Visiting Speedsters in New York State an Connecticut

On Wednesday 7th September I'm at Bear Mountain. Thursday 8th September Mystic, Connecticut and on Friday 9th, I catch the ferry from New London to Orient Point on Long Island. I'm at a beach-house in Mattituck on Long Island for ten days, ie till the 19th September.

I've looked at the Registry and there are a few Speedster Owners in these areas. Is anybody available for me call in upon and browse Speedsters?

If anybody happens to visit England, I am always pleased to make you welcome.

Regards,

Mike Carmody - Speedster Owner from England.

Mike, I have a Spyder, but I may be able to meet you at Bear Mountain on the 7th. You should try and hit the Vintage Races at Lime Rock.

Don't ya just love those indian names on New York towns? They all sound like you just choked or sneezed.

I might be able to sneak away to Mystic, but I won't be sure until we get closer to the date. I'll keep watching this post and let you know. You should try to do the races at Lime Rock in northwestern Connecticut, though. Well worth the trip.

Hmmm, we'll be near Kennebunkport, Me around Sept 10th weekend. Been down to Mystic before too. Let's keep the thread going and see what plans look like in a couple of weeks.

I should have mentioned (gloat) that last pic was at Buffalo Bill's gravesite just outside of Denver, Co. To date (gloat again ) we've put on over 19,000 miles on the Speester since last September. :-)

Now THAT'S the way to do it! Good on ya, David. See you at Carlisle next year?

Giday, Lane. Yep...we'll be there. Fran's already booked her flight to Daytona. I'll drive the speedster down there, pick her up and hit the Keys for a week then hook up again for lunch in Hagarstown, then Carlisle.

If you pass near or through Charleston, SC, give me a call.

Florida Keys" This is a must visit place http://www.nonamepub.com/

David, you are the MAN!

David:

Email me.

There might be a Speedstah Place to put in to going in one direction or another. We're about an hour North of Savannah and 20 minutes from I-95.

Gordon

Dan, Gordon, David and all the other guys, I apologise for the delay in getting back on the thread. I'm in the Middle East just now and am not on the Net every day.

I arrive at Bear Mountain Inn about 1900 or so on Wednesday evening, 7th September and shall be driving across to Mystic the next day - Thursday. On Friday afternoon 9th September, I catch ferry across to Orient Point from New London. I'll be in Mattituck for ten days. I can catch the ferry back to Connecticut at some time through those ten days.

We have a house on Sound Beach Drive whilst there so would love to have anybody visit! Out the front door is the beach, so............ Beach Bar-B-Q's????????? Just don't tell me it's going to rain in September!!!!!!!!!!

I looked at the Lime Rock website

http://www.limerock.com/index.php

Really interesting. I've seen some photographs before from the PCA site. Elements of Mallory Park

http://www.vscc.co.uk/vsccweb/events/events.jsp?action=1

I seem to remember somebody on Long Island in the Registry, I must have another look.

Thanks for all the replies. I'll bleep with my details

Regards, Mike

David--man, you sure get around! Hello to Francine!

Looking at the Registry again, I see Wayne Nowland and Charles Kiesel are listed on Long Island - albeit a few miles away. I'll try and get in touch with them.

As always with these occasions, I regret not being able to bring my Speedster across. New England, even this early in the Fall, is great cruising country! Real Summer top-down stuff! Unfortunately I'll be in a Chevrolet Aveo! Having said that, I see it was raining yesterday in Mattituck!

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=mattituck&MR=1

My daughter is slipping up from Manhattan for a week with us - says she's always wanted to have a Mystic Pizza! I remember the Red 911 full of fish in that!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSbrULyuyAw

Regards, Mike

We've eaten at Mystic Pizza a number of times - once with Hoss Hallstrand. The Pizza is actually pretty good and the town of Mystic is about as quintessential New England as you get. My son got married there and had the reception at the Mystic Aquarium - pretty cool.

gn

As it says in the movie, 'A Slice Of Heaven'? I think it says on the Mystic Pizza website, that most of the movie was shot in Stonington - not sure.

Do you know the diner close by, SOMEWHERE IN TIME?

Regards, Mike

"Somewhere in Time" is up North of the I-95 interstate highway. I've been there, and it's OK, but it's like a lot of other 50's style diners all over New England. I usually end up at the clam shack just North of the "Mystic Seaport" on Greenmanville Ave. Not terrific, but good views of the inner harbor and tourists (good Lobster roll, though). All of the better seafood places are down on the shore (along Stonington Road) I'll ask my son's Bro-in-law for some recommendations and report back.

gn

MICHAEL IAM IN OLD LYME CT 20 MILES FROM MYSTIC IT WOULD BE FUN TO HOOK UP WATCH HILL RI IS ANOTHER 20 MILES DOWN THE ROAD TRY TO GET TO THE OCEAN HOUSE ITS THE BEST I WILL BE MEETING OTHER SOC VOLKS ON SATURDAY SEPT 5 FOR THE VINTAGE RACES AT LIMEROCK LET ME KNOW IF WE CAN CONNECT AT ANY OF THESE PLACES SEE YA

LIMEROCK IS SATURDAY SEPT 3 SORRY

Thank's for that, Dan. Old Lym is more or less on our way cross-country from Bear Mountain to Mystic. I'll send you some details via email and hopefully my wife and myself shall catch up with you on Thursday.

Regards, Mike

David Stroud (Beezerguy) come on up to Greenville, Moose Head Lake, International Sea Plane Fly In. Maggie & I will be there on the 9th & 10th.

Chuck

David, while in Key West, hit "The Green Parrot." It's a local bar with OUTSTANDING live music. Everything fires up right after work on Friday, if memory serves. http://greenparrot.com/