Richmond/Vancouver Road Trip

[RC51]

Blake
Daryl
Gerry
Gord
John
Phil
Shawn
Tom
Vince
Glenn? (confirmed with me yesterday)
Craig (asked to have a room booked)

Blake

Hey, Blake.

~Matt will be traveling over with Tina.
~Brian confirmed last night. Tina, Brian and I will travel over together
~Mick is considering and has a place to stay
~Keith is considering and has a place to stay

So, room list looks like this insofar as people are 99% confirmed:

Blake
Daryl
Gord and Vince
John
Phil and Brian
Shawn
Tom
Glenn and Gerry
Craig
Matt (and Tina)
Doug (single room)

14 racers and counting! I will book 8 rooms based on dbl occupancy and the assumption of at least one more racer attending and staying with us.

Phil

[Blake]

Ok, thanks for the update Phil.  Possible carpools:

Brian, Phil, (Tina)
(Tina), Matt
Doug
Blake, Tom, Gord, John, Glenn, Vince, Mick?, Keith?
Daryl, Craig, Gerry, Shawn

Daryl and I will have to sort out our vehicles later-on, once we have exact attendees.

Oh, and shotgun Tom or Daryl as known non-snoring roomates!


Blake

[BigDawg]

yeah im travelling with the wife leaving from nanimo be there fri morning got a couple things to do first

[gotnitro]

i think we are all going over saturday doug so might want to make sure you have a room booked for both nights

[RC51]

i think we are all going over saturday doug so might want to make sure you have a room booked for both nights

What do you think, Doug? Please let me know ASAP.

Unfortunately we are in wedding and conference season around that time and several hotels that I tried had zero availability. I also didn't want us humping our loads of kit up and down stairs or an elevator if at all possible, so I kept that in mind. In the end I was able to get the Accent Inn just off Bridgeport Road, ground level exterior access 8 x double rooms. We were fortunate enough to qualify for the group rate, so cost will be $89 per room which is freaking fantastic given the location and time of year. There is an iHop on site as well so breakfast is avail.

P.

[BigDawg]

Hey phil i still need the room for both nites as i still have to go friday,but if its easier i can just get a room anywhere for friday and meet up with you guys at the track sat morning the wife says i must take her to the pne so thats what i plan on doing all day ,so to get a room on my own for friday nite is n/p  but if u cab get it for me fri nite aswell that would be sweet

[Blake]

We were fortunate enough to qualify for the group rate, so cost will be $89 per room which is freaking fantastic given the location and time of year. There is an iHop on site as well so breakfast is avail.

Nice work Phil!  That is a really good rate for Vic/Van ANY time of year!

Wondering what Mick/Keith might have arranged for their possible places to stay...?  Will they need rides to other areas of Vancouver?


Blake

[RC51]

Wondering what Mick/Keith might have arranged for their possible places to stay...?  Will they need rides to other areas of Vancouver?

Hey, Blake. Mick said that if he does go over, Frank B has offered him a place to stay. Keith simply mentioned that he has someone to stay with.

With this many heading over, will you be making a decision about club racing? An early announcement one way or another may make the difference in some fence sitters.

P.

[RC51]

Hey phil i still need the room for both nites

When I receive the group confirmation number I will book the Friday night for you. I'll get back to you.

P.

[Tom]

I never realized it was up to Blake to decide when racing happens.

Without Daryl (who insures the truck), Craig (who drives the truck), Blake (who runs the computer), and a bunch of other regulars, I'm not sure if it'll end up being much more than an officially sanctioned Tuesday Night group anyway.

You do have a good point though -- it would be a good idea to have an official policy in place regarding the IROCC schedule with respect to out-of-town race days.

It sounds like there won't be much of anything that weekend in Victoria.

[Blake]

I never realized it was up to Blake to decide when racing happens.

Sucker!  How little you know!

Without Daryl (who insures the truck), Craig (who drives the truck), Blake (who runs the computer), and a bunch of other regulars, I'm not sure if it'll end up being much more than an officially sanctioned Tuesday Night group anyway.

You do have a good point though -- it would be a good idea to have an official policy in place regarding the IROCC schedule with respect to out-of-town race days.

It sounds like there won't be much of anything that weekend in Victoria.

Tom and Phil are correct.  There will be no "Points Racing" at IROCC on Aug 29/30.  With at least half the club (including ALL computer operators) away, there is no chance that the track can be setup for local racing.  Besides, *and this is my personal opinion only*, I fully hope to see as many IROCCers as possible make the return gesture to the Vancouver racers that have been coming our way for the past five years!  And besides-besides: zero days off work, a 15 min drive to Richmond, $20 entry fee, a free shirt... we have no excuse for NOT returning the favour.


Blake

[RC51]

 

we have no excuse for NOT returning the favour.

Spot-on! We've been encouraging them to do this so it's our turn to reciprocate. My thought is that if we can't garner more numbers from the club, that something like a tri-cities series (maybe for another thread!) would be difficult to make work. We sent 16 to Kamloops one year and we typically see 16 or more from the mainland each year, don't we? Nudge your buddies, gents.

Fantettis? Wassup?
Mark, Don et al?
Trevor and team?

P.

[jarrodH]

well..depending if i can find a charger and a battery, and get that weekend off by that time, i may consider it...i want to get back at it..

[Gorden]

well..depending if i can find a charger and a battery, and get that weekend off by that time, i may consider it...i want to get back at it..

I have a extra charger

[Shawn68z]

well..depending if i can find a charger and a battery, and get that weekend off by that time, i may consider it...i want to get back at it..

I have a battery you can use.   

Shawn.