Date

August 21rst and 22nd

Sites

Mt Rushmore
Iron Mt Road
Custer State Park
Dead wood
Crazy Horse
Bad Lands
Rapid City
Canyon Lake
Fjords/ice cream/Sat

Lodgeing

Nothing confirmed?
less than 20 days left

People interested so far

1. RS-Wagon\ Confirmed
2. Dingaling\ Confirmed
3. WD-40\ Confirmed
4. Focus Ryter\ Confirmed
5.Goinloco1\ Confirmed
6.Me\ Confirmed
7.Celldweller\ Confirmed

Caravan meeting points

Sioux Falls,SD \ I 90 and 229\ Perkens parking lot\ 8:00p.m. friday the 20th

Denver, CO \ 88th and I-25 \Southbound park'n'ride\no time set

Shady R
We can start the planning stages in this thread....
As long as....
You spell "August" correctly in the title.[:D]
Know how to make it a "sticky"?

BTW, Sturgis Rally is August 9th-15th. Sturgis Rally.com (http://www.sturgis-rally.com/)

Do you have a schedule for the Rapid City AutoX events, RS-Wagon?
The only one I know of, is the July 25th event that you mentioned.

Frankly, I thought that an AutoX was just a "shot in the dark".
Didn't know there'd be that much interest.
I could give or take doing that on a vacation though, as an AutoX will pretty much take up a whole day.

Weekend of Aug 14-15 would be OK, except for the aforementioned Sturgis event.
There may be some "photo op" competition with that many bikes on the road.
But, then again, might be cool with all the bikes around.[:D]
Don't forget, might be tough to find a motel around the date too.
Anyone got a line on what motels are available in Rapid City?

As far as anyone wanting to meet up in Yellowstone, we go there a LOT.
It's less than 4 hours from our place, and that's with getting the dogs some exercise on the way.
I'll just put up a post when we're heading down again, if anyone want's to meet there.

there is an auto X aug 15 . Aug 29 So it should be after the Rally. The club always avoids the rally dates.

Tim

Living in South Dakota and having to deal with the rally for the last 7 years I can tell you that you do NOT want to do this from the week before the rally all the way through 3 or 4 days after the rally. Traffic is so obnoxious, no hotel rooms what so ever, and way too many cops. The rally is a great time, but after spending a day up there it gets boring. Anything else to do around here will be swamped with tourist bikers, and way to many bikes on the roads to get anywhere. As far as places to stay, I can put up some people at my house, but if you want a hotel here during the rally you are probably out of luck. They fill up a year in advance most of the time. A house can be rented, but they are several thousand dollars with a deposit of several thousand. If you think you will just bring a tent and camp...good luck. Campgrounds are already booked and new campgrounds open up in farmers fields and fill up as soon as they open. Some people let you camp in their yards but they are gonna charge quite a bit for that too. I am definitely not trying to prevent this from happening during the rally, but I think everybody will be a lot happier if it is another date. Anytime that is not August 1st thru the 18th would be best. If you insist on hitting up the rally then I would suggest Getting this thing started on August 14th, that is the last two days of the rally with the biggest events. Many of the bikers have left town or will be heading out soon after. I would say about half of them get here a week early and then leave on the Friday before it ends(August 13th) Like I said before though, I can put up quite a few people at my house and have room for many many tents in my yard and parking for probably 20 or more. To me the date doesnt matter because I am gonna be here no matter what.

i would go with the not during the sturgis rally vote.

save some space in your yard for me dingaling, lol. (now i just have to find my tent. lol)

on second thought, maybe i should reserve a piece of your floor. lol

if we are taking votes, i would vote for the 22nd-23rd.

Originally posted by crazy_urn
on second thought, maybe i should reserve a piece of your floor. lol

. Well you are the first person to request a spot at my house so I will save you a spot. More like a bed, futon or couch since you are the first.

Save me 2 one for me and the wife.

Tim

thanks dingaling, i will take whatever you got. [thumb]

so, is the 22nd-23rd the official date?

wow, 2 days and everyone has been avoiding this thread like the plague....

Yah, I see that. WD40 did he disapeare, what about the rest of them. I must of scared every one off.haha

maybe everyone is just scared to make a discision.

Could be. Or we are the only two seriouse about this. I don't care I guess couse I will be there no matter what.

yeah, you might be there no matter what, but its kind of a long drive for a small g2g for me. if this thing is going to be big, like it could be, i got no problem with the drive.

I was kidding. I was hopeing to bring some people out of the wood work. with that previous post.

i got the next two days off work, so if nothing happens tonight, you wont see me again till wednesday evening. just wanna let you know, i havent forgoten. lol

maybe a couple people just need to take the first step and get the ball rolling.

Hey, August is still spelled wrong.[:(]
Um, anyway, looks like the weekend of August 21st and 22nd is the best bet for the most folks.
We'd probably take the 20th and 23rd off for the "commute" from our part of the country.

