Time to list planned and/or potential 2013 meets.
Ohio is already being discussed.
Other possibilities I've heard discussed here or there:
- Binghamton, NY
- A meet somewhere in New Hampshire
- Hampton Roads-area meet
- Chattanooga
- Atlantic City
Others to add to the list?
I need to find out how construction is progressing on the replacement of the old Ironton-Russell bridge across the Ohio River. If there is visible work, that might give me another reason to do a Tri-State (KY/OH/WV) meet in the Ashland/Huntington area.
cu2010 and I might do a second St. Lawrece county meet; not sure though, he's less familiar with the Ogdensburg/Gouverneur area than the Potsdam/Canton/Massena area.
Though it might be possible to throw in Ogdensburg to the tour of the first one, given that the NY 56 S curve is reconstruction is done and the area is now entirely uninteresting.
I have two ideas, and may go ahead and do both at differing times of the year.
1. Starved Rock/Illinois Valley: Meet at the Starved Rock Lodge and explore the bridges of the Illinois Valley from Spring Valley to Ottawa. A few interchanges between conventional roads and the AASHO Test Loop on I-80 will be included. If there's time, it may include all of I-180.
2. Chicago Skyway/NW Indiana: No clue where to meet yet, but will explore the Southeast Side and NW Indiana. Will include the IN-912 bridge, the Chicago Skyway (with service area and toll plaza), and the 95th Street Bridge (the one the Blues Brothers jumped).
Shreveport, LA - scheduled for Feb 16 (drive future I-49, visit 3 states, other sights? too early for detail)
mgk920 hopes to try NE Wisconsin again.
I'm not sure what I want to do - I look around Dubuque in bridgehunter.com and I see mostly pony truss :sleep: Many of the signature bridges I have in mind are miles apart (PDC/Cassville Ferry/Dubuque/Sabula-Savana and Clinton) or gone (Eagle Point Bridge). I need to get more on the history of the area before I consider a meet.
I am considering a middle TN area meet later this spring to see the construction of the new TN 109 bridge over the Cumberland River along with construction on TN 141 (Hartsville Pike) to bring that to modern 2 to 3 lane standerds, also the I-40 and I-65 widening projects and the completion of TN 840. Meet site would be in my home town of Lebanon, TN (30 miles east of Nashville) and go from there.
Toms River looks like a go for 2013 - I want to catch Interchange 88/89 construction on the Parkway in full swing.
I'm probably not doing any more road meets. I'll hang out with individual friends who are into roads, but unless we will be able to drive on an unopened road or something, I probably won't attend. Too much drama and too much geekiness for me.
Quote from: bugo on January 04, 2013, 10:28:42 PM
I'm probably not doing any more road meets. I'll hang out with individual friends who are into roads, but unless we will be able to drive on an unopened road or something, I probably won't attend. Too much drama and too much geekiness for me.
Actually, I don't know that I've ever attended a meet that involved personal drama. At every one I've attended, the participants got along fine and there were no incidents.
Still debating where mine will be held. I've got several ideas on the table, but all need work in some fashion.
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Quote from: bugo on January 04, 2013, 10:28:42 PM
I'm probably not doing any more road meets. I'll hang out with individual friends who are into roads, but unless we will be able to drive on an unopened road or something, I probably won't attend. Too much drama and too much geekiness for me.
Actually, I don't know that I've ever attended a meet that involved personal drama. At every one I've attended, the participants got along fine and there were no incidents.
The drama I'm referring to has come out after the last roadmeets. It would be hard for me to keep my mouth shut, as I have a short fuse, and it's just best if I didn't go.
I had a great visit with a friend of mine who is into roads on New Years Eve. We hung out for about 3-4 hours, had pizza and breadsticks and cinnamon sticks and talked about everything from roads to politics to religion...and nobody's feet got stepped on. We bullshitted, played guitars, and asked "did you know?" questions about the area of the country that we are most familiar with. I had a blast.
