Roadmaster Events List

[Bill Young]

Any of our group up around DesMoines Iowa? I see a Goodguys event up there in late June and others around Chicago later on, good fun and great exposure. Any takers?

[crashbash]

Where and when are you going to be in Eastern Missouri please?  Would like to see the car.  Can I suggest John Mangles (MG Doc) at all British Car Repair Shop. Overland Mo. 10 mile west of downtown St.Louis.  St.Louis has strong MG and Triumph car clubs.....Or the alternative is a Hooters that the Missouri Endurance Rally normally leaves from.  Inexpensive motel near by.

[Bill Young]

David, the overnight stops will be set by the organizers of the Power Tour, we don't have anything to say about those. Currently no sites have been selected, but if you're going from Champaign, Illinois to Stillwater, Oklahoma you almost certainly have to pass close to St.Louis and the Springfield - Joplin area if you're going to keep the daily mileage around 240 miles or so. I guess they might go more north through DesMoines and then down to KC, but the roads past KC to Oklahoma aren't all that good, mostly 2 lane. You can keep checking the Hot Rod Magazine web site for the latest news on the overnight stops and I'll keep you guys up to date here as I hear news.

[rficalora]

RE:  Will your schedule allow that much time?
 
I'm sure I can handle the PowerTour & the local stuff.  If no one else wanted to start the 1st leg of the return trip, I could do 1 leg of that but would want to swap out w/someone at the end of the day on the 14th.  That way I could make it home before the end of the weekend.  At the end of the day, if using the Vintage Air tour doesn't work, no hard feelings of course.

Probably the best way to figure out a plan for the year is like you noted above -- have folks say what/when would work for them & work out a plan that makes sense.

June works for me because of the timing of the PowerTour to Arlington (my folks live in the Dallas area) but we have a pretty long season -- pretty much mid-March through October or November there are plenty of warm days.  The Saturday night hot rod gathering I mentioned goes every Saturday from Easter through Halloween.

We also do need to figure out when to get the car to the west coast.

[Bill Young]

Rob, my personal opinion is that everyone who contributed to the project have at least a couple of weeks with the car at a minimum. With events in almost everyone's area most every weekend that would allow them to really show off the car to their friends and get the feel of what they helped build. To get everyone included it might take a couple of years at least but that's the purpose of the project, to spread the word on how much fun modified British cars can be. We could have formed a list based on the size of the persons contribution but that wouldn't insure that the car would get the maximum exposure and make a logical transistion from place to place, so we decided to work from location of the car rather than personal contribution.
As for getting the car out west, we're working on that, but there are a lot of miles in between and very few members between Colorado and California. We'll figure it out, might be 2013 before we can get it out there. I'll retire next August and have more time to work on transporting the car if we just need drivers. I'm hoping that we can work something out after the 2013 V8 meet in Omaha to get the car west, at least to Curtis in Colorado as a start. It's a fairly complex logistical problem but we're making progress.

[classic conversions]

Bill any time of the year for California and yes several places to show the GT Goodguys events, several of them a year.
 Sunday coffee gatherings from San Diego to Santa Barbara, 300 days a year.
Car shows every month and the list goes on.

We also have a museum that would show the car for as long as we want.
So....anytime, bring the bad boy over. I will be waiting.

[BlownMGB-V8]

Bill G, it sounds like you've just handed us the formula for the California leg. Get it out there whenever we can do it, and there's a home for it until we can arrange a trip back. That should help. I just hope you don't mind too much if we try to satisfy most of our obligations in this part of the country before it heads your way.

JB

[classic conversions]

Find with me Jim B.

[flitner]

The first post had me giddy about Key West, I may have to make that run anyway and see what the purists have to say ):-]

[Bill Young]

The guys from KC who make it down there say it's a great event, a lot of relaxed fun.

[Bill Young]

Well guys it's 2012 and getting closer to the Hot Rod Power Tour. Those of you that have already made the committment to help drive the car on the trip are getting close to running out of time to make their hotel reservations etc, so we need to finalize that last couple of days with Rob and then where the car goes from Dallas. If it comes down to it and Rob can't continue with the car I could go on down from Stillwater, OK to Dallas and then drive the car back to KC for a while until we can arrange a swap. But I'll have to know pretty soon so that I can make reservations and arrangements on the Dallas end. Anyone interested in making the power tour please let me know as soon as possible. Cut off for registrations is the 21st of May, same day as the start of the V8 meet in Palestine, but hotel reservations will have to be made much earlier I expect so we need to nail down all the participants by mid March at least I'd think. Along with car shows like the one Jim's been invited to this type of event will really give us some great press and exposure for the car which is why we built it in the first place.

[rficalora]

Bill & crew, I'm sure I can handle the OK to Dallas leg and either swap out with someone in Dallas for where the car goes next or bring it to Houston and show it at the various events around here till the next move.

[classic conversions]

Consider this schedule The Good Guys  They have a few events in that part of the country where you guys want to keep the RM

I am a member of the Good Guys and they do a great show. They may make an exception for the RM.
It would not hurt to contact them.

Here is the schedule  http://www.good-guys.com/events/eventsList.aspx?year=2012

[danmas]

Good-guys accepts 1972 and earlier cars. The RM should make the cut. It's a '68, right?

