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The SVT/SHO Society's "Year End Blast" is scheduled for Saturday October 27 at 12:30-1pm (Rain or Shine!) and everyone is invited!
As it currently stands we will approx. 75-100 cars from over ten various car clubs & online car groups.
The location for the meet is:
Lane Automotive, Inc.
8300 Lane Drive
Watervliet, MI 49098
From Lane Automotive we will be departing at 2pm on a rural "Fun Run" that will end up at Big T's in Lawton, MI (approx 3:15-3:30PM) for some great food & drink.

There will be a drivers/cruise participant meeting at 1:45pm in the Lane parking lot to discuss the cruise route and take care of some business before the cruise gets underway.

Below are lists of current caravans coming to the meet from various areas:

Grand Rapids Leg
Meeting Spot: The Amaco Station On Burton & Clyde Park Just off of US131.
Departure Time: 11:30AM
Route: I-196 to South Haven, M-140 from South Haven to Watervliet
Contact: Todd Rasmussen ( todras@yahoo.com )

South East Michigan Leg
Meeting Spot: The Black and Decker on the NW corner of I-696 and Van Dyke, right across the street from Rinke Pontiac in Warren, MI.
Departure Time: 9:00AM
Route: I-696 W to I-96 W to I-69 S to I-94 W to Exit 41
Contact: Roger Rexroade Jr. ( USMondeo@aol.com )

Plymouth/Novi/Dearborn Leg
Meeting Spot: Compuware Arena Parking lot. Beck road, 1 block north of M14
Departure Time: 9:45AM
Route: M14 to I-94 W to Exit 41
Contact: Brian Phillips ( bcphillips@peoplepc.com )
Kalamazoo Leg
Meeting Spot: The Speedway gas station on 9th street right off I-94 at exit 72.
Departure Time: 11:30AM
Route: I-94W to Exit 41
Contact: Chris Smith ( Bullet.smith@wmich.edu )


We are currently working on adding a Chicago area caravan and a Dearborn area Caravan to the current list, also if anyone is putting together a caravan aside from the ones above and would like it listed please contact me via email at mrowe@laneautomotive.com or GTExtreme1@aol.com

I hope to see everyone there!
-Mark

If anyone is interested in a Dearborn-area caravan, post here. I'd definitely be interested...

Lets definately get a Dearborn meeting place. It'll make things a whole lot easier.

well Roger I see your gonna be coming down i-96 W well i'm coming from White lake and i think meeting up with you guys at i-696 and van dyke is kinda out of my way...is it possible for people out in like plymouth,canton,livonia,northville,etc. if they wanna meet up at 12 oaks and then roger you meet up with us at like 9:30-10 a.m. and we can ride on out after that..is that an idea ?

hey i might finally be able to go to this one!!! im so excited, yeah truridah that sounds like a good idea or i could possibly meet in dearborn, but preferably at 12 oaks.

BTW, mark what time are all the main events scheduled to be done at because my dad is coming along and he has plans that evening?

yeah. my friend and i are heading to western that day and i convinced him to ride along with you guys. but i don't know where i'd meet? i think it'd be easier for me to go over to 12 oaks mall too, wouldn't it? i'm in troy so i don't think van dyke would do me any good. at least with 12 oaks i'd be heading somewhat in more of the right direction. but yeah, what time is everything schedule for? i doubt my friend is gunna wanna stay too long. does anyone know where we'll be in comparise to western?

It would be great if the Dearborn/Plymouth caravan could meet up with us on I-96W while we were cruising. It will take us about 1/2 hour to get to the I-696/I-96 interchange, so that would put us in that area around 9:30, so maybe you guys could time it just right and then have a HUGE line of Tours/SHO's out to Waterlivet Now there is a rest stop right around the Lansing area that we could wait at for about 10-15 minutes if you wanna do that, let me know so I can set that up if we all decide to do that.

I don't understand why you east siders are going to Lansing, then South on I-69. Why not take 696 to I-75 to I-94? It takes me $20 to get from I-696 and I-75 to Dearborn every morning. Then you won't be going North to Lansing. Look at a map.

Alright, here's all the questions we need answers to..for everyone.

What time are we meeting at 12 Oaks?

Where and when are we meeting up with the rest of the people coming from the East side?

Who all is going to be at 12 Oaks, so no one get's left behind?

What time are the event's scheduled at?

What time will everything be over with?

(and for me) Where is Western Michigan compared to where we will be?

Roger, maybe if we got a few people with cell phone's we'd have a better chance at timing this right. If someone could call us and say, "We're at the _____ by the _____, we'll be there in 5 minutes" we'd have a better idea when to leave or expect you, ya know?

From the map, it is going a little north to Lansing, but once they get onto 69, it'll be a straight shot to 94, while going in the Westward movement.

If they took 696 to 75 S and then 94, then that is extra miles and time.