Just want a 20 man Miata drive

[MiataProtege]

Just wanna go cruising with a bunch of Miata's down the highway, or a good road somewhere. If any is available around fortworth / dallas, I'd love to join with my '99. Let me know!

[jeepinbanditrider]

I'm not far from Lake Worth (stationed on NAS Fort Worth live in Saginaw). I could give you a GPS route (loop) that goes down though Granbury up FM4 and then back to Fort worth via some good back roads in Palo Pinto, Parker and Tarrant counties. :) Even take ya to a covered bridge.

20 Cars is a bit much when talking back roads, it's nearly impossible to keep a group that size together and to sync everyone's bladder and stomach. 5 car groups would be ideal. 10 max. When I go to big events I won't ride or drive with the big groups I'll split of on my own and meet them for lunch or dinner. I probably couldn't swing it this month but next month would probably work out pretty good.

[luis]

i'd be interested in a good route ... hadn't done something like this since i moved here from houston last year

[onething]

The best drives I've attended were designed so that you were given a route map and places to stop for lunch.

"Here's the route; see you when you get there, if I haven't already eaten and gone on the next leg" sort or deals.

http://www.dfwmiata.com/showthread.p...-second-annual will get you in the car and running around with a bunch of other cars.

[SirHustlerEsq]

We do this every year, it's called "Miatas at Hallett".

[Rob®]

I could give you a GPS route (loop) that goes down though Granbury up FM4 and then back to Fort worth via some good back roads in Palo Pinto, Parker and Tarrant counties. :) Even take ya to a covered bridge.

You mind PMing me the route? Not that my car runs right now, but I'd like to have it saved somewhere for future reference. I know I'll forget this thread by the time I can drive my car.

And yes, 20 cars is a bit much for back roads. We used to have about 10 at most (usually just 5 or 6) on our faster NJ drives. If we had more than that, we usually were forced to go dumb slow the entire time, or unofficially split into groups based on comfort levels as we went.

[trickyrix]

We do this every year, it's called "Miatas at Hallett".

True enough.

I could give you a GPS route (loop) that goes down though Granbury up FM4 and then back to Fort worth via some good back roads in Palo Pinto, Parker and Tarrant counties. :) Even take ya to a covered bridge.

I'd be interested too... any good places to eat along the way?

20 Cars is a bit much when talking back roads, it's nearly impossible to keep a group that size together and to sync everyone's bladder and stomach.

Agree 278%. Plus, it's good to know the route and keep it relatively simple. It's not fun to get lost and/or stumble through residential neighborhoods/construction/lots of stoplights.

[jeepinbanditrider]

Can ya'll open Garmin GPS files or .GPX files? I'll draw up one route/loop tonight or tomorrow and PM it to ya'll if you can.

As for places to eat. Stephenville has really good BBQ there in town as well as the typical fast food joints. Once you get on FM4 there really isn't much past a little gas station in Lone Camp and another gas station with a grill in Palo Pinto. After that there's pretty much nothing if you stay on the back roads till you get to the Azle area. You could dip down into Mineral Wells where theres differnt choices from Mexican Food to BBQ style places and Fast Food. Or Weatherford which also has a lot of options.

Also I suggest that anyone who does a group event to read this

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/fl...sch/index.html

It's mainly for motorcycles but applies to any group motor vehicle event on public roads

"Here's the route; see you when you get there, if I haven't already eaten and gone on the next leg" sort or deals.

That's my kinda group event.

When I was at the Miata event out in Big Bend over the weekend the only time I drove with the group one time the whole weekend and that was between Alpine and Presidio where there was nothing but Marfa in between. Some spots of that were even clusterfucks and it's a fairly straight road. After that we were getting on the river road. I gassed up grabbed some snacks and water and left 30 mins ahead of everyone else and just met with them at "The Lodge" in the national park then split again and met with them in Terlingua for dinner.

It's much more fun driving a really nice road when you aren't worried about if the group is staying together, if that other guy behind you is going to brake in time, and having to deal with slower drivers in front of you that like to creep though the corners and hammer the gas in the straights.

Another note:

Communications- Some little FRS or GMRS radios with a headset, the headset is mandatory in an open top car by the way, can make the trip much easier on everyone.

[Rob®]

I'm a TomTom guy I guess I'll just have to wait till my car works and bother you to lead the way then. Pretty sure I can get some kind of app for my phone to remember the route.

