I negotiated a group rate and have 15 rooms set up to start, The rate will be $99 a night, it's not a Motel 6, but not the W, but a good older hotel that will have a parking lot for us to "meet" in and they're ok with us BBQ'n in the parking lot.

There's not a lot of choice in that area that will meet our needs. This should meet our needs nicely.

I'll have the group code for the rate in a few days.

2 Queens or King room. Not a ton of savings but $10-$20 a night less.
http://www.shiloinns.com/search_results.asp?PI=EDAOR

Tenative Schedule

June 13th – Kickoff Cocktail hour at The Thirsty Woman 6:00PM
Mosier, OR 97040
I-84 W (to the Dalles)- exit 69 (only 45 minutes from Portland)
Make a RIGHT at EXIT RAMP STOP SIGN
Follow the road towards Historic Highway Route 30+ Post Office
Right on MAIN STREET and you are there!
(just past the Mosier Market)
Un-hosted dinner and cocktails

June 14th
9:00-10:00
Breakfast – un hosted
Momma Jane's Pancake House
900 W 6th St
The Dalles, OR 97058
North Gorge drive and Museum stop to include drive by Stonehenge.
10:15- 12:30 Ends in Hoodriver OR
Afternoon Free- Some suggested activities will be added
5:00- 6:00 Gathering at Shilo Assembly
Dinner on own –
Shoot the Sit – assembly in parking lot

June 15th –Breakfast on own
Oregon Raceway Drive or Track day we all meet for lunch at track for catered lunch. Drive up mountain back to hotel Group picture. Possible poker run to be added in

Banquet Dinner – In parking lot Barbeque Drawing for swag followed by in lot.

Sunday departure
Note that you can add track days if you are going that direction. This 1st one is more expensive, but cheaper if you go multiple days.
Click for track info (Post #125)


Registration is now open!
Ready to go. The paypal account people will need to send money to is:

2013OregonWCR@gmail.com


Please make sure everyone that registers adds this info to the message section on paypal when they send their money:

Real Name (I found out this can differ from what is on the paypal account)
914World Screen Name
email address
How many people they are registering.
SIZES OF T SHIRT NEEDED

$49 is the registration for 1, the +1 is $26. The Saturday only "Day pass only"is $32 and will not include a shirt. This option is open til June 4th, after that $49 one day or all, with no tshirt.

T shirts will be included in all full registrations up to June 4th after that, sorry.

Shirts for + are $10
Thanks,
Mark

Sweet! I'm ready

My Son is getting married on the 15th. I'll miss you all.

I'm looking forward to this!!

Sorry Elloit, we will miss you there. maybe next year in San Diego if someone wants to put it together

Nice ! How far is it from the airport ?

Yahoo!

Now I have a deadline for my car...

I was thinking the same thing. Now that it seems I can get by with a refurb, and not a restore, June seems about right.

Also...The Dalles Oregon is a nice drive from Moscow Idaho.

My wife has found that the Shiloh Inn has a VETERANS rate, it's only $89. Look for a dropdown in the rate area.

That savings pays for my gas.

You'll make it Elliot. You're always there a week early anyway...

About 45min down the gorge.

I spoke with BKLA yesterday and we may at least be able to get a parade lap at the Oregon Raceway, and I'm trying to put together a lunch as part of the experience there. Track time looks like it may not happen, but it's just a matter of $$$.

The vetrans rate and the AAA rate may be better as it looks like $99 a night + tax is the best I can get. They will set aside a back parking lot for us and we can have a BBQ out there. We can also run a few clinics. I was thinking about doing an Acrylic polishing one, and maybe aluminum polishing. If we can get a few others that want to step up I hope to have a 2-2-1/2 hour block of instructional how to's each could be about 30 min with a 10min space between to facilitate transition.
More to come

Proposed Bay Area caravan route:

- Leaving Wednesday, June 12th

- Driving up 101 north along the coast to Bandon, OR and stay overnight. Estimated driving time: 9 hours.

- There's a nice motel at the beach in Bandon that we stayed at on our way to the WCR in Seattle.

- Leave Bandon early on Thursday morning, continue north on 101 and cut over to Portland using 18.

- Pass through Portland and drive east on 30 to The Dalles. Estimated driving time: 7:30 hours.

- Going back home is either the reverse (preferred) or if we're in a hurry, we can just take 5 all the way down.

How Much $$$

If you have time the Bandon Game park is on your route, it's pretty cool.

Good idea. I'll go a week early, check into the hotel, give myself an award for best driving lights, do the fun run and then be home the next week for my Sons wedding. The wedding might not happen anyway. He proposed at the top of Mt. Whitney. That's 14,000 feet. I told him he was probably hypoxic when he proposed, so he could probably get out of it OK.
Cheers, Elliot

$$$$$
And the fact we are not a legal entity makes insurance more difficult. If we can piggy back on with another group then the cost is much more reasonable. We were looking at having to cover about $6k for a day, and the math is not there.

Ok, I've got to figure out how to embed the map. I probably have the most fun route I can imagine, though running up the coast sounds incredible. My route is 10 hours and some change and goes through mountains all the way. I think a night in Klamath Falls to split it up but it looks like the drive of a lifetime...

I am trying to tie us with another organization that may use that weekend. If a group will do that for us, track day would be around $250/day.

Also, Here is a proposed road trip that takes about 2 hrs. Detour to ORP at lunch for a parade lap & BBQ/Lunch at the FinnSport garage.

Click to view attachment

I've driven about half of this route and it is sweet! In the spring, ill drive the 216/197 route and check it out.

Parade lap is cool...As long as the pace car is going 100 MPH.

It take about two laps at 100 MPH just to warm up the tires and brakes!

