Hotel Carlisle 2010

We now have a block of 30 rooms reserved for Carlisle 2010.

The reservation dates and rates are:

Thursday May 20th. $77.96
Friday May 21st $113.96
Saturday May 22nd. $113.96

We have a complimentary hospitality room for Friday and Saturday.

The rooms are blocked under the reservation name:
"Speedster Owner's Group.
Our reservation is NOT.... on the Hotel Web Site, please call Hotel Carlisle directly to reserve your room @ 800 692 7315 / 717 243 1717.
Reservation cut off date is April 20th. 2010
Check in 3:00PM Check out 11:00AM

Damn, Alan! Now yer gittin' me worked up for Carlisle and I haven't even done the Dragon yet. ;-)

Thanks for taking care of this.

I hope we haven't left this until too late? ;-)

And I pick up my new engine this week----Yahoo! It's gonna make it this year.

Excellent! I guess I won't jump on the reservation this year. Last year I registered early and ended up in the carriage house!

My friend Keith got in less than 1 month before and was 2 doors down from hospitality room. I'm just sayin' !!!

And for a couple of dining changes for 2010:

The All Star Cafe is no more - It's shuttered and the sign is gone, so Wild Bill and I will be working on a different place (I vote for the Soda Jerk for a lot of reasons).

The Saturday evening dinner will be a Buffet in the Clarion Banquet hall of the Hotel Carlisle with the following menu:

CARLISLE BUFFET:
Choice of:
Tossed Salad w/ house Dressing
Certified Angus Beef Clod Heart of Beef (I haven't asked what this is yet, but it sounds like a medallion to me)
Chicken Marsala
Stuffed Flounder
Roasted Red Skin Potatoes
Fresh Bean Medley
Assorted Pies or Cakes
ROLLS AND BUTTER
FRESHLY BREWED COFFEE, TEA, OR ICED TEA

$24.95 each

Those of you who attended the buffet at the Hotel Carlisle last time will remember it being very, very good with excellent service from the staff, so I'm looking forward to this.

gn

Oh, and if a bunch email me and would prefer seafood newburg, rather than the flounder, we can probably do that, instead. We had that last time and it was excellent.

This year, the Hospitality room was RM 111. K and I were in 109. When we headed back to Beaufort in September, we stayed a couple of days at the Hotel Carlisle and ended up in, you guessed it, RM 109.....

Gordon - Thanks for heading this up! I'm sure whatever itinerary you work out will be excellent! Looking forward to Carlisle 2010.

El Guapo y el Hefe, Supremo:

Glad to see you're recovering from Jet Lag (and we all know it's always easier going East-to-West).

I'm looking forward to 2010! By that time I may get to see Pearl again!!! And if I work real hard all Winter, I'll have an engine-less, finished car on a trailer to show at Carlisle, 2010 (shades of the early Hoopty!) Then, the rest will be up to Chris to get an engine and tranny in it.

So the search has begun for (a.) someplace just as cool to go on Friday and (b.) someone just as cool as Bruce Meyer as our dinner speaker. I know Todd English well enough to ask him, but he's not into cars. Oh, well....anyone for a cooking class???

gn
(el guapo del menor, y un bueno hombre)

How about an exhaustive demo of ginsu knives?

Is that stuffed flounder wild or farm raised?

OK, you bunch of slackers! LMS and I are booked into the hotel and waiting to see Pennsylvania again! Try to have it drier and warmer than it was two years ago, eh? And, Lane, don't you owe me a dinner???

Jack, you can get the trophy for longest drive but I am looking for another trophy for longest trailering !!!

Happy Trails,
Dusty and the Lovely Miss Sharon

Dusty have at it! I did see a plaque on a car last year at Carlisle that said "If you see this car on a trailer, call the cops because it's bees STOLEN!!"

Just get yourself to Carlisle any way you can though. It will be great to see you!

Uh... Howzabout I save you a egg sammich? ;-)

Sure. Look forward to seeing you and the LMS again.

EGGS??? Here in ranch country we call that Dead Chickens!

