We are planning on hosting a fall color drive in southern Indiana on Sat. Oct. 20th.
All are welcome to join in. It should be a good day of friends and scenic driving.
Bruce and Kathy:thumbs

We are planning on hosting a fall color drive in southern Indiana on Sat. Oct. 20th.
All are welcome to join in. It should be a good day of friends and scenic driving.
Bruce and Kathy:thumbs

Bruce,

Send me info on where you're meeting and where you are going. I'm only a couple of hours away and would probably join in.


Thanks,

Cubby558:cool

Bruce and Kathy

We are interested, please send the departure and drive location. It's probably not far at all for us.

JP & Joanne :seeya

We could meet on the North side of Indy around 7:30 am and caravan down to Nashville, Indiana. People from the south could just meet us in Nashville,IN. From there we will take a scenic drive south, stop for lunch and maybe drive over to French Lick/West Baden area. It should just be nice day to get together and do some driving with friends.
Bruce

Nashville IN is about a 200 miles ride for us. I think we can get there early. At the end of the day (:cheers ), we would probably find a place to rest in that area (:yawn :sleep ) and drive back Sunday AM. :yesnod

So far, count us in. :thumbs


JP & Joanne

That sounds great.:thumbs

Bruce,
If I can arrange boarding for my German Shepherd, Paula and I will come over Friday night. Then we'll be fresh for a 0730 departure.

Bob

Bruce,
If I can arrange boarding for my German Shepherd, Paula and I will come over Friday night. Then we'll be fresh for a 0730 departure.

Bob

Bob,

Let me know where you are staying and the wife and I may do the same thing. Nashville area is beutiful that time of year, have riiden the Harleys down there many times.

Kevin

We have 8 XLRS and 4 Corvettes going on our drive at this time. I think we will have a few more as it gets closer.

Bruce:thumbs

Bruce

Thanks for the update. :)

JP

Hi Bruce,

Thanks for setting this up.

Count me in for that drive down to Nashville, IN and the West Baden Hotel/Casino. Should be a memorable day.

Las Vegas Dave

I'll probably join in also. I was in New Hampshire this past weekend and it was VERY close to peak color! Spectacular views in every direction!

Here's the route that I've come up with so far.

Leave Indy on 37 south to Bloomington.

Pick up 46 east to Nashville

Pick up 135 south to Corydon

Pick up 62 west 162 north to Jasper

Pick up 231 north to 56 east to French Lick and West Baden Springs

Let me know what you think and what needs changed.

Bruce

I have some annoying questions (sorry!):

Any suggestions on hotels, and about how long is the drive (time and/or hour wise)? I'd like to attend, but I would have a 4+ hour drive just to get to Indy. What time/place are you folks planning on meeting and starting?

The route sounds (and looks) like a great one! :yesnod

We will meet at 56th and Keystone Ave. on the Northside of Indy around 7:30 am.
I would suggest finding a hotel in the Castleton area. Let me know if you need help. I'm not sure how long the drive will take. I'm sure we will make several stops along the way so it makes it tough to figure total time. I'm thinking atleast 5 hours with stops for lunch and sightseeing. Let me know what you think.

Bruce

Folks,

Here are some places to stay for those that are coming down from the North/East/West that will want to stay overnight Friday 10/19. All these places are pretty new, and only about 10 -15 minutes from our starting point at Lockhart Cadillac.

They are located at the 96th street (exit #3) of I-69 which intersects the 'one o'clock' position of the #465 Beltway that circles Indianapolis.

Residence Inn, Comfort Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Holiday Inn Express,
Springhill Suites, Staybridge Suites.

Also plenty of places to eat, movie theatres etc.

Las Vegas Dave

Folks,

Here are some places to stay for those that are coming down from the North/East/West that will want to stay overnight Friday 10/19. All these places are pretty new, and only about 10 -15 minutes from our starting point at Lockhart Cadillac.

They are located at the 96th street (exit #3) of I-69 which intersects the 'one o'clock' position of the #465 Beltway that circles Indianapolis.

Residence Inn, Comfort Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Holiday Inn Express,
Springhill Suites, Staybridge Suites.

Also plenty of places to eat, movie theatres etc.

Las Vegas Dave

Thanks for the info Dave! Looking forward to coming down--haven't been to Indy in about a year. Love the Nashville area--ride my Harleys down there every year. See ya in about three weeks.

