pulpz2

The "2010 ZdayZ North-Central Caravan" will converge at the Chick-Fil-A just off I-75 South Exit 108, Man O' War Blvd, Lexington, KY. Some groups will be coming from Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, and the St. Louis area.

Chick-Fil-A will be on the left about 1/2 mile from the exit. The Google Maps address is:

Chick-fil-A
1863 Plaudit Place
Lexington, KY 40509

Arrival time at Chick-Fil-A will be between 11:00-11:30 AM. We will depart for Fontana Village Resort at 12:00 PM. We should arrive at FVR between 4 and 5PM.



Directions from Chick-Fil-A to Fontana Village Resort are http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour....529404&num=10PLEASE NOTE: [/COLOR]This is a revised route that follows I-40 from Knoxville to Sevierville instead of the originally posted 441.

Printable maps are attached in the thread below.

this thread posted on the 370Z forum as well. I can provide updates between the two forums.

If you plan to participate in the caravan please add your name to the participant list with your city of origin:


Caravan Participants:

1. PulpZ, 2009 370Z, Dayton OH
2. FuszNissan, 2009 370Z, St. Louis MO
3. Mekatoka, 2008 350Z, Canton, MI
4. Phreakdout, 2004 350Z Roadster, Ypsilanti, MI
5. sig11, 2009, 2009 370Z, Ferndale, MI
6. StlRedrider, 2009 370Z, St. Louis, MO
7. SmoothZ, 2003 350Z, Twin Cities, MN
8. silverbullet Z, Twin Cities, MN
9. MyV6IsFast3r , 2004 350Z, Worthington, OH
10. ZkindaGuy, 2009 370Z, Ohio (MAYBE)
11. drivessidewayz, 2006 350Z, Ohio (MAYBE)
12. Sunset123, 240&300tt&370Z
13. ZROC #2
14. ZROC #3
15. ZROC #4
16. Redmike_02, 2005 350z, Cincinnati, OH, and 3-4 others (non Z friends)
17. Toronto Z32
18. Toronto Z32
19. Toronto Z32
20. Toronto Z32
21. Toronto Z33
22. Toronto Z33
23. Toronto Z33
24. Toronto GTR
25. Toronto Skyline
26. HRteckie Michigan
27.
28.

We will be using standard FRS (Family Radio Service) two way radios, so bring them if you have them handy. Tune in on Channel 10

mekatoka

iTrader: (2)

Caravan Participants:

1. PulpZ, 2009 370Z, Dayton OH
2. FuszNissan 2009 370Z, St. Louis MO
3. Mekatoka 2008 350Z, Canton, MI
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5.

Phreakdout

iTrader: (32)

Lexington sounds OK but I think we should meet a litte further North. (Like Florence, KY) There is a rest stop just South of Florence that has a huge parking lot. This is convenient for anyone headed south on I75 to meet at. Plus it's about the halfway mark for us.

We can still stop in Lexington for lunch if you like. Lex is a pretty busy area and I try to avoid spots where the caravan may get caught at a light and seperated.

I'm not against packing some kind of meal and doing lunch at the rest stop. The less time we spend off the road, the faster we get there.

We definately want to meet up with other caravans and flood the road with Z's and G's. It should make for some awesome videos and photos.

Phreakdout

iTrader: (32)

Caravan Participants:

1. PulpZ, 2009 370Z, Dayton OH
2. FuszNissan 2009 370Z, St. Louis MO
3. Mekatoka 2008 350Z, Canton, MI
4. Phreakdout 2004 350Z Roadster, Ypsilanti, MI
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sig11

iTrader: (3)

Yep. Gonna kick some ***. Aren't there more folks than just you and Fusz from ******* for the list? I thought there were a couple other stl peeps traveling with him.

(I can't wait to see his car... mmm unicorn blood power : )

pulpz2

Yeah - The St. Louis guys on the "the forum" were going to meet up with us. They'll be coming down I-64 so that's why Lexington looked like a good spot. And I think SmoothZ will join us there as well (waiting on conf. form him).

I'll hook up with you guys coming down form Michigan as you come through Dayton. I assume you'll be taking I-75, correct?

sig11

iTrader: (3)

Man I ****ing hate this forum's anti-community wordfilters.

Yep. I-75 is the most likely route.

Phreakdout

iTrader: (32)

Awesome! Sounds good. We'll coordinate that closer to the date. The best plan, if it's just you or a couple folks, is to exchange phone numbers and plan on merging at a specific enterance ramp. We'd call as we approach the exit number. Either that or meet at a rest stop in the area. We'll be down to 1/3 tank by Dayton and we can push it to Cincy before refueling.

pulpz2

It'll probably be just me in Dayton. So that sounds great.

SmoothZ

iTrader: (13)

We have planned the route to meet some people in St Louis. We'll probably spend the night there before heading out early Thursday morning.

pulpz2

Caravan Participants

1. PulpZ, 2009 370Z, Dayton OH
2. FuszNissan, 2009 370Z, St. Louis MO
3. Mekatoka, 2008 350Z, Canton, MI
4. Phreakdout, 2004 350Z Roadster, Ypsilanti, MI
5. sig11, 2009, 2009 370Z, Ferndale, MI
6. StlRedrider, 2009 370Z, St. Louis, MO
7. SmoothZ, 2003 350Z, Twin Cities, MN
8.
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pulpz2

Smooth, is anyone else from MN coming down with you?

Phreakdout

iTrader: (32)

Bump - I know there are some Michigan folks who have not listed themselves here.

Pulpz2, The Ohio group is usually huge. When are they headed down?

SmoothZ

iTrader: (13)

1. PulpZ, 2009 370Z, Dayton OH
2. FuszNissan, 2009 370Z, St. Louis MO
3. Mekatoka, 2008 350Z, Canton, MI
4. Phreakdout, 2004 350Z Roadster, Ypsilanti, MI
5. sig11, 2009, 2009 370Z, Ferndale, MI
6. StlRedrider, 2009 370Z, St. Louis, MO
7. SmoothZ, 2003 350Z, Twin Cities, MN
8. silverbullet Z, Twin Cities, MN
9.
10.
...

drivessidewayz

iTrader: (4)

I'd love to join...I have to wait until my tune on the 18th to know more unfortunately.

Phreakdout

iTrader: (32)

There's no mimimum HP requirement to join in!

Good luck on the tune!

pulpz2

I'm not sure. I sent PerfZ a PM and he said he would spread the word in ZROC. I need to check cincystreetscene to see if anyone in the Cincy area wants to join.

SmoothZ

iTrader: (13)

Steve/Perf and some of his crew are heading down that Monday.

pulpz2

Phreakdout has suggested two routes that we should consider, the first takes us through Pigeon Forge, a slow, stop and go drive, but shorter route. The second sticks to freeway, but is a longer route.

Route 1: (Slow, Stop and Go , Shorter)

1) I-75 South to I-275
2) US-441 S (through Pigeon Forge Gatlinburg)
3) I-74 W
4) NC 28 N.

Route 2: (Fast, Freeway, Longer)

1) I-75 South to I-275 / I-40 East.
2) I-40 East
3) Take Exit 27 - This leads onto 74 West.
4) Take 74 West
5) 74 West to 28 North which leads to the Fontana Village Resort.

What is everyone's preference?

mekatoka

iTrader: (2)

What is the difference in miles/time between both the routes? Driving through Pigeon Forge can be a pain in the a$$. There's just too much traffic in there and we will easily be split.

As long as the difference is not too much I would vote for option 2.