Yes, it's still more than 3 months away, but past experience says it's not too early to start thinking about a SoCal caravan up to San Rafael for NSXPO 2003.
Numerous previous NSXPO caravan participants have commented that getting to/from the event was part of the fun and although the drive is relatively short for those of us in the SW region, it too should prove to be a good time nonetheless.
Unless someone else wants to step up and begin organizing the caravan, I'll throw this early post out as the initial inquiry to find out who is interested and to see if we can agree on a common set of dates and times.
So to get the ball rolling, according to Yahoo Maps, the distance from Orange County, Calfornia is 450 miles, and the approximate travel time is 7 hours. I won't dispute the mileage, but for the sake of argument, factoring in LA and northern CA traffic, as well as regular pit stops, let's assume the drive is more like 9 hours.
If the caravan leaves from Orange County at 6AM, we should be able to get through LA before things get realy ugly.
As far as dates, official NSXPO activities begin on Wednesday, October 8th. If the caravan arrives the day before, Tuesday October 7th, we can kick back on the 8th, clean our cars and take in the local sites (wine!).
NSXPO officially ends on Sunday the 12th and a 9 hour drive home afterwards isn't too appealing. Nor is the idea of drving home on the 13th with everyone else who may be off work that day since it is a holiday (Columbus Day). Driving home on Tuesday the 14th gives us a day to relax and take in the local sites (more wine) and skip the holiday traffic.
Summarized, the agenda looks like this:
Orange County CA to San Rafael, CA
450 miles, approx 9 hours drive time
Depart OC Tuesday, 10/7 @ ~6am
Arrive San Rafael @ ~4pm
Depart San Rafael Tuesday, 10/14 @ ~7am
Arrive OC @ ~5pm
It's hoped that NSXPO attendees from AZ and NM can join the caravan by perhaps arriving in OC on 10/6, ready to depart the morning of 10/7. San Diego attendees can most likely be in OC the morning of departure.
So there you have it, the first pass at a SW NSXPO caravan. Nothing is cast in stone, but if you have a differing opinion, don't wait too long to make it known so that we can try and pin down dates and times.
Oh, and one more thing. It's unlikely that we'll come up with a single proposal that will make everyone happy - it just doesn't happen that way. Express your opinions - I'll tabulate the feedback and present the most popular option to the masses.
No whining allowed!
Dave
Numerous previous NSXPO caravan participants have commented that getting to/from the event was part of the fun and although the drive is relatively short for those of us in the SW region, it too should prove to be a good time nonetheless.
Unless someone else wants to step up and begin organizing the caravan, I'll throw this early post out as the initial inquiry to find out who is interested and to see if we can agree on a common set of dates and times.
So to get the ball rolling, according to Yahoo Maps, the distance from Orange County, Calfornia is 450 miles, and the approximate travel time is 7 hours. I won't dispute the mileage, but for the sake of argument, factoring in LA and northern CA traffic, as well as regular pit stops, let's assume the drive is more like 9 hours.
If the caravan leaves from Orange County at 6AM, we should be able to get through LA before things get realy ugly.
As far as dates, official NSXPO activities begin on Wednesday, October 8th. If the caravan arrives the day before, Tuesday October 7th, we can kick back on the 8th, clean our cars and take in the local sites (wine!).
NSXPO officially ends on Sunday the 12th and a 9 hour drive home afterwards isn't too appealing. Nor is the idea of drving home on the 13th with everyone else who may be off work that day since it is a holiday (Columbus Day). Driving home on Tuesday the 14th gives us a day to relax and take in the local sites (more wine) and skip the holiday traffic.
Summarized, the agenda looks like this:
Orange County CA to San Rafael, CA
450 miles, approx 9 hours drive time
Depart OC Tuesday, 10/7 @ ~6am
Arrive San Rafael @ ~4pm
Depart San Rafael Tuesday, 10/14 @ ~7am
Arrive OC @ ~5pm
It's hoped that NSXPO attendees from AZ and NM can join the caravan by perhaps arriving in OC on 10/6, ready to depart the morning of 10/7. San Diego attendees can most likely be in OC the morning of departure.
So there you have it, the first pass at a SW NSXPO caravan. Nothing is cast in stone, but if you have a differing opinion, don't wait too long to make it known so that we can try and pin down dates and times.
Oh, and one more thing. It's unlikely that we'll come up with a single proposal that will make everyone happy - it just doesn't happen that way. Express your opinions - I'll tabulate the feedback and present the most popular option to the masses.
No whining allowed!
Dave