The New Hampshire meet would be focusing on Portsmouth. When I was first thinking of running a meet in NH, I had been focusing on Manchester and Nashua, but the time I would've gotten anything off the ground, the construction for the Manchester Airport Connector had been completed. At least with Portsmouth, they are working on the US 1 Memorial Bridge replacement span at this time, plus I have a couple of other goodies up my sleeve.
It should also be known that Portsmouth and Binghamton are the only meets that I have on the drawing board. After that, whatever meet planning I do will likely be based on whatever comes around.
Quote from: bugo on January 05, 2013, 04:49:35 AM
I had a great visit with a friend of mine who is into roads on New Years Eve. We hung out for about 3-4 hours, had pizza and breadsticks and cinnamon sticks and talked about everything from roads to politics to religion...and nobody's feet got stepped on. We bullshitted, played guitars, and asked "did you know?" questions about the area of the country that we are most familiar with. I had a blast.
Since a number of us in the hobby have become friends over the years, I too enjoy just getting together with others who are into roads, whether it is for a day trip to explore roads or just to meet up for lunch or dinner to shoot the breeze.
Quote from: Dougtone on January 05, 2013, 06:53:48 AM
The New Hampshire meet would be focusing on Portsmouth. When I was first thinking of running a meet in NH, I had been focusing on Manchester and Nashua, but the time I would've gotten anything off the ground, the construction for the Manchester Airport Connector had been completed. At least with Portsmouth, they are working on the US 1 Memorial Bridge replacement span at this time, plus I have a couple of other goodies up my sleeve.
It should also be known that Portsmouth and Binghamton are the only meets that I have on the drawing board. After that, whatever meet planning I do will likely be based on whatever comes around.
I would be quite interested in Portsmouth, since it's less than an hour from me! Any hints at what those other goodies may be? I don't actually know of that much noteworthy road stuff in the Seacoast.
As SSOWorld said, I'm hoping to try again on NE Wisconsin, with the US/I-41 upgrades in the Oshkosh-Neenah area finishing up and right in the midst of the biggest shovel year for the upgrades in the Green Bay area, including construction of the flyover ramps at the WI 29/Shawano Ave interchange. I'm shooting for late April or sometime in May.
Mike
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Shreveport, LA - scheduled for Feb 16 (drive future I-49, visit 3 states, other sights? too early for detail)
Interested if I can make the time.
Quote from: SSOWorld on January 03, 2013, 01:16:21 PM
Shreveport, LA - scheduled for Feb 16 (drive future I-49, visit 3 states, other sights? too early for detail)
mgk920 hopes to try NE Wisconsin again.
I'm not sure what I want to do - I look around Dubuque in bridgehunter.com and I see mostly pony truss :sleep: Many of the signature bridges I have in mind are miles apart (PDC/Cassville Ferry/Dubuque/Sabula-Savana and Clinton) or gone (Eagle Point Bridge). I need to get more on the history of the area before I consider a meet.
I've traveled the area quite a bit. I'd suggest the Sabula bridge for sure- it's IMHO one of the most graceful bridges around and is going to be replaced before too long.
Portsmouth is a definite possibility for me. In fact I'm already looking into a route I'd use to get down there.
I want to do a Southwestern Montreal Suburbs meet that would include all the sections of A-30 that have opened since 2009, too.
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on January 07, 2013, 10:11:39 AM
I want to do a Southwestern Montreal Suburbs meet that would include all the sections of A-30 that have opened since 2009, too.
Maybe you could throw in construction on the planned southward extension of A-35, which isn't that far from you. That, plus whatever work is pending for A-20 between A-30 and A-15, seem to be the next big projects in the Montreal region.
Has anyone heard about any meets planned or discussed for Michigan in 2013?
Quote from: hbelkins on January 03, 2013, 10:05:18 AM
I need to find out how construction is progressing on the replacement of the old Ironton-Russell bridge across the Ohio River. If there is visible work, that might give me another reason to do a Tri-State (KY/OH/WV) meet in the Ashland/Huntington area.
