Carlisle 2022

We did the self-guided tour of Gettysburg. Parking is on the side of the road for most of it. It's interesting for sure.

Karyn and I may be out on this part. My car is loud at park speeds and I would hate to disturb families on their vacation.

@Chris MacDonald posted:

We did the self-guided tour of Gettysburg. Parking is on the side of the road for most of it. It's interesting for sure.

Karyn and I may be out on this part. My car is loud at park speeds and I would hate to disturb families on their vacation.

A lot of biker groups go to Gettysburg they are respectful " reverent" throttle wise.....

veterans with VA hospital(combat)card can go to any national park for free by showing the card..

Carlisle ! Be sure to bring your Raffle Donation Items !  T- minus 10 days until the regulars aka the early birds begin to arrive on Wednesday afternoon at Courtyard by Marriot for Carlisle. The hotel is providing free breakfast vouchers at the hotel's Bistro for Friday Saturday and Sunday.

The Plans:  For the Wednesday early arrivals we'll head out as a group around 5:30 for dinner .....perhaps Bone Fish Grill, Pizza Grille etc. Thursday the remaining crowd will shuffle in for renewed friendships followed by dinner or decide to have a large group pizza and beer party at the hotel!  Friday AM Early free Bistro breakfast followed by Cory and Jeni taking us on the Angela Rose Lane Memorial Cruise stopping at a winery in Gettysburg and a casual afternoon in Gettysburg.  For the evening, head out on your own or smaller groups for diner and more socializing back at the hotel. Saturday AM free early Bistro breakfast then we'll gather in the hotel parking lot and cruise over to the Carlisle show field for the day. Arrive at Gate 3 and for those that do not have advance passes you'll need to stop at Reservations.  Then through the gate and the first right will take you to our show field location. Much to see and do as well as the Carlisle Marching Band delicious egg sammiches that we all so enjoy! Later that evening at the show field, the Manx Club is hosting a Valve Cover Racing and we have been invited to participate with rules and specs are posted in an earlier post above. Then back to the hotel for Ed's SOC Raffle and more adult beverages. Sunday A casual another free Bistro breakfast, pack up and head out for home......

There's still time to make plans to joins us for a fun filled weekend of friends and cars.

Call the Hotel @ 717 766 9006 . Select the option for the Sales Office, if Charity does not pick up please leave a message as she will.... call you back. Be sure to mention Speedster Owners Group.

There are 19 room reservations to date & we have extended the room block timeline to include.... you at Courtyard by Marriot.  A free daily breakfast is Included with your room reservation and use of the hotel's Hospitality Room.

Current Reservations to date :
Andersen, Ascheman, Carley, Cuccureddu, Drake, Dowd, Erickson, Frazer , Greig, Holden, Kennedy, Luebbert, Merklin, Mossberg, Piperato, Schumacher, Stumpp, Thibodeau & Vickers .

To register a car for the Carlisle Showfield: https://bit.ly/3vBjtdE

On a side note: I'll be passing torch to the next person be the hotel liaison with Charity at the hotel, she has a constant can do attitude that makes it simple and very easy to work with.

Yes, everyone! Please be ready to enjoy. Carlisle raffle will be after dinner on Saturday. I think everyone knows the drill: You bring an item—could be anything from a swaybar to a bottle of wine to a detailer kit to a custom print or painting—put it on the table and buy a raffle ticket (5 for $10, I think). Then we pull numbers until everyone's won and grabbed a prize. The money goes into a special account Bruce started years ago to cover club expenses at Carlisle. It keeps the scene afloat.

After the raffle we'll do the awards for Best Actor, Best Country Performance By A Non-Country Performer, High Bowling Score, etc.

