Caravan from New England to BG for the Gathering in May????

[tomtom72]

Originally Posted by FU2

@ 4:30 should be good. I could stop and fill my face while everyone is catching up.

Okay Frank....I hear you. That leaves my group and Rick to catch up to you somewhere along the way. I figure Frank's idea for Rick and my group to join up at Calbella's in Hamburg, PA looks like a good one, okay by you guys? We can make that the fail safe meet point unless my group catches up before Hamburg, okay?

Then from Hamburg we go to Carlisle and catch up with John. Sound okay so far? The only item we need to settle on is do we wait near Carlisle, on the highway near the split for 68S? Or do we pick a city like Harrisburg or something like that and pull off and wait for / or meet up with John?

Once we are all together we can decide how much farther we want to go, Charleston or where....sound reasonable to everyone?


Tom

I'm thinking that my group must be in the wind by 6 AM from Norwalk so we will not be too far behind you Frank. As it is we will be 2 hrs down to you from the jump. So I will get with Lou and Doug to see what they think about 6 AM from Norwalk. That makes it 5 AM for Doug from his house in Mystic and 5 AM'ish from my location in Westchester. Hopefully the LEO's will be scarce at Oh-dark-thirty!

[jrd1990zr1]

Tom,

Let's pick a time when you guys think you will hit some place around Harrisburg. I'll leave 5 hours ahead of that time. Anyone know if there is anyway to check on highway work on I81? That would be my only hold up.

Is there an easy off/on exit with a gas station we can meet? By then we all should have to tank up? And make a pit stop. I would prefer to beat you to the meet point so as to not slow the group down.

I have a Verizon cell phone which I will PM the # to you. I can call and anyone with a Verizon cell can call each other for free.

Any further thoughts on the stop over point? Do we want to look for lower budget accomondations?

Just installed the new injectors and plan to install plenum and fill coolant tomorrow with any luck. Off to Monticello to see the grand kids Sunday. Hope to do more reseach later tomorrow night.

Thanks, John

[tomtom72]

Okay, I think Harrisburg, PA is a good spot. I'm thinking North Front Street exit and we use the Day's Inn parking lot as a meet location at 12 PM?

There are some gas stations in the neighborhood on N. Front St. also.... we can check fuel levels and proceed further west if we like or tank up which ever seems to be the most logical move for all of us. It's an easy off & on back to 81.

I think high noon at the Day's Inn would be about logical considering all our routes? It's a 4 hr trip for me & my group to H-burg from CT. It's about the same for Frank. John I think it's more like 5 hrs +/- for you, right? Rick...well he'll be there in 15 minutes!

Frank, I'll do my best to catch up with you and Rick somewhere along 78w, or at Cabella's in Hamburg, okay? I swear I'll try to shake a leg so you don't waste too much time waiting on us. Unless we all want to synchronize our departure times to Frank's? I'm not trying to be pushy, but Frank has to be in the wind by 4:30 AM to get thru NYC/metro NJ before the traffic starts. I'm just tossing this out so as a group we can make a decision. It's gonna be a long day as it is if we stick to the outline above, so I don't want to be the one to suggest it should be made longer, okay?

Okay, now overnight stop. Do we agree Charleston or Huntington WV is the end of Tuesday's drive? Do we all want to use the research John did or do we want something less costly? Majority vote takes it, okay?

John, have a safe trip Sunday! Everyone, have a good Easter! I'm out for now, gotta go swap my fuel pumps!


Tom

[neyachts]

Any possibility of hooking up with the Caravan from New England? Nance and I are coming to BG for the 1st time, and looking forward to the experience. We're coming from York, ME, and will probably head over through Scranton, and down 81 to Harrisburg. Is your noon rendezvous still a 'go' for Tuesday?

Buzz
White '91 1639

[tomtom72]

Hi Buzz & welcome!

Sure thing on the meet up idea. We were planning Harrisburg, PA as our Tuesday meet point, say around noon....John (jrd1990zr1) is from west of Albany, NY and is using 81 as his way to PA. You guys might want to discuss a meet up point.

http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=11587 this thread has more of our planning with the WAZOO convoy.

Otherwise stay tuned here and I will try to keep this thread for us NE guys updated. Say, any preference on hotel/motel please post up so we can take everyone's opinions into account as we make plans.

Thanks for posting!


Tom

[rkreigh]

anyone towing down?

see my other thread, trying to get a door and drag radials/fronts on down to BG at the gathering for the digs

if I can get them there, any you want to run them on your Z, we'll bolt them up

those hoosiers HOOOOOOKKKKK!!!

have a potential buyer for the door in BG, if anyone can lend a hand, that's the priority. hopefully this year, I'll come back with both my doors intact!

[ZZZZZR1]

Originally Posted by neyachts

Any possibility of hooking up with the Caravan from New England? Nance and I are coming to BG for the 1st time, and looking forward to the experience. We're coming from York, ME, and will probably head over through Scranton, and down 81 to Harrisburg. Is your noon rendezvous still a 'go' for Tuesday?

Buzz
White '91 1639

Hey Buzz!

Glad you posted up... A group of us are leaving from Rt 70 (which should be where you are headed after 81) @ 6am Wednesday May 12th.

Will keep you updated!

Any pictures of the "white" wheels???



David

[jrd1990zr1]

Originally Posted by neyachts

Any possibility of hooking up with the Caravan from New England? Nance and I are coming to BG for the 1st time, and looking forward to the experience. We're coming from York, ME, and will probably head over through Scranton, and down 81 to Harrisburg. Is your noon rendezvous still a 'go' for Tuesday?

Buzz
White '91 1639

Buzz,

I am leaving from west of Albany and taking I-88 to I-81. It takes me about 5+ hours from my house to Harrisburg PA. How do you plan to get from Maine to I-81? Scranton to Harrisburg on I-81 is about 2 hours. Scranton to Newburgh is about 1-1/2 hr. Let me know your timing we should be able to meet up.

John

[Mystic ZR-1]

Buzz,
Consider meeting up with me in Mystic Ct and then to Norwalk to meet up w/Tom and Lou. We'd be leaving about 0400 from Mystic, and York's about 3 hours from here. Stay over the night before? There's lots of motels in town. or maybe$95, Mass Pike and Rt 84 to 81 and then Harrisburg might work better for you?
Doug Marshall

[tomtom72]

Originally Posted by ZZZZZR1

Hey Buzz!

Glad you posted up... A group of us are leaving from Rt 70 (which should be where you are headed after 81) @ 6am Wednesday May 12th.

Will keep you updated!

Any pictures of the "white" wheels???



David

Dave, is this a final decision as to the WAZOO's plans? If it is then I can get to work on an intercept plot.


Tom