I must remind you I ONLY EAT VEGETARIANS !! (Cows are vegetarians, chickens are vegetarians, fish are vegetarians)

Now, Lane, it's your turn to be a smart alec!! How about coming to Morro Bay this year and I will buy the dinner you own me.

Dusty

I'm hoping to make it. I just can't commit this early.

Hey.....uh....Dusty!

Really nice sail you got there on your "Prairie Schooner".

Does the Speedster get better gas mileage when it's drafting that sail real close like that??

BTW: when Chris and I did the Rolex race last February, we took the elevator to the top of the Daytona Grandstand. When the doors open and you get out on the top floor, right in front of you, across the lobby, is the entrance to the "Featherlight" hospitality suite.

So very glad to hear that you and the Lovely Miss Sharon will be coming, yet again, to Carlisle. Y'all both missed a pretty good (and DRY) time last May, but we'll try to have a good'un for you next year, too. Rest assured that there will STILL be a LOT of trucks on the streets of Carlisle for you to avoid, we'll have terrific evening cruises to dinner and we'll have plenty of vegetarians for you both to eat!

Kathy, Chris and I will be there - maybe even Pearl (she's up with Chris for the Winter)! Just another stop on the "Great Northern Migration" between 'los Dos Casas de Nichols' - del Norte y del Sur

gn

Gee, it's only 8 months away!

That would be 7 1/2, but who's counting?

Why do you guys always let everything go till the last minute?

Getting Closer!

Jonesing already Bill?

I just reread Gordon's post above, is anybody in the club a cannibal?

I didn't think anyone was into that, at least not from the east coast. Vegetarian eating cannibals, new one!

Why to I feel that our buddy Vince will respond to this inquiry...I'm just say'n.

Nah, just wanted to bump this up for the BostonGuy.

"Vegetarian eating cannibals, new one! "

That would be someone who eats "environmentalists"?

Just to add fuel to the 'Jonesing for Carlisle' fire...

http://www.vimeo.com/7370985

I think I've convinced my wife Ginny to come along with me this time around! WooooHooooo!

Peace - Out!

..."Ginny, Ginny, Ginny won'tcha come to Carlisle n' see,
... da wild and crazy antics of youz hubby...Jimmie.

SHUWEEEEEEET!!!

I will be there!

J. Klemm

Yea Justin...you'll have a great time !

Excellent! Glad to have another Beck at the show.

Is everyone making their reservations at the Hotel Carlisle? I made mine today. Don't delay so Alan can expand the block of rooms if more are needed.

Funny, last year I made my reservations before New Years. I called a couple weeks ahead just to confirm also. Then I got there, and they put me in the carriage house across the way. Must have been me and Alan's "favorite professional" behind the desk!

I am glad the dinner will be there, though, it was awesome in 2006. And generally, the accomodations are pretty good. Thanks all for your continued efforts.

My reservation has been made! :)
As long as the wheels don't fall off.

~WB

I too have made my reservation ! ~Alan

I'm in.

I actually thought of stopping there overnight going to Massachusetts a couple of weeks ago when we went up I-81, but it just isn't in the right place for a "middle of the trip" overnight for me.

Just like Christiansburg, VA is way too far South for me, Carlisle is a bit too far North (by an hour or two).

We ended up in Martinsburg, West VA, overnight, and that seemed an easy day (except for the 10 mile backup on I-81 while still in Virginia due to an accident). I could have pushed it another hour or two after dinner and been in Carlisle around 7pm, but going I-81 for me is the long way (about 1.5 - 2 hours longer).

If we were just going to Carlisle, though, I would probably take I-95 to I-270 to I-81 and get there around 5:30pm the same day, rather than taking two days and then getting there before 2pm the second day.

I'm jus' sayin'.......My butt is draggin after the first day in the saddle, even in the truck. I would probably be deaf after a day in my speedster.........not to mention wicked stiff.

gn

Isn't "wicked stiff" when you are 17?....I'm just say'n

OK, OK......

A Russian and a Chech researcher managed to get permission to study Grisly Bears in Yellowstone Park.

They set up camp about 20 miles out into the bush in an area that they figured had good chances of seeing bears, especially since this was prime bear mating season.

