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Updated 6/15/09 Pacific NorthwestWashington, Oregon, Idaho & Western Montana Greetings Northwest Corvette Enthusiasts: We are only 4 months from our departure for the 2009 National Corvette Caravan! We plan an exciting trip. This lists the information available now. There are 3 departure locations on Saturday August 29:
All 3 groups leave Pendleton at 1:00 PM and go east to Idaho where we plan to gather in a rest stop in Nampa and meet up with member of the Valley Corvette Club who will escort us to a local Boise park where we will be graciously treated to dinner compliments of a long standing Boise Corvette dealer: Fairly Reliable Bob’s. We will then retire to the Doubletree Hotel that night (1-208-331-4936). DAY 2 (Sunday): We leave from the Doubletree Hotel at 9:00 AM and travel to I-84 where we go east to Twin Falls, ID for a lunch stop graciously provided by the Twin Falls Corvette Club. After lunch we will get back on I-84 east to Salt Lake, Utah. We will join the Northern California, Northern Nevada and Utah caravans for a parade lap and barbeque at Miller Motorsport Park. We stay that night at the Hilton Salt Lake City Airport (1-801-0539-1515). All Northwest participants should sign up for the Miller Motorsports stop in Salt Lake (Sunday night - Day 2) promptly. A head count is needed.
Miller Order Form DAY 3 (Monday): We leave with the Nor-Cal, Nor-Nev and Utah caravans from the Hilton Salt Lake City Airport at 7:00 AM. We travel south on I-15 a short distance and get off in Provo on South Route 6 to 1-70 and go east to Grand Junction for a lunch stop. After lunch we get back on 1-70 East to Denver and stop in Aurora on the east end of Denver in the Aurora Sports Park for a dinner Barbeque. Our hotel is the Comfort Inn Airport (phone # 303-367-5000). If this fills up we will use the same hotels as on the Colorado website: Spring Hill Suites/Marriott 18350 E. 68th Ave., Denver (1-800-287-9400 or 1-303-371-9444) and Fairfield Suites/Marriott 6851 Tower Rd. (1-800-228-2800 or 1-303-576-9640). DAY 4 (Tuesday): We leave from the Aurora Sports Park at 8:00 AM with the Colorado/N. Cal and Utah Caravans. We have a long drive across Kansas with a lunch stop on your own. We split from the other caravans here and stop in Blue Springs, MO at the Hampton Inn (1-816-220-3844) and also, since the Hampton Inn is sold out, I recommend staying with the Colorado group at the Hilton Garden Inn 19677 E. Jackson Dr., Independence, MO. All meals this day are on your own. DAY 5 (Wednesday): We leave from Blue Springs and go east on I-70 (starting point to be determined). We hope to join up with the Kansas/Missouri Caravan and stop in St. Louis along the north side off 1-270 for a lunch on your own. Then we will group together and get on I-270 east to I-70 and on to Effingham, IL. We have an afternoon visit to Mid America to see their museum and there may be sales available. It is not known if they will provide us with a meal. We then go to our hotels: The Hampton Inn Effingham (1-217-342-4499) which was sold out or the Fairfield Inn (1-217-540-5454) also at exit 160. DAY 6 (Thursday): We leave with the Kansas/Missouri caravan at 8:30 AM and head south on I-57 and join I-64 east to Indiana and go south at I-164 to Evansville, IN for a lunch stop on your own. We hope to have an escort at the Kentucky border as we go south on Route 41 across the Ohio river. A few miles in Henderson we join the Audubon Parkway and go east to loop around Owensboro and join up with the Natcher Parkway which takes us to I-65. We go north on I-65 to EXIT 28 and proceed to the NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM arriving around 3:00 PM!!!!!!!!!! Bowling Green area hotels are on your own. Use the link on the caravan web page as a start: www.visitbgky.com/caravan Most will need to look outside Bowling Green along I-65 or in Nashville for a hotel. Expect some changes to stops and be prepared to pay for meals on your own. Other state caravan web pages off the National Corvette Caravan website will be useful for additional information on each state we travel through, since we will be joining other caravans along the way. The 15th anniversary Labor Day event runs from Thursday Sept 3 through Sunday Sept 6 with tons of activities each day. Sign up each individual for BOTH the 2009 National Corvette Caravan and the 15th annual Labor Day Celebration. Registration is done online. Finally, support your Caravan by purchasing official Caravan merchandise. Registered Caravan participants can order caravan merchandise from the NCM's store, but you can only purchase Caravan flags and clings from a Captain. The flags clip to the side windows or can be placed on alternate poles for windshield frame mounting. The clings are 6" x 6" and are made to be placed on the inside of a window. The flags are $15.00 each and the clings are $10.00 each. See pictures below. We'll also have windshield banners later this year.
I hope to see all of you along the way for another fabulous tour! Bob Gunderman Please make sure you are signed up for eNews to keep current on the latest news: |
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