Marauder Rally.

[Aren Jay]

I can't post the Map, but the idea would be a round trip from

A: Vancouver, British Columbia
B: Calgary, Alberta
C: Cheyenne, Wyoming
D: Chicago, Illinios
E: St. Thomas, Ontario
F: Washington, DC
G: Jacksonville, Florida (and a visit to Dennis)
H: Dallas, Texas
I: Las Vegas, NV
J: Ontario, California (my Uncle lives nearby)
K: Up the coast back to Vancouver, BC

13059KM (8111miles) 126 hours (if done without stopping) Not that we wouldn't be stopping.

Such a Rally would have to take weather into consideration, snow, rain, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes...

It might be impossible.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/6/9/8/3/MarauderRallyMap.JPG

[Paul T. Casey]

Do it, whether anyone goes with you or not.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9822&highlight=burnouts+America

[marauderboi]

This is a great idea but way too much distance. We could do it in different regions like florida to montreal canada,texas to north dakota and so on. I know I would be up to do this:burnout:

[Aren Jay]

There is the star route option.

Start in five different areas and travel to one Marauderville meet location in the middle.

The problem with a big circle rally is the amount of money it would cost. Figure 10 nights along the way, sight seeing at the stops, Gas money at $4 a gallon, about $2500 right there.

A meet in the middle somewhere might be a better idea, although that would leave the St Thomas tour out. If only St. Thomas was in Winterpeg.

But a Marauder ville rally to meet, somewhere with no more than 2 nights to get there. 3 on site and 2 to get back.

Again North America might be too big even for this. I also thought maybe we should have 3-5 Marauderville meets. All at the same time but in different places. Say NW-USA or Western Canada, NE-USA or St. Thomas, SE-USA and SW-USA. Have a dinner on the same day with a Video Conference. Then maybe a Notebook Forum link with a track day. Then cruise/Rally back home.

Some places do Video Conferencing, but tend to be expensive. If a meeting place is arranged we may be able to set up our own. Broadband, Projector Screen, and Computer should do the trick. Not perfect but as a Friend in the industry told me the other day it is easy, if you have the stuff.

Also alot cheaper than $2,500,000 gas for 1000 Marauders. Unless we can get Esso Exxon to sponser us with free gas.

[Hack Goby]

Even though the MCM and this site are sometimes at odds I think a stop in the Motor City is a must.This is a long shot but a very good Idea.

[whd507]

the star route lends itself to the St Louis event. why not plan mini-power cruises from set locations to, and or from Marauderville 6?

I for one would love to drive the circle route, and will likely do so when I retire, but its gonna be a while before that happens for me.

[Merc220A]

That would be one hell of a trip!!!

[TiTo35]

That did not say 8k miles? Sounds like fun....but uh...thats alot of gas and alot of driving...and alot of time...BUT it does sound fun...:burnout:

[Aren Jay]

13000km = 8000 miles approximately.

[Steve]

I don't see how you're going to avoid the Detroit area and all of us Motor City Marauders.

[J D]

Even though the MCM and this site are sometimes at odds I think a stop in the Motor City is a must.This is a long shot but a very good Idea.

I second that! and St Thomas is a hop skip and a jump over the river/lake/whatever to Canada. and by the map, we'd only have to take route 401 instead of I 69, if we used that route that is . . .

[Aren Jay]

I always thought MCM was just a break away regional group...

[hot-rauder]

8000 miles at $3.61 ( price of 93 octane here) at 23mpg

about $1255 in gas alone. not to mention the oil change and food.

great ideo but not practical.

i wanted to do this rally----

http://www.newenglandrally.com/