There are plenty of interesting restaurants in the Carlisle/Camp Hill Blast Overpressure zone; here's the list I'll post and hand out for your dining interest, sorted by area:

Camp Hill PA

Bonefish Grill 3505 Gettysburg Rd. (717) 737-6541 bonefishgrill.com

Directions: Northeast on Gettysburg Rd toward Audobon Rd, Bonefish is on the right (2 miles, 5 minutes)

Dolce Vita 1509 Market St. 717-732-7202 http://www.dolcevitacamphill.com/

Directions: Northeast on Gettysburg Rd toward Audobon Rd, 2 miles, right on Simpson Ferry Rd 1.4 miles, slight right on Hummel Ave. then second left on S. 17th Street, ⅓ mile then right on Market Street. Just down the street on your right. (4 mi, 9 minutes)

Pizza Grille 3817 Gettysburg Rd. (717) 920-5350 www.thepizzagrille.com

Directions: Northeast on Gettysburg Rd toward Audubon Rd. Pizza Grill is on the right. (2 miles, 3 minutes)

Texas Roadhouse 1101 Lower Allen Drive. (717) 730-7427 https://www.texasroadhouse.com...ions/286-camp-hillpa

Directions: Northeast on Gettysburg Rd toward Audobon Rd, right on Wesley Dr, left to merge onto US-15 N, take the Lower Allen Drive exit, Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Capital City Mall Dr/Shiremanstown, turn left onto Lower Allen Dr. Restaurant is on the right. (2 miles, 3 minutes)

Theo's Barr & Grille 3315 Hartzdale Drive. http://theosgrille.com/ (717) 737-6965

Directions: Northeast on Gettysburg Rd, right at traffic light, merge onto Route 15 North, take Capital City Mall exit, continue straight at light, veer to your right, make left at stop sign, Theo's is on the right. (2.8 miles, 7 minutes)

Flinchy’s Bar and Deck 1833 Hummel Ave flinchys.com (717) 761-9000

Directions: Right on Wesley Dr and down Gettysburg Rd/State Rd. Restaurant is on right, just before you go under the highway. (3.8 miles 8 minutes)

Mechanicsburg

Appalachian Brewing Company 6462 Carlisle Pike. abcbrew.com/mechanicsburg (717) 795-4660

Directions: Left on Wesley Drive, 1.4 miles, left on 641 Trindle Rd turns into Main Street, then right on Walnut St. which turns into Silver Spring Rd. 2 mils, Left on Rt 11, quarter miles on the right. (5.9 miles, 14 minutes)

Cafe Magnolia 4700 Gettysburg Road cafe-magnolia.com (717) 901-9700. BYOB

Directions: Century Drive to Wesley Drive, right turn and one block, left on Gettysburg Rd, restaurant is on the left. (1 mile, 1 minute)

Snapper's Bar & Grill 120 East Allen St. mechanicsburgrestaurant.com (717) 697-9475

Directions: Left on Wesley Drive, 1.4 miles, left on 641 Trindle Rd turns into Main Street 2.6 miles, right on E. Allen it’s a block up. (3 miles, 8 minutes)

Hoss's Steak & Seafood Buffet 61 Gettysburg Pike. hosss.com/ (717) 697-2214.

Directions: Route 15 South, PA-114 exit towards Mechanicsburg, right onto PA-114, right at the light onto Gettysburg Rd, restaurant on the right. (3.5 miles, 5 minutes)

Sunlight Diner (breakfast) 4729 Gettysburg Rd. 717-763-4040

Directions: Century Drive to Wesley Drive, right turn and one block, left on Gettysburg Rd; Sunlight Diner will be on the right. (Several hundred yards, 2 minutes)

Deiner’s Restaurant (breakfast) 135 W Main St. dienersrestaurant.com (717) 766-6913

Directions: Left on Wesley Drive, 1.4 miles, left on 641 Trindle Rd turns into Main Street 1.5 miles on left. (3.2 miles, 8 minutes)

Josie's German Cafe And Market 5238 E Trindle Rd. germanfoodatjosies.com (717) 697-6462 (All German delicacies)

Directions: Left on Wesley Drive, 1.4 miles, left on 641 Trindle Rd about 1,000 feet on left. (2 miles, five minutes)