After about three days, the park rangers hadn't heard from them on their supplied radios, so they sent a couple of rangers out to investigate.

They arrived to find the camp site ravaged, no researchers to be found and a pair of bear tracks leading away, one male, one female. They followed the tracks until they diverged, decided to follow the female and came upon her a short time later.

They decided that they had to kill the bear to find out if she had eaten one or both of the researchers, so they got out their rifles and took her down.

After opening up the bear's stomach, they found that only the remains of the Russian researcher were inside.

"Do you know what this means?" one ranger said to the other.....

"Yeah.....It means that the Chech is in the Male!"

Hey!

D'ja hear me toot on the way past Chambersburg?

Musta been about 8:30am.

We were all thinkin about'cha!!!

Well, to be honest......we got on the road about 6am, so by Chambersburg the dogs were already sleepin in back and K and I were listening to the "Car Talk" guys on the IPOD, but you get the idea.......We tooted anyway.

I had ten hours of "Car Talk" on the IPOD for this trip and we listened to the last one somewhere near Columbia, SC on the trip home. Gonna have to find something else for the trip to DC soon.......

Have you heard the "Car Talk" joke about the Russian and Chechoslovakian researchers who were studying Grisly Bears?

gn

I probably was down in West Virginia by then:(

Gordon.....See what ten hours of "CAR TALK" will do to you?????
I'm just saying.......;-)

We're in! Woo Hoo!! Come on May 20th.

ditto...see y'all there

Me too! First week of 2010 and I'm already gettin' psyched up.

The office is now open for suggestions for our Saturday evening speaker series.

I've talked with Danica Patrick (honest) and she said she would be out of the country that weekend (either Dubai or Malasia, I can't remember - FIAA race).

So that leaves us with a golden opportunity for the next, great, "Speedstah Speakah".

Suggestions??

gn

I'm in. Got my rez with Hot'L Carlisle for the 20th thru 22nd and also my Christiansburg (VA) rez for the 19th and 23rd. Another great adventure is in the making. I believe that sweet bride Sarah, unencumbered this year by the "big boot", will be joining me as well. Woooo Hoooo, can't wait!

Hey Gordo, how about Jay Leno? (silly?...Sat night...no show...just sayin')

How about Jim Youngs? He and Queenbee are always at Carlisle.

Count me in for 2010! Matt always looks foward to the trip, as do I. Hopefully All our WEST COASTERS will make it out too. Winter might hang around awhile, La Bomba is looking foward to getting out.

I just booked my room!!!!

Booked my room see you all that Friday.

This one's ramping up quickly! Yee-freakin'-hah!

OK, Gents,

Better sign up quickly! There is Dickson College graduation on the same weekend. As most know, I'm an Innkeeper/Owner and would prefer to cut a deal innkeeper style...3 nights in Lake Lure for 3 nights in Carlisle. Most B&Bs are full. I was surprised to find that the B&Bs have very attractive pricing. No wonder there full.

Are all 30 rooms booked?

Teresa just booked ours this morning.
Just so we're all on the same page, three nights and four days means four Hawaiian shirts, right? Spooners if you got 'em?
Damn, but I'm looking forward to this. Between military deployments, the Wrench showing his ass a bit too much and having to roll outta there early ... The zany build schedule -- and my neck being jacked last year, I only remember being at the show one time from start to finish with an operational car!
I am really, really looking forward to this. I might even be able to freshen up the Sloppy Jalopy myself this year!
I'll be drafting up some more "furthest" art this year, too.

Remember the debut, anybody? It's come a long way ...

Just booked our room. I asked the clerk to make sure we're not next to the Drake's room. We don't want to be kept up all night by Cory getting his 'Freak' on!! Bwaaaaaaaaa

Ginny is looking forward to meeting everyone and checking out the buffoonery!!

Wonderful!!!

Less than 4 months away folks!!!

Gerd, Vince, c'mon over!!! It'll do yah good.

Aaron, does that mean you're coming after all?

I remember, Cory. Your functional car was my second one(2007), and 2006 was the first for both of us. Guess it's time to register soon. Any beer style requests? It's about that time too.

