View Poll Results: What days are you available? (pick more than one)
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DC area Fall Road Trip 2016
#28
ArmitageFD3S
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If we wanted to start the the Cars and Coffee, here's a proposed route that takes us one some nice scenic country roads, up over Mt. Weather on the Blue Ridge Mountain Road and ends at the Dirt Farm Brewery.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=19y...3g&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/open?id=19y...3g&usp=sharing
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#33
Senior Member
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I guess we need to take another vote:
1. Start at Cars and Coffee and take Matt's route to Dirt Farm Brewing. Most of these roads are indeed narrow country roads and there's a few I couldn't get eyes on as not even a multi-camera Google car has driven them.
2. IHOP and Shenandoah. As Mike said, those that want to also do CnC can and then meet for departure from IHOP.
I'm going to vote for 1, although 8 am is damn early. Let's try something different. Since we do these twice a year, we should have at least two routes. And also put our $20 park fees towards beer growler fill-ups.
1. Start at Cars and Coffee and take Matt's route to Dirt Farm Brewing. Most of these roads are indeed narrow country roads and there's a few I couldn't get eyes on as not even a multi-camera Google car has driven them.
2. IHOP and Shenandoah. As Mike said, those that want to also do CnC can and then meet for departure from IHOP.
I'm going to vote for 1, although 8 am is damn early. Let's try something different. Since we do these twice a year, we should have at least two routes. And also put our $20 park fees towards beer growler fill-ups.
#37
Senior Member
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There's one in the parking lot of the Lowe's shopping center, 6 miles east of the DD. Sully Place Shopping Center, 13804 Metrotech Dr, Chantilly, VA 20151. But I'm fine with either...since we are all meeting to just "drive." What's another 20 miles. Just an FYI, Rocky. Make the call, I'll be there. I'm going to shoot for Cars and Coffee also.
#38
ArmitageFD3S
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Yea, the IHOP at the intersection of Rt50 and Centerville Rd is much closer to the C&C event and minimizes having to double back if we do want to run this new route. I'll plop that on the map for now and if concensus is we still want to fall back all the way to Gainesville I can change it later.
That said, I'm in favor of having breakfast at C&C and leaving for the drive straight from there. We can always hang out in the parking lot till later to give people from farther away more time to arrive. Just because it ends at 9 doesn't mean everyone leaves right then and there
That said, I'm in favor of having breakfast at C&C and leaving for the drive straight from there. We can always hang out in the parking lot till later to give people from farther away more time to arrive. Just because it ends at 9 doesn't mean everyone leaves right then and there
Last edited by ArmitageGVR4; 10-20-16 at 12:36 PM.
#39
That said, I'm in favor of having breakfast at C&C and leaving for the drive straight from there. We can always hang out in the parking lot till later to give people from farther away more time to arrive. Just because it ends at 9 doesn't mean everyone leaves right then and there
I am nervous about abandoning Iron Bar Ihop though due to someone not reading through the whole thread and just arriving there unannounced.
If that happens I'll just put the blame on Matt though.
#40
To summarize - - Early birds doing Cars'n'coffee 7-9am Dunking Donuts 24560 Dulles Landing Drive, Dulles, Va. RX7 Fall Drive group to hang for normal folks til 10am departure from D.D. Drive ends at Dirt Farm Brewing, 18701 Foggy Bottom Rd. Bluemont, Va. Correct Rocky?
#43
F'n Newbie...
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I think I may bail on this one and spend the day either A) replacing wiring harness(es) in the FD, or B) brewing a batch of beer.
If all goes according to plan, I'll have a rotary to bring for the spring.
If all goes according to plan, I'll have a rotary to bring for the spring.
#45
F'n Newbie...
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Lol, the dash harness and front body harness need replacing before I drop the engine in. But a 5 gallon keg of homebrew in a week or two would ALSO be nice... So it's kind of a toss-up, lol!
#48
Senior Member
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And another monkey wrench. Dirt Farm's FAQ suggests SUVs to get to their parking area. I emailed them to clarify and here's the response:
"You will experience a 3/4 mile very very steep incline that is only paved one lane. We just want folks to know the road conditions prior to the visit. If all that sounds ok you will be fine."
A very steep incline would have been okay. But a very very steep incline? And only one paved lane? I'd imagine any SUVs in our way will be the ones veering off the paved lane and not the six or so sports cars.
"You will experience a 3/4 mile very very steep incline that is only paved one lane. We just want folks to know the road conditions prior to the visit. If all that sounds ok you will be fine."
A very steep incline would have been okay. But a very very steep incline? And only one paved lane? I'd imagine any SUVs in our way will be the ones veering off the paved lane and not the six or so sports cars.
#49
And another monkey wrench. Dirt Farm's FAQ suggests SUVs to get to their parking area. I emailed them to clarify and here's the response:
"You will experience a 3/4 mile very very steep incline that is only paved one lane. We just want folks to know the road conditions prior to the visit. If all that sounds ok you will be fine."
A very steep incline would have been okay. But a very very steep incline? And only one paved lane? I'd imagine any SUVs in our way will be the ones veering off the paved lane and not the six or so sports cars.
"You will experience a 3/4 mile very very steep incline that is only paved one lane. We just want folks to know the road conditions prior to the visit. If all that sounds ok you will be fine."
A very steep incline would have been okay. But a very very steep incline? And only one paved lane? I'd imagine any SUVs in our way will be the ones veering off the paved lane and not the six or so sports cars.