RAUSCHCREEK FINAL CONVOY INFO - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

No.2Diesel · 10-01-2007, 13:32

EASTERN CONVOY SERIAL

-0400: Friday 5th OCT Departing home on LI with M35A2 and M819.

-0430: Link up and depart from park & ride on the L.I.E. with IRWFO's CUCV (still comin?) and anyone else from the island that would like to attend.

-0700: Link up, fuel up and depart from Western NJ on I-78 with NewMVguys' M35A2 at: The Pilot Truck Stop in Bloomsbury, New Jersey, right off I-78

-0930: Link up with Southern Serial (Maddawg, Swede, Opie, Builder77) and Fuel up at: Ono Truck Center on William Penn Highway just South of I-81/I-78 interchange.

-1000-1015: ARRIVE at Rausch Creek.

SOUTERN CONVOY SERIAL

-Depart from respective points of origin

-930: Rendezvous with Eastern Convoy Serial at Ono Truck Center before heading to Park

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Attached are "key maps" of: Bloomsbury Truck Stop, Ono Truck Stop, and Direction map from I-81 to the Rausch Creek Off-Road Park entrance.

FormerNewMVGuy · 10-01-2007, 13:37

Where is cdub on that list?

No.2Diesel · 10-01-2007, 13:44

I have been informed that due to recent mechanical issues to the transfer case, the big 900 series will not be making it this weekend.

Hey CDub, if you still want to go, both of our trucks have an empty seat. This offer goes out to anyone else as well. If you wan't to ride shotgun, just let me know!

FormerNewMVGuy · 10-01-2007, 18:04

Dang, Was lookin forward to meetin the guy

maddawg308 · 10-01-2007, 21:38

Tentative Southern convoy information: will change this if needed, but it looks like I am doing the planning for the southern folks impromptu. Let me know if this works.

SOUTHERN CONVOY SERIAL

-0530: depart Strasburg, VA area en route to Rausch Creek

-0600: meet up with Opie near Winchester, VA, depart shortly after

-0830: estimated time to pass through Harrisburg, PA

-NLT 0930: Rendezvous with Eastern Convoy Serial at Ono Truck Center before heading to Park

spentshell · 10-01-2007, 22:30

Wish we were going , but IRWFO and I will be picking up my truck that day. I hooked up with the tow guy CDub turned me on to. We might see you guys on the highway we plan on being on our way around -0430 for the drmo appointment at -0930.

No.2Diesel · 10-02-2007, 09:49

Thats too bad. You guys should pick the truck up and drive back to RC. We could help you with maintenance and when you drive home you could convoy and not worry about regs, plates, or breakdowns.

maddawg308 · 10-02-2007, 10:14

That's no excuse spentshell. You had months to plan this, and you can pick the truck up anytime. HOWEVER, like No.2Diesel said, you can pick the truck up, and en route back, stop off at Rausch Creek and have some fun for a couple days!

Man, the MI people and the GA people had huge rallys, what we gotta do to get more NE folks onboard RC? Give away cash prizes for showing up? Bring Hooters girls?

No.2Diesel · 10-02-2007, 11:27

Hi,

I guess geography plays a role in the use of one's MV. The Southerners and Midwesterners seem to ACTUALLY WANT TO USE THEIR MVs and not just for parades and sunny Sunday afternoons.

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I'm actually very happy and pleased with the small group that has shown interest in learning about their MVs and operating them where they were designed to be operated. For this inaugural event, maybe its a good thing to be small so that everything goes smoothly. I am in no way slighted at those who can't make it do to mechanical issues. I guess Maddawg is right, we need to raffle off a gold bar from the Federal Reserve to get more people to show up next year :P

maddawg308 · 10-02-2007, 12:28

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Originally Posted by No.2Diesel

I guess Maddawg is right, we need to raffle off a gold bar from the Federal Reserve to get more people to show up next year :P

Actually, I would have preferred the Hooters girls!