Cubby558:cool

I talked with Dave today and he said he would drive the route next Sat. and see how long it takes and to also check out the roads for construction. He wanted to find a good place for lunch and other attractions along the way. He's the best :D

Bruce

Only 10 days left before the South Indiana Drive ... :cool

See you there. :party



SilverX

JP do you have a place to stay on Friday night? Are you heading home on Sat. ?

Dave ran the route yesterday and thinks everyone should love it. We are shortening it up from the original plan. We will take 135 down to Salem, IN and take 56 west to Paoli, IN and take 150 to West Baden Springs. When we leave to head home we will take 150 west to 50 to 37. Everone should eat a big breakfast and take some snacks, because we will have a late lunch. Dave has some ideas on where to eat lunch. Stay tuned for more info,:D

Bruce

Bruce,

I will be driving up there Friday night and I have reservations for Friday night at the Hampton Inn on Commercial Drive just a few miles North of the Cadillac Dealer.

JP

As long as I can arrange a dogsitter, I'll see you all at the Hampton Friday night.

Bob

(I'd bring him but he doesn't fit in the XLR)

As long as I can arrange a dogsitter, I'll see you all at the Hampton Friday night.

Bob

(I'd bring him but he doesn't fit in the XLR)

Bob,

You could put him in the trunk and take out the center storage so he could stick his head through, but then you couldn't do ant top down driving--weather permitting:lol :lol Let me know if Paula and you are going for sure and if the Hampton Inn is where you're staying. My wife Marion and I are planning on being there Friday night also.

Cubby558:cool
Kevin

Bruce,

I will be driving up there Friday night and I have reservations for Friday night at the Hampton Inn on Commercial Drive just a few miles North of the Cadillac Dealer.

JP

JP,

Is that the one in Fishers, IN?

There is one in Castleton that looks to be closer.

Hampton Inn Indianapolis-Ne/Castleton
6817 E. 82nd Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 46250
Tel: +1-317-576-0220 Fax: +1-317-849-4338

Let me know and I"ll book where everyone else is.

Thanks,

Kevin

I am not familiar with the area. Yes it is the one in Fishers on Commercial Drive. I know that it's a little bit North-East of the dealer. I tought it was the closest Hampton Inn. I believe that other people reserved there as well. If you think it's a mistake, please post, Email or PM ASAP.

SilverX :)

The Hampton hotel only has $160/night rooms left. I'm going to try to find something a bit more reasonable.

Bob

The Hampton hotel only has $160/night rooms left. I'm going to try to find something a bit more reasonable.

Bob

Bob,

Try this Hampton and let me know what the rates are at this one:

This one is in Castleton that looks to be closer to the dealership.

Hampton Inn Indianapolis-Ne/Castleton
6817 E. 82nd Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 46250
Tel: +1-317-576-0220 Fax: +1-317-849-4338

Cubby558:cool
Kevin

Kevin,
They are 159.00 as well.

Bob

Would you guys like us to try and find something cheaper?

Bruce

Here's one you might want to look into;

Country Inn and Suites
7960 N. Shadeland Ave.
Indianapolis,IN. 46250

800-804-6835
It's right off of I-69, at 82nd street and Shadeland Ave. It's about 5 miles from the dealership.

Bruce

Thanks Bruce. I made a reservation. $89 + tax, etc If weather looks marginal and we have to cancel, I have to do so by noon on the 18th (wed).

Kevin, are you going there?

Anyone want to meet for dinner?

Order good weather. OK?

Bob

Bob, The weather looks real good for Sat. Sunny and 70 degrees.
I'm glad the hotel worked out for you.:thumbs

Bruce

Hope you all have a very enjoyable time this weekend.
Wish we could be with you.

Todd & Karen

I wish you guys were coming along with us. We had so much fun with you two at RII. We'll be thinking of you and enjoy your vacation.

Hope to hear from you soon, Bruce:D

Bruce,

Do you have a list of everyone that's meeting up for this weekend. Looks like the weather is going to cooperate. Should be a great ride. Looking forward to seeing everyone.:D

Cubby558:cool

Kevin, We have 7 XLRs and 4 Corvettes confirmed at this time. We may still get a few more XLRs to join in. Homegameroom is trying to get things worked out so he can go. You can give us a call on Friday evening and maybe we can get together.

:party Talk to you soon, Bruce.

As of this evening, here is the list of attendees:

JP & Joanne Lalonde - XLR
Bob Leonard & Paula - XLR
Kevin (cubby558) - XLR
Dave Coriaty (Las Vegas Dave) - XLR
Brian & Lisa Pearson - XLR
Marc & Kris Toffolo- XLR
Greg Graham - XLR

Clay Warren - Corvette
Bruce & Kathy - Corvette
Jeanie (Kathy's mom) - Corvette

Bruce

Have fun! :party Have fun! :party Have fun! :party



Wish we were with you all ...... :grouphug


:yesnod Travel safe ..... :yesnod


Write when you can, lol!


