Thursday Morning Caravan

[J2R]

Hi guys, I am looking for the early birds that are heading out early Thursday morning. Last year Mike and I met a couple of people in SC at a Hooters in Raleigh and Greensboro NC, were also looking for any Richmond or Southern MD rotor heads. We will be coming from MD thru VA to NC.

[WE3RX7]

I'm in VA, but won't be heading down til early Friday morning... I know the other two VA guys are leaving early Thursday morning, but I dont know what their plans are...

[bigtony08]

ill be leaving wv on thurs maybe we could meet up somewhere

[J2R]

Sweet give me a time when your leaving and what areas you'll be passing.

WE3RX7: Could you let me know who the two VA people are, I'd like to find where their heading from.

[darthrotary]

WE3RX7- Who else and from where in VA. is heading there on Thurs. I started a thread for NE Caravan on here, can you get in touch with them or send them my way so I can meet up with them. A caravan is more fun than just headed there:) thanks man

[War Eagle]

Well, I am heading up Thursday morning from Jacksonville FL. We'll be going up I26 north through South Carolina to Asheville NC, and then cutting across I40W to DGRR.

Plan on leaving about 8 am on Thursday and that will put us on I26 by about 11:30 or so.

[J2R]

How about we meet at a McDonalds in Richmond at 7 am Thursday?
Address is: 5602 Chamberlayne Rd Richmond, VA 23227

War Eagle: We will be passing thru Asheville NC around 2pm does this work for you?

[War Eagle]

How about we meet at a McDonalds in Richmond at 7 am Thursday?
Address is: 5602 Chamberlayne Rd Richmond, VA 23227

War Eagle: We will be passing thru Asheville SC around 2pm does this work for you?

That's Asheville NC right? If so, that might be an hour earlier than me. I'm David Hayes and my cell number is 904.982.9568. I have a black FD 3 rotor.

[J2R]

Yeah sorry, I mixed the states up. It is NC :)

We'll I'am leaving MD at 5am and meeting Richmond VA at 7am. Then from Richmond to Asheville it about 6hrs without stops. With expected rest stops we should add about 1 to 1 1/2 to our trip from Richmond to Asheville. Which would place us in your area around 2:30-3:30. Since we will only be about a 1 hr and 15 min from Nantahala I am sure we wouldn't mind waiting up for you War Eagle.

If this will work for you, save some room for wings at the Hooters in Asheville at:
518 Keniworth Ave Asheville NC (2:30 - 3:30 pm Thursday)

[g's 3rd gen]

David I am leaving from Daytona Thursday morning. Let me know if you want to caravan.

[J2R]

Daytona FL? Sorry I think thats out of my route.

[War Eagle]

David I am leaving from Daytona Thursday morning. Let me know if you want to caravan.

What time do you plan on leaving? We'd like to get on the road by about 8 am Thursday so that would mean you leaving Daytona at around 6:30 am. Is that doable for you? That would put us in Asheville right around the time the MD guys are going to be at Hooters.

How about sending me your telephone numbers via pm so we can be in contact with each other? I've already posted my cell up.

[War Eagle]

Daytona FL? Sorry I think thats out of my route.

I think this was directed to me. I'm about 90 minutes north of him right off of I-95.

With you in Asheville between 2:30 - 3:30, that should work for us. If we leave by 8 am, we should hit Asheville by 3 to 3:30.

[J2R]

Gotcha, sweet we will aim to meet you at the Hooters about that time. My husband Mike and I will be together with a black FD (Jack) from Richmond. Our cell is 301-752-9223

~Jess

[g's 3rd gen]

What time do you plan on leaving? We'd like to get on the road by about 8 am Thursday so that would mean you leaving Daytona at around 6:30 am. Is that doable for you? That would put us in Asheville right around the time the MD guys are going to be at Hooters.

How about sending me your telephone numbers via pm so we can be in contact with each other? I've already posted my cell up.pm..

[War Eagle]

Gotcha, sweet we will aim to meet you at the Hooters about that time. My husband Mike and I will be together with a black FD (Jack) from Richmond. Our cell is 301-752-9223

~Jess

Jess,

Sounds good. Garret from Daytona is going to hook up with us in Jax and will be driving on up also. We may leave 30 minutes earlier than anticipated but would still arrive in Asheville during the 2:30 - 3:30 timeframe.

