Save the Date for Carlisle 2018

We'll be at Courtyard by Marriott for 2018 reservations start on 1/1/2018

Alan Merklin posted:

We'll be at Courtyard by Marriott for 2018 reservations start on 1/1/2018

And I’ll be in Ireland for the wedding of a friend’s daughter...I hate it when events conflict.  Carlisle is always such a great time.

Nicely done!

Sorry Bob, we'll catch you next year.

Put it on the calendar.

We'll be there!

Connie and are back in PA from WV today & tomorrow on misc business and staying at the Speedster Based Courtyard Marriott...just as nice as ever here and they are awaiting the SOC arrival in May !

Bob: IM S6 posted:

Alan Merklin posted:

We'll be at Courtyard by Marriott for 2018 reservations start on 1/1/2018

And I’ll be in Ireland for the wedding of a friend’s daughter...I hate it when events conflict.  Carlisle is always such a great time.

Intercontinental travel and weddings are two of the five acceptable "Carlisle Absence" excuses ... the others being childbirth, natural disasters and the apocalypse .  We will have to raise a glass for you in absentia!  

(Carlisle usually conflicts with our granddaughters birthday, so I try to get my daughter to schedule the party the weekend before ... you know, priorities!  ;-)

Yes.  Next year is going to be a bad ‘car’ year for me.  I also have a family wedding scheduled for my usual Watkins Glen Vintage Grand Prix weekend.  I’ll have to try to make Lime Rock, and then Lane’s Deep South Fall gathering.

Gotta get to some events to keep the soul nurtured...

Bob if you want me to take your car down for you so that "it" doesn't have to miss the event, just holler .....

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WNGD posted:

Bob if you want me to take your car down for you so that "it" doesn't have to miss the event, just holler .....

Well, let me consider that - for about two seconds.

LOL. 

Yeah Bob considered you taking the IM to Carlisle but he decided It would be better if I  had stewedship of the car.....ooops I just woke up

Looking forward to Carlisle this year!  

 

As the newest purveyors of the Carlisle event, we would like to ask for your help.  Currently, the awards consist of distance awards for Speedster, Spyder and MG, a "Busted Knuckles" award - for the person with the best (worst) mechanical issues, and a "Good Samaritan" award - possibly for the person who rescued the most candidates for the Busted Knuckles award!    We would like to ask everyone if you have any ideas for other awards you might like to see.  So, if you have any thoughts, now is the time for your input.  Annnnnd... GO!

(Image above is courtesy of Emory Outlaws)

 

I'm looking around for something to put my Beck on to get it up there.  I grew up in Lancaster so it'll give me a chance to see some old friends. Anyone in the Atlanta area going up that wants to caravan???

Just drive it.  I did it 10 times from Charleston, SC.

Lane Anderson posted:

Just drive it.  I did it 10 times from Charleston, SC.

That's the stuff, right there.

I've been to the west coast twice. I drove to the Smokys this year.

Start with short drives. Take it to dinner, park it and don't worry about it. Once you start feeling comfortable, take it on a day trip (somewhere a few hours away). Once you can do that-- then you start planning on progressively longer trips.

I get it-- these cars are finicky and prone to leave you stranded. You can't mistreat them and expect good results, you've gotta' ease into a truce with them. They can leave you stranded or worse, but respond well to mechanical attention of the right sort. Finding what needs love and what can slide is what being married to these cars is all about. Ham fisted dudes need not apply.

And if Carlisle is too far you can join us in the mountains this September.

What are the rules for the distance awards ?   Trailers...flat tow....driven etc. ?

Here's my theory. it will make it or not. that's a 50 / 50 shot. If you get to Carlisle with issues we can put the A Team on it fixing any issue...Been doing that for years. Fuel pumps...wiring....Wheel bearings to name a few.

...as a long-time member of The B Team* I can attest personally to the skills and efficiency of The A Team.

*standing just outside the circle of guys engaged in actually fixing the problem, offering lame comments, handing in the occasional wrench or beer.

