so far, we have at least 2 914s, maybe 3 if McMark can work out the kinks in time.

- SirAndy + some Girl i met the other day
- Jim Tabor + Wife (?)
- McMark + (?)


the plan is to leave early thursday (20th) and stay overnight in either reno or somewhere further up 80.
then drive through to moab on friday.

coming back monday (24th).


anybody else from the greater bay area or nevada or utah going?
Andy

978 Miles and ~15 Hours ...

Where's Fiid? Tom Trudell? Rob Sime? I'm sure there's more...

Jeff Keyzer is out.

I need to prepare myself for a nerve wracking trip...

I am going...

But, the 914 is a pile of parts so I will be driving my E36 M3. I am 20 miles south of SLC. I was planning on leaving on Friday sometime..

http://www.swamij.com/om-mantra.htm

Sorry, can't make it. Considering the $$ I've got in the car I decided to get a stated value policy and a 1,800 miles trip would put me over the annual limit for the year.

Disconnect the speedo....

Allan's thinking...

WOW, I didn't realize it was so far.
Is that the same route you guys took last year?

I don't know if you guys know this guy, PORSCHECB, but he expressed interest in making the trip too.




Tom, don't the insuranvce companies make exceptions on the mileage if you are driving to an event? I think i still owe you a beer

let's put this in perspective, shall we?


if you started out in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (red dot in center), 978 miles would get you anywhere inside the red circle ...
Andy

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America is big. Where'd I put my SUV?

Wait a second... Leaving early on Thursday and stopping in Reno? Uhhh, what're we going to do for the other 12 hours in Reno? Reno's only 4ish hours away.

Let's go to West Wendover NV. It's 9 hours and that'll leave us around 6 hours on Friday.

Pretty sure you parked it back in the rental car lot.

That is certainly an interesting perspective. Crazy when you think of it like that.
But of course, there is no place like Moab anywhere on that map

See you guys soon

Andy,
What's the crow's flight radius on your trip?
It looks like you're driving pretty far North to come south again.

Just curious

I agree Andy, take a look at going on hwy 50 from Reno...much shorter, and more lonely...not much out there but we'd save a couple hundred miles each way it looks like...just looking at your map...I don't have a good one...guess I'll mapquest the two routes. Nope, just looked 929 miles and 17.5 hours...must be a MUCH slower hwy.

I did the same thing last year Jim. 80 is more out of the way, but faster.

Hi Greg!
I wish! My policy only allows 2,500mi/year and this includes car-related events. Strictly speaking, I can't even drive it to work. Of course, no racing etc. either. I'm still doing autocross when I can though. I'll get that beer somehow.
Later,

If you have Hagerty, just call them, miles to and from such a event do not count against your total.

I am a possible... I need help for at least a day to get the engine and systems hooked up. The Bumblebee is not street legal so it is not a possibility... I just can't seem to even get time to work alone on the darn thing much less me and another guy... I'm about to drag the whole mess down to McMark.

That's exactly what the Donner party thought . Present in my mind only because I went to the museum last week.

According to the late James Montebello, 50 is one of the true great roads, and should absolutely be driven. I need to do that once. The thought of taking my 914 through lonely roads in Nevada is truly terrifying though...

I have clearance from the wife to go - so I plan to be rolling with the Gang.


Fiid.

P.S. This will be my first 914 event as a US Citizen - I was sworn in on Tue!

Thanks! Suppose I ought to get registered

Fiidster.

time to get rid of that *fake* british accent ...


80 is the way to fly. 75mph for 700 miles or so. two lane highway. boring as hell but much better than them backroads ...

Andy

Yes and you need to get registered for the draft... We are going to need you in Iraq.


Seriously, congratulations!

Congrats Fiid, now you can bitch with the rest of us with impunity...glad you're going with us.

WTG Fiid! Having to go thru the naturalization process myself, I think it makes you more appreciative of being an american citizen.

You'll still speak with that charming british accent and exclaim "bloody hell" right?

Jen

Bloody right!

I'm stoked to be heading to Utah! I'm trying to persuade Keyzer to come too

It's a no-go for me. I'll be up in Oregon that weekend.
The same thing happened to me last year. Oh well, maybe next year.

Congradulations Fiid. Welcome to the club.

Congratulations!
Welcome, and thanks for going about it the legal way.

Congrats.

We went through that in March of 05, not a dry eye in the house.

Now... why don't you guys leave at a decent (early) hour so you can get here in time for BBQ and brews? And yes, Tabby can sleep on the couch again (man... I thought I snored.)

You don't when you're playing a meat whistle!

hehehe... spoken like a true SoCal-- or any Californian, for that matter!

Jen

Harrumph ..... Ok, I'm taking my attitude and leaving. My work is done here ... on to another thread.

You sure are sensitive about thumb sucking.

I want to go but I signed up for a machine shop class that goes every Thursday night. Well, I am about the class.

Congrats Fiid! Welcome to the "Big Club" that charges fees!

Thinking about making the trip too. I will know in the next few days. Keep me posted on the caravan plans.

T

Andy, Jim, Mark, Fiid - Are your plans to leave Moab on Sunday, spend the night in Nevada and home on Monday?

Let me know.

T

OK, I have been cleared to go but... My stepson Nicho is arriving on the 22 of September. I think it is fairly important that I be there for his arrival. So, I guess I am out.

That's what I had in mind. I want to caravan back with people this time if at all possible.

Fiid.

that was my plan ... Mark? Jim?

Well, I can't speak for Andy or Mark or Fiid but that is certainly my plan. Jim Actually I don't think we ever had a "plan" just an idea.....

Sounds Good. I've got my room booked in Moab. What were your thoughts about the stop on the way out? West Wendover; $55 a night at the Peppermill.

thanks

T

West Wendover is probably the best idea. Honestly coming home in one shot last time wasn't a big deal. If people are stopping on the way home, I might push through. We'll see how I feel at the time.

I am with you...coming home I would be up for going straight through.

T

Would you guys mind if some non-914 people caravan down with you guys from Elko, NV?

My friends that were at RRC last year want to come down again this year.

pas de problème ...
Andy

Yeah, the more the merrier...especially if we have to push one...or something....

OK, since I have the time today I thought I'd try to firm up the plans everyone has so that we might get to cross the desert together from Reno to SLC. I plan to either leave after the traffic on Wed. night and sleep over in Reno, that will make an easy roll to Wendover the next day and ony a 2 hour run to SLC on Friday where we may be able to link up with the gang there and caravan with them into Moab....what I need is a firm count of who is going and if you would rather go up on Wed. nite or at o'dark :30 Thurs. am and we meet and leave together from Reno...we should try to cross the desert in a bunch...you know, just in case. I'll try to get hold of Eric Shea and find out when the SLC mob are gonna leave for Moab and we will have a plan. If the phone is easier I'm at 650-355-1827 and I'll be around most of the day today(Thurs.9/13) Tomorrow were driving to celebrate 9/14/07

I was going to propose meeting up at Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe in Oakland for breakfast on Thursday morning, and heading out once we were done eating.....

I don't think I'm going to get away with leaving on Wednesday night (kids to look after), although it's not impossible. I'll try to get clearance from the tower.