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Summer is coming to an end and I had promised another update about this time. Tour start is less than a year from now and I need to get going with hotel reservations. In the meantime I spent a vacation week in Northern California, checking out some of the back roads for next year. Just FABULOUS....little traffic most of the time, winding and great scenery (bring some puking pills for the passengers). It also gave me an idea that I will explain further down.
Before I turn on the travel agent I need to do some housekeeping with my mailing/participants list. Therefore I would appreciate a prompt feedback :)
As it stands now the list of likely participants is as follows:
1 Gert Burkhardt 99% SoCal 1998 Birkin S3-Zetec
2 Tom Jones 90% NorCal 2003 Caterham Clubsport - Duratec
3 John Haskey 75% NorCal
4 Stan Sadorf 100% SoCal Birkin S3
5 George Hillard 90% NC Birkin S3
6 Mitch Leben 10% TX Birkin S3
7 Chuck Spera 90% Midwest WCM S2k
8 Ed Hudson 80% SC Caterham
9 John Christensen 99% WA Westfield SEiW (2.0L Duratec)
10 Rob Robertson 50% TX Westfield Seight S2000
11 Mike Johnson 90% OR Westfield Sei
12 Tom Meacham 75% Alaska Caterham
13 Steve Montgomery 25% Missouri
14 Greg Hammond 75% NorCal
15 Mark Bondurant 90% Midwest Caterham
16 Dick Brink 75% TX Birkin S3
17 Skip Cannon 90% Colorado Caterham SV 2004 / Miata
18 Bob Simon 85% Colorado 1994 Caterham HPC/XE
19 Neil Balfour 50% Saskatchewan Caterham CSR200
20 Brad Underdahl 75% SoCal Caterham
21 Dan Holtman 75% NorCal Birkin S3
22 Louise Rutter 99% WA 2006 Caterham SV
23 Hal Strong 80% WA Caterham CSR260
24 David Williams 75% MI Caterham X-Flow
Weighed Sum: 18.4 Probable Participants
If you are on this list please check the information and let me know any changes or fill in missing pieces.
If you are not on this list but would like to come along for the tour please let me know immediately with the relevant information. I may have missed something.
If you are not on this list and don't care about the tour, don't worry. You will be eliminated (from the mailing list, that is) and not receive further email.
As it stands, we will probably have some 18 cars on this tour. Just the right size for me :)
Now.....here is the big question (and please answer only if you are on the list above):
Driving up the coast in NorCal, it occurred to me that it would be much nicer to drive this piece from north to south. Better views of the ocean from the beach side lane and much better opportunity to slip out on a vista point for some pics without running into opposite traffic. I can not come up with a serious disadvantage but I would like to put this up for vote: Should we turn the whole tour around and start with the inland leg along the Cascade Range, Portland etc. and come back south along the coast? After all, we are driving along the coast for several days.
Please let me know you opinion soon!! It is obviously important for the hotel reservation business.
Thanks,
Gert
Before I turn on the travel agent I need to do some housekeeping with my mailing/participants list. Therefore I would appreciate a prompt feedback :)
As it stands now the list of likely participants is as follows:
1 Gert Burkhardt 99% SoCal 1998 Birkin S3-Zetec
2 Tom Jones 90% NorCal 2003 Caterham Clubsport - Duratec
3 John Haskey 75% NorCal
4 Stan Sadorf 100% SoCal Birkin S3
5 George Hillard 90% NC Birkin S3
6 Mitch Leben 10% TX Birkin S3
7 Chuck Spera 90% Midwest WCM S2k
8 Ed Hudson 80% SC Caterham
9 John Christensen 99% WA Westfield SEiW (2.0L Duratec)
10 Rob Robertson 50% TX Westfield Seight S2000
11 Mike Johnson 90% OR Westfield Sei
12 Tom Meacham 75% Alaska Caterham
13 Steve Montgomery 25% Missouri
14 Greg Hammond 75% NorCal
15 Mark Bondurant 90% Midwest Caterham
16 Dick Brink 75% TX Birkin S3
17 Skip Cannon 90% Colorado Caterham SV 2004 / Miata
18 Bob Simon 85% Colorado 1994 Caterham HPC/XE
19 Neil Balfour 50% Saskatchewan Caterham CSR200
20 Brad Underdahl 75% SoCal Caterham
21 Dan Holtman 75% NorCal Birkin S3
22 Louise Rutter 99% WA 2006 Caterham SV
23 Hal Strong 80% WA Caterham CSR260
24 David Williams 75% MI Caterham X-Flow
Weighed Sum: 18.4 Probable Participants
If you are on this list please check the information and let me know any changes or fill in missing pieces.
If you are not on this list but would like to come along for the tour please let me know immediately with the relevant information. I may have missed something.
If you are not on this list and don't care about the tour, don't worry. You will be eliminated (from the mailing list, that is) and not receive further email.
As it stands, we will probably have some 18 cars on this tour. Just the right size for me :)
Now.....here is the big question (and please answer only if you are on the list above):
Driving up the coast in NorCal, it occurred to me that it would be much nicer to drive this piece from north to south. Better views of the ocean from the beach side lane and much better opportunity to slip out on a vista point for some pics without running into opposite traffic. I can not come up with a serious disadvantage but I would like to put this up for vote: Should we turn the whole tour around and start with the inland leg along the Cascade Range, Portland etc. and come back south along the coast? After all, we are driving along the coast for several days.
Please let me know you opinion soon!! It is obviously important for the hotel reservation business.
Thanks,
Gert
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