Zumspd, i got a friend request from a rotary amuse from mass on myspace, that wasnt you was it?

 

that was; i found a lot of people from MySpace RX-7club.

 

how's this looking to meet up with the other caravans:

Summary: 175.0 miles (2 hours, 49 minutes)
7:00 AM 0.0 Depart 215 Charlton Rd, Sturbridge, MA 01566 on US-20 [Charlton Rd] (West) 0.7 mi
7:00 AM 0.7 Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-84 [Wilbur Cross Hwy] 20.4 mi I-84 / Hartford Ct / New York N.Y.
7:06 AM 7.4 Entering Connecticut
7:20 AM 21.1 At exit 69, stay on I-84 [Wilbur Cross Hwy] (West) 19.0 mi
7:37 AM 40.0 At exit 58, stay on I-84 [US-6] (West) 0.6 mi
7:38 AM 40.7 At exit 57, take Ramp (LEFT) onto SR-15 [Wilbur Cross Hwy] 1.1 mi CT-15 / I-91 S / Charter Oak Br / N. Y. City
7:39 AM 41.8 Road name changes to US-5 [SR-15] 0.8 mi
7:40 AM 42.6 At exit 86, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-91 36.5 mi I-91 / New Haven / N. Y. City
8:12 AM 79.1 Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-95 [Governor John Davis Lodge Tpke] 64.8 mi I-95 / N.Y. City
9:00 AM 127.0 Entering New York
9:17 AM 143.9 At exit 6A, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.2 mi I-95 / I-678 / Cross Bronx Exp / Geo Washington Br / Whitestone Br
9:18 AM 144.0 Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-95 [Cross Bronx Expy] 7.8 mi
9:25 AM 150.5 Entering New Jersey
9:26 AM 151.9 Keep LEFT onto I-95 Express Ln [New Jersey Tpke] 2.6 mi I-95 EXPRESS / New Jersey Turnpike / I-80 / Garden State Parkway
9:29 AM 154.4 Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-80 Express Ln 4.0 mi I-80 WEST EXPRESS / RT-17 / Garden State Parkway / Paterson
9:33 AM 158.4 Merge onto I-80 16.6 mi
9:49 AM 175.0 Arrive 48

SUMMARY
Driving distance: 175.0 miles
Trip duration: 2 hours, 49 minutes
Driving time: 2 hours, 49 minutes
Cost: $12.97




AND THEN THIS TO THE TRACK:

Rt 80 west to exit 19. Bottom of ramp make left. Go approximately 6 miles into Hackettstown, make a right onto Rt. 46 West (Main St.) and follow for approx. 7 miles. Entrance to the track will be on the right hand side, just past Cannonball's Go-Go.

 

are we meeting up with anyone else along the way? Boston area caravan? or are we meeting all the other caravans at exit 48?

 

Zumspd, sounds like you got a plan. We can meet any other caravans wherever, as long as myself and the ME - NH guys get down to carlton rd by 6:45, we can do anything, otherwise, i guess its off to exit 48?

 

I've had to go down to Trenton,NJ a few times over the past 2 years and found a route that works pretty well. Found out from a guy who travelled that route weekly. I don't know if its any better than the route Zumspd found because I've never been his route. Anyway, take a look and let me know what you guys think. Take I-84 west to I-684. Then take I-684 south to the Saw Mill River Pkwy (fun winding road if there is little traffic), and follow that to the Tappan Zee Bridge (87/287). Take 87/287 west to the Garden State Pkwy, then go south on the GSP to I-80. I think I only paid 5-6 bucks in tolls.

 

richlrx7- that sounds like the route we took last year, and if i remember correctly, it seemed a lot easier then the directions i had for last year and this year. i used the same software to plan the trip out as last year, since im really not too familiar with the area and it gave me the same directions. My mechanic was more familiar with the area, and im pretty sure he took us that way. Traffic, if i remember correctly, really wasn't that bad at all. id say your plan seems a lot easier/cheaper/quicker. try to get all the details of that route (exits, miles, etc.) if you can or ill get to it sometime this week.

as for me going to RotorFest, im on the fence. i just got a college bill for my summer course, and some financial backing fell through, so im still trying to figure out how i'm going to pay it. ill let you guys know by friday if i'm gonna be able to make it or not, that way you guys would know whether to have to stop at cracker barrel or not.

one other thing, id recommend everyone does a thorough look through of their vehicle before next weekend. the last thing you want is to break down so far away from home. i'm sure you guys have already thought of this, i just figured i would make sure.

