2007 New England Spring Run, Adirondacks May 19th and 20th!!
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From: New Durham, NH
If everything is still on or (dare I say) ahead of schedule when you hit Saratoga - AND no one needs to stop for parts - AND it is not raining - you should just continue up Highway 87 to Exit 18 and take the original route over Glens Falls/Luzerne Mountain Road.
Otherwise just head to my house a bit earlier and we will end up in Lake Placid a bit earlier (assuming no roadblocks from the State Police
).
The Saturday Lunch Menu:
Baked Zita
Veggie Lasagna
Tossed Salad
Garlic Bread (and regular bread)
Various finger foods and munchies
Hot dogs
Drinks
Any other requests? If someone can't find anything there that they like just let me know - I'll give you a fishing pole and some worms and let you catch your lunch out of the pond
Seriously, if someone needs something else just let me know ahead of time.
Otherwise just head to my house a bit earlier and we will end up in Lake Placid a bit earlier (assuming no roadblocks from the State Police
).The Saturday Lunch Menu:
Baked Zita
Veggie Lasagna
Tossed Salad
Garlic Bread (and regular bread)
Various finger foods and munchies
Hot dogs
Drinks
Any other requests? If someone can't find anything there that they like just let me know - I'll give you a fishing pole and some worms and let you catch your lunch out of the pond
Seriously, if someone needs something else just let me know ahead of time.
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From: Worcester, MA
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Friday night, let's meet at Flat Street Brew Pub at 6 Flat St, Brattleboro, VT at 10pm. It should be pretty central for everyone, walkable from some hotels. If it's not good, we can walk elsewhere.
See some of you tonight, the rest tomorrow!
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Friday night, let's meet at Flat Street Brew Pub at 6 Flat St, Brattleboro, VT at 10pm. It should be pretty central for everyone, walkable from some hotels. If it's not good, we can walk elsewhere.
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We are staying at the Super 8 in Greenfield,MA tonight to save some driving time tomorrow,and to be able to sleep later.We won't be up there until 8-8:30 at the earliest though because we have to drop off our kids at my mothers house.
Chris
Chris
Sounds good. We can probably make that call at lunch on Saturday, especially since it's likely there may be people who won't have time to look at the board before then.
We'll have to do this again next year for all the ppl who aren't able to make it this year!
***FINAL WORD ON MEETING AT BOW JCT./I-89 & I-93:
I HAD NO RESPONSES INDICATING THAT ANYONE WAS PLANNING TO MEET THERE SATURDAY MORNING, SO WE HAVE BOOKED A ROOM FRIDAY NIGHT. HOPE THIS DOESN'T PRESENT A PROBLEM FOR ANYONE, BUT WE COULDN'T SEE GETTING UP AT 5:30 AND BEING THE ONLY ONES TO DRIVE UP FROM CONCORD.***
We booked a room in Greenfield, MA, which is 18 miles South of Brattleboro. Most of the hotels in Brattleboro are booked up for some reason, as someone stated earlier. Depending on which direction you are coming from, here are some possible places to stay if you still want to book something Friday night:
From East (Maine, Central NH) - Keene, NH
From North (upper VT, Canada) - Putney or Bennington, VT
From South (MA border & down) - Greenfield, MA
If there is a place the Friday-nighters have decided to meet in Brattleboro, can you let me know? We'd love to hook up with you guys!
Hope we get at least a few rays of sunshine this weekend! =)
See everyone soon!
We'll have to do this again next year for all the ppl who aren't able to make it this year!
***FINAL WORD ON MEETING AT BOW JCT./I-89 & I-93:
I HAD NO RESPONSES INDICATING THAT ANYONE WAS PLANNING TO MEET THERE SATURDAY MORNING, SO WE HAVE BOOKED A ROOM FRIDAY NIGHT. HOPE THIS DOESN'T PRESENT A PROBLEM FOR ANYONE, BUT WE COULDN'T SEE GETTING UP AT 5:30 AND BEING THE ONLY ONES TO DRIVE UP FROM CONCORD.***
We booked a room in Greenfield, MA, which is 18 miles South of Brattleboro. Most of the hotels in Brattleboro are booked up for some reason, as someone stated earlier. Depending on which direction you are coming from, here are some possible places to stay if you still want to book something Friday night:
From East (Maine, Central NH) - Keene, NH
From North (upper VT, Canada) - Putney or Bennington, VT
From South (MA border & down) - Greenfield, MA
If there is a place the Friday-nighters have decided to meet in Brattleboro, can you let me know? We'd love to hook up with you guys!
Hope we get at least a few rays of sunshine this weekend! =)
See everyone soon!
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From: Worcester, MA
I am printing 40 copies of the directions from the route in post 717, as well as the itinerary.