Lane, can't wait to see you, and Jim, and Alan, Hoss, Gordon, Bill, Bruce, Cory, Carey, Leon, my main man Lenny and just keep going. Man, it's a long list, getting longer every year! If I forgot to type your name, my fingers are tired, that's all.

See y'all soon! BTW, drove Spydie today, dang I love that car!

Lane,

Thinking very seriously about it! I don't have a right-sider yet. Linda says no way to that kind of distance in the speedster! Looking to by a Porsche 911, 996 for long distance traveling.

Which of you Left Coasters will be needing a place to crash out here?
Carilsle is a hike from anywhere. Baltimore is a fairly decent three hours away. We're minutes from BWI.
Let us know ... Happy to put folks up at La Nueva Casa de Drake!

Oh-oh . . . nueva casa del Drake?? Did you guys get a new house?? I musta missed something. Been traveling a bit recently. Wassup??

Cory,

Some of us got to know the Hoopty when she was just a babe (4th from the left. Sykesville, MD 2004).

COME ON VINCE
LETS GO
THEY WONT EVER LET US COME BACK

Correction.....the Hoopty is the fourth from the RIGHT in the photo.

We should do the winery tour again this spring.
If memory serves, my pal Chuck drove the car to that event.
Any chance of you e-mailing a decent-quality copy of that picture to hooptypilot AT gmail.com?

God! I don't have a clue where my pics r from that run.
That was my first exposure to dangling BARBIE HEADS.....gulp!
~WB

for the record: I have made my room reservations thurs - sun. add another (two, actually) to the list.

With great regret, I have to pull out. My wife is due 6-18. Even though this is almost a month before, I don't want to take the chance, and I wouldn't be able to enjoy the experience to it's fullest. I was really looking forward to meeting everyone and showing off my new Speedster that you helped me spec, but I really think I need to wait until next year.

Tom, you should have pulled out in early September if my math is correct. Just kiddin, congrats on the new baby!

Thanks Marty

Cory and Bill........check your email for pics.

Marty - that was pretty funny! Congrats, Tom!

Thanks Jim. Marty, I still would like to meet you and see your car. We could still meet where we discussed and have a cup of coffee or a meal together. I think I could risk the drive to Toledo and back :)

tom you should be able to drive it cross-country after brake in and first oil change.it will just be loping along at say 75- 80 mph. bill

Tom, Why don't you just bring her along. Im an orthodonitst and can surely help deliver a baby should the need arise! Hell, it would be fun for everybody!

Tom - Doc Howie is right about bringing your wife. Quite a few of the SOCers attending Carlisle are in the medical field (Doc Howie, me & wife, Cory, Kelly's main squeeze, et al) and would be very capable in a delivery scenario. Besides, it would be very interesting to watch Howard deliver a baby using nothing but a mouth mirror, a half hollenbach and elastic ligatures!

If you are blessed with a baby at Carlisle you could name her 'Porsche' (or him 'Turbo').

...I'm just saying...

Im bringing my scrubs!!

Yeah. No thanks. You guys crack me up. Maybe the Dragon in October.

Sorry Tom, but Jim's post was aboutthe funniest I've read here in a month of Sundays.
He IS right, though ...

It's actually for the same reason that I probably won't be attending this year, either. My wife is due 6/8, and the few feelers I put out about Carlisle this year have been met with more resistance than carbon fiber brakes.

I'm not saying it's completely out of the question... but it looks doubtful at best. In fact, I just brought up the fact that a few attendees have medical backgrounds and got "the look".

We'll forward pictures of the newest speed racer once he(!!)'s delivered, though.

My son Jason and daughter in-law's due date is the Saturday of Carlisle, I told Jason to stuff a plug in it ... ahh.. wait, that's how it all got started, I'm just say'n. ~Alan

El Guapo and I are running a "Special" for early Carlisle delivery services. Elastic traction and a Catcher's mitt should be able to deal with any emergency. Hell if it rains again, we even have brave individuals that will hold the umbrellas to ward off lightning and evil spirits. I suggest all you expectant fathers out there MAN-UP and tell the little ladies in your life that THIS is how its going to be. El and I will be setting up a MASH unit under the tent, by the row of Speedies. Afternoon deliveries get a 2 for 1 special price, depending on the insurance your carry and the deductible. If you have a pre-existing condition, 50% more, paid in advance, of course.

