Flyin' Miata Open House Road trip- Aug. 17th - 20th

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05-12-2006, 02:36 PM
Titus

Flyin' Miata Open House Road trip- Aug. 17th - 20th

I will be making the drive to the Flyin' Miata Open House this year, and Treibenschnell has tentatively bailed as my co-driver. TurboDuane is also booked for the trip. I would love it if some other Miatas were interested in going along for the trip. Here is my plan at this point:

Thursday, 8/17: All day drive to Grand Junction, CO.
Thursday Night: Event Registration
Friday, 8/18: Track Day ($50)
Friday night: Free Dinner at Sonic Drive-In
Saturday, 8/19: Lots of different events offered, I suspect everyone will do a slightly different mix of things. I plan on the Pancake breakfast, parade,ECU Tuning Class, and the actual open house featuring product demos, test drives, tech talk, contests and secret prototypes.
Saturday Night: Dinner, presentations and bench racing ($20)
Sunday, 8/20: All day drive home.*

I am already booked at the Hampton Inn (The recommended hotel). I hope you come out and join us.

More info can be found here.

* I have also taken Monday, 8/21 off work, and I am considering breaking the drive home into 2 days. I figure adrenalin will carry us there just fine, but the trip home might be a little rough for a solo driver. If others end up joining me, we can take a vote on it.
05-12-2006, 03:05 PM
Sharpie

Dude if you decide to go through Albuquerque, you guys could stay with my parents and drive up to FM from there. Just a thought, but I know my parents wouldn't mind the company. Ma and Pa haven't missed one yet.

As for me, if school districts would stop having the first day so early in August, I'd love to go.
05-12-2006, 03:32 PM
Titus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharpie

Dude if you decide to go through Albuquerque, you guys could stay with my parents and drive up to FM from there. Just a thought, but I know my parents wouldn't mind the company. Ma and Pa haven't missed one yet.

As for me, if school districts would stop having the first day so early in August, I'd love to go.

No Idea which way I will go... I went to 3 map programs, and and got 2 drastically different routes:

Mapquest: Up and Over (Due North on 35 all the way to Kansas where you catch westbound I-70, 1110 boring miles).

Yahoo and Google: A Twisty B-line (287 to 87 to 25 to 160 to to 17 to 285 to 50. 950 perhaps not so boring miles)

As for you, Just ask for the time off! ::Clown::
05-12-2006, 03:39 PM
Magma

If I wasn't in Africa then I would join you, but I have done both routes as far as Denver and the 287 one is my favorite, outside of the small towns with slow limits it is a fairly nice drive. Depending on Cops it is possible to get from Lewisville to CO Springs in 10 hours
05-12-2006, 04:14 PM
Titus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magma

If I wasn't in Africa then I would join you, but I have done both routes as far as Denver and the 287 one is my favorite, outside of the small towns with slow limits it is a fairly nice drive. Depending on Cops it is possible to get from Lewisville to CO Springs in 10 hours

I'm actually not expecting a lot of real takers, but I wanted to put it out there just in-case. The audience gets a lot smaller when you consider most will need to take time off work and you will need to budget a chunk of change for hotel and gas. That said, It should be a memorable trip!

I tend to agree with you on routes. Anything has to be better than 400 miles on 35 followed by 700 miles on I-70.
05-12-2006, 08:18 PM
Billy Blaze

I might want to go, there is enough time to prepare for it (save money) and talk the wife into it....lol
05-18-2006, 01:27 PM
TurboDuane

Consider me in! Sounds cool, and I just got laid off from my brand new job, so time won't be an issue. I can just sleep in the car (save on Hotel bills), and draft Titus for better MPG ;)

Contract work sucks!
05-18-2006, 05:55 PM
HudsonHawk

I would love to take the Miata on the Million Dollar Highway between Silverton and Ouray CO. too bad I won't have any vacation time at my new job by then or I would join you. Of course then the wife would have to drive my truck. :D
05-19-2006, 12:45 PM
Titus

OK guys... lets see some more DFWMiatas show up on the attendance list! Billy, Duane... If you guys are serious, sign on up! ;)
07-11-2006, 03:38 PM
TurboDuane

OK, M/S put me back to work, and I've submitted my request for the time off. As soon as I get word from the boss, I'll know If I can make it. I expect it won't be a problem to take only 5 days off, as I think I'll need the Monday following the event as well.

