Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

An interest in a few of the BONE folks hitting the 7 Aug (or 21 Aug) Hemmings Cruise In in Benington VT??

Regrettably its a Thursday evening but yu get a wide diversity of cars fron VT, MA , VT, NY NH at the event usually a couple of hundred cars show up.

Starts around 5pm and ends around 8 - once your in the event your there till the end due to the number of cars that show up.

Depedning on where u would be coming from might be worthwhile to get a room in Benninton for the night and head back the next AM.

Would be great if we could get 5-10 Zr-1's from the NE region to show up.

If this is NOT a good date the last event for the year at Hemmings is 21 Aug. I didn't originally pick this date as its the day before corvettes at Carlisile. However if is a better date I'm game

We had a great turn out for th Zr-1's At Patriot Place last year this would be another great event and we might get some hemmings coverage in there Muslce Machines MAgazine - I can work this with the editor if we can get a great turn out for either day

If you haven't done this as a car guy you must do it at least once.

If there is interest and depending on where you are coming from we can rally at my house in Dublin and caravan to Bennington together. Its a great 1.5 hr ride thru NH and VT

Also see the thread on Hemmings Muscle Palooza event on 31 Aug at Lebanon Valley NY

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Giving this some serious thought...
Probably stay overnite? Several reasonably priced
motels nearby.
Too far for an "up and back"

Steve, Big John, Bill & Chris, all BONE members??????

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

I might be up for that.
Doug, you're welcome to stay here. About 2 hours from my house.
21st I'll be on the way to Carlisle......

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Steve is there anyway to get a hold of Bob Lyle to see if he interested - who If I remember lives fairly close to your neck of the woods??

I met the guy from Keene with a 94 Admiral Blue ZR-1 who just joined the club - I'll see if he is interested - know where he works

There is a guy in Hillsborough NH with a 385 Lingenfelter ZR-1 but have only run into him once - I think I have to go to th Hillsborough Cruise night to catch up w him

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

I'll e-mail Bob.
Let me know if you're going to Hillsboro, I'd be up for that.

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

WILCO

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

WILCO?

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

WILL COMPLY - ARMY RADIO SHORT PHRASE

ROGER - Understand

WILCO - Will Compy

OVER - YOUR TURN TO TALK

OUT - TRANSMISSION FINISHED

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Thanks for the education Pete.

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Aug 7th is good.
Bob

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Guess I should have said ROGER, OVER.

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

or Roger Out :)

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Ok we have about a month before the Hemming s Cruise on 7 Aug

For thise planning on staying over night I can take the lead and see if i can get rooms for us at a local hotel and get some sort of discount just need a count

or

Everyone can be on their own and we can rally at a location in Bennington to drive in as a group on 7 Aug around 1630 hours (430PM):salute:

Let me know your druthers

Thought it would be great to have all the Z's parked together at Hemming's so folks can see them as a group

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Pete
I plan on attending and staying somewhere close by.
Thanks for the offer, but if there's few responses, I can
make reservations for myself. There's a couple places nearby that
aren't too bad $wise. Meeting up and making a "Grand Entrance"
sounds good!
Doug
PS: Big John, what do ya think? Lou, you like Vermont?
Scott, Bob, Bill/Chris, Ed/Mary, it's only a quick blast up Rt 7?
How about the rest of you BONErs?
(maybe we oughta change our name...?)

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

thx Doug

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

If the weather is good on the 7th, I'm in. I'll do the round trip rather than stay over. 21st conflicts with Carlisle.

Where do you plan to meet up to cruise in? Having never gone there before is there a place we can get together for dinner? Just a thought?