I've delivered a few babies -- one in a minivan, one in an elevator and one on the kitchen floor of a firehouse. None was overcomplicated, all got two clamps and a clean cut ...
I'm pretty sure we could do three in a field in the pouring rain without all those nasty hospital bills! Who wants to bring a cot and some D-5W?
Jim, you call Rampart. Howard, you call the push, Wild Bill mans the catcher's mitt and I'll start the fluids!

ECB - I got the pictures! Thanks!

I'll bring my lobster boiler and some sheets. They always say,"boil some water and get some sheets"!!!
I don't know what for...but I'll bring 'em.

Good Lord! We're gonna need to set a maternity ward at the show field.

If one of the babies is a boy, maybe he should be named Ferdinand, after Dr. Porsche.

Expectant Mother: "Doctor Bobrow, I feel more at ease with you in attendance"!

Doc Howie: "Doc Bobrow at your cervix"

Expectant Mother: "Well I'm certainly dilated to see you".

Paramedic Cory: "This will be the crowning moment of Carlisle 2010'.

El Guapo: "Where's Al with those damn sheets and hot water"?

Not to mention all the Oban for the spectators.

Patron anyone?

Booked into Christiansburg and Carlisle......Someone fire up the egg samich machine.........

Leon ... just called ahead to the samich stand on your behalf :)

Did someone say 'Egg Sammies'?

This is a man truly enjoying one of the Carlisle Marching Band's finest products.

He does possess a certain air of sophistication.

Yummmmm.....

Thanks Alan.....And Lane, that photo will always raise my cholesterol level.....I'm just saying....8>)

...and this one should raise everyone's fear of 'Guamaniacs'!!

Shubbie - you and I have reservation! Brrrr --- back to garage. I looked at the ground wire coming out of the steering column and said "oh, that's for the horn ground" then promptly grounded horn so its always grounded and on, dooh.

Hot seeking ground ring a bell?
That's funny!

Ok, guys, 3 1/2 months and counting. Even though it's cool and gray here today, I may get the car out just get in the Carlisle frame of mind. WOOHOO!!!!

OK, Guys! 15" here and counting! I think I'll take a peek at Blackie and dream about Carlisle as I get the snow blower out to play! :(. Yahoo!

Bill - Just to prevent thread drift, I started thread on "Anything Goes" - Blizzard of 2010. I feel slighted only 12" so far here. Airports are all open but all flights cancelled - go figure.

Lane, you're in charge of Carlisle weather.
Maybe you can convince Mom Nature to get cold and wet out of her system in the next three months, and leave that weekend nice and balmy for us.
It's up to you, Mr. Anderson. No pressure.

ECB, how's your car coming along?
Wolfgang?
Who else is still in-progress and maybe in need of a little help?

Danny, are you still taking beer requests? How about a nice, hoppy IPA?

Not sure you want to give me weather responsibility. Took the car out to run my Saturday errands, and got quite a bit of "wrap-around" rain. Oh well. I need the experience to chase down the remaining leaks. Gotta figure out a way to do a third latch.

Our illustrious leader, Gordon Nichols, is going to be a grandpappy around the time of Carlisle and will not be able to join us this year. Soooo, he has asked me to take his place and coordinate this year

I just made my Hotel Carlisle reservation and now there is just one room left out of our block of 30 that we started with.

I hope we can get an increase in our number of rooms blocked.

ECB -

YOU are da MAN!!!

I am soooo bummed I can't make it this year. Next year for sure!

Jack,
Thanks for the heads up. I sent an email to Alan and asked him to see if he can increase the size of the block.

A heads up to all, the rooms and seats go quickly so don't be slow. I'll post the dinner arrangements and ask for reservations in the next couple of days.

Cory,
My Speedster is back together and ready to be started. Just waiting for a decent day to crank it up.

