C5-Fest Caravan Rally Points Across the US

[edog]

Originally Posted by sterlingnotes

Added myself to the list to meet up in Fredricksburg, VA... I'm coming from Mass, but I'll probably stop at my sisters in Hagerstown, MD the night before.

That sounds great. Man, these list are growing quickly. I am imagining camera crews like in the movie "convoy"...Ok, showing my age!

Who will be the first to try and moon the camera? There is always one in the bunch...

[edog]

Updated

Originally Posted by edog

We are up to 16, with three tentative on a different route. The 95 corridor will definitely be lit up with halos and littered with discarded prey like stangs and challengers...



I know we have a number of people in MD, DC, and Va who plan on going. I think it would be safe to start a location for those north of Fredericksburg. I think the entrance of Spotsylvania Mall in Fredericksburg would be a good meeting point for those north of exit 130B on 95south in Va.

Fredericksburg VA exit 130B off 95 southbound. Two lights on the left at Spotsylvania Mall in front of the main entrance. It has a large space for many cars.
Meet between 9am and 10am. Depart Fredericksburg on Thursday@ 10am.

meeting points afterwards (tentative: TBD as we get closer)
B...Emporia Va around 11:45am and 12pm if all is well on hwy.
C...interstate 95s and interstate 40 NC between 1:30pm and 1:45pm
D...interstate 95s and interstate 20 SC 3:15pm and 3:30pm Gas up.
E...interstate 95S and interstate 26 SC 4:30pm and 4:45pm
F...Savannah Ga, get hotel and eat/socialize then sleep. 6:15pm and 6:45pm

Friday, depart Savannah Ga at 9AM to Valdosta.
Fla interstate 10W and interstate 295 beltway.
open to suggestion on other meeting points?

Drive to Savannah Ga, is 8 hours, and 4 to 5 hours to Valdosta GA.

1. edog Fredericksburg
2. cruznSS Emporia
3. Blackhawk6 Emporia
4. RickRay Frdericksburg
5. cm5217...Fredericksburg? looking for room-mate. Anyone looking to share?
6. Christcringle Fredericksburg
7. Ls1_98 Fredericksburg
8. LWM, Fredericksburg
9. Tiger 10, out of PA, Fredericksburg
10. Top Thrill, Fredericksburg
11. SicSix6, Fredericksburg
12. FlaminBird, Fredericksburg
13. MSG' & group, Savannah Ga, tentative
14. tnsp, savannah Ga
15. myold88, Fredericksburg Va
16. mhennick, Fredericksburg Va
17. helmincamaro, interstate I95 & I40
18. steeleshark2, Savannah GA
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[edog]

Originally Posted by sterlingnotes

Added myself to the list to meet up in Fredricksburg, VA... I'm coming from Mass, but I'll probably stop at my sisters in Hagerstown, MD the night before.

How is Mass this time of year? I was up in salem at the end of the summer. I loved the area and the weather was fantastic!

[Sterling]

Originally Posted by edog

That sounds great. Man, these list are growing quickly. I am imagining camera crews like in the movie "convoy"...Ok, showing my age!

Who will be the first to try and moon the camera? There is always one in the bunch...

Don't make me buy one of those duck hood ornaments from that movie... they looked awesome on the "Deathproof" cars.

[Sterling]

Originally Posted by edog

How is Mass this time of year? I was up in salem at the end of the summer. I loved the area and the weather was fantastic!

It's too cold... I don't mind the snow so much.

[edog]

It seemed the air quality was much better than Va. The humidity is so high down here it just wears you out. We arrived up there and needed to pull out the heavy clothing. I was impressed with Salem.

[Sterling]

I liked Salem too... it's a really cool place to visit.

[IROCanSS]

For those of you that will be starting with Cyn or I and heading to Knoxville for the night on Thursday, it looks like we will be staying around Farragut, or the Turkey Creek or Cedar Bluff areas. I got the inside from my guy in Knoxville that this will be a good area for our babies. The location is good too as it is south west a few clicks from Knoxville so we will be close to Chat. Only drawback is it will be a little later that we arrive but so be it. It will keep our schedule on better for Friday.

