May 04 Caravan to Coronado Bay!

David, how many cars do you estimate will be going?

I would like to see as many as 15 - 30 356 speedsters make the trip down and back. The Hotel has a great outdoor bar and patio right on the beach, where they make a killer bar-b-q dinner.

Is the plan to return That evening......

Some will stay overnight. And I will do the same. At this time we have 7 people going to make the trip. Can we count you in?

Barring anything unforseen, the answer is Yes.....
Lived in Sandy Eggo over 10 years, never went to the
hotel Del..After the evening ends, will probably stay
with friends in Carlsbad,and hook up with you guys for
the return trip...........

This will be a great get away and a good drive with the top down come May. 9 speedsters and 2 spyders on the list. I will send out E-mails to the rest of the local members as well as make a flyer for the guys at Knots that are not a part of our club

David, I'll plan on it.

Thanks Dan It looks like it will be a good turn out. I sent out 25 E-mails today and 4 people from SD will meet us there. More info will follow.
MR DS

Hey everyone this is going to be a lot of fun we now have 19 people say they will love to make the trip to SD. Many members down in SD will be happy to meet us at the hotel for drinks.
MR DS

Me too, I want to go.

Keep me informed of the little venture. I'm in San Diego already and would still like to join the festivities

What can I say, Every E-mail I sent out came back a solid YES!. We will be picking up more members along the way. Some members in Huntington Beach as well as Mission Viejo. I will post a list of member who are going to join the caravan to Coronado Bay in the upcoming days .. Thanks everyone this will make a great birthday weekend for me.
Cheers!

David, maybe there could be an additional meeting spot in S. Orange County for those not looking to drive up to Long Beach first that we could meet those leaving from Long Beach. What do you think?

Dan

Sure Dan any ideas you have we will work with.

I am a spyder owner in Lake Forest/Mission Viejo area. I'd like to join if that is okay. I might be traveling overseas, but if not - then I am in.

Mike

Mike we have 2 other spyders going, you will make 3 glad to have you as part of the caravan.
MrDS

David,

I would love to join the run. My (40th) B-day will be May 7th, so, we'll have to toast each other at the Del.

Mike McSween

my wife will be making the trip I think

My right seater/Navigator will be in attendance

A question has been asked, by my better half, how many gals will be in attendance?

Guys the more the merrier, I will bring a Gal Pal with me; this will be a fun day to tour the Del, have a great margarita and to spend some QT with the CARS and the ladies. I was wondering if we should make some type of name badges or some type of T-shirt. If you guys think this would be a good idea I will look into it.

I can't wait to put oil all over their parking lot...

As the caravan grows I will add names to this list.
Others are going to meet us at the Del Coronado but will not be caravaning down.

Wow take a look at the event list this is going to be a car show!

Vince M 99VS..
Glenn P 93IM..
Joe L 02 VS..
Dan P 01 VS..
Mike C Spyder..
Mike M 04JPS..
Chuck F VS..
Andrew T 74 CMC..
Antonio B VS..
Nick M VS..
David S 2000VS..
Jason Mordoh 02JPS...
Bert Fenenga Spyder..
Kevin M 97 Beck Spyder..
Larry Bull 94 CMC Speedster
Dal Lee 91 Beck Spyder..
Jon L 98 V Spyder..
John M 02 V Spyder..
Joe M 97 V Spyder..
Joe Kabadayan 03 Beck Spyder..

My daughter will be there. She had to surrender her license, because of health issues, and jumps at every chance to get out and around cars.

Feels like summer already in Cali. I took the car out for a ride today. And as I was on the freeway I started thinking about how Bad Ass all of our cars are going to look going down the Hwy to Coronado Bay. Get ready.

Hey Guys,

Be careful of the dip in the road, after the bridge.

Aaron

This Weekend was Postcard weather in Sunny So. Cal.....
Took MR 356 for a Tune-up Run...Redondo Beach to Murietta
Hot Springs to see Daughter away at College (91 to the 15 south)
Return trip through the Canyons by Lake Elsinor (94 Ortega hiway)
About 150-175 miles at least, I'm guessing....Never saw another speedster...A few Porsche's waved at me...I snubbed them, I really
don't care for Porsche owners much....The're way to cool for me....
Major clean-up when I arrived Back in Redondo....Bugs Galore...
Bra is useless...I don't use it....
Run to Coronado should be great.....Can't wait.....

Vince,
Most Porsche owners are civil, when it is 1 on 1, however, when in a group, you are correct, "way too Cool". We'll probably get 3-4 days of this weather and then there will be more swarms of bugs than you can imagine. Just the other day, I hit a swarm of bees, glad I wasn't in the Spyder or on a Motorcycle. Hope to see you in Coronado.
John

Aaron we will be going slow over the bridge so we can get some pics of the grand caravan. But that dip can come up quick. Will you be able to meet up with us at the Del?

Just getting my calander of events organized...This cruise
to San Diego is on the 8th of May.....
This topic was started saying May 04...that is incorrect, if it
means the date........

Vince your date is right! The 04 was for the year. I hope everyone will mark this Date on the calender and make the run. I will sitdown later this week and make the tour map and E-mail it off to everyone on the list. If anyone is a member to the 356 registry please post this event to that site for us the more cars the better. Who's got first round!!!

If everyone who is participating is interested, the San Diego Auto Museum is very close by. Why do I mention this? Well, because till May 24th, the museum is hosting a Porsche history tour. They have about 20 Porsche vehicles ranging from 1953-present. I walked the museum last Sunday and it was enjoyeable.

Just got my 356 running and Knotts was my first trip. It was great to see so many cars at once. I will be attending Coronado but since I live in Encinitas I will have to figure out how to latch onto the convoy as it passes my neighborhood. Perhaps a cell phone call would work. My freind Joe has a VS and he will probably be joining the group.
David Balser

David that sounds great the more cars we have the better. I will select the final drive route today. I think we will have a change in meeting location. I found a little spot off the 405 fwy at bellflower Blvd in the city of Long Beach CA. We can all meet at Denny

David,
Sounds like a lot of BULL.......
Hats off to Larry, but I will buy my own gas.....

818-571-1132

MM

Bert and I were discussing a good place to meet the Northern Crowd, and so far Del Mar could work out well, we could use cell phone contact then merge on the freeway with the convoy. BTW, Dave did you ever talk to the manager of the Del and ask if we could take over the front parking area? If so, that would be one heck of a photo-op and certainly draw a crowd for the Del.
John

I called the GM two times today and I got no return call yet. I will try again.