Road Trip to Norwalk Ohio - Sat August 25th


AJB

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I will be publishing a more detailed plan later today or tomorrow.
--It will include meeting place locations, times and alternatives .
--We have also added a few other vehicles, Shelby GT350 etc
--a list of the attendees so far.
--Ohio Turnpike info

andy (ajb)
 

AJB

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Update for the Trip:
-- from Michigan we will meet at 7:30 am at the Rest plaza on I-275 just south of Exit 5. Large parking lot for cars and trucks , rest rooms etc. Please gas up before arriving.
--take I-275 south and blend onto I-75, to I-280 near Toledo and then onto the Ohio Turnpike (I-80) east toward Cleveland. (bring your E-ZPass if you have one- -toll road)
--Stop on Ohio Turnpike Service Plaza (for gas, food ,Pantera Bread , rest rooms ) at Mile marker 100. Create some interest ! they have about 10 gas pumps
--Exit Ohio turnpike at NORWALK / Sandusky exit 118. Go south on route 250 about 9 miles to the Track.
--We will enter the 'car show' entrance and John Torvinen from Roush will be leading us in his Mustang.
--Our cars will have special parking on the Car Show grid.
--The balance of the day is walking , watching the races , talking cars with the aroma of rubber and high octane fuel. (bring earplugs)
--planned departure time can be at you own discretion. I plan to leave approx. 5-6 pm to drive back to Michigan.
I will try to set up some common areas at the track for us but I am still working on details and will publish soon.

Coming from the West on I-80 or east on I-80 or south from Sandusky (Tim) the exit is still 118 Norwalk / Sandusky on the Turnpike.

So far we have (4-5) 2017-18 FGT's, (2) 2005-06 FGT's, one Ferrari , (2)GT350 Mustangs.
Forum member David (68Rcodeman) from FLA will be racing his vintage Cobrajet '68 Mustang ...so we can cheer for him.

If you need accommodations, Cedar Point is at the same exit ,but north on Route 250. Many hotels etc and the BIG Amusement park !

Remember , this is for fun, to drive our cars and enjoy the day. It is INFORMAL , but I will try to have some 'organization' to the day.
Comments, additions are welcome..

andy (ajb)
 

jasonjsipos

GT Owner
Dec 22, 2010
55
Powell, Ohio
Andy,

I would like to meet up with you, I would be driving up from the Columbus area. Do you have an estimated arrival time for Norwalk?

Jason
 

AJB

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Jason...My best estimate is a little before 10:00 am.
Glad you can attend. !
andy
 

AJB

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TO ALL ATTENDEES.

-I JUST SPOKE TO STEVE WOLCOTT. He is nice enough to comp all of our trip attendees to admission to the CAR SHOW Corral/ RACES !
-He will be reserving roped-off Platinum parking Areas next to the CobraJet displays and Ford Motor Company displays for our vehicles.!

BUT, I NEED TO CONFIRM WITH HIM BY AUGUST 15 (NEXT WEDNESDAY) exactly who is attending.
-NAME OF DRIVER /GUEST
-TYPE / MODEL YEAR AND COLOR OF VEHICLE.

He will then have envelopes with his people for each of us waiting at the CAR SHOW Entrance to the Track.
( He and I don't want to reserve too many spots and then have them left VACANT)
Hopefully we will arrive a little before 10 AM>
(Bring some extra $$ and buy some race event t-shirts for Steve's generosity)

Also , we are on our own for Food , but the big CobraJet TENT will be open after 1:30 pm for all attendees and the Car Show Awards so we will have a place to get out of the sun.

SO I NEED EVERYONES INPUT --LIKE QUICK...

ANDY (AJB)
 

jasonjsipos

GT Owner
Dec 22, 2010
55
Powell, Ohio
Andy,

My attendee information is as follows:
-Jason Sipos
-2005 Ford GT White/Blue Stripes

Thanks for organizing this!

Jason
 

Joe Dozzo

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Sounds like a fun informal event Andy, sorry we can't make it.

NEXT summer we're back from Anchorage, for good and hope to be much more active / available.
 

spartan

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Andy,

05 SMURF

See you this weekend on Woodward.




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BAT

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Andy,

Brian and Ty Trahey

2006 Heritage.

Thanks!
 

AJB

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Please read the much longer thread on this subject for added details.