I am open for suggestions as to where. I am meeting up with Mr. Brownstone next week so we can talk about this in more detail as to what are the nice hotels.

Once I get some options we need to think about maybe seeing if we can get a reduced rate if there are going to be a bunch of rooms. Looks like in my group I will probably be needing rooms for the following...
me and my wife, Drew and his wife, Heinz, ssmike, hrpiii... so 5 rooms plus however many Cyn needs for her group or any others that plan to overnight in Knoxville. I will send PMs as time gets closer to when we need to make a decision.

[hrpiii]

Originally Posted by jrhaus76

For those of you that will be starting with Cyn or I and heading to Knoxville for the night on Thursday, it looks like we will be staying around Farragut, or the Turkey Creek or Cedar Bluff areas. I got the inside from my guy in Knoxville that this will be a good area for our babies. The location is good too as it is south west a few clicks from Knoxville so we will be close to Chat. Only drawback is it will be a little later that we arrive but so be it. It will keep our schedule on better for Friday.

I am open for suggestions as to where. I am meeting up with Mr. Brownstone next week so we can talk about this in more detail as to what are the nice hotels.

Once I get some options we need to think about maybe seeing if we can get a reduced rate if there are going to be a bunch of rooms. Looks like in my group I will probably be needing rooms for the following...
me and my wife, Drew and his wife, Heinz, ssmike, hrpiii... so 5 rooms plus however many Cyn needs for her group or any others that plan to overnight in Knoxville. I will send PMs as time gets closer to when we need to make a decision.

sounds like a plan. Me and the wifey are looking forward to it.

[guiLT]

Originally Posted by 01pewterz28

For those traveling from Central Florida, South Florida, East Coast (Daytona or below), and West Coast (Crystal River and below) I would like to setup a caravan/meeting point in Ocala FL at the reat area just north of the FL Turnpike on I-75.

I figure 9am or 10am to meet up at the rest area and we can all caravan up to Valdosta (unless you all would like to invade a local Cracker Barrel in Ocala and then head out).

Let me know
Sean

1. 01pewterz28 (Sean) 2010 Black 2LT/RS
2. hawkman01136 (Mike) 01 Firehawk
3. CFPC_2010 and IOM Angell (Terry) 2010 IOM 2SS
4. LLevarge CGM 2SS
5. WildOne IOM 2SS/RS
6. RJ's SS Yellow SS
7. 69IROC(Allan) Car not sure which Camaro
8. Bowtie5 (Jay)
9. 1977and2010 (Josh)
10.

Any 'Stangs aloud to tag along?

[IROCanSS]

Monroe, MI - Lima - Cincinnati - Knoxville - Chattanooga - Atlanta - Valdosta

TOTAL TRIP Route of Travel:

I-75 South starting in Michigan, travelling through Ohio and Kentucky to Kentucky Welcome Center on I75 just south of Cincinnati.
Departing Welcome center at 4:00pm
Stopping in Knoxville, TN for the night (Thursday night).
Departing Knoxville 6:30AM, travelling through Tennessee to Georgia. At the TN/GA line, stopping at the GA Welcome Center to meet the Chattanooga group at 8:15AM.
Departing Welcome Center at 8:30 travelling to Atlanta where we will be metting up with the Central group from OKC.
Departing Atlanta at 10:30AM and heading to Valdosta.
Plan on arriving in Valdosta by 3:00 PM.

Detailed travel plans:

Date: Thursday, April 15th 2010

Meet Location in Monroe, MI - 11 AM:
Meeting at Cracker Barrel, 1101 Ternes Drive , Monroe, MI ~ I-75 S exit 15 for Dixie Hwy toward Downtown Monroe, Turn right at N Dixie Hwy, Take the 1st left onto Ternes Dr - Depart restaurant about 11 am for Lima

Meet Location in Lima, OH - 1 PM:
TBD

Meet Location in Cincinnati, OH: 3:45 PM
Meeting at the rest area on I-75 southbound in Walton, KY, mile marker 177. It is 15 miles south of Cincinnati on I-75.
Route of Travel: I-75 south. Departing rest area about 4:00 pm Thursday, April 15, stopping in Knoxville, TN for the night.