Ruth Ann

We just got back home from the South Indiana Fall Ride. :thumbs

It was a fantastic sunny day :cool , we rode top down for most of the ride. The area was beautiful and very colorful at this time of the year. I put about 650 miles on our SilverX. :yesnod We will be gathering the pictures and post some on here...! In the meantime I attached a sample of today's ride. :)

I have to say THANK YOU to Cadillac Tech (Bruce & Kathy) and Las Vegas Dave who did a fantastic job planning and organizing this ride. :thumbs It was wonderful meeting everybody.

By the way, Joanne got lucky at the French Lick casino... :D :eek :D


SilverX

Wow! Look at those cars .... and look at those trees! How gorgeous .... I just knew you would have a great time?? :cool

Joanne "got lucky" in the casino???? :glol :glol Explain!

Waiting for the pictures!!!!:yesnod :yesnod

The Wheel of Fortune is one of Joanne's favorite casino game and today it paid enough to cover for hotel, meals and fuel. Not bad...! :D

Wow! Look at those cars .... and look at those trees! How gorgeous .... I just knew you would have a great time?? :cool

Joanne "got lucky" in the casino???? :glol :glol Explain!

Waiting for the pictures!!!!:yesnod :yesnod

It was a perfect day for a drive (300 miles). After we got out of Bloomington we had very little traffic to speak of. The roads were awsome! Twisty and scenic. We met two nice ladies in Freetown (bathroom stop). The West Baden Springs Hotel was beautiful. If anyone is ever in the area they should check it out. We sure enjoyed seeing everyone and we're looking forward to getting together again. It was great to hear that 2 people won some money today. I've already started on the pictures and should get them out soon.

Thanks again to all that went with us today, it was a blast,

Bruce

The Wheel of Fortune is one of Joanne's favorite casino game and today it paid enough to cover for hotel, meals and fuel. Not bad...! :D


Ahhh, that kind of 'got lucky'! :reddevil :D

Good for her! Winning is such fun .... we were in Harrah's in Laughlin, NV last week and it was not fun ... lost my $$:cry

I'm glad the pictures are coming .... your scenery is so different from here.

Just got back to So. Chicago from the Southern Indiana ride. What a great ride with perfect weather group and scenery. Bruce, Kathy and Dave you did a wonderful job:yesnod :yesnod Can't wait for the next one!! Probably not til next spring with our weather changing:nodno It was great to see everyone again. Can't wait for all the pics Kathy took--there may not be enough romm on the forum for them all:glol :glol

Thanks again for the great time!!

JP glad to here you and Joanne did well at the casino--Hope the others did well too!

Cubby558:cool

Today was a glorious day for the Indiana Fall Drive...............

We gathered early.
We drove like the wind.
We basked in the fantastic views.
We laughed.
We drove our rides to their limits.
We visited an 8th wonder of the world.
We ate and enjoyed the camaraderie of fine folks.
We took a gazillion pics.
We watched a wedding.
We had to go home, darn it.
We have our memories, pics, and bug splattered windshields.
We loved every minute.
We should do this again.

We thank you Bruce and Kathy for setting up this memorable day.

I thank you all for a great 300+ miles and smiles.

Las Vegas Dave

Thank you Dave for the "Test Drive" to ensure a perfect ride...! :thumbs

SilverX

Today was a glorious day for the Indiana Fall Drive...............


We thank you Bruce and Kathy for setting up this memorable day.

I thank you all for a great 300+ miles and smiles.

Las Vegas Dave

Today was a glorious day for the Indiana Fall Drive...............

We gathered early.
We drove like the wind.
We basked in the fantastic views.
We laughed.
We drove our rides to their limits.
We visited an 8th wonder of the world.
We ate and enjoyed the camaraderie of fine folks.
We took a gazillion pics.
We watched a wedding.
We had to go home, darn it.
We have our memories, pics, and bug splattered windshields.
We loved every minute.
We should do this again.

We thank you Bruce and Kathy for setting up this memorable day.

I thank you all for a great 300+ miles and smiles.

Las Vegas Dave

Dave you have agreat way with words. Thanks for your recon work. I just burnt 1st pic CD, I think you'll like the pictures.