Lane Anderson posted:

And if Carlisle is too far you can join us in the mountains this September.

I would counter that a weekend in the mountains, driving like I want to drive in the mountains, is equal to a coastal run (and 2x as fun).

The mountain drives ARE the best. Carlisle, for me, is about the people. Cars are the common thread.

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Carlisle is a terrific social gathering of our extended family. The Friday cruises are great but a full weekend of cruising would not fit the overall plan . let's reinforce that Saturday is for an enjoyable day at the Show Field and to show our presence as speedster owners.

Meade,

There will be caravans coming from the south, in fact I'm pretty sure there are folks driving and/or trailering specifically from the Atlanta area.  And there is always a caravan starting in Arkansas - lead by "Iron Pants" Jack Crosby - that you should be able to hook up with.   Watch these events threads for updates.  

Also to everyone following this thread:

Carlisle is currently running a 20% discount on registration for entry to the fairgrounds.  Here is the link:

https://store.carlisleevents.c...ProductCode=2018-039

This sale is only on through December 31st so don't delay.  And remember  to indicate you are with the "Speedster Owners" club because the more registrations decides if we get a tent and the size of it - a great gathering place for our group on the showfield.  

ECB

Meade posted:

I'm looking around for something to put my Beck on to get it up there.  I grew up in Lancaster so it'll give me a chance to see some old friends. Anyone in the Atlanta area going up that wants to caravan???

Meade---as Bruce mentioned, there is a Southeast caravan that starts in Arkansas with overnight stops in Knoxville, Christiansburg, VA (Near Roanoke, VA) then on to Carlisle with a lunch stop in Hagerstown, MD.  By Hagerstown we usually have  6-8 cars , sometimes mo   You could easily take I-75 up to I-81 to get to either Knoxville or Christiansburg.

A caravan is a great way to do Speedster travel--usually a lot of spare parts , and tools within the members of the caravan.  This caravan is almost an event in itself with group dinners, camaraderie and some adult beverages along the way.  You''d be welcome to join us.

Any caravans starting in/near Maine?

There's a TD guy in Vermont named Richard Wobby who often drives a camper down flat-towing his car. He missed last year but maybe this year. 

And we have ppl in Mass, CT and upper NY who usually run together. 

I’m in Western NY and am planning on it if business does not get in the way.  I have a good friend with an MGA who may be interested in rolling with me down into PA.

Also, any Canadians from Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, Hamilton and Toronto who are interested could reach out.... I would work my schedule around a group ride. 

 

Just registered.  Only two more days too get the 20% discount, folks!

Meade posted:

I'm looking around for something to put my Beck on to get it up there.  I grew up in Lancaster so it'll give me a chance to see some old friends. Anyone in the Atlanta area going up that wants to caravan???

We bought a trailer just for the Speedster. It’s 14’x6.5’, with all boxed-tubing (no angle), ten-foot heavy-duty ramps, three hard-mounted jacks, a planked wooden deck, LED lights and a single axle. It cost less than $1,500 (to our door) from Sunshine Trailers, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA.

We couldn’t have bought one locally for less, even used. The guy’s on Facebook. Tell him we sent you.

Picts

I only have a couple. Maybe Lane or somebody else took some in Maggie Valley.

I forgot to add the spare, also on a white wheel, mounted where I wanted it. Screaming deal. All three tires are radials. 

Considering we didn’t know the guy from Adam — and it came with a MCO and a VIN — we had to do it. Maryland stuck its hand into our pocket for $300, but there was no hassle.

We stamped the VIN into it, but only because ours came painted on. There was a hurricane headed for New Orleans at the time of our build — probably done to move it out quickly.

Excellent build quality. It’s painted though, not powdercoated, so we touch it up now and again if we see a spot or two of brown. 

It weighs 1,000 pounds, and will hold 2,500, if I remember correctly. It all totalled up to the towing capacity rating of our AWD Equinox, maxed out, and our Speedster weighs less than 1,300 pounds.

(We added the checkered tape, just because I didn’t like the red and white DoT stuff.)