OLD MAN WINTERS TOUR! SUN THE 9TH

firesk8ter · 11-03-2008, 04:23 PM

Does reverse psychology work on Mother Nature? Here's hoping it's sunny and 55 degrees on Sunday, November 9th so we can drive one more tour before the snow flies!

Please join us for 185 miles of the BEST driving roads in the country.

The 2008 OLD MAN WINTER TOUR

Starting with breakfast at Bogus Creek Café and Bakery in Stockholm, Wisconsin, 9:15 AM Sunday, November 9th.

For an idea of the fantastic roads we'll be driving, check out this video that my friend Jeff made on a tour last year:

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/R...007_125221.htm

And here are some photos from recent drives:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photont...7608431215724/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photont...7607773433950/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bmw328d...7606776960297/

Two meeting options:

1. 8:00am at Rainbow Foods, 7282 S. East Point Douglas Rd in Cottage Grove, MN. Take Hwys 10 & 61 southeast past 494, exit on 80th Street and turn left, over the highway then right onto East Point Douglas Road. Rainbow will be on your left. The group will leave at 8:10am.

2. 9:15am at Bogus Creek Café and Bakery, N2049 Spring Street, Stockholm, WI. From the southeast corner of 494, it’s a scenic 60-minute drive to Stockholm. Take Hwys 10 and 61 south and east out of the Twin Cities. Turn left to stay on 10 East, heading toward Prescott. Cross over the drawbridge in Prescott and turn right onto Wisconsin Hwy 35 South. Pass through Diamond Bluff, cross Hwy 63, go through Bay City and Maiden Rock. In beautiful downtown Stockholm, turn left onto County J. Bogus Creek is one block up on your left. We will be having a fabulous breakfast at Bogus Creek, served by the lovely and talented proprietor, Colleen. The tour will leave Stockholm at approximately 10:15am after the drivers meeting.

After 185 miles of the coolest curves and hills and a few comfort stops, the tour will end at about 2:30pm with a late lunch served by the always charming Guy and Nancy at Hansen’s Hold-Up Bar and Grill (Mapquest: S2428 State Hwy 95, Arcadia, WI) about 12 miles north of Fountain City, WI.

Breakfast and lunch are pay-your-own. Bring CASH because they don’t always accept credit cards. There is no charge for the tour itself. We will have three groups: “Spirited” will start first, followed by "Intermediate" and then "Mellow". Everyone should pick a group where they can drive at a comfortable and safe pace for the tour.

Please bring your own FRS/GMRS walkie-talkie. You can buy good inexpensive radios at Wal-Mart, Menards, Best Buy, Costco, Gander Mountain, etc. Look for at least “18 mile” or “20 mile” on the package. Loaner radios will NOT be available for this tour.

LEGAL NOTICE:
This activity is not affiliated with any organization, club, or internet discussion forum, although it is being publicized in several places. The organizers of this tour are simply providing a route map and turning instructions. This route map and instructions are provided for informational purposes only. The route uses roads that are open to the public and are not monitored or controlled in any way by the route providers. The route providers are not responsible for the behavior of any drivers or passengers and have no control over them. All participants are responsible for their own behavior and should act in a safe manner, obeying all laws. As a participant you will be signing a waiver stating that you acknowledge that driving or riding in a motor vehicle involves inherent risks which can result in property damage, serious injury, or death. You also assume all risks, and waive any and all claims against the route providers.

Please note: If it snows big between now and the morning of the tour, enough that they put sand on these beautiful roads, this tour will be cancelled. The Bolivian Highway of Death is dangerous enough with clear pavement. No way I'm driving it when it's sand-covered.

Keep it between the ditches and we’ll see you on Sunday, November 9th!

erioshi · 11-03-2008, 05:56 PM

I'll have to see if I can make it.

sickof5sfe · 11-03-2008, 11:40 PM

yeah same...obviously i wont be bringin the deuce to this...idk if i can come yet tho

Everett · 11-03-2008, 11:59 PM

Damn I'd love to go to this....but its a 7 hour drive for me and I'd have to leave at like 3am. What time do you think everyone will be leaving to drive the roads?

