Hotrod power tour plans?

[Pampered-Z]

Just wondering what anyone is planning on donig as far as how many stops or hotel arrangments?

Might be a fair amount from Street Lethal club in PA so it would be cool if we all stayed at the same place.

JB

[Koll]

I was gonna go for the budget long hauler award....staying in my TA overnight.

Anyone who has gone before, any idea from start to end how much it ends up costing?

[HardcoreZ28]

I plan on driving down to Florida probably the two days before it starts and following the whole tour up. My buddy is probably bringing his 72 Vette too and hopefully him and I are splitting the hotel bill the whole time. I'm also going to look into how much it costs to send the car down on the autotrain...could be cheaper than gas for me. Who else is doing the Long Haul?

[Tru2Chevy]

I'm planning on just doing the leg from Harrisburg to E-town this year, and long-hauling next year....

- Justin

[Ian]

I'm planning on just doing the leg from Harrisburg to E-town this year, and long-hauling next year....

- Justin

:werd:

I dont think I'm gonna take the Jeep though, I'll try to hitch a ride and split costs with someone else :)

[WayFast84]

:werd:

I dont think I'm gonna take the Jeep though, I'll try to hitch a ride and split costs with someone else :)

:werd: accept for the jeep part......

[NJSPEEDER]

this year it is looking like i may make harrisburg, and i will be at etown for the day. too much going on.
next year i plan to long haul it!!!

[35thls1ss19]

I'm planning on just doing the leg from Harrisburg to E-town this year, and long-hauling next year....

- Justin

same here! :)

[jims69camaro]

i had figured roughly $700-1000, depending on the hotels available and if any deals were to be found. i've heard from several long haulers that basically spent the night in their car and spent as little as $350 - all you have to do is feed yourself and feed the car. $50 per day on just food and gas is pretty tight, if you ask me. there are only so many bologna sammiches one can eat.

[Koll]

i had figured roughly $700-1000, depending on the hotels available and if any deals were to be found. i've heard from several long haulers that basically spent the night in their car and spent as little as $350 - all you have to do is feed yourself and feed the car. $50 per day on just food and gas is pretty tight, if you ask me. there are only so many bologna sammiches one can eat.

How many miles a day do they average?

[Tru2Chevy]

How many miles a day do they average?

It varies a lot. some are right around 200, others are closer to 400. See here:

http://forums.hotrod.com/ubbthreads/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=powertour

- Justin

[Jclt12003]

I might do the harrisburg leg we will see. I'm thinking about it.

Jason

[Rich189]

ill either do the harrisburg or ill show up for the etown day

[ar0ck]

I'll defenitly be at E-town representing. My boss is planning on making the PA stretch in his Camaro.

[HardcoreZ28]

Come on we need some more long haulers here. This is going to be the first vacation I've taken in 3 years. Can't wait.

[WayFast84]

Ok so any one want to let me hitch a ride???

Ill sit in the back, where my seat belt!!

[Pampered-Z]

Ok, but what about where everyone is staying? Is everyone going to drive home Thursday night or stay at a hotel?

[bad64chevelle]

:werd:

I dont think I'm gonna take the Jeep though, I'll try to hitch a ride and split costs with someone else :)
If I decide to take the Chevelle you wanna ride with me?

I dont know whether I will long haul or not (kinda doubt it) but im pretty sure Ill go the haul of harrisburg to etown so let me know

[Ian]

If I decide to take the Chevelle you wanna ride with me?

I dont know whether I will long haul or not (kinda doubt it) but im pretty sure Ill go the haul of harrisburg to etown so let me know

Oh hell yeah! If you do decide to do the long haul, I'll try and pull that off. I'm definitly in for the PA to E-town leg though! :headbang:

[HardcoreZ28]

Ian if you want to Long Haul you may be able to hitch a ride with me too. I have to doublecheck but I don't think the gf can go. She'll be recently graduated and starting her new job probably.

[Koll]

I think im gonna long haul, sleeping in my car.
Also I can get at best....140 Miles to a tank. Im sure there are people tho who cant pass a gas station up.

[bad64chevelle]

I think im gonna long haul, sleeping in my car.
Also I can get at best....140 Miles to a tank. Im sure there are people tho who cant pass a gas station up.
I would be one of those people, but I am not too sure whether I will long haul or not. It will depend alot on the transmission and whether or not its completely shot and if I can get another one in there before the tour. Im a most definite for the Pa-Etown leg though.

[Ian]

that would be preety awesome if a bunch of us from here long hauled it 8)

Paul, if the seat is available, I'll be glad to ride with you.

[HardcoreZ28]

Ian I'll let you know as soon as I can. Hopefully by mid April I'll know if I'll have an open seat up front.

[BigAls87Z28]

Im long haulin it in 07.

[Ian]

cool, thanks Paul.

and Al, I think its safe to say that a lot of people here will be long hauling it in 07 :wink:

[bad64chevelle]

Ill long haul once I can afford to put about a thousand dollars of gas into the car.

[jims69camaro]

Ill long haul once I can afford to put about a thousand dollars of gas into the car.

my thinking exactly. although with the 3.08:1 rear it doesn' suck nearly as bad as it could. i'm still undecided.

[bad64chevelle]

Yeah I would do it if my setup wasnt too rough on gas mileage. but right now 9mpg isnt fun. Those 4:10s are fun messing around but not when I have to go a long distance with. When we went to hershey for the show my dad kept on forgetting that his car has 2:73s and I have 4:10s he wanted to cruise at like 85 mph and after about 45 mins of that at an ungodly RPM it gets old for me.