ideola

The road trip to return the 937 from Orlando to Plymouth MI begins this Thursday 8)

Have a Beer
I'd love to meet as many people as possible along the route, so if you're within a reasonable drive of our itinerary, send me a PM. We'll be having a get together for sure in the Rockville MD area on Sunday evening. The other nights are all relatively open so far. Send me PMs with your locale and let's meet up for a beverage or meal!

Lend a Hand
Anyone who would be willing to be on standby road service / tool & garage loaner duty, please send me a PM with your locale and phone number. The car is insured via Hagerty, so I do have a good road service policy, but it would be some additional peace of mind to know where nearby help is if necessary. Thanks in advance!

Itinerary
Here's a map of our route:


Here's the overview of the itinerary:
Thu 17 Mar

• 8:30 PM arrive via Delta airlines in Orlando
• 9:30 PM arrive Winter Park, pick up car
• 10:30 PM lodging in Winter Park vicinity

Fri 18 Mar

• 8:00 AM depart Winter Park vicinity
• 9:00 AM arrive Daytona Beach, pick up parts from Crashtest
• 10:00 AM depart Daytona Beach, drive up Atlanta coast along 1A
• 11:00ish AM Meet JoeJax in Jacksonville / Lunch
• 6:00 PM arrive in Florence SC, dinner & lodging with the Suchy's

Sat 19 Mar

• 8:00 AM depart Florence SC
• 12:30 PM arrive Meadows of Dan VA with lunch stop in vicinity
• 1:30 PM pick up the Blue Ridge Parkway and head north
• 6:00 PM arrive Buena Vista VA, dinner & lodging TBD

Sun 20 Mar

• 8:00 AM depart Buena Vista VA
• Skyline Drive / Explore & Hike in Shenandoah
• 5:00ish PM arrive Derwood MD, dinner & lodging with Fifty50Plus

Mon 21 Mar

• 8:00 AM depart Derwood MD
• 11:30 AM arrive Fallingwater, Mill Run PA
• 11:30-1:30 Tour & Visit of Fallingwater
• 1:30 PM depart Fallingwater
• 7:30 PM arrive home in Plymouth MI

MM951

I wish I was on the route, enjoy the trip and take many pictures

fwb42

Sounds like a nice sightseeing tour. Pulling a trailer on some of that route will be a bit of a challenge.Lots of hills and curves around Falling Waters. It will also be slow on the "Parkways"in Va. Drive carefully.

brian944turbo

Dan,
I'm 1 hour from florence,SC. Don't have time to meet for a beer, but if you break-down I'll be there to help and drink beer on the way. I think you have my cell #
Brian

ramius665

Dan,
There are a few of us that live in/around Rockville that would love to get together. PM for location?

Matt O.

Wish you were continuing up 95 in NC, I'd love to see the C-GT in person.

Good luck with your trip!

fwb42

Woops. Brain dead. Enjoy your trip. I mis-read your post and thought you were going to trailer back home. You've got a fun drive ahead of you. We will be out of town when you pass thru our area or I would make myself available to help if you would happen to break down.Enjoy the trip.
Fred

odurandina

i wish i could meet for a photo op with our 2 cars (the irony, eh?) but i'm tied up in Daytona Thursday.

good luck with the drive north.

sweetskillsrk

I'm in Lynchburg. Only about 30 mins from Buena Vista. Anyone else in this area wanna meet up? I would love to see that car. Glad you're picking up the parkway out here though, there are some awesome driving roads!

Edit: And if you need any help while in the area, I can help if needed.

F40LM

That's very cool. Wish I could see it. Good luck and send us updates from the road, and lots of pics or you will never hear the end of it.

michael

robert944h

Well, I live in winter park. So if you need some wrenching help in the first hour or so I'll be available. I work during the day, but let me know if you have time to meet up at night. I stopped by Nort today to get a final look at the car.

ideola

Thanks for all the replies guys! Here are some updates with opportunities for meet-and-greet for any and all interested:

FRIDAY 18 MAR, 12 NOON, JACKSONVILLE FL
Lunch in the vicinity of River City Market Place, 13141 City Station Dr, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida 32218

FRIDAY 18 MAR, 6 PM, FLORENCE SC
Dinner with our friends, the Suchy's...no meet-and-greet currently scheduled, but still opportunity to schedule something

SATURDAY 19 MAR, 12 NOON, WILKESBORO NC
Lunch at Herbert's shop (prooutlaw from Pelican) in Wilkesboro NC. Please PM for coordinates. We're meeting with edredas from 924board at 5005 Sunset Road, Charlotte, NC at about 10:15 AM and will convoy to Herbert's from there. After Herbert's we'll trek north to the Parkway for some afternoon twisties.

SATURDAY 19 MAR, 6PM, ROANOAKE VA
We're spending the night in Roanoake...no meet-and-greet currently scheduled, but still opportunity to schedule something

SUNDAY 20 MAR, 6PM, DERWOOD MD
Meet-and-greet scheduled at Chuck Allard's home in Derwood. Please PM for coordinates. Rumor has it that Chuck has finally finished his two story garage, so there should be plenty to gawk at...and I hear there will be beer.



There's also opportunity on each day for breakfast meet-n-greet for any early risers. Our schedule requires us to be on the road by 8 AM each day...

Mr.Rodgers

Buena Vista, Virginia? How did you find that place? I was actually there this past weekend. My girlfriend was raised in that little blip on the radar. Too bad our paths wont be crossing!

Although I'm in Alexandria now, so maybe Rockville would work?

BTW, the Blue Ridge parkway is slow, but 501 in between Big Island and Buena Vista is pretty nice(you could just get on the parkway in Roanoke, get off at Big Island, have a little fun on 501, and then end up in Buena Vista). Then, the short trip on route 60 to get back onto the parkway is pretty nice, as well.

P.S.: if you try calling it Buaena Veesta Spanish-like(meaning good view), you will be shown little respect. It is pronounced Be-YOU-NA Vista

drift a 944

my house needs to be your first stop on the trip!!!... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...,0.727158&z=11

ideola

You should come meet us for breakfast on Friday morning!!! We're staying at the Candlewood Suites one exit south of you (644 Raymond Avenue, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701). We'll be leaving there at 8 AM, so if you don't mind an early start, come by around 7AM!!! Send me a PM with your contact info...