Carlisle Import/Replica Nationals, May 20-22, 2005

SPYDERS INVITED! The second annual SpeedstersEast Meet is on as part of the 2005 Carlisle Import/Replicar Nationals in Carlisle, PA! The date this year is May 20-22. Last year Carlisle was the site of the LARGEST Speedster replica meet EVER held - 45 attended from all over the east coast - and this year is expected to be even bigger. I'm happy to announce the same team is together again with Alan Merklin as co-coordinator, hotel and Saturday night dinner organizer plus Barry Fuchs is back as our webmaster extraordinaire! And we'll be looking for a few volunteers to be the leads for caravans of cars driving in for the Meet. I think everyone who participated at the 2004 Meet will agree this is the can't-miss Speedster event of the year. An on-site swap meet, dinner cruises, give-away car, free seminars, entertainment, SCCA closed-course racing, Speedster manufacturers, a big turnout of other makes and models of replicars and manufacturers, a foreign car meet, a variety of great on-site food choices, drawings, tons of bench-racing and more. Details to follow as we get closer to the event so stay tuned.

Remember - May 20-22 - don't forget to plan ahead and schedule an extra day or two off so you don't miss any of the fun.

Drive 'em, trailer 'em, tow 'em but get them there somehow !!!

Do you own a Spyder - they're invited too!!!

Life is short, enjoy the drive,
East Coast Bruce
Meet co-coordinator
(We're over on Speedsterowners.com)

Bruce, have you taken over now that Gordon went south on us Noreasters? I will be making the effort to arrange things so I can get there this year. It will be really cool to see 45 Speedys in one place. With your permission, I'll copy and paste this over on Spyderclub. Let me know....

Dan,

You're welcome to post this announcement anywhere you can find, I tried to do that last year but so many sites and so little time :>) I was the ringleader for the meet last year too along with co-ordinator Alan Merlin and the help of several other people. Gordon was a great motivator and headed up a caravan of cars heading from Rhode Island/Massachusetts and south - he trailered and was able to carry alot of tools so was a good escort for that parade.

If anyone is interested in attending, please jump over to Speedsterowners.com and see Carlisle thread in the EVENTS topic for ongoing updates on the hotel, registration and other activities. It's tough keeping a thread going in both places but I'll check back here once in a while to see if there are any posts.

If anyone hase copies of last year's Kit Car and Kit Car Builder magazines we had some pretty good coverage on Carlisle in both magazines (don't have them with me so not sure what month). Also, the eastcoast website has photos and a writeup from the May, 2004 Carlisle at:
speedsterseast.home.att.net/images/eventpix/eventpix.htm
and we hope to start updating it soon for the 2005 meet.

We would LOVE to have some Spyders join us at Carlisle this year.

We (spyder owner steve and angela) would love to be there. But you see Carlisle Pennsylvania is just not geographically desirable. haha

If time were not an issue we'd make a real road trip. Otherwise, see y'all at Knotts!
angela

Bruce, I posted your entire first post to Spyderclub.

Dan,

Thanks for posting to Spyderclub. Would appreciate letting me know if you see any related responses.

Angela,

We would love to see that beautiful black Spyder up close...

Hotel information from Alan Merklin posted on the Speedsterowners site (Alan is a co-coordinator).

Carlisle ' 05 Hotel Reservations:

Gentlemen and the ladies too, start your engines !

This year we are "moving on up" to the better neighborhood less than a half mile from last year's stay at the Ramada LTD. While the Ramada is a great place to stay, we found it to not have an ample gathering place to socialize and minimal parking. I have checked into several area hotels and have selected the "Hotel Carlisle" and Convention Center. It's a large hotel facility that is set back off the interstate for a more peaceful nights accommodations. The hotel's the amenities include an indoor pool, sauna, hot tub, billiard room (3 tables), restaurant that is open until 10pm and a bar that remains open until midnight or later upon advance request.
Our cars will be parked in a well lit area near each individual room.
There is also ample on premises trailer parking, an improvment from last years, across the highway trailer storage.

