DCMM and Mike (of ValnMike) presents Roads & Rails Rally II!

When: Saturday, October 8th

Start Time: Meet between 8:30 and 8:45. Run begins promptly at 9:00 am!

Start Place: Burger King Restaurant. 2.1 miles north of I-95 on Alt US 1 at Sulphur Spring Road. Address is:
3840 Washington Blvd
Halethorpe MD 21227

Lunch: Lunch is at:
Olive Leaf Cafe. (Website)
1001 Twin Arch Road, #20
Mt Airy, MD 21771
301-829-9500

Our reservation is at 12:30 pm.
The run ends after lunch.
Lunch is buffet style, and will run about $10 per person for the buffet, drink, tax, and tip.

Event Fee: $5.00 per MINI for non-DCMM members. No charge for DCMM members!

Route Sheet: Route

Maps:

Meet & Greet Start Point map. We should leave here at 9:00 AM.

Rest stop #1 map for Wal Mart. We should be here around 10:00 AM.

Rest stop #2 map for Sykesville. We will park in the warehouse lot
behind the Sykesville Police Station. We should be here around 11:15 AM and leave before 11:45 AM for the final route segment to the restaurant.

End of the route is at Olive Leaf Café at 1001 Twin Arch Rd, Mt Airy, MD. We should be here at or before 12:30 PM.

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The run will take us through the history of some Roads and Rails in the Maryland area. A really great history file, done by our Route Master Mike (ValnMike) is attached for your review!

Roads and Rails History

The route is finalized, and is now posted!

As it's predicted the leaves are going to start changing a bit earlier this year, this should be an absolutely beautiful run through some great foliage!

RSVP by 5th of October to events@dcmetrominis.org

RSVP List: (Updated as of October 8th)
Matt L. (CmdrVimes) +1
Mark S. (MDSBrain) +1
Marcy and Mark H.
William M.
Mark and Wanda W. (1FNMINI)
Val and Mike (valnmike)
Matt Z. (matthewz)
Byron and Julie
Haemish (Edge)
Kat (Discosmurf)
(DrkSilvrMini)
Kurt (krut)
Marty (MiniZoom) +1
Sally (ssallykat)
Bob & Nancy (MiniBob)
Bruce P. (mty_mini)
Paul W. & Page Z.
Stacy Kim


(If I have you on the list twice, or not at all, fire off an email, PM, or in this thread!)

And as always, I'll post updates in this thread, as well as always keeping this top post updated!

Hope to see you there!

-Paul!

 

let me know if you need any help running this route (as in finalizing). It's relatively local for me.

 

RSVPed

 

OH YEAH... definitely count me in for this!

 

OH.

I'm

SO.

THERE.

I LOVE the fall. And I LOVE railroads! And I LOVE MINI's. AND I love RALLY's (not that this is technically a RALLY-RALLY, more of a Let's-Find-Lot's-Of-Twisty-Roads-And-Pretend kind of Rally)

This is a week before I become totally broke with the roof graphics, tint, and pully

 

Look at this as a way to examine how your car runs and handles before your goodies are added

Paul: Any chance of a window cling for this event. Man those things are like major bling

 

Im not a DCMM member but i didnt get to make it to the last one so i will try to make it to this one .

 

..as this conflicts with the single most IMPORTANT religous holiday on the calendar for me, the Annapolis Sailboat show :smile:

 

I will be nowhere near the end of the break-in period. Would it be too hard on a new mini right away? It is a CVT and I have come NOWHERE close to 4200rpms.

 

We will not be doing anything that should cause you to exceed the recommended break in period RPM (or speed). To be assured of going at consistent (safe for break in period) speeds, it's better for you to be near the front of the line. The ones near the back often get spaced out by traffic and stop lights and they end up going a little faster to catch back up.

Val and I are going to dry run the route this Saturday (10/1/05). My plan is to do it at the 9 AM start time and verify there are no traffic surprises or road condition problems. A limited number of MINIs are welcome to join us if you want. email me at valnmike2@yahoo.com we can exchange cell phone numbers and coordinate any details as needed.

Here is a mapquest link to the start point. If you put in your (home address) start point it will provide driving directions to the Burger King.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.ad...htype=GenSearch

 

This was a fantastic run last year with GREAT planning and EVEN BETTER roads. Paul, I am tentative as the 8th is my last "free" weekend before I go and I may need to do something like actually pack....but I will try to be there.

 

Thanks, but I'm actually not involved with the route testing for this one (or at least not yet!). Check out a couple of posts below and talk to Mike. He's the route-master for this drive!

-Paul!

 

I'll be attending. :-)

 

Mark,

Isn't the show also on Sunday? I'm probably going to the show too, but on Sunday. Just a suggestion. Sunday is a conflict with the volunteer meeting at Marina's DC place though (which was originally on the 8th).

 

Count me in!!!!

 

Yup, actually the show is 5 days. Thur is 'VIP' day which means you pay triple to do it on a less crowded day. Also the Oysters and really high end stuff are usually open on Thur to browse vs. a appointment and letter of credit needed to board on the rest of the days. Problem is Thur got to be just as busy as everyone figured that out.

I need 2 days on boats. Also need 1-2 for vendors depending on projects on my own boat I'm planning or working on.

Of course, if I win the lottery I could just skip the projects and buy a Nauticat, Goazzard, Jeanneau 49 DS, Oyster!, or Swan!

 

Count me in - I am RSVP'ing.

I may have a passenger as well - don't know yet.
Minerva's first run - it will be a proud day!

 

Unless Paul is leading.

 

Unless things go differently than I think I thought I'd be leading.

Paul! is there reson for me to rethink that?

 

Mike,

Wagnbat's comment was just a tease, since Paul made one or two wrong turns on one of the drives this year, when he had planned the route. I don't have any authority in this (of course), but I can't imagine any reason why you wouldn't be leading the run, since it's your run!

Just be warned, don't lead 20 or 30 MINIs way off course and have to backtrack, or you'll be subject to the same teasing.

 

paying the extra bucks and going on Thursday is so worth it...at least in my book. We'll be doing the same thing for the powerboat show the following week.
That way, you can come to the meeting.....

 

Shush!! I always got us there in the end!!

-Paul!

 

I did not lead all of us off course and have to backtrack!!!

...we merely just took an unscheduled scenic tour of the local highways, then I led us skillfully back to the area where we left off!

-Paul!

PS - You're still leading Mike!

 

I am scheduled to work that day , but hoping to be able to get someone to take my hours.I will know tomorrow, and will get back to you. I really want in on this one, so put me down as a tenative yes.
-sally

 

Missed the last one so RSVP me (1 MINI and 2 people).

Marty