Time to start a thread for everyone wanting to caravan from the Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater area to w0ady's Gainesville meet on August 1, 2009. We want to be in Gainesville at 11:00am, so we should meet up at the #70241 rest stop at 9am. We'll need to leave around 9:15am because the popos are supposedly pretty active this time of year. This will be a super fun meet... Not one to miss...

Last year we met at the first rest stop going North on I-75. That seems like a good place to meet up again this year, too. The advantage is that it's located far enough noth so that no one will have to drive backwards (travel further out of their way) just to meet up at the caravan site.

The rest area is mile 278 Pasco/7. It's link #70241 on this web page. It is a North-bound only rest area. We'll park around back... Like we did last year.



Here's a map of I-275 combining with I-75... I put the multicolored arrow where the rest stop is...


Here's the area in the rest stop where we plan to park...


As always, I recommend all members of the FGC to download the latest cell phone number listing in the Members Only area before starting out any long trip.

Signup if you want to caravan from Tampa, Clearwater, or St. Petersburg and plan to meet us on August 1st at 9:00am at rest stop #70241.

ps... Thanks for reminding me, Mark... I'll take the liberty of signing you up... tentatively of course...

Tampa Caravan Signup List.
1. __jb (John)
2. mdemonte (Mark) ... (tentative)
3.
4.
5.



-jb

 

Tampa Caravan Signup List.
1. __jb (John)
2. mdemonte (Mark) ... (tentative)
3. hydroeric
4.
5.

 

yw JB

 

Tampa Caravan Signup List.
1. __jb (John)
2. mdemonte (Mark) ... (tentative)
3. hydroeric
4. ems5332 (Billy)
5.
6.

 

Tampa Caravan Signup List.
1. __jb (John)
2. mdemonte (Mark) ... (tentative)
3. hydroeric
4. ems5332 (Billy)
5. VQ35_p0w3r
6.

I may need sum help getting there since im kinda new around here

 

Not a problem. I added two new maps to my first post in this thread. Does that help?

Basically, you just go North on I-275 until it merges with I-75. Go North a bit and turn in at the first rest stop you come to. That's where we'll be...

It's after State Road 56... If you get to State Road 54, you went too far... turn around...


-jb

 

Tampa Caravan Signup List.
1. __jb (John)
2. mdemonte (Mark) ... (tentative)
3. hydroeric
4. ems5332 (Billy)
5. VQ35_p0w3r
6. SteveJ88 (Steve)
7.
8.
9.
10.

That will be perfect as I will be coming from West Pasco.

 

Will be home visiting family in TN :/ this sucks.

 

Thanx jb but unfortunately can't join I have fam coming down that day

 

Gainesville Meet is this Saturday... Don't forget!

Tampa Caravan Signup List.
1. __jb (John)
2. mdemonte (Mark) ... (tentative)
3. hydroeric
4. ems5332 (Billy)
5. VQ35_p0w3r
6. SteveJ88 (Steve)
7.
8.
9.

 

Tampa Caravan Signup List.
1. __jb (John)
2. mdemonte (Mark) ... (tentative)
3. hydroeric
4. ems5332 (Billy)
5. VQ35_p0w3r
6. SteveJ88 (Steve)
7. Kidcane (Chad)
8.
9.

 

Tampa Caravan Signup List.
1. __jb (John)
2. mdemonte (Mark) ... (tentative)
3. hydroeric
4. ems5332 (Billy)
5. VQ35_p0w3r
6. SteveJ88 (Steve)
7. Kidcane (Chad)
8.G35_FTMFW (Harvey) ..(tentative)
9.

 

is this a race to gainsville? j/k

 

No race... Matter of fact w0ady said to watch for the popos, so we won't be going fast...

Looks like we're going to have a nice crew driving up from Tampa/St. Petersburg. I added a few from the 350z crew.

Tampa Caravan Signup List.
1. __jb (John)
2. mdemonte (Mark) ... (tentative)
3. hydroeric
4. ems5332 (Billy)
5. VQ35_p0w3r
6. mZaha7 & aly ... (tentative. will update)
7. Pruto
8. SteveJ88 (Steve)
9. Kidcane (Chad)
10.G35_FTMFW (Harvey) ..(tentative)
11.
12.
13.


-jb

 

the roads to gainesville are absolutely 1 of the WORST places to race in fl. speed traps galore and a ton of different police depts. im just as guilty of screwing around in a group but only in certain places. BEHAVE on your way to and in gainesville please guys.