Bill Ball

Hey Norcal928er's:

BIG EDIT 07/22: Here's the updated information about the ride...

Funride is on for the 30th...notice going out now....map here. (bad links now fixed too)
http://www.norcal928.org/funrides/07...%20funride.htm

Meet at 10 am SHARP at Baker’s Square, 303 Soscol Ave., Napa. Here is a Yahoo map you can use to get directions to the meeting spot.
http://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?Pyt=...csz=Napa%2C+CA

Bill

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I announced at Sharks in the Park that we would have a funride on Sunday July 9 in the Napa wine country. Well, let's do it. The only problem is I don't have a route, schedule, stop for lunch or anything else planned!

So, here's your chance to help design the funride. I know there are some great roads up in the wine country, but I haven't been on them in ages.

We need a meeting spot, some road suggestions, lunch ideas and maybe a winery to end the afternoon. I figure we will meet around 9:30am near Napa, take off for a couple of hours on the backroads, stop for lunch head out again and hit one of the wineries. Or we could combine lunch at a winery.

I need your suggestions.

See you Sunday around 9:30 in Napa! [Now 10 am on 07/30]

Nicole

Hmmm... Do you think I'm safe with my current TB situation? If so, I'll hop and bop along with my bent rims...

Chuck Schreiber

Bill,

My Wife and I spent Sat and Sun up in Napa. Far cry fom DFW!!! As I was driving, I was thinking how great it would be to have the 79 out there. I'd get on the Silverado Trail for sure. What a great road! Yountsville has some really cool little places to eat, but 29 may be pretty jammed up during the day.

Hope y'all have a great time!!!

Charley B

Hi Bill

If the temperature in the area is under 90 degrees that day I will try very hard to make it.

Charley

gersar928

I have a few suggestions for routes, but I would like to know if we want to picnic or eat at a restaurant. We could meet at Home Depot in Napa by the Community College. Stop at Andretti Winery for pic's, take Silverado Trail up to 29 and eat up there, come down to Yountville,for more pic's eat there or at Viansa Winery and we could each split there to go home. What do you think?

Sara

Bill Ball

Sara:

Most likely restaurant.

Here's some suggestions from Beth and Rich. Let me know what you think.

I think it would be easiest if everyone meets at the corner of Soscol and Imola in the Target parking lot. There is an IHOP and a Baker's Square there if you want to meet for breakfast. If not, it's a big parking lot and a good meeting place.

From there, here is your route.

1. Right turn out of parking lot and head north on Soscol.
2. Stay in right lane and veer right onto 121 towards Lake Berryessa.
3. Continue approximately 5 miles.
4. At stop sign, turn right on Montecello Road.
5. Follow 121/Montecello Road for about 12 miles.
6. At stop sign at 128 turn left.
7. Continue approximately 8 miles.
8. At Chiles Valley Road turn right.
9. Continue approximately 4 miles.
10. Turn left on Pope Valley road.
11. Follow around Lake Henessey until you hit Silverado Trail.
12. At Silverado Trail turn left.
13. Continue approximately 8 miles.
14. Turn right on Oak Knoll.
15. Continue approximately 2 miles west.
16. At highway 29 turn left.
17. Continue approximately 2 miles and Ren Hen Cantina is on the right. Located on Solano (frontage road parallel to highway).

Red Hen Cantina is a popular Mexican restaurant with a big patio and good atsmophere.

gersar928

Sounds good! Count us in! What time will we meet in Target Parking Lot?

Robert_H

Bill,

It sounds like a good run is planned. I am debating whether I will go because I think my car is sitting a little too low and need to check the ride height on it. While I was driving on the 4th, I went over a dip in the road on heard some nasty scraping. Got home and checked it out (no damage done), but considering that I don't have a belly pan or front spoiler I should set the ride height to correct specs. I should also put my new wheels and tires on.

I may be doing that this weekend. Get everything setup for DEVEK Days, which is coming up.

Rob

StevenB

Unfortunately, I will not be able to make this one . Have a safe and fun drive.

Bill Ball

I will go over the route today. I think we will make the meet time a little later, say 10. Standby.

Bill Ball

OK, here is the funride. I expanded the route, adding a leg a little to the north into the Pope Valley.

http://www.norcal928.org/funrides/07...%20funride.htm

Also, it appears there may be a conflict with this weekend for me after all. It would be better if we postoned the ride until Saturday or Sunday, the 22 or 23rd. What do you guys think? That way I can get more notice out to others as well.

StevenB

How about the 29th or 30th .

johnf95111

Hi Bill,

Let us know the new date. The delay will give me time to put in my new heater control valve and center vacuum actuator for the HVAC. Nothing like a working AC on a hot day in Napa.

Cheers,

John Fagerlund
'89GT

Nicole

Since I'm still recovering from the long trip to Denver, I would not mind a delay. Just let me know what day you decide - I'm usually fairly flexible.

anonymousagain

Dang, vacation for us, but it sure looks like a nice cruise with good eats !!

Have fun !!!