Mt Washington GTG...anyone interested

[Cspence]

WHEN: 8/25 (& 8/26 for those that want to make this a two day trip)
WHERE: Mt. Washington and surrounding areas
COST:
Gas - ??
Food- ??
Lodging - ??
Mt. Washington Auto Road:
Car and Driver: $25 (includes a bumper sticker and audio tour on CD or cassette in English, French or German)
Each additional adult: $8
Children ages 5-12: $6
Children ages 4 and under: Free


I know that people will be coming from all over, so I have included several stops along the route to give opportunities for people to join. If at all possible, please chime in and let me know where you plan to join (I’ll make a notation on the attending list) so we know and can wait for you at a certain stop. If any one would like to add a stop, let me know and we can work it in. One last note is that, THIS IS A LOT OF DRIVING!! I personally don’t mind, especially since it’ll be broken up, but that’s just me (Plus I plan to stay the night up there….somewhere) Feel free to break away from the group at your leisure or when you’ve had enough.

As a disclaimer, lets try to keep this gtg as safe as possible. Although many of these roads are rural and allow for some spirited driving, please remember that they are public and will have other traffic (Especially motorcycle and pedestrian). I hope that there is someone familiar with these roads that can lead the pack, set the pace and to keep things safe. Remember, know your limits and drive within them.
Lets have some fun!

A) BNR Motors - 210 Center Street Meriden, CT 06450 (~6am Depart)
B) Irving Gas Station - 564 Canal Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301 (~7:45 arrival, ~8:00 Depart)
C) Dunkin Donuts - 469 Canal Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301 (~8:15 Depart)
D) General Store / Gas Station - 319 Main St, Norwich, VT 05055 (~9:30 Arrival, Depart ~9:45)
E) Mt Washington Auto Road – No GPS address (~12:00 arrival, Depart 1ish)
http://mtwashingtonautoroad.com/drive-yourself/rates/
F) Hill’s Top BBQ - 644 New Hampshire 16/302, Bartlett, NH 03812 (~1:30 Arrival, Depart whenever)
http://www.hillstopbbq.com/links.html
G) Shell Gas Station - 2806 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
H) Ben & Jerry’s Factory - 1281 Waterbury Stowe Rd, Waterbury, VT 05676 (May be ditched if no interest)
http://www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/factory-tours/
*Keep in mind that your gps directions may vary from the actual route. I tried to keep us on "fun" roads as much as possible



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1) Cspence (BNR Motors)
2) Projekt R32
3) Projekt R32 Buddy
4) R32dub88
5) Yellow Bunny
6) Yellow Bunny Buddy
7) VR6fanatic
8) NickVR
9) NickVR mk4 jetta buddy
10) .:R32DBP
11) Luckypenney (Norwich)
12) Deemo18T
13) Rconn14
14) rmkilla740 (BNR Motors)
15) BigmountainVMD (Join @ Mt Wash)
16) bmrgold (Kangamangus HWY)
17) Sdubs
18) -2000VWGOLF1.8T
19) trbochrg (maybe)
20) NorEastVW (maybe)
21) Rex->R32
22) VRptstyly (maybe)
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[Cspence]

Guess I'm going alone lol

[Projekt R32]

I'm down, in like may though lol

[r32dub88]

i would be.

a bunch of us did one back in 08...

[Cspence]

^ Damn....didn't have my car then!! I didn't even have a vw for that matter lol

I'd be down pretty much any weekend starting in May (except for the last since I'll be in San Fran).....I was kinda hoping to do one of their sunrise deals, but I realize not everyone is a morning person lol.

Sunrise Drive Dates:
Sunday, June 24
Sunday, July 29
Sunday, August 26

[yellow bunny]

Is this still a potential?

[Cspence]

Doubtful....no one seems interested

[r32dub88]

I would be interested if my car was running.

[vr6fanatic]

I'm In.

[yellow bunny]

Doubtful....no one seems interested

Bummer, it would be nice to have a gtg up there. driving the Kancamangus is great and Mt. Washington would be a first.