If you host a meet in the Ashland/Huntington area, I'd be very interested in attending - assuming time and finances are not issues.
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Quote from: hbelkins on January 03, 2013, 10:05:18 AM
I need to find out how construction is progressing on the replacement of the old Ironton-Russell bridge across the Ohio River. If there is visible work, that might give me another reason to do a Tri-State (KY/OH/WV) meet in the Ashland/Huntington area.
If you host a meet in the Ashland/Huntington area, I'd be very interested in attending - assuming time and finances are not issues.
I would second that. The area has a lot of cool road and rail stuff going on there.
As for Chattanooga, Jason and I have talked about hosting a meet there sometime this year. It would feature the US 27 reconstruction project north of downtown Chattanooga which will upgrade a 1940's era freeway to a modern facility. I need to ride over there one day and check out how far along the project has come.
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Quote from: hbelkins on January 03, 2013, 10:05:18 AM
I need to find out how construction is progressing on the replacement of the old Ironton-Russell bridge across the Ohio River. If there is visible work, that might give me another reason to do a Tri-State (KY/OH/WV) meet in the Ashland/Huntington area.
If you host a meet in the Ashland/Huntington area, I'd be very interested in attending - assuming time and finances are not issues.
I would second that. The area has a lot of cool road and rail stuff going on there.
I don't know how much rail stuff would be involved in a tour. I mapped a tour out in 2011, but since then some of the things have changed. Bridge construction on I-64 is over, and the button copy has been replaced with Clearview, but there are still a couple of stub endings, some interesting bridges, and I think Ohio still has most of its button copy along US 52. One of the stops I had planned was at Greenup Lock & Dam in the hopes that we might catch some riverboat traffic locking through.
I need to check and see if construction is significantly underway on the new Ironton-Russell Bridge. If it has, a late winter-early spring meet might definitely be in the works. Unless the February Texarkana meet visits three states, to my knowledge this would be the first single-day tri-state meet.
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As for Chattanooga, Jason and I have talked about hosting a meet there sometime this year. It would feature the US 27 reconstruction project north of downtown Chattanooga which will upgrade a 1940's era freeway to a modern facility. I need to ride over there one day and check out how far along the project has come.
Depending on the timing, that would be eminently doable for me. Would also give me the chance to clinch US 127 and US 27 in Tennessee.
Cody and I are meeting up next Saturday (1/19) to scout out the area of construction in Chattanooga along US 27 and anything else that might be of interest.
I have an optometrist's appointment Friday in Morehead, Ky. Weather permitting, afterwards I'm going to go check on a few things in northeastern Kentucky. Right now, I'd say the odds are better than 50-50 that I'll be announcing something for Saturday, April 6.
(Steve A. and others, I also hope to swing over to Maysville on Friday and check out the new US 68 routing.)
Just of note, I did get most of my plans for a meet planned. I will announce it soon, within the next week, need to finalize a date with people here to what looks best.
March 31 is Easter this year, and I have intentions to see the Wheel of Fortune NYC tapings on March 16, so I was looking at March 23 again, or some time in April.
Quote from: hbelkins on January 03, 2013, 10:05:18 AM
I need to find out how construction is progressing on the replacement of the old Ironton-Russell bridge across the Ohio River. If there is visible work, that might give me another reason to do a Tri-State (KY/OH/WV) meet in the Ashland/Huntington area.
Of course I would do my damndest to make it to that meet, being that I went to elementary school in Ashland and I haven't been back up there since 2004 or 2005, so long ago that I can't exactly remember!
Maybe in about 20 years, when the kids are all grown and out of the house, enough progress will have been made on I-73 that a Florence/Myrtle Beach meet will be justified.
There's probably not enough to make a full meet, but if anyone is passing through Ft Smith and has 2-3 hours, there is some I-49 construction around Ft Chaffee.
