quote Originally posted by fieroguy123: Maddanceskillz and I should be in the st. paul area around noon on friday, where are you all planning to meet up? Did I miss it? That would add 2 fiero's to your caravan So exactly how many fiero's are we expecting in this "caravan"?

This puts you very close to us from both a location and time standpoint since the airport wouldd be very close when you take the I494 around the city to the south.

quote Originally posted by Synthesis: On that note: Is anyone bringing an Indy with a working strobe and planning to leave after the Parade on Sunday? If so, PM me. I want to talk about something with you.

It would'nt be a parade without strobes and the smell of race gas in the air would it? Hopefully the sound of Paul's car does not drown the rest of us out.

PM sent punkin.

Being that I will be driving the pick-up with the box on the back, I will take the back of the line for your caravan. That way if anyone is bold enough to break down, I can assist.

Annette and myself are really looking forward to this.

Fred

For those driving in from the East side of the Twin Cities, taking I-94...

I-694 runs around the North side of the Twin Cities. It is under construction on the East side of the Cities..
I-494 runs around the South and West side of the Cities... It is under construction on the East loop..

I-94 runs smack through the Cities... It is open, but a pain in the ass during rush hour...

quote Originally posted by RAREW66: Being that I will be driving the pick-up with the box on the back, I will take the back of the line for your caravan. That way if anyone is bold enough to break down, I can assist. Annette and myself are really looking forward to this. Fred

Like Fred said.... I too have a rolling tool shop for problems along the way. There will be plenty of support bringing up the rear.

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Good maybe one of you tool guys can assist me with my New problem. My car is now running erratically. Idles like crap. For some reason it's acting like there's an intermittent break in a wire to the ignition or something. I'll strobe the coil wire tomorrow to see if the fire it's putting out is being erratic too or if the problem is somewhere else. This car is going to run me down the the wire I swear.
Any ideas?

KEV what's the latest you want to leave St. Cloud? Chris and I are looking to call ahead for troops to assist in setup if they will.

Stu

quote Originally posted by DIY_Stu: Dang I was a lot further behind on reading than I thought. Fieroguy123 It's starting to sound like you need to get to St. Cloud ASAP that day. since their arrival time is about 1:30 and it's over an hour north from St Paul too. So better hustle up. Kev give us instruction please. R Runner yes you can crash with us I got clearance to have 5 total in the room. Synthesis that means you've got the green light too. cornersonrails .... You to St Cloud it says 8 hrs about... So sounds like a 4-5 am depart no stops. Hulki May want to pick up some ratchet straps so you can secure Jonathan to the hood. Wouldn't want him falling off at the beginning of the caravan now would we. GTGEFF the first thing you'll notice is the LACK of Tyler Vinyl on my car. *cough* *cough*

Stu, you really should bring some extra ratchet straps... That would be a fun gag to play on Jonathan at the caravan meeting location. Some kneepads for comfort while he kneels on the hood, some rope, and a blanket in case he gets cold.. Tell him you tested all of the hardware down in TX, and everything worked fine except the Umbrella for the rain. It blew away.

I will post more when i take lunch here at work..

Is anyone in the cities heading up on saturday morning?

quote Originally posted by DIY_Stu: GTGEFF the first thing you'll notice is the LACK of Tyler Vinyl on my car. *cough* *cough*

Sorry, no vinyl on any of my cars either. My Tyler Project vinyl sticker that Chris gave us at the build was applied to a clear polyester film and can be moved around to any car.

The caravan "shields" I am having done is cheap color printer printout laminated with a clear polyester film for water protection and a low-tack adhesive for mounting. Think of them as a large post it note! LOL

Jeff

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Ok, to try to get the bigger picture, lets try to put together a total of who is going to be where, and when...

I am flying into St. Paul on Thurs night, So....

Here is the rundown so far, best I can tell:

- DIY_Stu, AutoMark, RRunner, Synthesis, and JohnWPB in St. Paul ready to leave anytime on Friday morning.
- Kev in St. Paul ready to leave at anytime on Friday morning
- Hulki Landing at 11:30 am Friday morning (Given deplaning and baggage claim , out of the airport by no later than 12:15 PM.. HUSTLE UP SOLDIER! )
- GTGEFF in St. Paul awaiting Hulki's arrival at the airport on Friday morning.
- cornersonrails Leaving from home around 4-5 am to get to St. Paul on Friday morning.
- RAREW66 in St. Paul on Friday morning, ready to leave at a set time, and follow up the caravan with the tool truck on wheels
- fieroguy123 in St. Paul around noon on Friday

- Kare11 Boyd & Jonathon: Once this is more solidified, update them with this information for them to plan around.
This, given the latest times from above, gives a time of roughly around 12:30 ~ 1:00 PM to get the caravan together and depart.