So far I see 12 people that have shown interest:
awebb – Des Moines, IA
CompOrangeSVT – MN
crazy_urn – Thornton, CO
dingaling – Rapid City, SD
Focus_ryter – Colorado Springs, CO
L.E.D.zx3 – CO
RS-wagon – Laramie, WY
Shady R – Sioux Falls, SD
smoknzx3 – Minot, ND
sodakproud – Sioux Falls, SD
stxen12 – OH
WD40 – Helena, MT

Please confirm with a yes or no if you can make the date of 8/21-8/22 at Mt Rushmore.

A couple questions to think about.
Do we want a pot-luck type dinner at a park somewhere?
Do we all want to stay in Rapid City at the same place?
What side-trips would be of interest? Deadwood? Badlands? Crazy Horse Monument?
Are there any kids coming? Do we want to have some sort of fun activity planned for them?

Let me know what you think.
Thanks.

Ummmm...Let me think... Yeah I will make the drive to Rapid City

I will have to double check when fall semester starts. I think it starts the 23rd, but I'm not sure.

I can make Aug 21-22.
Food doesn't matter. Canyon lake park would be a good place to have it. We could have a show and shine at the same time.
Lodging doesn't matter.
ditto for side trips. maybe a tour of the area. start at Rushmore then head up iron mtn road for pics, then down through Custer state park. Throught Custer to/past Crazy Horse. on up to Deadwood.
Not sure of the kids one at least will be coming, while another will be dropped at his freinds house in Rapid. my 16 year old depends on his plans.

since we have settled on a Date( I assume) I will post on the Jet.
Tim

Good suggestions, RS-wagon.
Thanks for the input.
It's nice to have folks that are familiar with the area.
My wife (works at AAA) just brought home a bunch of brochures for the area.
That Iron Mtn Road looks great for some Focus shots!

Yes, looks like Aug 21-22 is THE date.[:D]

WD, if you have ever seen any photos of rushmore framed by a tunnel. That is Iron Mtn road. Plus it's fun too.
Had a post from one guy from the Jet saying he will come lives 7 hours away. don't know where.
Tim

I will be there, as long as finances dont pose a prob. (i am getting married in oct, so it might be a prob) i will have a more concrete answer closer to the date, but for now, count me in.

pot luck sounds good, but it would be hard for me. its a seven hour drive, dont want the stuff to spill all over the car... if you dont mind the special from the local grociery store, i will help out with a pot luck.

pot luck sounds good, but it would be hard for me.
its a seven hour drive, dont want the stuff to spill all over the car...
if you dont mind the special from the local grociery store, i will help out with a pot luck.
Actually, that's exactly what I had in mind.
There's some nice roads between here and there, and I'd be the same boat as you spilling stuff all over the place.

sounds like a fun idea, gives me another reason to go to that area other than relatives, the only problem being the 14 hr drive for me, it would be a great way tho for me to test my cars tru abilities ill just have to see if i can make it @ a later date n make sure i can have a place to stay free of charge

btw the family i have in that area is the sgt of the deadwood police so i might,(if i can make it) find a good spot for everyone to show there cars abilities w/o problems

Originally posted by kcZTS03
btw the family i have in that area is the sgt of the deadwood police so i might,(if i can make it) find a good spot for everyone to show there cars abilities w/o problems
if you can hook that up, you are my new best friend. [:D]

[thumb]

id have to get time off of both my jobs n hope that gas prices are down or any of the mods i have in give me better milleage but if i can seriously make it i would try n get something from him to help us out

so, i guess we have a date now... but what about other plans?

what are we doing? where are we doing it? etc. etc.

this g2g has kind of died.

I up date my first post for every one to see. Take a look, Yah we have slumped off a little but it will pick up in July probably. Hope fully in July we will have it planned out to the last little detail.

[bath] hey, put me down for it. I'm in aberdeen. [hah] [driving]

goinloco1 Hey so how was the weather in your neck of the woods. Damn storm almost got my Focus wet. Ya I'll put you down, for the G2G that is. How far is aberdeen to Sioux Falls?

about a three hour drive. usually down there a couple times a month visiting friends.usually s. of 229 on louise or in tea.

Any word on this or has this idea die.

Tim

Don't know whats going on. I'm going to say where in idle for now. I do have a confirmed amount of people going. So I guess if any body wants to pm me for confirming they willl be there for this G2G that would be great.

either weekend works for me.
as another thought on this, would anyone be interested if meeting points were set up on i-90 going from souix falls to rapid? was kinda thinking that we could set times for 3-4 different points to pick up others and travel in a group.say sf, mitchell, murdo, and wall drug. or are most going to be coming through sf. know i would have to meet up in mitchell since it's about a strait shot south to the interstate.
just a thought...[;)]

Well, my wife and I are definitely going to be there.
It's still a ways out, so I haven't been posting in this thread lately.

Anyway, we've already set aside the weekend of August 21st and 22nd.

