NE Caravan - Friday crew > ***

[Doespike]

After talking with several peeps who are leaving Friday morning instead of Thursday...we figure we can make a nice caravan and pick up peeps along the way to Joliet.

Myself and Mike out of Buffalo/So Ontario.
Jon, Jeff and murdered out black R coming from So Central PA.
Canuckr and maybe more out of MI.
More..

I'm thinking we could converge in the Cleveland area around 11am and Toledo a bit after noon. Joliet is about 4.25 hrs from Toledo according to Google Maps. Plan is to get into Joliet around 5pm with beers still cold.

Thoughts?

[96ls]

Ill be coming from NE PA. So i'll try to meet up with you all along the way.

[Doespike]

Great! I'll try to nail down when we'll be passing through Erie, PA or you can meet up with the guys at I-80 and I-76.

[96ls]

Sounds great! And if anyone would like a place to stay Thursday night i have plenty of space.

[Ford Prefect]

Great! I'll try to nail down when we'll be passing through Erie, PA or you can meet up with the guys at I-80 and I-76.

OK, if you're coming south of the lake then I will plan to meet up with you just west of Cleveland, where I-90 and I-80 merge together. There is a service plaza just west of that merge.

Let me know when you expect to be there, and I will plan accordingly. We should probably swap cell numbers so we can touch base.

[Doespike]

I'm thinking we can get to the I80/90 merge by 9-9:30am. It's about 3 hrs 45 mins from Buffalo. Early next week we should know who's in and getting better timeframes. I'll PM cell #.

[Bowdwn]

im good with those plans.....Joe do want to meet at same service area as last year i think it was the Angola stop off the I90.....guys bringing frs radio's ???

[Bowdwn]

fpvteg0681 got ahold of me i guess he headn down from Toronto area with three other cars i gave him the link to this thread so that he can in on the caravan...

[98integrals]

Teal and I may be able to catch up with you guys on 80 near Elkhart/South Bend IN.

Anyone know where to find a list of the location of rest areas on 80? I can't find anything at all

[Ford Prefect]

Teal and I may be able to catch up with you guys on 80 near Elkhart/South Bend IN.

Anyone know where to find a list of the location of rest areas on 80? I can't find anything at all

From looking at Google maps, it looks like there is a rest stop or service plaza just west (~1.5mile) of Rt 19 just north of Elkhart. This would be a logical place:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.73056 ... &t=h&hl=en

[Doespike]

im good with those plans.....Joe do want to meet at same service area as last year i think it was the Angola stop off the I90.....guys bringing frs radio's ???

Yeah, that sounds goot

[Ford Prefect]

Well, my ITR completed the first 200 miles of it's Expo trip, I brought it up to Ohio tonight. It will be my daily until the 6th

[Doespike]

Noice...I can't wait to see this stock, 1-owneR '97

[96ls]

Noice...I can't wait to see this stock, 1-owneR '97

That makes two of us!

[Doespike]

Ok...I sketched out a Google Map here.



Tentative Timeline...does not include gas/piss/bs stops

7:00 - Leave Buffalo
7:30 - Angola - Meet up with Mike
9:00 - Erie, PA
11:00 - Middle Ridge service center (B) - Couple miles west of I-90/I-80 intersection. Meet Jon, Jeff, Scott, and Matt.
12:30 - Oak Openings service center (C) - ~20 miles west of Toledo. Meet up with Canuckr.
2:30 - South Bend, IN
4:30 (eastern time) - Joliet, Il y0

[98spec022]

Lookin forward to this!

[Bowdwn]

damm Joe i like how you put things together....counting down the days

Ok...I sketched out a Google Map here.



Tentative Timeline...does not include gas/piss/bs stops

7:00 - Leave Buffalo
7:30 - Angola - Meet up with Mike
9:00 - Erie, PA
11:00 - Middle Ridge service center (B) - Couple miles west of I-90/I-80 intersection. Meet Jon, Jeff, Scott, and Matt.
12:30 - Oak Openings service center (C) - ~20 miles west of Toledo. Meet up with Canuckr.
2:30 - South Bend, IN
4:30 (eastern time) - Joliet, Il y0

[Ford Prefect]

Noice...I can't wait to see this stock, 1-owneR '97

That makes two of us!

Well, not completely stock, she's got a Recaro "Style" drivers seat, and a LoJack

She's gonna roll over 46,000 this weekend too!

[CONEV8R]

OMG....46,000....just a baby. I can't wait to see it in Joliet. My GiSseR looks like it'll roll over both 125,000 and 126,000 this weekend.

I'll be passing by probably a good bit of that route, but possibly a few hours earlier than you guys. Got some old friends in Joliet that want to see me. **eyeroll**

[96ls]

looks like i'll just meet everyone at the middle ridge service center stop around 11 ish.

[cheezthis]

It's all good, my old GSR was over 200k at Expo 9. It will be at this year's event via Nathaniel, so it's still rolling.

[98integrals]

damm Joe i like how you put things together....counting down the days

Ok...I sketched out a Google Map here.



Tentative Timeline...does not include gas/piss/bs stops

7:00 - Leave Buffalo
7:30 - Angola - Meet up with Mike
9:00 - Erie, PA
11:00 - Middle Ridge service center (B) - Couple miles west of I-90/I-80 intersection. Meet Jon, Jeff, Scott, and Matt.
12:30 - Oak Openings service center (C) - ~20 miles west of Toledo. Meet up with Canuckr.
2:30 - South Bend, IN
4:30 (eastern time) - Joliet, Il y0

I guess teal & I can wait at the rest stop near south bend and wait for you guys. If you want to stop there thats cool or Cancukr can call me when you get close and we will catch up with you guys as you go by.

[Bowdwn]

I guess teal & I can wait at the rest stop near south bend and wait for you guys. If you want to stop there thats cool or Cancukr can call me when you get close and we will catch up with you guys as you go by


i dont think this would a problem meeting you guys there......more cars the better i think

[Doespike]

Rolling out!!!