BCI Caravan Ohio Route & Event Schedule
Buckeye Corvette Caravan Ohio Route & Event Schedule
Day 1 - Tuesday, June 24th, 2003
10:45AM
Meet at Burger King on Portage Street.
11:00AM
Depart Burger King to meet up with Classic Glass Corvette Club in Dover Ohio.
12:00PM
Classic Glass Corvette Club hosted lunch at The J-Mac Center, at the
Village Plaza, 120 N. Tuscarawas Avenue, Dover, Ohio with Bud and Nancy
Rainsberg, (budr@raex.com) leaders of the eastern Ohio Caravan and members of
the Classic Glass Corvette Club in New Philadelphia, Ohio.
1:00 PM
Depart Dover and travel along I-70 to Cambridge, Ohio for a 30 minute stop at the
Holiday Inn at Route 209 and I-70, at exit #178 on I-70, to gather other caravan
members and area Corvette enthusiasts and then travel to Columbus, Ohio. They
plan to arrive at the Holiday Inn in Columbus around 3:00-3:30 PM on June 24th,
where they will join in a great night of fun, camaraderie, dining and dancing, hosted
by the Central Ohio Leaders, Lloyd and Judie Harvey and the Capital City Corvette
Club. Columbus had an awesome overnight party in 1999 and we look forward to
having a great time in 2003.
Columbus Holiday Inn Party and Stopover
Our host hotel for the evening will be The Holiday Inn located in the Crosswoods
at 175 Hutchinson Avenue, Worthington, Ohio 43235.
Reservations:
Ms Jamie Clark will be our host at the hotel.
The evening of the 24th will include dinner, dancing and a Cruise-In at Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grille, directly across from the host hotel, The Holiday Inn. Ms. Hathaway Roche, Banquet Coordinator, has arranged for us to receive a 15% discount on meals. She has also arranged for us to hold our Cruise-In on their lot during the evening (5-9 PM) and will help and support area leaders in this endeavor.
If you have any questions, please call Hathaway at 1-614-785-1985
Our plan is to make your overnight stay in Columbus a cheerful and memorable one. We will be at the hotel to welcome each of you to Columbus, lead you to check-in, point you to the gas and car wash facilities, lead you to dinner and help you enjoy an evening of Corvette Trivia contests, dancing to oldies but goodies, and an old fashioned Rod & Custom (and Corvettes) Cruise-In. We will even have mini-caravans to and from the “Lube” (Quaker Steak & Lube) restaurant, a few miles away. This will definitely be a car night, so come prepared. We hope all of the area Corvette Clubs will be on hand to welcome you.
Day 2 - Wednesday, June 25th, 2003
Breakfast:
Duffy Parsons, The Ohio Captain, Lloyd and Judie Harvey and The Capital City
Corvette Club will lead us to Bob McDorman's Chevrolet where Bob and the sales
team will host us for breakfast. Then we'll be on the way to Cincinnati where we will
meet Pam Dansbury and Colleen Egan, Co-Captains of the Michigan Caravan; Doug &
Carol Burke and the National Road Corvette Club from Springfield, Ohio and the
northern Ohio entourage.
Lunch:
We'll meet at the Lakota West High School, off Interstate 75 at exit #19, Union
Center Boulevard, in northern Cincinnati. We will have lunch at Corvettes by
Performance Plus.
Tom Keen of Keen Corvette Parts (keen@one.net) and Noel Grace, owner of Corvettes by Performance Plus (Vettes4U@fuse.net) will host this lunch.. Tom will also have the Keen Corvette Parts trailer at the Lakota West High School staging point with maps, directions and plenty of Keen Corvette Parts Catalogs. Shuttles will be provided to and from the luncheon site.
Rising Sun, Indiana “Grand Victoria Casino & Resort” Party and Stopover
Corvettes of Hamilton,
The Cincinnati Corvette Club,
The Eastgate Corvette Club,
and the Southwestern Ohio Leaders,
will lead us to the Grand Victoria Casino & Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana. We will enjoy a buffet dinner hosted by Larry Buck, General Manager, Daryl Paddock, Director of Sales, and the Group Sales Staff at the Casino. In addition to dinner, each caravan member will receive a Club Advantage Membership and $10.00 in gambling credit, to try his or her hand at one of the casino's gaming activities. During dinner we will also have some prizes to give away from the casino and some of our sponsors, such as John, Tony & Gary at American Custom Industries (www.acivette.com), 5035 West Alexis Road, Sylvania, Ohio 43560, 1-800-822-8020
We have reserved 150 rooms at the casino and another 150 rooms the Holiday Inn Express and the Riverside Inn. All rooms, regardless of location, are $69.00 plus tax.
Reservations:
Grand Victoria Casino: Call Heather Holt or Lisa Bennett at 1-888-472-6344.
Holiday Inn Express: Call Candyat at 1-812-537-2552.
Riverside Inn: Call Debbie at 1-812-537-4441.
Remember, regardless of where you will be staying, you will receive your room information, keys, dinner and other great prizes, at the casino, so everyone needs to check in at the casino. Hotel staff from the Holiday Inn Express and the Riverside Inn will be on hand at the casino to help facilitate room reservations at those locations. Security and a shuttle will be available for those who choose to leave their Corvettes at the casino overnight.
Day 3 - Thursday, June 26th, 2003
Around 9:00 AM, we will gather at the casino and Kurt Meier will lead the caravan across the Markland Dam in his 1954 Corvette. It is the one featured in the GM video that will be played all weekend at the celebration and the one featured at the Detroit and LA shows.
