Summit Racing TruckFest Sep 13 2008

[GoldBowTie]

Saturday, September 13 2008
Summit Racing, Tallmadge OH, at exit 29 off I76

Link to event page

FRS radios on channel 8

The plan is to meet off site and cruise in together.

We will meet at Walmart off I76 at exit 31 at 8:30.
Walmart is about 1/2 mile north of I76 at the second or third light.
250 Tallmadge Road, Kent, OH 44240, (330) 673-3142
MAP HERE

You do not have to meet us at Walmart.
You may arrive at Summit when you want, but the later you arrive, the less chance you have of parking with the group.
Arriving before 10:00 should be OK.
With the weather forecast, arriving even later and finding a parking spot should not be a problem. 
I'll have the FRS on channel 8, if you are arriving later just holler.

There are food vendors at Summit.
But if you are thrifty (or cheap like me) you may want to pack a lunch and cooler.
No grilling is allowed at Summit and no alcohol.

Rock crawl has been cancelled by Summit due to weather.
Go to the fairgrounds to watch the rock crawl?
You could catch the shuttle bus and go whenever, or we could cruise over in our Avs?
Parking at the fairgrounds is in a field - could be messy.

4:00 Cruise to get dinner at Plaza Maya

Dinner reservations are made for Plaza Maya.
15 people at 4:30.
I'll confirm dinner commitments while we are at Summit.
I can adjust the head count and/or time if necessary.

There is a good chance we will be rained on some of the day Saturday.
Of course we can find shelter in the vendors tents or in the store or under my little canopy.
But if we find that the weather is too bad to stay all day, I have an additional potential stop.

http://www.i76antiquemall.com/

Just an idea.
Something else to do if we want to get out of the rain.

Attending:
1 GoldBowTie
2 ohiobellboy
3 wilsonracing
4 dman
5 RCHeliguy
6 DZ
7 RonJ
8 Ken - GBT's B-I-L

Maybes:
BigBlockBirch
White Buffalo
mhough
avdavidw

Out:
boilers94
OldVMer
MichiganSilver03
TheBeast
Sirshopolot
Intimidatoruag

Hotel links for anyone looking to stay over night:

Hampton Inn

Motel8

Holiday Inn Express

Days Inn

Econo Lodge

These are all at exit 33 off I76.

[BigBlockBirch]

Will check my schedule...sounds cool...

[DZ]

sounds like fun!! i'll see what's comin' up.

[MichiganSilver03]

I would be interested, but will know more as the time get's nearer, actually it's one of my favorite stores. Another reason to go to the toy store and spend more money on mods

[ohiobellboy]

I may have to type that into my nav unit to find it   Just marked it down GBT. We'll be there.

[White Buffalo]

Is there enough parking for an after party at your place!   

WB 

[GoldBowTie]

Actually yes.
We did that in 2006 and had 8 trucks in my back yard.
I wasn't planning to try it again, but we'll see.

[boilers94]

I'll mark it down, but it probably falls on a date when my son will have a football game!! 

[OldVMer]

Hope to make this one again this year, but we have been talking about a road trip out west in September, so we'll have to see how the dates match up (or don't match up). 

  --OldVMer

[mhough]

I'll have to watch this... might be due for a trip back home (Salem) to see my M-I-L.

[GoldBowTie]

Hope you can make it mhough.   
I'll remind you at Nationals. 

[wilsonracing]

Hey GBT put us down for being there . That gives me a good reason to go and spend some time with family and friends ( or in other words ) get some cool stuff for the Av. 
 

[GoldBowTie]

 
Will be good to see you again. 

[dman]

If GBT gives me a woohoo I'll be there too.

[RCHeliguy]

If GBT gives me a woohoo I'll be there too.

What, I cannot believe my eyes. You come to a GTG.  I am scared.  Wait, who are you again!

[dman]

I come.......... you guys just are not there when I am

[GoldBowTie]

If GBT gives me a woohoo I'll be there too.

No backing out now. 

[ohiobellboy]

Ok, I think that makes 6, GBT, OBB, RCHeliguy, Wilsonracing, (hopefully) OldVMer and DMAN     Who's next?

[MichiganSilver03]

OK put me down as a maybe, just what I need another reason to spend more money at Summit.

[OldVMer]

OK put me down as a maybe, just what I need another reason to spend more money at Summit.

 

That makes it official.  You have to attend now. 

  --OldVMer

[DZ]

is there anymore info on this yet? are we gonna be in the truckfest ?maybe post this in the michigan threads?

[TheBeast]

We be maybes too...

[GoldBowTie]

is there anymore info on this yet? are we gonna be in the truckfest ?maybe post this in the michigan threads?

Yes, we will be in TruckFest.
In years past we parked together at Summit Racing and spent some time there checking out the show.

Now they have spectators park at the fairgrounds and get a free ride on the shuttle van/bus to Summit.
This allows for more show truck parking, meaning more parking for us.

Also, the rock crawl is now at the fairgrounds.
We could plan to take a cruise from Summit to the fairgrounds to see that if enough people are interested.

I really didn't expect anyone from Michigan would make the trip.
But you are all very much welcome. 

We be maybes too...

 
That's a two woohoo for you.
Now you have to come. 

[dman]

Hey Why does the Beast get two woohoo's and I only got one? I might have to rethink about coming

[ohiobellboy]

Hey Why does the Beast get two woohoo's and I only got one? I might have to rethink about coming

TheBeast will bring his good looking wife , Got a date for us to meet?