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TALIMENA 1, OK, TX & AR 914 Spring Road Tour

Joseph Mills	Feb 26 2007, 09:45 PM Post #1
on a Sonoma diet now... Group: Members Posts: 1,482 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Oklahoma City, OK Member No.: 39	Here's the "official" posting: For the 3rd year in a row... we're driving down Oklahoma Highway One... one more time! As it's been for the last two years... this is an informal NO FEES, NO FRILLS, NO T-SHIRT, real CHEAP MOTEL gathering of teener owners with an emphasis on DRIVING! Well... that and hangin' out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) The date for this year will be Saturday, April 7th (day before easter). This weekend has been chosen because there will be no conflicting "car events" surrounding this date. Children are welcome and maybe we will have a 914 easter egg hunt. OVERVIEW: As in the past, the tour will be similar in nature to the MUSR road tours, in that there will be opportunities for some "spirited" driving, but it is not a race, nor is it a competition. If you want to race, feel free to meet me at the next MUSR AX... All participants are encouraged to drive at their own comfortable pace. We will be stopping on numerous occasions for "breaks" at the scenic viewpoints and a few "photo ops'. This will allow us to re-group when necessary. Bring your camera! We will meet in Talihina, OK, at the Kiamichi Inn. This is a classic "car" motel from the sixties, owned by Miss Kitty, who has again given her blessings for our Saturday night cookout in the parking lot right next to our cars. Many of us arrive on Friday. For the drive, from Talihina, we approach State Highway 1, also known as the Talimena National Scenic Byway, or for short, Talimena Drive. This road runs for sixty miles to the town of Mena, AR. Although other states can boast of a larger quantity of twisties, Talimena holds it's own when it comes to a driving challenge, and has been identified as one of the best sportscar roads in America by Car and Driver Magazine and various other car and bike organizations. It extends west to east on top of the ridgeline of Winding Stair Mountain and Rich Mountain in the Ouachita National Forest north of the Kiamichi Mountains. These sixty miles of highway are filled with sharp curves and 13% grades of unbroken blacktop. There are lots of both low and high speed turns with many tight switchbacks that are often preceded by steep downhill grades. Your brakes should be in their best condition. Several drivers have told me "THIS is better than any friggin' DE I've ever attended!" Overall, the road surface itself is in very good shape with only occasional, rough areas. There are many scenic vistas that overlook the valleys for pulling over and regrouping, or taking some pics. All of it comes together so nicely, that even if you're temporarily stuck behind a slow moving RV, it's still a cool drive. Remember, this is not a drive around the block - be adequately prepared... or be prepared to be adequately humiliated. Or cared for... or left behind (we'll pick you up on the way back). Extra parts, tools and AAA are strongly advised. We will tour around Mena, have lunch, and when everyone is ready, get back to the driving task at hand, and tour back to Talihina. Don't even bother trying to re-wind the turns backwards... won't work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) After a break, we'll get together for our cookout and favorite beverages. Sunday morning we'll have a nice breakfast before heading home. This is a fair weather get together. Mild chance of rain will not deter us, however eminent threat of severe precipitation will cancel our plans. We will be in touch as the time draws near. Location: Kiamichi Inn (504 Dallas St.) Talihina, OK (http://www.talihinacc.com/). For reservations call 918-567-2243. Tell "Kitty" you're with the 914 group. The rates are about the same as last year: 1 bed 1-2 people 38.41 2 bed 2-3 people 49.39 3 bed 3-5 people 65.36 (In some cases, an extra 5.00 may be charged for the 3rd or 4th person) Attendees list as of 3/20: Joseph & Rea (plus Edith), OK Curt & Angela, OK Clay & Betty, TX Rusty, AL Doug & "Das Weibchen", TX Stephen, Krebs OK I will update this list as you reply to this thread or PM me. I'm working on a "schedule" of events. ..

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Twystd1	Mar 9 2007, 09:44 AM Post #2
You don't want to know... really..... Group: Members Posts: 2,515 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Newport Beach, California Member No.: 2,743	I have to tell you nut cases sumpin. Even though I live In SoCal and get the opportunity to hang out with other 914 owners on any given day of the week if I so choose. Everytime I read this thread for the Talimena drive. I get jealous as hell. Me thinks you folks are gunna have a very good time on this cruise. Please post daily on your antics and folderol as it happens if you are sober or not..... I will be with you guys in spirit. Cause this gathering is really fuchin cool. I can tell by the responses to this thread. Good luck and report back..!!! Regards to all, Clayton