Our itinerary:
1) Friday - The road trip to Rapid City:
Leave Helena on Friday the 20th at 7:00am.
Spend a few hours at the Custer Battlefield.
Arrive in Rapid City somewhere around 7:00.
We'd pretty much stick to I-90 in order to make RC in 1 day.

2) Saturday - The Mt Rushmore G2G:
We've got a whole day to "fOCUS" on the G2G. [:D]
I'd appreciate some input from you "locals".
Like:
Pot luck/picnic area, G2G and pic area, when's the best time to see MtR,
which direction should we travel the Iron MT Rd.,
I'll bet we could fit in a Badlands expedition, etc, etc.

3) Sunday - The trip from Rapid City to Billings:
Leave Sunday morning around 9:00am.
Planning on spending a few hours each in Deadwood and then Devil's tower.
Should arrive in Billings around 9:00pm, and stay overnight.

4) Monday - From Billings to home.
We'll take the Beartooth highway down through Deer Lodge, and then the northern end of Yellowstone.
Spend a few hours in the park, and should be home by 6:00pm.

If anyone wants to join us anywhere along the way, just give me a shout!

This is going to be a blast!
I can't wait to meet you folks and see your Foci.
Let alone, be able to put some faces with the names on the site.
Cool!

Well the best place to have a picnic and Show & Shine would be Canyon Lake park.( it starts at the corner of Jackson Blvd and Canyon Lake Drive) It is a drive through type that has a few parking/picnic areas. But there are others. Baken Park, old storybook island. From there we could caravan to rushmore then up Iron mtn road( best from the rushmore side) We could follow Iron mtn through Custer state park. Then Follow hwy 287 out of Custer past crazy horse. And eather take Sheriden Lake rd or Rim rock Hwy ( both fun roads[:)~] [driving] ) back to Rapid.
Then Sat Night hit the cruising spot 8th street( Mt. Ruchmore road) There might even be a cruise nite happening, ya never know.

Tim

sounds like a fun weekend.

but on sunday we are going to billings? is this official? how many miles would that be.

but on sunday we are going to billings? is this official?
how many miles would that be.
That just happens to be our route home.
Billings would be a good starting point for the Beartooth Highway and Yellowstone on Monday.
We're just over 3 hours out of Yellowstone, so we'd be back home that evening.

I don't have a print-out of the mileages with me, so I'm not sure how far Billings is from Rapid City.
IIRC, it's about 6 hours.

Does any body know where we are going to be lodgeing at. Hotel, motel, campground, I don't care what we do I guess. I just want to know what you guys want to do.

am gonna call around and see about a deal on rooms in motels near rushmore mall. expensive if you go it you're self but am gonna check on prices for a block of 5 rooms and see what kind of deal i can come up with. nice area, easy access from the interstate, plenty of room at these for parking too. know the americinn is 109$ a nite for a single but there are cheeper. have been doing a little searching on the net.
give me a few days on it, if i find something decent i'll get ya'lls yay or nay on it.
get you more details in a few days.[?|] [8] [thumb]

[:p]

Does any body know where we are going to be lodgeing at.
Hotel, motel, campground, I don't care what we do I guess.
I just want to know what you guys want to do.
We're motel folks, and partial to LaQuinta Inns.[:D]

Thanks for your research, goinloco1.[;)]
I'm anxious to see what you find out.

heres a little on the motel situation.
located 4 that are 75$ or less a night. all 4 are on hwy. 16 (Rushmore rd.)
these are single rates and vary from 54$ TO 63$.

http://rapid_city.sd.usa.hotels-rates.com/


Red roof inn-54$ Red Roof Inn Rushmore
620 Howard Street, Rapid City, SD 57701


Super 8-54$ Super 8 Motel - Rapid City/Rushmore Rd.
2520 Tower Rd., Rapid City, SD 57701

Travel lodge-62$ Rushmore Travelodge
5410 S Highway 16, Rapid City, SD 57701



Knights inn-63$ Rapid City Knights Inn
2401 Mt. Rushmore Road, Rapid City, SD 57701


there are others but they are 90$+ a night (40$ buys mucho go juice[^] ).
Am still checking things more

dang it! screwed up the link. here it is...

http://rapid_city.sd.usa.hotels-rates.com/gt1.asp?source=overture

hey shady!
can you update your first post to add a denver meeting point. (just in case i am not the only one. lol)

go ahead and post in tenativly as at the southbound park'n'ride at 88th and I-25

and if any denver folks are planning on making the trip and wanna meet somewhere else, just hollar.

here is one more meeting point for the caravan from sf on i90. It will be in mitchell, exit 332 at the cabelas parking lot. a map is attatched for anyone interested.
does anyone need other meeting points along the route? if not, i won,t bother doing up maps for murdo and wall.[paranoid]

So may be I didn't ask the right people on the Auto-x. But I want to know if the persons responceable for them would set up a special day for us? If there are enough people of course to make it worth while.

gggggggrrrrrrrr my doss is being a dick about givin me 2 days for my bday, so i doubt he'll give me a fri and a monday for this, also depend on if i get a better paying 2nd part time job so i have more spending money, ill know @ the beginning of august whether or not ill be able to go on this

Originally posted by Shady R
So may be I didn't ask the right people on the Auto-x. But I want to know if the persons responceable for them would set up a special day for us? If there are enough people of course to make it worth while.
That's a HUGE order of business to set one up.[:(]
#1. Need a site.
#2. Need someone to set it up and run it.
#2a. That would have to be a club that already has timing equipment and cones.
#3. There's also liabilty insurance to think about.
The only people that would have something like that available would be an existing club.