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

jrd1990zr1 (sorry I don't know all the Names matched to the Handles)

Thx

There are a couple places outside Bennington that we could use

However there are currently 6 vettes (4 z and 2 other) that have commtted to overnight. I'm talking to the Paradise Motel in Bennngton for a group rate discount and if successfuly suggest we rally there and head over to the Heminnings HQ and do the Grand Entrance (per Doug)

Committed Z's

Doug MArshall - OverNight
Steve Smith - TBD
Bob Lyle - TBD
Pete Pallotta - Over Night
Peter Carrabas - Over Night
Bill Wenzel - Overnight

Other vettes in Gp

Tom Pallotta - 96 GS Over Night
Rocco Derigio - 11 SUpercharged GS - Overnight

To make a real impact/statement I think We need at least 10 Z's to show up

Doug - Can u shake the Tree

Wayne - Can u Make it

Chuck from Keene - be a good first club event for u

I'll call the Hemmings editor this week to see about other rallying points and places to eat and let you folks know in a couple of days

Thx

Pete

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Steve Smith, not TBD, I'm in.

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

As always Steve

U DAH MAN :-D

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Always up for a good time. Plus it will be a nice cruise.

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Shake the tree?
Damn, I'll shake the whole forest!
Cut down the tree if need be... where did I leave my LT5 powered Mcculloch?
Stand by...

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Hi All
If the weathers good you can count me in but I
will not be staying overnight. I am looking foreword
to meeting you all.

Chuck

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Chuck thx look forward to seeing u again we can hook up
And cruise over together

Doug - that's the spirit

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Folks here is the status today wrt to the rooms for the evening of the 7 Aug

It appears this period of the summer is one of Bennington's busiest periods, The Paradise Inn only had two rooms (w/o showers but w tubs ) open for the 7th of Aug and I figured we'd need at least 8 rooms. The Paradise Inn proprietor said w the exception of the Hampton we wouldn't want to stay anywhere else in town

The 8 room option in Bennington is the Hampton Inn, they have 10 rooms available for the evening of the 7th. Regrettably, as its the peak season there the room rate is 159/n. I was able to get a rate of $129/n (plus tax) if we committ to 10 rooms.

I have the 10 room contract in hand but I have to give them my credit card to cover the difference in price if we don't make the 10 room minimum

so I want to know from those planning on staying on 7 Aug if the 129/n plus tax is a deal breaker for the event??

I don't have an issue giving my card if we will make the 10 room minimum. Each of you will have to call the hotel by 3 Aug at 12 noon to reserve a room

let me know what your feeling is on the price.

Need info soonest as I need to sign the contract by 18 July

Thx

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Pete, Doug; At this point I plan to join the group, and will stay over. Will the CT/South group rally somewhere to cruise up together, picking up western MA along the way? We could then meet Pete & NH, etc. in Brattleboro, unless leaving early enough to go to Dublin and travel over to VT as a large group.

Pete
CT "ZR-WON"



Pete, as an aside, are you around this Saturday? I'll be in P'borough with my brother killing time while my wife goes to a baby shower in Manchester. Would love to see your garage and collection. Let me know. Thanks.

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Pete CT

Awesome that u are going to meet up with us

the choice on where u can hook up w a group is yours

U can meet me and three other vettes at my house in Dublin or at Exit 3 off 91 in Burlington, or hook up w Doug coming up from CT Cars in dublin will be 95 Zr-1, 92 Zr-1, 96 Grand Sport, 11 Supercharged Grand Sport - There might be another GS Centennial edition showing up as well

Still waiting to get a final count of folks going stay over night. and get a discount at Hampton before committing to the hotel for 10 rooms

WRT to coming over this weekend -- regrettably still on the left coast and won't be back till the middle of next week - however when I'm there your always welcome to come and stay over

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Meant Brattleboro NOT Burlington at ext 3 on 91

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Here is the count as of today 16 July 2014 3:30PM

Zr-1's

Doug MArshall - OverNight
Steve Smith - Overnight
Bob Lyle - (OVERNIGHT TBD)
Pete Pallotta - Over Night
Peter Carrabas - Over Night
Bill Wenzel - Overnight
Pete CT "ZR-WON" - Overnight
Doug (Keene) - SHOW ONLY

Other vettes in Gp

Tom Pallotta - 96 GS Over Night
Rocco Derigio - 11 SUpercharged GS - Overnight
John K - Currently tentative '11 Centennial edition GS Overight

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Pete, Steve Smith going, but not overnight.
Are we congragating at your house? -Steve

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Thanks Pete, I'll hook up with Doug and work out details with him.

