Traveling from/through MN

[Stevebsy]

Well...I know it seems a little early, but here is my travel plan. I'd love to hook up with anyone along the way, or if anyone is coming from farther west/north have them hook up with me.

Duluth, MN to Eau Claire, WI (hwy 53 to I94)
Eau Claire to Madison
Take I39 South from Madison, down to Normal IL
I74 East to hwy 43
North to Lafayette

This helps me avoid rush hour in Chicago...tho it might not be so bad if we had a good sized convoy going by the time we got to Chicago...

I plan on leaving Duluth at about 6am and arriving in Lafayette at about 6-7 pm

Anyone?

[BLKSVX92]

What day to you plan on leaving?

I was hoping on Doug and any others in Milwaukee..or above me to "pick me up" in Rockford....then head down to get Lwin..... I think Colin is going to try to head my way from Madison

[Stevebsy]

That'd be Friday 6 am. I imagine I'd be getting to Madison by about noon and Milwaukee by about 1-2ish so if people are good with those times, then I'll join the caravan. If not...oh well :(:(

[Bwana]

Mike, if you "pick up" Lwin, then i'll join in, I live like 10 mins from him. I'll try to arrange with him so you can get us both at the same place.


P.S. Lwin, are you going to bring the '92 only? or both? If you want to bring both and your brother's not coming, my dad would probably be willing to drive the other one. Or, if you're feeling particularly daring, my 15 y.o brother could use some highway experience. :D

[BLKSVX92]

If you hit up Milwaukee around 2...that puts you in Rockford at 330 almost on the head..however theres a ton of construction goign on here (Milwaukee) right now

Those times seem to be fine with me....because that puts us to Lwin im guessing around 5ish 6...then off to the meet.

[Seraph]

ok gys sounds good tome.

as for the info on y 94, chances are that the 94 will be long gone

Lwin

[Earthworm]

If I am able to go I would gladly join the caravan. Of course for me to be in Duluth for 6am I would have to leave home around 9pm the previous night. If my dad/mechanic goes with me then we should be able to drive all night.

My journey starts in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

[BLKSVX92]

hotel reservations made...ITS A GO!!! :D

[Stevebsy]

Let me know if you are coming. I can recommend a hotel for you in Duluth, or possibly you could crash out at our place, old lady permitting :eek:

Originally posted by Earthworm
If I am able to go I would gladly join the caravan. Of course for me to be in Duluth for 6am I would have to leave home around 9pm the previous night. If my dad/mechanic goes with me then we should be able to drive all night.

My journey starts in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

[Stevebsy]

Hey just a little bump here for any of you who will be travelling from the MN area to the big meet.

My Plan is slightly revised now..

6am -- Leave Duluth, MN (With Earthworm? if he makes it from Canada)
9am -- hit I94 at Eau Claire, WI
Noon -- Madison, WI
Lunch/gas/slack time until 1 pm

From Madison, depending on the SE WI contingent

either A:
3pm - Milwaukee, WI via I94 to hook up with Milwaukee people
5pm - Chicago, IL
8pm - Lafayette, IN

or B:
4pm - Chicago, IL via I-90
7pm - Lafayette, IN via I-65



So....I'd like to hook up with anyone coming on I94 from west of Eau Claire, or anywhere else along those routes...anybody have similar plans? Please speak up now so we can get our plan together :D:D:D

[subymtnguy]

"Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance!"

I learned this lesson a long time ago!

I can't wait for the road trip, and really look foward to meeting everyone!

:D

[mark10t]

Count us in, Stevebsy!

I assumed you might come south thru the 'cities', but you indicated you're going to take the 'shortcut' to U-Clair. I guess we'll have to meet up with you there.

I'll have to check with Pski to see if he's still coming from ND. Maybe he can hookup with us too.

-Mark

[Stevebsy]

There is a rest area approx. 24 miles east of Eau Claire in I-94. I think that is where I will stop and hopefully meet up with you and some other folks.

Judging by my plan, I should be there at about 9:30AM on Friday. Does that work for you (or anyone else coming that way)?

Oooh I am getting giddy about this whole meet...even though I will have to miss the plant tour :(




Originally posted by mark10t
Count us in, Stevebsy!

I assumed you might come south thru the 'cities', but you indicated you're going to take the 'shortcut' to U-Clair. I guess we'll have to meet up with you there.

I'll have to check with Pski to see if he's still coming from ND. Maybe he can hookup with us too.

-Mark

[Seraph]

The plans are not in final stages yet but I would like to leave Chicago by about 2 at the latest. I MAY have another 94 of my own to go as well. Let's all hope and pray for me. As for driving, I say Doug from milwakee can come down and Colin from Dalavan can swing out and pick up Mike. I should have 4 SVXes leaving Chicago on Friday. Perhaps 5 if I end up buying the 94 and bringing it down too. Let's wait and see on that. Steve, if you are comming down, let me know so that we can pencil you as well. Send me an e-mail with contact number as well. If anyone else in Chicago area is going down, let me know as well so that I can give you plans.

I have driven with a 87 prelude a while back and without speeding (below 90mph) in IN, I can make it to location in about 2.5 hours from Chicago.

Lwin

[Stevebsy]

Hmm.. can you wait a little longer for us? There should be a few of us in the caravan by the time we hit Chicago..

I'll recheck my maps and see what I have to do to get to Chicago by/around 2pm..

