on being at the Ruckus this year

Stephen, we definately will officially meet on a Saturday probably every two months.
Now, if someone wants to do sort of an impromptu thing we can just e-mail people or post it on here.
I think some of us are going to go to some kind of a show in Round Rock on the 4th of July.
Mike

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WOW what a great car show!!!! Opps! I mean meeting! haha
So a little drama to start off a meeting huh! A security guard wanted us NOT to have our "Car Show" there in the parking lot. We told him, NOT A SHOW and that we were in the parking lot of the place we reserved a table at for lunch! He then told us that the mang. is the one that reported it. The manager said they did not and we were still sweating our cars being towed off by this rent-a-cop. Finally it all calmed down when the manager went out and ***** slapped him (the shortened story)

I want to thank everyone that came to the very first Bat City Fiero Club ( BCFC) <<sounds like a chicken place! There were 10 Fieros and 15 people!!!
I would like to say that all but two showed up! (1 deployed, 1 not heard from (Pete) talk about a turnout!
Then the surprise....Two form S.A.!! Rob and Richard!! Many thanks to them for the long drive to the meet! Michael you too! Ft Hood. Nice road trip!

I knew everyone personally either in person or through the net. I could see there were interesting people with same interest besides the Fiero (bands and music, kit cars, etc.) so bringing everyone together was a no brainer! I know we will all do go together!

Some of the things that we got done:

Our official meeting, every other month ....(Next meeting Sat Aug. 13th)
Weekend cruise nights- TBA Whenever

Club Logo- As seem above, work in progress

Club shirts- When logo is finalized

Web Site- Batcityfieros.com (we have the domain name! work in progress on the site)


We got a lot of things accomplished. Lots more to talk about! So don't miss a meet..
There was a hint of a pool party next meeting......

One thing I would like to get across, this is a CAR club. We should be using some of these very nice roads around here. So how about this...

We meet at a said place with a 15-30 minute window, and then drive for a few miles on a thought out route and end at an eating place for meeting talks. We will take turns making the routes so you S.Austin Fieros can feel better about the meeting as well as the north east and west fiero owners. Make since?

See ya next time!
Same Bat Channel
Same Bat Place


I would like to invite everyone to Everybody to our meetings! we will be having some cool Austin fun! ( I guess we will have to go see the bats now )

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88 GT, 3800SC, Getrag 5sp. 12" Vette Rotors,Custom stuff done

There is a Fridays right there at the bridge in the Radisson Hotel and I believe they will validate parking so we can park in a parking garage. Need to research that though. They also have a patio that has access to a hill leading to the bank of the river that has a view of the bridge. Becca did some research and found this site which says the best months for viewing the bats at the bridge are July, August, and September.

http://www.austin360.com/se...ts/special/bats.html

A few pictures of the bridge.

http://synthesis.net/wp-con...ds/2008/03/bats2.jpg
http://www.destination360.c...ges/s/bat-bridge.jpg
http://inexpensively.com/wp...-Ave.-Bat-Bridge.jpg

Marine.... that sounds cool .... I've lived in Austin since 1979, and have never actually sat and watch the bats... though I've seen them in passing on my walks around townlake. Just make sure to get the rent-a-cop's permission in advance. ha ha.

Kevin... driving to the location is cool.... just make sure there are plenty of gas stations between Pflugerville and there.... or I might not make it.

July 4th is the Round Rock Frontiers Day parade. We need to get an approximate head count so I can send in the necessary form (required to reserve enough space for us).

you decorate the cars in patriotic ways... flags, red/white/blue streamers, pinwheels, etc. or just bring a rider waving a flag.
bring lots and lots of cheap candy to throw to the hundreds+ of kiddos(think halloween and get more) - the Tejas Miata club does this parade - and last year I had five 1 lb bags... and ran out well before the end.... so be sure to either have enough or save some back for the kiddos toward the end

the actual parade takes about 20 minutes to drive (slow pace) - but we have to get there early to line up/make decoration adjustments/ take pictures and socialize some.
If you like, we can join the Miatas for lunch afterwards (last year we went to Mighty Fine Hamburgers in Round Rock).

If people email me... and If we have a turnout.... I'll be driving the Fiero for sure... (1st choice) - if I'm alone... I'll be driving the Miata... so please let me know ASAP so I can get the form back.... its only 2 weeks away and the parade officials probably need to know.

Kevin... since you are the elected fearless leader ... and have all the emails... can you copy/paste/forward this on to everyone? pretty please?

