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Triumph Stag 35th Anniversary in 2005

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Re: 2005 VTR - From Colorado

Triumph Enthusaists:

(subject to change as input comes in, suggestions please. If we get no other caravaners, we may depart Sunday morning and make it a two day trip)
Sue and I will be departing Lafayette Colorado Sunday 24 July about 9:00 am, driving north east on I-76. Our plan is at least two days, but we will be open to leave earlier for a three day trip.
Our first rendevous point will be at approximately 9:30 am the departure day on the on ramp to I-76 from Colorado HWY 2 where we will wait for confirmed caravan people until 10:00 am. We will depart at 10:00 am sharp on I-76 east. (possible diversion, HWY 34 East through Kansas but secondary road travel may require leaving Saturday)
At approximately 12:00 noon on the initial departure day we will stop at the intersection of I-76 and I-80 on the east bound side to wait for any confirmed caravaners coming from I-80 western states.

Generally, destination for that evening is Omaha Nebraska for our stopover, about 545 miles for us. Pioneer Villiage Nebraska south of I-80 is a potential sight see adds 50 miles and at least 4 hours, so this is a possible stop over location for Saturday night) Hotel TBD

From Pioneer Villiage Nebraska, or Omaha, Rockford is only about 400 miles. This can be split and sight see half way, or drive straight through. Our reservations start Monday evening, 25 July in Rockford.

We will rendevous with other groups coming north on I-29, I-35, I-74 / I-39 if you post your plans.

See you en route or at Rockford!!

Return caravnas will be arranged at Rockford over many many pints.

Cheers!
 
Re: 2005 VTR - From Colorado

What a fine trip you have planned. Pioneer Village (Nebraska's #1 destination) is in fact worth a look as Chicago plastics king Harold Warp seemed to spend much of the 50s buying up old cars and parking them in big buildings in his home town. Not restored examples -- just mass quantities of nice used cars.
 
Re: 2005 VTR - From Colorado - Pioneer Village NE

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Pioneer Village (Nebraska's #1 destination) is in fact worth a look as Chicago plastics king Harold Warp seemed to spend much of the 50s buying up old cars and parking them in big buildings in his home town.

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Cars? Ford exhibit, Chevy Exhibit, airplanes (don't look at eye level, look in above you too!!), tractor exhibit, boat exhibit, motorcycle building exhibit , bicycles, antiques of all sorts, full size and model trains, sets of typical furnature styles and mans progress, textiles, plastics, machinery, electronics, musical instruments, how-to in the old style, steam engines, a restored old time country square under the cottonwood trees with all sorts of building types, with ice cream and burger stand, Olde Tyme deomostrations, steam powered rides, on and on and on. To do it right, you need two days and a dozen 1 gig photo cards for your digital camera. There is a hotel and resturaunt there on the grounds and also more in town. This all sits on about 80 acres with many buildings filled to the walls and rafters. Sort of a historical record set up for learning and exhibit

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Re: 2005 VTR - From Colorado - finalizing west

Okay, it looks like a two day drive so departure is Sunday 24th July about 9:00 am, up I-76 East to I-80 West about noon, into Omaha NE. No Pioneer Village stop i guess. Stay the night at the Country Inn Suites at I-80 & Hwy 50 at exit 440. Supper in Omaha.
Depart Monday morning after Cracker Barrel breakfast, with another Stag - trailer queen - to Moline area, take I-88 north to exit towared Grand Detour on Illinois State Hwy 2 following the Rock River into Rockford. I expect that supper will be somewhere along Hwy 2.

Arrive Rockford Monday evening 25 July.

See you along the way or in Rockford!!
 
Re: 2005 VTR - From Colorado - finalizing west

Well, the show has come and gone, and for those who missed it, do try to make one in the future. We had a great time, and hats off to the Illinois Sports Owners Association for a job well done.

The weather was fantastic, and the events were first rate. We also heard from the Spinal Tappets - what a hoot! Just wish they could take their act on the road.

Good to meet a few of the Forum crowd in person, and I look forward to catching up with you again.

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Re: 2005 VTR - From Colorado - finalizing west

Yes, quite the Staggering event. Final count for registered and appearing Stags - 37. Stags arrived from all over North America, Canada to Texas, Florida to Mass, California and many other points. This was the highest number of Stags to appear anywhere in North America since being imported. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Stags were the 2nd highest numbers with only TR6 appearing in higher numbers, and then only by about 12. HA! How many tens of thousands of TR6's and other individual Triumph models arrived in the us compared to 2781 Stags??

There were final count of 210 Triumphs at VTR, not a large turnout but not bad either. ISOA put on a nice event for all. Everywhere you looked there were Stags, Stag enthusiasts (wearing antlers), and Stag activities (Stagtivities) including a "Ride the Stag" event held at the Rockford Speedway.

Our club was represented by 65 people at our 3rd annual general meeting - supper - social with 30 Stags in the Thunder Bay Grill parking lot.

Have a look at these fine cars at
https://brooksroy.com/photos/index.php?cat=16
with over 300 photos.

Next event, Triumphest 2005 in San Diego. Unfortunately I have a personal committment on the opposite coast that week /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
which really disapoints me. San Diego and the Shelter Pointe Resort is quite the beautiful venue, and the local Triumph club does a great job hosting Triumphest. Don't miss this great event ... BE THERE!!!

Cheers!
 
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