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From: South of Boston, MA
You guys better be posting pictures in another thread as soon as one of you guys/gals gets home! lol.. still pissed I was forced to miss this run. Hope you all had a blast though!!!
and thank you for being such a gracious host.
i bet your radar detector was going nuts on the way back. i saw a ton of state cops all over 87 before and after i saw you and your dad headed south. i waved as i passed but don't know if you saw me.
i bet your radar detector was going nuts on the way back. i saw a ton of state cops all over 87 before and after i saw you and your dad headed south. i waved as i passed but don't know if you saw me.
i know a couple people mentioned they could host some video. any volunteers? i have a few off of our digital camera that i'm downloading now. i'm hoping they came out okay.
How did I end up here??
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This was a great meet!!! YES, there were a lot of staties on 87!!!! Thank goodness made it home with no tickets. Overall, it was a 820 mile round trip for me, and well worth it!!!
Thank you ALL for putting together a great run......yeah what rain???? didn't stop me from washing my car on Sunday morning!!
Hope everyone made it home safe and sound. Pizza smells good.....may have another slice....mmmmmmmm.....
It was great meeting everyone.
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Thank you ALL for putting together a great run......yeah what rain???? didn't stop me from washing my car on Sunday morning!!
Hope everyone made it home safe and sound. Pizza smells good.....may have another slice....mmmmmmmm.....
It was great meeting everyone.
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I want to Thank everyone for a great time. I felt right at home even with my old bomber.I couldn't keep up most times,but all in all I think I did well.
The ride home on 87S was riddled with state troopers,and believe it or not a Border Patrol stop in the middle of the interstate. W e just got home from picking up the kids.We stopped for a short time in Lake George to buy a gift for my mother who was watching the boys,and ran into a Viper club that was doing the gas fill up thing.We snapped one quick photo,and I will post it if you guys want.Thanks agian,and I hope to join you guys on another trip.Maybe someday I will own an 8 again.
Chris&Becky
The ride home on 87S was riddled with state troopers,and believe it or not a Border Patrol stop in the middle of the interstate. W e just got home from picking up the kids.We stopped for a short time in Lake George to buy a gift for my mother who was watching the boys,and ran into a Viper club that was doing the gas fill up thing.We snapped one quick photo,and I will post it if you guys want.Thanks agian,and I hope to join you guys on another trip.Maybe someday I will own an 8 again.
Chris&Becky
I want to Thank everyone for a great time. I felt right at home even with my old bomber.I couldn't keep up most times,but all in all I think I did well.
The ride home on 87S was riddled with state troopers,and believe it or not a Border Patrol stop in the middle of the interstate. W e just got home from picking up the kids.We stopped for a short time in Lake George to buy a gift for my mother who was watching the boys,and ran into a Viper club that was doing the gas fill up thing.We snapped one quick photo,and I will post it if you guys want.Thanks agian,and I hope to join you guys on another trip.Maybe someday I will own an 8 again.
Chris&Becky
The ride home on 87S was riddled with state troopers,and believe it or not a Border Patrol stop in the middle of the interstate. W e just got home from picking up the kids.We stopped for a short time in Lake George to buy a gift for my mother who was watching the boys,and ran into a Viper club that was doing the gas fill up thing.We snapped one quick photo,and I will post it if you guys want.Thanks agian,and I hope to join you guys on another trip.Maybe someday I will own an 8 again.
Chris&Becky
How did I end up here??
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I want to Thank everyone for a great time. I felt right at home even with my old bomber.I couldn't keep up most times,but all in all I think I did well.
The ride home on 87S was riddled with state troopers,and believe it or not a Border Patrol stop in the middle of the interstate. W e just got home from picking up the kids.We stopped for a short time in Lake George to buy a gift for my mother who was watching the boys,and ran into a Viper club that was doing the gas fill up thing.We snapped one quick photo,and I will post it if you guys want.Thanks agian,and I hope to join you guys on another trip.Maybe someday I will own an 8 again.
Chris&Becky
The ride home on 87S was riddled with state troopers,and believe it or not a Border Patrol stop in the middle of the interstate. W e just got home from picking up the kids.We stopped for a short time in Lake George to buy a gift for my mother who was watching the boys,and ran into a Viper club that was doing the gas fill up thing.We snapped one quick photo,and I will post it if you guys want.Thanks agian,and I hope to join you guys on another trip.Maybe someday I will own an 8 again.
Chris&Becky
pictures posted. i'll post more later but had to throw on at least a few.
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/2007-new-england-spring-run-adirondacks-117136/
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/2007-new-england-spring-run-adirondacks-117136/
i didn't even think to turn on my radio until after i passed you guys and was out of radio range. of course the only reason i was able to pass was that i lucked out and had a short lane in that border patrol checkpoint.
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You must've been booking........we didn't see you after that border patrol stop....
