Hosted by Z Car Club of Washington this this Z car only drive is for those who enjoy driving their Z cars.
Here are the drive details from ZCCW's website:

Approximately 290 miles and 5½ hours of driving
(round trip from the Lacey P&R starting point to South Hill area in Puyallup)

Starting point (meet at 9:00am, depart P&R at 9:30am)
 Martin Way P & R in Lacey (I-5 & Martin Way, exit 109)
from southbound I-5, take exit 109, take left at stop light at the end of the off-ramp, stay in left lane, go straight thru first stop light then take first left into the P&R

Driving Distance (miles) Driving Time (hh:mm)
Route (depart Lacey P&R at 9:30am)
Lacey P&R (turn right out of P&R, get into left lane, straight thru first light, then turn left onto I-5 at second light) 0.0 0:00
Merge onto Hwy 101 at Exit 104 (right two lanes exit to Hwy 101) 4.7 0:08
Merge onto Hwy 8 (stay straight toward Aberdeen Montessano) 10.7 0:15
Take Montessano/Raymond exit (exit to right, then left at stop sign) 48.2 0:56
Junction Hwy 101 (turn left at stop sign) 56.4 1:05
Pit stop at South Bend city park. The park is actually a dock with benches and a restroom. Park is on the right side of the road between a Bakery and Coast Seafoods, about a block south of the Raymond Federal Bank (the bank is on the opposite side of the road, ie – the left side). 79.3 1:38
Junction Hwy 101/Hwy 4 (turn right at stop sign) this is the most fun section 103.8 2:05
Right on Pacific Way (head into Long Beach for lunch) 119.2 2:23
Lunch break in Long Beach (some of the possibilities: Doogers (gets my vote), Crab Pot, Hungry Harbor, Castaways, Morgans LBT) 120.7 2:26

Return Route (depart from Long Beach at 2:30pm)
depart Long Beach on Pacific Way 120.7 0:00
Continue heading south on Pacific Way, straight thru where Pacific Way becomes Hwy 101 (heading toward Illwaco) 122.2 0:03
At first light in Illwaco, turn left on Spruce St E 125.5 0:11
Straight thru light at Astoria Bridge (onto Hwy 401, and past Dismal Nitch rest area) 137.5 0:26
Junction Hwy 4, turn left at stop sign 148.5 0:38
Junction Hwy 101, right turn (no stop sign here, just a right turn lane) 153.3 0:43
Pit stop at South Bend city park again 178.1 1:10
Right onto Hwy 6 (in Raymond) 182.5 1:17
Left onto I-5 (in Chehalis) (if you need to head out at this point, the exit back to the Lacey P&R is about 30miles north on I-5. Otherwise continue on with us on Hwy 507 to Puyallup) 233.5 2:12
Take exit 81 - Mellen St/Hwy 507 (exit to right, then right at stop light) 237.0 2:14
Mellen St. curves to left and merges with Alder St. 237.6 2:17
Alder St curves to right and merges with W Cherry St.
straight on Cherry for about 5 blocks 237.9 2:17
Turn left on S Tower Ave (one way street) (second stop light)
straight on Tower for about 16 blocks 238.2 2:18
Stay in left lane, turn left onto W 6th St, then straight for 1 block (across RR tracks) 239.5 2:22
Stay in right lane, at stop sign, turn right on N Pearl St, then straight on Pearl 239.6 2:22
Pearl curves to right and merges with Downing Rd (at store called Country Market) 241.3 2:26
Downing curves left and becomes Bucoda Hwy/Hwy 507 241.9 2:26
Follow Bucoda Hwy to Tenino, turn right on 6th Ave W 250.7 2:39
6th Ave curves to left and then go straight for 2 blocks 251.2 2:39
Right on Sussex Ave W (Sussex crosses town), continue on 507 out of town 251.7 2:39
In Yelm, turn right on E Yelm Ave, then thru town (a left turn at E Yelm Ave would take you back toward Lacey/Olympia on Hwy 510, condition of road is unknown to me) 266.3 2:56
In McKenna, turn right at stoplight onto Hwy 702/352nd St S (go straight on Hwy 702 to Meridian) approx 14 miles
Turn left on Meridian Ave E (and go straight on Meridian to 156th St E) approx 11 miles
Turn left at 156th St. E, then head to the Ram Restaurant for dinner and a beer
The RAM Restaurant & Brewery, (Puyallup-Sunrise Village location) 10403 156th Street E #101, Puyallup 253-445-1005

Leaving to north toward Hwy 512: turn left on Meridian, follow north past South Hill Mall (which is on your left), then follow around curve to left, straight thru stop light, then take right to freeway on ramp
Leaving to south, then thru Orting, then back north on 162 to Hwy 410: turn right on Meridian, left at 200th St E, left onto Orting Kapowsin Hwy E, left on Washington Ave N/Hwy 162. Straight on Hwy 162 thru McMillin and Alderton (heading toward Sumner). As you approach Sumner, you will cross over Hwy 410, then turn left onto westbound Hwy 410, follow 410 west to the interchange with northbound Hwy167

Notes:
If preferred, shortly after leaving Illwaco we could turn left on Alt Hwy 101 heading north, which connects back up to Hwy 101 and then we could retrace the fun section along Willapa Bay (again, this would get my vote).

If interested, Cape Disappointment State Park (formerly Fort Canby State Park) is just outside Illwaco. The park has two light houses, the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center ($5.00 for adults, $2.50 for children 7-17) and hiking trails. (See http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selected ... ppointment for further details). Last summer, the North Head lighthouse was open to visitors. The Cape Disappointment lighthouse was closed to visitors but could be hiked to from the interpretive center.

Suggestions or comments welcome (russ_lind@yahoo.com)

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hmmm.. starting point is down the street from me.. i will stop by to check out the cars

 

and the ending point is down the street from me.. i will stop by to check out cars and a burger

 

Yeah - the drive goes thru areas of the coast. Before the trip heads back from the Oregon coast I'll part ways and head to my home in Portland. This is going to be a fun drive

 

is there a map of the whole route posted up anywhere?

 

nevermind... gonna be in vegas.

 

ZCCW.org does have a map posted showing the drive route under "Events".