Not trying to burst the proverbial AutoCross bubble, but unless it's already an established date,
I don't think we'd have much chance getting one set up.

RS-wagon is the person familiar with the AutoCross events in that area.
kcZTS03 is the person that talked about having family in Deadwood that might help set something up.

WD I will contect them as soon as I get another email from her. I have to do a complete wipe and restart on my computer so I lost everything. The club that puts on the auto crosses is in Rapid City.

Tim

and the only way something would be able to get set up for us is if i was there which at the moment isnt looking to hopeful

hmm, thats kinda what I figured on the auto x but wasn't 100% on it. Thanks for the info.

shady i sent u a pm on the tint offer

Umm, crap pm box is full send it again.

pm sent again

Ok, Does any body want to do this or what? I don't care iether way. Just seems pointless if only 6 people are intrested. Sure it would be fun but It's not worth the effort.

hey shady i got alot better chance of goin to this now since im moving back to sd so there is a good chance on me goin

My wife and I are certainly planning on being there.

I would love to confim. A few questions. I am from the springs so I would meet up with the Denver folks. But how long of a drive is it from Denver? And is any one taking a day off like Monday for the drive back?

Also are the Colorado people leaveing Friday?

It is about 5-6 hours from Denver. Depends on what the boss says about leaving Fri. as I will be taking vacation the end of next month.

Tim

I will be takeing the week off for it, thurs-tues. If you guys want to leave friday and have all day sat and sun for the G2G, that rocks. Soon enough Ill get CellDweller to join us to. But I think he may need a little bit of the foot to ass to get him on board.

It is 400 miles from denver to Rapid city. I have done it in as little as 3 1/2 hours and as long as 18 hours with bad weather. My average is usually about 4 1/2 hours. Its not a bad drive either, I just drove from Rapid to Denver on Friday and still had the energy to drive back on Friday afternoon.

Well then that doesnt sound too bad. I would like to be confirmed. And I would take off Friday so I can spend 2 days there.

Focus ryter Confirmed, but now we just need every one else on the list to confirm and add to are list of people. You got a pic of your ride?

shady ill prolly end up on this it all depends yet, i just sold my nova so it gave me some extra cash , but i have no clue on how to get there we can talk more about it when we do my tint

Shady R There a few in the gallery. My roomate just got a new digi so I will take some pics and post them.

Hey focus_ryter
I am planning on heading up from denver friday and coming back on monday. (assuming i can get the time off, but we will find out about that later)

I think it would be cool to roll up with a few foci!

there is information on a meeting place in the frist post, but we can meet up elsewhere if it would be easier for you. just let me know.

crazy_urn.. I think I know where that meeting spot is. If not I will find it. I would like to roll with as many foci as possible. I guess we will hook up when it gets closer ya? Do you have a radar dector?

no, i dont have a radar detector... but having one for this trip would be nice. i probably should get one eventually, i do way to much speeding to not have one. lol

Urn... well I might pick one up. I was also seeing if you do speed. Sounds like you do. I want to make some good time up there. Starting to get excited!

i cant speed too much on this trip, atleast in CO... i just got a warning from the CSP on my last trip... cant afford the larger fine if they catch me again... but hey, 10 over wont hurt...

once we are out of the state, keep the radar detector running and lets have some fun.

If I head up Fri We should meet up in Wheatland, WY about 60 miles north of cheyenne. That would be easiest for me.

Tim

We need to get some more people to confirm. Also has anybody posted anything about this in the other regional forums. Who knows, maybe we could get some people who are passing through the area then while heading somewhere else on vacation or something.

Urn..no problem in CO. I understand. Get into WY and we can have some fun. lol. Also when do you want to head up?

RS-Wagon.. I dont know WY very well but I am sure we can meet up with you. Also when are you planning on leaving?

It all depends on work. I may have to leave after.

Tim

Hey Shady... what's the very first thing we're doning on Sat? Where and when? I think we need to start getting the finer details worked out. Such as a full schedule of events out in the hills, approximate times to meet up at the appointed stops along the way and who's gonna be there... stuff like that. Too bad this forum doesn't have a chat room. We could schedual a time for us all to be in there and set up details that way. I suppose someone could do some research and find a chatroom for us to meet in. Then we'd just have to register at the chat site and go from there. Any volunteers to do that?

Looks like I applied foot to ass & Celldwellers in. Suppose we could do that. So what changed your mind? First thing on Sat. Wake up, shower, & food kidding. I don't know. Since we are so much closer to the date we should get some more things figured out.