Please copy, paste and edit any errors, additions ect. This is just the beginnings of trying to piece it all together, to get a closer schedule for all to follow.

I am getting SO stoked about this now! ! !

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Ok kids....

I'm looking at us all meeting around 1-1:30pm in St. Cloud off Hwy 10 & Hwy 15 merge together. I'm heading up there to double check the spot I'm thinking of for us to meet and i'll report back asap with the details.

Everyone ok with this plan so far?

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Kev, that sounds good. We can then sit and wait for Andrew/Jeff and Boyd to all show up.

Thursday night, R Runner, Automark, JohnWPB, Myself and Stu will all hang out and BS about anything/everything. If Shawn is available, maybe hang out at Shawn's shop and poke fun at Chad's yellow hoist decoration.

Friday morning... Get up, give inspections to the cars, verify spare parts, determine radio frequencies, etc..
Head out from the Twin Cities around 11:30/Noon to the St Cloud meeting location. People arriving at St Cloud at that time can then stop and have a quick meal if they want. FILL THE TANK BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE MEETING LOCATION!

Jeff, Boyd and Jonathan will be waiting at the airport for Andrew at 11:30. Assuming no delays, they should be out of the airport in less than 45 minutes.
This is still being debated by Jeff and Andrew and Boyd.. Do they drive two Fieros up and pick up Andrew at the airport and leave immediately, or do they go back and pick the car up at Jeff's? Jeff is only 15 minutes or so from the airport.

Anyway... They hit the road, arrive at the caravan meeting location. 15 minutes to discuss the route and trip plan, say hi to people we haven't seen in a while, and then hit the road.

Assuming we can get out of St Cloud by 1:30, that will put us in Frazee before 4. Hotel check in in Detroit Lakes/Perham 10 minutes up the road.

Pretty simple... If you want to join in the Caravan, be sitting at the spot that Kev listed no later than 1PM.

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I'm free Thursday night if we want to meet up and do dinner someplace by the MOA.?

quote Originally posted by KEV: I'm free Thursday night if we want to meet up and do dinner someplace by the MOA.?

I'd be fine with that. I know that Andrew and his wife (Stephanie? I forget) want to hit the MoA on Sunday when they get back to the Cities. I have invited myself along on that trip.

We would be passing right through the twin cities before arriving in st. cloud. Maybe we meet up there? Or maybe we just stick with the plan and see all of you in st. cloud......

quote Originally posted by fieroguy123: We would be passing right through the twin cities before arriving in st. cloud. Maybe we meet up there? Or maybe we just stick with the plan and see all of you in st. cloud......

I am sure that if you were in the Cities by 11AM, you could hang with our group

I'm closer to St.Cloud, so heading to the cities would be a lot of extra driving. Let's just stick with meeting up in St.Cloud.

quote Originally posted by KEV: I'm free Thursday night if we want to meet up and do dinner someplace by the MOA.?

Something closer to Brooklyn Center might be better since that is where a lot of people are camping out there for the night. That is why I thought Shaun's (PR) shop might be a close location...big parking lot, fix concerns, eating choices nearby, etc,

quote Originally posted by GTGeff: I all ready warned Andrew & Cathy that Frazee may have other plans for them. You just never know. It would be nice if they could stay for the parade.

I'm not sure what time the parade is.. The Mall closes at like 7... And it's just like any other mall, only bigger...
You seen one, you seen em all.

Syn, if I were to meet you in the twin cities at 11, where would we meet? I've only been there once and the only part of it I know is the loop, and only the east side of it at that.

Hulki,

Know anybody in Army Logistics that can get all these Fieros formed up into one converging caravan? j/k St Cloud is fine for a final gathering point, but does anyone want to form sub-caravans to St Cloud from the airport or my place along the route to St Cloud?

Jeff

We'd meet up on the NW corner of the loop...
94Westbound to 694 Northbound. 694 up and around to Shingle Creek Parkway. Take the exit (180 degree loop). Take right at the top (will head you South). Take left into Business Park/Hotel area just on other side of Freeway.

Take left into Embassy Suites lot. Look for Fieros, big truck pulling big trailer with a nose job.. Etc.

Easy to find.

I will post my phone number here next week.

Geff/Synthesis, We'll probably meet you guys in the cities. Thanks for the directions syn.

Ok, I just got off the phone with Stu, and the times to leave the hotel, the time to meet in St. Cloud are all perfect with us, so it's a go,

For those wanting to meet in Mineapolis and caravan to St. Cloud, as Chris mentioned, we will meet at Embassy Suits.
From The Embassy Suits to St. Cloud is about 1 hour and 15 minutes. So, to be there at 1:00, we will leave Embassy suits promptly by 11:30.

