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« on: February 07, 2010, 12:32:41 AM » |
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Date Announcement!!! April 17, 2010Get ready for 4+ hours of fun roads and great scenery! More information will follow, but here's what we have so far!!! What: a reason to motor in the springWhen: Saturday, April 17th, 2010. Wheels up 9:00 AMWhere: Starting in Waynesboro, VA and heading down the Blue Ridge Parkway to Buena Vista for lunch then more twisties.
Making several stops along the way for pics and snacks. Probably a dinner stop somewhere neat, then homeward bound.I think a Saturday will work better for this run, so we'll try that. Schedule for Spring Fling 2010Meet at the parking lot just before the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Exit 99 off I-64. Go under the interstate and make a right into the parking lot
Wheels up 10 AM sharpArrive in Buena Vista before noonVisit Rockbridge SPCA Drive up to Staunton, VA for a wheelie at Wright's around 2PMLunch at Franks for the memoriesIce Cream and snacks at Wright's Dairy rite
Another intent for the Parkway, is to gain attendance for Tar Heel's Blue Ridge Parkway Tour from Waynesboro to Cherokee NC. It's a three day event and a TON of fun! This will be enough to whet your appetite for adventure. ##############Update 03-22-10 Hotel info!!!##########################Hotel: Best Western Waynesboro Phone: 1-540-942-1100 Rate: $99.99 per night (I told them under a hundred bucks!) Website: CLICK HERE AND HEREMention "MINI COOPER EVENT" for room rate. This hotel is less than 3 years old, pet friendly and non smoking. Several of the MINI folks stayed there after the Blue Ridge Parkway Tour last year before the Great Ice Cream Run and gave it great reviews! But there is always the Afton Inn (NOT!) HERE is a link to DC METRO MINI's Spring Fling run a handful of us are doing as a follow up to our event. Two days of motoring with two different clubs! How fun is that?!
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Dale Blankenship
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« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2010, 02:12:12 AM » |
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That sounds like a plan. As long as we don't stay at the old Afton Inn right where the parkway crosses 64. That place was nasty in 2006 when we did the fall colors run there. LOL
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« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2010, 12:26:27 PM » |
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Aw Kurt, we had the Presidential suite already reserved for you. I think that's the one with the smaller spiders and less mold than the others. I've heard some real horror stories about that place. So don't worry, that's one joint we will NOT be visiting!
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Dale Blankenship
Poquoson, VA
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Wife thinks it's hers!
07 Mellow Yellow Cooper S
Of course son thinks it's his!
Guess I need a third MINI!
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« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2010, 08:30:03 PM » |
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Did it come with complementary cockroaches in the tub? That just makes a room for me.
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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2010, 10:10:25 PM » |
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If memory serves, that place caught fire last year.  Or it was just closed. Maybe memory's not serving today.  |
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« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2010, 11:43:33 PM » |
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*If* the timing on this happens to randomly happen to work out to maybe perhaps be the weekend of March 12/13/14 2010 here's one NC MINI who will be able to make the trip and join you .. hint|hint|hint .. (well no one was throwing out a date, soooo ... ) (and I do realize that's not quite Spring, a week early, but it also doesn't get too close to Easter weekend) And my other $.02 (did you ask?) recommended Waynesboro hotel would be the Best Western Waynesboro .. newer, very nice, some of the Ice Cream Run participants stayed there last year at the commencement of that drive. I heard no reports of bug infestation ..  [109 Apple Tree Ln, Waynesboro, VA - (540) 942-1100] (I hope this means I'm automatically subscribed now for updates to this plan! And when the details are complete, be sure and cross post to THMMC) -susan MINIFIED |
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« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2010, 04:16:54 PM » |
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Sounds good, Anytime in Mid-March would be fine for me. Even if it's not quite spring-like yet...I'm still game. You say a Saturday Run, There's a couple of nice B&B's in Charlottesville I've stayed in. I never need much of a reason to book a B7B night..  |
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« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2010, 08:45:19 PM » |
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I'm up for this one. Wish I could get my new rims and tires by then. But I'm not going to hold my breath. Apparently I picked the rarest or most highly desired design on the market.
