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Updated 8/26/09 Pacific NorthwestWashington, Oregon, Idaho & Western Montana I will have the Hardcards (caravan credentials) with me. These will be given out at several stops. There is no need to contact the NCM about this. T-shirts will be available at the museum once we get there. I doubt 200 shirts would fit in my Vette anyway! If someone is not getting updates please check the caravan websites which will have all the info. Bob Download the Northwest Caravan Manual for 2009 (pdf) August 12 Update Fellow caravaners, I have some info before the final manual gets emailed to each of you. I will also get the basics on our websites. To get a close idea of what we will be doing check the N.Cal/ UT, CO, KS/MO websites since we will be joining them. Note that we will leave from Sandy, OR Suburban Chevrolet at 745AM, from Lee Johnson Chevrolet in Seattle area at 700AM and from Camp Chevrolet in Spokane at 745AM. Day 2 we leave from the Doubletree hotel at 700AM (this is a change!). Day 3 we leave from the Salt Lake Hilton at 700 AM. Day 4 we leave from Blue Springs at 900 AM. Day 5 we leave from MId America (Effingham) at 900 AM after breakfast. We will remind everyone each day about the next day's events with a drivers meeting before we leave. Unlike last time you will need to pay for most of your meals. So far we have sponsored (free ) meals at Boise (dinner day1), and brunch at Jerome, ID day 2. All other meals will entail a small cost. Everyone should have CASH for these meals and for any other small expenses. They will not take credit cards. I think $200-$250 will cover these expenses and anything else you buy like flag, clings or windshield wraps which I will have. Also Consider a GMRS/FRS radio like Motorola talk-abouts. You can use these to talk with the small group you travel with. Their range is limited so I will not be able to talk to most of you on the road. I will have our cell phone #s sent to everyone if you need to contact me or the other leaders along the way. Consider bringing car washing supplies...bucket (collapsable?), flat hose, mits, towel, soap, etc. A few limited tools might be worth packing also. We will have access to a faucet at most hotels to clean your car at the end of the day. Final manual will be emailed this weekend since I am still waiting for a few details. Bob Greetings Northwest Corvette Enthusiasts: We are only 4 months from our departure for the 2009 National Corvette Caravan! We plan an exciting trip. This lists the information available now. There are 3 departure locations on Saturday August 29:
All 3 groups leave Pendleton at 1:00 PM and go east to Idaho where we plan to gather in a rest stop in Nampa and meet up with member of the Valley Corvette Club who will escort us to a local Boise park where we will be graciously treated to dinner compliments of a long standing Boise Corvette dealer: Fairly Reliable Bob’s. We will then retire to the Doubletree Hotel that night (1-208-331-4936). DAY 2 (Sunday): We leave from the Doubletree Hotel at 9:00 AM and travel to I-84 where we go east to Twin Falls, ID for a lunch stop graciously provided by the Twin Falls Corvette Club. After lunch we will get back on I-84 east to Salt Lake, Utah. We will join the Northern California, Northern Nevada and Utah caravans for a parade lap and barbeque at Miller Motorsport Park. We stay that night at the Hilton Salt Lake City Airport (1-801-0539-1515). All Northwest participants should sign up for the Miller Motorsports stop in Salt Lake (Sunday night - Day 2) promptly. A head count is needed.
Miller Order Form DAY 3 (Monday): We leave with the Nor-Cal, Nor-Nev and Utah caravans from the Hilton Salt Lake City Airport at 7:00 AM. We travel south on I-15 a short distance and get off in Provo on South Route 6 to 1-70 and go east to Grand Junction for a lunch stop. After lunch we get back on 1-70 East to Denver and stop in Aurora on the east end of Denver in the Aurora Sports Park for a dinner Barbeque. Our hotel is the Comfort Inn Airport (phone # 303-367-5000). If this fills up we will use the same hotels as on the Colorado website: Spring Hill Suites/Marriott 18350 E. 68th Ave., Denver (1-800-287-9400 or 1-303-371-9444) and Fairfield Suites/Marriott 6851 Tower Rd. (1-800-228-2800 or 1-303-576-9640). DAY 4 (Tuesday): We leave from the Aurora Sports Park at 8:00 AM with the Colorado/N. Cal and Utah Caravans. We have a long drive across Kansas with a lunch stop on your own. We split from the other caravans here and stop in Blue Springs, MO at the Hampton Inn (1-816-220-3844) and also, since the Hampton Inn is sold out, I recommend staying with the Colorado group at the Hilton Garden Inn 19677 E. Jackson Dr., Independence, MO. All meals this day are on your own. DAY 5 (Wednesday): We leave from Blue Springs and go east on I-70 (starting point to be determined). We hope to join up with the Kansas/Missouri Caravan and stop in St. Louis along the north side off 1-270 for a lunch on your own. Then we will group together and get on I-270 east to I-70 and on to Effingham, IL. We have an afternoon visit to Mid America to see their museum and there may be sales available. It is not known if they will provide us with a meal. We then go to our hotels: The Hampton Inn Effingham (1-217-342-4499) which was sold out or the Fairfield Inn (1-217-540-5454) also at exit 160. DAY 6 (Thursday): We leave with the Kansas/Missouri caravan at 8:30 AM and head south on I-57 and join I-64 east to Indiana and go south at I-164 to Evansville, IN for a lunch stop on your own. We hope to have an escort at the Kentucky border as we go south on Route 41 across the Ohio river. A few miles in Henderson we join the Audubon Parkway and go east to loop around Owensboro and join up with the Natcher Parkway which takes us to I-65. We go north on I-65 to EXIT 28 and proceed to the NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM arriving around 3:00 PM!!!!!!!!!! Bowling Green area hotels are on your own. Use the link on the caravan web page as a start: www.visitbgky.com/caravan Most will need to look outside Bowling Green along I-65 or in Nashville for a hotel. Expect some changes to stops and be prepared to pay for meals on your own. Other state caravan web pages off the National Corvette Caravan website will be useful for additional information on each state we travel through, since we will be joining other caravans along the way. The 15th anniversary Labor Day event runs from Thursday Sept 3 through Sunday Sept 6 with tons of activities each day. Sign up each individual for BOTH the 2009 National Corvette Caravan and the 15th annual Labor Day Celebration. Registration is done online. Finally, support your Caravan by purchasing official Caravan merchandise. Registered Caravan participants can order caravan merchandise from the NCM's store, but you can only purchase Caravan flags and clings from a Captain. The flags clip to the side windows or can be placed on alternate poles for windshield frame mounting. The clings are 6" x 6" and are made to be placed on the inside of a window. The flags are $15.00 each and the clings are $10.00 each. See pictures below. We'll also have windshield banners later this year.
I hope to see all of you along the way for another fabulous tour! Bob Gunderman Please make sure you are signed up for eNews to keep current on the latest news: |
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