You're welcome to crash out at mine the night before if you'd like Pete. It would save you some time in the morning, plus we've been flirting back and forth all these years but have never met!!!

 

Is it time to consider a MD cruise again? We could do some early morning Drag strip runs at Capitol Raceway, cruise over to the car show that Derek wants to go to, after some time there we can drive a bit to a Brewery, and call it a day.

I tried looking to see if Capitol had an open day but their webpage is down right now. I didn't see any events scheduled on their FB page though so we might be in the clear.



Anyway, here is a tentative road map. I am very willing to adjust per locals suggestions. I don't know the area very well and mostly have chosen things off of google.


MAP



My question then to all is this: If the weather allows us to go on Oct 8th, would you still attend if we instead did a tour de MD?

1. Rocky - yes

 

Thanks for the crash offer Levi, I'll probably just head back that same day if I go. Need to decide if a few hours of fun driving is worth the 4~5ish hours slug to & from thru crappy DC & B-moron traffic on I95

BTW, Didn't we meet at Deals Gap a few years back? We were drinking that strong coffee stout brew that either you or Bawb made. Not too surprised you don't remember

 

My question then to all is this: If the weather allows us to go on Oct 8th, would you still attend if we instead did a tour de MD?

1. Rocky - yes
2. Houston - yes - but now that tracktoberfest is cancelled, I'm free the 14-15 weekend now. ~__~

 

My question then to all is this: If the weather allows us to go on Oct 8th, would you still attend if we instead did a tour de MD?

1. Rocky - yes
2. Houston - yes
3. Bill - no - I'm a flatland Marylander and the Virginia rollin' hills countryside driving is part of the drawl for me.

 

There is an 80-90 mile loop that I took Billy on once, it starts in/near Crofton and ends there as well. I could see about dredging that up if you'd like (or you guys could just play follow the leader as I go off instinct of "left at that tree, right at that barn, ****! went too far, flip a bitch and catch that side road" )

The route was originally given to me by a local cop who uses it himself to keep skills up for when he does weekend trips into the WV mountains on his sports bike.

Oh, I meant crashing out on Saturday night. You'd be on your own for getting home on Sunday evening I'd be a bit of a **** host by turning off the lights by 9pm Sunday night and going to bed in prep for work the next morning!

Hmm... we may well have, were you staying in the BAW cabin?? I want to say the year I brought the coffee stout (my beer is significantly better than Bawbs beer imo ) was either the same year that I picked up the kitten from Adam (and wrecked my bike) or the year before.. I can't remember off the top of my head. LOTS of drinking tends to cloud the memories

 

1. Rocky - yes
2. Houston - yes
3. Bill - no - I'm a flatland Marylander and the Virginia rollin' hills countryside driving is part of the drawl for me.
4. Levi - yes
5. Ian - yes

I'm impartial on the drag strip, if my car gets tuned on the 6th it should move pretty good down the strip but I'd also be nervous about breaking something as it would only be the 3rd day of my car being at the 400+ whp level and my comfort level with it will be low.

I'm up for whatever since it's been so long. That pic was the last time I made it out to a cruise! Glad I don't have that car anymore.

 

Oh, yeah... If the MD thing would be primarily focused on hitting the drag strip then I'd probably bail, I've never really been that interested in drag racing, and something tells me the Miata wouldn't be terribly exciting

 

I'm down for a meet in MD. As Rocky said, it's more about hanging out with the people than the driving itself. As far as the drag strip, my car is slow and unchanged from last time so I probably wouldn't participate this time around.

1. Rocky - yes
2. Houston - yes
3. Bill - no - I'm a flatland Marylander and the Virginia rollin' hills countryside driving is part of the drawl for me.
4. Levi - yes
5. Ian - yes
6. Matt - yes

 

No worries, I'm in the same boat on a work night. That's why I hope they do this on the 8th, since that Monday is a gov't holiday and I'm off work



There was definitely booze involved, and it was at the lodge, probably the first night when everyone was rolling in. I wasn't staying at the BAW cabin. Think it was the same year Brian mooned your FD

 

On the plus side, at least in the morning it is so early there isn't any traffic.

