February Update 2
4 months from now, we’re in PA!
I hope this note finds all of you doing well. We have 3 main subjects to discuss in this comms package.
a) Current level of registration.
b) The next group of hotels that you can book.
c) New subjects.
d) Reminders from previous subjects presented.
a) Current level of registration.
As I write this note to you, we have a total of 165 or so HMVs pre-registered.
So far, we have 84 of those registered and paid. That leaves 80 folks to register. Please register or let me know if you do not plan to join. This will make it a LOT easier to predict how many rooms and campsites and registration kits to prepare. No news is not good news here!
Of the 84 registered participants we have 34 that are going from DC to SF!
We need to get your registration monies received.
The registration cost for this great Convoy is calculated two ways.
a) $100 per HMV. So, if you plan to bring more than one HMV, it is $100 per HMV. This registration cost covers the HMV, its Driver and Co-Driver. There is no charge for any chase or tow vehicles or other personnel in your party. It is 100% NON-REFUNDABLE. The primary use of these funds will be to create a very good registration package for you and your co-driver and your HMV. If, for some reason, you cannot make the Convoy your full registration package will be sent to you after the Convoy. This is a good buy if you plan to join for 3 or more days.
OR
b) $30 per day for each HMV. So, if you plan to bring more than one HMV, it is $30 per day for each HMV. This registration cost covers the HMV, its Driver and Co-Driver. There is no charge for any chase or tow vehicles or other personnel in your party. It is 100% NON-REFUNDABLE. The primary use of these funds will be to create a basic registration package for you and your co-driver and your HMV. If, for some reason, you cannot make the Convoy your basic registration package will be sent to you after the Convoy. This is a good buy if you plan to join for 3 days or less.
Please make your check out to MVPA Historical Archives. Please mail your check to me at the address shown below. Once I receive your payment, I will mark you as registered.
CLICK HERE for the current list of stopping points. Please use this list to calculate the number of days you plan to join the Convoy.
b) CLICK HERE for the document below includes the hotels and camping info for 2 stops, covering 3 days.
• Saturday, 13 June’09 – our official launch, then driving
• Thursday, 18 June’09 – driving, then a rest day when we will join the LHA for their main activities of the 2009 Conference.
Remember; please see the file below for the previous info on accommodations for:
• Saturday, 20 June’09 – our overnight stop in Rochelle, IL
• Sunday & Monday, 28 & 29 June’09 – our overnight and rest day stop in Rawlins, WY
• Wednesday, 1 July’09 – our overnight stop in Murray, UT
• Thursday, 2 July’09 – our overnight stop in Ely, NV
• Friday – Sunday, 3 – 5 July’09 – our overnight and “double” rest day stop in Fallon, NV. NOTICE – new contact info here!
If a stopping point isn’t identified yet – it’s because our Volunteers and local Points of Contact are still working on them! Stay tuned.
c) New Subjects:
• Our PR Volunteer, Wendy Rowsam, has placed a section on the Convoy forum (inside the MVPA Bulletin Board) to allow participants who wish to share hotel rooms to reduce costs to plot and plan this as they wish.
• Our Spare Parts & Repairs Volunteer, Dennis Boots, has prepared a guideline for you to catalog the spare parts that you plan to bring on the Convoy – and – your recommendation of how many spare parts we should have for selected MVs. Dennis has done a good job here and talked with the recognized MV experts of each MV group. Help out by replying to his note, CLICK HERE.
d) Reminders from previous subjects presented:
• A vehicle drop-off point near DC.Some of you have asked me where you can temporarily store your MV in the DC area until the Convoy starts. Well, fellow MVPA member and TMC’09 participant, Mr. Tim Clark, has offered his farm for just that activity. So, here is the contact information for Tim.Tim Clark, MVPA # 200114330 Butler Rd, Glyndon, Maryland, USA 21071ph: 410-833-4442 (cell)email: glengar@verizon.net
• Plan to bring a 2nd jerry for fuel to be used on our trip through DPG. Shouldn’t need it any other days as we’ll have adequate fuel stops.
• Paolo Batisti of the “Long Olive Drab Line” would like to ride “shotgun” with one of us. Please see another point from Paolo below. If someone needs some help – please contact him directly and get things arranged. Paolo is coming from Italy (a strong MVPA group there!) – so please get things planned early enough to allow him to get a flight at a good price.
