Summer Run 9 in Lake George, NY, July 8, 9 and 10, 2011

[65 Cobra Dude]

9th Annual Summer Run

July 8, 9 and 10, 2011

Hotel info:

The run will be held at the Fort William Henry in Lake George NY. We have a room block under SUMMER RUN. If you call please ask for Roberta to get the blocked rate. Please wait until we close with Roberta - give us a week but I wanted to get the date out.

Phone# 800-234-0267 9-5 Monday-Friday

http://www.fortwilliamhenry.com/

This is a very busy resort town in the summer. Please don't think that you will be able to just show up friday and get a room (it wont happen) Don't wait untill the last minute for your reservation or you will get shut out.

Here are links to some of the past years videos so first timers can get a feel for what it's all about.

http://ourffr.com/lake_george_summer_run.htm

http://ourffr.com/summer_run_2007.htm

http://ourffr.com/summer_run_2008.htm

http://ourffr.com/summer_run_2009.htm

Any preferences on shirts this year? Will get Ted to emroider for us.

Julie and Randy
Marcel and Henry

[tfalk]

Any preferences on shirts this year? Will get Ted to emroider for us.

Thanks guys, promise I will try to not screw them up this year!

I have to see what's up with the wife/kids, I'd love to be able to get up there for the weekend,
probably have to bring the Saleen since I don't think the coupe will be on the road yet.

[soggy bottom]

Personally I just attend for the gocart grudge matches, and to get booted out of the track and asked never to come back, how can ya beat that, see ya there.

[65 Cobra Dude]

Stand by 1. Just cementing dates and locale.

Henry

[dhungerf]

We are in again this year. We have enjoyed this event for 3 years now and cannot wait.

Doug & Lorraine

[Steve Gogo]

I hope to make it this year Henry, with my own car.

[soggy bottom]

I hope to make it this year Henry, with my own car.

Just great now I have to reconsider if I am going to attend.

[ffr1668]

H and I look forward to this every year. Thinking of going out a day early.
Bill

[Rich215]

Darn, I'll be in Kentuckey for the Sprint Cup race. looks like I'll have to miss this one again. Hope the weather is good for all of us on those days.

[BTTFMK3]

Hi,

This looks like a great time. Gives me something to look forward to while the snow melts. What is the general schedule for the event. Arrive on Friday, leave on Sunday? Is there a car show, cruises, etc?

Shawn

[Cobra Cory]

Shawn. Yes, yes, yes, and Yes, etc. Some people go on Thursday I believe as well. You can go on the boat cruise on the lake, visit the Fort (Haunted) which is right next to the hotel, Lots of places to eat. We usually have a group lunch at the hotel as part of saying thank you to the hotel for letting us use the front lawn to park on. same reason why most of us stay there as well. I have gone for 3 years I missed last year though. Hoping to go this year. Great time. Great people.

[Sean L]

Yeah, this is the best topic posted on the new forum. :)

[happybigblock]

OK, we plan to book for this event, finally, this year.

-Steve & Theresa

[FFinisher]

Kelly says we are in too. Missed last year, but we will be there this year.



Ron
AKA RE63

[Blue Classic]

Just retired and loving every minute ... Making plans and going places ...
Can't miss this one, the best events of the summer. So Janet and I will be there too on Thursday.

Craig.

[Tak]

I will be there for this - first year! Looking forward to it.

[BillG]

We are in! Had a great time last year!

Bill & Marcia

[WHEELJ]

My sons and i had a great time last year. Plan on being there this year as well.
Jim

[dhungerf]

Lorraine and I just booked our room. We will head up on Friday afternoon.

anyone want to ride up with us?

[happybigblock]

I will let you know what our arrangements are Doug once we lock in.

-Steve

[happybigblock]

We are all set for heading up Friday afternoon.

-Steve

[DanGurneyForPresident]

This sounds like a blast! Have to check in with work but I'll respond soon with a confirmation one way or the other.

