I will be shipping my GT with five others to arrive SLC on the 23rd. I plan to drive my new toy leaving early on the 23rd going direct to SLC for Chips dinner that night. Anyone doing the same? .......GO BLU
Who's driving L.A. to SLC on the 23rd?
- Thread starter Midnite Blu
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HiloDave
GT Obsessed
I should be arriving in the afternoon on the 23rd...staying in Little America, across the street from Rally Hotel (Grand America). :thumbsup
I'll be trailering the GT on the 23rd. I was planning on leaving in the morning, then meeting Hilo Dave in Vegas for lunch, then continuing on to SLC to stay there that night.
George, I'm confused, you say you are shipping your GT, but you also say you are driving your new toy on the 23rd straight through, if I read you right.
No worry, we will clarify things this Saturday at C & C and Hennesseys.
George, I'm confused, you say you are shipping your GT, but you also say you are driving your new toy on the 23rd straight through, if I read you right.
No worry, we will clarify things this Saturday at C & C and Hennesseys.
SYCO GT
GT Owner
JBG
GT Owner
There will be a few AZ GTs heading through Vegas to the Rally. Is the plan to meet at the South Point Hotel for lunch still on?
John
John
HiloDave
GT Obsessed
Yes! The plan is still on. I'm glad to hear that some Arizona GT's may join us.
We have yet not selected a time to meet at The South Point. Early is good for me but that's because I am staying overnight in Vegas and the other guys are driving from So Cal. I suggest 12:00 Noon just so we have a target time but anything is OK with me.
What do you say, Kevin, George and Allen (and anyone else who may want to join up).
I like about 11:00 am!! It takes about 6-7 hours to get to SLC from LV. I think we loose one hour in SLC and to get into SLC about 6-7pm, we need to leave LV about 12 Noon.
Allen
Allen
HiloDave
GT Obsessed
JBG
GT Owner
We'll do our best to have the last group there by 11, which will have one driver and one trailer.
HiloDave
GT Obsessed
I turn 50 on the 23rd....... Eric will confirm I look a very athletic 18 or 19.
So raise a glass for me!
Cheers!
So raise a glass for me!
Cheers!
I think I will be wanting to go through Las Vegas prior to 11am or 12pm. With the trailer it will be slow going and I want to get the GT unloaded before 7 or 8pm at night. I'm figuring on leaving around 5am which puts me through Las Vegas around 10am.
You guys have a great lunch and we look forward to seeing you later that night at the hotel bar!
You guys have a great lunch and we look forward to seeing you later that night at the hotel bar!
HiloDave
GT Obsessed
AtomicGT
GT Owner
Mid Nite Blu
I posted this on the other thread, but condensed it here for you since you are driving to SLC
In St. George, you are still in desert but it tends to start elevating once out of St. George. Uphill to Cedar City. No restautants or petrol from St. George to Cedar City. Cedar City is full of gas stations and fast food places. Once out of Cedar City, you enter the Great Basin. This is an incredible area that by definition means that any rainfall or snow that enters the great basin can only leave by evaporation as there are no rivers taking water out of the basin to the ocean. This Great Basin Park covers western Utah and a large portion of Nevada. Once you get north of Cedar City, the landscape changes to grasslands, and long stretches of nothingness, except small towns with many churches with white spiral towers, very unique, be sure to take the time to notice this. Towns are interspersed with petrol stations. You also enter Capitol Reef National Park. However, this is a famous place for Utah Highway Patrol (who usually don't have a sense of humor), they have white/silver stripped Shelby Mustangs and are all over the place. In central Utah there are a lot of highway over passes going across I-15, which is a favorite place for these guys to set up their speed traps. Radar detectors are a must. The main problem that arises coming from the south into the Salt Lake Valley is this. Once you are on I-15 40-50 miles south of Provo, the traffic in the afternoons rivals any traffic in Los Angeles. 4-5 lanes of stop and go and this lasts for 60-70 miles. Entering the Provo area in the afternoon, after 3 PM is a major traffic headache. Any efforts made to get you into the SLC Valley before that time would be beneficial to your driving experience. The traffic is so horrendous, and the fact that so many people have moved into this area without freeway planning to solve this bottleneck, make for a long day. Once into the SLC Valley, stay on I-15 into SLC, take the 6th South Exit, drive 4 blocks to Main Street and you are at the hotel.
The big issue is being south of Provo after 3 PM heading north. Stop and go, and frequently it is stopped.
I posted this on the other thread, but condensed it here for you since you are driving to SLC
In St. George, you are still in desert but it tends to start elevating once out of St. George. Uphill to Cedar City. No restautants or petrol from St. George to Cedar City. Cedar City is full of gas stations and fast food places. Once out of Cedar City, you enter the Great Basin. This is an incredible area that by definition means that any rainfall or snow that enters the great basin can only leave by evaporation as there are no rivers taking water out of the basin to the ocean. This Great Basin Park covers western Utah and a large portion of Nevada. Once you get north of Cedar City, the landscape changes to grasslands, and long stretches of nothingness, except small towns with many churches with white spiral towers, very unique, be sure to take the time to notice this. Towns are interspersed with petrol stations. You also enter Capitol Reef National Park. However, this is a famous place for Utah Highway Patrol (who usually don't have a sense of humor), they have white/silver stripped Shelby Mustangs and are all over the place. In central Utah there are a lot of highway over passes going across I-15, which is a favorite place for these guys to set up their speed traps. Radar detectors are a must. The main problem that arises coming from the south into the Salt Lake Valley is this. Once you are on I-15 40-50 miles south of Provo, the traffic in the afternoons rivals any traffic in Los Angeles. 4-5 lanes of stop and go and this lasts for 60-70 miles. Entering the Provo area in the afternoon, after 3 PM is a major traffic headache. Any efforts made to get you into the SLC Valley before that time would be beneficial to your driving experience. The traffic is so horrendous, and the fact that so many people have moved into this area without freeway planning to solve this bottleneck, make for a long day. Once into the SLC Valley, stay on I-15 into SLC, take the 6th South Exit, drive 4 blocks to Main Street and you are at the hotel.
The big issue is being south of Provo after 3 PM heading north. Stop and go, and frequently it is stopped.