T.J Rockwell's 896 West Grantham Rd. www.tjrockwells.com/ (717) 766-4200

Directions: Route 15 South, Lisburn Rd exit, right onto West Lisburn Rd, immediate left onto Gettysburg Pike, right onto West Grantham Rd, restaurant is approx 1 mile down the road on the right. (6 miles, 8 minutes)

Carlisle:

Fairgrounds Diner 1111 Carlisle Springs Rd. (717) 249-2836

Miseno’s Ristro Pub 598 W High St. (717) 240-0133

John’s Hideaway 302 N College St. (717) 243-6760

Market Cross Pub & Brewery 113 N Hanover St. marketcrosspub.com 717-258-1234

Spoons Cafe 57 W Pomfret St. https://www.facebook.com/spoonscafe.net 717-793-1048

Redds Smokehouse BBQ 109 N Hanover St. http://reddssmokehousebbq.com/ 717-254-6419

Momma Spriggs 160 York Rd. http://www.mommaspriggs.com/ 717-701-8645

1794 The Whiskey Rebellion 10 S Hanover St Located Inside the Comfort Suites. http://www.1794thewhiskeyrebellion.com/ 717-960-1000

Cafe Bruges 16 N Pitt St.  http://cafebruges.com/ 717-960-0223

Issei Noodle 54 W High St. http://www.isseinoodle.com/ 717-243-7826 Ramen house

Hamilton Restaurant 55 W High St. 717-249-4410

Thanks, Ed.  Where do all the early arrivers want to go for dinner Wednesday.  I know I'll be hungry.  I'll be leaving home a week from tomorrow and taking a three day trip up wide side visits to friends and family.

Did most of the prep for the car today - topping up of fluids, etc.  Need to center the steering wheel after setting toe.  I forgot to do that until after I'd taken a shower and wasn't interested in climbing back under the car.  After that it just needs a quick clean up and it'll be ready to go.

Depending on the number of Wednesday afternoon arrivals will decide where we go for dinner...

I lived in Carlisle in 1986 and loved George’s pizza and subs:

https://georges-pizza.com/images/menus/GeorgesCompleteMenu-LATEST.pdf

Wish I was there with all of you.  Looking forward to the pictures!

@Ted posted:

I lived in Carlisle in 1986 and loved George’s pizza and subs:

https://georges-pizza.com/images/menus/GeorgesCompleteMenu-LATEST.pdf

Wish I was there with all of you.  Looking forward to the pictures!

I'm sure that you know of the Hamilton's Hot cheese Dogs in Carlisle !

I remember the Hamilton!  
There was a classic old pool hall near Dickinson owned by a Mr. Kokolis - it was a great throwback to “The Hustler.”  Still have a pool cue from there.

For everyone attending the weekend, leaving Carlisle/Mechanicsburg Sunday May 15 and heading south...

A friend has organized a brass-era car show at the Gettysburg Outlet Shoppes in Gettysburg.  There will be approximately eighty-five pre-1916 brass era cars on hand.  Admission is free.  Hours are 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  The Outlet Shoppes are located at 1863 Gettysburg Village Drive Gettysburg, PA.  Drive time is about 40 minutes from the hotel.  This should be interesting to see and a chance for some great photography. We can caravan there if anyone is interested.  There is also a good restaurant on the premises - Mela Kitchen @ Jack's Cider House - and they also sell some great hard cider. 

Thanks for the replies.  Sadly, I have to work on Friday and Sunday, so I could drive out Saturday as it is only 3 hours away and have a look around.  Seems someone stated they only saw one Speedster at the show.  That would be a bummer.  I guess I could swing by the hotel at some point and see if any are there.  Been reading a lot about the different makers.  Leaning towards a Beck with Subaru with 5speed, but open to other ideas.

Thanks again for the comments earlier in this thread.  Looks of good information here.

"Seems someone stated they only saw one Speedster at the show.  That would be a bummer."

Last year was an odd one as people were still in pandemic mode.  While this year will probably not rival past years where we'd have upwards of 50 cars, I expect considerably more than last year.

"Seems someone stated they only saw one Speedster at the show.  That would be a bummer."