Everett · 11-04-2008, 12:24 AM

And none of the links work for me!

firesk8ter · 11-04-2008, 01:07 PM

IDK what time they will be leavin for the cruiz. And yeah the links did not wrk for me neither till recently. Cars that were in the pics are 2 nobles,porches,GTR,vette,viper, farraies will be in the group and much more if the turnout is like last yr. Might be better. they also have civics,evos,cobalts.ect might even have a 800hp supra comin from our group. We'll see! It all pends on the weather too!

sickof5sfe · 11-04-2008, 02:10 PM

nice car list!!! apart from the civs and cobalts :P

firesk8ter · 11-05-2008, 01:53 AM

Yeah if anyone wants more info u could find out more on facebook. Just join the group NextX and go down to events where u will see the old man winter tour. Click on that and it will have more info + u can put down if ur meetin or not! On the facebook page its got some pics!

erioshi · 11-06-2008, 05:15 AM

One of my concerns about these tours is that they keep getting bigger. Eventually one of these tours is bound to run into a welcoming committee put on by local law enforcement. Expect nebulous charges like "too fast for conditions" where actual proof of a violation either isn't required or is poorly defined. If I recall correctly, it was 2006 when a similar event (a Corvette club?) had the whole convoy pulled over & ticketed in our state.

Another problem is that as you get more participants the likelihood that someone will do something stupid keeps going up. I know they have already had at least one off road adventure by a participant at one of the more recent events.

firesk8ter · 11-06-2008, 12:10 PM

U got a point erioshi! So ppl go at ur own risk! Its very rare when things like that happen but there is a chance of it. alot of its on back roads though that havnt been written down so i have no idea how a cop can find that info but u never know. There is also 3 stages of cruisin for the group and the novice is pretty much just goin the speed limit and enjoying the scenery if anyone wants to di that! : )

11-03-2008, 04:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
firesk8ter Retard destroyer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Annandale,MN Posts: 120 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	OLD MAN WINTERS TOUR! SUN THE 9TH Does reverse psychology work on Mother Nature? Here's hoping it's sunny and 55 degrees on Sunday, November 9th so we can drive one more tour before the snow flies! Please join us for 185 miles of the BEST driving roads in the country. The 2008 OLD MAN WINTER TOUR Starting with breakfast at Bogus Creek Café and Bakery in Stockholm, Wisconsin, 9:15 AM Sunday, November 9th. For an idea of the fantastic roads we'll be driving, check out this video that my friend Jeff made on a tour last year: http://videos.streetfire.net/video/R...007_125221.htm And here are some photos from recent drives: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photont...7608431215724/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/photont...7607773433950/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bmw328d...7606776960297/ Two meeting options: 1. 8:00am at Rainbow Foods, 7282 S. East Point Douglas Rd in Cottage Grove, MN. Take Hwys 10 & 61 southeast past 494, exit on 80th Street and turn left, over the highway then right onto East Point Douglas Road. Rainbow will be on your left. The group will leave at 8:10am. 2. 9:15am at Bogus Creek Café and Bakery, N2049 Spring Street, Stockholm, WI. From the southeast corner of 494, it’s a scenic 60-minute drive to Stockholm. Take Hwys 10 and 61 south and east out of the Twin Cities. Turn left to stay on 10 East, heading toward Prescott. Cross over the drawbridge in Prescott and turn right onto Wisconsin Hwy 35 South. Pass through Diamond Bluff, cross Hwy 63, go through Bay City and Maiden Rock. In beautiful downtown Stockholm, turn left onto County J. Bogus Creek is one block up on your left. We will be having a fabulous breakfast at Bogus Creek, served by the lovely and talented proprietor, Colleen. The tour will leave Stockholm at approximately 10:15am after the drivers meeting. After 185 miles of the coolest curves and hills and a few comfort stops, the tour will end at about 2:30pm with a late lunch served by the always charming Guy and Nancy at Hansen’s Hold-Up Bar and Grill (Mapquest: S2428 State Hwy 95, Arcadia, WI) about 12 miles north of Fountain City, WI. Breakfast and lunch are pay-your-own. Bring CASH because they don’t always accept credit cards. There is no charge for the tour itself. We will have three groups: “Spirited” will start first, followed by "Intermediate" and then "Mellow". Everyone should pick a group where they can drive at a comfortable and safe pace for the tour. Please bring your own FRS/GMRS walkie-talkie. You can buy good inexpensive radios at Wal-Mart, Menards, Best Buy, Costco, Gander Mountain, etc. Look for at least “18 mile” or “20 mile” on the package. Loaner radios will NOT be available for this tour. LEGAL NOTICE: This activity is not affiliated with any organization, club, or internet discussion forum, although it is being publicized in several places. The organizers of this tour are simply providing a route map and turning instructions. This route map and instructions are provided for informational purposes only. The route uses roads that are open to the public and are not monitored or controlled in any way by the route providers. The route providers are not responsible for the behavior of any drivers or passengers and have no control over them. All participants are responsible for their own behavior and should act in a safe manner, obeying all laws. As a participant you will be signing a waiver stating that you acknowledge that driving or riding in a motor vehicle involves inherent risks which can result in property damage, serious injury, or death. You also assume all risks, and waive any and all claims against the route providers. Please note: If it snows big between now and the morning of the tour, enough that they put sand on these beautiful roads, this tour will be cancelled. The Bolivian Highway of Death is dangerous enough with clear pavement. No way I'm driving it when it's sand-covered. Keep it between the ditches and we’ll see you on Sunday, November 9th!

