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Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
The weather is slowly starting to show signs of turning here in the Pacific Northwest and fall is right around the corner. And for us SVX owners, that means it’s almost time for the Fall Colors Tour! This year marks a special occasion as it is our TENTH consecutive year! To my knowledge, the only other annual SVX event that has run this long is the Reading meet back on the east coast (they had their 12th this year). Since we already ran the original FCT route last year, I figured I’d pull out another classic route from the archives. This year we’ll be revisiting the popular Whidbey Island route from the historical Spring Classic tours. This route was last driven by a very small group on the last Spring Classic back in 2007, almost 5 years ago. It’s a fantastic tour with great driving roads and incredible scenery that can be appreciated rain or shine. I can’t believe it has been a year since we all drove together, at last year’s Fall Colors Tour. Time flies, and other than a couple of social meets, not much has been going on. Let’s take this chance to get together, check out some cool cars, and actually DRIVE! When: Saturday, October 22, 2011 10:00am - 5:00pm. Where: Tour starts in Burlington, Washington in the Fred Meyer parking lot. 920 S Burlington Blvd. Burlington, WA 98233 From I-5 north or south take Exit 230 (Burlington/Anacortes) Head east (towards Burlington) on Rio Vista Ave. At about 1/3 mile take a right on Burlington Blvd. At 1/2 mile take a left on Cascade Mall Dr. Take 1st left into the shopping center. At the 4-way stop, go straight into the Fred Meyer parking lot. We can gather near the corner where the Starbucks is. There are gas stations between the freeway and here, PLEASE fill up before getting to the meeting point at Starbucks. Who: As usual, all are welcome! We want to mark our 10 years of tours with a big showing of SVXes, but also invite any former SVX owners who have joined us on tours in the past to come out too. This route is very scenic and will have lots of interesting stops, so if you have potential passengers that aren’t really into the car thing, they should enjoy themselves as well. What: A scenic driving tour through some of the most popular tourist locations of the Pacific Northwest. The tour will be about 6 hours, including several extended stops at various points of interest, lunch, and photo opportunities. Don't forget your camera! The island in general is a top Washington tourist attraction and if you are travelling a ways to attend, it may be well worth making the trip into a mini-vacation with an overnight stay in one of the fine inns. I can give recommendations. Sign up: We always like to have an idea of how many to expect ahead of time, plus it helps us make sure everyone has arrived before we head out on the tour Saturday morning. Copy the latest sign up list in the thread and repost with your name and how many will be in your party. Thanks! UPDATE! This last summer the state started the Discover Pass program. The passes are $10 for a day for unlimited access to WA state parks and lands. $30 buys you an annual pass, but must be registered to one car. Just a heads up if you happen to have an annual pass registered on your SVX, be sure to bring it as we will be stopping in 3 State Parks on the tour. If you do not have one, you can purchase a day pass/annual pass or find more info here: http://www.discoverpass.wa.gov/. You can also purchase a pass at any of the parks we are stopping at, just be sure to bring $10 cash. Remember, one day pass will cover your parking at all 3 parks. It is up to you whether you want to have a pass or not, I am not suggesting either way. I will say the first two stops will be brief enough that they might fit into the "free parking for restroom breaks" exception. But the last one is planned as an hour stop and when we did the pre-run the ranger checked cars twice in that time period. For what it's worth, these stops are well worth $10 total in my opinion and the money goes directly to maintaining them. If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask! Hope to see you there!
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
Let's start the sign-up list off:
1) Troy - 1
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
Hi,
Count Sher and myself in with an SVX this time. Looking forward to taking Xaviers for a drive its been awhile. See ya then, Mark and Sher |
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
Great Mark! I missed the last couple meets in August so I can't believe it's been a year since I've seen you guys!
1) Troy - 1 2) Mark & Sher - 2
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
I will attempt to be there. So long as I can get off of work!
Nate -1
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1994 SVX L - FWD Barcelona Red 190K miles ~ SOLD 1994 SVX LS - 5spd AWD Emerald Green 202k miles PWR Radiator, HID 5000k, New paint job with issues, 17" STI BBS wheels, converted to 5spd AWD from FWD. Purchased from SVXyGirl 2/20/09 -- Undergoing complete rebuild 1993 Justy 4wd 5door- Teal of sorts , beater. 2008 OBXT Newport Pearl 65k miles |
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
Fuddman and Mrs. Fuddman wil be there.
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
Missed you at WCSS13
I doubt my 92 Polo will be ready, but I'll try my hardest. Its been to long since I've been on a SVX tour and seen all you guys |
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
Assuming I don't have to work and have the $, (and get my brakes done...) Tristan and I will be there :-)
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1992 SVX LS-L #1222 Pearl White 1987 GL Turbo wagon, 5 lug conversion, D/R 5 speed (Rice killer) 1992 Dodge Ram 4x4 diesel (car hauler) 1968 Dodge Polara convertible (Camaro killer) 1990 Toyota Corolla FWD auto (330,000 mile grocery getter) 1986 VW Jetta |
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
I could drive some Detriot muscle... but I will drive one of the SVXs.
Count me in. ensteele +1.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
1) Troy - 1
2) Mark & Sher - 2 3) Nate - 1 4) Larry & Sue - 2 5) Rob - 1 6) Erik & Jill - 2 7) Gene & Alice - 2 8) Andrew P 9) Hondasucks - 2 10) ensteele - 2
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
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Earl, I thought Corvettes all came from Bowling Green, KY? But yes, those that do have a SVX (or 20) at their disposal, are highly encouraged to drive that, no matter how cool your other cars may be. Erik is just in denial for the 2nd time in his life that he doesn't need a SVX any more. I give him another 6 months or so before the serious withdrawels start.
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
They do, but I used that phrase looooooosley.
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I agree - he will be driving one before he knows it.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
Update!
I have done the pre-running and everything's still there and looking great! The weather was fantastic last Sunday and I can only hope for more of the same next weekend. The leaves were just starting to turn in most places too, which means it should be perfect when we all go! There was one minor change over the years. The Starbucks is closed (really, a Starbucks in the NW closed? ). However, there is a Starbucks in the same parking lot inside the Fred Meyer store, so if people are set on that, it's still available. I've adjusted the meeting location on the first post to accomodate. 1) Troy - 1 2) Mark & Sher - 2 3) Nate - 1 4) Larry & Sue - 2 5) Rob - 1 6) Gene & Alice - 2 7) Andrew P 8) Hondasucks - 2 9) ensteele - 2
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
Troy,
Thanx again for putting together another great tour. Sher and I had a great time enjoying the day with friends. Looking forward to the next. In fact, Erik and I met today to discuss the next Vancouver drive which it a definite, for sure. See ya soon, Mark |
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Re: Fall Colors Tour 10! October 22, 2011
Really sad I couldnt make this one, hopefully I'll be ready for the Couve run.
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