Now that this is getting closer, I need a list of people who are going to want to crash at my place. I have three couches, two futons, an air mattress or two, and I should have an extra two or three beds by then. I also have plenty of off street parking resrved for the Foci. If anybody wants to camp out in my yard just bring a tent. All i have to say is that I get the first warm shower each day and when the hot water runs out then you will have to wait. I have a gas grill and will buy the first keg if I get a few takers on this idea. I also have a nice sized garage and a few tools if we need them. We definitely need to take a trip to Deadwood while everybody is here, and win some money.

ding...

I want to stay in a hotel.. but if you have room for a tent then I might do that..

Deadwood.. I am going there even if no one else is... but if we have a few gambelers then we could have a fun time. HOLD'em

RS-wagon.. let me know your sechedule.. when do you get off work?

Originally posted by dingaling
Now that this is getting closer, I need a list of people who are going to want to crash at my place. I have three couches, two futons, an air mattress or two, and I should have an extra two or three beds by then. I also have plenty of off street parking resrved for the Foci. If anybody wants to camp out in my yard just bring a tent. All i have to say is that I get the first warm shower each day and when the hot water runs out then you will have to wait. I have a gas grill and will buy the first keg if I get a few takers on this idea. I also have a nice sized garage and a few tools if we need them. We definitely need to take a trip to Deadwood while everybody is here, and win some money.

I have plenty of room for tents. BTW if I end up having more people than hot water for showers, there is a truck stop down the road with showers. lol

hey guys, i got some bad news...

i wont be able to take the time off work...
So i have to bow out on this one. sorry all.

good luck, and post some pics for me please.

Hey, just a thought. I'm guessing we'll all be doing this thing year after year right? We should get promotional T-shirts for it. Get them printed up and start wearing them... I don't know... 8 months prior to the event to get the word out. That way you don't have to know a Focus driver to tell them about it. They can just read your shirt and if they want, come to you and ask about it. Hmmm... that reminds me Sodak Proud has a web server and if memory serves me right, he's not really using it. We could set up a site "www.sodakproud.com/focus" or something to post pics from the g2g and put up a schedual of events and such. Put the address on the T-shirt along with the date... good idea? Sodak Proud, myself, and Shady R would probably take care of the website. Anyone work at a screenprint shop? BTW what's the general schedual of this g2g anyway? date, time, event... come on Shady, dingaling, RS-Wagon, WD40 this is your brainchild. Sorry if I missed anyone.

I need to find out if any one else from CO is going up. Looks like Urn is out. It would be nice to rolll up with another Focus. I know this is a month and a half away but come on Colorado! By the way just installed my Voghtland springs (they say online that they are Violet-Red.. I guess that means purple in german.. lol, Borla cat back, and front strut tower bar. The rear tower bar will be installed very soon. And I installed it all my self with some guidence from my pops. Continue the ramble.. we (my dad and I) have a shop in CO Springs, CO... we will be doing custom paint jobs and any other installs you guys need help with.

And I will be staying at a hotel.. but which one??

Cell Read the first post. it's all there. The schedule for events is in the other post post marked as schedule for Mt. Rushmore. Edit: The post is gone,don't know where it went to but it's gone. So well haft to make this portion of the post about schedules.

So what do you guys want to do first? Meet in Rapid and fly by the seat of the shorts the next couple days or organize it to be some what on a schedule. First thing I want to do is get a room and crash. I'll be leaving friday night to avoid the heat and the sun and the traffic. Could I get a couple responce of a meeting point in Rapid and a time. Ex. A Restrount at 10:00a.m. on Sat the 21rst. then Rushmore at 1:00p.m. and so on. Or I will make a schedule and you guys can listen to dulcemer music in concert in the park and body paint on the streets.

We'll be there around 7:00pm on Friday night.
Get room, unpack car, get drinks.....not necessarily in that order. [:D]
I'm going to be in Billings the next few days, so I won't be active on the forum.
There have been many great suggestions for things to do, and they all look good to me.

RS-Wagon.. Looks like I am the only one from FF in CO. I am going to leave work early so I can get up there by 5:00 so I can meet you. I do not know cheyenne very well so I will directions.

I might drive up to Siuow Falls to meet up and then drive back to Rapid with the caravan if we get enough people meeting up there, but it just depends on how many people we get. Its a nice staright stretch with no cops normally, but I guess I will know more by then. I will definitely be at the G2G no matter what though.

I wonder who is all meeting in sioux falls actually. I know Celldweller and I are leaveing from here. Dingaling if your from Rapid why are you comeing all the way out here and then back again?

Wel I will only do it if we get a lot of people meeting up there. I just want to be part of the caravan. If nothing else I just may drive up to wall drug and pick up with you guys there.

shady and cell, still want to meet me in mitchell or should i join you there? kinda thinking a side trip to murdo on the way, been years since i stopped.

