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Posted by CDNRatMan
- June 11, 2016, 21:12:37 PM 
any updates as of yet?
Posted by Troll
- March 15, 2016, 09:40:43 AMSo here's a basic map for the "center piece" tour. Starts in Sparta, ends in La Crosse, at Rudy's..300 miles. Pretty good sampling of the area. Can be abridged at several different point, if necessary Second map is the Memorial Park ride....
Posted by Troll
- March 15, 2016, 08:22:02 AMFor anybody who is still there after Thursday night, I will have a selection of shorter rides, some involving the twistiest roads in the area. Either Wed. or Friday, depending on the people there, I want to take a group to the High Ground in Neilsville, and then to the Vets Memorial park in Arcadia. That will be a full day, and over 100 miles...One of the places I want to get people to see is the Mindoro Cut, which you can Google. The road (hiway 108) is pretty intense for a few miles, as it winds through the hills and valleys....As soon as people start to show up and are ready to go, I have a few scenic tours mapped that can start as early as Monday afternoon...
Posted by greenbarn
- March 14, 2016, 22:11:19 PMSo is Thursday night the last "official" night?? Any rides or other things planned for Friday?? Just need to get figured out which nights to reserve the hotel for....
Looking forward to some cheese curds....
Posted by Troll
- March 14, 2016, 18:25:06 PMWorking on routes and events that can/could be connected. So far, there's not much to update....Had the bike out twice, and the River is half covered with ice...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- March 14, 2016, 00:21:04 AMYes please keep us updated here as some of us are not on face book and do want to attend. Thanks.
Posted by greenbarn
- March 13, 2016, 23:42:59 PMTroll, do you have a tentative schedule for the week yet?? Wondering what days are the main days that most people will be there - Mon-Sat is a long time.... Do you have a schedule of when the "official" CC days are planned?
Posted by Troll
- August 18, 2015, 18:42:48 PMThe lodging is finalized, as are the dates and prices. We have 25 rooms reserved under "Coulee Cruzin" at the Sparta, Super 8, 716 Avon Rd.Sparta WI. The phone number for rooms is 608-269-8489...Ask for Coulee Cruzin. The release date for the rooms is June 18, 2016, so you have plenty of time to make up your mind and get the room reserved. The price for the room is $65.00 + tax, which comes out to $72.48 for Monday the 18th ( early bird registration) to Thursday night, the 21st. They have added the possibility of extending your room to Saturday night, but the rate will go up. There is some big Bicycle event going on in Sparta that weekend, so the price will be $125+ tax, or $139.38. You can cancel your room reservation up to 6pm on the day of arrival. Standard policy for the Super 8 chain. The owner, Erika, is really excited about having this event, and says she will do what ever we need to make it a success. The usual motel breakfast is included (waffles, etc.) and right across the street is a really good family restaurant. Thee are 4 or 5 gas stations within 1 mile of the Motel, there is one stop light to deal with, unless we go North on hwy 27, then there are two. I will publish a map with directions to the motel, but it's about 1/4 mile North from I-90 @ exit 25.
Posted by Troll
- August 15, 2015, 15:36:22 PMI know. I'm just hoping that this can act as a preview to the mail event in 2017...
Posted by greenbarn
- August 15, 2015, 12:56:05 PMQuote from: Troll on August 15, 2015, 12:27:22 PMThis last one, in Pikeville, was during the week.....I have no problem with shifting dates, just trying to save people some money.
I'm all for saving some money too - that's good if you can.
With Pikeville, I think it might have also affected the turn-out as well, being during the week. Seems like a lot of people showed up on Thurs-Friday, maybe not.
But like I said - you need to do it whenever it works out best. I just realized I cannot afford to take 3 weeks off work to attend 3 different week-time events- so I'll have to decide which one I can do. No matter when you have it, everyone will not be able to attend.
Posted by Troll
- August 15, 2015, 12:27:22 PMThis last one, in Pikeville, was during the week.....I have no problem with shifting dates, just trying to save people some money.
Posted by greenbarn
- August 15, 2015, 11:46:26 AMQuote from: Troll on August 11, 2015, 11:09:29 AMWeek days makes it hard for us working folks.... If all the events next year are scheduled for during the week, there is no way I could do all of them. Do it when you can do it - but keep in mind a during-the-week schedule will undoubtedly decrease your turn out by X%, whatever it turns out to be.I just had a meeting with the manager of the Super 8 in Sparta about the potential availability of rooms. She told me that the weekend (actually Friday) would be VERY crowded, as there are several large events planned since last year. All the area motels/hotels told me the same thing...They would have to raise their rates from the normal week day rate to $125+ tax...If we shift the dates by a little...we can still keep Rudy's Bike Night as part of the reunion, and save a lot of money on the lodging. I had originally planned to have the rooms available from Wed. the 20th for early arrival/registration, and then having the first real event on Thursday...but that would require staying over Friday night for most people...Sooooo, if we shift it to the 18th through the 21st, (Tuesday through Friday)...the room rate, inc. tax would be $72.50 per night...Since we have nearly a year to plan the dates, I can't see it making too big an impact. By making Thursday the last rally day, Rudy's Bike night in La Crosse could be our "banquet" event. Please let me know what you thing asap so I can get the dates locked in.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- August 11, 2015, 11:40:37 AMAny dates are fine with me other then the July 1st thru 3rd I am doing the Biker reunion. I need to be there to take care of my hero Tom for the welding job he did me......what a super hero he is.......someone can past this on face book for me......
Posted by Troll
- August 11, 2015, 11:09:29 AMI just had a meeting with the manager of the Super 8 in Sparta about the potential availability of rooms. She told me that the weekend (actually Friday) would be VERY crowded, as there are several large events planned since last year. All the area motels/hotels told me the same thing...They would have to raise their rates from the normal week day rate to $125+ tax...If we shift the dates by a little...we can still keep Rudy's Bike Night as part of the reunion, and save a lot of money on the lodging. I had originally planned to have the rooms available from Wed. the 20th for early arrival/registration, and then having the first real event on Thursday...but that would require staying over Friday night for most people...Sooooo, if we shift it to the 18th through the 21st, (Tuesday through Friday)...the room rate, inc. tax would be $72.50 per night...Since we have nearly a year to plan the dates, I can't see it making too big an impact. By making Thursday the last rally day, Rudy's Bike night in La Crosse could be our "banquet" event. Please let me know what you thing asap so I can get the dates locked in.
Posted by LarryInSeattle
- August 01, 2015, 22:09:06 PMI support the name "Drift In" no matter where the gathering is.