I'll call you guys tomorrow or Wednesday to introduce myself. So you've named your FD "Jack"?

[J2R]

Haha sorry no, Mike and I will be in a Red RX-8. We own two of them but only bring one.

Jack is a guy from Richmond that drives a black FD that were meeting along the way. :)

[Trout2]

I'll hopefully be in a white FD. Going to check it out tomorrow and make the purchase if everything is right. Keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes smooth, weather is not looking great for the test drive.

Jess is probably thinking black since the FD I had at Deals Gap the past 2 years was montego blue.

Jack

[War Eagle]

I'll hopefully be in a white FD. Going to check it out tomorrow and make the purchase if everything is right. Keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes smooth, weather is not looking great for the test drive.

Jess is probably thinking black since the FD I had at Deals Gap the past 2 years was montego blue.

Jack

I thought "Jack" was a pretty weird name for an FD:) My wife names all of our cars but the RX7 is just the RX7.

[Trout2]

I thought "Jack" was a pretty weird name for an FD:) My wife names all of our cars but the RX7 is just the RX7.

RX7 is being pretty kind of her to call it after all the years of agony with it.

Jack

[J2R]

You don't want to know what we call Mike's 8 after having to replace the motor and trans this past year. lol

Sorry for the mix up, I have poor memory these days. :)
So far it's Jack, DarthRotary and I meeting in Richmond at 7 am. Then were meeting the rest of the others around 2:30-3:30 pm in Asheville NC.

Is there anyone I'm leaving out?

[War Eagle]

Garrett from Daytona Beach is meeting up with me and my father-in-law tomorrow morning and we're leaving Jax FL which should put us in Asheville right at 2:30 - 3:30 pm.

The Hooters you want to meet at is on Kenilworth Road off of 240 right? If so, that's on the east side of Asheville and a bit out of the way as we are heading west on 40 in the opposite direction. We can certainly do this no problem but can I recommend the Carcker Barrel on 5 Crowell Rd? It's right off of I-40 on Haywood/Patton Street or Highway 19-23-74, just to the west of the intersection of I-40 and I-26. It's the first exit I believe after you get on I-40W, the direction we need to head for DGRR.

Anyway, we can do Hooter's if it's set but thought I'd throw this out to save some time. Let me know and we'll see you tomorrow!

FYI - my wife and I have property in Asheville (we're building a "green" home in the mountains) so I know the city pretty well so if you'd rather go to a funky place for lunch, a bunch of options exist.

[J2R]

No problem we can switch to the Cracker Barrel to help out. I came up with the address: 5 Crowell Rd, Asheville, NC‎ is this the same one your talking about?

[Herblenny]

FYI - my wife and I have property in Asheville (we're building a "green" home in the mountains) so I know the city pretty well so if you'd rather go to a funky place for lunch, a bunch of options exist.

COOL! David, you might have to let me know why you picked Asheville to relocate.. in 2 years, we might to looking for another place to live :)

[War Eagle]

No problem we can switch to the Cracker Barrel to help out. I came up with the address: 5 Crowell Rd, Asheville, NC‎ is this the same one your talking about?Yes, that's the one. Have never eaten there, but it's convenient right off of I40. You'll take the 240 loop to I40W. Stay in the right hand lane and I believe it is the first exit. You'll loop around and turn left. Should be immediately on the left.

We've picked up another caravan person (Savannah Dan RX3) so there will be three of us.

See you tomorrow!

[War Eagle]

COOL! David, you might have to let me know why you picked Asheville to relocate.. in 2 years, we might to looking for another place to live :)

No problems. Great city, fantastic atmosphere, cool arts and theatre, etc.

[J2R]

Awesome, I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

[g's 3rd gen]

packed and ready.. see you in the morning Dave. Dan is meeting me in daytona @ 6:00. call you around 7:15. See everyone in Asheville! Garret

[War Eagle]

We just passed thru Columbia SC! Woot!