East Coast National Speedster Meet at Carlisle 2004 - Part II

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And now, on with the show.......

That would be Mike Cochrane and Josee Lapierre but that's OK.....

#29 Speedsterowners.com registration just in and added to the list - Wayne Bush from Pennsylvania. Welcome Wayne, we look forward to meeting you in May!

Come on, Mike. We know who wears the pants in your household... :-)

Just a reminder...... if you have not made a hotel reservation...... tomorrow is the * last day * for the remaining rooms in the block as they will be released 12:01AM Wednesday April 21st.
You will then be on your own to secure lodging.
See the Speedsters at Carlisle East on the home page for detailed hotel information.

The dinner reservation list can be added to until May 12th.

Alan M drclock@hotmail.com

30th Speedsterowners.com registration just reported and added to the list - Greg Teeples from Tennessee. (Plus 7 more from NJRC!) We're looking forward to meeting you at Carlisle Greg! Maybe you and John Hallstrand can get together for the drive north?!

Greg, good for you man! e-mail me if you want to try to put something together.
John H.

Latest Speedsterowners.com registration - #31 has been added to the list - John Adams from Vermont. Welcome John and we're looking forward to you joining us at Carlisle! if you're interested in road-tripping with the caravan from the New England area, contact Gordon Nichols (gnichols16@cox.net).

32nd Speedsterowners.com registration added to the list - Bill Hahn from Maryland. Keep 'em coming!

33rd Speedsterowners.com registration just in - Matt Haugh from Manassas, Virginia. (Plus at least 7 more from NJRC). If you've never seen Matt's flared in person - custom red metallic clearcoat paint with pearl ghost flames - it's a beauty!

Keep 'em coming!! Look out Carlisle!! Excuse me, need to get a tissue....I'm getting all verklempt.

Cool! And we were worried about 25. Anybody heard anything of Colton P.?
Hope he's not in Iraq or somthing.

BD

Bill,

I exchanged e-mails with Colton last night, here's what's happening with him: "Hope you are well. I am most likely not going to be able to make it. The sping has turned into a quagmire of work, weddings (my cousins), and our own wedding plans. If anything changes, I will let you know. If I can't make it, please pass along my best regards to everyone".

I congratulated him and wished him the best. Told him if he could get away for a day to drive up Saturday - as long as it wasn't his wedding day!

I think that there may be a chance to beat out the Fiero club this year! In the past the Fiero club has most years taken the award for most club participation. We havnt figured it out yet where they realy fit in as the show is "Imports and Replicac/Kits" Just take a walk past the ferio club and say "Look at all the Doners" then watch out for the flying wrenches.

So What? if Greg is getting married during Carlisle........

Wy wife (now, of 30 years) always points out to people that I was up at 4am on our wedding day to paint my 46 Ford coupe StreetRod...........

And ....Fiero's aren't even an import / kit or replica go figure that one! Hey buddie....What are Doners ?... I'm almost afraid to ask !:~)

LOL !!! In fact Carlisle said we could use the building that faces the group of Fiero's. Let's see, maybe cheerleaders with pom-poms and megaphones...chanting something like "Go donors, go donors" or something similar.

The first year we took my Speedster to Carlisle my wife and I trailered it and slept in the back of our Blazer in the campground - woke up on Mother's Day! I thought that was bad but Gordon, what you did takes big ones.

I think he meant "donors." This is a car used to supply parts for the construction of another, VW beetle to Speedster, Mustang 5.0 to Cobra or perhaps Subaru Impreza to Subytub......

Yea - That it "donors." I neede a spill cheker or a poof reeder

Mee 2 Rocky, mee too. I can't beliebe some of the misstekes I make when I reread some ob my postz. Mabbe Miss Eveland was rite to flunk me in tenth grade engish.

#35 registration is Herbert Kruttschnitt III from New Jersey! Hey Herb, bring along that Envemo roadster, most of us have never seen one before.

Thirty five Speedsters.... what a photo op! looking forward to meeting all of you !

Alan,

35 Speedsterowners.com PLUS 7 New Jersey Replicar Club = 42 !
And there are several who said they are coming but either haven't registered yet or told me the did. What have we created!!

Herb: Check the other posts (also under "Anything Goes" ) and join us on the Northeast Caravan to Carlisle!!

Gordon

Bruce:

Easy question to answer - you've created history in the making, and a reason for an annual trek down to Carlisle, that's for sure...

I'm in garage mode for the weekend, going full steam with my trailer project. If this isn't enough motivation to finish it, I don't know what is. :)

Chris

Gordon, I checked out your route. You get into Pa. at Clinton, NJ which is way north of me. I'd have to go north by about 75 miles just to hook up; and then go south again. I live in Spring Lake, NJ which is straight across NJ from Phila. Where do you think would be the best place to join up?

