F-Body Enthusiasts....are you ready for another fun filled caravan!? The F-Body Hideout is putting together an F-Body caravan to SLP Customer Appreciation Day III in Englishtown, NJ, and to the 8th Annual Cops & Rodders in New Brunswick, NJ.
Remember, this is still in the planning stages, so all comments, suggestion/recommendations are welcome! This rough may be changed slightly....so be sure to check in from time to time as we progress. We still have until April for these events....so plenty of time to make things work for everyone.
SLP will publish the information in regards to discounted hotels and the times on their official site. I'll put up a flier on the net in regards to the New Brunswick Police Department's Cops & Rodders Car Show as soon as I get the original.
We'd like to depart on Friday, April 19th with meeting points along the route so that we can get everyone together prior to pulling into Englishtown, NJ. We are working on a hotel that will offer us a great discount that all of us may stay in. Friday night will be a day and night to meet those old friends of ours and to meet new friends. We'll all go to dinner and do a little partying later Friday evening.
Saturday, April 20th, we'll grab breakfast and leave early to hit the gates at Englishtown where SLP Customer Appreciation Day III will be held. Trust me, it's best to get there an hour early.....at least! There will be a car show, vendors, racing, and giveaways. After our all day event at SLP Day, we'll again caravan back to the hotel for dinner and a little partying once again.
Sunday, April 21st, we'll grab some breakfast and meet up with the Central Jersey Camaro/Firebird Owners and the New Brunswick Police Department. We'll get a police escort to the 8th Annual Cops & Rodders Car Show. You do not have to register for the car show, but it is a great cause (New Brunswick, NJ Death, Retirement, Widows & Orphans Fund, Inc.). Last year they gave away 8.5" x 11" plaques to the first 250 registrants.
After the awards are given to the recipients from the Cops & Rodders....we'll pack up and caravan on home. I know that we all live in different directions, and we'll all just peel away as our exits come up.
Why am I putting this together? Because, I think we need to keep our F-Body unity strong. It's not too often that we can all unite in one location with proper planning. I know this will be mainly for the Mid-Atlantic F-Body owners, but we can atleast round up those in the surrounding area. I'll contact the various magazines and media for coverage. We'll show those that believe the F-Body Enthusiasts are dying right along with the last production F-Body.
I've put together varying directions in locations and meeting spots....
The miles that are indicated on this list are in approximations. If you find any errors on this type up, please bring them to my attention so we can get things right.
Maryland
You will meet up at the MD Rest Area off of I95 near mile marker 35. This is where MD, DC, and all Virginians will round up at.
7:30a.m. Meet in Reston at the Starbucks, Best Buy Plaza, near the Macaroni Factory.....Must leave by 8:00a.m. Sharp....
Currently looking for someone to help out with the West Virginians
South Eastern Virginians
Meet at the Dale City Rest Area (North) and depart no later than 8:15a.m.
Head North to I495 Outter Loop. ~15 miles
Following the Outter Loop North up to I95, Baltimore. ~30 miles
Heading North on I95 to the MD Rest Area near mile marker 35. ~9miles This is where MD, DC, and all Virginians will round up at.
Currently looking for someone to help out with the South Eastern Virginians
North Eastern Virginians
You are welcome to meet up at my place in Pentagon City if you would like, or you could just continue on to the MD Rest Area off of I95 near mile marker 35. This is where MD, DC, and all Virginians will round up at. I live off of I395, exit 8C (Pentagon City, Reagan National Airport), make right upon exit (Army Navy Drive), at your 2nd stop light (Joyce Street) make a left, the second high rise apartments on your right will be River House Apartments the Potomac Building. If you'd like to meet at my place, we'll be departing at 8:00a.m.
Heading North, we'll follow I95 to and around downtown Baltimore to the Ft McHenry Tunnel (first toll). ~17 miles
Continuing North on I95, we'll encounter our next toll at Pt Deposit. ~35 miles
We'll stop at the MD House Service Center. ~5 miles North
We'll depart after a brief pit stop for restrooms and fuel, no later than 11:30a.m.
Our next toll booth will be after entering into Delaware. ~13 miles
Exit I295 at SR 9 and enter into Mike's Famous Harley parking lot. ~12 miles
After a bite to eat and meeting up with the DE & PA folks, we'll depart and head over the bridge to New Jersey no later than 1:30p.m.
About 4 miles later, we get our tieckets and enter the NJ Turnpike.
We'll make one more stop at a rest area half way to our destination. ~40 miles
Upon re-entering the NJ Turnpike, we'll have 40 miles to exit 9, SR 18, Brunswick, NJ.
After exiting the toll booth, stay to the left and head to SR 18 South.
Once on SR 18, the Ramada will be on the right. We should arrive no later than 4:00p.m.
Upon arrival to the Ramada, we'll have some road guards out blocking traffic and arranging the F-Bods in an orderly fashion so we do not create havoc on the streets and in the parking lot.
All in attendance of the caravan, please submit to me the following:
Your Name
What you will be driving (year, make, and model)
Your cell phone number
Your email address
And, whether or not you'll be with a talk-a-bout
This will help us in gathering up information for when we all head out with the group on the caravan. We need to definitely keep our talk-a-bouts and cell phones in the front, middle, and rear of the caravan. I'll add this information into a spreadsheet and hand it out at the carvan. As a backup though, like I said, I'll be bringing some print outs of this as well.
Thank you all for your support of this event. Together we will make this a great success!!
Posted by DaddySS (Member # 848) on :
Posted by Gonzo (Member # 570) on :
I've started up an attendance list for all those coming on the caravan. This will help for all the others so that you can all hookup with who's closest to you prior to the link up.
