If You Live in a Western State - - Please Read (Page 3/5)
cadero2dmax FEB 16, 08:55 PM

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Originally posted by Unsafe At Any Speed:

I doubt my car will be painted by then, but should be good for the drive down there.




There will be a couple cars coming through Cheyenne en route to join the caravan from Denver if you want to join up. Keep an eye on the Club Events and Announcement section at www.milehighfieros.com

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maryjane FEB 16, 11:04 PM
I might say "I'm in", if there were't about 1000 miles of Texas between me and the northwestern state line. Sounds like a great place for a get together tho!!
Christine FEB 16, 11:44 PM
I have listed a few examples of distances traveled from various cities in the west to Gunnison. It is about a day’s drive from these cities. I am sure West Fest is cool but it is too far for most in these cities, so we are trying to start an alternative western states event that can be driven to in a day or so. It is a 1,000 miles from Denver to LA and it is much farther for people in some of the States listed, It is just more distance than a lot of people can afford to drive and take many days off of work to attend an event in CA. Other Fiero events do not just have Fiero’s like The Carlisle show in PA is now going to be combined with the GM nationals. I do not think the event needs to be Fiero exclusive to be fun. The Gunnison event is a lot of fun and has a lot of good activities and spectacular scenery to view on the drive there.

Denver to Gunnison 200 miles
Salt Lake City UT to Gunnison 400 miles
Phoenix AZ to Gunnison 620 miles
Cheyenne WY to Gunnison 300 miles
Albuquerque NM to Gunnison 350 miles
Oklahoma City to Gunnison 730 miles
Lincoln NE to Gunnison 680 miles
Amarillo TX to Gunnison 480 miles
Las Vegas NV to Gunnison 630 miles
Wichita KS to Gunnison 675 miles

These are just some examples of driving distances from major cities in the western states so you can see how Gunnison could be an event you might be able to attend if you live near any of these cities. So if you want to go to an event and cannot go to the east coast or the west coast give Gunnison a try it is a lot of fun.

We are not trying to compete with the west coast events or the east coast events we are just offering a fun event in between the coasts.

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jscott1 FEB 17, 12:33 AM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

I might say "I'm in", if there were't about 1000 miles of Texas between me and the northwestern state line. Sounds like a great place for a get together tho!!



I checked the mileage and had the same conclusion...the 1,000 miles of Texas is kind of a turn off, but I bet it would be a nice drive once I made it to Colorado.
Songman FEB 17, 01:52 AM
My apologies to those who think I hijacked this thread. I simply stated the error in the statement that there are no annual Fiero events in the West. I have no problem with an event in Colorado. I think it is great. I just don't want anyone acting like we are not out here when we spend a lot of time, money, and effort into putting on our events. BTW, it is only 940 miles from Bakersfield to Gunnison. I've driven almost three times that far to Fiero events several times since I have been in CA. I don't think it is too far.

With that said, I will retire myself from this thread before I cause any more trouble...
cadero2dmax FEB 17, 05:23 PM

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Originally posted by Christine:

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Denver to Gunnison 200 miles
Salt Lake City UT to Gunnison 400 miles
Phoenix AZ to Gunnison 620 miles
Cheyenne WY to Gunnison 300 miles
Albuquerque NM to Gunnison 350 miles
Oklahoma City to Gunnison 730 miles
Lincoln NE to Gunnison 680 miles
Amarillo TX to Gunnison 480 miles
Las Vegas NV to Gunnison 630 miles
Wichita KS to Gunnison 675 miles

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And the majority of those routes are in 75mph speed zones - so 85 is rule of thumb

cadero2dmax FEB 17, 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by Songman:

My apologies to those who think I hijacked this thread. I simply stated the error in the statement that there are no annual Fiero events in the West. I have no problem with an event in Colorado. I think it is great. I just don't want anyone acting like we are not out here when we spend a lot of time, money, and effort into putting on our events. BTW, it is only 940 miles from Bakersfield to Gunnison. I've driven almost three times that far to Fiero events several times since I have been in CA. I don't think it is too far.

With that said, I will retire myself from this thread before I cause any more trouble...



Actually, it wasn't you that was trying to make this into a California thread. You correctly questioned my incorrect statement - it was others that wanted information, argued and discussed all the merits of the Left Coast events.

FWIW, I am glad you corrected me! It gave me a chance to clarify and amplify.

G

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cadero2dmax FEB 25, 08:28 PM

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Originally posted by Unsafe At Any Speed:

I doubt my car will be painted by then, but should be good for the drive down there.




You have a PM
katatak FEB 25, 10:49 PM
I wanted to make this run last year and tried to make it work but the time of year is wrong. I have a son in college playing college football and one in High school football My weekends are tied up with Football from August til November....... Someday I will make it!
Christine FEB 27, 03:06 PM
Picture if my car at the Gunnison show.


Blue Mesa is close by if your are into fishing then you will love this place, come before the show or stay after and do a little fishing, hiking and sight seeing.

http://www.bluemesares.com/

The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is very cool and is about 30 to 45 minutes from the town of Gunnison.

http://www.nps.gov/blca/