Hello All,
6 days and counting to Triumphest / North American Triumph Challenge 2009,
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Triumph Trans America Charity Drive 2009 Gran Finale DRIVE!
The plans for the Gran Finale Drive and arrival to SLO are coming together. Currently the Gran Finale Drive will depart Monterey at about 9:00 am. Arrive by 8:30 am as stated below.
If you did not see the post from TTSCC, here it is again:
>Wednesday morning, 9/30: Meet at the Rio Road Shopping Center in Carmel at
>Highway 1 and Rio Road at 8:30 a.m. Final TTACD tour departs Carmel at 9:00
>a.m. and proceeds down Highway 1 to Triumphest/VTR at San Luis Obispo.
>Scenic photo stops and comfort stops along the way. Lunch in Cambria. We
>expect this caravan to get huge as we approach San Luis Obispo. If you don't
>make the 9:00 a.m. departure, it won't be difficult to catch up with us. If
>you are already in SLO, please head north and join us for the end of the tour.
>
>Wednesday afternoon, 9/30: We expect to arrive in SLO at 2:30 p.m. (to be
>verified), and we hope for a Grand Reception as we enter the parking lot of
>the Embassy Suites. We will post updates about this final tour.
For the Embassy Suites Inn SLO group side of things, this gathering is very informal since I am driving south from Monterey. This should be two groups:
1. Drivers wanting to make the CAMBRIA lunch stop should plan of being in front of the hotel to depart no later than 10:30am Wednesday 30th September for the drive north on Hwy 1A to make the LUNCH STOP in Cambria. Just look for Triumphs lining up and assemble and ask those folks if they are driving up to Cambria to meet the Gran Finale Drive..
2. As the details of the 2nd rendezvous point are finalized for the two groups, teh 2nd has been set at Morrow Bay at the Lila H Keiser Park on Hwy 1 and Atascadero Road exit for the late group, after the Cambria Lunch stop. Anyone wishing to Rendezvous at the Morrow Bay rendezvous point should depart the Hotel about 1:00 pm. I have no idea what is available for parking at that park, but I would recommend this group line up on the Hwy 1 A On Ramp to merge with the south traveling group as they come down 1A
I will make a call to someone in the group at the Embassy Suites when we are about 30 minutes from the rendezvous points on Hwy 1A, first before the lunch stop, and then for the second group when we are leaving Cambria.
As to "Grand Reception", well this is of course my own typical "informal" arrangement - nothing formally tied to Triumphest organizers by specific request, just a "California Happening". I am planning to leave the Gran Finale group on 1A about 15 minutes ahead to set up a video camera and clear the area in front of the Hotel for the arrival. There is a "Special" parking spot in front of the hotel under the arrival banner for "Uncle Jack", so once UJ gets parked, we will have an initial gathering of everyone who is interested in that immediate area in front of the Gran Finale Banner, make some brief announcements and thank you's (since this is "California Happening" style, then it may become a spontaneous party - bring your coolers and chairs), announce the "Gran Finale Toast" will be held in the Hotel Atrium Lounge about 5:30 pm to coincide with the Managers Reception where we will pop the cork on some special STTAG fluifs. If you are staying at the hotel, make sure you get your free drink info through the hotel if that was advertised, and for all TTA Host organizers who have been on the contact list, SEE ME PERSONALLY and introduce yourself!!
Cheers!
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Glenn Merrell
TSN Admin
https://www.triumphstag.net
mailto:StagByTriumph@triumphstagclub.org
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