viperdrummer
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In salt Lake City?
anyone going to VOI 11?
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goldcup
Enthusiast
Hoping to drive from Kansas City although I probably need to see what type of weather Ill encounter as I suspect my GenII coupe does not handle the snow and ice well!!!!!!!!!!!
01sapphirebob
Enthusiast
I plan on going. Just trying to figure out flight info and all that good stuff. I'm so lucky to have a very understanding wife. Looks like it will be a blast. The track looks like good fun. CAN'T WAIT!!!!!
Richard Koch
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I didn't make it to Detroit, but I am planning to go to Salt Lake this year. I imagine that we will have a caravan from the Pacific Northwest going down. It is about 14 hours from here and as long as the weather behaves it should be a great drive. The track there looks awesome and the race will be great to watch after all the Viper events.
rhansenjr
Enthusiast
My wife and I will be driving our '94 RT10 from New Hampshire. 2380 miles one-way per Mapquest.
BlackSnake99
Enthusiast
Since you posted this in the VA/MD section, I assume you mean is anybody from OUR area going
.The answer is YES. I plan on going. Not sure about trailering/shipping the Viper. Looks like a 36 hour drive
No idea what shipping would be but I bet its $$$.
BlackSnake99
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kcobean
Enthusiast
I hear those VOI things are overrated. I'll probably stay home and mow my lawn.
BlackSnake99
Enthusiast
sweet. Will you do mine while I'm gone?
kcobean
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viperdrummer
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Since you posted this in the VA/MD section, I assume you mean is anybody from OUR area going
The answer is YES. I plan on going. Not sure about trailering/shipping the Viper. Looks like a 36 hour drive
No idea what shipping would be but I bet its $$$.
Yes, although I am happy to hear other VCA members are going from other states, I was checking to see which Va/Md guys were going. I may have to go if I pick up my 2010 there.
kcobean
Enthusiast
I'm 99% certain I'm going to pay for trailering at this point. I'm hoping the negotiations with Reliable go well and they get it into a very attractive price range.
It's 9 months away and I already can't wait. COME ON VOI 11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BlackSnake99
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maybe we can get a deal if we have several of us going? A whole trailer load?
maybe we can get a deal if we have several of us going? A whole trailer load?
Reliable will most likely be cheaper than anything we could find on our own. Let's wait and see....
Y2K5SRT
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The VCA is working with Reliable to do exactly that: Get very good discounts for groups from coast to coast. We are meeting with them in January to see what we can hammer out, but expect double-digit discount percentages...maybe we can get a deal if we have several of us going? A whole trailer load?
Here are a bunch of our helicopter photos from MMSP Speed GT race May 2007. Archer Won. I included the East and West layouts, and the Interchange shot. And the 4X4 track, and one of the two go-cart tracks. The indoor and sheltered hospitality areas are world-class, and this facility could even host Formula One without too much effort. THANKS CHAD for posting help !
Full-Course view, shot from 1/2 mile opposite the front straight grandstand:
Mountains on ONE end---
Great Salt Lake at the Other End:
The Interchange area, barriers create TWO tracks. Front straight grandstand now in foreground. Red Ram/Trailer is Lynn Ps Viper of ID:
Look Close: GoCart 2 Tracks a Mirror image of the REAL Track! Great for Practice.
Where's Waldo? Find the Yellow RT in the shot?: Note HUGE Hospitality area on left
Count The Vipers Here: World Challenge can be FUN
MMP is a WINDBLOWN Track. Plan for it! Hang On Flag Girls!
4X4 Track.....Dodge could let us off-road their hardware HERE:
Waterpark on premises Too!
Also has a small and historic COBRA Museum on premises!
Full-Course view, shot from 1/2 mile opposite the front straight grandstand:
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Mountains on ONE end---
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Great Salt Lake at the Other End:
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The Interchange area, barriers create TWO tracks. Front straight grandstand now in foreground. Red Ram/Trailer is Lynn Ps Viper of ID:
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Look Close: GoCart 2 Tracks a Mirror image of the REAL Track! Great for Practice.
