Y2K5SRT
Enthusiast
If you are from anywhere in the Midwest, you will want to read this:
We are planning what should easily be the largest caravan of Vipers to arrive in Dallas. Currently we anticipate that Vipers from Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, central Canada, and the Dakotas will be joining up. For those coming from Michigan, Illinois, and eastern Missouri, I believe you will all be traveling through St. Louis on I-44. The Illinois club has made reservations in Mt. Vernon, MO for Tuesday night (check the Illinois caravan thread or contact Steve for more information).
For those traveling from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, western Missouri, and central Canada, the plan is to spend Tuesday night in the Kansas City area and depart with the 17 cars from the KC club Wednesday morning. We will then hook up with the Illinois/Michigan/Gateway crew on I-44 and Highway 71 at around 9:00 AM Wednesday for the final drive to Dallas. I will be shocked if we don't have 100 Vipers as we arrive in Grapevine. The hotel in Kansas City for Tuesday night, September 7, is as follows:
AmeriSuites Hotel
5001 110th Street
Overland Park, KS
(913) 491-9002
Rates are currently $59 for a single (king) or $69 for a double. I have a call into the GM to see if we can get them even cheaper. This is in a very quiet and safe newer neighborhood - no midnight cruisers anywhere nearby. I will also have the local police patrolling the lot during the night. The parking is excellent with an outer lot of an office complex connecting to the hotel lot. Perfect for trailers and easy to get in and out of. I will check with the office complex tomorrow to make sure that they have no problem with us parking over there, with an early Wednesday departure.
Speaking of which, the plan right now is to depart NO LATER than 7:30 Wednesday morning from Kansas City. I would prefer shooting for 7:00 AM if everybody is on board for that, as that will make it even easier for us to hook up with Gateway, Michigan, and Illinois on I-44 around 9:00 AM. Figure about 2 hours to I-44 from Overland Park.
While you can book the hotel immediately, you may want to wait until Monday evening when I have secured a better rate. As it stands right now, we do NOT have the rooms blocked off, but they have 100 available. I will ask them to hold 30 for us, so please let me know if you plan to join us. Right now I am planning on Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, and possibly the Dakotas joining us in KC. There should be at least 17 cars going from the Kansas City VCA itself, including three trailers. I will post directions to the hotel from I-35 AND I-70 for those that would like to camp out in Kansas City for the night. We will also plan on an informal dinner for Viper owners on Tuesday evening here in Kansas City. Should be a great way to get the excitement building and plan the final caravan details for the following day.
Questions? E-mail me or call (913) 851-4414. We look forward to seeing you for the largest Viper caravan in the country for 2004!
Chris
We are planning what should easily be the largest caravan of Vipers to arrive in Dallas. Currently we anticipate that Vipers from Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, central Canada, and the Dakotas will be joining up. For those coming from Michigan, Illinois, and eastern Missouri, I believe you will all be traveling through St. Louis on I-44. The Illinois club has made reservations in Mt. Vernon, MO for Tuesday night (check the Illinois caravan thread or contact Steve for more information).
For those traveling from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, western Missouri, and central Canada, the plan is to spend Tuesday night in the Kansas City area and depart with the 17 cars from the KC club Wednesday morning. We will then hook up with the Illinois/Michigan/Gateway crew on I-44 and Highway 71 at around 9:00 AM Wednesday for the final drive to Dallas. I will be shocked if we don't have 100 Vipers as we arrive in Grapevine. The hotel in Kansas City for Tuesday night, September 7, is as follows:
AmeriSuites Hotel
5001 110th Street
Overland Park, KS
(913) 491-9002
Rates are currently $59 for a single (king) or $69 for a double. I have a call into the GM to see if we can get them even cheaper. This is in a very quiet and safe newer neighborhood - no midnight cruisers anywhere nearby. I will also have the local police patrolling the lot during the night. The parking is excellent with an outer lot of an office complex connecting to the hotel lot. Perfect for trailers and easy to get in and out of. I will check with the office complex tomorrow to make sure that they have no problem with us parking over there, with an early Wednesday departure.
Speaking of which, the plan right now is to depart NO LATER than 7:30 Wednesday morning from Kansas City. I would prefer shooting for 7:00 AM if everybody is on board for that, as that will make it even easier for us to hook up with Gateway, Michigan, and Illinois on I-44 around 9:00 AM. Figure about 2 hours to I-44 from Overland Park.
While you can book the hotel immediately, you may want to wait until Monday evening when I have secured a better rate. As it stands right now, we do NOT have the rooms blocked off, but they have 100 available. I will ask them to hold 30 for us, so please let me know if you plan to join us. Right now I am planning on Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, and possibly the Dakotas joining us in KC. There should be at least 17 cars going from the Kansas City VCA itself, including three trailers. I will post directions to the hotel from I-35 AND I-70 for those that would like to camp out in Kansas City for the night. We will also plan on an informal dinner for Viper owners on Tuesday evening here in Kansas City. Should be a great way to get the excitement building and plan the final caravan details for the following day.
Questions? E-mail me or call (913) 851-4414. We look forward to seeing you for the largest Viper caravan in the country for 2004!
Chris