Carroll County Ice Cream Cruise - 14 April 2012

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Here are some of the details of the WAZOO cruise this weekend. Everyone is invited. Wives are welcome. Even if you can't make it to the WMD, I hope you will join us for the Cruise.

For more information: jim@GizmosArt.com , 443-244-1347

Carroll County Ice Cream Cruise
Date: Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Place: Westminster, Maryland

Schedule
Driver's Meeting at 1:45 PM
Staging begins at 1:55 PM
Depart on CCICC at 2:00 PM
Expected arrival at Westminster Station is 3:00 PM
Cruise Region: Northwest Westminster Region
Cruise Plan: Pleasant Valley and Bachman Valley
Cruise Selection: Short Course (NW-1C)

Cruise Description
This cruise begins at the Westminster Maintenance Day (WMD) garage and will be a drive through some of agricultural areas of central Carroll County. We will also see a portion of the Maryland Midland Railroad and some examples of the growing light industrial areas of Westminster.
The cruise destination is Westminster Station, which is one of the finest coffee and tea houses in Westminster. In addition to gourmet tea and coffee, they also serve sandwiches, ice cream and milkshakes. Westminster Station is located in Carroll Plaza Shopping Center at the intersection of Baltimore Blvd (MD-140) and Englar Road.

Cruise Quests
This is not a Gimmick Rally Cruise, so navigators are not required, but there will be a few Cruise Questions to add some enjoyment to the drive. The question are:

Quest 1: How many times did we cross the Maryland Midland Railroad Tracks?
Quest 2: What time is it on the clock in Frizzlesburg?
Quest 3: What is the name of the Fire Station we passed?
Quest 4: (Tie Breaker) How many barns did we pass?

Cruise Safety Rules
1. This is a pleasure cruise. We are not racing.
2. Be respectful of all other traffic, and the residents of Carroll County.
3. Keep a safe distabce from the car in front of you. This cruise is in an agricultural area. Be prepared to stop. We may encounter farm eqiupment, bicyclists, joggers, and deer on the roads.
4. If you have mechanical problems, safely pull to the side of the road and we will stop to offer assistance.
5. There are a few places in the route where we will be making turns onto roads with moderate traffic. At each of these areas, there is a pull-off area where the lead car will wait for the group to reassemble. Enter these roads safely. We will wait for you.
6. This is not a race. Be safe.
7. Have Fun.

Cruise Directions
Start at 1 Old New Windsor Road
Go south on Old New Windsor Road 2.1 miles

Continue on Stone Chapel Road 0.3 miles
Turn right on Avondale Road 0.9 miles
Turn right on Medford Road 0.9 miles
Turn right on Old New Windsor Pike (MD-582) 1.0 miles
Turn left on Adams Mill Road 0.2 miles
Turn right on Bell Road 1.7 miles
Turn left on Uniontown Road 4.6 miles
Turn right on Frizzlesburg Road 1.7 miles
Turn left on Old Taneytown Road (MD-832) 0.9 miles
Turn right on Richardson Road 2.7 miles
Turn left on Pleasant Valley Road 3.2 miles
Turn left on Littlestown Pike (MD-97) 0.7 miles
Turn right on Bachmans Valley Road (MD-496) 3.1 miles
Turn right on Old Bachman Valley Road 4.0 miles
Turn right on Tech Court 0.4 miles
Stop for Photo

Turn right on Tech Court 0.4 miles

Turn left on Old Bachman Valley Road 0.3 miles
Turn right on Lemmon Road 0.8 miles
Turn right on Sullivan Road 1.8 miles
Turn left on Baltimore Blvd (MD 140) 0.4 miles
Turn right into Carroll Plaza Shopping Center

Westminster Station
Total: 32.1 miles

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Here are some pictures from the Cruise:

The drivers meeting:


Nine ZR-1's went on the cruise. Here we are getting staged for the cruise:


Underway, QuasarZ in the lead:


David in position as the chaser:


Lining up for the photo op during the cruise:


At our destination. Thank you to George Davis and his family for welcoming us to Westminster Station. He had reserved parking for the Z's, reserved tables standing by and Corvette videos playing on the big screen. Here is the group photo (l to r): Scott, Jim, David, Kevin, Bert, George, Rachael, Paul, Ralph, Phil, Lynn, and Rick


If you ever come to Westminster, I hope you will stop at Westminster Station and tell them you are a ZR-1 enthusiast.

Jim

[Paul in VA]

Way more FUN than I ever would have imagined! Thank You ALL!