DFW Caravan to C5Fest II

[firefighter1]

So What route are you guys planning on taking now??? From Abilene to Fort Stockton is about 4 hours and 45 minutes?? It's 258 or so Miles from Abilene to Fort Stockton, so we can do it in one drive but man it's a SOB!!! If we stay on I-20 though it's 70 plus most of the way, IF we cut through san angelo head south towards I-10 sooner there are a bunch of little towns, speed zones of 35 in small towns and all kinds of delays with lights and such. SO just throwing that out there!

[firefighter1]

Originally Posted by Camaro21

Current List of DFW Members to Camaro5Fest II:

Camaro21
Rforbes
tman10
Firefighter1 (meet in Abilene)

Brady24 is in from abilene still I'm pretty sure!

[SSE 4 2SS]

Originally Posted by firefighter1

Brady24 is in from abilene still I'm pretty sure!

BradyD24 is still on the list, and confirmed with me there will be two in his car...

[SSE 4 2SS]

Originally Posted by firefighter1

So What route are you guys planning on taking now??? From Abilene to Fort Stockton is about 4 hours and 45 minutes?? It's 258 or so Miles from Abilene to Fort Stockton, so we can do it in one drive but man it's a SOB!!! If we stay on I-20 though it's 70 plus most of the way, IF we cut through san angelo head south towards I-10 sooner there are a bunch of little towns, speed zones of 35 in small towns and all kinds of delays with lights and such. SO just throwing that out there!

Can you stay on 20 until Monahans and head due south... It would add about 40 miles to the whole trip... Just curious.. I figured it would be a great place to get the whole train together and have lunch...

[Camaro21]

Here is the info that I got from Jessy (Firefighter1) from Abilene..

Off of I-20 The exit will be 285. It's a right hand exit. You will come to an intersection, cross traffic does not stop, so be VERY careful. Make a left go under the overpass and the fuel station is on the right.

Allsup's Convenience StoreAddress:‎
2101 West Stamford Street
Abilene, TX 79603-1849
(325) 672-7162

This Station has 20 pumps, all with pay at pump and 93 Octane. They will have extra staff on hand too (2 cashiers) to help inside ring ups. Plenty of parking!

Let me know when you think you guys are leaving Fort Worth, and I'll make sure the Abilene guys all meet there at the right time!

[Camaro21]

To go from Ft. Worth, Tx to Ft. Stockton, TX is 6 hrs 22 mins / 410.59 miles and from Ft. Stockton, TX to Las Cruces, NM is 4 hrs 2 mins / 285.55 miles which is a total of about 10 1/2 hours of driving and 696 Miles

without the detour to Ft. Stockton it is 9 hrs 31 mins / 653.43 miles which is about an hour out of the way.

I say we meet up with the crew in Ft. Stockton, What does everyone else think?

[CruznSS]

Sounds good to me. I will talk to Blackhawk6 in the morning. Think we were meeting at 7am and hooking up with DFW crew to leave. That only gives us 30 mins if we stop for fuel. Might be better to meet at 6:30am and be on the road by 7am. This would give us a better start in case we get slowed down. Would like to get to meet gang prior to dinner.

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[firefighter1]

I'm all for meeting in fort stockton... It will work great on our fuel stops too, Leave Forth Worth, Stop in Abilene, then the next stop is fort stockton!

[SSE 4 2SS]

Originally Posted by firefighter1

So What route are you guys planning on taking now??? From Abilene to Fort Stockton is about 4 hours and 45 minutes?? It's 258 or so Miles from Abilene to Fort Stockton, so we can do it in one drive but man it's a SOB!!! If we stay on I-20 though it's 70 plus most of the way, IF we cut through san angelo head south towards I-10 sooner there are a bunch of little towns, speed zones of 35 in small towns and all kinds of delays with lights and such. SO just throwing that out there!

Hmmm, my math may be bad, but, 258 /70 is about 3.5 hours... bearing in mind the slower traffic areas, figure 4:00 max... or am I bad wrong...

[firefighter1]

The plan is to meet the Caravan from the East at the

Starbucks
5000 Trail Lake Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76101
around 6:30AM on Wednesday April 13th.
Travel Time 2 hours 30 Minutes

Head towards Abilene Texas. Watch Speed through Eastland County. Texas DPS is heavy in that area!

Off of I-20 The exit will be 285. It's a right hand exit. You will come to an intersection, cross traffic does not stop (city working on getting this fixed as of 3-21-2011), so be VERY careful. Make a left go under the overpass and the fuel station is on the right.

Arrive 9:00
Allsup's Convenience Store Address:‎
2101 West Stamford Street
Abilene, TX 79603-1849
(325) 672-7162
This Station has 20 pumps, all with pay at pump and 93 Octane. They will have extra staff on hand too (2 cashiers) to help inside ring ups. Plenty of parking! Stretch your legs, get a drink, snack, get ready to head out!

