OK, we finally have dates! Man, let me tell you, it was really hard to get dates that worked for a few key members and needs! The weekend ended up being later than I expected, so I hope these work OK for most. I recognize these dates are getting close to the Hot Rod Power Tour dates.
Dates are Thursday 29 May 2025 (meet up date) to Monday 02 June 2025.
Day 0: Meetup day - Thursday 29 May 2025
We will meet in Watkins Glen Racetrack on a Thursday. Watkins Glen does have some ability to drive the track, so I will be looking into driving our cars around the track for those that can get there early enough (no promises until I start getting an idea of how many will join us plus figure out cost to do this). We will stay in the Watkins Glen area for the night (Hotel/ Motel not yet determined).
Day 1: Drive to Packard - Friday 30 May 2025
After breakfast, we will drive from our hotel to the Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio. Overall, plans are for about 4 hours of driving every day and the rest of the day to relax and enjoy some sights. On this day, we will check out the Packard Museum in the afternoon. Then time for dinner and we will stay locally (Hotel/ Motel not yet determined).
Day 2: Dyno Thrash! - Saturday 31 May 2025
On this day, we will drive to member
@Nxcoupe place in Red Lion, Ohio. I will leave extra early and the goal will be to thrash my car on the dyno and see if we can tune a few more HP into it. No BS horsepower claims will be possible for me here! Tour members will be part of the audience and may also have the ability to put their cars on the dyno for a fee (time permitting - there will be limited slots available. Please let me know in advance if you are interested in putting your car on the dyno). We will stay locally (Hotel/ Motel/ accommodations not yet determined).
Day 3: Some Architecture - Sunday 01 June 2025
We will tour to Frank Lloyd Wright’s
Fallingwater cabin house in Mill Run, PA, after again, about a 4 hour drive. There is also a nice overlook called Paradise Overlook that we may have time to check out. We will stay locally (Hotel/ Motel not yet determined).
Day 4: More cars! - Monday 02 June 2025
We will drive East and end our tour in Morgantown, PA at a place called the Classic Auto Mall. This is a converted shopping mall where the entire facility is set up for displaying classic cars for sale as well as storing them for customers. We will tour the classic auto mall, have dinner and close the tour after dinner.
General Themes/ Plans/ Rules:
- Any person my join for the whole tour or any part of it, as you choose. If you can only join for a day, that's fine!
- The overall goal will be for 4 hours of relaxed driving per day. The destination and proposed meet up time will be provided to all, so we can drive together or separately as individuals prefer. Only exception will be Saturday morning, as I will leave early to get my car on the dyno as soon as possible.
- Everyone pays for themselves and makes all reservations themselves. I will provide a more detailed plan as we move forward with some potential hotel names, but I cannot register people for hotels, food venues, attractions, etc.
- I am not a formal tour operator, and anyone joining us does this trip at their own risk. There is no charge to join this tour from my perspective - it is just a bunch of friends getting together for a drive.
- We will, of course, try to help any member with issues if we can, but there will be no sag wagon or formal support vehicle.
- Your tour vehicle: It really should be something cool and different. Any classic car is fine (Mopar, of course, preferred), as are modern muscle cars and anything else "cool".
- If you are really interested in going, but cannot bring a car, send me a note. We MAY (no promises here) be able to arrange a "ride along". This is just an initial thought, so I don't know how possible this really is. The expectation for any passenger would be to share in fuel costs, for example.
Please let me know below if you may have interest. (I will also start a separate thread at some point)