Dependent on the date, I may be able to get a couple other local Rs to join.

I will track this post a little longer and see what happens.

[Projekt R32]

I'm down, in like may though lol

I am still down and can get some more people. Just give me a date that doesnt fall in June 28th to July 10th as I will be in the bahamas then

[yellow bunny]

I am still down and can get some more people. Just give me a date that doesnt fall in June 28th to July 10th as I will be in the bahamas then

How many you think would be able to join?

including me there are 4 Rs that could potentially go from my buds. I also have a buddy with an A4 Quattro and 1 with a Mk5 gti that I'm sure would join. So 6 cars total potential.

[nickVR]

I would go with my r32 and my friend with his mk4 jetta

[vr6fanatic]

Any others wanting join?

[Cspence]

Glad to see this is materializing! Maybe a Saturday in August...this way this could be an overnighter for those of us driving from far...

[yellow bunny]

Yes a mid to late August Saturday would be best.

[.:R32DBP]

This looks awesome. I'm sure my car will be done by then so I'd love to go. How much is this going to be?

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[vr6fanatic]

I think this would be a great Turn out!

[EIPtuningR32]

I wish there were meets in Florida....

[nickVR]

Saturday in August would be great let's make this happen

[r32dub88]

This looks awesome. I'm sure my car will be done by then so I'd love to go. How much is this going to be?

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Last time I went up it was $26 but you also get the sticker and some other stuff.

[luckypenney]

I'm game, mid to late Aug works best for me too.

[Cspence]

Only weekends I can go are 8/11-8/12 & 8/25-8/26...how does one of these weekends sound guys?

[vr6fanatic]

Come on fellas Lets make this Happen

[luckypenney]

Only weekends I can go are 8/11-8/12 & 8/25-8/26...how does one of these weekends sound guys?

Any of those work for me.

[Cspence]

I'm leaning more towards the 25th/26th....I really would like to do the sunrise drive (As a group or on my own). If everyone is willing to meet at 4:30 am on the 26th we could go together otherwise we could do the gtg on the 25th. Once more people chime in with their thoughts we can start to put a plan together. Maybe some locals can toss out some ideas on what we can do besides the drive to the summit, cruising the kangamangus hwy, etc. Maybe after the Mt. Washington drive we can cruise over to the Ben & Jerry's factory (~2hr ride west). IDK....

[SpotVW]

I'm originally from MA, and I would cruise from NJ for this.

[vr6fanatic]

So far so good

[rconn14]

Never saw this thread til now... have always wanted to do Mt Washington, I'd be down.

[yellow bunny]

Let's set it! August 25th a Saturday sounds good! I think the Sunday may be tough for some that have to work on the Monday, IMO.

Let's start planning! Yes definitely drive the Mt. Washington Auto road. The Kancamangus is a must. There is also a road that starts from the Kancamangus and ends near Attitash mountain. I'll have to look it up and get back to you all.

[yellow bunny]

Found it, Bear Notch rd. it is so cool that they close it for the winter!!

[vr6fanatic]

Is this Date Confirmed?

[Cspence]

Is this Date Confirmed?

Indeed....8/25 (and 8/26 for me , it'd be entirely too much driving in one day otherwise). I'm working on a route (Google Map) with POIs, gas stations, resturants, etc which will be posted tonight or tomorrow. Nothing set in stone, but I figure it's better than having nothing. Anyone familiar with the roads up that way, pm me and I'll see if I can incorporate into the trip so that everything flows smoothly... Bear Notch is on there!

[rconn14]

Indeed....8/25 (and 8/26 for me , it'd be entirely too much driving in one day otherwise). I'm working on a route (Google Map) with POIs, gas stations, resturants, etc which will be posted tonight or tomorrow. Nothing set in stone, but I figure it's better than having nothing. Anyone familiar with the roads up that way, pm me and I'll see if I can incorporate into the trip so that everything flows smoothly... Bear Notch is on there!

If I can make it we can cruise up

[vr6fanatic]

Let's keep this one going!!