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mad man

05-18-2003, 05:45 PM

TALKED TO SARGE AT THE TRACK LAST NIGHT AND CAME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR A ROAD TRIP. I CAN'T MAKE IT TO TEXAS IN SEPTEMBER . AND AM SURE ALOT OF THE PEOPLE AROUND HERE AND THE EAST COAST CAN'T EITHER. HOW ABOUT AN EAST COAST MIDWEST GATHERING SOMETHING HALF WAY LIKE OHIO OR SOMTHING ANY ONE INTERESTED LET'S TALK .:)

Long Live #3

05-18-2003, 06:16 PM

I can do race tracks, but I can't do road trips. BTW YOUR CAPS ARE LOCKED. :D

martyo

05-18-2003, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by mad man
HOW ABOUT AN EAST COAST MIDWEST GATHERING SOMETHING HALF WAY LIKE OHIO OR SOMTHING ANY ONE INTERESTED LET'S TALK .:)

Talk away, I am listening. The fall would be best for me (if any one is asking) as the sumer is short and my therapist insists that I spend time on my boat ;).

It should be closer to NY than Chicago, because Sarge will owe me one as I am flying out to Chicago later this week to take him out to dinner to celebrate his puttin' a whoopin' on those SS boys at the track. When will they learn never to mess with a heavily armed individual?

Bigdogjim

05-18-2003, 07:21 PM

OK! I am up for a MM get together... Phila to Chiago is about 750 miles. pick a place??

TAF

05-18-2003, 07:22 PM

I remember when the 1982 World's Fair was in Knoxville, TN...they promoted that Knoxville was within a days drive for almost a third of the country. and, you can't beat the Smoky Mountains in the fall (maybe a run through the "Tail of the Dragon" could be put together... www.tailofthedragon.com ) <check it out

How bout it Fordnut...you prepared to put something together around your neck of the woods? Mr. "2 Marauder Family"

Bigdogjim

05-18-2003, 07:30 PM

Hey TAF that will work... Smoky Mountains are beautiful that time of year. We could do a meet there??????

martyo

05-18-2003, 07:46 PM

Distance from NY??

TAF

05-18-2003, 08:30 PM

D.C. to Knoxville=486.79
CHI to Knoxville=541.78 miles
NY to Knoxville=712.77 miles
Dallas to Knoxville=844.17miles
Miami to Knoxville=899.15 miles
Boston to Knoxville=926.82miles
Minneapolis to Knoxville=955.23miles

Like I said...less than a days drive (15 hours or less) for nearly a third of the country. And a beautiful setting for a meet.

Just a suggestion....

martyo

05-18-2003, 08:42 PM

Todd: Can we just have it at your house and save ourselves the cost of the hotel?

TAF

05-18-2003, 08:50 PM

Sure...if you want to add an additional 213.98 miles (Knoxville to Atlanta) to your itinerary.

martyo

05-18-2003, 09:08 PM

Hey I drove 160 or so miles to sleep with RF....... :lol:

TAF

05-18-2003, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by martyo
Hey I drove 160 or so miles to sleep with RF....... :lol:

I'm not EVEN touching that one...but the mental picture makes me want to :puke:

martyo

05-18-2003, 09:46 PM

Originally posted by TAF
I'm not EVEN touching that one...but the mental picture makes me want to :puke:

I just wanted to make sure you were paying attention! :lol:

LincMercLover

05-18-2003, 09:55 PM

I got an idea! Everyone come down to the big STL and we'll have it at my place! Got 240 acres to park Marauders! :up:

Constable

05-18-2003, 10:02 PM

LML --- Only if you're going to have punch & pie...

I'm game for anything like that. I need a vacation and would like the opportunity to meet some of you knowledgable folk (and race of course!)

In the infamous words of the handi-capable Jimmy --- "I'm down like a clown, Charlie B-b-b-b.... Charlie B-b-b-b.... Charlie Br-b-b-Brown."

looking97233

05-19-2003, 02:45 AM

St. Louis sound much better to the left coast crowd.

mad man

05-19-2003, 04:16 AM

O. K.. now were interested .I am thinking a long weekend thing. september works for me i can get off work .And what do you want to do .If your wanting to race the smokeys don't work . Hay you guys on the east coast have a better rate on your returns as far as meet's go .I think i will kick back and let you guys work it out. I can only speak for one chicagoin. and i will be there.:D :D Had fun meeting our brother's to the north great bunch of guys .look forward to meeting the rest of you .:coolman:

martyo

05-19-2003, 04:54 AM

Originally posted by mad man
I think i will kick back and let you guys work it out.

Public Notice: Please be advised that the meeting of Apathetics Anonymous has been canceled due to a lack of interest.....