Depart 9:15-9:25 Back on I-20. Keep to the right as you pass the clover leaf interchanger and head towards Midland Oddessa.

Travel time 2 Hours 45 Minutes

Take Exit 126, right hand exit, take first right onto FM 1788.

Arrive12:00
Pilot Travel Center
4018 S FM 1788
Midland Texas, 79706
(432) 563-1683
This station has 14 pumps, all with Pay at pump. Parking is a bit limited but manager said he would do the best he can if we called ahead of time to remind him. Stretch legs, Bathroom Break, and ready to roll out again!

Departure 12:15-12:25

Head back out to I-20 again. Head west to Exit 80. This is a right hand exit, Make a left and go under the under pass. Follow Tx-18 south to Fort Stockton

Drive time 1 hours 45 Minutes

Follow TX - 18 South right into Fort Stockton and about 8 blocks in the location is on the right! meet up with eveyone from the south Caravan!!

Arrive 2:00 -2:15
Rix Pit BBQ
1712 North Front Street
Fort Stockton, TX 79735-2819
(432) 336-7637


Keith let me know what you think??? I just kind of through this together this afternoon... let me know if we need to make any changes!!! Or you can copy and update it to first post!

Jess

[firefighter1]

Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

Hmmm, my math may be bad, but, 258 /70 is about 3.5 hours... bearing in mind the slower traffic areas, figure 4:00 max... or am I bad wrong...

Your not far off, but we have speed zones in sweetwater that slow to 55 for about 5 miles, then 65 speed zones in colorado city, big springs, stanton, mildand and then oddessa, however this is just the time I'm going by from google maps and the posted speed limit. I did add a little time for a potty break in the middle... Cause if you have never traveled with my girlfriend, 2 hours and 30 minutes is about as long as we go before I start getting the angry eyes if I don't pull over soon!

[SSE 4 2SS]

Originally Posted by firefighter1

Your not far off, but we have speed zones in sweetwater that slow to 55 for about 5 miles, then 65 speed zones in colorado city, big springs, stanton, mildand and then oddessa, however this is just the time I'm going by from google maps and the posted speed limit. I did add a little time for a potty break in the middle... Cause if you have never traveled with my girlfriend, 2 hours and 30 minutes is about as long as we go before I start getting the angry eyes if I don't pull over soon!

Keep her happy, shes a good one... none of this...

[firefighter1]

lol, last year we missed an exit and she had to go REALLY bad, the very next road sign past the exit we missed said, "next exit 15 miles!!" The fight that ensured from that point left us not talking for about 3 hours of the trip! lol

[Camaro21]

Dang Jessy, All I have to do is drive now !! Thanks for getting this together for us... Works for me !!

Originally Posted by firefighter1

The plan is to meet the Caravan from the East at the

Starbucks
5000 Trail Lake Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76101
around 6:30AM on Wednesday April 13th.
Travel Time 2 hours 30 Minutes

Head towards Abilene Texas. Watch Speed through Eastland County. Texas DPS is heavy in that area!

Off of I-20 The exit will be 285. It's a right hand exit. You will come to an intersection, cross traffic does not stop (city working on getting this fixed as of 3-21-2011), so be VERY careful. Make a left go under the overpass and the fuel station is on the right.

Arrive 9:00
Allsup's Convenience Store Address:‎
2101 West Stamford Street
Abilene, TX 79603-1849
(325) 672-7162
This Station has 20 pumps, all with pay at pump and 93 Octane. They will have extra staff on hand too (2 cashiers) to help inside ring ups. Plenty of parking! Stretch your legs, get a drink, snack, get ready to head out!

Depart 9:15-9:25 Back on I-20. Keep to the right as you pass the clover leaf interchanger and head towards Midland Oddessa.

Travel time 2 Hours 45 Minutes

Take Exit 126, right hand exit, take first right onto FM 1788.

Arrive12:00
Pilot Travel Center
4018 S FM 1788
Midland Texas, 79706
(432) 563-1683
This station has 14 pumps, all with Pay at pump. Parking is a bit limited but manager said he would do the best he can if we called ahead of time to remind him. Stretch legs, Bathroom Break, and ready to roll out again!

Departure 12:15-12:25

Head back out to I-20 again. Head west to Exit 80. This is a right hand exit, Make a left and go under the under pass. Follow Tx-18 south to Fort Stockton

Drive time 1 hours 45 Minutes

Follow TX - 18 South right into Fort Stockton and about 8 blocks in the location is on the right! meet up with eveyone from the south Caravan!!

Arrive 2:00 -2:15
Rix Pit BBQ
1712 North Front Street
Fort Stockton, TX 79735-2819
(432) 336-7637


Keith let me know what you think??? I just kind of through this together this afternoon... let me know if we need to make any changes!!! Or you can copy and update it to first post!

Jess