Decided this year to do have Cruise on Friday to get the physical attendance cars on the Show Field on Saturday for the day.

Alan's right.  Last year we did cruises and if the person who posted the "only one Speedster" comment was there while we were driving, they didn't see the whole group.  This year we have a long Friday cruise and some of us may also do a drive on Saturday before hitting the showfield.  Here are a few I took - mostly of my new car - but you can see some of the others.

Thanks for the information regarding the cruise time change. Hope to attend.  The only other time I went was for corvettes when I restored a ‘60 and looking for parts. Long time ago. Thanks again.

I haven't shown up at the fairgrounds since 2017 when we had just finished the new Spyder.

Last year was a mis-communication between @LI-Rick and myself.

We go to PA to visit the people, and the clown cars, and drive with them, drink, and eat.

I used to REALLY enjoy the AutoX and the vendors/swap area at the fairgrounds. It is a different crowd now, not old VW stuff at all.

Hopefully we'll cruise as group the Show Field on Saturday AM, leaving the hotel at 9AM sharp with a egg sammich or two by 10 :~)

I was the one that posted about only seeing 1 speedster and Ed’s Spyder.  I didn’t realize that people don’t spend the meet at the fairgrounds, and didn’t want the other guy to show up and be disappointed.  

Some of us like hanging at the fairgrounds and checking out all the other crazy cars.

(Quiz: What car is this?)

There is an auto-cross track and you can run it for a small fee. IT's a lot of fun to compete against cars in your own weight/power class, and the spectators absolutely go gaga over stuff like what we drive.

One year like 5 of us MG TD guys ran the course, one particular member, Bill Ascheman, built it TD as an auto-x car and actually won his SCCA division with it back in the day. He's since turned it into a hillclimb car complete with Ford 302....

(Photo: AutoX Paddock)

There's always a little crowd on the hill overlooking the track cheering folks on; if you've never tested the limits of your car's lateral grip, that auto-x track is a great place to do so (it's for safety, dear!). It's a very short track (2nd gear will do ya) and so dangerous mishaps are very rare.

(Photo: rare, but not unheard-of)

The Fast & Furious kids also attempt a "drifting" event which is actually hilarious to watch (albeit loud). Turns out it's reeeealy hard to actually control a car you're also trying to make skid.

There's the Low Car Limbo as well which is a total goof...

...which SoC members tend to do well in.

And this year there will be valve cover racing.

SoC will have a canopy and a table with a few extra folding chairs. Most bring their own camp chairs and we'll see about getting a cooler or two in there with some cold ones in it & snax.

Maybe we can even run the group up on the hill for a picture.

(Pictured: Rich Wobby and Cory Drake discussing aesthetic arrangements during photoshoot 2013)

   Greg Leach from Vintage Motorcars Hawaiian Gardens CA. has been gracious enough to sent some VMC raffle items ! .......... Thanks Greg

It looks like I am going to be cutting it to the wire to bring the Magnum to Carlise. I took the car into the shop 2 weeks ago to have the AC repaired. I also wanted them to look at a small leak in the oil cooler line while they had it. I would have fixed this myself but since they had the car I thought I would let them do it. The AC condenser turned out to be clogged and they sent it out to be repaired, in hindsight I should have ordered a new one. We kept getting the being finished tomorrow routine from the company cleaning the condenser. It finally arrived back today and that was good news and then I was told the mechanic broke the oil cooler end off while tightening the new line on. I was just told they ordered a new oil cooler and it will arrive Monday. I thought taking the car in 3 weeks before Carlisle would be enough time. At this rate I may not be bringing the Magnum. If not I may bring the GT40 replica, I was told it was going to be finished tomorrow. I had custom car shop lengthen the wheel base by 1.5" or so to make it the same length as the original GT40 instead of the Fiero wheelbase. The parts they had fabricated were several weeks late. I was surprised to hear they came in today. I am sure many of you have had similar experiences heading up to an event. Is this supposed to be the fun part? I hope to see you all next week. Oh yes, the enclosed trailer I usually borrow was sold and I wound up buying a new 24 X 8.5 enclosed trailer last weekend. Now to have a car ready and running to haul in it.

