HRPT 2011

[64casteel]

lets see your ideas and dates for 2011
we know detriot is the last stop
i think it will be june 4th through june 11th

June 4 ? Tulsa Oklahoma
June 5 ? Kansas City Kansas
June 6 ? st.louis Missouri
June 7 ? Memphis Tennessee
June 8 ? Nashville Tennessee
June 9 ? Cincinnati Ohio
June 10 ? Detroit Michigan
June 11 ? Detroit Michigan

[1cheapstreet]

Re: HRPT 2011

Dallas/Fort Worth 6/4 (party at TaMan's house!) ;D
Tulsa, Ok. 6/5
Springfield, Mo. 6/6
St. Louis, Mo. 6/7 (one of the best drag strip stops ever!)
Indianapolis, In. 6/8 (another good drag strip)
South Bend, In. 6/9
Detroit, Mi. 6/10
Detroit, Mi. 6/11

Dallas to Tulsa-----250 miles
Tulsa to Springfield-----180 miles
Springfield to St. Louis----216 miles
St. Louis to Indianapolis-----243 miles
Indianapolis to South Bend-----138 miles
South Bend to Detroit-----218 miles

Total miles-----1,245

Linda 8)

[64casteel]

Re: HRPT 2011

Dallas/Fort Worth 6/4 (party at TaMan's house!) ;D
Tulsa, Ok. 6/5
Springfield, Mo. 6/6
St. Louis, Mo. 6/7 (one of the best drag strip stops ever!)
Indianapolis, In. 6/8 (another good drag strip)
South Bend, In. 6/9
Detroit, Mi. 6/10
Detroit, Mi. 6/11

Dallas to Tulsa-----250 miles
Tulsa to Springfield-----180 miles
Springfield to St. Louis----216 miles
St. Louis to Indianapolis-----243 miles
Indianapolis to South Bend-----138 miles
South Bend to Detroit-----218 miles

Total miles-----1,245

Linda 8)

painless is in fortworth

[1cheapstreet]

Re: HRPT 2011

Between Dallas and Tulsa is a small place called Paul's Valley, OK. home of CoverCraft. They threw a great lunch in 2004 and cool tours of the factory.

Linda 8)

[64casteel]

Re: HRPT 2011

Between Dallas and Tulsa is a small place called Paul's Valley, OK. home of CoverCraft. They threw a great lunch in 2004 and cool tours of the factory.

Linda 8)

i remember going through there we toured the factory and i watched an entire tan cover get stitched
did you tour painless on the opening day

[64casteel]

Re: HRPT 2011

does anyone else have any thoughts or ideas?

[fine59]

Re: HRPT 2011

I think it will start and finish somewhere.....just guessing here

[rexdogg]

Re: HRPT 2011

lots of rumors about the 2011 route, with the exception of an announcement that it would end in Detroit.....aside from "where to start" rumors, another one had it that the tour would tie in somehow with parts of Route 66....rexx

[64casteel]

Re: HRPT 2011

lots of rumors about the 2011 route, with the exception of an announcement that it would end in Detroit.....aside from "where to start" rumors, another one had it that the tour would tie in somehow with parts of Route 66....rexx

theres not much left of route 66

[JimSC]

Re: HRPT 2011

I'm not sure if it's true, but I ws told PT stays where the big sponsors want it to be. Seems that's the middle of the USA. Centrally located for those who pay the bills. Doesn't make everyone happy, but a lot sure do turn out for it.

May I suggest urging the PT sponsors to agree to more west one year, then more east the next year, then back in the middle. It's no longer an 8 day plus 1 day reat (9 day tour back a few years ago) making vendors gone from work 14 days+ when travel to and from is included. This also opens it up to more east coast, more west coast, more customers seeing the sponsors booths & merchandise they are selling - just in different years. I'm in the middle of the USA, but realize others areas want this event too, and they should get it too (without huge travel).

There's no perfect solution. Just idea's.

[cobra]

Re: HRPT 2011

New Orleans (starting line party at Blakes ??? want to see if you can beat DTB's...it will be tough)
Memphis (had one of the best power tour times on Beale Street)
Nashville is always a good choice.
Bristol (since we didn't start there this year. availability of both tracks was cool)
Somerset (car freindly)
-somewhere in between?? -
Detroit (belch)

[Oldlar]

Re: HRPT 2011

Detroit with its awful roads in the 09 PT, I won't make the 11 PT.

[rexdogg]

Re: HRPT 2011

I'm not sure if it's true, but I ws told PT stays where the big sponsors want it to be. Seems that's the middle of the USA. Centrally located for those who pay the bills. Doesn't make everyone happy, but a lot sure do turn out for it.

May I suggest urging the PT sponsors to agree to more west one year, then more east the next year, then back in the middle. It's no longer an 8 day plus 1 day reat (9 day tour back a few years ago) making vendors gone from work 14 days+ when travel to and from is included. This also opens it up to more east coast, more west coast, more customers seeing the sponsors booths & merchandise they are selling - just in different years. I'm in the middle of the USA, but realize others areas want this event too, and they should get it too (without huge travel).

There's no perfect solution. Just idea's.

Sponsorship is big, I think....maybe that's why 2011 is ending in Detroit (an opportunity for GM/major sponsor of the tour) to showcase their products, and re-do their chance a couple of years ago, when they were filing for bankruptcy)....rumors had the '11 tour starting in New Orleans, or somewhere on the gulf......maybe Dallas/Forth Worth (Painless a major sponsor)....then working north and trying to catch at least a part of what's left of Route 66....I think it's fair to say that Hot Rod has indicated that the tour would stay, for the most part, in the "middle of the country", however that's defined.......rexx

[64casteel]

Re: HRPT 2011

new Orleans was horrible in 2003 because of the humidity but Bourbon street was great

[elcaminogirl59]

Re: HRPT 2011

The Magnaflow guys said they heard it was gonna start in New Orleans!