We can meet in Mitchell, I don't know where Murdo is and how far is it out of the way? We plan on leaving at 8:00p.m. Friday night. Less traffic if you know what I mean. Plus the direct sun wont be on us the whole way down.

well unless i can get donations i prolly wont be goin to this, im broke, still no job here in sc, this place sux and i forgot its my gfs bday that weekend, so unless i win or find a hell of alot of money somewhere ull have to count me out of this one this year

Speaking of donations I was just wondering what the trip would cost. I came up with for me.

$100 for gas.
$150 for hotel
$100 for food
$100 for safe keeping
Total $450 being on the high side.
I probably could get away with $200 on the low side.

Did any one find out anything on a group rate for a hotel? I would like to get this booked soon.

Celldweller knows of a place that is suppose to be fairly nice. check him on the Siouxfalls post.

What are you talking about?

You said you went to Rapid and steyed at a fairly decent hotel or some thing like that and then quote said that if we go down there you wouldn't mind staying there again. But I don't remeber the name of the place.

No dude... that was the KOA campground.

crap, my bad. misunderstude

Ok well I am going to do some research on hotels and see what I can find.

Also.. are there FJ people coming up? I dont post there and if there is then I would like to meet up with them.. I read the posts there and it doesnt sound like it. Any way are there any other Colorado people going or I am I meeting RS-Wagon and thats it?

As of right know I am the only one from FJ down here going. Hopefully others will come. who knows.

Tim

So Super-8 Motel it is. I will be makeing Reservations there for me. If any one has a better idea lets here it.

Super 8 sounds good to me.. I will make reservations soon.

RS-Wagon.. I should get your number before heading up. What time did you want to meet and give me directions. Still leaving Friday afternoon right?

What kind of place is the Foothills Inn?
65 units, and some with whirlpools.
They've also got a 130' water slide. [:D]
1625 North LaCrosse Street.
Their listing shows $29-$99 for 8/16-3/31.
2 diamond rating.
I've got the AAA travel book right here with me now, if anyone needs more information.
Comfort Inn and Days Inn are always places we'll stay as well.

I gave up on Super8 a while ago.
Long story, but suffice it to say I will never stay at another one.

OK, If you gave up on super 8 then I'll bale on it to. Nothing worse than bad publicity you know.

The foothills inn sounds like a lot of fun but $99.00 seems a bit steep for a motel in a small city like rapid.

I'm familiar with days inn and comfort inn but which one has the better bar closest to it. Oh no, wait, I ment family resteraunt. WD40 whats the brochure say about these two Inns. Or atleast give me a really good reason to stay at the Foothills Inn, no really convince me I just need an excuse kinda like bowling. Something to tell the women you know.Ex.Safer, cleaner,more fun, and so on.

Nuts. I don't have the cell with me, and I can't call long distance from work.
Here's (http://www.blackhills-info.com/foothills/) the Foothills Inn website.
It does show a Perkins 24 hour Restaurant as being next door,
but who knows if they serve "our" kind of beverages.[;)]
I'm assuming that $99 price is for one of the rooms with a whirlpool.
Probably more like $69-$79 for a regular room.

Comfort Inn (http://www.comfortinn.com/ires/hotel/sd004)
AAA rate: $107.99 (woe, now that's getting up there)
Indoor pool and hot-tub.

Days Inn (http://www.daysinn.com/DaysInn/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=05704&brandInfo=DI)
AAA rate: $107.10 (woe, another high price)
Pool.
Casino/Lounge.

Hmmmm.
Here's an interesting prospect.
Quality Inn (http://www7.choicehotels.com/ires/en-us/html/HotelInfo?sid=UizT.2j6vclIeW.7&hotel=SD037&sarea=19399&sname=Rapid+City&sstate=SD&scountry=US&sradius=40.22&slat=44.081600189208984&slon=-103.2301025390625&schain=CI&exp=&scity=Rapid+City&sort=)
AAA rate: $80.99
Pool/Hot-Tub
Casino/Lounge.
Also, my wife says they have a great FREE full breakfast.

BTW,
I think we're adding another day to our trip, so we can see a few more things down there.
That's a whole 2 full days to "fOCI" around now![:D]

Here's our route to the event.
Leave Helena around 7:00am, stop off at Custer Battlefield for a couple hours,
then press on to Rapid City.
Arrival time should be around 7:00pm on Friday night.

And,
Our route back.
Leaving Sunday (or better yet, Monday) morning with stops in Deadwood, Devil's Tower, whatever else,
then spending the night in Billings.
Next morning we'll head off down the Beartooth highway into northern Yellowstone, then trek back to Helena.
Whew, there's a road trip for ya!
Anyone heading to Colorado want to take a detour at all?
I know you'd probably be heading past Devil's Tower, wouldn't you?

So where have you decided to stay at WD40. The Foothills Inn sound fine to me.

I think the wife is steering towards the Quality Inn, since she's stayed there before.
However, when I get home I'll give the Foothills Inn a call.
Unless, the wife has the cell phone that is.[?|]

Does anyone want me to check into a group rate?
I know Focus_ryter was also checking into lodging.
Did you find any new information?