We will arrive at the Kentucky Speedway at 10:00 AM. Our hosts will be Karen Bannick and Andy Vertrees and they are looking forward to having the Corvette caravan as guests of the Speedway.
GM has rented the track for testing that day, but they are under no obligation to actually test at the track that day. There is a possibility we will see some NASCAR action on this date. There will be plenty of opportunities for Club photographs because of all the cars parked in front of the pits.
Pull your Corvette over to Victory Lane and take a picture of it. Remember, photographs in Victory Lane will be on a first come/first served basis. Our time schedule should allow for about 100 Corvette owners to get a picture in this unique setting. You will be able to take a tour of the tracks facilities for an additional fee of $5.00. All caravan members will receive a gift bag full of goodies from Kentucky Speedway and Tom Gill Chevrolet, in Florence, KY
Day 3 - Schedule
9:00AM
Gather at the casino and Kurt Meier will lead the caravan across the Markland Dam in
his 1954 Corvette.
10:00AM
Arrive at the Kentucky Speedway
10:30-1:00
Enjoy lunch at Outback Steakhouse. Yes, there's an Outback right in the pits close to your Corvette. Andy Vertrees tells us that the food served is top shelf. Remember, lunch will be at your expense.
12:00-1:00
Get in that Corvette of yours and make 3 laps of the Kentucky Speedway.
Yes, there will be a pace car, but you won't be disappointed.
All cars must clear the Track by 1:00 PM so that GM can get back to testing.
We must clear the Speedway by 2:00 PM.
1:00 PM
Begin the caravan to the national Corvette museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky for
the 50th Anniversary Celebration. All cars must clear the Speedway by 2 PM. We
plan to arrive at the museum around 3:00 PM on June 26, 2003.
Special Feature:
Tom Gill Chevrolet will conduct a drawing every 10 minutes from 11:00AM
through 12:00PM - Noon and give away some great Corvette-themed gifts.
Entry Fee:
There is a mandatory $10.00 entry fee into the KY Speedway, which will cover the
cost of insurance, specialty personnel, including medical, fire, ambulance and staff
needed to conduct this event.
The Fort Thomas Corvette Club is the official host at the KY Speedway. Tom Gill is the
host Chevrolet dealer on behalf of the Fort Thomas Corvette Club.
The KY Speedway will work with the local Gallatin County Sheriff's Department to
arrange a police escort for the caravan.
ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR CARAVAN
Between June 20th, 2003 and July 6th, 2003 a dedicated Corvette Emergency Roadside Assistance Group will be available to registered Corvette Caravan participants at 800-243-8971.
PLEASE copy this number and keep with all info you take along.
91.1 FM NCM EVENTS ASSISTANCE NETWORK
A new information network will hit the airways within the coming weeks
and just in time for the arrival of 10,000 plus Corvette Caravan
participants! Tune in to 91.1 FM NCM Events Assistance Network when you
arrive in Bowling Green for the latest NCM news! The network transmits
within an approximate 5 mile radius north and south of the Museum and
will be used to broadcast traffic reports, event news, Caravan updates,
and more during specified event times. Tune your dial to 91.1 FM NCM
Events Assistance Network when you arrive in "Corvette Country" for all
your NCM event news!
National Corvette Caravan returns to Bowling Green in 2003!
National Corvette Caravan returns to Bowling Green in 2003! As part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Corvette, the National Corvette Museum is hosting its third National Corvette Caravan. Starting from the borders of the United States and sweeping through the country, the caravans will converge on Bowling Green June 25th & 26th, 2003, and stay through the thrilling birthday celebration on June 30th.
50 years, five generations, one event of a lifetime. Visit www.Corvette50th.com, Chevrolet's official Corvette 50th Anniversary Celebration Web site, for the latest event news and ticket information for the Chevrolet-sponsored Corvette 50th Anniversary Celebration in Nashville, Tennessee, June 26 - 28, 2003.
The Caravan Top 10 - Rules for the Road
Your Caravan Leaders Care!!!
10. BE COURTEOUS.
9. The National Corvette Caravan is not a 'cannonball' race. Obey the laws. The caravan leaders will attempt to do the posted speed limit, NO FASTER / NO SLOWER.
8. Choose a caravan buddy in case of breakdowns; your buddy will stay with you. Plan on catching up at the next scheduled stop. Do NOT blindly follow the corvette or corvettes in front of you - stay on course, other may be pulling off for fuel, etc.
7. Event Captains and Route Leaders are not responsible for your actions, so please don't forget to be courteous on the road.
6. In parts of the country, a caravan is illegal, so please let other cars into the line if they must. Allow other cars to merge into the right lane. This is especially true at exits.
5. You may wish to drive with your DRL or fog lights ON while in the caravan. Captains and Leaders will have theirs on for safety.
4. FRS CHANNEL #1 will be used for announcements by the Leaders while the caravan is mobile. You are encouraged to listen in & use Family Radio Service channel 1 / code 0.
3. On four-lane highways, i.e. Interstate Highways, stay in the same lane as the Caravan and use the other to pass only and to let other traffic go by. Remember that truckers are out there on the highway to earn a living - so make sure to leave one lane open at all times.
2. Caravans have a tendency to "rubber band". Cars in front will go slower and use the brakes more. Cars in the rear will have a difficult time keeping up. (If you want to go faster, then you should position yourself closer to the rear of the Caravan where the rubber-banding affect has the highest impact - along with sudden braking too; be careful.)
1. BE COURTEOUS.
NOTE: Most drivers have never been part of a caravan this large. STAY ALERT. The most common accident is the rear end collision. ZERO Tolerance means, Zero Accidents. Please, give the cars around you plenty of room to maneuver, and always be prepared to stop quickly!
