Little off Topic, who's your co-pilot

[DropTopZ28]

Re: Little off Topic, who's your co-pilot

not everyone leaves at the same time and same place. if you make the drivers meetings that is when you hit the huge crowds of cars. we didn't go to any drivers meetings last year but we will make some this year to see how they are. most people take the main route that is mapped out. there are alot of side trips that you could and should take while you're in a new part of the country that will give you the potential of getting lost. getting in the cities and making it to the venues sometimes is confusing. you get all of the power tour traffic and the normal traffic you can and will(we did) get lost. if you have good maps and a "good" map reader(key point of having a map) you don't need a gps. if you don't, it could help.

[BluLightning]

Re: Little off Topic, who's your co-pilot

We made it with no problems last yeat without a GPS but we're bringing one this year just in case. We got a little lost last year a couple times but that was trying to find the hotel after the events. :o

[redragtop]

Re: Little off Topic, who's your co-pilot

We didn't have a GPS either last year and did fine with our maps. Had problems finding the hotels using the directions we got from Mapquest. We did get a GPS for Christmas so will have one this year. Last year we went to all the drivers meeting except one, a few though we left a little before everyone else trying to avoid the big traffic jam.

[trukluvr]

Re: Little off Topic, who's your co-pilot

I just use a Rand McNally atlas. It got me around the bottle neck coming out of K-zoo last year when I was having trouble with the van.

[JimSC]

Re: Little off Topic, who's your co-pilot

Last year the trip was with my son (31), and 2 step sons (22 & 25). A guys road trip for 3 of the days. None of them had gone before, and now all are hooked. For this year the 22 year old is taking my Nova with a friend of his, and may do the long haul. I'm blessed enough to have 2 Corvettes, with the 31 year old taking his wife in one, and the 22 year old is hitching a ride with mom in hers, going on just the last 2 days. Me, I'll find a buddy and plan to do 4-5 days in my Purple '93 Camaro pictured below. It'll have for sale signs in it. If anyone knows someone interested, it's a VERY streetable Pro Street car. Has PS, PB, PWindows, PSeats, A/C blows cold, 468" big block, 700R4 trans, roll bar, 14 gallon fuel cell, fully carpeted interior, and does draw some looks. Builder was a GM mechanic who fooled with everything to make it work right (speedo too). It IS fun to drive, and I'm not kidding, driveable. Looking forward to the trip, as I'm sure ALL are!