TheCabinetmaker	Mar 10 2007, 07:02 AM Post #3
I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,325 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666	QUOTE(Twystd1 @ Mar 9 2007, 09:44 AM) I have to tell you nut cases sumpin. Please post daily on your antics and folderol as it happens if you are sober or not..... Regards to all, Clayton Its only a one day event, but I'll bet someone post pics anyway.

dakotaewing	Mar 10 2007, 08:24 AM Post #4
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,163 Joined: 8-July 03 From: DeSoto, Tx Member No.: 897 Region Association: Southwest Region	QUOTE(vsg914 @ Mar 10 2007, 07:02 AM) QUOTE(Twystd1 @ Mar 9 2007, 09:44 AM) I have to tell you nut cases sumpin. Please post daily on your antics and folderol as it happens if you are sober or not..... Regards to all, Clayton Its only a one day event, but I'll bet someone post pics anyway. Arrive Friday night - Sit in parking lot Friday PM and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) Drive Saturday (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Sit in hotel parking lot Sarurday night and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/jsharp.gif) and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Sunday (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) home Welcome to a one day event... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)

TheCabinetmaker	Mar 10 2007, 10:36 AM Post #5
I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,325 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666	QUOTE(dakotaewing @ Mar 10 2007, 08:24 AM) QUOTE(vsg914 @ Mar 10 2007, 07:02 AM) QUOTE(Twystd1 @ Mar 9 2007, 09:44 AM) I have to tell you nut cases sumpin. Please post daily on your antics and folderol as it happens if you are sober or not..... Regards to all, Clayton Its only a one day event, but I'll bet someone post pics anyway. Arrive Friday night - Sit in parking lot Friday PM and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) Drive Saturday (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Sit in hotel parking lot Sarurday night and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/jsharp.gif) and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Sunday (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) home Welcome to a one day event... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) Not everyone arrives on friday night (me) and stays over on Saturday night!!!! Its only a two hour drive from here. Arrive Sat @10:00am, Leave Sun @10:am. Hmm, 24 hours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Are you going to grace us Thom?

ClayPerrine	Mar 10 2007, 11:59 AM Post #6
Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,950 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille	QUOTE(vsg914 @ Mar 10 2007, 10:36 AM) QUOTE(dakotaewing @ Mar 10 2007, 08:24 AM) QUOTE(vsg914 @ Mar 10 2007, 07:02 AM) QUOTE(Twystd1 @ Mar 9 2007, 09:44 AM) I have to tell you nut cases sumpin. Please post daily on your antics and folderol as it happens if you are sober or not..... Regards to all, Clayton Its only a one day event, but I'll bet someone post pics anyway. Arrive Friday night - Sit in parking lot Friday PM and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) Drive Saturday (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Sit in hotel parking lot Sarurday night and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/jsharp.gif) and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Sunday (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) home Welcome to a one day event... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) Not everyone arrives on friday night (me) and stays over on Saturday night!!!! Its only a two hour drive from here. Arrive Sat @10:00am, Leave Sun @10:am. Hmm, 24 hours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Are you going to grace us Thom? Yea Thom, Are you going to come again this year? Are you going to regale us with tales of you phantom 914... the one that no one has ever seen???? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

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Joseph Mills TALIMENA 1 Feb 26 2007, 09:45 PM

Betty "... and maybe we will have a 914 easter egg ... Feb 27 2007, 11:07 AM

cooltimes "... and maybe we will have a 914 easter egg... Feb 27 2007, 12:07 PM

Joseph Mills Does anybody have any bunny ears? Shows how an... Feb 27 2007, 07:17 PM

cooltimes Betty said, "Does anybody have any bunny ea... Feb 27 2007, 08:35 PM

vsg914 :bump: Mar 2 2007, 07:49 AM

Joseph Mills Okay now... where are the rest of you Okies... We... Mar 2 2007, 04:35 PM

ClayPerrine Joseph... Miss Kitty says you stole my room... Mar 3 2007, 10:55 AM

Joseph Mills Joseph... Miss Kitty says you stole my room... Mar 4 2007, 11:56 AM

ClayPerrine Joseph... Miss Kitty says you stole my room... Mar 4 2007, 12:35 PM

Lawrence Okay... count me in! Mar 6 2007, 07:06 PM

Betty Okay... count me in! Woo Hoo!!... Mar 6 2007, 08:56 PM

Joseph Mills Okay... count me in! Woo Hoo!!... Mar 6 2007, 10:09 PM

cooltimes [quote name='Betty' post='871683' date='Mar 6 200... Mar 9 2007, 08:46 AM

vsg914 Okay... count me in! Excellent!!... Mar 7 2007, 05:01 PM

dagdal1967 Now that my crisis of faith is over, I'll be t... Mar 7 2007, 08:28 PM

