Ok, since we are getting closer to the Nationals and trying to plan events and routes, here is the tentative routes and times for the Caravan to the 2008 Trans Am Nationals. Of course, the first plan is to have a "Pre-Caravan Party/Cookout". This year again, it will be held at my house to kick off the weekend.
We will be meeting at my house anytime after 5:30pm on Thursday August 21st. We will be having a cookout for anyone who wants to attend and also caravan down with us the next morning. If you are coming for the cookout, please notify me so that we can get a head count and I will give you directions. Mentor, OH is located about 25 miles East of Cleveland right up on Lake Erie. We can also supply you with a list of hotels to stay at for the night, or I am trying to work out a deal with a local hotel for good rates. But I need to know approximately how many people plan on coming in for Thursday night. So, the sooner you can let me know the better.
The Carvan will leave from Mentor OH via I-90 close to my house that Friday morning about 9:00am (depending on how Hammer's car does). We will meet there at 8:30am so that you may have a chance to fuel up and gather any needed items for the trip. If you wish to meet with the caravan at this point, please contact myself or Hammer. Last year we had about 6 cars at this point. The caravan will leave promptly at 9:00am. We will be taking I-90 East and join up with I-271 South. I-271 South will Join/End at I-71 South. We will take I-71 South and stop aboutRt. 83 Lodi Exit which is where we stopped last year about 10:20am. We will be meeting up with a group of cars coming from the East like Akron, Canton, and any other points from the East. If you wish to join the Caravan at this point we will have contact information to follow. last year, we had about 8 cars join us here.
We will depart the Lodi Prime Outlet Mall at approx. 10:30am - 10:45am and head back down I-71. We will stop around Cloumbus at about 11:30am - 11:45am to meet up with anyone coming from the East across I-70. Again if you want to meet up with the caravan at this point, the contact information will follow. Last year, we had about 4 cars join up with us here for a total of about 18 cars. We will depart from Columbus about 12:15pm or so and head to the Dayton International Airport and the Trans Am Nationals. We will arrive here at approx 1:30pm.
Any questions, please contact me. We will have the Offcial route being posted in the next few weeks, but I wanted to get this out there to start it off and see about who might be joining us along the Caravan. We should also have a truck and a trailer following us with tools and a couple spare stuff just in case anything happens. I hope to have a great time at the Nationals and also a great time getting there. So, if you are interested in joining this Caravan, let me know by posting here or sending me a PM.