[jeepinbanditrider]

If you have some kind of program that can look at .GPX files which most computer gps mapping programs can you can use that. TOM TOM is kinda limited in what it can do. I've got a Garmin Zumo 550 (motorcycle GPS) which a few years ago was like the Ferrari of road going GPS units. I've programed in a 5 thousand mile trip before and only had to pull a map out a few times while in the city.

I could post up the turn by turn directions from a fixed point in Fort Worth but you'd lack a map to look at.

[Rob®]

I was trying to avoid having you do turn by turn directions, but if you're cool with that, I can put those into my GPS easily enough. Just figured that if you have to actually type it out, that could be annoying and not worth the effort (I'd be hardpressed to do it myself if there's a lot of turns to be made).

And for the record, if/when I ever decide to get a new GPS it will not be another TomTom. For me or the woman. Or my mom...crap, I've bought a lot of Tom Toms.

[jeepinbanditrider]

I wouldn't be typing them by hand I'd be cutting and pasting from my GPS program.

[Rob®]

So do work :)

[jeepinbanditrider]

Rough Draft is done. Took about 10 mins to put together. Not sure on everyone's fuel situation but I'm looking for gas around 200 miles and usually put in about 8 gallons at that time. If I'm the shortest range Miata here I'll base our fuel stop(s) on my range.

Lunch is another thing. If we leave Benbrook (initial way point there is a quik trip) around 10 or 1030 we'll be to Stephenville around lunch time and can eat at the Hard Eight BBQ place there. Then we'll leave there and either fuel up there or grab fuel when we cross over 281. If we fuel up in Stephenville I don't see a reason why we couldn't make it back to our final stop even using backroads at the 199/820 intersection at another Quicktrip on one tank of fuel unless someone gets around 150 miles per tank for whatever reason.

Here's the turn by turn

1. Quiktrip 0 ft 0:00:00 N32 40.406 W97 28.155
2. Get on Benbrook Blvd and drive southwest 19 ft 19 ft 0:00:00 0:00:00 307° true N32 40.407 W97 28.158

3. Take the Tx-144 ramp to the right towards Granbury/Glen Rose 26.3 mi 26.3 mi 0:22:15 0:22:15 270° true N32 26.048 W97 47.544

4. Take the Tx-114 N ramp to the right towards Granbury 26.3 mi 409 ft 0:00:08 0:22:23 295° true N32 26.076 W97 47.616

5. Hwy 144 and Ramp 26.4 mi 289 ft 0:00:06 0:22:29 0° true N32 26.104 W97 47.660

6. Turn left onto Spring St 26.4 mi 204 ft 0:00:04 0:22:33 356° true N32 26.138 W97 47.662

7. Turn right onto S Crites St 26.6 mi 0.1 mi 0:00:38 0:23:11 249° true N32 26.097 W97 47.788

8. Turn left onto Hwy 51 26.6 mi 324 ft 0:00:18 0:23:29 331° true N32 26.143 W97
47.819

9. Keep right onto Paluxy Hwy 35.4 mi 8.8 mi 0:07:37 0:31:06 210° true N32 19.801 W97 51.736

10. Paluxy Hwy and Chalk Mountain Hwy 41.0 mi 5.6 mi 0:04:57 0:36:03 0° true N32 15.921 W97 54.823

11. Turn left onto Hwy 51 45.0 mi 4.0 mi 0:05:16 0:41:19 231° true N32 12.831 W97 54.918

12. Turn left onto Hwy 51 48.2 mi 3.2 mi 0:05:24 0:46:43 179° true N32 11.049 W97 53.409

13. US 67 and Hwy 51 48.8 mi 0.6 mi 0:00:55 0:47:38 0° true N32 10.897 W97 52.982

14. Turn right onto Hwy 51 48.8 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 0:47:38 0° true N32 10.897 W97 52.982

15. Turn right onto Hwy 51 49.3 mi 0.6 mi 0:00:55 0:48:33 228° true N32 11.049 W97 53.409

16. Paluxy Hwy and Chalk Mountain Hwy 56.5 mi 7.2 mi 0:10:41 0:59:14 0° true N32 15.921 W97 54.823

17. Turn left onto Chalk Mountain Hwy 56.5 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 0:59:14 0° true N32 15.921 W97 54.823

18. Fm-3106 and Hwy 205 and Hwy 2481 63.7 mi 7.3 mi 0:07:06 1:06:20 0° true N32 15.725 W98 01.840

19. Bear right onto Hwy 205 63.7 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 1:06:20 0° true N32 15.725 W98 01.840