Betty Now that my crisis of faith is over, I'll be ... Mar 7 2007, 08:57 PM

Joseph Mills I'm thinkin' you need to get "Das We... Mar 7 2007, 10:15 PM

dagdal1967 I'm thinkin' you need to get "Das We... Mar 8 2007, 08:41 AM

Betty "Where exaclty can one get magnets like that ... Mar 8 2007, 10:06 AM

Twystd1 I have to tell you nut cases sumpin. Even though ... Mar 9 2007, 09:44 AM

ClayPerrine I have to tell you nut cases sumpin. Even though... Mar 9 2007, 04:03 PM

vsg914 I have to tell you nut cases sumpin. Please post... Mar 10 2007, 07:02 AM

dakotaewing I have to tell you nut cases sumpin. Please pos... Mar 10 2007, 08:24 AM

vsg914 [quote name='vsg914' post='872906' date='Mar 10 2... Mar 10 2007, 10:36 AM

ClayPerrine [quote name='vsg914' post='872906' date='Mar 10 ... Mar 10 2007, 11:59 AM

dakotaewing I am seriously considering it, but, I am sick a... Mar 10 2007, 11:59 AM

cooltimes Here's the "official" posting: Fo... Mar 10 2007, 09:38 AM

vsg914 I will have a spare seat in my car, and Angela wil... Mar 12 2007, 12:09 PM

vsg914 Booked my room today. Car is running sweet. Here w... Mar 14 2007, 02:38 PM

dagdal1967 Just booked my room too. I (we?) will be arriving ... Mar 19 2007, 12:29 PM

ClayPerrine Is it time to leave yet?? :toe tapping: I need... Mar 19 2007, 01:01 PM

dagdal1967 Is it time to leave yet?? :toe tapping: I nee... Mar 19 2007, 06:36 PM

ClayPerrine Around Noon. Don't follow the mapquest dire... Mar 19 2007, 10:27 PM

dagdal1967 Around Noon. Don't follow the mapquest dir... Mar 20 2007, 04:39 PM

ClayPerrine After speaking with Betty, we are planning to leav... Mar 20 2007, 07:50 PM

dagdal1967 After speaking with Betty, we are planning to lea... Mar 21 2007, 09:20 AM

mrdezyne Still no teener rolling on the ground yet but we j... Mar 22 2007, 11:32 AM

ClayPerrine Still no teener rolling on the ground yet but we ... Mar 22 2007, 12:20 PM

Joseph Mills Still no teener rolling on the ground yet but we... Mar 22 2007, 11:56 PM

ClayPerrine Just talked with some of the local guys. On the... Mar 22 2007, 07:08 PM

Joseph Mills Just talked with some of the local guys. On th... Mar 23 2007, 12:02 AM

ClayPerrine MAYBE Steve McQueen well... it says ... Mar 23 2007, 09:24 AM

mrdezyne Are there any wineries in this area? I haven... Mar 23 2007, 09:46 AM

Betty Here's a website with a map and links for Okla... Mar 23 2007, 01:46 PM

dagdal1967 Aw-Right Betty for doing your homework... I can a... Mar 23 2007, 03:46 PM

ClayPerrine We will be leaving from the Ihop at the NE corner ... Mar 25 2007, 06:28 PM

ClayPerrine Oh.. and I found out today that Travis Howard is g... Mar 25 2007, 06:32 PM

dagdal1967 10 days (including today) and counting till we lea... Mar 28 2007, 08:58 AM

mrdezyne OK! Put us on the list officially (Curt and S... Mar 28 2007, 09:42 AM

Lawrence I just booked my room. They're very nice. :) Mar 28 2007, 10:53 AM

Pam I just booked my room. They're very nice. :)... Mar 28 2007, 12:46 PM

Joseph Mills I just booked my room. They're very nice. :... Mar 28 2007, 01:26 PM

ClayPerrine I just booked my room. They're very nice. :... Mar 28 2007, 03:00 PM

Betty [quote name='Pam' post='880915' date='Mar 28 2007... Mar 28 2007, 09:45 PM

vsg914 "life is too short to pass up any fun stuff t... Mar 28 2007, 10:21 PM

Joseph Mills "life is too short to pass up any fun stuff ... Mar 28 2007, 11:23 PM

Lawrence Drive all night, stop to rest in a parking lot for... Mar 28 2007, 01:36 PM