If I were to do a second St. Lawrence county meet, it would have to be before May, since that's when I graduate. My ideal date would be the Saturday before Easter if that doesn't present a problem for people here; April tends to be crazy for me, and earlier might still have snow.
Still looking at doing a Hampton Roads meet, but given the deployment schedule just handed to me, I'll have to hold it in March or mid-April, which would have implications for Adam's meet and those who intended to go to both.
Quote from: froggie on January 10, 2013, 10:46:04 AM
Still looking at doing a Hampton Roads meet, but given the deployment schedule just handed to me, I'll have to hold it in March or mid-April, which would have implications for Adam's meet and those who intended to go to both.
Considering I'll have a two month old and most likely hockey games, anything I'd do in ILM won't be until summer or later.
Just posted the date and preliminary details for a 2013 meet in Northeastern Kentucky. Have had this one in mind for a couple of years and waited too late for some bridge construction on I-64 in West Virginia, plus the button copy is now gone, but there's still enough to make for a good meet tour.
Once work gets underway on widening of New Circle Road and the construction of another diverging diamond (KY 4 at US 421), I'd like to do a Lexington-area meet. That may not be possible until late this fall or next spring.
Found out that I won't be going to Louisville until August for an annual conference that's usually held in April, so that may give me a chance to see if construction on one or both new bridges is visibly underway by then. If so, a Louisville meet is a possibility.
A Lexington meet would be doable for me, I won't be able to make the northestern KY meet, as for Hampton roads, that is up in the air for me too.
It looks like Dylan Lainhart will be running the Binghamton meet, which I've read that he's planning for sometime during the summer. I have no complaints about this, in case anyone is wondering. I was planning on doing this myself had Dylan decided not to hold a meet in Binghamton, New York.
I haven't formalized any dates for this yet, but I will be planning a meet in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Those familiar with the area may know that the Memorial Bridge replacement is scheduled to be completed by July 2013. I'll also throw in some other goodies that I've identified in the area, such as a drive down the classic Bypass US 1 in Portsmouth and perhaps a walk down the old Spaulding Turnpike bridge over the nearby Great Bay. I plan on taking a weekend to scout things out as well, see what works, etc. I tend to want to avoid the peak summer tourism season, so I may be aiming for sometime during the first half of June for a meet there.
After Alps and I hashed out a sketch for a tour route I've brainstormed a list of possible locations for a Binghamton, NY meet this summer. There probably should be two, with this one being the big one. This'll be the year things get crazy at the Kamikaze Curve interchange and there will be many vantage points from all over the valley, close up and on top of mountains, to see it. I'll plan these scenic vantage points into the tour route.
Doug, I'd like to collaborate with you on hosting this. You down?
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Shreveport, LA - scheduled for Feb 16 (drive future I-49, visit 3 states, other sights? too early for detail)
Interested if I can make the time.
x2
Quote from: dlainhart on January 14, 2013, 08:56:40 PM
After Alps and I hashed out a sketch for a tour route I've brainstormed a list of possible locations for a Binghamton, NY meet this summer. There probably should be two, with this one being the big one. This'll be the year things get crazy at the Kamikaze Curve interchange and there will be many vantage points from all over the valley, close up and on top of mountains, to see it. I'll plan these scenic vantage points into the tour route.
Doug, I'd like to collaborate with you on hosting this. You down?
I'm in like Flynn.
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Quote from: SSOWorld on January 03, 2013, 01:16:21 PM
Shreveport, LA - scheduled for Feb 16 (drive future I-49, visit 3 states, other sights? too early for detail)
Interested if I can make the time.
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I will not be able to attend a Feb. 16 meet, but I may be able to offer another "drive I-49 North" opportunity. I have been in contact with LaDOTD about a possible I-49 North drive, as well. I have been trying to figure out the best time to drive the most number of sections before they open. As of today, the thinking is that late April or early May will offer the best opportunity. From a LaDOTD email:
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I did speak to the engineers and I think we would be looking at late April or early May. That is when the majority of the segments will be accepted by DOTD. We are looking at summer to open the corridor.
