New NE Caravan thread with more finalized information but still likely to be fine tuned.

**For those of you that are coming along with us, PLEASE STATE where/when you intend to meet up with us...at the start or along the way so we know who to wait for at the beginning and who to pick up along the way. Ill keep a running total on this first post of the thread. If you have 2-way radios/Nextel please bring them.

CURRENT PLAN STARTING IN NYC AREA. These plans may be slightly adjusted to try to accomodate as many people as possible, but this is how it stands right now.

-Meet at a diner by 11am Wednesday morning on the NJ side of the GWB at: 2045 Lemoine Ave Fort Lee, NJ 07024-5704 (right off the highway). We would like to leave no later than NOONish
-Hop on I-80 "Wext" through PA
-Meet up with NJ, PA, VA, WV, Canucks, etc etc on I-80 at designated rest areas/food and fuels etc
-Roll into Chicago early Thursday morning - catch some sleep either at rest area or someones house (we will try to work something out for everyone)
-Wake up, gather everyone together, eat somewhere, leave Chicago around 1-2pm
-Finally roll out, arrive at MAM around sometime Thursday night (about 7hr drive from ChiTown).
-go out and see b00bies, get drinks/food, sleep, Opie vs Aquafina and bbqman lol, whatever.
-Friday sleep in, car preparations and inspection, registration, clown around, get some grub, shooting range, dirt bike races, blow stuff up, whatever
-Saturday ITS ON!!



Here is a list of possible meet up spots in PA along I-80 (thanks mythias)
http://www.pahighways.com/exits/I80exits.html

Caravan Peepz:
RTW - NYC
Opie - NYC
R1366 - NYC
Kayos - NYC
Raul - most likely NYC
Jon D, 97 TYPE-R 312, Zyspeed - ohio tnpk/I-80
Nishant, mythias (PA) - I-80 somewhere in PA
NikiGSR (MA) - not sure yet
DC2fanboy (CAN) - I-80 somewhere with rest of the Canucks?
Ryan_C (IN) - I-80 near I-69 jnct
bbqman (Montreal) - will meet up with TO and then possibly NE caravan near Toledo
NJ/PA/NE - ?

MORE MEETING PLACE INFO:
For people coming from virginia, they might want to take the PA turnpike to where it joins I-80 in ohio. 25 miles west from the junction is a large rest area (Portage Rest Area at mile marker 197) where they can join the caran. It's 6hrs and 45 minutes from NY. IF YOU ARE COMING FROM VA/WVA AREA PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO WE CAN ARRANGE A RENDEVOUS.


Modified by RTW at 10:35 AM 5/24/2005

 

Now we have to find out if the Chi/ Wi crew want to wait for us ...

 

well if we leave at the current designated time, we should be there in plenty of time, have time to rest, and then coordinate with them and roll out.

 

If we are rolling at or before 12 from NJ I'm pretty sure we don't have any time to sleep on the road... Bring the nodose and red bull
Or for me swed

 

if j00 f00z leave by 12 noon on wednesday that would put you in chi-town about 2am. this gives j00 plenty of time to rest till we leave around noon on thursday.

 

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dats waht I just sayed

 

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Works well for me

 

Sounds good! I havent figured out if Im gonna meet you guys in the beginning or on the way. But Ill keep you updated

 

Seems reasonable... but I think we'll need sleep Chicago'ish too, it's like 8 hours for Ontario and like 13 hours for Quebec folks.... we don't want an ITR pileup in Illinois...

I think Toledo or Chicago would be the options... Toledo would be nice since we'd be able to roll large all the way into Chi-town as well... I guess it depends on whether you guys are going to make a stop there anyway...

since you thinking of leaving chicago at 11am, factor in about 6-8 hour sleep, that's about arriving at between 3-5 am... backing off 10 hours from 3, means we leave Ontario at 4 or 5 pm... then back out about 6 or 7 hours and we are at about 10 am for Quebec... maybe buffer that with 2 hours of extra delays, 8am Quebec, 3pm Ontario? hmm.

OMG I can't friggin believe it's only like a month away... damn.

 

I'll roll up with any VA/MD/WVA guys to meet on 80 for Wednesday.

-Victor

 

get together with the VA peeple and figure out a spot to meet us on 80. Ill add u to the list.

 

I'm going with the caravan. I will be meeting up in PA along I80.

 

I just ran the route through Streets and Trips and just realized that we gain an hour on the way...

Starting with 9AM in Montreal, 3PM in GTA (1 hour stop), 8:45PM in Toledo, 12:30AM (11:30PM CST?) in Chicago...

Depart 11AM in Chicago, arrive Omaha at 5:30.

Actually seems like a nice leisurely drive actually And Microsoft probably didn't factor Type-aaaaR's into the estimates

 

i'm with PA caravan. I'm not sure where we will meet up. I have a final from 10-1. i should finish in 2 hrs so i can roll out by 1

 

u in the philly area? who else are you planning on rolling with? where is Jon D at today that freakin post ***** lol

 

its me, mythias, apexxi. we all live within 20 mins of each other. i haven't talked to evan or tim recently so I don't know their plans. jon d we will pick up off I80. We told him he better be on the shoulder with his thumb out otherwise we ain't picking him up

 

We Chicago peeps gonna meet up to at lunch/breakfast around n00nish i believe (with you easterners), then roll out.

 

sounds good, i think i will pass out as soon as we get to the hotel

 

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Cutting it close Damm you better have everything ready to go straight from school!

 

my car will be prepped once week advance. i will not have not time to prep my car and study for finals. so basically, it is finish final. drive home to drop off my dad's car and take mine

 

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Hopefully he finds a caR by then and doesn't need to hitch hike

 

I would like to be meeting up in Indiana on I-80/90 just over the Indiana border @ I-69.

If this would work out I would like to join. I would just need to know a more acurate time the caravan will be rollin through.

Hell, if need be, everyone can make a pitstop (reload on ice/shower/make use of any tools) there and come to my house. It's off of I-69 there at I-80/90 just a bit. 5-6 miles or so.

Or even meeting up here to sleep if arriving Wednesday night. You are only about 1.25 hours past Toledo. Just let me know guys. The basement is huge.



Edit: Decided that maybe the wrong eyes might be looking at this thread.

Edit2: Proofread and added I just read the entire thread.


Modified by Ryan_C at 12:31 AM 4/29/2005

 

Its probably gonna take us about 8hrs to get to the Indiana border. So if we leave on time at NOONish then figure around 8pmish for Indiana.

 

I hope to be cruisin with you all providing i can find a caR

 

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