7th Annual Louisville Regional Meet "OFFICIAL, OFFICIAL" Itinerary - Print This Out!

[MM2004]

OK folks,

I will be deleting the other itinerary thread as final adjustments have been made to the schedule for this year.

This is set in stone and will not change from this point forward.

In addition, we will all drive as a group to Buffalo Trace Distillery and from there a Trolley service will shuttle part of our group to Rebecca Ruth Candies.

**This is noted in the attached "revised" itinerary.**

Disregard any copies you may have of the itinerary, and replace with this one and bring with you.

Time is now upon us, and looking forward to new faces this year as well as the familiar ones!

:burnout:



7th Annual Louisville Regional Meet





Hampton Inn Suites


1451 Alliant Ave. Jeffersontown KY, 40299


(502) 809-9901 – Group Rate: $80.00 – Confirmation # - 80595813



Friday April 13th: (Departure at 10:15AM sharp)

12:00 PM: Rebecca Ruth Chocolates and Candy Tour - (502) 223-7475 – Keele (Confirmed)
http://www.rebeccaruth.com/

12:00PM/1:30PM: Buffalo Trace Distillery Tour – 113 Great Buffalo Trace, Frankfort KY. 40601 – (502) 696-5926 – Becky – Regular Group Tour (Confirmed)
http://www.buffalotrace.com/

**There will be a Trolley arriving at Buffalo Trace near 11:45AM to take part of our group over to Rebecca Ruth Candies while the other part of our group Tours Buffalo Trace. Then vise-versa.**

4:00/4:30 PM: Claudia Sanders Dinner House – 3202 Shelbyville Rd. / US 60, Shelbyville KY, 40065 – (502) 633-5600 – Jennifer (Confirmed) - $26.51 p/person (includes tax and tip)
http://www.claudiasanders.com/index.html

Return to Hotel.

Saturday April 14th:

9:00 AM: Hometown Buffet – 1700 Alliant Ave. Jeffersontown KY. 40299 (502) 267-7044 – Dave $5.79 (May include drinks?) (Confirmed)

(Departure at 10:30AM sharp)

11:30/12:00 PM: Jim Beam Distillery Tour – 149 Happy Hollow Rd. Clermont KY. 40110 – (502) 543-9877 – Anne/Tommy (Confirmed)
http://www.jimbeam.com/

2:00 PM: Whiskey City Cruisers (Confirmed) / Talbott Tavern (Contingency)

4:30 PM: Kurtz Restaurant - 418 East Stephen Foster Ave. Bardstown KY. 40004 – (502) 348-8964 (Confirmed) - $27.44 p/person (includes tax and tip)

**The Restaurant owner is requesting that we all pay cash for our meals due to our group size and her limited staff. Meals ~$21.95 + tax/gratuity.**

??:?? PM: Liquor Barn

??:?? PM: Return to Hotel

[Haggis]

Cool Mike. :up:

[DOOM]

Yeah baby!!! :banana2:

[Baconbit]

I am sooo jealous...I really wish I could make it this year:mad:

[SC Cheesehead]

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[MM2004]

The Louisville Police escort isn't going to happen this year, but am working with the Bardstown Police Dept. on setting one up for Saturday after the Jim Beam tour.

:D

Hoping to get a call from one of the Officers today. If the escort works out, it will NOT effect the itinerary in the least bit.

Stay tuned...

:burnout:

Mike.

[MM2004]

:bump::bump:

To the top for the Louisville attendees.

:beer:

Mike.

[guspech750]

Sweet. Thank you for all your hard work Mike. I really appreciate it.


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[SC Cheesehead]

Sweet. Thank you for all your hard work Mike. I really appreciate it.


Sent from my iPhone
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So do the Blues Brothers.

Mike does a great job of handling the details for our Annual BBN, and we certainly welcome the rest of the Maraudering community to our event...

:D

[MM2004]

So do the Blues Brothers.

Mike does a great job of handling the details for our Annual BBN, and we certainly welcome the rest of the Maraudering community to our event...

:D

Shut it Rex,

You Blues Brothers are enjoying a free ride cause no one else will put up with you'z guys.

:D

Mike.

[PonyUP]

Shut it Rex,

You Blues Brothers are enjoying a free ride cause no one else will put up with you'z guys.

:D

Mike.


Aww, you sound like the kid that didn't get picked for teams in school. That's so cute, did your car come with a tampon, cause your pissing on our event

Just kidding Mikey, another great job as always


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[SC Cheesehead]

Aww, you sound like the kid that didn't get picked for teams in school. That's so cute, did your car come with a tampon, cause your pissing on our event

Just kidding Mikey, another great job as always


Pony seal of Approval

RCS

Red Car Syndrome.


similar attitude to SDS...