If the Magnum and the GT40 aren't ready, you still have the Puma.

@Jimmy V. wrote: "I am sure many of you have had similar experiences heading up to an event."

No, we've usually let @Lane Anderson do stuff at the last minute like that.....

My usual response

I took the Spyder for a nice , long ride today. Still tweaking the EFI(I didn't do much last year). It's running great, steering is the same as I put the old steering box back in.

The only mechanical thing I did was cut some pipe-thread fittings off my custom angled tube breather and replace them with welded-on AN-8 bungs. I made two new AN hoses for the valve covers.

Of course, welding on the breather necessitated stripping and repainting it. All done a few days ago and mounted yesterday. No more leaks from my crap hoses. YAY!

I have one tiny oil drip, I'll get to it when I swap the trans someday(and that drips too LOL!)

See you in a week!

I took a deposit on the Puma today, or I would bring it. It is running great.

Raffle donations etc.

If you need to mail anything ( larger items etc) to the hotel in advance of your arrival the address is :

Courtyard by Marriott
4921 Gettysburg Road,
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

I let Alan know yesterday that we won't be making it to Carlisle this year.  A few reasons, but perhaps the main one is the injury I suffered last year to my tailbone.  It hasn't healed as yet, and driving gets painful after a while.

I've tried a few 'sample' drives around here, hoping I could make a longer drive, but after a time it's a real discomfort to sit in the seat.  I've had physiotherapy, massage therapy, and rest, but so far, it's still a real pain in the butt, literally.

I'll raise a pint or two while all you guys are down there having the usual great time.  I am really going to miss not being there, and seeing you all.

Hope you heal soon Bob.

Ditto what Calamity Bob(Panhandle) said. We'll miss you both!

@Jimmy V. posted:

I took a deposit on the Puma today, or I would bring it. It is running great.

Good deal. I was just coming over to steal a pic to put it on the Vintage Volkswagen thread on another website I frequent.

Hopefully the proud new owner will keep us informed. Such a great job you did on that car.

Ah sorry to hear, Bob. We will definitely drink on your behalf.

Newest obstacle to coming to Carlisle, my tow vehicle has locked up parking brake issue and I feel like I am getting a message from the universe. I am about 1/16" from scrapping the trip. I will keep you all informed.

I remember getting all packed up, car on the trailer and secure, dogs and dog-beds on the back seat, "Car Talk" with Tom and Ray fired up and we're off.  We get to the other side of town and i hear,

"Ummm......   I think I left the stove on."

Washed, vacuumed, and cleaned the truck today. Those dog nose-prints on the inside windows are slimy! Ewwww!

Then I washed the Spyder, got all the winter storage and dead gnat carcasses off. Fluids and tire pressure checked. Car is in the trailer. The enclosed trailer is so convenient.

I'm exhausted. See you Thursday.

Lane should be starting some major maintenance any minute, now......

Or hopefully......   He's already on the road to visiting relatives.

Or he's sitting in his driveway and practicing his "Royal Wave" like Prince William for all those waving peons in lesser cars along the way.  👋

@Gordon Nichols posted:

Lane should be starting some major maintenance any minute, now......

Or hopefully......   He's already on the road to visiting relatives.

Or he's sitting in his driveway and practicing his "Royal Wave" like Prince William for all those waving peons in lesser cars along the way.  👋

No repairs needed.  Getting ready to grab some dinner in Lexington, VA.  Car is running great (knock wood).  Stayed at Tom Raymond’s place last night.  He invited some of his friends from the Wilderness Trail PCA chapter and the Coupe was a hit.  Go to their Facebook page for some pics.

Alan and Connie Merklin won’t make it the hotel until Thursday.  Will I be the only one there tomorrow?

@Lane Anderson posted:

Alan and Connie Merklin won’t make it the hotel until Thursday.  Will I be the only one there tomorrow?

I'm sure there will be other people at the hotel, Lane. Engage them in witty banter.