The Grand Tour
Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 11:39 pm
As I am approaching my dotage, I figure I have one last big Road Trip in me so here is the plan for my swan song grand tour which I hope will cross paths with some of you on here for a meet up along the way. If you are along this path at these approximate times, please let me know at lotusross at comcast dot net to make arrangements for a lunch, dinner or just a coffee or beer if that is what works for you. I would just like to put some faces with the names.
May 24, 2018: Depart Colorado Springs, CO and take Us 24 and I-70 to Colby KS then on secondary roads (US 83 and 183) through Norton KS and Alma, Holdrege, Kearney, Grand Island, Columbus and Norfolk, NE for the night.
May 25, 2018: Depart Norfolk, NE through Vermillion (Kurt Appley?) and Sioux Falls, SD, Marshall, Wilmer and Brainerd MN to Brainerd International Raceway for the vintage races there and a visit to family nearby
May 30, 2018: Depart Brainerd, MN through the Twin Cities, down the Great River Road to La Crosse, WI and east to Stoughton WI.
May 31, 2018: Drive to New Glarus, WI for the Fuelfed MotorGearo 250 Rally. Enjoy three days with Midwest car guys.
June 3, 2018: Leave New Glarus and drive through Monroe and Newark, WI, past Blackhawk Farms Raceway to Crystal Lake IL to visit friends.
June 5, 2018: Depart Crystal Lake to meander through the Blue Highways of IL and IN, to visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Continue meandering through KY and TN to a friend?s home in Hendersonville, NC by June 7th in the evening.
June 10, 2018: Depart Hendersonville for Greenville, SC to join the Classic Motorsports ?Smoky Mountain Tour? which will include the Tail of the Dragon and lots of miles around the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Maybe even Dollywood
June 15, 2018: Depart Greenville, SC and make a beeline back to Colorado Springs using I-40 as the primary route to Nashville, TN then through St. Louis, MO and I-70 back to CO.
May 24, 2018: Depart Colorado Springs, CO and take Us 24 and I-70 to Colby KS then on secondary roads (US 83 and 183) through Norton KS and Alma, Holdrege, Kearney, Grand Island, Columbus and Norfolk, NE for the night.
May 25, 2018: Depart Norfolk, NE through Vermillion (Kurt Appley?) and Sioux Falls, SD, Marshall, Wilmer and Brainerd MN to Brainerd International Raceway for the vintage races there and a visit to family nearby
May 30, 2018: Depart Brainerd, MN through the Twin Cities, down the Great River Road to La Crosse, WI and east to Stoughton WI.
May 31, 2018: Drive to New Glarus, WI for the Fuelfed MotorGearo 250 Rally. Enjoy three days with Midwest car guys.
June 3, 2018: Leave New Glarus and drive through Monroe and Newark, WI, past Blackhawk Farms Raceway to Crystal Lake IL to visit friends.
June 5, 2018: Depart Crystal Lake to meander through the Blue Highways of IL and IN, to visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Continue meandering through KY and TN to a friend?s home in Hendersonville, NC by June 7th in the evening.
June 10, 2018: Depart Hendersonville for Greenville, SC to join the Classic Motorsports ?Smoky Mountain Tour? which will include the Tail of the Dragon and lots of miles around the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Maybe even Dollywood
June 15, 2018: Depart Greenville, SC and make a beeline back to Colorado Springs using I-40 as the primary route to Nashville, TN then through St. Louis, MO and I-70 back to CO.