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steno
05-31-2021, 12:27 PM
Ok... who’s going to London this year? It looks like we’ll have a few hardy souls driving out in their cars!
As usual, I’ll be heading out Thursday morning and gathering others along the way. Well be headed to Indy on I-65 and heading east from there, passing through Dayton and ending at the hotel in Columbus.
Who’s up to it?
Jeff Kleiner
05-31-2021, 12:55 PM
You already know that I'm in ;)
Jeff
nuhale
05-31-2021, 01:23 PM
Wife and I are in... was considering the country roads vs. the interstate down to indy tho.
https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=148825&d=1622487526
I'm in! I like the idea of a caravan. (as long as we make the necessary old guy stops...)
steno
05-31-2021, 02:53 PM
The drive will be mostly interstate until we leave Indianapolis. Then it’ll be kind of a Rt66 kind of thing. An ice cream stop is always in the plan!
edwardb
05-31-2021, 06:36 PM
Wife and I are in... was considering the country roads vs. the interstate down to indy tho.
https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=148825&d=1622487526
Having lived in Fort Wayne for many years and driving the routes you have highlighted here many times, there's nothing "country road" about them. Route 30 and route 33 are 4 lane divided highways that are just like an interstate. With the addition of occasional at-grade traffic lights along with the usual cloverleafs. FYI.
steno
05-31-2021, 07:12 PM
I’d take 294 around... just saying... stay out of the city whenever possible
mburger
05-31-2021, 07:28 PM
I think I may be nuts. Route not finalized, but it’ll be just me, white knuckled, scanning the gauges for the slightest anomaly.
https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=148857&d=1622506856
Jeff Kleiner
05-31-2021, 08:40 PM
Wife and I are in... was considering the country roads vs. the interstate down to indy tho.
https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=148825&d=1622487526
Bryan,
I'd be happy to map out a route for ya'
Ask Sten or Craig W.---they'll explain :p
Jeff
steno
05-31-2021, 08:58 PM
Your route looks good as long as you don’t have to meet anyone along the way. That’s where Kleiner navigation get a bit complicated!
I think I may be nuts. Route not finalized, but it’ll be just me, white knuckled, scanning the gauges for the slightest anomaly.
https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=148857&d=1622506856
Think of the stories you'll have to tell! Look forward to seeing you in London!
Wife and I are in... was considering the country roads vs. the interstate down to indy tho.
https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=148825&d=1622487526
I thought about that route as well. Difference of about 20 minutes when I checked google maps. But.... I think I'd rather be with a group than on my own. Just sayin'
nuhale
06-01-2021, 08:36 AM
Bryan,
I'd be happy to map out a route for ya'
Ask Sten or Craig W.---they'll explain :p
Jeff
... Curious... I'll most likely be part of the group. Looking forward to it. Leaving here shortly to go get my Gen2 tuned... Interested to see the difference.
Jeff Kleiner
06-01-2021, 10:50 AM
Your route looks good as long as you don’t have to meet anyone along the way. That’s where Kleiner navigation get a bit complicated!
What is this "complicated" you speak of? Just like the route I mapped out for us all to go to the Texas Meet:
https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=148883&d=1622562449
East to west, stopping along the way to pick up others. What could be simpler?
Jeff
Jim1855
06-01-2021, 12:11 PM
Jeff's route was really designed with help from Billy of The Family Circus cartoon.
I like it, quite scenic.
Jim
steno
06-01-2021, 07:10 PM
Jeff, that makes sense to me cause I’m basically the last stop! If we were headed to Huntington Beach...that would be another story!!
steno
06-05-2021, 01:47 PM
For those headed toward London, I’ll be at the Hinsdale oasis before 0800 and will bug out at 0800. It’s 3 hours to our meeting spot in Indy, and we lose an hour due to time-zone change.
OK, we plan to arrive 7:45 in Hinsdale. It might be good to know who's coming so we have an idea of what to expect. So far:
Sten,
Al,
???
steno
06-12-2021, 04:06 PM
Sten, Craig, Bryan and Al so far. Al Pacino will meet up at 95th st on 294. We’ll pick up Dan at Fair Oaks on 65, and Kleiner and the usual suspects in Indianapolis.
steno
06-12-2021, 04:08 PM
We’ll also have a chase/support Jeep or two. May have one more roadster at the Oasis.
nuhale
06-12-2021, 04:55 PM
Did we lose Craven?
galla4
06-14-2021, 01:44 PM
Steno: Have a great ride, I can't make it too many schedule conflicts plus my new street tires haven't arrived. Given the last time I made the trip with all the rain, won't try it on track tires :)
tim