So CTrx8 how are your kids doing? My wife,and I thought they were very cute,and they made us miss our kids very much(okay a little bit). Our youngest is now 17 months old,and is a total terror around the house. He just today got ahold of the computer mouse,ans completly hosed up the computer. Ahh Kids!! Ya gotta love 'em.

 

just getting psyched for Christmas and i hear you on the younger being a terror.

 

I am also interested - I can give a definite answer once the dates are fixed.

- Bodi

 

Fix the dates. I'd be interested if I can go.

 

When should this become a sticky?

The more folks see it the more folks join in the more folks the merrier.

If we hit Lake Placid this year at least they should have new black top and all the roads open. We should also make a concerted effort to populate one hotel if possible.

 

^ probably sometime in february.

 

I unfortunately missed last years run. I am very interested in doing it this year. Just let me know where.

 

I agree^^

 

^ also agree with the one hotel suggestion. and it's not going to be that sketchy one that i stayed in last time. i don't care how much i need to pony up, i'm not doing that again.

 

I hear DAT!

 

Shall I make a note of the nearest car wash, so people can clean up if they so desire??

 

hopefully we won't need it this year!

which hotel were you at last year? what was sketchy? what did I miss, dammit!?

 

I would be down for something like this, I mean I live in upstate NY and I know where adirondack park is lol, oh yeah i forgot im also a new owner of an rx8

 

More = more better.


Perhaps in anticipation it's time to put last years run back in the sig.

 

it was the swiss acres inn. i wasn't expecting luxury but it was a glorified motel (and hardly glorified).

 

ahh. The summit was nice enough, and the cheaper of the 2 (summit & hilton), although it was under construction still. I would assume they are done by now.

 

i would assume so too but when the time comes closer and we start looking at a more definite number we can start calling the hotels and at least we're more educated about it. we can ask them if they're done and if not we can request a block on the opposite side of the construction. it seemed like a nice enough hotel so i'd say it would be a good one.

i don't know where to look but we should check to make sure there's not another big convention or car show like last time. i'm sure there's some sort of lake placid chamber of commerce or convention center folks that we can call and see what they have scheduled.

 

A good idea - that car show is an annual event, so it's worth checking this years date.

found a page, but I don't see any events listed for May.

Have to keep digging around.

 

Congrats! This would be ideal for you then. The more the merrier!

 

I think this year I'll take the 8.

Maybe it would be helpful for others if the folks that went last year estimated the total cost $$$$ so new comers know what to expect and can make a better informed decision.???

 

I thought last years run was later in the spring like May or something. Is this years going to be a lot earlier?

 

^it was may 19th i believe but we started talking about it and getting it organized at the end of january.

^^and i have to say i might be a little sad not to see that beautiful FD if it doesn't make the trip. i can't remember what i spent but i want to say i put about 700-800 miles on that trip.

 

I'd be down only if I room with Kimmi hehehehehe...

I'll see about actually going this year, and hopefully my boss wont screw me ova on hours and hence cash so I can attend.

 

I'm not the organizer of the trip, but having lived in the Adirondacks all my life I would not schedule it for anytime before the second week of May. Snow is not uncommon up there even at the end of May. When I was in college (at Paul Smith's right near Lake Placid) we had a 3 inch snow storm on June 7.

For reference: you'll probably spend about $150 in gas, $100 for hotel, and $50/person for food. Just a rough estimate - it could easily be $50 either side of $300.

 

Count me in as long as the timing works out. Sounds like fun!