Outstanding!
One spring day, I'm up for a day-trip down to Wolfgang's joint to help him finish things up. Lemme know!

Too bad about gn not making it, but he's absoultely got his priorities in order!
Congratulations to all concerned on the baby front!

Hope this means your gas gauge is going to work better. :)

Chris and Gordon: tell Karen, two weeks before or the day after Carlisle are the only birthdates allowed! Seriously though, there isn't anything like the first-born, enjoy it ALL of you. You really do have to be there, especially the first moments after birth. Chris, you will cry like a baby the first time you hold him/her!

You WILL BE MISSED! But hey, this year Cory is back, and we made it through last year. You know, it sucked that he wasn't there, but we did it anyway. We will drink MANY toasts in your honor!

ECB: Thanks for picking up the reins, MGM. If there is something I can do to help, pls say. We need to sched some shake-down runs if ever the weather sorts out. At the current rate, looks like things might melt down around Memorial Day.

Gordon: If the kid comes early (sometimes the first one does), you can still make the show, ya know. You'll just be in the way around the house anyhow. Kiss the litle tyke on the head, make sure he looks like you, and then power up that the Power Stroker, and get your butt up here. You know you want to.

Ditto !

I too am in the same bat as Gordon, my daughter in-laws due date is....the Saturday of Carlisle.
I want to be in NJ the following weekend with my 550 Spyder for a huge car show at the M & M Mars International Hdqtrs which is twenty minutes from the eager parents.
Hence, I have confirmed with the stork and requested for a five to seven day delay:) ~Alan

Gordon, since Cory is your stand-in this year you will need to train him on your fading Boston accent. I hate that you aren't going to make it, but I gotta say your priorities are correct. When the kid gets to be a couple of years old, be sure to feed them plenty of candy right before handing them back to Chris. Oh what fun you'll have ;-)

Chris - I'll also hate not seeing you at the show this year, but you're getting ready for quite an adventure. Congrats!

Did I hear an order for "Speedster Strollers"???? ;>)

Clarification: ECB is the Gordon-surrogate for Carlisle planning. My feeble attempt at humor was due to the fact that over the last couple of years it seems that we don't see Cory and Gordon in the same place at the same time. Sorta like Superman and Clark Kent.

This is why I don't have a career in stand-up.

I got it Lane. I snickered a little, not a full belly laugh.

Now Alan's clubbing seals!

Thanks Bruce for taking the reins back.

ECB, I'm glad that you are taking charge also for the coming event. You were the guy that kicked this thing off and it has been great every year, even when it rains. I'm sure that you and Hotfoot will help make Carlisle 2010 a fun time for us all.

Does Chris read this forum anymore?
I have a Mary Poppins type stroller; a pram, I believe they're called, with his kidlet's name on it. I'm pretty sure my Dad would like to get it out of his basement. It's a Silver Cross, and is very British in it's British-ness.
It'll do well in the Northeast. Pass the word, eh?

I think he's leaning more towards a flame-painted "Speedstah-Strollah" than a Mary Poppins Pram.

Gotta keep up the "Five Cent Racing" image, after all......

If I know Chris at all, he'll get one of those 3-wheeled jogging strollers and pimp it out! GO DAD!

Gordon, it looks like this:
http://www.whwatts.co.uk/prams-7/silver-cross-heritage-collection-kensington-pram-9544.htm
And it's probably 20 years old. I'm just sayin' ... you said he lives in your old house? In a fairly nice neighborhood?
Heh, heh ... The Joneses might have to keep up with HIM.

It's there. It won't be going anywhere anytime soon. No kids for us. If he wants it, he can have it. ;)

About Carlisle -- have we got a firm plan on the itinerary yet? It looks like Teresa might be working during that period, but nothing is for sure until The Man calls to tell her if she got the gig.
It'll be nice to see everybody, and maybe take in some of the attractions I've missed out on in recent years.
Is it too early to begin a head-count thread? If there are some 'maybes' among us who need their cars brought up to speed, we can fire up the ECBT and turn some wrenches, too. I'll certainly be up for that.

