Updated 6/29/09

Michigan

I am Joseph Thomas, and the Caravan Captain for the state of Michigan. I am also the National Corvette Museum's Ambassador for the Corvette Club of Michigan, which is sponsored by Les Stanford Chevrolet, who is the primary sponsor of the Michigan Caravan. This event will bring Corvette Caravans from all 50 states converging on Bowling Green, Kentucky this September for the 15th Anniversary of the National Corvette Museum, which will run from September 3-6, 2009.

On Wednesday, September 2, 2009, the Michigan Caravan will depart from the Pratt & Miller Engineering Facility, located at 29600 W. K. Smith Drive in New Hudson, Michigan at approximately 9:30 A.M. Pratt & Miller is the driving force behind the very successful C6.R Corvette race car. After our assembly, at Pratt & Miller, the caravan will travel south into Indiana where our destination for the first day will be Indianapolis, Indiana.

The primary hotel for the Indianapolis stop over will be the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel, which is located at 5797 Rockville Road, in Indianapolis, Indiana (317) 243-8310. Currently, that hotel is full but our secondary hotel is the Micro Tel Inn, which is located at 5815 Rockville Rd., Indianapolis, Indiana (317) 381-6594. Reservations are being held under the name, "Michigan Caravan" for the night of September 2, 2009.

On day two of the Michigan Caravan, we will join with the Indiana Caravan where participants will have a choice of taking a parade lap at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway or a tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. The cost for the parade lap will be $10.00 per vehicle.

The cost for the tour will be $3.00 per adult, $1.00 for children, five to sixteen, and free for children under five. After we have completed the parade lap, we will depart Indianapolis on our way to Bowling Green, Kentucky. This portion of the caravan will experience a scenic drive coupled with interstate travel which should place us in Bowling Green, Kentucky by late afternoon on Thursday, September 3, 2009.

In seeking hotel accommodations for your stay in Bowling Green, please contact the Bowling Green Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. They can be reached at (800) 326-7465 or visit their website at: http://www.visitbgky.com/caravan/ for up to date information on available hotels.

If you are interested in the Michigan Caravan make sure you register for the caravan by going to the National Corvette Museum website at http://www.corvettemuseum.com/ and register for the 2009 National Corvette Caravan. Please remember the Caravan and 15th Anniversary Celebration are two separate events, so you have to register for both. Online registration for the 15th Anniversary Event is open, so please register for some of its exciting events, that include road tours, seminars, auto-crossing and drag racing.

I hope to make this a memorable driving event for those who enjoy the Corvette experience.

"All roads lead to Bowling Green"

I can be reached at MI_CaravanCapt09@comcast.net or by phone at 517-749-2754.

Joe Thomas
Michigan Captain


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