Herb

From Spring Lake NJ run across 195w .... pick up Pa.
Tpk.west to exit# 226 Carlisle thru toll plaza ,bear to left to head Rt 11 west to hotel (1 mile)or bear off the Tpk.to the right onto Rt 11 south to go directly to the Carlisle show grounds you'll continue until the Hess station, make a right at that light.

Alan M

For those of you who are going to be around Carlisle Saturday night, don't forget the Saturday evening dinner at the Sunnyside Restaurant hosted by the New Jersey Replicar Club. Dinner will be at 7:00 and will be seperate tabs/dutch treat. Alan just sent an e-mail to me and said we have 62 people already reserved! If you would like to join us, please send an e-mail to Alan Merklin (drclock@hotmail.com) to make your reservation(s).

Don't forget - we plan to hit the local go-kart track following dinner! Batting cages and mini-golf will also be available.

Just to add a bit regarding the Go Carts......

The facility has three tracks: an indoor Oval Track that is timed, an outdoor "Lemans" style track with a bridge cross over and lastly a Slick Track ( smooth epoxy concrete) hat is totally fun even for us big kids!

As Bruce mentioned there is batting cages , mini golf, laser tag and skating.

"Sports Emporium " is open until midnight.

Alan M

Alan, roller or ice skating? I want to know whether to bring my ice skates or my roller blades. You know, skating on Saturday, Chiropractor on Monday.
John H.

Roller !

The Speedster hospitality tent will be even easier to find at Carlisle - look for the same banner you see flying in pictures of the Knotts hospitality tent. Theron is mailing it to me and we'll be flying it too! Thanks Theron!!

37th Speedsterowners.com registration is in - Jeff Winston from Virginia. That's a total of 44 Speedster registrations, at least counting the ones I am aware of. Welcome Jeff, we're looking forward to meeting seeing you and your Speedster at Carlisle!

Hey! Carlisle is getting close! I'm looking to get the final sign-up list completed this week for everyone joining the Northeast Caravan to Carlisle.

Just to reiterate, we'll be running an organized caravan of Speedsters, Spyders and anyone else wishing to join us in non-356 vehicles (would LOVE to get a few Fiero-based Lambos!!) and support vehicles (that includes my Pickup!).

We'll be leaving Providence Rhode Island at 9am on May 21'st, and expect to make Carlisle, PA by 5pm that day, including stops along the way to pick up cars joining us.

We'll have a support vehicle, including most of the the contents of a very well equipped shop, a couple of VERY competent mechanics, a trailer in case of breakdowns, a pretty complete Spares inventory for VW's and Porsches, CB radio (Handle: Five Cent Racing), TWO Cell phones, GPS guidance and lots of coffee and Mountain Dew to keep us hyper.

We expect to have somewhere around 10 - 12 cars in the caravan by the time we exit New Jersey (Picking up members of the New Jersey Kit Car Club along the way) and should be an impressive sight pulling in to Carlisle!

If you wish to join us on our trek (even if you think you've already signed up), then email me at gnichols16@cox.net and I'll add you to the final list and reply to you with the trip route, ETA's to waypoints so you'll know when and where to join up with us, and a list of cellphone numbers so you can contact us along the way to join us.

Come on along! You'll have a GREAT time!!

Gordon Nichols
Coordinator, Speedster and Spyder Caravan to Carlisle, 2004

Gordon,

What time do you expect to arrive in the Carlisle area? You might want to take along the cell phone # list that's in this category.
We'll be watching for you.

I will be there Thursday night since I thought that it started on Friday. Why are people expecting only to be there late Friday? Aren't you missing 1/3?

Mike ,

I usually arrive at Carlisle Friday AM 8:30-9:00.
Heading directly for the Carlisle HS Marching Band's/food vendor for my annual best breakfast!
Friday is the first of the three day event, the morning hours start off casually but gathers momentum as the day goes on.
A great time to walk the large vendor and huge flea market areas and indoor manufactures displays whuich is mind boggling!
Saving the reat of the day, Saturday & Sunday for our
"Meet the Cast and Crew of SOC!"
Alan M

Well, sometime on Friday. maybe at breakfast, and later on during the day, on Friday and it seems that we will be alone. more BEER for us.
Cheers

My plan is to arrive at the hotel EARLY Friday morning and link up with whoever is still there for the drive to the fairgrounds. In a previous post Stacey Campbell said he is doing the same thing. Not sure who is planning to arrive Thursday evening.