Joseph Mills Drive all night, stop to rest in a parking lot fo... Mar 28 2007, 01:57 PM

Joseph Mills Newly updated Attendee List: CONFIRMED:Joseph ... Mar 28 2007, 01:49 PM

ClayPerrine Newly updated Attendee List: CONFIRMED:Joseph ... Mar 28 2007, 02:59 PM

mrdezyne When I booked the room she said they were going fa... Mar 28 2007, 01:56 PM

mrhurtalot id come. im in yukon oklahoma just outside of OKC ... Mar 28 2007, 11:58 PM

Joseph Mills id come. im in yukon oklahoma just outside of OKC... Mar 29 2007, 12:41 AM

dagdal1967 Looks like I've got an extra seat as my other ... Mar 29 2007, 08:49 AM

1.8914 Hey guys...this sounds like a great drive. I... Mar 29 2007, 11:53 AM

Grelber MUSR8 is going to be sometime in late Sept., early... Mar 29 2007, 11:57 AM

Joseph Mills Well, the time is drawing near... How does this s... Mar 31 2007, 05:44 PM

Betty Joseph, With Sunday being Easter, are you sure th... Mar 31 2007, 10:21 PM

Joseph Mills Joseph, With Sunday being Easter, are you sure t... Apr 1 2007, 01:59 PM

ClayPerrine Joseph, With Sunday being Easter, are you sure ... Apr 1 2007, 09:51 PM

dagdal1967 Well, it looks like David (my other half) will be ... Apr 2 2007, 02:06 PM

mrdezyne We be leaving Tulsa early on Friday and hitting as... Apr 2 2007, 03:17 PM

Joseph Mills Clay - Good to hear Richard is planning on attendi... Apr 2 2007, 04:14 PM

ClayPerrine Clay - Good to hear Richard is planning on attend... Apr 2 2007, 09:50 PM

Joseph Mills [size=4][b]STEP AWAY FROM THE TAILDRAGGER... Apr 3 2007, 09:37 AM

dakotaewing I will be there minus Heather - I will be cruising... Apr 2 2007, 04:35 PM

Joseph Mills Here's our updated list. Have I left anyone ou... Apr 3 2007, 09:47 AM

mrdezyne Hey Joseph, we will certainly make that one of our... Apr 3 2007, 10:17 AM

Betty "Clay & Betty, TX (914-4 & 914-6) (br... Apr 3 2007, 12:22 PM

ClayPerrine "Clay & Betty, TX (914-4 & 914-6) (b... Apr 3 2007, 12:29 PM

dakotaewing Betty.. you have been hanging around Robyn Howa... Apr 3 2007, 02:17 PM

Betty Oops.... he was watching this thread.... That... Apr 3 2007, 12:45 PM

Betty Joseph, For the list of attendees: 1) It's ... Apr 3 2007, 12:55 PM

Joseph Mills Joseph, For the list of attendees: 1) It's... Apr 3 2007, 01:27 PM

ClayPerrine I did NOT edit anyone else's post....... Ha... Apr 3 2007, 02:15 PM

Joseph Mills Here is our decal for this year. There will be a ... Apr 3 2007, 03:07 PM

Betty AH [u]HAH!!!!! I blame Clay f... Apr 3 2007, 03:33 PM

Joseph Mills "8:00pm Everyone bragging & exageratin... Apr 3 2007, 06:28 PM

ClayPerrine [b]AH [u]HAH!!!!! I blame Cl... Apr 3 2007, 08:25 PM

Betty "Yea.. I had to keep her from using armor-all... Apr 4 2007, 01:46 PM

vsg914 Thanks Joe for making the stickers the same color ... Apr 3 2007, 04:38 PM

vsg914 Late change of plans. We'll be there on friday... Apr 3 2007, 05:26 PM

dagdal1967 Yet another change in plans... David got called in... Apr 4 2007, 10:17 AM

ClayPerrine I am ready to go. I just need to wash all 3 of the... Apr 4 2007, 12:20 PM

Joseph Mills Here's our updated list. Have I left anyone ou... Apr 4 2007, 01:25 PM

dakotaewing It also looks like Josh Mitchell will be joining u... Apr 4 2007, 09:36 PM

ClayPerrine Nice.... No phone calls.. but I may have missed... Apr 4 2007, 10:09 PM

Joseph Mills Updated List: CONFIRMED: Joseph & Rea (plus E... Apr 4 2007, 10:36 PM

ClayPerrine :driving-girl: :driving: :bump: Apr 5 2007, 10:29 AM

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