For those who are giving donation for the norcal sponsorship, kindly send donation to tcboy707@yahoo.com via paypal.

Make sure to send as a gift or donation to eliminate the fee

Then PM me how much total donation you sent.

$ sent. there was no donation option so I chose send to friends/family and paid the fee. :iono:

I also registered for the autox, so with hotel booked and fees paid I guess I am ALL IN! :happyanim:

btw if you don't have a sponsor for autox feel free to put 86DRIVE.COM in there to help spread the word. :) If you win your class and have that down as your sponsor, I will buy you a beer (or other beverage of choice) in Vegas. And you will be interviewed while drinking said beverage for a feature article on 86DRIVE. ;)

Small chance I won't be going now, but if I still do, that sounds pretty good to me. Just gotta find out how late I can check into the hotel.

If you have the room reserved and paid for you should be aloud to check in at any time. Call the hotel and ask.

Bay area, an surounding areas- Expo
 

***I was wondering if you guys have figured out a plan yet? Im not sure at this point in time who all is going from Kings & Tulare.....(central areas) I know I am and would like to join you guys. Im not sure if u guys are planning on clicking up with SoCal. To save a lot of time I think we could organize where you guys take the 99, an we (Central) can fall in. Bypass LA an meet SoCal in Barstow an head out from there.
***Also traffic going into Vegas Friday night is really heavy, same as coming out on Sunday. Might want to plan around that
***Any one still looking or needing a room, look into Palace Station Casinos, they have like 4-5 of them not on the strip anywhere from3-10 min away depending on traffic.


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Most of us will be leaving the east bay around 3pm thursday.

You can link up with us along the way.

But We dont plan on meeting up with socal group

I know! You can only set at 90 and tap up to 95 on cruise. Crazy! Very useful for a Vegas trip:thumbup:

NorCal peeps - should we join up somewhere like Pleasanton or Livermore, to head out towards I-5? Is the plan to take 5 down, or 99? All I know is Google Maps says to take 5.

CenCal peeps - seems like the logical place to meet up with you would be either along I-5 or down at Bakersfield. I guess as the time gets near we will look at the maps a little closer and figure out some logical stopping points where we'd want to get gas/take breaks anyways.

If you not got to LA you don't want to take the 5 it's just going to add 30 to your trip. The only reason maps says take. The 5 is cause the speed limit is 70mph and less traffic. The 99 is posted at 65 until u pass Visalia. But every one does 70-80 on the 99. Some construction going on to. But not bad or dead stops

P, you decide which route to take. But yeah we can link up with central peeps

Also I Bako would be the best for meeting up and gas. There are a couple places along the way but off the beating track or really $$$$$. If you guys fill up around Dublin or Atwater around there Ripon... you should beable to make it to Bako. From there Barstow. From there Statel Line/Primm. Out skirts of Los Wages/ Las Vegas. But what ever works for every one.

Wouldnt it be faster to take 99 and cut over Tahachapi Pass on hwy 58? Drops you in Barwstow from Bakersfield instead of driving down to LA and going back up.

LOL that's why I wanted to ask the locals who know! ;)

Well Google was saying take 5 down most of the way and cut over to 58 somehow near Bakersfield, not drive all the way to LA. But I'm down to go whichever way is fastest and has the least 5-0 along the way. :D

If you take the I5 you can cut over to Tehachapi Pass(I think its the 41). it puts you in the middle of Bako & Tehachapi. Its a 1 lane road, 55mph, if you leaving on Thursday it will be full of trucker/farmer traffic. Also off the beating path for gas (a mile + into town) If your taking the 99S you will go 99S to 58E to Tehachapi, Very fun road uphill down hill with lots of turns! (the 58E junction is in Bako). from Tehachapi to Barstow, From Barstow to I-15. I-15 ......on..... State Line/Primm

There is only 1 place to get gas in between Tehachapi & Barstow (Boron)