Carlisle 08 Hotel reservations

I have contracted with the Ramada Limited Carlisle for a block of 40 rooms for Friday May 16th and Saturday May 17th at a rate of $119.95.

There are 30 non smoking queen and ten smoking double rooms available under this agreement.

Check in time 3:00 pm with check out time of 12:00 noon.
Early arrivals will be accommodated if possible.

Reservations: Are under "Speedster Owner's Group" ALL reservations MUST be made by May 1st.

Cancellations: MUST be declared by 6:00PM of the arrival date or a no show charge of one night will be posted to your card.

Be sure to retain your conformation and or cancellation numbers.

The Hotel has again provided us with a Hospitality room in the breakfast area as we had last year.

Wednesday and or Thursday early-birds contact the Hotel for that rate as it may be a less amount.

Roll away bed charge, add'l $10.00

.....Don't wait until last minute to make your reservations! ~Alan

I'm confirmed. Thanks for doing this Doctor! BTW, the rate I was quoted for Thursday night (5-15) was $89.95. I'm getting excited already and this is five months away.

We're confirmed too! Thursday through Sunday. Thanks for your efforts, Alan!

I am confirmed too, but I only requested and booked a roll-a-way, now I just have to find a room.

HUH?

BWAA HA HA HA. Now that is funny!

Hey Bill -- I'll do the same as last year for '08. Cool?

OK Mi Amigo...I'll do halfsies.
Thought for sure you'd have another roomie wit'cha though.?

~WB

Uh ... right. Nevermind. We'll put you and Kevin. Good call. You just saved my life.

You guys are killing me!

Yeah, Cory, I can't believe you'd prefer Bill (cute though he may be) over BERT.

Ok, I'm confirmed too (15, 16, and 17). Now Hoss and I have to make reservations for the 14th and the 18th. My guess is that it'll be at the same place in Christiansburg that we stayed last year. We'll post info for anyone wanting to caravan with us when we figure it out.

Who's up for a southeast caravan?

Me Me! There's probably no big rush getting a room in Christiansburg but it might be nice to have it nailed down. I'll put it on my calendar so it doesn't fall through the cracks. Who's bringing the beer for Wednesday night? Nothing like a cool one after a long day's drive even if it isn't so long for me the first day. I guess I just like cool ones....;-)

I can bring some, but it won't be cold and you're likely to get there first. OR the first to arrive could buy some locally and save themselves the hassle of long distance transport. I'll split it if I don't get there first.

Other possible caravaners are:
- odwagerty (Kevin) who is trailoring his Speedie
- Leon Chupp (?) C'mon, Leon, join up wit' us. DannyP needs another Spyder to keep his company
- Tom Raymond - You know ya wanna, Tom
- Mike Lempert - My neighbor who makes the steering wheels is planning to come in his Bugeye Sprite (one of his 3 Healeys!) to take part in the Spridget-fest that weekend at Carlisle
- Anybody else in the GA, SC, NC, TN, VA area?

Quoting Lane - "Anybody else in the GA, SC, NC, TN, VA area?"

Tom (TN)usually works Bristol taking photos on Carlisle weekend, so he will probably not be available.
I'll work on Sean Howley from Maryville, TN. He has the yellow Perry Spyder and won the longest distance trailered award in 2006.
Greg Teeple from Nashville would probably love to come (Yellow VS Speedster) but hasn't made the trek since 2004. I'll work on him too.
I hope that Charles Gardner's (GA)SAS Coupe will be ready as he said he would enjoy the trip.
I really think it would be cool if we could convince a few more dudes to join the SE caravan.

wrt SE Caravan, when youse guys get it figured out, can you post up the way points and ETAs? The DC/Baltimore contingent might could/would join up for the last push (~2 hrs only). Requires a rendezvous (?) somewheres, but cell phones can greatly facilitate such a maneuver.

We did that with Cory, so we could have him lead the DC/Baltimore contingent to the same place (whose name escapes me) in MD. It would be somewhere around lunch time on Thursday.

Ok, I just posted to www.spyderclub.com to try and get a few more Spyder guys here next May. I'll also put something on SpyderOwners as well.