[Bill Young]

Dan, I don't remember exactly what year the body is, but it's definitley pre 72 because of the steering wheel design. Great idea you had, it looks like it's working out great.
Bill G. I've looked at the Goodguys schedule, was hoping to get the RM to the Goodguys show in KC in September, just waiting for others to volunteer to host the car at other events around the country so we can set up the tour schedule. As with the Hot Rod Power Tour, the car will either go to Houston with 'Rob or back to KC with me after the tour because we don't have anyone else ready to take the car to some other shows and areas. One of the groups problems is that we are a pretty scattered bunch without many members either west of Dallas or in the south, so making connections is going to be a bit more difficult when the car is in certan areas of the country, but we will work it all out and get the car to everyone we can as quickly as we can, including you in Southeren California. We have British V8 guys in New Mexico and Arizona, but so far we haven't had a chance to meet them, hopefully we'll see them in Palestine this year. Getting them on board will certainly help with a westward swing for the RM and we still have to find a way to get it up to Curtis in Colorado as well.
Me and my big mouth, though this job would be easy to coordinate. We'll get it done though and try to keep everyone happy along the way while meeting the objectives of the origanization.

[mowog1]

The Roadmaster is a 1968 MGB/GT.

[Bill Young]

I think we now seem to have the line up in place for the Hot Rod Power Tour. As I understand Jim Blackwood will get the car to Detroit and on to Muskegon. Rick Ingram and Pete Mantell will get the car from Muskegon to St. Louis. Bill Young and Bill Davidson will get the car from St. Louis to Stillwater, OK  and Rob Ficalora will get the car from Stillwater to Dallas.
Is that correct guys? If it is then I'll get the car registered for the event next month.

[BlownMGB-V8]

What are the dates again Bill?

JB

[MGBV8]

2012 HOT ROD Power Tour Dates & Cities

Saturday June 2, Detroit, MI - GM Proving Grounds, Milford

Sunday June 3, Muskegon, MI - Downtown Muskegon

Monday June 4, Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall, University of Illinois

Tuesday June 5, Madison, IL - Gateway Motorsports Park

Wednesday June 6, Miami, OK - Buffalo Run Casino

Thursday June 7, Stillwater, OK - Kicker Corporate Complex

Friday June 8, Arlington, TX - Quicktrip Park

Saturday June 9, Arlington, TX Long Haulers Ceremony (Location TBD)

Read more: http://www.hotrod.com/powertour/hrdp_2012_hot_rod_power_tour_locations_dates_registration/#ixzz1ijfvURcD

[BlownMGB-V8]

Bill, here's a thought: The kick-off for the power tour is right on the heels of the V8 meet in Palestine. Wouldn't it make sense for one of our Northern members to take it with them up there on the way home? There are several ways this could be done, for instance just as an example, if Judy can drive Ted's car they could drop me off here on the way home and then take both cars home with them and then run it over to the start. Or it could be someone else but the idea is the same.

I'm sure this entire plan is going to morph continuously until Palestine, but it'll help a lot if we can be kinda flexible.

JB

[ex-tyke]

Has anybody considered fuel expense to drive from one event location to another? That BBB can get pretty thirsty.

[MGBV8]

While you are considering things.....

You can bet that all hotels accommodations anywhere near the stops are expensive & long since booked full.

[BlownMGB-V8]

Interestingly enough Graham, the BBB gets pretty good mileage. I don't think we've seen less than 15mpg since initial shakedown and it's been as high as 20. That's not exactly wonderful mileage for a V8 MGB, but at the very least it makes the fuel costs manageable. Of course it's a little tricky to calculate with the speedo reading 2/3.

What are our chances of finding accommodations with other members at the destinations?

JB

[Bill Young]

Jim, that would be ideal, but so far I haven't heard from Ted or Judy to see if they are interested. I can't just assign things to folks, need them to volunteer and as you can see a pretty good response but not overwhelming considering all the people who say that they want to have a turn with the car. Graham is right, it won't be a real cheap car to drive, but a lot more expensive to tow if we ever had to. I expect everyone that takes a turn with the car to pay their own fuel costs while they have it, but in certain cases like you driving it down to Palestine and back I would think that the organization should help out a bit with fuel costs just like we did when you guys towed it up to Terry's place and back. I figure that I'll spend at least $300 or more to just take the car from the St. Louis area to Oklahoma with motels and everything, but I'm perfectly willing to do that as I really believe in the project and want a chance to get it on the road myself. I realize that not everyone can afford to budget for such things, I'm lucky to have a source of extra income thanks to a bit of inheritance from my parents that I can spend on the project and have been doing so for the past 4 years. Not a lot at any one time, but a bit here and there as we needed it. With the project almost complete I figure that I can give a little more a couple of times to drive the car and then I won't have that expense in the future and can replentish some of my savings a bit. In the long run I can't think of anything that has cost me so little for so much pleasure. I've met the entire V8 group because of this project and I couldn't replace that experience for any amount of money. A great investment on my part in my view.

[BlownMGB-V8]

That's a real good point Bill and very true. I was less concerned about the fuel and lodging than I was about the return trip home with no wheels. The more we can avoid that problem the better off we will be.

JB