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February 18th, 2013, 10:19
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: South of Boston
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Originally Posted by romad
Any good Miata roads up there?
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New England was made for small sports cars. Great state highways that are a blast to drive at 50-70 MPH, right in the Miata's sweet spot.
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February 18th, 2013, 11:04
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oroville, State of Jefferson / Prescott, AZ
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Lots of twisties, huh?
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February 18th, 2013, 11:24
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#33
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Tennessee
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Over 20 hours each way for me... not likely to happen. I don't expect that the rooms will be budget friendly either... That neck of the woods tends to be pricey!
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Last edited by Chris Tobin; February 18th, 2013 at 11:26.
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February 18th, 2013, 12:28
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#34
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: South of Boston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by romad
Lots of twisties, huh?
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You bet. Same around here in southern New England but the roads here are pretty congested. Not the case in Maine, especially if you stay away from the coast. It's lots of fun.
Speaking of which, I'm going to look at the club schedules for NHMS for around the Fest dates and see if there are any track days we could camp on to, in case folks might be interested.
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Kid's cars: 2002 Golf TDI, 2002 Jetta TDI
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February 18th, 2013, 13:29
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#35
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maine Coast
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Tobin
Over 20 hours each way for me... not likely to happen. I don't expect that the rooms will be budget friendly either... That neck of the woods tends to be pricey!
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Just drive faster  You should be able to cut off an hour or two. The rooms are very nice and are budget friendly. Otherwise we would never gone ahead with the idea of the Fest being there. Wait and see what we can offer when we open registration before you toss out the whole idea.
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February 18th, 2013, 13:45
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#36
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Good Ol' Boy
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Springfield, VA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Tobin
Over 20 hours each way for me... not likely to happen. I don't expect that the rooms will be budget friendly either... That neck of the woods tends to be pricey!
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We're looking at a group rate of $105/night for the regular rooms (standard two bed hotel room or a Murphy bed and kitchen), which is pretty incredible for the venue and season. There are also several room styles available this year, including one and two bedroom suites. Get a few friends together and you can get nightly rates per person down to the mid double-digits.
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February 18th, 2013, 20:32
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#37
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: GTA
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Sweet, only 9 hours from Toronto (about 850km). Count me in....
When does Reg open?
MrVermin
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February 19th, 2013, 05:59
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#38
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That helpful B4 guy
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Nobleboro, Maine
Fuel Economy: And the miles just keep ticking away
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Originally Posted by VeeDubTDI
Being 6+ months out, you can't switch with someone or request the time off?  |
There are only two of us that work here, so we alternate being on-call at night and work every other weekend. My co-worker is reluctant to 'mess up' the schedule by trading weeks or weekends. It's a possibility, and I'll see when it gets closer.
I also may be able to come into work and then head up after, since it's only 2 hours from where I live on the coast. I'd just get him to be on-call during the day.
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February 19th, 2013, 06:34
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#39
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Southeast Kentucky
Fuel Economy: What difference does it make?
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Resort fees?
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February 19th, 2013, 08:12
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Good Ol' Boy
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Springfield, VA
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Originally Posted by AndyBees
Resort fees?
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What?
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February 19th, 2013, 08:54
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oroville, State of Jefferson / Prescott, AZ
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He wants to know if there will be additional mandatory fees for use of optional amenities like golf courses, ski runs, WiFi, etc. All the resort type places have these fees in addition to their excessively priced rooms (funny that non-resorts can provide WiFi free with their lower, more reasonably priced rooms). When negotiations for an event at one of these resorts are going on, it is best to get these fees waived. Once at a Miata event the resort decided to not waive these fees and those who had planned on coming told the organizers that we would not do so. They went back to the resort and told it either waive the fees or we walk. The resort waived the fees.
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2005 Jetta Wagon "Cranberry" (bought July 2011)
2004 Toyota Prius (bought August 2004)
1990 Mazda Miata (bought July 1989)
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February 19th, 2013, 09:45
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#42
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Hingham, MA
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Originally Posted by Sootman
A trip up the Mt. Washington road for sure and I've plotted out 2 other tours through the western Maine mountains. Great drives, little traffic and lots of turns and scenic views.
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Sweet- I've been really eager to do the Mt. Washington climb anyway. I see all the other "cool car clubs" doing Mt. Washington drives and videos...
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February 19th, 2013, 09:51
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#43
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Texas..RETIRED 12/31/17
Fuel Economy: About as good as it gets!
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Road trip?
Hmmm...maybe a trip to visit my sister and nephews in Connecticut (and all my long lost drinking buddies?  ) (we gave that up a while ago!  ). All I have to do is convince the wife it will NOT SNOW that time of year in NE.
Might drive out in something other than the old TDI though (If accompanied).
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February 19th, 2013, 10:16
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#44
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Another really cool drive idea would be to drive the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire (from Conway to Lincoln) through the White Mountain National Forest (where Mt. Washington is). It's not that far away and it is a spectacular drive. Labor day weekend is probably a few weeks too early for the peak of the foliage season, but it is still incredible scenery.
Have Fun!
Don
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February 19th, 2013, 10:20
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#45
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teh stallionz!!1
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: cape cod, ma
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i can probably make this one  kinda running out of excuses now 
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