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/Road-Tour-2007_125221.htm And here are some photos from recent drives: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photontrap/sets/72157608431215724/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/photontrap/sets/72157607773433950/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bmw328driver/sets/72157606776960297/ 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!
Hey look, I had the only Subaru on this drive! Someone else needs to join next time. This was a great time, and I'm looking forward to making it again.
Last tour we had over 50 people in 30 cars. Should be about the same on the 9th, assuming the weather cooperates.
Latest forecast is calling for sunny skies and 40 degrees in the tour area. PERFECT weather for turbos!
I'll probably come if it's not to cold for my RE-01Rs to get one last run on them. /Not changing to winters til next week unless it snows.
Ha, this same event was posted on my mr2 forum..and as i said there I'm not sure if i'll be able to make this one
You'll be fine on the Bridgestones as long as you generate some good slip angles at the beginning of the tour to heat them up. County Road J out of Stockholm is the perfect road for that!
Yeah, we'll probably get a dusting of snow on Friday, but hopefully it won't be enough to bring the sand trucks out. I'm in contact with my spotters in the area. They will let me know if sand gets put down. That's the only thing that would cause me to cancel the tour. I'll know for sure by Saturday so watch this thread!
The Old Man Winter Tour is living up to its name! I just called Colleen at Bogus Creek Café and the Cenex in Mondovi. They said they haven't seen any salt or sand trucks and word on the street is there won't be any snow sticking to it. They're getting light snow now and it's supposed to quit by tomorrow with very little accumulation. If there are any sand trucks out in the tour area, I will cancel. Should know for sure by tomorrow morning. Stay tuned!
I would be surprised if they do salt or sand. It usually takes a fair amount of accumulation before they will. I jsut talked to a friend in Roch. he said there's hardly any snow coming down there
The Old Man Winter Tour is GO for tomorrow! I just talked with my spotters in the tour area. They say the roads are clear. No sand or salt. And the forecast for tomorrow looks dry. See you there!
Good times. Thanks to retreif for loaning me some stickies, they made a huge difference on this tour. Anyone who hasn't gone on one of Tom's tours is seriously missing out.
Think of these events like going to the track. If your clutch is slipping and your brake pads aren't up to snuff they will be worse at the end if you don't pay for it in another way. Like sliding/rolling off a cliff.
I realize that. My clutch has been slipping off and on since mid-late summer, though, so it was only a matter of time, and I've just been putting it off. The brake pads, on the other hand, I figured were going to be a bit better than they were. I'll run them through winter and get a decent set of ceramics for next season.
Well, I think you are...silly... to go on a event like this with ill prepared or questionable equipment. Better to sit one out than drive on the question mark.