I am thinking of having a more Texarkana-centric flavor because I want to drive the new Future I-49 in Texarkana as well as Future I-369. It's a very heavy "new interstate" agenda, but I think the construction warrants it. I hope to figure out a definite date in the next few weeks. Any suggestions for other things to see, good food, cold beer, etc. are welcome!
Quote from: Roadgeek Adam on January 09, 2013, 06:38:33 PM
Just of note, I did get most of my plans for a meet planned. I will announce it soon, within the next week, need to finalize a date with people here to what looks best.
March 31 is Easter this year, and I have intentions to see the Wheel of Fortune NYC tapings on March 16, so I was looking at March 23 again, or some time in April.
Definitely won't be staying all night in the town you've selected for your meet. The reviews of the motels there on Trip Advisor come to a consensus that they're dumps. Anyone traveling in from a distance will certainly want to seek alternate lodging locations.
Quote from: Dougtone on January 05, 2013, 06:53:48 AM
The New Hampshire meet would be focusing on Portsmouth. When I was first thinking of running a meet in NH, I had been focusing on Manchester and Nashua, but the time I would've gotten anything off the ground, the construction for the Manchester Airport Connector had been completed. At least with Portsmouth, they are working on the US 1 Memorial Bridge replacement span at this time, plus I have a couple of other goodies up my sleeve.
It should also be known that Portsmouth and Binghamton are the only meets that I have on the drawing board. After that, whatever meet planning I do will likely be based on whatever comes around.
I would be very interested in attending a Portsmouth meet, provided it is in May, June or late August. I'll be in Illinois attending a conference for work in mid-July, and I have family commitments (including my niece's wedding in North Carolina) in early July and early August. And yes, I do plan on driving to both the conference and the wedding.
I'm pondering early June for a NE Wisconsin construction geek-zone meet for early June, perhaps for the weekends of May 31-June 1 (Fri-Sat) or June 14-15 (Fri-Sat). Note, there is a major parade in downtown Appleton on June 8 (Sat), which will screw everything up, so that weekend would be out.
The Oshkosh-Neenah section of the US(I)-41 upgrades will be within a month of so of winding up and the Green Bay part will be in its heaviest 'big shovel' phase, with the major work at the WI 29 Shawano Interchange being well under way.
Mike
Tentatively looking at June 8th as the date of the Portsmouth, NH meet. With all the other meets going on, plus my own schedule, I may as well start trying to set up a time for the meet.
Quote from: Dougtone on February 14, 2013, 10:49:37 PM
Tentatively looking at June 8th as the date of the Portsmouth, NH meet. With all the other meets going on, plus my own schedule, I may as well start trying to set up a time for the meet.
I could only make Portsmouth if it was a week earlier (June 1st) since I'm taking a summer course that starts on the 3rd.
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Tentatively looking at June 8th as the date of the Portsmouth, NH meet. With all the other meets going on, plus my own schedule, I may as well start trying to set up a time for the meet.
I could only make Portsmouth if it was a week earlier (June 1st) since I'm taking a summer course that starts on the 3rd.
I would love to make the trip (from the Philly area) to meet some of the New Englanders (my old stomping grounds) on this site but June 8th is out for me. That's the same weekend as the
All-Ford Nationals over in Carlisle, PA. June 1 would be better for me, at least among June weekends.
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Quote from: Dougtone on February 14, 2013, 10:49:37 PM
Tentatively looking at June 8th as the date of the Portsmouth, NH meet. With all the other meets going on, plus my own schedule, I may as well start trying to set up a time for the meet.
I could only make Portsmouth if it was a week earlier (June 1st) since I'm taking a summer course that starts on the 3rd.
Likewise, I can only make Portsmouth if it's held on June 1st - I have the monthly operating session at the model railroad club (North Shore Club - Wakefield, MA) on the 8th.
