FW: Pikes Peak 2001 & Colorado Springs Gathering

[Kaklikian, Gary]

Here are the details for the Audi trek to the Pikes Peak Hillclimb this
Saturday, June 30th. I have not made any plans for a corral or special
restaurant accommodations, so this is merely to facilitate a get together
and good time.

(Frank, Rick - could you forward this on to your respective lists. thanks)

Yes, we have to start early. I'm hoping we can park at Devil's Playground,
which is only a couple miles from the top of the Peak, but to do so we have
to get through the entrance gate early. The schedule I'm proposing should
get us to Devil's Playground by 7am.
No spectator cars will be allowed past the starting point of the race after
8am, and the later you arrive, the less chance you'll be able to get very
far up the mountain.

I will meet up with people from the Denver area just off I-25 in Castle Rock
and then we will meet up with those from Colorado Springs just off US 24 on
the way to Pikes Peak.  Afterwards, we will gather at the Dublin House in
Colorado Springs, chosen over spots downtown due to its ample free parking
and great views from its patio (plus it's on the north end of town).

So, if you can't make it to the Hillclimb, it would be great to see you at
the Dublin House.  Several, including Javad Shadzi and Jeremy Williams, are
attending from out of town, so let's show them the Colorado Audi spirit!

Info on the Hillclimb is available at 
http://www.ppihc.com

Please remember to bring your own food, beverages, sunscreen, etc.
Tickets are $25 at the gate.

Hope to see you at Pikes Peak and/or the Dublin House.  Meeting time at
Dublin House is approximate since we can't control when we get down from the
Peak.

Thanks,
Gary Kaklikian


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Directions to 1st Meeting Place @ 5am :

I-25 South to Exit 181 Plum Creek Pkwy  (south edge of Castle Rock)
will meet on west side of highway just off the exit ramp

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Directions to 2nd Meeting Place @ 6am:
Western Sizzlin Steak House  221 S. 8th St. Colorado Springs

I-25 South to Exit 141 Hwy 24 West/ Cimarron St (Pikes Peak/Manitou exit)
Left (west) at light off exit ramp
Right at first light - 8th St. -- Western Sizzlin on the right


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Directions to DUBLIN HOUSE @ ~6pm :
(1850 Dominion Way, Colorado Springs, (719)265-8820 )

I-25 to Woodmen Rd. (Exit 149) 
East on Woodmen ~1 mile to Academy Blvd (Texaco on left)
Right on Academy to 2nd stoplight - Dublin Ave (Discount Tire on right)
Left on Dublin  ~1/2 mile to Brook Park (4th road)
Right on Brook Park -- up the hill to Dublin House on the right

(Alternate routes - exit Academy Blvd off I-25 to Dublin Ave; or
right on Dominion Way if heading north on Academy)