Bruce

Let's see if I remeber how to do this. Some early pics of the Fall Drive:

Friday Night before the Drive

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Getting Started

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The fall colors of Southern Indiana

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http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb172/Cubby558/Oct20_0002.jpg

Arriving at West Baden Resort & Spa

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Reserved parking for our babies

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The Fall Drive Group

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb172/Cubby558/PA200063.jpg

L to R: Kevin & Marion (cubby558), JP & Joanne (SilverX), Bob & Paula-in front (rleonard1), in back Brian & Lisa, Clay & Stasha-in front, Dave in back (Las Vegas Dave), Bruce-in front (cadillac tech), Marc & Chris (Marc in back, Chris in front), Jeanie-in front (Kathy's Mom), Greg-in back, Jermaine, and finally Kathy-Bruce's wife and our professional photographer!!

More to come--Enjoy!!

Cubby558

Great pictures Kevin, thanks for posting. We will put your CD in the mail hopefully tomorrow. I put pictures from Petit Le Mans @ Road Atlanta on there as well.

I wanted to Thank Las Vegas Dave for setting up the special parking and lunch for the group at the West Baden Springs Hotel. They really know how to take care of people.


For anyone who likes great driving roads (Twisties) the route we drove yesterday is one you should do. The section of 135 just south of 46 from Stone Head to Becks Grove is awsome! Paoli to Shoals on 150 is awesome as well. Don't forget to stop in and say Hi to Darlene and Jenny at the Freetown Grocery in Freetown, IN.:D

Bruce

RI Original members...................Kent, Jim, Hans, Jean, Professor and last but not least standby............Looks like we really started something all over the country. Makes a body feel good and I'm sure there will be many more, if for nothing else..................to make new friends and drive our wonderful XLR's.
Sounds like you guys and girls had a great time.
standbyThank you Dave for the "Test Drive" to ensure a perfect ride...! :thumbs

SilverX

Kathy and I have been organizing XLR driving trips since '05. We were told in the beginning that XLR people weren't interested in getting together with other owners. It goes to show how little people actually know about the owners of the car. It has been great to see the XLR community grow.

This was our 5th XLR event of '07 and probably the last one this year. We are already looking forward to next year.

It is nice to see more and more events going on through out the country. XLR people are a lot of fun to hang out with and they enjoy driving their cars.:party

Bruce

This is what I have to look at for 500 miles to get to anything "green" ..... :cry



http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x260/ruthannspix/000_0018.jpg


So. I guess you can see why I love it when you share your pictures!

This is the view from the Navigators side of the X on our way to Phoenix last week .... ahhh, the beautiful Arizona desert .... :rolleyes

Ruth Ann

But, then, when we got to Phoenix .... look who was waiting for us! Why, it's JetBoyPHX! This was taken just outside of Sedona .... we didn't take our X's .... but we had a great time sightseeing in Kent's big ol' truck!

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x260/ruthannspix/101_0672.jpg

Here are some pictures from the ride. (Let's see if this works... :o))

SilverX :cool


http://www.picturetrail.com/r2kvet (http://www.picturetrail.com/r2kvet)

Great pictures ... just awesome .... thank you ....
What great memories you all must have!

Pictures came out great, JP Thanks for posting them. Had a great time with all. You and Joanne have fun on your next trip, wish we could make it.

Cubby558:cool

JP, thanks for posting the pictures. Kathy and her mom stopped by Freetown on Thursday to thank Darlene and Jenny at the Grocery. They drove some of the Natchez Trace on Sat. and they thought that our drive was more fun. I'm looking forward to seeing her pictures. I'm already thinking about where we can drive to next, maybe the Dayton Air Force Museum, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in Auburn,IN or take a drive to Madison,IN. Let me know.:seeya
Bruce

You are welcome. I hope that posting the pictures on here will remind us of this beatiful day and provide others with the desire of participating in a drive. :)

JP

There is an article in the Performance Press on page 2 about our fall drive. If anyone would like a copy, send me your email address and I will send it to you.

Bruce

There is an article in the Performance Press on page 2 about our fall drive. If anyone would like a copy, send me your email address and I will send it to you.

Bruce

Bruce,

Ruth Ann beat you to it. She sent me an email this morning with it. That was cool of JP to get us in there!!

Cubby558:cool

That's one of the many reasons why Ruth Ann is the BEST! She is always thinking of others.
Bruce

Ahhh, Bruce .... only next to you! :cheers

And don't forget that everyone who posts ..... we all think of other's .... that is what makes THIS forum the best .... we are all information junkies! :glol