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Where's Waldo? Find the Yellow RT in the shot?: Note HUGE Hospitality area on left
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Count The Vipers Here: World Challenge can be FUN
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MMP is a WINDBLOWN Track. Plan for it! Hang On Flag Girls!
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4X4 Track.....Dodge could let us off-road their hardware HERE:
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Waterpark on premises Too!
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Also has a small and historic COBRA Museum on premises!
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viperdrummer
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I have used Reliable for a number of cars over the years including this year when I bought 00002. No one does a better job, IMO.
jdeft1
Enthusiast
If I go ... I'll drive.... No other way IMO...
I used to ride a motorcycle and learned a long way back that trailering is for pu$$ies....and the vacation is the road!!
I suspect you guys will disagree and it's fine by me....
(Heck, don't know why I'd bother anyway.... I won't be a VCA member by then...)
Anybody want some VOI 4 Posters?
I used to ride a motorcycle and learned a long way back that trailering is for pu$$ies....and the vacation is the road!!
I suspect you guys will disagree and it's fine by me....
(Heck, don't know why I'd bother anyway.... I won't be a VCA member by then...)
Anybody want some VOI 4 Posters?
Don't disagree with you, it's a matter of time available for me. Plus I can go a little more nuts on the track since I won't have to worry about driving back. Sent you an email regarding the membership. Hopefully we can keep you around.
I'll take the posters too.
jdeft1
Enthusiast
Yeah, I know about the time issue... VOI XI is a long way from VA/MD/DC. but I'd be willing to drive it with a few like-minded partners... I doubt I'll find them here!!
Most of the guys on the forums want to show-off those awsome, eye popping garages and cool rides but if it came to sitting in that car for a week or two .... it's "no thanks" I suspect.
Once again, fine by me...
I'll be out there...
=J
(John, email me an address....)
Most of the guys on the forums want to show-off those awsome, eye popping garages and cool rides but if it came to sitting in that car for a week or two .... it's "no thanks" I suspect.
Once again, fine by me...
I'll be out there...
=J
(John, email me an address....)
I might be interested in driving out with others. Deciding factor will be the Reliable ship rates. After all I drove the Viper from San Diego to Washington state and then Washington state to Virginia all in less than 4 months time, whats another 5000 miles in around 2.5 weeks....
Curtis
Curtis
KNG SNKE
Enthusiast
Maybe. Funding plays a huge part in where I go. Definitely won't have the car, might be my wife and I.
vpr hlr
Viper Owner
The VCA is working with Reliable to do exactly that: Get very good discounts for groups from coast to coast. We are meeting with them in January to see what we can hammer out, but expect double-digit discount percentages...
We are to assume that these rates WILL include Canadian cities ??
VIPER GTSR 91
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I plan on attending but shipping car and flying up. Hope the Houston club will have some cars too ship also.
kcobean
Enthusiast
You're right, I doubt there will be a large group from here that wants to drive, just not for the reasons you're implying.
Burning 6 extra days of vacation time so I can sit in a seat watching fields go by 12 hours a day for 3 days straight (each direction) does not appeal to me personally. Yes, there will be fun moments and stories to tell from that journey, but I would prefer to save my time, my car, and my backside for the 4 days of fun at VOI. I know that once I get there, I would not want to get back in my car and would dread the drive home. I'd rather be fresh for the event and enjoy the cruises and track time and know that when VOI is over, I can be home in a few hours.
That said, I drove to VOI-10 and that was a really fun time. We did it in one day and other than enduring the Detroit roads (or lack thereof), we were no worse for the wear.
One day = do-able
Three days = not for me
Doesn't make me a garage queen, just not a fan of 36 hour commutes.
Billy Coons
Enthusiast
The Mrs and I are planning on attending, work schedules permitting. 