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

How about we meet up somewhere near Brattleboro?
Perhaps the vintage/antique Chelsea Royal Diner on Rt 9 just 3 miles west of Rt 91 Brattleboro exit?
(neat old diner, right out of the '30s) We don't need to eat there but it's an
easy to find landmark/meeting spot.
Us guys from CT could meet up earlier somewhere along Rt 91 or ?
to travel North together. I plan on staying overnite and
can travel anytime on Thursday.
Anyone want to split a room?
D

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Ok, I would like to show up for this and stay overnight. Will probably go straight north from here on route 7 up to Bennington.

Sounds like a great event and will be fun seeing familiar faces.:handshak:

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Based on the response to stay overnight in Bennington on the 7th, I've decided to leave it up to the individuals to decide their own accommodations if they are staying. You can google Bennington VT hotels and get a list of hotels and Inns

Here is the Hampton Inn info:

Address: 51 Hannaford Sq, Bennington, VT 05201
Phone: (802) 440-9862


As I'm backing out of covering the rooms w my CC the cost right now is $159/n plus tax as of this time. U might be able to find cheaper rooms but your going to have to do the leg work and not sure what u will get.

With that said, I (and a few others of us coming from Dublin area) plan on staying at the Hampton Inn in Bennington and will use that as the rallying point for other folks coming if they desire. Meet at their (hampton Inn) parking lot at 4PM, Kabitz a bit and then head to Hemmings.

For those of u who want to hook up with our group (the three folks from Eastern Mass Corvette Club plus myself u can meet at my house in dublin and we can caravan to Keene NH PU chuck, head to exit 3 of 91 PU ZR WON and then head west on rt 9 in VT directly to Bennington. We will leave dublin at 230PM. Guys coming up from CT/NY will probaby take rt 7 or rt 22 off the Mass Pike just past Springfield.

For steve S and Bob L looks like the best rt for u is to come down to Keene. we can pick u up there with Chuck or if u want to double back to dublin its about 13 Miles east of Keene

If want to hook up in Dublin, will meet you at the dublin House or at the intersection of 101 and rt 137 in dublin. Its a large Citgo Gas station so u can fill up there as well. Meet u at 230PM. If your not there at 230 we leave w/o u

or we can just meet u in Bennington at the hotel or at Hemmings cruise in. If we/all go acapella to Hemmings the way they park will probably preclude us from parking as a group unless we make Dougs described grand entrance and hook up as a group (ie meet at Hampton INN)

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

We can hook up at the diner

can u get an address for GPS purposes

thx

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Pete

Wish I could go!!!!

Thanks for setting is up and can't wait for pictures!!

:cheers:

David

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Chelsea Royal Diner
487 Marlboro Rd (Rt 9)
Brattleboro VT 05301

3 miles (west) from Rt 91 exit 2
37 miles from Bennington on Rt 9

Just made a reservation at Hampton Inn Bennington using
the AAA/AARP rate (don't give me a hard time about being old...)
$143.10, not as good as the rate Pete was
gonna get, but better than $159. Spliting the room w/Bill Hedburg
of "Mountain Run 2" fame!

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Is that the Cheesey Royal Diner?

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

I suppose you could get a cheaseburger there?
Actually, been there a few times on the way to Mt Snow skiing,
the food ain't that great...

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Doug,

Any idea about what time your group will arrive in Bennington? I'll plan to cruise in with you but I don't want to drive to the diner to meet up.

John

Re: Hemmings Cruise In Bennington VT 7 August
 

Hi Pete
I'll be waiting for you on Rte.9 just west of Keene at 2:45 , if anyone else
wants to meet there that would be great. Hope the weather holds out as
I am looking forward meeting everyone.

Chuck