As we did last year, I have combined the SpeedsterOwners.com and the New Jersey Replicar Club groups to get the best rate possible for a car show weekend in Carlisle. Based on the number of rooms occupied last year, I have secured a block of 35 rooms for Friday May 20th and Saturday the 21st. The usual two night minimum stay applies, the room rate is $107 per night dbl. occupancy plus applicable tax.
It's in the groups best interest to book early, this will allow for additional rooms to be secured early on if needed and avoid a last minute scramble for rooms.

Reservations are made directly with the Carlisle Hotel under the resevation named as :

New Jersey Replicar Club/Speedster owners.com

PLEASE DO NOT BOOK RESERVATIONS ON LINE!

Call *DURING THE DAY * Toll Free: 1-(800) 692-7315

IF you encounter any problems than ask to speak to Connie Cunningham

Your reservations must be made no later than 30 days prior to the show weekend hence the hotel will release the block of rooms on April 20th.

Please inform the hotel if, you require a smoking room so that they are able to make available any non smoking rooms that are not utlized.

Any questions, please check with the hotel or email me
(Alan Merklin) at drclock(To-Email-Insert-@)comcast.net

......Alan

Hotel Carlisle & Convention Center
1700 Harrisburg Pike (Rt 11)
Carlisle, PA 17013
Toll Free: 1-(800) 692-7315

Check their web site

www.secure-res.com/res/vn2/checka.asp?hotelid=1585

Friday & Saturday evening Carlisle '05 dining reservations )from Alan Merklin).

Friday evening :
Last year we cruised as a group to Rod's Roadhouse Cafe' and enjoyed good food and atmosphere! Rod's has changed hands and is now the "Carlisle All Star Cafe". My wife Kim and I checked our the new Carlisle All Star Cafe' and found it to be fully renovated with an extensive menu and it as a 10! Individual ordering off the extensive menu and separate checks I have made the group's reservation for the Friday evening at 7:30.

Saturday evening:
Speedster Owners.com. and the N.J. Replicar Club will once again be dining as a group at the "Sunnyside" with individual ordering off the extensive menu and separate checks. The group's reservation is set for 7:00 pm.

Reservations:
Please do so early .... If we need to increase the group's reservation, it has to be done early on to assure seating as a group.

Email me at: drclock(To-Email-Insert-@)comcast.net with
Your name,
Indicate the group: Speedterowners.com
Number of persons in your party
For "Carlisle All Star Cafe" and or "Sunnyside"

'cu down the Carlisle Road!

Alan Merklin

25 Speedster registered already:

1. Bruce Stumpp - Maryland
2. Steve O'Brien - Iowa
3. Bill Drayer - Pennsylvania
4. John Hallstrand - Tennessee
5. Jerome Smith - Ohio
6. Lewis Martin - Pennsylvania
7. Jody Christianson - Ohio
8. Greg Billesbach - Pennsylvania
9. Karl Macklin - Maryland
10. Dan and Wendy MacQueen - Canada
11. Tom Buchanan - West Virginia
12. Allan Shapiro - New Jersey
13. Bob Carley - Canada
14. Walter Krause - Illinois
15. Adam Williams - Pennsylvania
16. Gordon & Chris Nichols - Rhode Island
17. Carey Hines - Indiana
18. Mitch Plapp - Maryland
19. Steve Ray - Michigan
20. John Estes - Rhode Island
21. Peter McEwan - South Carolina
22. Rene Burcksen - Maryland
23. Wayne Bush - Pennsylvania
24 - Paul Montgomery - Canada
25 - Bryant Irish - New Hampshire

But no Spyders. Come on guys!

Four more Speedsters registered for Carlisle, more expected:

26. Glenn Noble - Maryland
27. Bill Pickering - New Hampshire
28. Alan Merklin - Pennsylvana
29. Rocky Cimbria - Pennsylvania
30. ????

No Spyders coming?

We're now over 30 Speedsters registered and Sean Howley, all the way from Tennessee, has thrown down the gauntlet with the first 550 registered for Carlisle. Anyone else ready to join the group?

Bruce, still working on title. No title, no Carlisle. I would love to be there, I'm working on it.

One more Spyder added to the list - Wendel Green in his Vintage 550. We're looking forward to a few Spyders joining the group!

4 more days!!! Come on out and join us.