Date: Friday, April 16th 2010

Meet Location in Knoxville, TN: - 6:15 AM
Meeting at whatever hotel we stay at. We will all meet at the hotel and depart the hotel about 6:30. It is only about 1:30 to the GA line where we meet the other group so it will allow us time to stop for a quick breakfast and fill up.

Meet Location in Chattanooga, TN: - 8:15 AM
Meeting at the Georgia Welcome center on I-75 southbound Georgia mile marker 352.
Route of Travel: I-75 south. Departing rest area about 8:30 am Friday, April 16, heading to Atlanta, Ga.

Meet Location in Atlanta, GA: - 10:30 AM
TBD - somewhere around the I-285 and I-20 intechange. I will get eith Junkie and see if he knows of a good spot that we can meet at and have enough room to park and wait. We will depart ATL as soon as we meet up with the other group, grab some lunch and head to the FEST! The last 230 miles should be pretty impressive with such a large caravan!

All times are approx. but I will try to keep us on/ahead of schedule to not keep others waiting.

PM Contact: jrhaus76, CynAgain, tbarber87 (PM one of us to be added to the list, depending on where you are starting)

Coming from SE Michigan:

CynAgain

Meeting up in Cincinnati at rest area on 75 (in KY actually):

jrhaus76
Drew10
heinzd01
ssmike
hrpiii
rjbjfire

Meet up in Knoxville with:

Mr. Brownstone
flht99b

Meeting up in Chattanooga with:

Zebra
garagelogic
MustangKillr
nhra stocker
miketebo22
RickRay
christcringle - not sure on route yet?
Ls1_98

Meeting up in ATL with:

tbarber87
supercop29
xanthos (drive home only?)
cybercoaster
abygale (kansas)
mamaro
fonegod1
1969fbody
ject (kansas)
meagsmom
futrocpd
brokinarrow (iowa?)
67RSconv
herkman
camaro_eddie

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Updated from first page... again.

I added meeting point for Cinci anc Chatt. We still need to pick a hotel in Knoxville and I need some help on a meeting point for ATL.

Junkie... can you do something for me... as if you arent busy enough... but I need a good meeting point near the I-20 and I-285 interchange that can accomodate 30-50 cars meeting there. Any ideas? I don't want to get too far off the beaten path. Wehave tried to limit our meeting points to rest areas. Thanks!

Originally Posted by CamaroFire

Any 'Stangs aloud to tag along?

Why did you jump ship? Not that I care, I love all 3 of the American Muscle cars. My garage would have my 2010 SS, a B5 blue manual SRT Challenger and a 2009 GT500. Sorry, not sold on the 2010 'stang. I prefer the body of the 09. My dad has a really nice supercharged 07.

Anyway, of course you are welcome! The more the merrier... and I mean stangs and challys. Makes for a fun weekend! I'd bring both if I could.

[KATHY63]

Originally Posted by MisterCamaro69

Meeting points, dates and times of the various caravan's so far...

we might try to meet up with whoever will be in chattanooga at 8:15. Where do you plan on meeting? We'll know for sure as it gets closer.

[Sweet Lola]

Is anyone coming from the Northwest? It is an 8-day event or more but I have been thinking about it. Starting off in Boise, ID!

[IROCanSS]

Originally Posted by KATHY63

we might try to meet up with whoever will be in chattanooga at 8:15. Where do you plan on meeting? We'll know for sure as it gets closer.

There is a rest area just over the GA line on 75. We wont actually be coming into Chat. The Chat group is going to have to drive to the rest area and meet us. It looks to be ab out 15/20 minutes outside of chat. It is 1 mile over the TN/GA border.