We'll have an itinerary out in a couple of weeks. Right now we're working on a place to eat Friday night - the All Star Cafe, our stop for every year since 2004, was closed. I'm going to be off-line for a week and then we'll start to tie up the loose ends. This thread will stay for Hotel-related stuff and we'll start a new thread for details and activities,

Here you go......A true, "Five Cent Racing" kinda stroller:

http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/images/BBrown11.jpg

I can see Chris welding up something with a turbo on it just for grins.

I saw an episode of Gearz the other day. They took a perfectly good Gibson ES-335 and cut a corner off of it. They then proceeded to make a miniature set of headers and grafted them on. They painted it a custom green metallic and it looked totally badass! That is the kind of thing I expect from Mr. C. Nichols.

Just to update a little, I copied and pasted the show and hotel info over at Spyderclub.com. I am hoping for more Spyders this year, we will have at least four now that Alan has one. How long he has it remains to be seen........

Back to the Hotel Carlisle......

On 2/6 Jack Crosby posted that there was only one room remaining of the 30-room block. Since then Alan Merklin was able to get 5 more rooms added to the block. (Thanks Alan!) BUT I can't stress enough that if you are coming to Carlisle in May and want to lodge with the rest of the gang - don't procrastinate making your reservations. We are competing with other groups for these rooms and as time passes it will get tougher to get more rooms. Details are posted at the top of this thread.

Danny - Thanks for posting info for the Spyder guys, would appreciate if you could "ride herd" over there - the more the merrier!

Thanks for all of the thoughts, guys. While I'm bummed I won't make Carlisle (especially to see the proper Hoopty return!!), I'm sure I'll have my hands full about then with Karen in the last weeks of her pregnancy.

Cory, I still pop in every couple of weeks, but I changed jobs over the summer and it's been going absolutely out straight ever since, plus getting the nursery ready, plus trying to finish up about 982038430 other things before the baby arrives and I have no free time for the next 2-3 years or so...

Who should I send my raffle items to once I finish them? Bruce?

I expect lots of pictures from Hotfoot this year - she's had a year to practice with her Nikon!

Oh, by the way, my sister gave me her stroller. This thing is like the Maybach of strollers - it comes with a hinge and joint lubrication kit, it's own repair kit, a tire pump, and a calibrated tire pressure gauge. It has a suspension on the front wheels, too. There very well may be flames painted on it by the time the little guy shows up. ;-)

Having said that, Cory, that vintage buggy looks pretty sweet. I'll talk to the bride... thanks!

Outstanding! Very glad to hear you're doing well.
Sounds like you're preparing for a different kind of "Madness."
Good luck with that! We'll miss you, but we'll hoist (at least) a pint for your continued good fortune!

Chris,

You and Karen have our best wishes, any idea if you're expecting a boy or girl? You can send the raffle items to me. Thanks. I'll send you a PM with my address.

Everyone else..... every year we hold a raffle of donated items during the weekend. The raffle helps to defray some of the residual costs and the gang goes home with some very nice items. For example, last year I went home with a super luggage rack donated by Carey Hines/Special Edition. So we would appreciate if you could start watching for some super deals on Speedster-related stuff or hunt around your garage for those items you don't need but someone else might. We'll start a raffle thread in the next few weeks.

Thanks, Bruce. I'll finish them up in a few weeks and send them down. For you attendees (especially those who have attended past Carlisles) - you're going to want to buy a few raffle tickets this year for sure. :)

Oh - and..

It's a boy! :)

Look forward to seeing you down here in a few weeks, Chris!

Congrats Chris.......All the best to you and yours.... :>)

Bump

How many rooms left in our block?

I'll check in the AM when someone is there I can get an accurate answer from. ~Alan

Four rooms left at last check. Note the block ends April 20th, get your room reservation now if your joining us!

At the current rate of increase in event attendance, we may have the whole place to our selves in about two more years......I'm just sayin.........

If you have not contacted Hotel Carlisle for your room reservation, just two days remain in our block of rooms and will be released on Tuesday 4/20 ~Alan

In my cell block I have the padded room!
Nice robes with tie around the back long sleeves.....

Is it a Snuggie?

Dr Denton's (with footsies)