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Greer, SC - USA
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Vette(s): 1978 Black with Viking mural painted under hood AM/FM/CB radio, T-top and a 2013 Cyber Gray Grand Sport Coupe, 2LT for my daily driver
I know that this may be waaaaay too early for some, but my GPS unit and I need to plan long range usually...sooooo with that thought, has anybody given any thought for the 2014 National Corvette Caravan for the 20th anniversary of the museum? I was not part of C3VR in 2009, but I am now!!!!!
My GPS unit and I were co-leaders (co-captains for SC) for the NC/SC/VA caravan. We did not pick up any other caravan and we had about 220 cars. At one point, the overall captain asked me to lead because he was unsure of the interchange between two interstate freeways and I was (I looked in the mirror and saw over 200 Corvettes following me...at one point in KY, we had a state trooper leading the pack with his lights on and he told us when we hit the 4-lane, there was NO speed limit...I know we hit over 80MPH behind this trooper...nice to be running that speed with the blue lights in front, instead of behind me). I had called ahead and sent media packages to two different television stations and as we came close to this interchange, we saw two helicoptors following us. We had numerous friends see the caravan on the news that night.
The NC/SC/Va caravan is having a kick-off meeting at the end of September in Charlotte, NC and we will attend because we have signed up again to be co-captains for SC. This time I hope to drive the '78 on the caravan, instead of the C5.
David
Warning: The surgeon general has declared that it is NOT unhealthy to smoke your competition AND I just discovered that my corvette is a hybred. It burns gas and rubber!
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I attended the 2009 Caravan, although I did not go with the NY/PA group. They left Carlisle at noon on Sunday and arrived at NCM on Wednesday. It is about an 8 hour ride from Carlisle, but they made some side trips along the way.
I left on Wednesday and got there on Wednesday.
Had a great time with a bunch of C3VR members that attended.
Stingray Jim cooked up some great vittles and we made a run to the Amish jam house.
We stayed near Mammoth Cave State Park.
I am sure there will be detailed plans as we get closer.
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Lifetime MemberWe were talking about it just the other day. how many planned days? Thur-Sunday?
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not sure about the planned days, but it is the last week in August of 2014, with August 31st beingthe last day. Clint, I am tying to convince Brenda to stay up in Cave City with the C3Vr group, if that is the plan like in 2009. It will depend on who else is going from this area (I doubt many will go like in 2009). Even though I have met some of the C3VR gang, I am willing to stay with this group anyhow
Warning: The surgeon general has declared that it is NOT unhealthy to smoke your competition AND I just discovered that my corvette is a hybred. It burns gas and rubber!
Patty said she'd come along if we could take a day and go over to the Kentucky Horse Park like we did in '09. It is a nice drive over to Lexington and the KHP is an interesting place, even if you're not a huge fan of horses.
Jim Olson 
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The KHP would be something that my wife would like to see too. 2 years ago we attended the "National RV Rally" in Louisville. We found where the the Kentucky Derby was run and were shocked. It is basically in the middle of a slum!
While we were there, we also did the 'Bourbon Trail', where you visit 6 distilleries, get a book stamped at all 6 places, send it in and get a T-shirt with the logo of all 6 distilleries on the back....sort of cool. But we could only do 3 on eac h day...sampling rooms 
Becasue we are captains for SC, we will be at numerous meetings between now and then and we are making friends in that group too, so my wife has informed me (in NO uncertain terms) that we will stay in BG at the Hampton Inn with that group, BUT she did aquiesce to making a day trip with the C3VR group. I think she is worried that Wally and I could break out in talking Minnesodan again 
Either that, or she is scared of Ebo (she has heard many stories about him already)!!!!! Dat wascally wabbit!
Either that, or she is scared of Ebo (she has heard many stories about him already)!!!!! Dat wascally wabbit!Warning: The surgeon general has declared that it is NOT unhealthy to smoke your competition AND I just discovered that my corvette is a hybred. It burns gas and rubber!
i am fersur goin to be there again. had to cut the 09 short due to family.
will be in the tx -la - ms caravan.
for those considering not going with a caravan and just driving to bg.
the caravan takes three times as long to arrive in bg --- but it is 100 times more fun.
Annicorvette
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Is this a possibility for our 2014 C3VR gathering to align to these dates since it is midwest turn for 2014 ? Aug 24 - 31 ?
Trying to get calendar entries established for 2014.
It certainly could be. At this point I'd guess it would have to be an exeutive decision to make it so. If memory serves the last official C3VR gathering in BG took place in 2005, the 2nd (and last) pure C3 Extravaganza. I know there have been concerns about our gathering in conjunction with a large scale event but we had fun with the C3VR gang during the '09 NCC.
Jim Olson "The Toys"...!!! Save the Wave!
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