11-06-2008, 05:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
erioshi Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 251 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	One of my concerns about these tours is that they keep getting bigger. Eventually one of these tours is bound to run into a welcoming committee put on by local law enforcement. Expect nebulous charges like "too fast for conditions" where actual proof of a violation either isn't required or is poorly defined. If I recall correctly, it was 2006 when a similar event (a Corvette club?) had the whole convoy pulled over & ticketed in our state. Another problem is that as you get more participants the likelihood that someone will do something stupid keeps going up. I know they have already had at least one off road adventure by a participant at one of the more recent events. Last edited by erioshi; 11-06-2008 at 05:21 AM..

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11-03-2008, 05:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
erioshi Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 251 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I'll have to see if I can make it.

11-03-2008, 11:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
sickof5sfe doing a secret build >:D Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Richfield Minnesota Posts: 364 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	yeah same...obviously i wont be bringin the deuce to this...idk if i can come yet tho

11-03-2008, 11:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Everett Lovin' the curves! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Decatur,IL/Solomons,MD Posts: 1,446 Thanks: 42 Thanked 65 Times in 59 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Damn I'd love to go to this....but its a 7 hour drive for me and I'd have to leave at like 3am. What time do you think everyone will be leaving to drive the roads?

11-04-2008, 12:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Everett Lovin' the curves! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Decatur,IL/Solomons,MD Posts: 1,446 Thanks: 42 Thanked 65 Times in 59 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	And none of the links work for me!

11-04-2008, 01:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
firesk8ter Retard destroyer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Annandale,MN Posts: 120 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	IDK what time they will be leavin for the cruiz. And yeah the links did not wrk for me neither till recently. Cars that were in the pics are 2 nobles,porches,GTR,vette,viper, farraies will be in the group and much more if the turnout is like last yr. Might be better. they also have civics,evos,cobalts.ect might even have a 800hp supra comin from our group. We'll see! It all pends on the weather too!

11-04-2008, 02:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
sickof5sfe doing a secret build >:D Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Richfield Minnesota Posts: 364 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	nice car list!!! apart from the civs and cobalts :P

11-05-2008, 01:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
firesk8ter Retard destroyer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Annandale,MN Posts: 120 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Yeah if anyone wants more info u could find out more on facebook. Just join the group NextX and go down to events where u will see the old man winter tour. Click on that and it will have more info + u can put down if ur meetin or not! On the facebook page its got some pics!

11-06-2008, 12:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
firesk8ter Retard destroyer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Annandale,MN Posts: 120 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	U got a point erioshi! So ppl go at ur own risk! Its very rare when things like that happen but there is a chance of it. alot of its on back roads though that havnt been written down so i have no idea how a cop can find that info but u never know. There is also 3 stages of cruisin for the group and the novice is pretty much just goin the speed limit and enjoying the scenery if anyone wants to di that! : )