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQM0onsRtRWr 9VjRjuQ6x_4iw6tKL7VTicIj1-tSLF3FwTcY4q5

:D

[CBT]

So do the Blues Brothers.

Mike does a great job of handling the details for our Annual BBN, and we certainly welcome the rest of the Maraudering community to our event...

:D


Shut it Rex,

You Blues Brothers are enjoying a free ride cause no one else will put up with you'z guys.

:D

Mike.


You two :argue:, lol. :beer:

[MM2004]

:bump::bump:

Mike.

[IwantmyMMnow!]

I'll be rolling in around 10pm Thurs...save me a chair and a drink in the parking lot! :banana:

[SC Cheesehead]

I'll be rolling in around 10pm Thurs...save me a chair and a drink in the parking lot! :banana:

You betcha! :beer:

[MM2004]

Wishing everyone an enjoyable road trip to Louisville Kentucky with plenty of sunshine along the way!

Looking forward to seeing the entire group Thursday night and/or Friday morning!

Be safe and Godspeed!

;)

:burnout:

:beer:

Mike.

[Embassy]

Guess it's time to get the car cover off the Marauder, clean her up, and drive the approximate 1 mile to the hotel and take the spot under the canopy. :D

Look forward to seeing some familar faces and new faces soon, and showing off the newest member of my family.

[pem]

wish I was going but prior commitments are the word of the day.....I know your itinerary is set but a friend I have in Louisville says to try to squeeze in something called NuLu which is a trendy area (New Louisville)featuring restaurants, art galleries and of course places to eat and drink, my favorite pastime. Its on East Market street.....ask about it at the Hampton Inn..I'll tip a few this week-end to you all......drive safe going and coming back...........see you during the summer!!!!!!

[guspech750]

I'll be rolling in around 10pm Thurs...save me a chair and a drink in the parking lot! :banana:

Mayeeeeeeeeebe we will. Mayeeeeeeeebe we won't. :)


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[MM2004]

Keeping fingers crossed...

:banana2:

Mike.

[FastMerc]

I will be rockin and rollin on my way down thursday am look forward to seeing everyone again... :D

[Haggis]

I'll be rolling in around 10pm Thurs...save me a chair and a drink in the parking lot! :banana:


Mayeeeeeeeeebe we will. Mayeeeeeeeebe we won't. :)


Sent from my iPhone
Eaton Swap + 4.10's = Wreeeeeeeeeedom!!

Joe, said you can sit on his lap.

[Pops]

Mike do you have any raffle tickets?

[MM2004]

Mike do you have any raffle tickets?

John, I got a roll of them somewhere.

See Ya' soon!

Mike.

[SC Cheesehead]

John, I got a roll of them somewhere, and plan to purchase several hundred of them for the raffle.

See Ya' soon!

Mike.

Fixed it! :D

[dakslim]

See ya'll soon.

[Haggis]

See ya'll soon.

:woohoo:

Is Rita coming?

[dakslim]

:woohoo:

Is Rita coming?

Yeah. Her flight gets in after midnight so don't know what time we will be rollin' in to Looseville.

[SC Cheesehead]

:woohoo:

Is Rita coming?

I hope so, she's a lot more fun than Phil is! :D

J/K ;)

Looking forward to seeing both of them, a year is too long.

[Haggis]

I hope so, she's a lot more fun than Phil is! :D

J/K ;)

Looking forward to seeing both of them, a year is too long.

Way too long, I'll bring the 'boot'. ;)

[IwantmyMMnow!]

Mayeeeeeeeeebe we will. Mayeeeeeeeebe we won't. :)

I don't scare that easily...;)


Keeping fingers crossed...

:banana2:

Mike.

What...no snow?!?!? :P


Joe, said you can sit on his lap.

Okay, now I'm scared just a little....:hide:

[MERCMAN]

I will be bringing mm banners and wooden Marauder plaques if anyone is interested in purchasing one or both. Save on shipping!!

[CBT]

Woo hoo! :beer:

[knine]

Couldn't find the convoy / escort suggestions, so after today I thought I'd type some up here:

1.) Make sure there is a "front door" and a "rear door". Anyone else who knows where the group is going can be scattered throughout the pack to get thru red lights in local traffic.

2.) Who ever is the front door should wait with the front half of the group on the shoulder of the interstate until the back door is clear and on the ramp.

3.) Old farts up front. If you're gonna drive like a cat with turpentine on it's ass, the back is a good place for you because you're always playing catch-up anyway. When the front of the pack floors it (like when that light turns green), the back will NEVER catch up to you.