I'm so ready to go!!!!
07-11-2006, 04:13 PM
Titus

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurboDuane

OK, M/S put me back to work, and I've submitted my request for the time off. As soon as I get word from the boss, I'll know If I can make it. I expect it won't be a problem to take only 5 days off, as I think I'll need the Monday following the event as well.

I'm so ready to go!!!!

Congrats!
07-13-2006, 09:04 PM
TurboDuane

I'm signed up and Confirmed.

WooHoo, I can smell those Rockies allready. Get ready Titus, I feel a loooong road race coming up....hehe turbo vs. blown:burnrubr:

We'll also have to have a MPG competiton as well. :D
07-16-2006, 03:59 PM
Titus

So does anyone else want to join our journey? If you are half interested but scared by the cost, I suspect that there may be some co-driver/room share oportunities... Speak up!
07-16-2006, 04:35 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titus

So does anyone else want to join our journey? If you are half interested but scared by the cost, I suspect that there may be some co-driver/room share oportunities... Speak up!

::Cricket:
07-17-2006, 07:08 PM
Sharpie

Say "hi" to my parents for me. :(
08-18-2006, 04:26 PM
Sharpie

Sorry you had to cancel Titus. What about TurboDuane?
08-18-2006, 04:42 PM
Titus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharpie

Sorry you had to cancel Titus. What about TurboDuane?

I believe he is no the road.
08-18-2006, 08:44 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titus

I believe he is no the road.

:confused:
08-18-2006, 08:53 PM
Titus

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

:confused:

on
08-18-2006, 08:56 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titus

on

Oh!

So why did you skip it Titus??
08-18-2006, 10:29 PM
Treibenschnell

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

Oh!

So why did you skip it Titus??

::Curls::
08-18-2006, 11:42 PM
black roadster

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

Oh!

So why did you skip it Titus??

He :cat: whipped.

Titus --> ::Bop:: <-- Mrs. T
08-19-2006, 07:40 AM
Titus

Work... the project I am on ran into issues a few weeks ago that put us behind and compacted our August schedule... this leaves me more or less on call all of last week and next to be ready for 1 hour turn around times when called upon so we don't miss our implementation date. :(
08-19-2006, 08:31 AM
Treibenschnell

But you're a VP with the bank... delegate, delegate, delegate!!
08-23-2006, 10:05 PM
TurboDuane

Darn good time...Wish'd you were there

Titus,

I really wished you could have made it. I had a great time! I'm already planning on going again next year, but I'll fly the wife out to Denver, then take her over the mountains.

I've got ton's of pictures, but I no longer have a place to post them. I'll have to figure something out.

Titus, start planning now, it was loads of fun :burnrubr:
08-24-2006, 07:23 AM
Treibenschnell

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurboDuane

I've got ton's of pictures, but I no longer have a place to post them.

Hint, hint...

By the way, glad you had a great time!
08-24-2006, 04:34 PM
Sharpie

If school starts later, like they say it's going to, I plan on going :clap: My dad was the guy washing all the miatas on Sat. afternoon.
08-24-2006, 06:58 PM
TurboDuane

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharpie

If school starts later, like they say it's going to, I plan on going :clap: My dad was the guy washing all the miatas on Sat. afternoon.

You'd have to be more specific, as there was a lot of people washing cars on Thur, Fri, and again on Saturday.
08-24-2006, 08:28 PM
Sharpie

Ha Ha, he stays with Bill and Terry and Saturday (?) he said he just hung out at the shop and washed 5 of their miatas. My mom stayed in Palisade and went to the peach fest.
08-25-2006, 07:33 AM
Titus

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurboDuane

Titus,

I really wished you could have made it. I had a great time! I'm already planning on going again next year, but I'll fly the wife out to Denver, then take her over the mountains.

I've got ton's of pictures, but I no longer have a place to post them. I'll have to figure something out.

Titus, start planning now, it was loads of fun :burnrubr:

You have no idea how much I wish I could have... I am going to do everything in my power to make it.

How was the drive time wise? Did you drive straight through? Very fatiguing? Do you think it would be tolerable without a co-driver?
08-25-2006, 01:47 PM
TurboDuane

My co-driver bailed at the last minute. I left Wed PM at 8:30 after work. For time reasons I took I35 to I-70. I made it to Salina KS by 3AM. Stopped and took a 3 hour nap, woke up at daybreak, and continued on. I was in Grand Junction by 4pm on Thursday. I left on Wed PM so I could drive the mountains in daylight. So there was 16 hours of drive time. The nap made a big differance. Although the Miata isn't the best camper I've slept in.:punchout: