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Updated this post on July 6, 2013:
1) Departure will be Tuesday, September 3 and we will have a LONG driving day.
Note: Many of you have called and PM'd me that your preference is to do a 1-day journey. If anyone wants to make a compelling argument for a 2-day journey, please post. However, note that Monday is the end of a 3-day weekend and there will be a LOT of traffic.
2) As we will have a long drive - and virtually everyone has asked for an "interesting" route, we will need to get an early start. As such, let's congregate early Tuesday morning - 6:00am and push off no later than 6:30am.
3) I am looking for two segments - a before lunch and a longer, after lunch segment. Everyone will receive a map with the stopping points on Tuesday morning (or Monday night). Looking for a quick bio-stop mid-way through the morning segment and then lunch planned in Cambria, CA.
4) After lunch we will continue North on scenic Highway 1 along the Pacific coast. We will need to giddy-up through out lunch break and continue our trek up to the hotel. A wildcard we will have to deal with is traffic through the San Francisco area.
5) If we can keep everyone on pace - the target is to arrive at the Hotel before 7PM.
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OK, following on the heels of a substantial amount of work done by Ed Sims and Senor Bannister, I'll do the easy lifting and coordinate a lifetime-memorable Pacific Coast Highway pre-rally to the Rally. I hope, with the help of many others here that we can make this such an attractive venue that some of you shipping your cars to Rally 8 will opt to ship them to SoCal instead and join a large group of us for a scenic, twisty drive up the Pacific Coastline!! You Scottsdale dudes - please consider to join us!!!
So, we will paint this canvas over the course of the next few weeks - but here's a rough-in as a starter.
1. Departure will be Tuesday, September 3. Let's target an EARLY 6:30am!!! departure as we will have a full day! (Get some rest the night before!)
2. Departure place will be from Northern Los Angeles County. There are 6-8 hotels within a two block radius in the area listed below that you may spend Sunday night in for a Monday a.m. departure.
https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=&ie=UTF-8&q=hotels+near+91381&fb=1&gl=us&hq=hotels&hnear=0x80c2811ac87e419f:0xa2d8203a2d33be46,Stevenson+Ranch,+CA+91381&ei=5c1IUfaFJpTy8ATVzIGQDg&ved=0COYBELYD
3. For the most part we will obey the laws of man and nature.... but if Rocketman joins us, all bets are off! (Seriously, I think most of the group will be driving at very reasonable speeds - and what a site it will be!)
4. If you want to ship your car here, I am happy to receive it and store it indoors until your arrival (first come, first served).
5. If you want anything done to your car - from mild to wild, you can ship your car to us earlier and we'll have it ready when you get here.
6. Everyone think about shipping your excess luggage to the hotel in NorCal so you can enjoy your drive without the booty attached to the roof. (It's hard to open the doors with the suitcases strapped up there!)
7. We can think about getting transports to ship the cars back to SoCal so we don't have to do the round trip unless you want to.
Please chime in here and I will start a list of those interested. Ping me publicly or privately with suggestions - but I already KNOW that I can pull off a great trip because I've done this rodeo once or twice before!
The "in" List:
Forum Name.........Dinner Sept 1?...............Transport help back to SoCal......................Comments
1. nota4re..........3 for dinner Sept 2..........Would like to transport car back to SoCal
2. AlohaGT.........2 for dinner Sept 2..........Would like to transport car back to SoCal
3. midniteBlu.......2 for dinner Sept 2...........Drive both ways
4. VinceH...........
5. bonehead......................................................................................................Will join group in-route Sept 9
6. HiloDave.........2 for dinner Sept 2...........Drive both ways........................................Requests safe vehicle/trailer parking
7. Xcentric...................?.........................Drive both ways
8. GEE-TEE.............................................Drive both ways........................................Arya - you HAVE to make it!
9. KJRGT................................................Drive both ways
10. CopenhagenGT..1 for dinner Sept 2........Drive both ways........................................Teddy on assignment to find car!!