Hey, it's less than a month away now![thumb]
I just may be sporting some tinted windows by then.[:D]
Woo hoo! First mod, besides the foglights.

Well you guys found out alot more info than I have. I would like to stay in the same place.. close to a bar would be nice. YOu guys let me know where you are going to stay and I will go there.

WD40, Groupe Rate is what I'm after. Kinda why I was wanting to know where you where staying.

To bad you don't live closer to me. kcZTS03 Wasn't able to make it recently for me to do the tint on his car. And now I have tint cut to fit his car and no car. The sun strip and side windows would work on your car. I would of need to cut the far back side windows for you though. I already have a cut back window to. All in 20%.

Tinted by me. 20% all the way around.

Of course this one is mine. 5% sunstrip, 20% the rest of the way.

Posting pics is a pain in the ass. I hate sizeing down my pics it makes them look weird. So any how. These are the only pics I have around to post. When I get more I should slap them up here.

Dang, didn't know you did tinting.
I'm just going for the back 2 windows and the hatch at this point in time.
Nothing for the front.
I drove my bro-in-laws rig that has tinting all around, (sans the windshield), and it was downright scary.
I pulled right out in front of someone cause I couldn't see them at night.
Headlights or not, they were invisible to me till I rolled the window down.

You did a nice job on those cars by the way. I like!

Work is busier than heck right now, but I'll try and see what some places would do for group rates.
Course, the next question is how many folks are really coming.
I'll shoot for 10 rooms and see what happens.

I checked some of the places that goinloco1 listed in an earlier post, but 1/2 of them had higher rates than he showed.

Another choice:
Red Roof Inn (http://www.redroof.com/reservations/inn_details.asp?innNumber=640) is at $71.99 not the $54 that goinloco1 had listed.
Hmmmm.

Here's the link he posted in case you don't want to back-track through the thread.
http://rapid_city.sd.usa.hotels-rates.com/gt1.asp?source=overture

Damn thats quite the "sun strip" Mine is only 4 or 5 inches. If it was any further down it would be illegal in CO.

BTW I am really coming.. soyou can double confirm me if you want. lol

Actually More than three inches down is illegal. Mine is 16 inches the ZTS is 14in. Well I don't think I need to confirm considering. I will be there. But Cell dweller is most definitely comeing down.

Sunstrip5%,What mirror.

window to edge20%

Ok so I like working on cars. I also do extreme car audio, custom interiore, body work, Body Kits, Extreme alarm systems(If it has power to it I can move it and controll it by remote and if it don't I'll make it controlled by remote, Ex. I could turn on the radio witch is easy enough but the ability to change stations or change cd's by remote is what I like to do). Pretty much I know every aspect very well on a car to an extreme level. Some people are good at a lot of things or just one thing. I'm great with cars, and beer.

I need to have Shady tint my windows. I think my white wagon would look sweet with dark windows.

There is a car audio show in Gillette WY on Sun. I may or may not be going to. I need to get my mid-basses in my doors.

Tim

Tint comes in white also, as well as CF and many, many other colors and styles. What kind of mid-bass drivers are you going to drop in.

MMMM I think that a dark or maybe a dark shade of blue would look the best. maybe dark with darkblue flames. Hell who knows.[:)~] [:)~]


Looking to do the JL 650cw as I have them, in the factory locations. I want to eventualy put a pair of the 6w0 in each door.

I may be hitting the sound show in Souix Falls the end of next month at Dashboard.

Tim

Any ways we have less than a month to figure out what we are going to do in Rapid exactly. Dingaling this would be a good time for some ideas. What are the best times for us to visit certain areas? with the least amount of traffic from point a to b? and so on.

Umm oK, Whats up? No plans? New plans? We just going to cruise aimlessly? We just going to drive around Rapid with no meeting point hopeing to find each other? Less than 20days and still no solid info whats up?

I am going to book a room this week. Where is everyone staying?

Me and WD-40 are working on that should have the hotel picked shortly

Tim

So where are we meeting at in Rapid?

I'm probably gonna crash at Dingaling's place to save a little cash. That is of course if things actually come together! I'm going with Shady and goinloco1 on the way out there Friday night. Saturday I say we meet up at one of the city parks or something. I don't know... I don't live in Rapid. Come on dingaling... throw us a freakin' bone here. Let's get a schedule of events here. Something set in stone... or Play Doh at least...

Hey, I'm back.[:D]
Met up with RS-Wagon and his wife on Sunday in Laramie.[thumb]
Looks like we all decided to stay at the Quality Inn on LaCrosse street.
Be back in a bit with a link....and prices/amenities.

Quality Inn (http://www7.choicehotels.com/ires/en-us/html/HotelInfo?sid=UizT.2j6vclIeW.7&hotel=SD037&sarea=19399&sname=Rapid+City&sstate=SD&scountry=US&sradius=40.22&slat=44.081600189208984&slon=-103.2301025390625&schain=CI&exp=&scity=Rapid+City&sort=)
$80.99 for 2 persons/queen bed/non-smoking - AAA member rate.
Standard rate (no discount) shows $89.99 for the same room.
They offer a FULL breakfast (there's $10 right there), hot-tub, pool, casino/lounge.
We'll be staying Friday night through Monday morning.