It was in Hagerstown, MD. We stopped in a sandwich (or is it sammich) place for lunch. The name escapes me but I have an excuse. Geezers! Unite!
Hoss

Lane A..... Of course I'll be there, if the creek don't rise or hell freeze over permanently.....Thanks for thinking of me....

Six months away and I'm already fired up. Woohoo!!

I certainly HOPE that I'm rooming with Cory ... How easily he gets distracted. At least he's enthusiastic!

Well. worst case Wild Bill might have room. :>)

Well, OK. "enthusiastic" is one interpretation. I could think of a few other ways to put it . . .

I kinda like "heavily caffienated".

Man, I'm so enthusiastic I just put in the Lane and Hoss '07 CD. Hoss, it WAS a Shoneys!
Dang. I gotta get some of that Ginko Biloba -- or whatever that stuff is you're using. Maybe it'll help me find my keys.

What?

I spoke to Stacey Campbell earlier this week, he has been off this site for a while but he is now registered at the hotel for Thursday through Sunday.

BTW: Make sure you get the lower hotel rate for Thursday, they sometimes get confused and try to charge the higher rate for Thursday.

ECB

OK....I've booked in for Thur...Fri...Sat....Now the worst part will be the wait....

Ok, count Sharon and me in. I booked Thursday through Sunday and we will there with smiles, luggage straps, magic tricks and stories about the "West Coasters".

Happy Trails,
Dusty and the Excited Miss Sharon

Don't forget that thar six-shooter, Deadshot! :)

~WB

Karl Macklin reported that: The Ramada Limited will offer an additional 10% discount to AAA members making the rate $107.95 but you have to ask for the additional discount.

~WB

Bill,
I bet most folks on this forum don't understand your last comment about my sixguns. Here is a picture that will make it clearer.

Also, just for fun, how about a picture of my days on the riverboat?

Happy Trails,
Dusty and the Patient Miss Sharon

Dusty.....That is one fine ride....Probably as much fun as the Speedy...

Thought you'd get a kick. Apache is one fine looking steed.
The whiskers on that dude look a might darker too! :)

Grecian Formula, right Dusty?

No Grecian Formula here but some dude snuck in one night and dyed what hair I have left a terrible shade of gray. I am still looking for him. I even asked the barber to cut out the miscolored hair and he cut the DARK ones out. Wouldn't even give me a refund !

Happy ageing Trails,
Dusty and the Youthful Miss Sharon

Ramada Limited Carlisle# 1-800-272-6232

BTW: the 800 number is useless. Gotta call the hotel direct: 717-243-8585.

And I have a double non-smoking room reserved for Friday and Sat., at the Ramada, which could be shared, if it comes to that. Also, be advised that the Extracuricular Planning Subcommittee (hereinafter, EPS) is looking to arrange a tour of the Harley ass'y plant in nearby York, PA for Friday AM, followed by a tour of a local brewery/winery for a (liquid??) lunch -- details to follow. This would put arrival back at the show sometime in the PM of Friday.

Still looking for the caravan way-points info for the southern and southwestern approaches. Understand this could be Thursday, which is fine, as I would consider a slight tag-along for some part of the caravan, if it can be coordinated. As I am only a couple of hours from the PA points of interest, would be looking to spend Thurs night at home. As mentioned before, I have plenty of room for other wanderers, if anyone would care to consider Highland MD 20777 as an overnight waypoint. As it stands, I may be coordinating w/ MUSBJIM and his arrival, currently thought to be BWI, maybe Thurs. There are more than a few details yet to be tied up, but a plan is taking shape . . .

Teresa and I are officially in for the Thursday, Friday and Saturday night events. We're confirmed in room 109. The woman on the phone said there were rooms still available in the block y'all set up.

Also, you Great Southern Caravan folks; will we be meeting you on Thursday in Front Royal, Va., or will we come south to pick you up on Friday? Current plan will be for the Speedster and the whiskey-ship VW Golf to head west on 66 to meet y'all on Thursday. I'd like to meet you sometime after mid-day where 66 intersects 81, but I know that's a hike for you folks.

Let us know, okay?