Hot Rod Power Tour '06

[Big Daddy]

HOT ROD POWER TOUR

Leaves Kissimmee, FL June 3rd and travels to Englishtown, NJ. Here is a list of the Hotels I will be staying at along the way.

June 1st (staying overnight then continuing on to Kissimmee)
Hampton Inn Darien-I-95
610 Highway 251
Darien, Georgia 31305
Phone: 1-912-437-5558

June 2nd and 3rd
Travelodge Kissimmee Florida
2261 E. Irlo Bronson Mem. Hwy.
Kissimmee Florida United States 34744
Phone Number: 407-846-2221

June 4th
Knights Inn Gainesville FL
2820 NW 13th Street
Gainesville Florida United States 32609
Phone Number: 352 376-1211

June 5th
Hampton Inn Perry
102 Hampton Court
Perry Georgia United States 31069
Phone Number: 478 987-7681

June 6th
Embassy Suites Hotel Columbia-Greystone
200 Stoneridge Dr
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
Phone: 1-803-252-8700

June 7th
Hampton Inn Roanoke/Salem
1886 Electric Road
Salem, Virginia 24153
Phone: 1-540-776-6500

June 8th
Hilton Harrisburg
One North Second Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101-1601
Phone: 1-717-233-6000

June 9th
Hilton East Brunswick
3 Tower Center Boulevard
East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816
Phone: 1-732-828-2000

Here is a link to a site with much info on the tour:
http://www.mytrain.com/hrpt2006.html

Here is the official page for registration:
http://www.familyevents.com/eventinfo.asp?id=75

You do NOT have to do the whole tour, and seeing as it is going to pass through Columbia and Charlotte on the way to Roanoke, VA I thought at least some of the club members might like to join the tour for a leg or two.

So far the folks I know who are going to do the "LONG HAUL" (Kissimmee to Englishtown) are:

Greg "Big Daddy" Oswell - White '01 Cobra Coupe
Dave "Redsnake 99" Stanfield - Red '99 Cobra Vert

PLEASE POST IN THIS THREAD if you plan on attending. Please include your Name and nickname, the car you will be driving and what stops you plan on making.

LET'S MAKE THIS A BIG COBRA EVENT AND SCARE ALL THEM GM BOYS AWAY! ;) :D

[nckissfan]

I am definitely going to do one or two of the legs, but I may try and make more of them, but not all of them. I was thinking of doing the GA-PA stretch.

But, definitely, Columbia, SC to Salem, VA for sure.

[Big Daddy]

Let me know what your plans are so we can cruise together. Anyone else making plans??? :thumbsup:

[nckissfan]

yeah, I will do that:thumbsup:

[Big Daddy]

TTT the extra verbage is to get past the 5 letter minimum! ;)

[Pony Toy]

Big Daddy, I'm planning to do the whole tour with a couple of buddies of mine. Please don't hold it against them because they'll be ia drop dead drop top Camaro. I'll be driving my '04 Competition Orange Coupe. Jim McDaniel

[vossperformance]

I wouldnt mind going on the leg from Perry to Columbia.

[Big Daddy]

Big Daddy, I'm planning to do the whole tour with a couple of buddies of mine. Please don't hold it against them because they'll be ia drop dead drop top Camaro. I'll be driving my '04 Competition Orange Coupe. Jim McDaniel

Different cars is what the HRPT is all about. What day are you planning to head down to Kissimmee? Are you interested in cruising with Dave and me? IF you are PM me your cell # and I'll reply with mine. :thumbsup:

[TERMN8OR]

A few of us from Columbia are thinking of doing the Perry to Columbia trip.Its still up in the air right now.

[Big Daddy]

A few of us from Columbia are thinking of doing the Perry to Columbia trip.Its still up in the air right now.

Cool, just let me know what your final plans are. Maybe we can do a big gathering at Perry and all cruise together to Columbia. :thumbsup:

[redsnake99]

My plan is to drive to Kissimmee on June2, do the full tour, but return to Raleigh on June 9 in time for my daughter's high school graduation.

Not sure who will accompany me on this year's trip.

:bounce: :bounce:

[Big Daddy]

Dave, Terry isn't planning on going again? Tell him the Drew Man is going with me again. You're going to drive the whole distance on Friday? Now that's a LONG HAUL! :thumbsup: :bounce:

[Big Daddy]

Bump! Any one else planning on doing all or part of the HRPT?

[bones90gt]

I wouldn't mind coming down to Columbia on the 6th

[Big Daddy]

Bump to the top.

[redsnake99]

I can get from Raleigh to Kissimmee in 10 hours. That's nothing in a Cobra convertible in early June.