11. AMB...................................................Drive both ways
12.JackCfromNC........................................Drive up ship car back to NC
Updated this post on July 6, 2013:
1) Departure will be Tuesday, September 3 and we will have a LONG driving day.
Note: Many of you have called and PM'd me that your preference is to do a 1-day journey. If anyone wants to make a compelling argument for a 2-day journey, please post. However, note that Monday is the end of a 3-day weekend and there will be a LOT of traffic.
2) As we will have a long drive - and virtually everyone has asked for an "interesting" route, we will need to get an early start. As such, let's congregate early Tuesday morning - 6:00am and push off no later than 6:30am.
3) I am looking for two segments - a before lunch and a longer, after lunch segment. Everyone will receive a map with the stopping points on Tuesday morning (or Monday night). Looking for a quick bio-stop mid-way through the morning segment and then lunch planned in Cambria, CA.
4) After lunch we will continue North on scenic Highway 1 along the Pacific coast. We will need to giddy-up through out lunch break and continue our trek up to the hotel. A wildcard we will have to deal with is traffic through the San Francisco area.
5) If we can keep everyone on pace - the target is to arrive at the Hotel before 7PM.
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OK, following on the heels of a substantial amount of work done by Ed Sims and Senor Bannister, I'll do the easy lifting and coordinate a lifetime-memorable Pacific Coast Highway pre-rally to the Rally. I hope, with the help of many others here that we can make this such an attractive venue that some of you shipping your cars to Rally 8 will opt to ship them to SoCal instead and join a large group of us for a scenic, twisty drive up the Pacific Coastline!! You Scottsdale dudes - please consider to join us!!!
So, we will paint this canvas over the course of the next few weeks - but here's a rough-in as a starter.
1. Departure will be Tuesday, September 3. Let's target an EARLY 6:30am!!! departure as we will have a full day! (Get some rest the night before!)
2. Departure place will be from Northern Los Angeles County. There are 6-8 hotels within a two block radius in the area listed below that you may spend Sunday night in for a Monday a.m. departure.
https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=&ie=UTF-8&q=hotels+near+91381&fb=1&gl=us&hq=hotels&hnear=0x80c2811ac87e419f:0xa2d8203a2d33be46,Stevenson+Ranch,+CA+91381&ei=5c1IUfaFJpTy8ATVzIGQDg&ved=0COYBELYD
3. For the most part we will obey the laws of man and nature.... but if Rocketman joins us, all bets are off! (Seriously, I think most of the group will be driving at very reasonable speeds - and what a site it will be!)
4. If you want to ship your car here, I am happy to receive it and store it indoors until your arrival (first come, first served).
5. If you want anything done to your car - from mild to wild, you can ship your car to us earlier and we'll have it ready when you get here.
6. Everyone think about shipping your excess luggage to the hotel in NorCal so you can enjoy your drive without the booty attached to the roof. (It's hard to open the doors with the suitcases strapped up there!)
7. We can think about getting transports to ship the cars back to SoCal so we don't have to do the round trip unless you want to.
Please chime in here and I will start a list of those interested. Ping me publicly or privately with suggestions - but I already KNOW that I can pull off a great trip because I've done this rodeo once or twice before!
The "in" List:
Forum Name.........Dinner Sept 1?...............Transport help back to SoCal......................Comments
1. nota4re..........3 for dinner Sept 2..........Would like to transport car back to SoCal
2. AlohaGT.........2 for dinner Sept 2..........Would like to transport car back to SoCal
3. midniteBlu.......2 for dinner Sept 2...........Drive both ways
4. VinceH...........
5. bonehead......................................................................................................Will join group in-route Sept 9
6. HiloDave.........2 for dinner Sept 2...........Drive both ways........................................Requests safe vehicle/trailer parking
7. Xcentric...................?.........................Drive both ways
8. GEE-TEE.............................................Drive both ways........................................Arya - you HAVE to make it!
9. KJRGT................................................Drive both ways
10. CopenhagenGT..1 for dinner Sept 2........Drive both ways........................................Teddy on assignment to find car!!
11. AMB...................................................Drive both ways
12.JackCfromNC........................................Drive up ship car back to NC
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