To DATE , the following will be attending and I will call ProMedia tomorrow for credentials and parking passes for our arrival:

--Andy (ajb) ……. Liquid Blue 2017 FGT VIN 0098
--Jason Sipos...... White Blue Stripes, 2005 FGT
--Fred C. (spartan).. ..Grabber Blue 'Smurf' 2005 FGT
--Brian & Ty (BAT) Gulf blue/orange 2006 FGT Heritage
--Kevin K...……...Liquid Red 2017 FGT VIN 0014
--Jim H. (Irish) …...Frozen White 2017 FGT VIN 0007
--Ryan and Megan ...2017 Grabber Blue Mustang Shelby GT 350
--John T. ...Red 2006 Mustang/ New Roush Supercharger
--Several New GM Corvettes from Roush Livonia (John T. Friends)

I recall we had interest from Nebraska and New Jersey, but the above are the only ones I have received confirmation.
PLEASE - if you want to attend, reply . We can accommodate as many as want to attend !!
You can PM me if you have detailed questions too..

I suspect this string of cars will create excitement on the Ohio Turnpike.!
Looking forward to seeing all of you !

andy (ajb)
 

BAT

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Andy,

Please add Amy and Quinn Trahey

2018 Black Dodge Demon.
 

AJB

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Will do ! the following have been added today:

--Amy and Quinn Trahey… Black 2018 Dodge Demon
--TS -- Black (number 2) 2017 Ford GT Heritage Model.

andy (ajb)
 

Pat Milliken Ford

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Feb 15, 2017
478
Redford, Michigan
Hey Andy, plan on my dad and I attending. Thanks!
 

AJB

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Kevin ,
Excellent .!
both in one vehicle or 2 vehicles.?
andy(ajb)
 

Pat Milliken Ford

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478
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Kevin ,
Excellent .!
both in one vehicle or 2 vehicles.?
andy(ajb)

Just the 17
 

Pat Milliken Ford

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478
Redford, Michigan
Change of plans. We will bring 05 and 17! :)
 

AJB

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Norwalk Ohio GT ROAD TRIP FINAL/ UPDATE - EVENT -Sat Aug 25th

THIS WILL BE MY FINAL UPDATE FOR THIS EVENT .

WE WILL LEAVE FROM THE MICHIGAN I-275 REST STOP JUST SOUTH OF EXIT 5 AT 7:45 AM. (ARRIVE 7:30AM)
HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS. WE WILL TAKE THE OHIO TURNPIKE TO EXIT 118 NORWALK OHIO. STOPPING ONCE AT OHIO TURNPIKE M/M 100 SERVICE PLAZA - GAS / REST ROOMS. THOSE OF YOU COMING FROM OHIO OR OTHER LOCATONS JUST ARRIVE AS YOU SEE FIT.

PLEASE READ THE OTHER TWO (2) THREADS ON THIS SUBJECT (CHIP, IF YOU COULD COMBINE ALL 3 THREADS IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.)
WE NOW HAVE TWELVE CARS (12) AND 16 PEOPLE ATTENDING.:

FOUR (4) NEW 2017 FORD GT'S
FOUR (4) 2005-06 FORD GT'S
TWO (2) MUSTANGS
ONE (1) DEMON, ONE (1) CORVETTE

LOCATION - SUMMIT MOTORSPORTS PARK, 1300 STATE RT 18, NORWALK OHIO 44857 419-668-5555
ENTER - CAR SHOW ENTRANCE AT THE TRACK
CONTACTS - WE ARE GUESTS OF STEVE WOLCOTT CEO PROMEDIA AND ANDY BENEDICT (ME)
CREDENTIALS - STEVE WILL HAVE CAR SHOW AND GUEST CREDENTIALS WAITING FOR US AT THE CAR SHOW ENTRANCE
IF ANY QUESTION , JUST PAY THE FEE AND SEE ME LATER. PLEASE BUY SOME TSHIRTS TO THANK STEVE FOR HIS GENEROSITY.

EXIT . MOST I HAVE SPOKEN TO PLAN TO LEAVE APPROX. 5-6 PM FOR THE TRIP BACK, BUT 'LEAVE TIME ' IS AT YOUR DISCRETION.

I SPOKE TO SEVERAL FORD MOTOR EXECUTIVES AT WOODWARD LAST WEEK . JIM FARLEY, JOHN CHLOR, FORD PERFORMANCE ETC.
THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF OUR TRIP AND THIS IS ALSO THE 5OTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COBRAJET. IT WILL BE ON SITE.

WEATHER LOOKS GOOD . SHOULD BE GREAT FUN !
ANDY (AJB)
 

AJB

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Norwalk Ohio GT ROAD TRIP FINAL/ UPDATE - EVENT -Sat Aug 25th

See everyone in about 1 hour. 500 mile road trip...

--Four (4)- 2017 New Ford GT's
--Four (4) 2005-06 Ford GT's
--2 GT 350 Mustangs , 1 Roush Charged Mustang
--Demon
--Corvette

We will try to post some pictures later..

andy (ajb)
 

ENZO BTR

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You’ve created a serious rival to Monterey Car Week back there Andy. Great line up of cars! Looking forward to pictures.
 

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