[nckissfan]

ok gang. I am signed up, officially, for the tour. I signed up to start in Columbia, but may start earlier, we will see. Does anyone need a roomie?? It will just be me. Tina is letting me loose:bounce: :rotf: . I can share hotel expenses, anything to cut down on the cost.;)

[Big Daddy]

So far this is what I have confirmed:

Long Haul:
Big Daddy
Red99Snake
Pony Toy

Columbia to ?
NCKissFan

Is there anyone else going on the tour? Post here and I'll add you to the list.

[nckissfan]

Columbia to Harrisburg:thumbsup:

[Big Daddy]

Well I head out this Thursday going to drive part way to Kissimmee and stay overnight and finish the drive Friday. I'm going to register on Friday and there are a couple of events on Friday night.

IS ANYONE ELSE GOING???

Please post here today or tomorrow if you are planning on meeting up with us at any of the stops.

[nckissfan]

yeah, come on people, lets meet up at some of the stops, if you aren't going to run the tour. S.C. peeps can meet us in Columbia:thumbsup:

[redsnake99]

My plan is to leave Raleigh mid-day on Thursday driving all the way to Kissimmee and check in late. Same hotel Friday night, usinf Friday to rest , register and goof off. Bringing Bettina with me this time.

Upon arrival in Englishtown the next Friday, I will then leave immediately to return to Raleigh for my daughter's graduaiton Saturday the 10th. Will need a proxy for the fabulous "long-hauler" give-aways from Saturday.

We're looking forward to a great trip!

:bounce: :bounce:

[VenomSVT]

ok gang. I am signed up, officially, for the tour. I signed up to start in Columbia, but may start earlier, we will see. Does anyone need a roomie?? It will just be me. Tina is letting me loose:bounce: :rotf: . I can share hotel expenses, anything to cut down on the cost.;)Count me in guys! I will drive down to Columbia next Wed morning very early to start off with you guys. I will do the cruise from Columbia to Va and it would definately help me out to if I could split the hotel cost with someone.:thumbsup:

Thanks,
Mike

[Big Daddy]

Count me in guys! I will drive down to Columbia next Wed morning very early to start off with you guys. I will do the cruise from Columbia to Va and it would definately help me out to if I could split the hotel cost with someone.:thumbsup:

Thanks,
Mike

Mike,

Dude, you will have to get to Columbia by 7:00 - 8:00 AM so that WILL be an early morning. PM me your cell number and I'll call you from Columbia the day we arrive and set up a place to meet you on Wednesday Morning.

NOW ANYONE ELSE??? Come on at least show up in Columbia for the show on Tuesday afternoon - evening. The cost is right it's FREE!! :thumbsup:

[nckissfan]

the more the merrier. Look forward to running with you, Mike. I might be interested in sharing that hotel cost with you for that one night.

[95R#86]

I'm new here. Last Septmeber I picked up 1995 Cobra R #86 with 12,500 on the odo. Plan was to open track it and go ont he Hot Rod Power Tour. I'm 1 for 2 so far. I left Friday before Power Tour to head down to Kissimmee with my 6 year old son riding shotgun in his car seat up front as the car's essentially a two-seater. He was none too happy about the lack of air-conditioning and the 850 lb-in springs up front kept restarting his DVD player:) , but once we got to Kissimmee, he rode in the backseat of Grandpa's '04 Mach 1 the rest of the way. About the time I got past Savannah on I-95, I saw an 04 Cobra sporting orange paint and the NC plate read "Crussh". Sweet ride, I saw the car at several stops, but never got to talk to him. HRPT was the coolest thing I've done on 4 wheels and can't wait for next year, though there were times down in Florida where I was rethinking my decision to take a car with no AC, especially in the rain. The car ran flawlessly. I met Big Daddy when I walked up on his awesome Cobra S at the Perry stop. Was good to meet you.

Chris Sargent
Charleston, SC

[Big Daddy]

Chris, it was good meeting you and I hope you come out to some of our events in the near future.

Take care,
Greg "Big Daddy" Oswell

[nckissfan]

hey Chris, I didn't get to say hello, but I did get two photographs of your car entering the complex in Columbia. "crush" is in this club, his name is Jim.

[95R#86]

That's cool. What were you driving?

If it's not too much trouble, do you think you could email me the photos of my car? It just occurred to me that I didn't take any pics of my car during the trip. Wish we could've met, but I didn't spent much time near my car. There was too much else to see!

sargentemail@yahoo.com.

Regards,

Chris

[nckissfan]

I was driving my Pacific Green Cobra convertible. Email on the way:thumbsup:

[95R#86]

Got the pics, Mike, thanks very much.


Chris

[nckissfan]

you are welcome, sir:thumbsup: