Nationals Planning Thread

[washburn]

OK, I'll start off the coordination for Nat's. I want to get this because of the way paddock spaces are being let out. We can coordinate and maybe get some spots together. Plus it's nice to know when people are going to be there and where.

If your going, please reply with your travel plans. Inlcude run heat and days, when your leaving, who are you travelling with, how you getting there and do you have any space, when you will arrive at the site for your paddock spot, when your leaving, where you are staying, and contact number.

If you are not going, please do not reply. Thanks!

I'll start:

Pat Washburn - Run 4th heat Tuesday and Wednesay (SM)
Leaving Friday 9/22 around 5 PM
Riding with Neal and Katie
Pulling the car trailer with their truck - Low on space!
Arrive on site Saturday mid-morning.
Going home Thursday, but may decide to stay.
Sharing a room with Neal and Katie on Wannamaker....can't remembr name.
My cell = 715-212-1146

[wannabfast]

ill be down there with steve meschke not sure when hes running, we are leaving saturday morning 6am
ill just be snappin pics, and im stayin in his RV probablly leaving friday or saturday, not sure at this point

[magicsammy]

Steve Meschke
- run at warm-ups
- Run 1st heat Thursday and Friday (CSP)
Leaving Sat. 9/23 around 6 AM
Riding with Thai Nguyen
Pulling the car dolly with my RV - have extra space!
Arrive on site Saturday late-afternoon.
Going home Friday PM or Saturday.
Staying somewhere on site with the RV - RV spots were booked, so I am looking for a paddock space with electricity.
My cell = 612-269-7612

[AlexL]

Alex Lowe - Run 4th heat Thursday and Friday (ES)
Leaving Tuesday 9/26 around noon
Arrive on site Tuesday evening.
Going home Saturday.
Sharing a room with Darryl at the Candlewood on Wannamaker.
My cell = 612-325-1535

[aansorge]

Name: Adam Ansorge
Days running: Thurs and Friday ( 3rd heat I believe)
Day of departure: Wednesday, 3pm
Arrival: Wednesday 10 pm if the old Honda makes it.
Staying with B and B ( Bienert and Ball) somewhere on Wanamaker
Leaving Saturday AM.
Cell: 507 440 6782

[the tick]

John Mensch & Kerry Anderson
running Thurs (East) & Friday (West) STS2L Heat 1 & STS2 Heat 3
Leaving Mpls Tuesday evening
Arrive Topeka Wednesday late AM
Staying in a prearranged motel (someone else made the plans, I forgot)
Leaving Topeka Saturday AM
Cell: 612-840-3037

We are registered as "Team Newlyweds" (wedding is this Saturday), think they'll let us run while dragging cans & shoes behind the car? ;)

[MNbiker]

Steve Garnjobst & Christopher Deutsch
Running STU in Heat 2 on Tuesday/Wednesday.
Arriving in Topeka on Saturday afternoon.
Leaving town first thing Thursday morning.
Staying at the Hampton.
Chris DeLay is staying with us Sunday-Thursday.
We're trailering the car down, so we're doing pretty well for space. I can transport 1-2 extra sets of race tires for a nominal fee.
cell: 651-276-1143

[Darryl]

Alex Lowe - Run 4th heat Thursday and Friday (ES)
Leaving Tuesday 9/26 around noon
Arrive on site Tuesday evening.
Going home Saturday.
Sharing a room with Darryl at the Candlewood on Wannamaker.



Same as Alex... Pat can stay with us if he decides to stay and mentor... I can get him back to the Twin Cities...

My Cell = 612-817-0877

[porkbone]

Running DS in Heat 3 on Tuesday/Wednesday.
Arriving in Topeka on Sunday evening.
Leaving town first thing Thursday morning.
Staying at the Hampton with Steve Garnjobst & Christopher Deutsch

cell: 952 201 9641

[wannabfast]

so is this gonna be a week long party?

[Darryl]

I copied this from RW thread from a few weeks back… Not sure this helps but it does give you an idea of how many spots to reserve… If each of you who are arriving early reserve a spot for us coming later we should be more then covered…

1.vacant
2.Dave Bahl AS (run tues-wed)(on site mon-fri?)
3.Darryl Wrolson ES (run thurs-fri)(on site tues-sat)
4.Adam Ansorge CS (run thurs-fri)(on site wed-fri)
5.Steve Meschke CSP (run thurs-fri)(on site sat-fri)
6.Ivan Austin CS (run thurs-fri)(on site sat-fri)
7.Alex Lowe ES (run thurs-fri)(on site?)
8.Chris Bienert CS (run thurs-fri)(on site?)
9.John Mensch STS2 (run thurs-fri)(on site tues-sat)
10.Neal Tovson SM (run tues-wed)(on site sun-fri?)
11.Katie Lacey SML (run tues-wed)(on site sun-fri?)
12.Larry Bereuter STS (run thurs-fri)(on site tues-sat)
13.Dan Moulin FM (run tues-wed)(on site sun-thurs)
14.Keith Beumer FM (run tues-wed)(on site sun-thurs)
15.Kerry Mensch STS2L (run thurs-fri)(on site tues-sat)
16.Pat Washburn SM (run tues-wed)(on site sun-fri?)
17.Josh Berman CS (run thurs-fri)(on site tues-sat?)
18.Chris Delay DS (run tues-wed)(on site mon-thurs)
19.Christopher Deutsch STU (run tues-wed)(on site mon-thurs)
20.Steve Garnjobst STU (run tues-wed)(on site sat-thurs)

[washburn]

So with the drop out of Josh, looks like 18 going this year! Not to make a big deal about this all, here's what I think will happen:

The thing about saving spots is you can't decide which spots....they are assigned and you are escorted to your spot. That means you can't reserve a common block for everyone unless you all show up near the same time.

Looks like Neal, Katie, and I will be there first. We will try to save a spot each. Who knows how it works...do Neal Katie and I get a spot each, or are they going to make us all share one paddock spot??? Don't know. (If I could find another car to drive in with, I could get another spot for me) We'll save spots for 1 person each. It could be as little as 4 total spots, or as many as 6. We'll see about what is available for electric spots Steve M....if they require everyone to get one because they are all together, then your probabaly on your own.

The thing is, once this initial round of saving is done, HPT will continue to fill spots around us with other people. We won't get any additional spots together. For instance, we save a spot for Steve G. He shows up in the afternoon, and saves a spot. That saved spot will not likely be near his spot. Not the end of the world, but I think this is how it will work. We can still make one area the "hangout" since Neal will be snagging the tent for cover.

Anyway, not to make this all too complicated...just wanted to have a plan to maximize the fun!

[Ivan]

Take me off the list, I had to cancel.

[phile]

I'm going public with this because it involves all of the Nationals-bound folks.

Some of us on the Board would feel more comfortable with you all taking the club canopy if we had some confidence that you all would chip it to replace it if it got destroyed down there. We are not talking a huge amount of money, maybe 200 bucks. It's not fair to make Neal commit to this himself since you all will benefit from a place out of the sun/rain. Kansas in September can bring anything from 100 degrees to freezing rain.

Most likely, it will come back in the same condition in which it left, but there is precedent for the prairie winds raising havok with these things.

[larry200]

Sounds reasonable to me.

-- Larry B.

[washburn]

I'm OK with it.

[magicsammy]

nevermind the dumb tent - who's hosting the poker tournament? :D

[wannabfast]

ill bring the chips and cards if someone wants to supply the table

[aansorge]

Ok. And yes the winds can get ridiculously bad down there.

[porkbone]

so is this gonna be a week long party?

All I know is I don't want to eat at any chain restaurants while we're down there. I hear there's some good BBQ in the area.

[washburn]

Pat's Pig. We're going to meet up there one night.

[larry200]

All I know is I don't want to eat at any chain restaurants while we're down there. I hear there's some good BBQ in the area.

+1 on that. Life is too short to drive hundreds of miles just to eat the same stuff you can get everywhere else.

-- Larry B.

[MNbiker]

Since it seems like we have enough people willing to chip in a few $ if something goes wrong with the tent, I'll swing by and pick it up tomorrow. I think I can rearrange my stuff to accomodate the extra cargo. If it does end up being sunny & 80 degrees in Topeka, a bit of shade will be welcome.

-Steve

[wannabfast]

Ok. And yes the winds can get ridiculously bad down there.

i heard it wasnt at the usual airfield this year.. however.. its not like we're in kansas anymore.. he he.. little humor there

[Darryl]

i heard it wasnt at the usual airfield this year.. however.. its not like we're in kansas anymore.. he he.. little humor there

You are correct... HP is at the south end of the airfield... Same non-stop 40MPH wind...

[DaveBahl]

I'll be heading out Sunday noon-ish, I run in the 5th heat Tuesday/Wednesday heading back Thursday/Friday... pending the "cocktailing" Wednesday night. I haven't heard anything about MAC T-shirts... if we have a tent let's have T-shirts, even if "we" have to pay for them there. It'd be nice to have a picture of TEAM MAC!!! = )

My cell # 952.994.9972, it's my wife's cell, I'll be using it Sunday through the race.

