East Coast Gathering, In the planning stage Options

[Kerrys914]

Second Annual Mid-Atlantic Mid-Engine Cookout

I am looking to start an East Coast 914 gathering.

I am hoping for this to be a yearly event and to rotate around from cities in; DC,DE,MD, PA, and NJ. This year I am looking to plan a gathering in PA just west of Philly sometime in Aug or Sept.

Please e-mail me at kerrys914@yahoo.com if you have any thoughts, ideas, or would like to attend.


Cheers (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer.gif)

[Hartmann]

Hi all - Ralf Hartmann here in beautiful downtown Plattsburgh, New York, where the current temperature is 15, no snow on the ground, sunny skys outside and fireplace on inside!

Yes it is true, we have had a East Coast Ramble for the past 8-9 years and they were usually held in the New England/New York area. Once we held the ECR in Quebec, Canada.

I really would like to see/organize a Ramble/914 Classic or whatever name we come up with on the East Coast somewhere where we could have a maximum 914 attendance. I have read all the previous posts and some of the sites mentioned sound very interesting. This time of year would be perfect to start planning an event so that all the East Coasters would have plenty of time to plan their attendance.

Since the driving distance to a centrally located meeting point would be greater for some, I would suggest that a 2 day planned event be organized and then add two days for travel time. Of course it would be best if we had a volunteer in the staging area that could plan out some of the events, such as a RAMBLE (scenic/twisty roads for a 2-4 hour drive) and locate a Resort/Hotel off the beaten path.

Suggestions from myself:
1. Location: Southern West Virginia/Virginia - 30-50 miles anywhere of I-81
Not only would East Coasters make this, but also some Mid-Westerners

2. Dates: Mid-August - Mid-September
Still warm enough to enjoy the pool. We are having a pool RIGHT!

3. Events:
Friday - Travel Day
Friday Evening - Meet and Greet Cocktail hour with some food - 7 PM- ??
Saturday Morning - Show and Shine Car Show - 8 AM - 10AM
Satrurday Mid-Day - RAMBLE TIME! - Poker Run, Trivia Contest, Road Lunch etc 10:30AM - 3:00PM
Saturday Afternoon - Free time/Local Interest Visits etc 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday Evening - Meet and Greet Cocktail with dinner/banquet to follow 6PM - ??

Sunday - Early Morning Ramble - with Brunch on the road to follow - 7 AM - 10 AM
Sunday - Free Time for those staying the day - Good Byes to those not.
Sunday - Local Interest Drives/Visits

Monday - Travel Day



For those interested see my albums from previous ECRs' @: http://community.webshots.com/user/ralfhartmann

OR visit my own web site @:
http://webpages.charter.net/rhartmann

ANY ONE INTERESTED IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS: email me @ rhartmann@charter.net

REGARDING HERSHEY - I also plan to be there and I agree that we could have a meeting point there to discuss the EAST COAST 914 get togehter

Let's have one, huge EAST COAST 914 gathering this year!!

Regards to all - Ralf