4.) Speed limits. Front should go at least 10mph UNDER until the back door is with the pack. Fun with numbers: at 60 MPH you are traveling 88 feet per second, so in a little under 4 seconds you have traveled over the length of a football field. Much more and the back cars cannot catch up. Now add 2 minutes to a red light wait and the front has already traveled 10,560 feet, or two miles at 60 mph.

5.) Announce lane changes at least a mile before the exit if possible, more is desirable.

6.) Anyone should announce ROAD DEBRIS and the LANE IT'S IN if seen.

7.) If the pack gets horrible seperated, find a shoulder and wait for the rest to catch up.

8.) Don't lose your keys. ---oh wait, that's me. Never mind.

More to come, feel free to add.

rant over.

[Bluerauder]

Couldn't find the convoy / escort suggestions, so after today I thought I'd type some up here:

More to come, feel free to add.

Here are the Convoy Tips from the MV9 run-up ...


With the very large number of cars and many first time MV attendees, I thought a refresher on convoys might be appropriate prior to the events.

CONVOY TIPS

1. Cars with FRS radios should be dispersed at the lead, middle and tail end of the convoy if at all possible.

2. Lights On (sidelamps & fogs /or/ headlights & fogs)

3. If time permits, make a recon run of the route to check out turns, exits, potential problem areas, and the parking situation upon arrival.

4. Speeds should be maintained at 5-10 miles UNDER the posted speed limit – otherwise the cars at the end will be doing triple digits trying to catch up.

5. Recognize that “outsiders” will occasionally (or frequently) drop into the line and separate cars in the convoy and open up gaps between convoy cars. Speeds should anticipate this.

6. If an outside driver cuts into the convoy and slows half the group down, don't just sit behind the offending vehicle, accelerate to passing speed to go around and catch up.

7. Give advanced notice (over the radio) and with turn signals of any planned move. Last minute lane changes and exits are potential problems for folks at the end of the convoy.

8. When changing lanes, give notice on the radio when “Moving Right” or “Moving Left”. Use of turn signals also helps those without radios.

9. Notify everyone of a slow down with a “Brake Check” announcement.

10. When making an exit or a turn, the lead car should get in the exit lane well in advance (about 1-2 miles) of the exit so that cars on the tail end have enough time to merge.

11. If you get caught at a traffic signal, maintain visibility with the car ahead of you.

12. Conversely, if you were the last car through the light and see the car behind you get stopped, slow down and notify everyone in your section to slow so that the others can catch up.

13. Follow the cars in front of you. The “GPS Bozo or Bozette” doesn’t necessarily know the best way to where you are heading. Pre-loading the addresses of the hotel and other activities into your GPS before arriving at the hotel (or from the sheet in your goodie bag) can help if you get separated from the group or miss the convoy departure.

14. If you are aware that the cars ahead of you are changing lanes – make the change as soon as you can so you can serve as a blocker to allow other cars to run up and get in front of you.

15. Use your FRS radios to keep the other drivers “in the loop” of what you plan to do. Other drivers echo those announcements on back through the convoy.

16. FRS Radios should not be used for any conversations other than the logistics of the trip. PERIOD! Idle chatter makes it hard to follow directions.

17. Speak clearly and don't have the mic so close to your mouth that we can't understand a word you're saying. Short and to the point.

18. Please don't keep your "mike" open. It just broadcasts static and disrupts other communications. "PRESS" to talk. "RELEASE" to listen.

19. If you have a voice activated mike or automatic mike setting, the radio will pick up your music selection or your "private" conversations and broadcast it continuously to the group. These "private" conversations will be published in the "MEMORIES OF MV9" THREAD following the event. ;)

If you have any other CONVOY TIPS …. Please list them here.

[Granddaddy Marq]

Left lane, Hammer Down, Leadman (Front Door) calls the shots.
K eep
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S imple
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[knine]

Left lane, Hammer Down, Leadman (Front Door) calls the shots.
K eep
I t
S imple
S tupid
That's O.K. if you're by yourself ....and want to stay that way.

[PonyUP]

Wel in my opinion on these streets, organizing all 30 cars is damn near impossible especially with locals always cutting in.

I'd say our lead car does a damn fine job as we always arrive together

FWIW I don't think pulling 30 cars to the shoulder on the expressway with all the debris would be a safe idea


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[knine]

FWIW I don't think pulling 30 cars to the shoulder on the expressway with all the debris would be a safe idea


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At the bottom of the ramp, not on the road at speed, otherwise - YES too much debris!!!