Well, after some consideration & input from folks in the field, the plan is to hand out the step-by-step route at the event. It is finalized and printed on thick 2 sided, 1 page 8X11 stock. The front page takes us from the Pasco-Hernando Community College parking lot to our first group rest stop at a brand new Citgo station with clean his & hers restrooms. This leg should take 60 minutes with some traffic to consider.
Turning over to the backside takes us from the Citgo to The Pub Irish Restaurant. There is another place to stop about 2/3 of the way through this leg that each group may elect to stop at. From this auxiliary location, it is only 25 minutes to the restaurant.
* Try to have your tanks full upon the arrival to the parking lot at the college. This will help to keep our stops at the two points mapped for rest & stretching somewhat brief to accommodate the next group. I have run this course twice now and burned 1/2 tank each time from parking lot to The Pub. There are plenty of places at the intersection of Hwy 27 and I-4 to fuel up for the ride home.
** This arrangement appears to be an indicator that we should all try to be at the College parking lot by 9:00 AM, leaving promptly by 10:00 AM. This way the cars can be drooled over, questions answered, and allows time to go over the route with Point personnel and select teams to follow. I know that all of this is starting to sound a tad formal but with 30+ cars signing up for this event and the distances that people are coming, it is the necessary evil called protocol. Make no mistake though, it will all be worth it !!
The address for the 9:00 meeting place is:
36727 Blanton Road
Dade City, FL 33523-7599
mapsite to google from:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36727+Blanton+Road,+Dade+City,+FL&spn=0.030058,0.046233&hl=en
*****Also.....here is the website for the The Pub retsaurant that we are going to:
http://www.thepubb.net/
A Huge Thanx in advance for all of your cooperation and support !! This is gonna' be a blast....................Scott.
Zacksdad2