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My flight from PHL landed very late last night, almost very early this morning, coming back from @FiskerPhilly's great event. The 12 hours of travel time over two days were absolutely worth it. I was fully prepared to accept the award for the longest travel to attend, but @Stefan had to show up from Dusseldorf, Germany and steal away my rightful title. 
Next year, I will fly to Singapore first, and then fly in to PHL to lock in my title. I am not even going to mention @PowerSource's long, meandering drive through the US in a car he was programming while he was driving. :huh:
Many Kudos to Joe Ferrante and his team for their excellent planning and execution of this event. Even the cold rain could not (pardon the pun) dampen the enthusiasm of this crowd, and when you walked into the large white building where the event was being held, the sight of so many gorgeous gleaming Karmas parked next to each other was enough to take away the breath of even the most seasoned Karma-thusiast.
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The presence of the team from Karma Automotive, particularly @KARMANEWS provided a great opportunity to hear, and be heard by, the company.
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The tall, folically-challenged gentleman in light blue shirt on the left of the photo above is none other than @KARMANEWS himself. The gentleman in the Blue jacket next to him is another Karma executive. We also got a visit from @karmaprof. The event was so impressive that KA used it as a backdrop to shoot some videos and to interview some of the owners. Here is Ms. Thomas, the new customer and dealer manager, getting ready to shoot a video interview.
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(Minor Note: The Eclipse Eco Sport partially visible behind Ms. Thomas is no. 641 also known as Kara Thrace, which is mine)
Since the Karma is such a low-key wallflower, some of the owners have tried to make their cars a bit more noticeable:
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(Click on the photo to see a video of the LED color changes)
Another great reason to attend this event was to see this Karma, which looks like any other Signature Edition Karma from the outside, but is in fact one of the test bed for @PowerSource's experiments, and that could actually charge its HV battery with the ICE idling, among others.
Joe's planning was so thorough, his attention to detail so complete, that he even provided for those of us, including yours truly, who may not be as svelte as we would like to be:
finally, there were many examples of the Karma components that have become the bane of our collective existence, and their new and improved versions:
And while the rest of us were socializing, enjoying the great food and drinks and admiring each others' Karmas, Joe's staff were hard at work installing 520 and otherwise doing productive work:
Thanks, Joe for organizing and hosting this great event. it was definitely worth all the travelling to meet everyone who came and to talk Karma with other like-minded folks who never get tired of talking about this great car, and this re-emerging company.
Note: The photos on this post, and many others I took at the event can be found in this [URL="https://goo.gl/07OR3a"]Public Album. Please feel free to browse and enjoy them and download for personal use.
Next year, I will fly to Singapore first, and then fly in to PHL to lock in my title. I am not even going to mention @PowerSource's long, meandering drive through the US in a car he was programming while he was driving. :huh:Many Kudos to Joe Ferrante and his team for their excellent planning and execution of this event. Even the cold rain could not (pardon the pun) dampen the enthusiasm of this crowd, and when you walked into the large white building where the event was being held, the sight of so many gorgeous gleaming Karmas parked next to each other was enough to take away the breath of even the most seasoned Karma-thusiast.
The presence of the team from Karma Automotive, particularly @KARMANEWS provided a great opportunity to hear, and be heard by, the company.
The tall, folically-challenged gentleman in light blue shirt on the left of the photo above is none other than @KARMANEWS himself. The gentleman in the Blue jacket next to him is another Karma executive. We also got a visit from @karmaprof. The event was so impressive that KA used it as a backdrop to shoot some videos and to interview some of the owners. Here is Ms. Thomas, the new customer and dealer manager, getting ready to shoot a video interview.
Since the Karma is such a low-key wallflower, some of the owners have tried to make their cars a bit more noticeable:
(Click on the photo to see a video of the LED color changes)Another great reason to attend this event was to see this Karma, which looks like any other Signature Edition Karma from the outside, but is in fact one of the test bed for @PowerSource's experiments, and that could actually charge its HV battery with the ICE idling, among others.
Joe's planning was so thorough, his attention to detail so complete, that he even provided for those of us, including yours truly, who may not be as svelte as we would like to be:
finally, there were many examples of the Karma components that have become the bane of our collective existence, and their new and improved versions:
Traction Motor
RDM
And while the rest of us were socializing, enjoying the great food and drinks and admiring each others' Karmas, Joe's staff were hard at work installing 520 and otherwise doing productive work:
Thanks, Joe for organizing and hosting this great event. it was definitely worth all the travelling to meet everyone who came and to talk Karma with other like-minded folks who never get tired of talking about this great car, and this re-emerging company.
Note: The photos on this post, and many others I took at the event can be found in this [URL="https://goo.gl/07OR3a"]Public Album. Please feel free to browse and enjoy them and download for personal use.
