Carlisle 2007 Event Information

Carlisle Event Registration:

For the paltry sum of $15 bucks, you get an entire weekend of fun!!
You may register on-line; Please tell them you

{Hopefully} the correct registration link for Carlisle (I found that the one above doesn't work correctly, as it looks truncated).

www.carsatcarlisle.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=CE&Category_Code=IN

You'll have to cut and paste this into your browser search window, but it should take it.

Sorry! 8>/

Gordon

A little more info on the southern caravans: The Southeast caravan will meet up with Hoss' caravan from Tennessee in Christianburg, VA where we will spend Wednesday night. Cory is driving down in The Hoopty to meet us as well. On Thursday we will enjoy a drive through the Shenendoah valley up to Carlisle. That should be beautiful. Join us!

We'll also be recognizing the long-distance owners with the following awards:

Longest Distance Driven - Speedster

Longest Distance Trailered - Speedster

Longest Distance Driven - Spyder

To be given out at the Saturday night dinner.


Folks, Carlisle is THE BEST replica/kit car event on the east coast.
This is the fourth year for the Speedster/Spyder meet and is a MUST for anyone interested - turnout has been upwards of 60 Speedsters over the weekend. Come out and be part of the event!

ECB

Interesting one-page ad for Carlisle in the recent issue of Kit Car Builder. One of the photos is a look down the front ends of ten of the Speedsters at last year's show. Unheard of a few years ago when you would be lucky to see 2 or 3 there.

It won't be long niw. Come on May!

And in that picture your car is clearly recognizable. Wow! You're now a star!. Also, in the background under the tent is Gordon in one of his unmistakable shirts.

Two months! I don't know if I can wait that long.

Geez....Now I'm curious as to what shirt I was wearing.... 8>)

Anybody got a link?

Gordon,
I am donating a set of my Luggage Straps for the Saturday raffle/club benefit. Please tell folks that Special Edition (Carey/Kevin Hines) are an East Coast outlet for these if they want any.

Send me an email (or phone) with your address so I can UPS these out to you.

I am sure everyone will have a great time, as usual, at Carlisle. Sorry I am going to miss it this year.

Happy Trails,
Dusty

To any of you who are joining the southeast caravan and planning to stay the night of the 16th in Christiansburg, VA, on the way north, we're moving from the Hampton Inn to the Fairfield Inn and Suites. They have a lower price and Hoss recommended them.

If anyone who has already made reservations for Saturday and are going to cancel please let me know. They are sold out and I'm looking to stay the night if possible, thanks.

Brian

Bvanpelt (at) applied (dot) com

Brian:

Also try Googling "Hotels near Carlisle, PA" and see what pops up. There are a LOT of hotels around there for the Summer car show crowd and for the truckers (it's a truck in-transit hub there, too), and even if you stay in Hershey, you're only something like 20 minutes away. The Holiday Inn is just across the street, there's a Hampton just down the street, and a few more along the main drag that I've forgotton the names of.

Good luck and keep us posted - worst comes to worse, you can camp out with an air mattress and sleeping bag in someone's room.

Gordon

Put me on the list for a room on Friday and Sat night as well if anyone cancels out- I kept putting it off because I was not sure if I could meet the group going north on Thursday. I will be going up by myself on Friday ( hopefully w/ one of my boys riding shotgun ) and leaving Sunday morning.
Brian: If you find another place close by let me know as well
Thanks, Dale

Guys,

Here is other lodging in Carlisle if you can't get into the Ramada:

Appalachian Trail Inn 717-245-2242
Best Western 717-243-6200
Carlisle Army Barracks Army Lodging 717-245-3838
Comfort Suites Hotel 717-960-1000
Days Inn and Suites 717-258-4147
Econo Lodge-Carlisle 717-249-7775
Hampton Inn 717-240-0200
Harvon Hotel 717-243-3113
Holiday Inn Carlisle 717-245-2400
Hotel Carlisle 717-243-1717
Howard Johnson Inn 717-243-5411
Motel 6 717-249-7622
Pike Motel 717-249-3120
Quality Inn 717-243-6000
Rodeway Inn 717-249-2800
Sleep Inn-Carlisle 717-249-8863
Stardust Motel 717-243-6058
Super 8 Motel-Carlisle 717-245-9898
Super 8 North-Carlisle 717-249-7000
Valley Motel & Restaurant 717-249-2296

There are also 6 Bed & Breakfasts in Carlisle:
Buttonwood B&B 717-249-7827
Carlisle House Bed & Breakfast 717-249-0350
Harmony Hall Bed & Breakfast 717-241-2591
Jacob's Resting Place 1790 B&B 717-243-1766
Line Limousin Farmhouse B&B 717-243-1281
Pheasant Field B&B 717-258-0717

I can't vouch for any of these but at least you have a choice, let the Internet and AAA be your guide. The hotels in the area fill up fast because this is a big event in a small town. Don

Brian, feel free to bunk in the Drake suite.
I don't know what kind of room it is, but I'll crash on the floor Saturday night if need be.
Years as a G.I.; I can sleep on the hood of a moving truck.

Looking for motels, also look for rooms in the Mechanicsburg, Pa area. This is just north of Carlisle, a quick jump off of I-81 and much closer than Hershey. Also the South East side of Harrisburg has motels directly off I-81.

Brian,
Just wanted you to know I just got a room today at the Ramada and they said they still had rooms.
Dale

Ramada Limited, Carlisle Update!!!!

