Nation wide tour

[A/SA Fairlane]

If you are staying the week Oxford plains dragway in Maine is a cool little outlaw track that runs a bracket program Friday nights, Are you at Epping this week? I'll look for you Friday what's the car you drive

[Robbie Welch]

Jim I'll see you this winter, your trip sounds pretty cool especially having your grandson there. A/SA Fairlane no we didn't enter Epping but with the tour we'll be there next year. Here's a photo our car I think you'll like it.

[Julie Jordan]

When you start planning your Sonoma-Seattle part of the journey, let me know. I can give you lots of places to see, things to do!

[Lenny5160]

If you're doing this next year, I believe the D5 event would be in Topeka in May and D4 in Dallas in October.

[Robbie Welch]

Julie thanks when time come's I will contact you. Lenny yes the tour will be next year is the schedule for D5 official? A/SA Fairlane Oxford plain would be a cool place to race at and a visit to Maine would be in order.Maybe I could get my buddy Jerry Hatch to give us a tour of the Maine coast line (and where to get a good Lobsta).

[Jim Caughlin]

Not exactly on the beaten path but the Mission divisional race is as good as it gets. Crazy fast sea level track with lots of history (first 9 second stock run, first 7 second SS run among others) and the nicest people (racers, staff and spectators) you will ever meet. The spectators are die hard door slammer fans and actually understand class racing. Not a state of the art national event kind of track but definitely a track that needs to be visited if you get the chance.

Jim Caughlin
SS 6019

[4543]

Robbie, I'm going to focus on stuff other than the race tracks. Traveling from Florida to Houston along I-10 going thru Pensacola there is an exit for the National Naval Aviation Museum, one of the largest displays of aircraft around. All indoors, free and plenty of parking--go to bus parking area. The museum is located on a military installation. If you enjoy this kind of thing plan on about four hours there. Navalaviationmuseum.org further down I-10 in New Orleans is the National World War II Museum. Incredible displays relating to the Second World War. Nationalww2museum.com If you haven't seen Bourbon Street it can be interesting. Continuing on towards Texas about 20 miles out of the way is the Coushatta Casino Resort. Plenty of parking, they also have an RV park, all the usual casino activities, and Tuesday is Senior Day(55+) $5.55 breakfast and lunch buffets and a free slot tournament. Coushattacasinoresort.com Houston best Mexican food in the country Stan Holt's Lupe Tortilla. Lupetortilla.com South on 146 from the track is Galveston Island nice to visit. Good food at The Spot-great burgers, blackened fish sandwiches, etc. thespot.islandfamous.com between Galveston and the track is Clear Lake home of the Houston NASA facility. Interesting exhibits about Space Flight. Denver, so many things to do. You have to visit Morrison,small town about a mile from track. Tony Rigitonis Italian food, Morrison Inn Mexican food and great roof top bar and dining, Beso de Arte outdoor dining upscale Latin food. Tonyrigitonis.com morrisoninn.com besodearte.com Around the corner from Morrison is the Red Rocks Ampitheatre. Be sure and check their schedule to see who is there while you are in Denver. Great outdoor venue. Red rocks online.com even if you don't go to a show there great place to go see during the day. Almost forgot about the Fort, really interesting restaurant, just look at the website on this one. Thefort.com Don't forget the Coors Brewary tour in Golden. If you are down around Colorado Springs the Royal Gorge and Pikes Peak are worth seeing. I'm sure some of the locals in each area can give even better info but these are places we have found over the years. Hope this helps. Mike McMahan 2543 H/SA

[Lenny5160]

Originally Posted by Robbie Welch

Lenny yes the tour will be next year is the schedule for D5 official?

I don't have any inside information, but typically D4 alternates S/ST between Houston and Dallas, while D5 alternates between Denver and Topeka.

I know that D7 has sometimes been in Phoenix but I'm not sure if it is a steady rotation or not.

[Robbie Welch]

Nickh the salt mine tour sounds cool and the Amish dinner's got to be good thanks. Dwight thanks for the museum ideas will put them on the list. Bobby now your talking I watch way to much food channel and the Chicago eats sound great thanks. Lenny I guess I wont be able to finalize travel plans until the schedule comes out thanks for the heads up.