Do you have a number so I can call and book it?

Do you have a number so I can call and book it?
Actually, you can click on the bold "Quality Inn" text. It's a link.
I tried to see if they had a 1-800 number, but there isn't one listed.
Or.....(from their web-site).....(605) 342-3322.

EDIT:
Hey, we were down your way on Saturday.
Went to the Midwest series, and Busch race at PPIR.[thumb]
I'll be posting a "road trip" story when I get a chance.
That's a beautiful area you're in, but I couldn't handle that constant traffic on I-25.
Frankly, that's why we got out of the Seattle area 5 years ago.

Well I have booked the room. We will arrive Friday night and leave Sunday. I will need some cell phone numbers so we can meet up Friday night.

RS_Wagon... what time did you want to meet in WY?

Ya I love the springs.. born and raised here. I-25 does suck but its not too bad. Cant wait to meet you guys!

We just got "booked" as well at the Quality Inn.
Got a room for 3 nights. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Not sure who else is going to be staying for the whole day on Sunday,
but we just couldn't see spending only 1 day in the Rapid city area.

Focus_ryter:
If you happen to know someone with a black Mitsu 3000 GT,
that talks about getting "spanked" by an SVTF on a rather tight/twisty onramp in Monument.....
that would have been ME! [:D]

What does everyone want to do out in Rapid? We need ideas!

How's about we add to this-clicky (http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18253) thread?
There's a few ideas in there already.
Or, I suppose we could start a new "official" thread on the subject.
Not having been in that area since I was 6 years old in 1965 [ohcrap].....
I'm kind short on ideas.

Originally posted by Focus_ryter
RS_Wagon... what time did you want to meet in WY?


I am looking to take Friday off So we will leave sometime in the morning.

Tim

Okay here we go... I'll need some help from dingaling, but it's about friggin time to get a schedule going.

Saturday

- 11:30 or so: Meet up in a city park (ask dingaling) and picnic, take pics, kick each others tires, etc...

- Whenever we're done: Head out of town and go to Mt. Rushmore for more pics, Iron Mountain Road, any other ideas while were out that way?

- Next: Something... autocross? depending on what time it is... around 9:30 or whenever the sun goes down, get everyone together for a nice big Focus convoy around Rapid.

- Last: Hit the bars and whatnot... I don't know. I'm out of ideas for Saturday.

Sunday

- Noonish... depending on how late Satruday goes: Meet up at a mall or something?

- Next: Dingaling mentioned it and i'm up for it. $14 day pass to the water park.

-After that: I don't know... someone help out here... Dingaling? Hello?

Nice job cell, kick there asses and take there names. I wish I could give this a 100% but getting married for some reason has made me buisey. thank you. Dingaling Whats up, you still here or what?

Sorry guys, I posted my ideas in the post tiltled schedule of events. That sounded like the right place to put it at the time.

schedule of events click here (http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18253)

Yeah, let's keep the schedule in it's own area.
This thread is getting kind of long.[:D]
I added _Celldweller's comments to the Schedule of events (http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18253) thread.
Hope you don't mind.

Shady R:
I wish I could give this a 100% but getting married for some reason has made me buisey.
What, a little ole wedding could keep us from being able to meet you???[ohcrap]
Just Kidding![:D]
I'll bet you're a bit busy![;)]
So, when is the actual date of your "not ever being a bachelor anymore" event?
And, if I haven't mentioned it before....Congratulations!

8-7-04 is the end of the road for the single me. I hope I don't miss it to much. But as it is it has been fun so far so hopefully it remains fun. marrieing best friend deal. Thanks for the congrats WD40 it's much appreciated.

ok all, i'm booked at quality inn for friday and saturday night.
if you book online, use the internet users discount, got a room w/ 2 queen beds and internet for $80.99 a night. military was 99.00 a night. so it sounds like the room will be big enough for a little bench racing and what have you. [confused] [drinking]

one other thought on something to do, maybe sunday do a cruise through spearfish canyon? haven't been through there in awhile.[}:)]

I am booked at the Holiday Inn because my mom got me a free room there. Its not too far from the Quality Inn...

Thanks moderaters for makeing it so I can't update my post. What a bunch of crap

What's up, Shady R???[???:)]

Well now apparently after 60min you can no longer midifie your post. So incase all where wondering why this hasn't updated recently this is why. Hey moderaters why bother putting the damn edit bar on the freaken lower right side if we can't use it as we like.? Why don't they just take the damn (profile, pm, www,search, buddy, edit, quote) bar off to. apparently it's just there for looks any ways. I'm pissed couse it's so close to the date and for any who could or would last minute like to join us they haft to read like 5 different post to find out the info they would need. Instead of a compiled list on one page.