BTW... Revin Kevin neglected to mention... he was by a 100% margin elected club president.... be sure to send all money... and complaints to him :P

here is the copy/pasted version of the parade's PDF if anyone is interested in what it says.... and the website is: www.roundrockfrontierdays.com

ROUND ROCK FRONTIER DAYS PARADE APPLICATION 2011
Enter the Annual Frontier Days Parade, to be held Monday, July 4, 2011 in Historic Downtown Round Rock. The
parade will start at 10 a.m. at First Texas Bank (corner of Lee Street and Round Rock Ave) and will proceed through
Historic Downtown Round Rock ending at the Sam Bass Little League Baseball Fields.
(see www.roundrockfrontierdays.com for a map)
Participants may check in at the Baca Center/McConico Building beginning at 8 am. Judging will begin at 9 am. Those
wishing to be judged must have their float ready by 9 am. Categories: best marching unit, best commercial unit, best
riding unit, most beautiful, best related to theme, best civic and most spirited unit and best overall.
Mail Your Entry to: Or Fax to 512-218-5548 Email to:
Roger Heaney Phone: 512-468-8248 Gwilliams@onxlti.com
301 West Bagdad
Round Rock, TX 78664
Contact Will Williams with any questions at: (512) 468-8248
The Round Rock Frontier Days Committee reserves the right to edit or modify float design in accordance to parade
standards. Frontier Days reserves the right to deny parade entries and/or adjust float style and content as deemed
appropriate by the Frontier Days Committee.
Our Entry Will Be: ______Float _____Car ______Marching Unit ______Riding Unit
___Other (please specify) ______________________________________________________________
Dimensions of your float need to include pick-up truck or means of pulling, number of vehicles and people for each
entry. This is very important in planning the spacing of each participant.
**Please include either a photo, diagram, explanation or sketch of your float for the parade committee to review for the
selection process. We’d be glad to review a concept for eligibility before design begins.*
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Provide us with a script for the announcer in the space provided as you would like it read.
*Note: Announcement may be adjusted by Round Rock staff as needed.
____________________________________________________________________________________

The parade route will be lined with guests who will be close to the parade entries; therefore there will be the usual loud
noises of a parade. All animal entries are placed with caution as to not be placed next to loud entries. Please do not
enter anything or anyone that has a history or may become uncontrollable.
Toss Candy ONLY in an underhand manner to ensure the safety of all involved. NO passing out of any
marketing flyers, coupons or materials along the parade route.
Liability Release
I, the undersigned being fully appraised of all potential harms and dangers connected with the congestion and
excitement of the Frontier Days Parade, do hereby discharge, release, absolve and hold harmless the Round Rock
Frontier Days Corporation from any claim or liability incurred by participation in the parade.
Signed: __________________________________________ Date: __________________________

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quote Originally posted by boomme:

I think I like this one.

I like this one, but maybe make the symbol a little smaller and underneath the arch of a picture of the bridge??? Anyone else understand what I mean?

i think you should do something like this in this pic, if you had more room to the left so that you could have a Fiero on the road. Then the bats coming from under the bridge flying to the right to form the Bat Fiero emblem.

the other idea was to have a spotlight shining off one of the building to the Bat Fiero emblem for calling The Bat City Fiero Club, i.e. like the did in the movies.

Great ideas Tom!

I like either color logos, although I think the capitol building should be in the picture since Austin has the distinction of being the state capitol.
I heard you guys talking about the building that is in the Yellow picture, but to be honest I have lived here a total of about 25 years and I don`t think I have ever seen that building or if it is even in Austin.
Mike

@ Tom...

like this? that's an edited shot of the austin skyline I took a couple of months ago.




original shot:

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Ok... Now that's what I'm talking about!

quote Originally posted by boomme: @ Tom... like this? that's an edited shot of the austin skyline I took a couple of months ago.

Looks good... but now add a car, should be in the same negative effect or highlighted outline one. let me see if i can find a pic of what i'm talking about.

Maybe the image of the car can be in the are where the lettering is. Make the font smaller and put the image down there maybe?

quote Originally posted by Marine1981: Maybe the image of the car can be in the are where the lettering is. Make the font smaller and put the image down there maybe?

ok... perhaps this?



please note that the color smudging (evident in the red area) is a result of the photobucket upload / resizing - it does not exist in the high resolution ones I'm working on and that would get printed.

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quote Originally posted by boomme: @ Tom... like this? that's an edited shot of the austin skyline I took a couple of months ago.

That is it. great picture. The Orange notchie rocks

Keep in mind that the pic will have to go on a shirt or printing someday. Try to keep the colors to a min. The more colors the more the cost.

I like how the logo is evolving!!
flying bats from the "fiero Logo"
Show a fiero somewhere

Ok the black one is the leader in the clubhouse. My suggestion is to change the fiero logo to the one I made with the bat wings.

quote Originally posted by boomme: A couple of redo's of th Logo with the new name... it seemed like most liked the blue version.... (personally I prefer the yellow on... but I default to the masses) [PIC] the below is very Gotham city.... ha ha [PIC] of course... I can have Tshirts/ stickers made up for both versions if people want... this is a first pass.... feedback appreciated.

I have the fiero font as a TTF if you would like to try that too.