-Jared

[dhungerf]

Hey Jared. You can make a day trip out of it. There have been some real crazy people that have done it in the past. One real nut did it as his shake-down run (sorry Mark, I could not resist)

[65 Cobra Dude]

I just got off the phone with our host, Greg and the event is definitely on. Those who were there last year probably remember the stink the hotel gave us because they did not think we rented enough rooms to make it worth their while. Well, low and behold, we had rented plenty of rooms but they did not know we were there for the Summer Run. The reason was we were getting cheaper rates with AAA or Military. That's OK, get the cheapest rooms you can but please, after prices are agreed upon, let them know you are there for the Summer Run and make our lives easier.

Thanks and hope to see you there. It really is a low key event with great people, scenery, cars and itinerary.

Henry

[UpstateCobraGuy]

Henry, Do you want me to scope out another destination instead of Ticonderoga's McDonalds?

Pat

[65 Cobra Dude]

Harvey came up with a great idea. What do you guys think about having a picnic halfway through the ride instead of rushing back for lunch at the Hotel? We can ask the Hotel to make us box lunches that we take with us and eat at the 1/2 way point - Maybe Ft Ticonderoga - I need to run it by Greg and Randy/Julie and see if the hotel will make box lunches but wanted to run it by you guys first???

Henry

Pat - thanks for the offer. Let's keep it open for now and see what folks think about Harvey's idea.

[Jammin]

Great idea, would be better than McDonalds

[WHEELJ]

Harvey has a good idea, i also think you should let pat scoop out some other options. It doesn't hurt to have more than one option.
Jim

[tfalk]

Henry, Julie and Randy, any update on the shirts? We'll need a couple of weeks
to get them done depending on how many you want.

[Cobra Cory]

Are the T-Shirts still a go. Kathy and I both want one each.

[65 Cobra Dude]

OK Folks,

Just got off the phone with Greg and spoke to Randy at the Open House. We have more details.

Registration fee this year is $50 per car (payable to Greg on arrival please) and that includes up to 2 box lunches for the Saturday cruise. Extra box lunches are $15 each. Need a box lunch count by end of day 4 July so we can get the number to the Fort. Please post here how many lunches you will need.

On Saturday, we will meet as usual and the drive will be to a Ford Dealership in Elizabethtown (about 30 minutes further than the usual McDonalds). He has a bunch of space and will have folks there to help out as well as some cars for us to see. we'll eat our box lunches there. For the trip back to the Fort, there are a couple of options:

- Drive straight back to Fort via 9N (very scenic route)
- Drive back via Keene Valley (little longer and very very scenic)
- Drive North to Lake Placid (about 40 minutes further North)
- Wherever you would like to go

Now the bad news - we've decided to not go with shirts this year. We apologize to anyone that looks forward to the shirts (and to you Ted) but the shirts are always a crap shoot. That's why you were able to buy shirts from the previous Summer Runs last year. Trying to make it as non-stressful to Greg, Randy, Julie and I as can be.

Thanks for understanding and really looking forward to this event.

See you soon,

Henry

[65 Cobra Dude]

I need 3 lunches for the Sat cruise.

Henry

[Sean Nederfield]

I will need 2 box lunches.

Thank you,
Sean

[tfalk]

No problem on the shirts guys... getting tight on the time anyway.

If anyone wants one, I can always make them up, I still have the design file from last year.
They were embroidered polo shirts, not t-shirts.

[Blue Classic]

Greg, Randy, Julie, Henry,
We are looking forward to see evryone at the Summer Run.

We need two box lunches.
Thanks,
Craig and Jan.

[Carl Johnson]

We will head up Friday, 2 lunches.
Carl and Sue

[65 Cobra Dude]

Marcel, Steve and I had a great time at Summer Run. I liked the new route as well as the stop for lunch at the Ford Dealer. He had some really nice cars there. Thank you to Greg and Nicole, and Randy and Julie for making this happen. Sorry I had to punch out a little early. Anyone that lives within reasonable driving distance to this event needs to put it on their bucket list.

Can't wait until next year,

Henry

[Greg P]

Another great weekend Guys & Gals!!!

Nicole and I are truly blessed to have such a wonderful group of friends!!!

Thank you all very very much.

Greg

I will post more later about the 10th anniversary Summer Run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Steve Gogo]

I wish I could have attended, but my wife had some wedding down in Long Island she had to attend with her mother. Hopefully next year I will be there.

[gtm dude]

I would like to thank Greg And Nicole, Plus thier wonderful children for thier hospitality, and all thier selfless efforts to make this the best event of the year even better