Portsmouth is one of those meets that I've had on my radar screen for some time now since I heard it was a possibility. The opportunity to clinch NH's counties beckons. I'll have to make some decisions about which upcoming meets I want to attend. I know I won't be able to make all of them.
For those interested in a potential Hampton Roads meet, I've decided to delay until this fall. I had initially looked at doing one this spring, but my deployment date has been all over the place...it finally settled on next month, right after I'm taking 2 weeks up in Vermont for housesitting/catsitting. It's too late IMO to plan for one at the end of this month (nevermind the 31st being Easter), so I've chosen to delay until I'm back from deployment.
Look for a meet sometime in early/mid-November. This may work out anyway, as by then there will likely be some noticeable work by then on the Midtown Tunnel expansion, the Steel Bridge (US 17 in Chesapeake) project, and the US 460 tollway.
Quote from: froggie on March 15, 2013, 02:59:49 PMthe US 460 tollway.
Are they going to be able to get started on that project that quickly? Wow...
Sorry...that was off memory. They don't actually start construction on 460 until next year.
Still, even next year would be awfully quick to get plans drawn up, a preferred corridor selected, ROW purchased, etc.
Plans are already drawn up, preferred corridor selected, EIS completed. They're doing ROW acquisition now. It should be noted that this has been in planning for over a decade.
The new Jordan Bridge could also be part of the tour.
My attendance at summer meets this year may be spotty at best (due to my own wedding with Mike this August and all of the various events!) so fall works better for me (except for my college homecoming weekend October 18-20).
Quote from: Laura Bianca on March 18, 2013, 09:05:01 PM
My attendance at summer meets this year may be spotty at best (due to my own wedding with Mike this August and all of the various events!) so fall works better for me (except for my college homecoming weekend October 18-20).
AUGUST!
Congrats on the wedding. Shouldn't be an issue. If I hold Hampton Roads in October at all, it'd be the 26th-27th, and that's only if A) I'm not already in Vermont, and B) the ship gets back as scheduled.
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the ship gets back as scheduled.
I'll bet retirement is looking better and better.
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Congrats on the wedding. Shouldn't be an issue. If I hold Hampton Roads in October at all, it'd be the 26th-27th, and that's only if A) I'm not already in Vermont, and B) the ship gets back as scheduled.
The later the better for me. I'm unlikely to be able to make any meet in October, because I have a car meet planned for that month (not sure what week yet). Also, the later in the year, the less tourist traffic, obviously.
However, the later in the year, the earlier the sunset, but I have ways around that (i.e. skip the "traditional lunch").
October 26/27, thats mine and Stephs wedding anniversary, not sure if she would go for it but at the same time it would not suprise me but we are also debating on going to the Florida panhandle gulf coast area for a few days around that time too. July is pretty much out for me since the 2nd half of July will be spent out west and great plains region.
My attendance at Portsmouth depends on a multitude of factors, including when I move to Rome and how much that costs. It's just far enough out that I would probably need a hotel somewhere (probably in MA... it would be nice to check out the interstates there).
Quote from: vdeane on March 22, 2013, 12:28:26 PM
My attendance at Portsmouth depends on a multitude of factors, including when I move to Rome and how much that costs. It's just far enough out that I would probably need a hotel somewhere (probably in MA... it would be nice to check out the interstates there).
So is a Portsmouth, NH Meet for June 1 official yet?
BTW, there are some motels just off I-95 in Portsmouth itself.
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My attendance at Portsmouth depends on a multitude of factors, including when I move to Rome and how much that costs. It's just far enough out that I would probably need a hotel somewhere (probably in MA... it would be nice to check out the interstates there).
So is a Portsmouth, NH Meet for June 1 official yet?
BTW, there are some motels just off I-95 in Portsmouth itself.
