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Randy Chase · 05-07-2008, 11:43 PM

Alternate crazy universe plan-

Thursday June 5th. Fly into White Plains Connecticut. Arrive PM. Stay with Evopat (Elise77). Pick up car.

Friday June 6th. Leave AM for Watkins Glen Racetrack ("The Glen"). Scenic route through Catskills. Could use some guidance here. Arrive at The Glen in 5-6 hours, or early afternoon. Star Mazda, SPEED World Challenge GT and TC, Grand Am Rolex. Stay near track.

Saturday June 7th. Stay at track. SPEED World Challenge Qualifying and then Rolex 6 Hours at The Glen. Stay near track. Anyone want to get together Saturday night?

Sunday June 8th. Leave AM for Detroit. Possibly miss SPEED World Challenge races at 8:25-9:40 TC and 10:50-11:55 GT. Or watch them. Leave by noon. Drive to Detroit via Cleveland/Toledo (or maybe the north route via Canada?). 7 hour drive. Dinner with family Sunday night. Stay in Detroit area.

Monday June 9th. Detroit. Visit family. Lotustalk meet up at Hogan's Restaurant in Bloomfield Hills at 7:00pm if there is enough interest. Stay in Detroit.

Tuesday June 10th. Leave Detroit for Chicago.283 miles or 4.5 hours. Lotustalk lunch in Chicago area if there is interest? Leave Chicago in early afternoon for start of Route 66. Cicero, Berwyn, Joliet, Wilmington, Braidwood, Gardner, Odell, Pontiac, Bloomington, McLean, Atlanta, Lincoln and stop in Springfield. Total distance 454m, 7 hours

Wednesday June 11th. Leave Springfield. Litchfield, Stauntan, St Louis. Veer off Route 66 to Lexington KY.

Thursday June 12th. Leave Lexington for Deals Gap 4 hours. Stay at Deals Gap.

Friday June 13th. Drive Tail of the Dragon again. Leave and drive back to St Louis. Stay in St Louis for the night. Back on Route 66.

Saturday June 12th. Leave St Louis and drive to Oklahoma City OK

Sunday June 13th. Leave to Albuquerque NM.

Monday. Albuquerque to San Diego. This may too long a stretch and may require another day.

05-07-2008, 11:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
Randy Chase Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego and where ever the roads lead Posts: 28,172 Images: 761	Alternate crazy universe plan- Thursday June 5th. Fly into White Plains Connecticut. Arrive PM. Stay with Evopat (Elise77). Pick up car. Friday June 6th. Leave AM for Watkins Glen Racetrack ("The Glen"). Scenic route through Catskills. Could use some guidance here. Arrive at The Glen in 5-6 hours, or early afternoon. Star Mazda, SPEED World Challenge GT and TC, Grand Am Rolex. Stay near track. Saturday June 7th. Stay at track. SPEED World Challenge Qualifying and then Rolex 6 Hours at The Glen. Stay near track. Anyone want to get together Saturday night? Sunday June 8th. Leave AM for Detroit. Possibly miss SPEED World Challenge races at 8:25-9:40 TC and 10:50-11:55 GT. Or watch them. Leave by noon. Drive to Detroit via Cleveland/Toledo (or maybe the north route via Canada?). 7 hour drive. Dinner with family Sunday night. Stay in Detroit area. Monday June 9th. Detroit. Visit family. Lotustalk meet up at Hogan's Restaurant in Bloomfield Hills at 7:00pm if there is enough interest. Stay in Detroit. Tuesday June 10th. Leave Detroit for Chicago.283 miles or 4.5 hours. Lotustalk lunch in Chicago area if there is interest? Leave Chicago in early afternoon for start of Route 66. Cicero, Berwyn, Joliet, Wilmington, Braidwood, Gardner, Odell, Pontiac, Bloomington, McLean, Atlanta, Lincoln and stop in Springfield. Total distance 454m, 7 hours Wednesday June 11th. Leave Springfield. Litchfield, Stauntan, St Louis. Veer off Route 66 to Lexington KY. Thursday June 12th. Leave Lexington for Deals Gap 4 hours. Stay at Deals Gap. Friday June 13th. Drive Tail of the Dragon again. Leave and drive back to St Louis. Stay in St Louis for the night. Back on Route 66. Saturday June 12th. Leave St Louis and drive to Oklahoma City OK Sunday June 13th. Leave to Albuquerque NM. Monday. Albuquerque to San Diego. This may too long a stretch and may require another day. __________________ [b]* V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S [/b] We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. Over 500hp. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. [color=orange]Monaco Orange. [/color]Wing. Black leather/Alcantara with orange stitching. The street car. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). [color=orange]Chrome Orange. [/color] Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. [color=blue]“Busy at times off the forum and scary* actually off the Internets. So I may not see your pm or emails for a while"[/color]