[vkykam]

I'm going to be in Chicago the Wednesday/Thursday/Friday before the meet, but don't plan on leaving until late Friday, as I'll be doing the tourist thing, eh? :)

If there's a convoy going thru or leaving Chicago, oh, say, after dinner, count me in.

VK

[montypython]

Well, tentatively we plan to leave Delavan after work Friday at about 5:30 to 6:00pm. That will put us into Chicago around 7:00 to 7:30pm. getting beyond that is another question knowing Chicago rush hour(s).

[Seraph]

Looks like I see 2 groups of SVXes leaving Chicago. One earlier and one a little later in the evening. But we can change all that again. I myself would like to leave a little earlier since the Chicago traffic on Friday can be a PITA and I get really mad in traffic (seen office space?) :D

Lwin

[vkykam]

Well, I won't get into Chicago until Wednesday morning 2am, and I plan on doing the Art Museum, Aquarium, Science and Industry Museum, Natural Sciences Museum, Hancock Observatory, maybe a architecture tour, plus shopping at the outlet where the Bass Pro Shop is.

I think I'll need all of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday... :D

If you guys want to convoy out of Chicago after the rush hour (7pm?), I'm game. :)

VK

[Seraph]

Originally posted by vkykam
plus shopping at the outlet where the Bass Pro Shop is.

I think I'll need all of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday... :D


I live about 20 minutes away from that shop. I go there to the shooting range to shoot. Give me a call if you want to meet up before the meet.
Lwin

[Ralph Gibbs]

Originally posted by subymtnguy
"Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance!"

I learned this lesson a long time ago!

I can't wait for the road trip, and really look foward to meeting everyone!

:D

Hi, My wife and I will be leaving Minneapolis around Brooklyn Centre and will arrive in Eau Clair by 8or9am. on the 19th. It would be nice if we could meet up with the group and take the short cut. Like Earthworm we are from Wpg. but will stop at Minneapolis for the night. I own a 1992 SVX, Claret colour.
Look forward to seeing you, Bye for now..........Ralph Gibbs

[Ralph Gibbs]

Hi, My wife and I plan to leave Minneapolis on the 19th and expect to be in Eau Clair around 8 or 9 am. It would be nice to meet with the group and take the short cut. We are traveling from wpg. like Earthworm but will stay in Minneapolis overnight.

Look forward to seeing you, bye for now....Ralph Gibbs, Claret SVX

[Stevebsy]

Sounds fine. I should be at the rest area about 25 miles east of EauClaire around 9:30am. I suppose I will wait around there for 15-20 mins and if anyone shows up, we'll go, if not I'll continue on and hope to run across someone. Mark10t is leaving from the minneapolis area, maybe you can start out with him from there?


Hey Lwin - how about meeting up somewhere south of Chicago instead of in town? That way we can take the bypass around the west side. Just a thought....



Originally posted by Ralph Gibbs
Hi, My wife and I plan to leave Minneapolis on the 19th and expect to be in Eau Clair around 8 or 9 am. It would be nice to meet with the group and take the short cut. We are traveling from wpg. like Earthworm but will stay in Minneapolis overnight.

Look forward to seeing you, bye for now....Ralph Gibbs, Claret SVX

[Gary]

Hi all MN. area SVX 'ERS,

I would anticipate joining the group at the Eau Claire rest stop at 9:30 AM on the 19th.

Is there any interest in an informal get together before the 19th ?
I live in the White Bear Lake area.

Gary (94 SVX LSi Barcelona Red)

[sith]

Hmm, I've not been following this thread... bad sith.

Are there still plans to pass through madison? I'd like to meet up with everyone there if possible to join the caravan.

[Stevebsy]

I and the rest of the caravan I can arrange should be passing through Madison sometime in the 11:30-12:30 area. I need to carefully check my maps/distances/times and figure out a more formal schedule, but I think it is about 2.5-3 hours from Eau Claire to Madison.

We'll figure out a hook up location if you can deal with that schedule.



Originally posted by sith
Hmm, I've not been following this thread... bad sith.

Are there still plans to pass through madison? I'd like to meet up with everyone there if possible to join the caravan.

[sith]

Sounds good, i can be wherever whenever...

[vkykam]

So has any firm plans been set here?

It looks like I'll be ready to leave Chicago after 5:30pm, so if there's a convoy then I'd like to hook up.

I'll be leaving Toronto on Tuesday to Chicago, and will have limited internet access while in Chicago, so I won't know if I can check the board after Tuesday.

VK

[Stevebsy]

At a minimum, myself and Earthworm will be on the following plan:

6am - Leave Duluth, MN
9am - Arrive Eau Claire
9:30 - Arrive, rest area 24miles E of Eau Claire on I94
where we hope to hook up with a few of you out there
noonish - Arrive, Madison, WI
2pm - Arrive far west suburbs of Chicago on I90
3:30pm - Leave Far south/east Suburbs of Chicago
5:00 arrive at Meet woot!

So let me know if you can fit into that schedule and hopefully we can meet up and caravan.

[sith]

Steve - where in madison were you thinking about meeting up? I dont know the city too well, so I can't think of anywhere to in particular that would be good. If you just pick a rest stop on whatever highway you'll be on and let me know, myself and my codriver will be there. Also, I pm'd you my cell phone number just in case.

-Colin