Topic: Updated times 8-7-12 Trans Am Nationals Caravan 2012

[b_hill_86]

Schroder, Ponchonutty, maybe next yr we could meet up and head to lima together. My car probably won't be done in time either so I'm planning for next year. There's probably a decent amount of people coming down 75 through toledo from michigan and I know banditalex heads down from toledo along with a couple others from the toledo area. Maybe we can plan a mini-meet up?

[ponchonutty]

Sounds great! I am planning on making it though this year.  I've got some free nights and free days to get it done.  Luckily I don't have to completely tear it down and only have to freshen up the paint a bit.

[b_hill_86]

Hope you get it done! I've got new heads to go on this weekend then hopefully gonna get the bodywork done (no rust ) and painted soon after hopefully. Either way though, maybe next yr. How far from Toledo are you?

[eroc022]

Ok, for those of you who want to meet at the Lima stop (3rd leg) contact Evan (eroc022) and he will be the one organizing that portion of the caravan.  For those that are planning to meet at the first leg of the journey from the start, please contact Russ (LOMILETA) and he will be organizing that portion of the caravan.

first off the names are wrong... Burt 2 and Burt 8......  second I told you it wouldnt be forgotten....

Are you taking them on the scenic route this year?

[Hitman]

second I told you it wouldnt be forgotten....

I know... I know....... lol

[4SPEED]

see you in Lima.   Evan ,, no drag racing this year.   Id like to keep all my exhaust gaskets this year. 



Hitman,  who's parking Tipp this year?

[Hitman]

Hitman,  who's parking Tipp this year?

I have a post started here for that: http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=39088.0

[LOMILETA]

Don' t forget about Muffins and Pepsi, gotta have those.

[Hitman]

I guess I should have also put this in the first post as well, but I just wanted to give some of the new-commers a brief history of the Caravan down to the Trans Am Nationals. This will be the 9th Annual Trans Am Nationals Caravan, myself and LOMILETA started the caravan back in 2004 with just 4 cars. I had my 1978 Trans Am (driven by Ricardo from Trans Am Specialties of Florida), my 1989 Trans Am (driven by my wife), Russ in his 1979 10th Anniversary Trans Am and I was driving a U-Haul truck because I had a booth at the Nationals. We started out at my shop in Mentor, OH and stopped at McDonalds for a quick breakfast before we headed on down the road.

Of course the only time my 1978 Trans Am has ever been pulled over..... I wasn't driving it..... (that is Ricardo in the photo below)

And then the next year in 2005 we still had 4 cars, My 1978 Trans Am (driven by myself), My 1989 Trans Am (driven by Dave Hall from Restore-A-Musclecar), my 1998 Trans Am (driven by Russ) and Renee' driving the back-up car in case anything happened. Of course this year no one got pulled over, we just raced the State Troopers instead....

And then in 2006 is when the Caravan started to grow to 11 cars. Shown from left to right.....
Joe DiCicco, Rick Hunsicker, Laura Metsko, Greg Metsko, Dan Kovalik, myself, Jeri Mulder, Mike Tyler, Evan Rose, Steve Dancer, and Mike Ferrell.
(not shown is Russ in the back-up car)

Every year since then the caravan has grown from 11 cars, to 17 cars, to 22 cars, to 42 cars in the 2011 caravan. The caravan is a great time and to be in a pack of 42 cars is just a great feeling. I mean last year in 2011, the Trans Am Nationals had 388 cars registered. We had 42 cars in our caravan from all over which makes up over 10% of the cars at the Nationals were in the caravan down.

I can't thank all the people enough for the help over the years in the organizing of the Caravan. LOMILETA was there from the start and was really just me and him for the first two years before the others started to join and grow the Caravan (yes, contrary to popular belief and claims, someone else wasn't there from the start).  So, I want to thank Russ, and Brian, and Evan, and Mike, and Joe, and Greg, and Tim, and all the others for all the help over the years in helping grow and organize the caravan to make it what it is today. For those of you that are near any of the routes that we are taking I would highly suggest meeting up with us because it is a great time.

[ponchonutty]

Hope you get it done! I've got new heads to go on this weekend then hopefully gonna get the bodywork done (no rust ) and painted soon after hopefully. Either way though, maybe next yr. How far from Toledo are you?

About 2 hours east of you.

[Poorboy]

I guess I should have also put this in the first post as well, but I just wanted to give some of the new-commers a brief history of the Caravan down to the Trans Am Nationals. This will be the 9th Annual Trans Am Nationals Caravan, myself and LOMILETA started the caravan back in 2004 with just 4 cars. I had my 1978 Trans Am (driven by Ricardo from Trans Am Specialties of Florida), my 1989 Trans Am (driven by my wife), Russ in his 1979 10th Anniversary Trans Am and I was driving a U-Haul truck because I had a booth at the Nationals. We started out at my shop in Mentor, OH and stopped at McDonalds for a quick breakfast before we headed on down the road.

Of course the only time my 1978 Trans Am has ever been pulled over..... I wasn't driving it..... (that is Ricardo in the photo below)

And then the next year in 2005 we still had 4 cars, My 1978 Trans Am (driven by myself), My 1989 Trans Am (driven by Dave Hall from Restore-A-Musclecar), my 1998 Trans Am (driven by Russ) and Renee' driving the back-up car in case anything happened. Of course this year no one got pulled over, we just raced the State Troopers instead....
Hey you forgot about me it was my first year in 2005 at nats so we had 5 cars not 4 thanks poorboy

And then in 2006 is when the Caravan started to grow to 11 cars. Shown from left to right.....
Joe DiCicco, Rick Hunsicker, Laura Metsko, Greg Metsko, Dan Kovalik, myself, Jeri Mulder, Mike Tyler, Evan Rose, Steve Dancer, and Mike Ferrell.
(not shown is Russ in the back-up car)

Every year since then the caravan has grown from 11 cars, to 17 cars, to 22 cars, to 42 cars in the 2011 caravan. The caravan is a great time and to be in a pack of 42 cars is just a great feeling. I mean last year in 2011, the Trans Am Nationals had 388 cars registered. We had 42 cars in our caravan from all over which makes up over 10% of the cars at the Nationals were in the caravan down.

I can't thank all the people enough for the help over the years in the organizing of the Caravan. LOMILETA was there from the start and was really just me and him for the first two years before the others started to join and grow the Caravan (yes, contrary to popular belief and claims, someone else wasn't there from the start).  So, I want to thank Russ, and Brian, and Evan, and Mike, and Joe, and Greg, and Tim, and all the others for all the help over the years in helping grow and organize the caravan to make it what it is today. For those of you that are near any of the routes that we are taking I would highly suggest meeting up with us because it is a great time.

[LOMILETA]

In the pic of Rick getting pulled over, The cop only wanted to get a pic of his cruiser and a Black Trans Am.

[Poorboy]

hey you forgot adout me in 2005 was my first trip to the nats so that makes 5 cars not 4 thanks poorboy Thats ok just forget about the poor kid from the other side of the tracks lol

[ponchonutty]

I'm really excited.  I will probably cry if I don't make it this year.  I doubt I will stay the whole weekend though.  I am a little nervious having my car sit outside of a hotel.  There's getting to be more and more collectable cars stolen at events like this.

[Hitman]

I'm really excited.  I will probably cry if I don't make it this year.  I doubt I will stay the whole weekend though.  I am a little nervious having my car sit outside of a hotel.  There's getting to be more and more collectable cars stolen at events like this.

That is why we sit in the hotel parking lot all night and drink.......