The BEE. (You'll see) ; )

[DaveBahl]

Chris & Adam, it is Comfort Inn on Wannamaker (road/street/lane/dr) in Topeka, call me @ 952.294.0137 I can give you the correct address. I'm sitting here at work... thinking about Nationals... hee hee hee... I think I wet myself!!!!!

WAAAAAAHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

BEE

[K.Beumer]

Dan Moulin and I will be Leaving Sunday afternoon or evening and either arriving Sunday night or Monday morning. We run 5th group Tues/Weds and are working 3rd. We will be heading back on Thursday. We are going to camp there so if someone is trying to save some spots we need about 45 ft for the motorhome and trailer. Thanks


Dan Cell# 651-247-7740
Keith Cell# 612-396-8450

[larry200]

Larry Bereuter - Run 2nd heat Thursday and Friday (STS).
Leaving Tuesday 9/26 around 8 AM (tentatively).
Driving down with my crew (ie wife).
Arrive on site bright and early Wednesday morning.
Driving home Saturday.
Staying at the Holiday Inn Express (as are John and Kerry Mensch).
My wife's cell = 612-387-5711.

Hard to believe that by this time next week, I'll be fighting to stay out of DFL in STS at the Nationals...

(Hey! That *is* optimistic. I said, "fighting to stay out of", not "resigning myself to".)

-- Larry "Civic fodder" B.

[MNbiker]

Well, the club canopy is now packed in the back of my truck. It will be arriving in Topeka Saturday afternoon.

-Steve

[aansorge]

Larry Bereuter - Run 2nd heat Thursday and Friday (STS).
Leaving Tuesday 9/26 around 8 AM (tentatively).
Driving down with my crew (ie wife).
Arrive on site bright and early Wednesday morning.
Driving home Saturday.
Staying at the Holiday Inn Express (as are John and Kerry Mensch).
My wife's cell = 612-387-5711.

Hard to believe that by this time next week, I'll be fighting to stay out of DFL in STS at the Nationals...

(Hey! That *is* optimistic. I said, "fighting to stay out of", not "resigning myself to".)

-- Larry "Civic fodder" B.


I guarantee that you will not be DFL. You drive too well and all wheel drive seems to do well down there.

[the tick]

Did we ever come up with a Team MAC T-shirt? I realize it's closing in on the last minute, but I'm that sort a guy..........

[Darryl]

Not a MAC shirt... But they do sell shirts at Nat's for about 12-13 bucks...

[washburn]

I guarantee that you will not be DFL. You drive too well and all wheel drive seems to do well down there.

Besides Larry, your staying at a Holiday Inn Express...you will win!

Don't worry...you are not DFL material. I predict you will threaten to trophy.

[the tick]

Not a MAC shirt... But they do sell shirts at Nat's for about 12-13 bucks...

I'll be looking for the one that says: "We came, we saw..............we missed it by THAT much..........."

[SUV-ETR]

All I know is I don't want to eat at any chain restaurants while we're down there. I hear there's some good BBQ in the area.

+2 on that one. My heart always sinks a little when we ask where we should go for dinner and someone says "TGI Fridays." :(

Takin' off this afternoon. Don't even have the trailer hooked up yet, and the truck is already draggin' its behind. Three sets of tires, tools, spare parts, a week's worth of clothes, doggy gear...too much crap.

See all you sukkas there ASAP!

John, tell Kerri not to throw the bouquet so hard that it lands in Topeka, mmm-k? :D Best of luck, & sorry we couldn't make the ceremony!

Neal

[larry200]

Don't worry...you are not DFL material. I predict you will threaten to trophy.

Now you're just talkin' crazy talk. Justin Frank beat me in Milwaukee last weekend by 3.5 seconds. He was something like 17th last year at the Nats. (Obviously, I'm hoping he's national-champion material this year!) I doubt there will be a "daily driver" in the top 20 spots in STS.

-- Larry "Plum run out of clever things to say" B.

[wannabfast]

hey, if i was competing.. id be DFL! doesnt matter what i were to drive.. hehe im not nationals calibur.. yet!

and i vote for some hole in the wall place as well! i dont much care for chain restaurants when travelling.. unless im strapped for cash!

and neal... whats that sposed to mean?

[porkbone]

I was DFL at the Milwaukee National Tour event, which angers me. My goal in Topeka is to redeem myself, if only slightly.