20. Bear left onto E South Loop 74.1 mi 10.4 mi 0:09:15 1:15:35 245° true N32 13.286 W98 11.079

21. Turn left onto US Hwy 281 74.5 mi 0.4 mi 0:00:23 1:15:58 227° true N32 12.962 W98 11.254

22. Turn right onto Glen Rose Rd 74.9 mi 0.3 mi 0:00:44 1:16:42 161° true N32 12.681 W98 11.164

23. Hard Eight Bbq 75.0 mi 0.2 mi 0:00:57 1:17:39 19° true N32 12.728 W98 11.308

24. Get on Glen Rose Rd and drive west 75.0 mi 7 ft 0:00:00 1:17:39 199° true N32 12.727 W98 11.308

25. Turn left onto E South Loop 75.3 mi 0.3 mi 0:00:17 1:17:56 286° true N32 12.805 W98 11.578

26. Keep right onto S Graham St 75.5 mi 0.2 mi 0:00:11 1:18:07 242° true N32 12.730 W98 11.743

27. Fm-1715 and State Hwy 108 91.1 mi 15.6 mi 0:14:56 1:33:03 0° true N32
23.488 W98 20.451

28. Turn right onto Fm-1715 91.1 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 1:33:03 0° true N32 23.488 W98 20.451

29. Turn right onto US Hwy 281 107 mi 15.4 mi 0:13:26 1:46:29 127° true N32 23.295 W98 10.038

30. Morgan Mill 107 mi 234 ft 0:00:27 1:46:56 297° true N32 23.262 W98 10.059

31. Get on US Hwy 281 and drive northeast 107 mi 4 ft 0:00:00 1:46:56 117° true
N32 23.261 W98 10.058

32. Turn left onto Hwy 2803 115 mi 8.5 mi 0:06:48 1:53:44 13° true N32 30.196
W98 07.973

33. 564 Hwy 2803 115 mi 329 ft 0:01:04 1:54:48 90° true N32 30.195 W98 08.037

34. Get on Hwy 2803 and drive west 115 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 1:54:48 270° true N32 30.195 W98 08.037

35. Turn left onto Hwy 4 119 mi 4.1 mi 0:03:34 1:58:22 0° true N32 31.563 W98 10.677

36. Hwy 4 and Hwy 3137 132 mi 12.6 mi 0:13:39 2:12:01 0° true N32 40.362 W98 16.136

37. Turn right onto US 180 139 mi 7.6 mi 0:10:05 2:22:06 1° true N32 46.081 W98 18.268

38. Turn left onto Hwy 4 140 mi 0.5 mi 0:00:44 2:22:50 90° true N32 46.078 W98 17.730

39. Hwy 254 and Hwy 4 153 mi 12.9 mi 0:12:00 2:34:50 0° true N32 55.816 W98 16.311

40. Turn right onto Hwy 254 153 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 2:34:50 0° true N32 55.816 W98 16.311

41. Turn left onto US 281 165 mi 12.1 mi 0:10:02 2:44:52 93° true N32 55.204 W98 04.507

42. US 281 and Road 167 mi 2.2 mi 0:02:15 2:47:07 0° true N32 57.042 W98 03.838

43. Turn right onto Hwy 52 167 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 2:47:07 0° true N32 57.042 W98 03.838

44. Turn left onto Rock Church St 170 mi 2.6 mi 0:02:26 2:49:33 84° true N32 57.276 W98 01.245

45. Turn right onto Hwy 52 170 mi 0.1 mi 0:00:11 2:49:44 29° true N32 57.385 W98 01.181

46. Turn left onto Lone Star Rd 170 mi 244 ft 0:00:05 2:49:49 101° true N32
57.377 W98 01.134

47. Turn left onto Hwy 920 181 mi 10.6 mi 0:13:41 3:03:30 111° true N32 58.162 W97 51.558

48. Erwin Rd and Hwy 920 181 mi 0.4 mi 0:01:15 3:04:45 0° true N32 58.487 W97 51.494

49. Turn right onto Erwin Rd 181 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 3:04:45 0° true N32 58.487 W97 51.494

50. Turn right onto Zion Hill Rd 183 mi 2.4 mi 0:04:14 3:08:59 103° true N32 57.900 W97 49.498

51. Zion Hill Rd and Sarra Ln 186 mi 2.7 mi 0:03:44 3:12:43 0° true N32 55.616 W97 49.408

52. Turn left onto Sarra Ln 186 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 3:12:43 0° true N32 55.616 W97 49.408