Just got off the phone with the new Asst. GM at the hotel, and they will be providing us with a hospitality room for each evening. We will take over the breakfast area, which will be partitioned off from the rest of the lobby area by dividers (although it is a larger area than a conference room).

Asked about any additional rooms, and, as of 5pm today, they had a couple open up. If you don't get one, they will put your name on a waiting list if you wish, and contact you if anything comes up.

Ask for Anita, the new Asst. General Manager (very nice lady, too)

just booked mine! thanks gordon

Good work, Gordom. No hiding at the picnic table in the alleyway this year!

Bravo, Gordon!

Yeah, Bruce....last time we were there they kept "shooing" us away from every place we tried to congregate. Felt like I was back in Boston during the anti-war riots of '69!! Even having a "polite conversation" with the Manager didn't help - we still felt like second-class citizens and I told him so. Maybe us not showing up last year said something, but with him, I wonder...

THIS year, we've got the vast majority of the rooms at the hotel, AND a new General Manager and Asst. GM, and they're trying hard to take much better care of us.

I still remember carrying two coolers and three cases of beer up those stairs to the third floor.....whew!

30 days to go. I am really looking forward to my first Carlisle with my own car. More importantly to meet the folks I have learned so much from over the past year or so.

Weather is improving as well.

Anthing else a novice speedster group attendee should know? Bring? Think about?

Tom, the most important thing is to bring beer money. Since you're getting the coupe at the show, you're supposed to supply all of the beer for all of us. We mostly like imports and microbrews ;-)

Seriously, if you plan to drive the car home (I don't know how far that is for you) you should peruse past threads about tools, etc. that the brain trust here recommends for Speedster travel. While I fully expect your car to be an absolute joy, it is a newly built, handmade car, and you might have a teething issue or two. If you're trailoring it home, just bring the beer money.

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Tom -

I'm not sure if anyone else told you, but when you get to Carlisle, besides beer money, you'll also need one of these (link) to keep up with Lane and Gordon!

http://public.fotki.com/wackydave/cruise_nights/cruise-nights-2007/04-07-07-cars--coffee/040707carscoffee045.html

...sorry for the bad link. I fixed it with a better link!

Try it again.

Sorry, but motorized Bar stools are not up to the task.

What'cha need is one of THESE babies!!

http://www.coolerscooterdirect.com/cooler%20scooter%20general%20views.html

As Lane said, Micro brews are the preferred libation. None of that Genesee or Rolling Rock stuff, either, and forget any Yuengling (isn't that one of those Chinese beers??)

We'll be bringing some Wachusett Ale and some Magic Hat (from Vermont) and maybe I'll throw in some Murphy's Irish Stout, in honor of my Jack Russell (That's Murphy's full name)

Wonder if you can get a motorized cooler with a rain hood?

Gordon -

You definitely know how to do it RIGHT!!

Chinese beer?! WaaaaTAAAAAA - Yuengling, your Kung Fu is WEAK!

Uhhh..Did anybody mention to bring Beerzzz?

I just knew I was gonna like you guys more in person!

I'm bringin' some Guiness. Maybe something else too. Depends on what fits in the speedy.

Haven't figured out how I'm getting the Coupe home. I have a ratty old car trailer. But I'm planning on driving the speedy out there so I need to arrange another driver for the truck & trailer or to drive one of my baby's home. It's less than a 2 hour trip.

Beer, Beer money & more beer . . . I can definately do that!!!!

Tom: Check your email - we'll probably be able to help, no matter what.

gn

Darn it! My IM speedster6 is still in Vancouver being built. What is a poor boy to do. Will you guys let me follow along in my REAL Alfa Spider? I promise I'll stay far behind!

Sure.....C'mon along. Most of the people waving at us from the side of the road probably wouldn't know an Alpha from a Speedster, anyway!!

If you wish, you can bring along the Alpha, register it as part of the "Speedster/Spyder Group" with the Carlisle folks (so we get the show count of another car for the group), and then park it with either us or the ALpha folks as part of the Import show - up to you.

Gordon

Does the new artwork on the home page here indicate that we have badges available for next week? If so, put me down for one!

You wish.....

Nope, this year's organizer decided, ad hoc, to offer Tee-Shirts with that very same logo you see displayed on the SOC home page. The car badges last year were a one-time, 2006 only thing, unless we're pressured mightily to do one for 2008 or something.

There should be a very few of the 2006 car badges available for sale at the tent at the show this year. First come, First served.

BTW: Last year's Carlisle badge was a true Global effort: Artwork designed in Canada, electronically forwarded through Rhode Island to a badge firm in Minnesota, who had enameling templates (tooling) made in Scotland and wired to Tailand to be made and then sent to Mainland China to have the badges fabricated with specific inks formulated in Australia. Then the finished product was delivered to Rhode Island and thence to Carlisle.

Whew!

Wahoo, only days to go!

Giveaway car this year is a 1983 Datsun 280ZX (or $5,000 cash), pretty nice looking car. This was the last year for the 280. For those who haven't been to Carlisle before, you receive a free entry ticket for the drawing when you enter or register. Drawing is held around 4:00 PM Sunday, you must be in attandance to win.

ECB

Yeah....remember?

Year before Last, Al Shapiro won a Fiat 124 Spyder (which he sold and magically turned into a Speedster!!!)

gn