[urq] UPG 2008 Planning

Mon Oct 22 15:31:02 PDT 2007

yea, and don't forget the possibility of your car being trampled into scrap metal by a stampeeding buffalo herd being stalked by native indians on the annual hunt..................???????         drQ  (in KC,MO)  '83urq

----- Original Message ----
From: "Schaible, David" <David.Schaible at jrspharma.com>
To: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>; urq at audifans.com
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 4:00:46 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] UPG 2008 Planning

Good data.......however does not take into acct "the heartland" personality.....in NY, CT  martin can get pulled over and not even get a ticket.....in KS  him & Louis-Alain and anyone with long hair are goin' to gitmo...."indefinitely"

No way I'm going there.....i don't even want drive it again....but whatever, a three day trip maybe 4 is acceptable....but 5+ to see the few cars I haven’t seen yet??  It would have to be 95% + of all known urqs in NA to justify that.   My 0.02$ or 0.014€

-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Kellock [mailto:ekellock at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 4:43 PM
To: urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] UPG 2008 Planning

I'm resending the info I posted about 6 weeks ago about distances from

various cities in North America....

I just did a little map plotting of Mid America Motorplex in Pacific

Junction, IA (several miles south of Omaha) and Heartland Park of

Topeka, KS.

Ironically, these two venues are within 150 miles of each other, with

Heartland being situated due south of MAM.

Realistically these can be considered equally & alternately as a

central location.

I was trying to think of where all the urq's are/would be coming from...

I know of one in TN that would likely want to attend.  I think there

might be a couple in TX.  I'm trying to remember if there are any in

Southern California, but can't seem to recall any.  Phoenix?

The ones I am fairly sure of are the Bay Area, the NW and the NE,

including parts of Canada and extending down the eastern seaboard a

ways, and of course, Chicago, Michigan, MN, and last but not least,

CO.

My goal is to identify a place that will accommodate those farthest

away without leaving anyone out.

Personally I'm leaning toward the Mid America Motorplex, though I

don't know why.

However, based on that, here is how far it is from various locations

that people may be coming from or nearly so...

1730 miles from Seattle

1470 miles from Quebec

1680 miles from San Francisco

1630 miles from San Diego

1630 miles from Miami

1470 miles from Phoenix

1250 miles from NYC

1150 miles from DC

960 miles from Atlanta

880 miles from Houston

740 miles from Detroit

630 miles from Colorado Springs

560 miles from Denver

475 miles from Chicago

380 miles from Minneapolis

I'm not overly familiar with the greater Omaha or Topeka areas, but

Omaha is situated along the Missouri River and river valleys typically

involve some hilly terrain which usually means some twisty roads.  So

that may constitute another element of interest of this venue over

Topeka in terms of an interesting day drive while there.

Ed

On 10/22/07, James Bufkin <jbufkin at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> Couple of Factoids.

> 

> We have people that are willing tol travel from the East coast AND we

> have people that will travel from the west coast.  We have alot of

> people in between willing to travel.  Those of us in between have it

> easy.  1 day will pretty much get us to the event, only input we have is

> some minor technical feedback and pushing to shave a few hours off our

> drive here or there.

> 

> For the East Coasters and West Coasters, they're going to have a drive

> of a couple of days if they want to meet up in the center.  If you live

> on the East or West Coast then you are facing a 2 day or 1.5 day trip

> each way.   Meaning 5 days minimum for this event.

> 

> So.. This event needs to be called and happen somewhere geographically

> between midway California and New England.  its as simple as that.

> Everyone else and that includes me and people in Colorado and Chicago

> are much closer so its not that big a deal.

> 

> I think people in the deep South East like Florida might actually

> necessiate keeping the location more south central because otherwise

> they are in fact facing almost 3 days to get to Wyoming.

> 

> In my opinion we have enough interest to go ahead with a central location.

> A quick google search reveals that many other Car clubs have their

> national meets in locations like Kansas City, Auburn Indiana, etc.

> 

> Im also a firm beliver in the more the merrier, so Id suggest making

> this an I5 Blowout.  Basically anything with 5 cylinders and 4 rings!

> Bring it.

> 

> James

> 

> 

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