Stone Hedge and the mueseum and the park are pretty nice , 20 miles up the river

As of right now, I'll be there with my wife. But she doesn't really care about track or AX events. Are there going to be other wives there who would like to join her in sightseeing, wine/beer tasting or other events? Local knowledge?

Jim

My wife will be there too. She may need some distraction as well. Talk her into organizing a Women's event day. If she plans it, they will come...

There are a great number of local attractions, museums and events in the gorge area. Significant others who are not interested in car related functions will have plenty of things to do and explore.

Here are a couple of links:

http://www.historicthedalles.org/

http://www.el.com/to/thedalles/

I created a list of a number of other interests and will provide that info (and more) as we get closer to the event.

Mine will be there. Probably the boy and his girlfriend will be there too


PS Stonehenge will be on part of the event schedule, just trying to get it all together in the next week or so.

I will try and show up in force 6

I strongly suggest that the route back to The Dalles from Maryhill be via Goldendale and 142 to Lyle. There is a section along 142 in the canyon that doesn't have a center stripe. It is two-way, but you can use the whole thing as long as there is no opposing traffic.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=4...mp;t=k&z=16

We would definitely join you guys on that run.

Warren & Karen

Back ion the 80s we took the 75 914 to Seattle, up I5 and back down the coast. We planned a 5 day trip back, going over to Long Beach and then South. Took 4 days to get to Eureka, CA. There were enough RVs, moving road blocks and reasons to stop on the highway to keep our average speed down to under 40 mph.

Beautiful tri and we'll do it again if we have more time.

I will get this on my calendar and hopefully can block out any other things that might pop up. Pretty sure the wife will join too.

SirAndy's done this trip before, to Seattle on the coast.

Hey Mark, Can We book a room Now?If the wife come's she'll go with the other wife's doing something other than the track day.Hope to make this one , looks like a fun drive.Mark ,do they have room for a trailer? John

The wife and I will be there Teener-less but there none the less. She isn't into track days either. She is into shopping, spa days and Museums. A happy wife is a happy home!

Yes you can book the rooms no problem They have set aside 15 rooms at this time.
Contact the hotel Directly We will have a parking lot in the back there should be enough room for the trailer or two.


Let him know you want the 914world rate of $99 a night. Should be the same as the AAA rate.



http://www.shiloinns.com/search_results.asp?PI=edaor

I should be there with wife and Pugs, is the hotel pet friendly??
If not, I'll bring the MH and find a RV park nearby. If no wife and no Pugs, then no problem.....I'll drive the 914 on her own.

I have not checked, but a call tomorrow would answer the question. I too have a pug that I'm sure my wife would love to bring. I have the day job tomorrow, would you mind checking and posting back.
Thanks,
Mark

Those with dogs are O.K. They have pet rates.

My reservation is in. I'll have my wife, and my 2 youngest kids with me. My wife and daughter will probably do their thing while me and my son do "manly things".

Looking forward to this!!

BTW, I may not be in the 914 this year. The Squarsche is almost more fun to drive than the 914. It's way faster too!!

Time to freshen up one from your stable.

Id like to go but out of the blue Ive got two serious job prospects ...finally! So I dont know what my scheduled will be like come time to road trip.

Booked . I'll be there in my v8. Hopefully the LS1

[quote name='rdauenhauer' date='Nov 28 2012, 09:02 PM' post='1775285']
[quote]BTW, I may not be in the 914 this year. The Squarsche is almost more fun to drive than the 914. It's way faster too!![/quote] Time to freshen up one from your stable.


I have got to agree with Rich. Get a 914 ready to do battle with Greenie

This isn't going to be a Kit Car Convention.

Looks like I'm in for sure. The Dalles Inn is dog friendly even has a pug on the front page, just incase the Shillo inn won't accmodate. I'll figure something out to keep the wife and Pups busy this time so I can go out and play
http://www.thedallesinn.com/html/dog_friendly.html
Click to view attachment

Rich, you need to make this. I went to the last one unemployed. TC wants you to smell his pugs. No excuses. And bring Troy. Speaking of excuses... But if you make him take showers he won't smell too bad.

Sorry Rand my pups don't smell, just sniff...

Troy can sleep with the pugs they like odd smelling folks........

[quote name='NORD' date='Nov 28 2012, 09:54 PM' post='1775306']
[quote name='rdauenhauer' date='Nov 28 2012, 09:02 PM' post='1775285']
BTW, I may not be in the 914 this year. The Squarsche is almost more fun to drive than the 914. It's way faster too!![/quote] Time to freshen up one from your stable.[/quote]


I have got to agree with Rich. Get a 914 ready to do battle with Greenie

This isn't going to be a Kit Car Convention.
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"K-I-T C-A-R" whaaaaaa????

Just imagine the humiliation Greenie would feel when he gets beat in his "too pretty to drive like a man" Porsche by an old, "VW station-wagon" I know the local winged Honda fart-cars don't appreciate it much. . .

"Just imagine the humiliation Greenie would feel when he gets beat in his "too pretty to drive like a man" Porsche by an old, "VW station-wagon"



To think that I whupped up on you guys with old worn struts and only one functioning wheel bearing....

New struts and bearings all ready to go for this coming June.

Bring your big boy pants!!!

I'm booked!

Now I have to get my car running... But if not, I will pull a "JRust" and trailer the non running car just for fun...

Hold on Tony, dont you have that big'ol RV thing to park your Pug's in?
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Rand I DO want to come but things are ...*tight*, to say the least.
Hell, If'n Id made it to Corvalis, Greenie would still be LOOKING for his Big boy pants!

Actually Ive got two irons in the fire right now (finally), one IS going to land me a job, but as a new employee I wouldnt have any time off......

What about RV parking? Then Id be in it for the gas but could save on the room?