I took this cruise twice last year in my SS and in my WRX Wagon with a small group and it was truly awesome. I posted here about it before the last one but didn't give anyone enough time to plan for it. I'm giving you guys a chance again to come out April 25th(Sunday). There are tons of straight-aways, plenty of curves with the addition of beautiful scenery. This is a great way to really test your car. This will be an all day event. We are aiming to meet at the Belvidere, IL Mobil at 10:00am.

We can definitely meet up earlier for some breakfast near the Woodfield Borders area if we choose to and then head out from there to the Mobil. We will be taking a break or two throughout the cruise to give the cars a rest and to get some lunch. I would suggest bringing a partner to keep you on your feet because it's definitely 4-5 hrs of driving. We will definitely have a great time if the weather permits it. Here is the map.



If you are seriously interested, pm me or send me an AIM message to Shaitiger .

 

Looking forward to it.

 

See you there. Keep me posted

 

Sounds good guys .

 

i might be up for it

but i own a civic

 

hatchcrap, I replied to your post over at Chicago350z.com. Thanks

 

I can't wait to go again this year. Last year was a fun time and shaitiger is a great fellow.

 

OK guys, I'm heading out to Washington D.C tomorrow and I'll be back around 6am Sunday morning. There will be two meeting places in regards to the cruise on Sunday. The first meeting place will be the Borders in Schaumburg on Golf Rd. at 9:00am. We can grab some Starbucks and then head out to the Belvidere Mobil. The second location is obviously the Belvidere Mobil gas station. We will aim to be there at 10:00am. The Mobil is where we'll start the cruise. Let's all try to get to the meeting places on time. This event is weather depending. Looking at the forecast today, it seems like we're going to have nice weather. If for whatever reason the forecast changes in a negative way, the cruise will be rescheduled for the next weekend or whatever date is decided.

Here are two links:

Cruise Protocol. Our F-body club used this when we went last fall. Most apply to our cruise but some will be dependant on how many cars we have (ie- space in between cars)

http://www.fallcruise.org/protocol.html

Here are the cruise directions. I will have the map and directions printed out but please print out your own anyways.

http://www.fallcruise.org/route.html

PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU PLAN ON COMING

 

Does anyone going know where I can get an FRS radio? And how much do they cost? If I do not have one is it a problem.'




Cant wait to see you guys there.

 

You can buy these anywhere, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, any store that has electronics.

 

EDIT: I didn't go to D.C. I will be here this week.

 

It's calling for early morning showers on Sunday. It rained in the morning on our last outing and it got dry pretty quickly. It should dry rather quicker this time because it will be warmer than last time. We still had loads of fun. The forecast might change for the better anyways. The cruise is still scheduled to happen. We can all decide at Borders if we wish to carry on with it. Those who plan to meet everyone at the Belvidere Mobil, please pm me your phone number so we can call you if we decide not to do it that day.

 

So, did this happen? I couldnt make it 'cause my ride is in the body shop. booo

 

It did happen. It rained a lil bit halfway through the cruise but then it dried up after lunch. The whole cruise was still a blast anyways. We had a guy in his 350z out but he was having trouble keeping up with the rest of us. I don't know if he couldn't drive or that his girlfriend wasn't feeling well.

Here's a quote of an RX8 guy who attended:

"I do not know if cruise is the appropriate term though. I rank it somewhere between spirited drive and stupid fast race through the wisconsin backcountry."

 

anyone have pics? i would love to see some pics of this!

 

Damn...I missed it. What's the chance of a repeat?

 

may 2nd theres a Z meet. check chicagoz.com for details.

 

We should be having another one this summer. I'll keep everyone updated.