Stuff to Bring:
Money for Gas, Food, Tolls, and Entrance
Coffee / Energy Drink since it's going to be so damn early in the morning
Map of North East
Directions in case we lose eachother
Walkie Talkie or Cell Phone with everyone's numbers to stay organized (i have a couple extra walkie talkies, just bring AA batteries if you need one) plus it makes the drive more interesting telling jokes or saying "did you see that chick in the ____?!" the whole way down
Oil
Coolant
Spare Tire
Jack
Tools in case of Need for Repair
Tire Iron or Factory Tool
Water/ Drinks/ Snacks
Fold out Chair
Sun Screen
Bug Spray (the mosquitoes were horrible last year!)
Camera
Accomplice to ride Shotgun
anything else you deem necessary


One more week! It's gonna be a great turnout!

 

Aaa, funny you say that Zumspd about breakin down. my clutch slave cyl. popped today at a traffic light. not too happy about that but by a miracle i some how got it home, so i never got to put my new oil cooler on which WAS a priority. i sure the hell hope i get everything fixed by sunday, cause i only have wednesday off and of course the saturday before, i hate last minute problems lol

 

well, my college bill is taken care of; so im all in.

tworotorguy- at least it went out yesterday, instead of in NJ. good luck getting everything together. i'm trying to find someone to ride shotgun with me; but pitching a race bucket seat and 4pt cam locks with no A/C for 4 hours of driving isn't turning out to be the easiest task so far.

 

Yeh good luck with that! I DO have someone riding shotgun with me though who is gonna be seated in a corbeau bucket w/ no A/C and NO radio!!!

 

I also have no radio in my car. My $400 radio blew a few weeks ago. Waiting to send it down to a place in CT to fix it.

 

Well, you can sing to keep him entertained!

Update.....I am not going to be able to make it this year. I still have not found the source of my problems and even if I did I would not want to break in a new motor trying to keep up. It might be highly unlikely to keep an engine too long that way and I can not afford another $4K for another one.

Wish I could go....take some good pics and some good Deet for those skeeters! Watch out for the Nile virus and Malyria. JK.....have fun fellas!

 

I was hoping to get my rear end swapped out before rotor fest or maybe wait till after, but it looks like it wont make it now. I need to do it asap and this weekend is the only chance ill have sorry maybe next year.

 

I'm in, so we're meeting at the mall at 5:00??

 

I'm still in. Can we get a current head count?

 

OK, now is a GREAT time to take that official head count starting now through Saturday evening. If you ARE going, post it here, so that way nobodys time gets wasted on Sunday, cause its gonna be early! LOL! Ok, got my new clutch slave cyl. in today as well as new rear rotors and new oil cooler, so Im still in, hope nuthin else breaks! Ok, list from now on.....

1. tworotorguy
2. otakurx
3. richlrx7
4.

TGI Fridays/Longhorn parkin lot @ Mall of NH 5:00-5:15am

 

Oh, come on. Only 3 of us?? Who needs help getting their car ready??

 

Here is what I got on Google from Manchester NH. This is not including stops.