 

1. Rocky - yes
2. Houston - yes
3. Bill - no - I'm a flatland Marylander and the Virginia rollin' hills countryside driving is part of the drawl for me.
4. Levi - yes
5. Ian - yes
6. Matt - yes
7. Wes - yes

 

1. Rocky - yes
2. Houston - yes
3. Bill - no - I'm a flatland Marylander and the Virginia rollin' hills countryside driving is part of the drawl for me.
4. Levi - yes
5. Ian - yes
6. Matt - yes
7. Wes - yes
8. Duc - yes

I guess Billy B prefers rollin' VA hills more than the people.

I'm also for Levi's route, minus all the possible U-turns if he plays it by ear....or eye, in this case.

 

Matt & Duc - OMG, spank me. Yeah I AGREE it is, as our fearless leader says, about the people more than about the cars ! I was just trying to express my desire for driving locals not for cars over people. i.e. for where the cars and people would be. ... FYI - Levi‘s route is actually comprised of 2 separate routes that make up the approx 80 miles, so he could set one shorter than the 80 if need be. But Levi just chimed in that if it's primarily about drag racing he'd prob bail out. And only he knows this spirited rollercoaster ride.

1. Rocky - yes
2. Houston - yes
3. Bill - YES
4. Levi - yes
5. Ian - yes
6. Matt - yes
7. Wes - yes
8. Duc - yes

 

Stupid forum, had a huge thing typed up and it disappeared. Well the JBM car show is a large 5-6 story parking garage with nothing inhabitable around it and they pay for the rights to be there. Event is from 10am-4pm. Copied this from FB event page. We can either plan around that, or figure something out.

Parking Garage Show/Meet

��Roll in information��

*Rain or shine event
There will be no refunds once approved

-All vehicle must be at the gate between 8-11 am

-Day of Registration (outdoors)will be open till 12pm if you come later then that you will not be judge

– Vendors must be set up before 10am

-Spectators $10
-Day of registration is $20 per car non VIP

Vip upper level $35
-kids 12 and under free
-Senior citizens Free
Car registration at Elitetunerreg.com

 

My intent wasn't to imply that I wouldn't step foot in MD if drag racing is involved, but rather that I'd probably show up after it was over, or bail once the focus shifted to it I'd be down to meet up that morning in Crofton, go drive the backroads from 10-12, then head home if people went for drag racing. OR work a drive in earlier in the morning, then terminate the trip at Derek's car show

 

I'd only included the Drag strip as a one or two pass early morning thing like last time, i.e. grudge matches, hilariously slow times (my FB), etc. Last time we were there it was fun for about 30 min, but we quickly tired of it and moved on (especially once the lines started getting longer).

However, it doesn't look like anyone is really as interested in it. So... consider the idea sh*t canned.


As to MD cruise w/ car show vs VA w/ mountains, the jury is still out. But, it is more and more looking like our date is going to be Oct 8th.

.

 

Cool, well yeah, I'm game either way!! You'll get to meet the *new* Miata

 

Pete if we do the Front Royal loop, I think I know a place you could stay if you want. Can't guarantee your car won't find a new home in my garage.

 

I'm always down for standing around in a parking lot talking about cars so the car show idea is fine by me as well. Does anyone know if they can park us together even if we're not participating in the judged show part of the event?

 

Honestly have no idea how the non participants are being parked as it is just one garage in between roads and they know they can charge more for the top open floor now because it gets pretty stuffy in the other floors from the amount of cars there. I see no problem in finding somewhere together though.

 

Rocky, are you ready to call this for the 8th?

 

Yes - what say you, Fearless Leader ? When & where ?

 

They made a flyer... lol

 

Well that's appropriate