[urq] West Side UPG

[Brandon Rogers]

To keep the West Side (not necessarily West Coast, but West Side of the
continent) UPG topic flowing - here are some of my thoughts -

Late late June sounds good to me _except_ weekend of June 19/20.  I have
some family stuff that I even had to back out of going to F1 at Indy for....

Fall may be better weather (read: less hot) certainly, which would be nice -
but I'd hate to push this back and have it fall apart.  Thoughts out there?

Personally, here are my thoughts for what would be fun...

Saturday:  start in late morning/early afternoon to give people time to
trickle in.  Meet someplace where we can park all the cars together and
check out each others machinery while getting acquainted.  Have some food
drink while we're there.  After several hours we could retire to fun
restauarant for dinner.

Sunday:  Meet in the morning for breakfast and fun drive on a scenic route.
Go somewhere where we could eat lunch.  Come back in afternoon and ??????  I
do like the idea of slot car racing!

Cheap motels in vicinity are good.

******I think order of business number one is setting a date.

Brandon




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Lethbridge" <paul.lethbridge at ansys.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 11:33 PM
Subject: [urq] Utah UrQ Meet (was West Coast UPG)


Dear Listers,

O.K. So it sounds like we have a reasonable amount of interest in the
Park City venue.
I am definitely up for the task of local organization.
I'm not sure if that this stage we want to clog the list with our
iterations here, but here's my recommendation.

A. Timeframe: Either late June or late fall (September).

          i) I am traveling on business in early June! So late June
works better if you need to me be the local organization. guy.
            Its remains in the 80 - mid 90's up here in the mountains,
and the Salt Lake Valley is still bearable for those of us without A/C.
         ii) July & August would suck for those concerned with lack of
A/C or overheating as many of you would be traveling via the desert to
get to Park City.
        iii) Early September, temperatures are back to reasonable.

B. Headcount. So, who is considering attending? .

C.  Your expectations of the meet.

I'm thinking a 2 day event, with a mix of drives and a chance to sample
the local landmarks!

Day 1:     Friday or Saturday evening dinner rendezvous close to I-80 (I
have a likely spot at Kimball Junction).
              Get to bed early for a full second day

Day 2:     Group breakfast meet.
               At the renowned local "No Worries".
               Obligatory check out each others cars tire kick session.
               Hang out for any new arrivals.
               Group drives:
               a) Emigration Canyon/East canyon reservoir: 1 hr Drive
ending with picnic lunch at scenic reservoir. Yes, you can swim if you
want to. Optional gravel road parallel route for those who like to go
sideways and not concerned about a few stone chips!
               b) Salt Lake City: Scenic canyon descent into Salt Lake
City, a quick blast round Temple Square, Returns to Park City via a
Starbucks (for me!) and Little Cottonwood Canyon.
               Group dinner in Park City with tech quiz. & awards (low
budget fun)!
               I could organize some non ur-q but none-the-less Audi
enthusiasts to join us for this dinner.
               I would also be up for setting up a Scalextric slot car
track...bring your own Audi.
Day 3:     Depart am.... I would be happy to host a third day if you
chaps are up for it.


D. Hotels & Bivvy options:

I've called a few local hotels and all are willing to provide a car club
meet some discount. With the Ski season done rates are pretty
reasonable, expect something like $60 per night. You can also camp in
the wilderness or crash on my floor.

I look forward to your feedback.

Kind regards,

Paul.

'84 UrQ
_______________________________________________
Audifans urq mailing list
Send posts to: mailto:urq at audifans.com
Manage your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/urq
Have an urq question?  Check the Audifans Knowledgebase!
http://www.audi-quattro.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Audi/UrQuattro
Have an urq answer? ... Please help others by adding to the KB ... all
contributions welcome!