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Danio · 06-12-2002, 09:40 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Silverx240sx @ June 12 2002,1:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">So is it confirmed that the NorCal caravan is leaving at around 7am Friday morning? Have we decided on where to meet?

Are we also going to receive email of the names and cell number just in case we need to call each other on the way to the meeting place?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
We're still discussing so nothing's confirmed yet. Don't worry we still have plenty of time to decide on things.

For now we plan on meeting at the CalTrain/Amtrak parking lot in the southern part of San Jose. I've never been there but BlackFox says it's there, so we'll believe him. =) Anyway we'll find out the exact address later on.

I don't know how many stops yet. At least one for sure, because the whole trip from the SF Bay Area will be over 300 miles. Personally I'd like to stop once at least every 2 or 3 hours to rest and let the car cool off.

We're planning this as if we're going to the hotel first (so we can all drop off our luggages and take a dump in clean bathrooms), but if anyone wants to go straight to Speedzone, I don't think that'll be a problem.

As far as getting our cars teched, I haven't looked into it because I won't be running my car on the track. Here's what the Convention web site says regarding tech inspection:

- Please have your tech inspection completed prior to the track event. A list of tech inspection shops is available on the SpeedTrialUSA website. It is your responsibility to have your car ready by the event. If you show up late and cannot tech on-time, we will not wait for you to start the event.

- If you are from out of state and cannot tech before the event, there will be an opportunity to have tech done on Saturday night by appointment only at the hotel in Lancaster. Please email Alex Chang at [email protected] to set up an appointment. If you live within 25 miles of a tech inspection shop, you MUST have your tech inspection done before the date of the event.

Sorry Mike but I doubt that we'll get there in 4 to 5 hours even if we take highway 5. If we're in a group, we'll be making more stops (more ppl = more calls from nature) and traveling slower.

The two SoCal people (Alex and Grant) who posted both suggested taking 5 rather than 101. We might want to take that into consideration. Maybe we'll go down on 5 and come back on 101. Comments? Opinions?

Either way, I'm told that we should try to reach the hotel before the afternoon commute starts, which would be around 3:00 PM. We want to avoid getting scattered in traffic and I wouldn't mind getting to Speedzone early. If we set 7:00 as the start time and 3:00 as the arrival time, that gives our group 8 hours to travel. That should be enough time on either highway, right?

ATTENTION
Again, please e-mail Mike at [email protected] your name, phone number, and location if you'll be caravaning with us. We're not going to spam you.

06-12-2002, 09:40 PM	#28
Danio Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SJ Bay Area Posts: 1,002 Trader Rating: (0)	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Silverx240sx @ June 12 2002,1:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">So is it confirmed that the NorCal caravan is leaving at around 7am Friday morning? Have we decided on where to meet? Are we also going to receive email of the names and cell number just in case we need to call each other on the way to the meeting place?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> We're still discussing so nothing's confirmed yet. Don't worry we still have plenty of time to decide on things. For now we plan on meeting at the CalTrain/Amtrak parking lot in the southern part of San Jose. I've never been there but BlackFox says it's there, so we'll believe him. =) Anyway we'll find out the exact address later on. I don't know how many stops yet. At least one for sure, because the whole trip from the SF Bay Area will be over 300 miles. Personally I'd like to stop once at least every 2 or 3 hours to rest and let the car cool off. We're planning this as if we're going to the hotel first (so we can all drop off our luggages and take a dump in clean bathrooms), but if anyone wants to go straight to Speedzone, I don't think that'll be a problem. As far as getting our cars teched, I haven't looked into it because I won't be running my car on the track. Here's what the Convention web site says regarding tech inspection: - Please have your tech inspection completed prior to the track event. A list of tech inspection shops is available on the SpeedTrialUSA website. It is your responsibility to have your car ready by the event. If you show up late and cannot tech on-time, we will not wait for you to start the event. - If you are from out of state and cannot tech before the event, there will be an opportunity to have tech done on Saturday night by appointment only at the hotel in Lancaster. Please email Alex Chang at [email protected] to set up an appointment. If you live within 25 miles of a tech inspection shop, you MUST have your tech inspection done before the date of the event. Sorry Mike but I doubt that we'll get there in 4 to 5 hours even if we take highway 5. If we're in a group, we'll be making more stops (more ppl = more calls from nature) and traveling slower. The two SoCal people (Alex and Grant) who posted both suggested taking 5 rather than 101. We might want to take that into consideration. Maybe we'll go down on 5 and come back on 101. Comments? Opinions? Either way, I'm told that we should try to reach the hotel before the afternoon commute starts, which would be around 3:00 PM. We want to avoid getting scattered in traffic and I wouldn't mind getting to Speedzone early. If we set 7:00 as the start time and 3:00 as the arrival time, that gives our group 8 hours to travel. That should be enough time on either highway, right? ATTENTION Again, please e-mail Mike at [email protected] your name, phone number, and location if you'll be caravaning with us. We're not going to spam you.