Epic drive though western MA & southern VT - 7/8 Sunday - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Deslock · 06-28-2012, 08:13 AM

Who: FT86 (BRZ/FRS) owners
What: Epic drive
Where: Orange, MA Dunkin Donuts/Shell Station
When: Sunday 7/8 2:00 PM (drivers meeting @ 2:10, we leave promptly @ 2:15)
How:

Optional: If possible, please bring a GMRS radio that supports private codes (see post 15 for details).
Route map and details will be provided at the meet.
It's setup in stages so that people can break away at spots if they can't stay for the whole thing.
Pace will be moderate. The last thing I want to do is get anyone in trouble and these roads will be fun even at reasonable speeds (also, there will be opportunities for brisk little surges without doing anything unsafe/scary).
FYI for people that drove with me during the Lancaster meet: those roads were nothing compared to what I have in mind.

MannyO · 06-28-2012, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Deslock

Where: Orange, MA Dunkin Donuts/Shell Station

Start off where we left off. Nice.

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Originally Posted by Deslock

FYI for people that drove with me during the Lancaster meet: those roads were nothing compared to what I have in mind.

I like the sound of that

Oh and I'll definitely be past the 1K barrier by then so

M-17 · 06-28-2012, 10:24 AM

Maybe? So far nothing is going on that day.

WRXGuy1 · 06-28-2012, 09:03 PM

Looks good as of now!

speedracer38 · 06-28-2012, 09:30 PM

Definitely interested in coming!!

Spaceywilly · 06-28-2012, 09:31 PM

I'll try to make it. Sounds awesome

NRGBalanced · 06-29-2012, 10:26 PM

Tentatively in. Will confirm as we get closer.

Chewie4299 · 06-30-2012, 12:22 AM

Stupid work....

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blalor · 06-30-2012, 06:12 AM

This one's a possibility for me. I'll put it on the calendar!

blalor · 06-30-2012, 06:14 AM

Oh, how long do you expect this to go?

bladesamurai · 06-30-2012, 10:06 AM

What route are you doing? I did this one a few weeks ago and it was a blast:

http://goo.gl/maps/RQ0l

Deslock · 06-30-2012, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by blalor

Oh, how long do you expect this to go?

The route I have planned is 146 miles with several break away points for anyone who can't stay for all of it. I figure that with a couple short stops, we'll end in Greenfield at 5:30-6:00 PM and get some dinner.

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Originally Posted by bladesamurai

What route are you doing? I did this one a few weeks ago and it was a blast:

http://goo.gl/maps/RQ0l

I'm not posting the route until the drive, but I will say that our paths share over 40 miles

BTW, I used to have an SV650. Great bike.

speedracer38 · 06-30-2012, 11:00 PM

Just a note before you come to the meet spot make sure you stop and gas up!!! It would suck to be the one person to stop the group mid-drive because you forgot to fuel up.

Deslock · 07-01-2012, 09:20 AM

Update: I initially suggested that people bring FRS or GMRS radios, but changed it to just GMRS because of the increased range. If anyone already has an FRS radio and doesn't want to shell out for a GMRS radio, bring what you have and we'll figure it out.

As mentioned previously, GMRS technically requires an FCC license. Supposedly it's not enforced (I've read that 1 in 1000 GMRS operators are licensed), but I applied for one anyway.

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Originally Posted by speedracer38

Just a note before you come to the meet spot make sure you stop and gas up!!! It would suck to be the one person to stop the group mid-drive because you forgot to fuel up.

Good advice, though we're meeting at a gas station so no worries in this case

06-28-2012, 08:13 AM	#1
Deslock Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: 2013 DZE/01 (sold for MX5 ND1) Location: western MA Posts: 871 Thanks: 265 Thanked 269 Times in 133 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Epic drive - western MA & southern VT - 7/8 Sunday Who: FT86 (BRZ/FRS) owners What: Epic drive Where: Orange, MA Dunkin Donuts/Shell Station When: Sunday 7/8 2:00 PM (drivers meeting @ 2:10, we leave promptly @ 2:15) How: Optional: If possible, please bring a GMRS radio that supports private codes (see post 15 for details). Route map and details will be provided at the meet. It's setup in stages so that people can break away at spots if they can't stay for the whole thing. Pace will be moderate. The last thing I want to do is get anyone in trouble and these roads will be fun even at reasonable speeds (also, there will be opportunities for brisk little surges without doing anything unsafe/scary). FYI for people that drove with me during the Lancaster meet: those roads were nothing compared to what I have in mind. __________________ Life's too short for understeer Last edited by Deslock; 07-06-2012 at 08:10 AM.

06-28-2012, 09:03 PM	#4
WRXGuy1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Premium 6MT Location: Goffstown, NH Posts: 662 Thanks: 606 Thanked 155 Times in 104 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Looks good as of now! __________________ 2013 BRZ Premium WRB MT - Picked up 5/31/12

06-28-2012, 09:31 PM	#6
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06-30-2012, 12:22 AM	#8
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speedracer38 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2015 CWP Subaru BRZ Series.Blue Location: Connecticut Posts: 244 Thanks: 113 Thanked 131 Times in 58 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Definitely interested in coming!!

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