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« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2010, 09:10:39 PM » |
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Most of March looks good on our calendar for a weekend romp  Count us in. We'll just have to figure out what we will be able to do with the couch potato hound dog |
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« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2010, 11:20:52 PM » |
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Okay, good news and bad news.
Good news, I have a route mapped out and it looks F-U-N! If you like the roads on the Fall Colors run, I think we're as good as those. The scenery should be just as nice too! We'll start in Waynesboro, VA and pick up the Blue Ridge Parkway and follow that south. That's all ya get for now. We'll stop several times along the way for pics and regrouping. I've scouted out a few possible lunch stops that I'll have to personally check out before I commit. Though their websites look good. (But so did Afton Inn's!)
We'll head into the west side of Richmond to wrap up. Still searching a eatery along that area as of now.
Now the bad news. If you've went outside and looked up anytime in the last two weeks, you've seen this white stuff falling. I first thought it was acid rain, but I find out it's snow. I don't remember getting three good snows withing 14 days ever before. But this has get me backed up in doing preliminary test runs. Hopefully withing the next few weeks I'll get time to do that. I just know some of these roads will not be on VDOT's plowing schedule!
So this means moving the Spring Fling to April. Anyone have a date? As of now, both DC METRO and Tar Heel have open weekends all of April. So shoot me some dates and we'll get things rolling!
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Dale Blankenship
Poquoson, VA
09 Laser Blue Clubman S
Wife thinks it's hers!
07 Mellow Yellow Cooper S
Of course son thinks it's his!
Guess I need a third MINI!
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« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2010, 11:58:17 PM » |
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Hmm... maybe we need an excuse to do a dry run. Will have to get with you on the planned route.
As for eats, I would like to get a BBQ place in there somewhere. Famous Dave's in Richmond is good. There's one on Midlothian Turnpike (Rt. 60) just west of state Rt. 76. The other one (which I have been to) is on Broad Street (Rt. 250) just north of I-64 at Exit 183.
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« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2010, 02:41:43 AM » |
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As soon as the roads are good, I'm ready, weather it be March or April. Let's motor.... |
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« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2010, 07:06:16 PM » |
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Well, let's see .. being as the weather man has decided not to co-operate with March, we'll have to see about April options .. the post referenced "all" open weekends for April for THMMC, and since some of us are hoping to join you on this trip, I would merely comment as follows for your scheduling consideration .. The first weekend in April is Easter. (It's also a VIR driving school date that a dozen of us have committed to .. perhaps some HRMINIs would like to join the fun?? THMMC link: http://www.tarheelminis.org/showthread.php?3705-April-3-4-THSCC-at-VIR-North-Course) The "last" weekend in April is sort of the Spring Dragon (starts on April 28) since it's still April dates (and there may be a conflict for those attending the Dragon leaving on Wed or Thurs to *also* be gone the prior weekend if that's any consideration) So .. that's my $.02 worth, and am still hoping this is going to work for me! PS - I've had the same password to this website for about a year now -- my "standard" one and for some reason it absolutely refused to work today ... so I had to follow the Reset My Password link. I'm afraid to say I don't frequent this forum enough to know if there was a Warning that perhaps all passwords needed to be reset, but just thought I'd mention it .. See you soon! |
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to drive in the rain ...
It's knowing who's behind you, but trusting who's in front of you ..
11.18.10 Where there is life, and therefore God, there is Hope
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« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2010, 11:24:22 PM » |
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First post updated.
Date announcement April 17th!!!!!
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Dale Blankenship
Poquoson, VA
09 Laser Blue Clubman S
Wife thinks it's hers!
07 Mellow Yellow Cooper S
Of course son thinks it's his!
Guess I need a third MINI!
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« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2010, 09:33:48 PM » |
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Count us in. We will both be on leave at that time. So it's a for sure!  |
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