• Also, Paolo Batisti of the “Long Olive Drab Line” is making the following offer to those Convoy participants who plan to paint their MV before bringing it on the Convoy. Paolo has offered to provide the OD paint required to completely paint ONE large HMV Truck and ONE HMV jeep. These vehicles can be from different owners. The obvious stipulations are that the HMV owners take the vehicles on the Convoy (no surprise!) and be prepared to display a tastefully prepared sign or banner advertising the “Long Olive Drab Line” company. Paolo is also offering the Convoy team several spray cans of their paint for us to make any touch-ups while on the Convoy. So, please send an email to Paolo (info@thelongolivedrabline.com), letting him know that you are willing to discuss this project with him. Paolo – from the TMC’09 project team … thanks!
• It’s time to provide photos of the MV fleet that you have – and of course, the MV that you plan to take on the Convoy! I want to prepare a booklet of sorts to have on display where we stop – as another way to show the Public our hobby and the cool toys we have. So, please send me these photos electronically or by mail – BUT SEND THEM.
• TMC’09 Participant Clyde Andrews (contact him at 509-488-2538 or bcandrews@nctv.com) would like to have some help from other participants interested in sharing the driving of their chase rig and/or M38A1 in the convoy. Again – if interested and you don’t have a chance to put your own MV in the Convoy but would like to join it – here’s the ideal scenario! I know 2 or 3 folks that have asked me about this (Lamar – how about Brother?)
• TMC’09 Participant & Volunteer Lanny Moore is organizing trucking for the return trip from SF. Please contact him (703-860-1527 or ermllm@verizon.net) or me to let us know if you need some help here. We are approaching trucking companies to help offset the cost – but I am sure it’ll still cost money. The good thing is that we should be able to load 2-3-4 MVs on the trailer to reduce the cost per person. So – if you need some help here – contact Lanny!
Finally, please check out our website, inside of the MVPA’s website. Go to http://www.mvpa.org/, and then click on the Convoy tab. You can even look at and download the Convoy route map for each State. Check it out!
Take care to all,
Terry A. Shelswell, P. Eng., MVPA # 13957
Director - MVPA 2009 Transcontinental Motor Convoy Project
email: terry.shelswell@inergyautomotive.com
I hope this note finds all of you doing well. We have 3 main subjects to discuss in this comms package.
a) Current level of registration.
b) The next group of hotels that you can book.
c) New subjects.
d) Reminders from previous subjects presented.
a) Current level of registration.
As I write this note to you, we have a total of 165 or so HMVs pre-registered.
So far, we have 84 of those registered and paid. That leaves 80 folks to register. Please register or let me know if you do not plan to join. This will make it a LOT easier to predict how many rooms and campsites and registration kits to prepare. No news is not good news here!
Of the 84 registered participants we have 34 that are going from DC to SF!
We need to get your registration monies received.
The registration cost for this great Convoy is calculated two ways.
a) $100 per HMV. So, if you plan to bring more than one HMV, it is $100 per HMV. This registration cost covers the HMV, its Driver and Co-Driver. There is no charge for any chase or tow vehicles or other personnel in your party. It is 100% NON-REFUNDABLE. The primary use of these funds will be to create a very good registration package for you and your co-driver and your HMV. If, for some reason, you cannot make the Convoy your full registration package will be sent to you after the Convoy. This is a good buy if you plan to join for 3 or more days.
OR
b) $30 per day for each HMV. So, if you plan to bring more than one HMV, it is $30 per day for each HMV. This registration cost covers the HMV, its Driver and Co-Driver. There is no charge for any chase or tow vehicles or other personnel in your party. It is 100% NON-REFUNDABLE. The primary use of these funds will be to create a basic registration package for you and your co-driver and your HMV. If, for some reason, you cannot make the Convoy your basic registration package will be sent to you after the Convoy. This is a good buy if you plan to join for 3 days or less.
Please make your check out to MVPA Historical Archives. Please mail your check to me at the address shown below. Once I receive your payment, I will mark you as registered.
CLICK HERE for the current list of stopping points. Please use this list to calculate the number of days you plan to join the Convoy.
b) CLICK HERE for the document below includes the hotels and camping info for 2 stops, covering 3 days.
• Saturday, 13 June’09 – our official launch, then driving
• Thursday, 18 June’09 – driving, then a rest day when we will join the LHA for their main activities of the 2009 Conference.