53. Turn right onto Carter Rd 189 mi 3.2 mi 0:06:10 3:18:53 90° true N32 55.497 W97 46.264

54. Turn right onto Carter Rd 192 mi 2.9 mi 0:05:16 3:24:09 112° true N32 54.367 W97 44.317

55. Turn left onto Carter Rd 192 mi 0.4 mi 0:00:52 3:25:01 187° true N32 54.063 W97 44.361

56. Hwy 51 and Carter Rd 193 mi 0.7 mi 0:01:38 3:26:39 0° true N32 54.024 W97 43.617

57. Turn left onto Hwy 51 193 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 3:26:39 0° true N32 54.024 W97 43.617

58. Hwy 51 and Veal Station Rd 195 mi 1.4 mi 0:01:31 3:28:10 0° true N32 55.003 W97 42.767

59. Turn right onto Veal Station Rd 195 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 3:28:10 0° true N32 55.003 W97 42.767

60. Turn right onto Old Springtown Rd 197 mi 2.1 mi 0:03:08 3:31:18 103° true N32 54.609 W97 40.707

61. Keep left onto Veal Station Rd 197 mi 470 ft 0:00:18 3:31:36 180° true N32 54.532 W97 40.707

62. Keep left onto S Fm-730 204 mi 6.9 mi 0:10:02 3:41:38 90° true N32 52.647 W97 35.099

63. S Fm-730 and Veal Station Rd and Flat Rock Rd 204 mi 0 ft 3:41:38 0° true N32 52.647 W97 35.099

64. Silver Creek Azle Rd and Flat Rock Rd 207 mi 3.3 mi 0:05:32 3:47:10 0° true N32 51.334 W97 32.565

65. Turn right onto Silver Creek Azle Rd 207 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 3:47:10 0° true N32 51.334 W97 32.565

66. Turn right onto Confederate Park Rd 209 mi 2.2 mi 0:03:58 3:51:08 170° true N32 49.521 W97 32.215

67. Confederate Park Rd and Cattlebaron Dr 210 mi 0.4 mi 0:00:47 3:51:55 0° true N32 49.531 W97 32.658

68. Turn left onto Cattlebaron Dr 210 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 3:51:55 0° true N32 49.531 W97 32.658

69. Turn right onto White Settlement Rd 213 mi 3.6 mi 0:03:35 3:55:30 185° true N32 46.629 W97 32.995

70. White Settlement Rd and Mesa Grande Dr 215 mi 2.2 mi 0:04:01 3:59:31 0° true N32 47.273 W97 34.826

71. Turn right onto Rancho Dr 216 mi 0.2 mi 0:00:17 3:59:48 350° true N32 47.414 W97 34.855

72. Covered Bridge Dr and Golden Oak Ct 217 mi 1.2 mi 0:02:12 4:02:00 0° true N32 48.419 W97 34.631

73. Hwy 1886 and Covered Bridge Dr 218 mi 1.6 mi 0:02:43 4:04:43 0° true N32 49.714 W97 34.435

74. Turn right onto Hwy 1886 218 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 4:04:43 0° true N32 49.714 W97 34.435

75. Jacksboro Hwy and Confederate Park Rd 224 mi 5.6 mi 0:05:00 4:09:43 0° true N32 49.593 W97 28.791

76. Turn left onto Confederate Park Rd 224 mi 0 ft 0:00:00 4:09:43 0° true N32 49.593 W97 28.791

77. Turn left onto Jacksboro Hwy 224 mi 82 ft 0:00:02 4:09:45 220° true N32 49.583 W97 28.801

78. Take the Tx-199 E ramp to the left 224 mi 0.2 mi 0:00:52 4:10:37 125° true N32 49.462 W97 28.598

79. Keep left towards I-820 E/Tx-199 E 227 mi 3.0 mi 0:03:26 4:14:03 127° true N32 48.640 W97 25.848

80. Quiktrip1 228 mi 0.5 mi 0:00:56 4:14:59 190° true N32 48.581 W97 25.294

If anyone want's the GPX file PM me and I'll e-mail it to ya :)

Here is a screen shot of what the route looks like.

[MiataProtege]

That looks pretty fun actually!

[Rob®]

I'm impressed. Thank you.

[MarbleGT]

I know of some good roads out south of Granbury, past Cresson. Its basically the opposite of what you've drawn out. Either way, looks fun.

Im down for some spirited driving!

(Old s/n is o2cls)

[brandonmpace]

I'm always down for hitting twisties with a few others, but unfortunately my free time is very limited for now. (7am to 4pm Monday and Wednesday)
If I know a month out I can probably take the day off though.