302 mi – about 5 hours 20 mins
1. Head south on Daniel Webster Hwy/Elm St/US-3 toward Hanover St 0.3 mi
2. Turn right at Granite St 0.5 mi
2 mins
3. Turn left to merge onto Everett Turnpike/I-293 S/RT-3A S toward Nashua/Boston
Continue to follow Everett Turnpike
Partial toll road
Entering Massachusetts 22.1 mi
24 mins
4. Continue on US-3 S 7.2 mi
8 mins
5. Take exit 32 to merge onto N Rd/RT-4 S toward Chelmsford/N Chelmsford 1.7 mi
4 mins
6. Slight right to merge onto I-495 S toward Littleton/Worcester 29.9 mi
28 mins
7. Take exit 22 for I-90 toward Mass. Pike/Boston/Albany NY
Partial toll road 0.3 mi
1 min
8. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Springfield/I-90 W/Albany and merge onto I-90 W/Massachusetts Turnpike/Mass Pike
Partial toll road 27.6 mi
26 mins
9. Take exit 9 to merge onto I-84 W toward US-20/Sturbridge/Hartford
Partial toll road
Entering Connecticut 41.7 mi
40 mins
10. Take exit 57 on the left to merge onto CT-15 S toward I-91 S/Charter Oak Bridge/N.Y. City 2.6 mi
3 mins
11. Take exit 87 for I-91 S/Brainard Rd toward Brainard Airport/Airport Rd/I-84-ALT W 0.2 mi
12. Follow signs for New Haven/I-91 S/N Y. City and merge onto I-91 S 16.3 mi
16 mins
13. Take exit 17 for W Cross Pkwy/CT-15 S 0.4 mi
14. Merge onto CT-15 S
Entering New York 64.4 mi
1 hour 12 mins
15. Continue on Hutchinson River Pkwy S 2.8 mi
3 mins
16. Take exit 26W toward I-287 W/White Plains 0.3 mi
17. Merge onto Westchester Ave 0.1 mi
18. Merge onto I-287 W via the ramp to I-684/White Plains/Tappan Zee Bridge/Brewster
Partial toll road 25.9 mi
29 mins
19. Take exit 15 to merge onto I-287 S/RT-17 S toward New Jersey
Continue to follow I-287 S
Entering New Jersey 26.1 mi
25 mins
20. Take exit 41B to merge onto I-80 W toward Del Water Gap 23.5 mi
22 mins
21. Take exit 19 for CR-517 S toward Hackettstown 0.2 mi
22. Turn left at CR-517 2.1 mi
4 mins
23. Turn right at Ridge Rd 1.9 mi
4 mins
24. Turn right at Petersburg Rd 0.2 mi
25. Turn left to stay on Petersburg Rd 1.3 mi
2 mins
26. Continue on Water St 0.7 mi
1 min
27. Turn right at US-46 1.2 mi
2 mins
28. Turn right at Island Rd 0.2 mi

 

Im going to make sure today I will be able to go. There should be no problem.

 

Ok, its offical. Im going. See you at 5am.

1. tworotorguy
2. otakurx
3. richlrx7
4. RotaMan99
5.

 

Cool, good to see you in! Directions look good, I've always gone to Rotorfest via Rt10 and I91, because I was coming from Keene area. So I dont think I'll be first LOL! But I think we are making a stop in Sturbridge to meet ZumspdRX-7 unless he decides to seek an alternate route etc. But we'll keep rounding out the plans here over the next two days!

1. tworotorguy
2. otakurx
3. richlrx7
4. RotaMan99
5.

TGI Fridays/Longhorn parkin lot @ Mall of NH 5:00-5:15am

 

im gonna have to drop out, as well. being the poor college student that i am, im being forced to prioritize. im going to forgo this years rotorfest for a dyno tune at KDR. the money i would've spent on gas alone would cover the cost of the tune. my car is running incredibly (read: safely) rich right now, and its about time i get that taken care of. the extra horsepower won't hurt either.

im bringing my FD up to NH for a car show at Wicked CAS in August, so maybe ill see some of you guys there.

have fun.

 

Alright, looks like we be headed straight on down, if we do meet up with anyone, its cool.

1. tworotorguy
2. otakurx
3. richlrx7
4. RotaMan99
5.

TGI Fridays/Longhorn parkin lot @ Mall of NH 5:00-5:15am

 

i think i'm about to join the crew with my rx-8 if i don't have my rx-7 by this weekend... im just south of hartford on 91 so new haven sounds like a plan.. where in new haven are you meeting? I'm thinking Long Warf on the beach is good. Big parking lot.

 

Cool, I will be in my 8, the 7 isn't ready. Prepping the 7 for suspension work. I can't wait till it's done.