For those using GPS's, the coordinates for Embassy Suites are:
Lat: 26.613027
Lon: -80.125202

The street address and phone number for the hotel:

Embassy Suites - Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center
6300 Earle Brown Drive
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
(763) 560-2700

Here is a map to Embassy Suits
http://m aps.google.com/maps...epin,+Minnesota&z=15

I will have my cell phone on me, of course, anyone can call me at area code 561 two three 6 - 7 zero 24.

Both Stuart & I will have Google Latitude updating our locations live. Simply go to Http://google.com/latitude on your cell phone. Of course you will need a GPS enabled phone like the iPhone, Blackberry, Android ect ect. Then add me as a friend, using my email address of johnwpb at gmail d0t c0m. It will then send a request to me, to accept it. Now, when you go to that page on your cell phone, we can all see who is around us and where

I suggest doing this before the trip, so all you have to do is just open google.com/latitude to see where we are.

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Synthesis, in addition to the parade plans you have in mind, what do you think about adding a couple of these?



I am pretty sure that the MFF Club has one as a club asset if I remember correctly. Maybe the two Karts could be equipped with bags of candy to throw at the kids along the parade route. I offer transportation of yours in the bed of the truck if that might be an issue.

Let me know.

Fred

quote Originally posted by RAREW66: Synthesis, in addition to the parade plans you have in mind, what do you think about adding a couple of these? I am pretty sure that the MFF Club has one as a club asset if I remember correctly. Maybe the two Karts could be equipped with bags of candy to throw at the kids along the parade route. I offer transportation of yours in the bed of the truck if that might be an issue. Let me know. Fred

Hah! Those would be AWESOME!
You need to talk with Kev on that one though, as I don't know where it is stored.

quote Originally posted by GTGeff: Hulki, Know anybody in Army Logistics that can get all these Fieros formed up into one converging caravan? j/k St Cloud is fine for a final gathering point, but does anyone want to form sub-caravans to St Cloud from the airport or my place along the route to St Cloud? Jeff

Hah! I don't know anyone in Log, but I do know some aviators. How about an armed Apache escort? We could have them make short work of tailgaters and crazy drivers.

quote Originally posted by Synthesis: I'm not sure what time the parade is.. The Mall closes at like 7... And it's just like any other mall, only bigger... You seen one, you seen em all.

Yea, Chris, but I've never seen a mall that big!!

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I'm good with the plan as presented for Friday. Very cool. I am looking forward to it. (okay... the hair is standing up on the back of my neck )

Dinner on Thursday? What time will everyone get to the Embassy Suites? I agree that would be a good meeting place on Thursday evening. We can then go get dinner and hang out / do something.

Plugging in the important addresses in my GPS now.....

quote Originally posted by Synthesis: Hah! Those would be AWESOME! You need to talk with Kev on that one though, as I don't know where it is stored.

Just talked to KEV. Done deal. We will have two Indy Fiero Go-Karts for the weekend. How long is the parade route? I need to guestimate the candy payload.

Fred

quote Originally posted by specvgirl1: Yea, Chris, but I've never seen a mall that big!!

That's not what Andrew sai... Oh... MALL. Sorry, I thought he was talking about something else.. My bad.

quote Originally posted by Synthesis: That's not what Andrew sai... Oh... MALL. Sorry, I thought he was talking about something else.. My bad.

It's not the size of the mall that counts, it's how you use it.

quote Originally posted by Hulki U. My-BFF: It's not the size of the mall that counts, it's how you use it.

No, it's how many people show up to hang out all day long.. In my younger days, they'd line up. lol

Yep..I'll be dusting off the Mini-Indy Go kart in my garage and bringing it up!

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1987 Fiero Coupe 5spd,Steel Wheels
1986 Fiero Base Coupe 5spd..Steel Wheels Baby!
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1984 Fiero Indy #1098 w/ Centerline Wheels,Hooker Tri-y header and Indy Scoop with Strobe's

quote Originally posted by Synthesis: Thursday night, R Runner, Automark, JohnWPB, Myself and Stu will all hang out and BS about anything/everything. If Shawn is available, maybe hang out at Shawn's shop and poke fun at Chad's yellow hoist decoration.

ROFLAMO !!!!!!!!!!!

quote Originally posted by GTGeff: Something closer to Brooklyn Center might be better since that is where a lot of people are camping out there for the night. That is why I thought Shaun's (PR) shop might be a close location...big parking lot, fix concerns, eating choices nearby, etc,

I'm down for that.......anything anyone needs, just LMK.

Speaking of which, do we know what the plan is for the burnout contest ? Should i bring the tow truck ? I'd rather drive my car, but will bring it if we need to.

quote Originally posted by PURPLE REIGN: I'm down for that.......anything anyone needs, just LMK. Speaking of which, do we know what the plan is for the burnout contest ? Should i bring the tow truck ? I'd rather drive my car, but will bring it if we need to.

No burnout. Safety issues... I am sure you could get away with it once or twice in your car... But nothing "sanctioned", so drive your toy.. It will look good on film.