Just about official. I have been trying to decide between having the meet on June 1 or June 8, but I am leaning toward the 1st. I am trying to determine a restaurant out there (with decent access to main roads, parking, etc.) and that will be determined when I scout out the meet next weekend.
That being said, expect an official meet announcement within the next couple of weeks.
Could also eat in Kittery...there's a few okay restaurants there as I recall.
Quote from: froggie on March 26, 2013, 08:19:33 AM
Could also eat in Kittery...there's a few okay restaurants there as I recall.
Kittery is certainly an option as well, possibly a better option than Portsmouth. I'm going to see what restaurants have good access and then see if I come up with a good review with my Yelp app on my smartphone.
Quote from: froggie on March 26, 2013, 08:19:33 AM
Could also eat in Kittery...there's a few okay restaurants there as I recall.
Weathervane is a good seafood place - not sure how prices stack up for a lunch.
Spring meets are the worst time of the year for me due to softball-related stuff. Fall/Winter meets work out much better but this year my vacation time will probably be spent in Memphis helping my brother move into a house (he moved there last year for job-related reasons). The next St. Louis area meet will not occur before the opening of the new I-70 bridge that is projected to happen in 2014.
Thinking of hosting a meet in the late September/October timeframe; currently leaning towards Kingston, NY.
Quote from: vdeane on April 08, 2013, 11:09:51 AM
Thinking of hosting a meet in the late September/October timeframe; currently leaning towards Kingston, NY.
I would totally attend a Kingston meet that is within the time frame of Oct. 12-15.
Later in the fall would work for me for Kingston, given my aforementioned deployment schedule. Could incorporate it into a Vermont trip.
My other ideas included Burlington, VT and a mini-meet for I-781/1000 Islands area (not much other than I-781 and the 1000 Islands Bridge, but in fall it should be quite scenic). Some people have expressed occasional interest in a St. Lawrence county redux as well, especially since I found some stuff in the Ogdensburg/Huevelton/Pope Mills area.
In the event you do a Burlington meet before I'm back from sea, one item of note is about an hour away in Morrisville, VT, where VTrans is building a VT 100 bypass on the west side of town...likely the last new alignment Vermont highway to be built, since there's no funding for the south part of the Bennington bypass and the rest of VT 289 was all but cancelled in 2011.
Haven't paid much attention to this but I could definitely make a Hampton Roads-area meet in October. I'm currently about to start a new job, but the new job doesn't have me working weekends either, so they're still open.
I've been chatting with a few others from the Michigan roads community, and the thinking is we may do a meet in the Flint area coming up about the same time as the Port Huron meet last year, so probably in mid to late August.
Not saying no for Flint, as I have family in Windsor.
There is likely going to be a meet in Windsor sometime in June, but I don't have further details at this time.
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 26, 2013, 09:35:10 PM
There is likely going to be a meet in Windsor sometime in June, but I don't have further details at this time.
Who is planning the Windsor meet? I would love to attend a road meet there, but I have a feeling I'll have a scheduling conflict and won't be able to make it (especially if it's in June).
Chris has said he is going to plan the Windsor meet. He has organized most of the Ontario meets in the past, including last years meet in Sarnia. Last I talked to him I had suggested the third Sunday in June for the meet, though that could change.
Typically, last year being an exception, the Ontario meet is held in early June.
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on April 28, 2013, 10:19:50 PM
Chris has said he is going to plan the Windsor meet. He has organized most of the Ontario meets in the past, including last years meet in Sarnia. Last I talked to him I had suggested the third Sunday in June for the meet, though that could change.
In the U.S. (maybe Canada too?), Father's Day is the third Sunday in June. I don't know if this would impact attendance for such a meet. As far as I know, I'm available that day and might be up for going. I look forward to hearing the official announcement before too long. :)
As long as I can afford it, I'll go to Windsor. Flint is a yes no matter what; I think I have the best Michigan meet attendance of anyone since 2008. (Any challengers? :))
We need a meet in Southern California. I see many people with that region listed... lets get together! My only caveat is I can't offer my "car". I don't own one, just my motorcycle.