SergntMac

05-19-2003, 05:00 AM

I'm in, name a spot, pick a date. I'm on vacation from 18 Sept to 10 Nov., and I'd love a long road trip before parking my Girl for the winter. Hey let's not forget the Southeastern crew, the Carolinas and FL peeps. Other places to visit/meet...

Gatlinburg TN...fun town

Gettysburg PA...historical

Hersey PA...yum...

Charleston NC...they got BIG boats there Martin...

How about catching up with a NASCAR or Winston Cup race, one of the 500's anyone have a schedule of events?

Keep the ideas comming...

TAF

05-19-2003, 05:01 AM

Originally posted by mad man
TALKED TO SARGE AT THE TRACK LAST NIGHT AND CAME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR A ROAD TRIP. I CAN'T MAKE IT TO TEXAS IN SEPTEMBER . AND AM SURE ALOT OF THE PEOPLE AROUND HERE AND THE EAST COAST CAN'T EITHER. HOW ABOUT AN EAST COAST MIDWEST GATHERING SOMETHING HALF WAY LIKE OHIO OR SOMTHING ANY ONE INTERESTED LET'S TALK .:)

Hey looking...

I wasn't trying to leave out you "left-coast" folks. I was just responding to the above which was asking for a place of mutual travel for the mid-west and east coasters.

As for St. Louis, the numbers are as follows:

D.C. to St. Louis=833.93 miles
CHI to St. Louis=294.74 miles
NY to St. Louis=958.44 miles
Dallas to St. Louis=700.65 miles
Miami to St. Louis=1256.26 miles
Boston to St. Louis=1193.24 miles
Minneapolis to St. Louis=620.71 miles

martyo

05-19-2003, 06:23 AM

I like Sarge's PA ideas. Then again, how far is NC from NY? (Todd, you seem to know how to figure this that out...get to it!!)

Fall is definitely best for me (due to work commitments I am already losing too much of the boating season this summer).

MM03MOK

05-19-2003, 06:28 AM

Originally posted by SergntMac

Hersey PA...yum...

Here's my vote, especially the YUM part!!! :up:

MMM2003

05-19-2003, 06:36 AM

PA sounds good to me. Personally I could combine that with a trip to the wifes family. She would really want to go then!

Maybe someone could start a Poll ? LML (Poll-Guru!?)

martyo

05-19-2003, 06:41 AM

Yum always works for me!!

I vote for 9/13-9/14 or 9/27 - 9/28 (I think the later dates work better for Sarge's vacay (looks more like a sabbatical to me -- I guess rank has its privileges). If I took that long off from work, I would have to be retrained!!

SergntMac

05-19-2003, 11:23 AM

Yum is very cool with me.

http://www.visithhc.com/overview.shtml

Sabbatical you say? Feels more like parole...

MN6

05-19-2003, 11:32 AM

Hershey is a great choice, for those of you who have significant others who will only take about an hour of the "Marauder thing" the whole area is a great place for Gift Shopping, Antiques, etc lots of little "on the road" sites. Also, the Train Museum (location is escaping me, starts with an S) is a neat place to visit. And don't forget about all the Horse Power in the region. Anytime in Sept should work for me.

Bigdogjim

05-19-2003, 11:38 AM

Removed by Big Dog.

Bigdogjim

05-19-2003, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by SergntMac
Yum is very cool with me.

http://www.visithhc.com/overview.shtml

Sabbatical you say? Feels more like parole...

If you all want to do Hershey, Pa. Then I will step up to the plate and play host?? I will find us a hotel, If you want to race I'll find out about a drag strip and see what is going on in the area?
Just let me know..Let's pick a date?

Now if LML wants to set a poll before we get set on Hersey that's find too....:) :cool: :D

MAD-3R

05-19-2003, 11:52 AM

Hersey would be perfect for me. But hey, I LOVE road trips, and so does my better half.

Wisconson Dells to Northern VA in one streach. THAT was a long day.

TAF

05-19-2003, 01:59 PM

I still like Knoxville better, for the folks out in TX, MN, WI, FL....

Late Sept. would also avoid potential ice situations by going a little farther south.

How 'bout that poll, LML?

LincMercLover

05-19-2003, 02:01 PM

Yo no hablo englese...

LOL, JK! Someone PM me with what they want and I'll do it, no prob.

Marauderman

05-19-2003, 06:54 PM

I'm for the Knoxville area--thats a no brainer....and it's in the mountains....maybe we should consider separate meets..those who want the mountains of Tenn and others for an area closer to them....gosh folks ..can't have it all ..a little at a time..eventually we'll all meet up anyway...and no I haven't even met prchman...