Remember; please see the file below for the previous info on accommodations for:
• Saturday, 20 June’09 – our overnight stop in Rochelle, IL
• Sunday & Monday, 28 & 29 June’09 – our overnight and rest day stop in Rawlins, WY
• Wednesday, 1 July’09 – our overnight stop in Murray, UT
• Thursday, 2 July’09 – our overnight stop in Ely, NV
• Friday – Sunday, 3 – 5 July’09 – our overnight and “double” rest day stop in Fallon, NV. NOTICE – new contact info here!
If a stopping point isn’t identified yet – it’s because our Volunteers and local Points of Contact are still working on them! Stay tuned.
c) New Subjects:
• Our PR Volunteer, Wendy Rowsam, has placed a section on the Convoy forum (inside the MVPA Bulletin Board) to allow participants who wish to share hotel rooms to reduce costs to plot and plan this as they wish.
• Our Spare Parts & Repairs Volunteer, Dennis Boots, has prepared a guideline for you to catalog the spare parts that you plan to bring on the Convoy – and – your recommendation of how many spare parts we should have for selected MVs. Dennis has done a good job here and talked with the recognized MV experts of each MV group. Help out by replying to his note, CLICK HERE.
d) Reminders from previous subjects presented:
• A vehicle drop-off point near DC.Some of you have asked me where you can temporarily store your MV in the DC area until the Convoy starts. Well, fellow MVPA member and TMC’09 participant, Mr. Tim Clark, has offered his farm for just that activity. So, here is the contact information for Tim.Tim Clark, MVPA # 200114330 Butler Rd, Glyndon, Maryland, USA 21071ph: 410-833-4442 (cell)email: glengar@verizon.net
• Plan to bring a 2nd jerry for fuel to be used on our trip through DPG. Shouldn’t need it any other days as we’ll have adequate fuel stops.
• Paolo Batisti of the “Long Olive Drab Line” would like to ride “shotgun” with one of us. Please see another point from Paolo below. If someone needs some help – please contact him directly and get things arranged. Paolo is coming from Italy (a strong MVPA group there!) – so please get things planned early enough to allow him to get a flight at a good price.
• Also, Paolo Batisti of the “Long Olive Drab Line” is making the following offer to those Convoy participants who plan to paint their MV before bringing it on the Convoy. Paolo has offered to provide the OD paint required to completely paint ONE large HMV Truck and ONE HMV jeep. These vehicles can be from different owners. The obvious stipulations are that the HMV owners take the vehicles on the Convoy (no surprise!) and be prepared to display a tastefully prepared sign or banner advertising the “Long Olive Drab Line” company. Paolo is also offering the Convoy team several spray cans of their paint for us to make any touch-ups while on the Convoy. So, please send an email to Paolo (info@thelongolivedrabline.com), letting him know that you are willing to discuss this project with him. Paolo – from the TMC’09 project team … thanks!
• It’s time to provide photos of the MV fleet that you have – and of course, the MV that you plan to take on the Convoy! I want to prepare a booklet of sorts to have on display where we stop – as another way to show the Public our hobby and the cool toys we have. So, please send me these photos electronically or by mail – BUT SEND THEM.
• TMC’09 Participant Clyde Andrews (contact him at 509-488-2538 or bcandrews@nctv.com) would like to have some help from other participants interested in sharing the driving of their chase rig and/or M38A1 in the convoy. Again – if interested and you don’t have a chance to put your own MV in the Convoy but would like to join it – here’s the ideal scenario! I know 2 or 3 folks that have asked me about this (Lamar – how about Brother?)
• TMC’09 Participant & Volunteer Lanny Moore is organizing trucking for the return trip from SF. Please contact him (703-860-1527 or ermllm@verizon.net) or me to let us know if you need some help here. We are approaching trucking companies to help offset the cost – but I am sure it’ll still cost money. The good thing is that we should be able to load 2-3-4 MVs on the trailer to reduce the cost per person. So – if you need some help here – contact Lanny!
Finally, please check out our website, inside of the MVPA’s website. Go to http://www.mvpa.org/, and then click on the Convoy tab. You can even look at and download the Convoy route map for each State. Check it out!
Take care to all,
Terry A. Shelswell, P. Eng., MVPA # 13957
Director - MVPA 2009 Transcontinental Motor Convoy Project
email: terry.shelswell@inergyautomotive.com