We've had meet hosts not drive before so not a problem. Heck, I even WALKED to a meet once!
Well, one meet I'd like to host is a US 99 tour through Los Angeles sometime in June or July for those interested in the route from Castaic to downtown Los Angeles (and slightly east).
QuoteWe've had meet hosts not drive before so not a problem. Heck, I even WALKED to a meet once!
Indeed. The 1st ICC meet in Maryland that I hosted, I took the DC Metro to the meet. I believe Oscar Voss took Metro to the meet I held in southern Fairfax County in 2009.
Quote from: froggie on May 09, 2013, 02:12:38 AM
I believe Oscar Voss took Metro to the meet I held in southern Fairfax County in 2009.
Yeah, that was when I was recovering from eye surgery, and still a few weeks away from retaking the wheel.
That was an exceptional circumstance. At that event, there was no shortage of drivers, as is usually the case. Even when the host can drive separately, people will usually want to carpool to keep the number of vehicles more manageable, reduce the risk of someone getting lost (the longer the convoy, the more likely it'll get broken up by stoplights, etc.), and conserve scarce parking space at meet stops. That also frees up the host to provide expert commentary to others in the car, get on the cellphone to corral lost drivers in other cars, etc.
Quote from: froggie on May 09, 2013, 02:12:38 AM
QuoteWe've had meet hosts not drive before so not a problem. Heck, I even WALKED to a meet once!
Indeed. The 1st ICC meet in Maryland that I hosted, I took the DC Metro to the meet. I believe Oscar Voss took Metro to the meet I held in southern Fairfax County in 2009.
And you rode your bike to the DC-area meet last fall.
I couldn't have...I was out to sea last fall.
I meant spring. Got that meet confused with the Richmond meet last fall, after both of which I spent the night in Staunton.
Quote from: sdmichael on May 07, 2013, 08:04:02 PM
Well, one meet I'd like to host is a US 99 tour through Los Angeles sometime in June or July for those interested in the route from Castaic to downtown Los Angeles (and slightly east).
if the speculation for my job's next project is correct, I might be able to attend that...
EDIT: Speculation correct - I'll be in the L.A. area for most of the summer.
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 11, 2013, 11:25:29 PM
Quote from: sdmichael on May 07, 2013, 08:04:02 PM
Well, one meet I'd like to host is a US 99 tour through Los Angeles sometime in June or July for those interested in the route from Castaic to downtown Los Angeles (and slightly east).
if the speculation for my job's next project is correct, I might be able to attend that...
EDIT: Speculation correct - I'll be in the L.A. area for most of the summer.
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If that is the case, we will have to put something together.
Quote from: Steve on May 14, 2013, 12:22:12 AM
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 11, 2013, 11:25:29 PM
Quote from: sdmichael on May 07, 2013, 08:04:02 PM
Well, one meet I'd like to host is a US 99 tour through Los Angeles sometime in June or July for those interested in the route from Castaic to downtown Los Angeles (and slightly east).
if the speculation for my job's next project is correct, I might be able to attend that...
EDIT: Speculation correct - I'll be in the L.A. area for most of the summer.
But
ton
cop
y
*clap clap*
*clap clap clap*
Quote from: Duke87 on May 15, 2013, 09:09:58 PM
Quote from: Steve on May 14, 2013, 12:22:12 AM
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 11, 2013, 11:25:29 PM
Quote from: sdmichael on May 07, 2013, 08:04:02 PM
Well, one meet I'd like to host is a US 99 tour through Los Angeles sometime in June or July for those interested in the route from Castaic to downtown Los Angeles (and slightly east).
if the speculation for my job's next project is correct, I might be able to attend that...
EDIT: Speculation correct - I'll be in the L.A. area for most of the summer.
But
ton
cop
y
*clap clap*
*clap clap clap*
So does the Button Copy Cheer join the world famous "Wake County Roads" Chant?