Sep 2011 Meet - Sat 9/17 Cruise from Wall to Howell cruise night **New Time & Details

[BonzoHansen]

Printable Cruise Map!!

When: Saturday 9/17/11 (rain date Sat 10/1)
Time: Meet in Wall at 2:45pm; arrive at Chik-Fil-A around 4:30pm

Where:
Start: Evans Area parking lot, Monmouth Blvd, Wall
Approximate Map

End: Chick-fil-a in Howell
4881 US Highway 9
Howell, NJ 07731
Tel: (732) 730-9033
Map

Ok, let's try something a little different. Let’s cruise! And maybe do some good.

After some test runs we deemed the Belmar beachfront area a poor place to meet up, due to parking issues and the beach front parking essentially points us in the wrong direction.

So now we will be meeting up at the big parking lot at Evans Area on Monmouth Blvd in Wall.

Then we cruise as a group to the cruise night in on rt. 9 in Howell sponsored by the Blue Moon Kruisers. This is a great twice-monthly cruise night with no model year restriction. They also collect cash and canned goods donations for the both the Howell Food Pantry and Howell Senior Citizen Center.

All club member cash donations to the Blue Moon Kruisers charities will be matched dollar for dollar up, to a cumulative total of $100, which we will give it to the BMK that night. Let’s do a little good. It would be really great if everyone chipped in a few bucks each to such a great cause. You can also bring canned goods for donation as well. Cash donations need to come through Scott (BonzoHansen) in order for the club to match.

The route was chosen to minimize difficult left turns, avoid traffic circles, avoid highways, avoid closed bridges, and to try to take a more interesting scenic route than I-195 to US-9. We will pass the beach/ocean area, farm land, Allaire State Park, and numerous streams and lakes, just as examples.

Cruise is approximately 26 miles and should take roughly an hour

Our goal is to arrive in Howell at 430 so we have a decent chance of parking together.

Time schedule:
2:45 pm meet up
3:15 leave for cruise night
4:30 arrive in Howell

In the event of rain, we will reschedule to Saturday 10/1, staying in line with the cruise night schedule.

Cruise Route - to look at online, hopefully this link works; it does for me

<Printable Directions Coming Soon>

As always, there will be zero tolerance for any club member actions that puts NJFBOA in a bad light. So no speeding, acting up, etc. Of course we know this warning is not required but we wanted to mention it anyway.

Who’s In?
1. BonzoHansen
2. coolmanvette75
3. sweetbmxrider
4. LS1ow (maybe)
5. Artful Dodger
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We will try to cruise in and park together if possible. We must follow the rules set by the host club

Originally Posted by CRUISE NIGHT GUIDELINES FOR 2011

As always, the car cruise area will be closed when parking capacity has been reached! IF there is a threat of RAIN, a decision will be made by 2:00 p.m. the day of the Cruise and posted on this homepage, in order to give everyone ample time to make other plans! PLEASE - DO NOT CALL before 2:00 p.m., as no decision will have been made.

ENTERING AND EXITING THE CRUISE WILL BE THROUGH THE SAME ENTRANCE. PLEASE DO NOT DROP THE CHAINS TO LET A CAR IN OR OUT. IT IS FOR YOUR SAFETY AND EVERYONE ELSE!!

Absolutely NO MOTORCYCLES and NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES and NO FLAME THROWERS are allowed in the Enclosed Area! Thank You!

We would like to remind EVERYONE, that our support for the Howell Food Pantry and Howell Senior Citizen Center is ongoing!
A DONATION JAR IS PROVIDED FOR YOU AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE. YOUR GENEROSITY IS APPRECIATED.
PLEASE BRING NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS EACH WEEK

[coolmanvette75]

Definitley in for this! The Chick-Fil-a car show is awesome and the cruise should be a great time.

[sweetbmxrider]

Yeah, alright.

[LS1ow]

yeap, were all gunna get banned.


in!

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Family party

[LS1ow]

Originally Posted by Anti_Rice_Guy

Family party

how the heck are you even a mod still?

[68bird]

I think I'm in for this one. Gonna try and get the Firebird running by then.

[KevinW]

So Scott, you are going to drive WAY past Howell to meet up at the shore, then drive back to Howell for the cruise?

[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by KevinW

So Scott, you are going to drive WAY past Howell to meet up at the shore, then drive back to Howell for the cruise?

Yes. Yes I am.

[PolarBear]

MN I forgot I have to go to a wedding, and it's NOT my wedding

[coolmanvette75]

Scott, do we have a special area where we can all park? The only reason I ask this is because I know they park the old cars and new cars in separate areas.

[PolarBear]

Originally Posted by coolmanvette75

Scott, do we have a special area where we can all park? The only reason I ask this is because I know they park the old cars and new cars in separate areas.

That is a good point. If we all roll in together at the same time they will probably stick us all in the back with the new cars

[BonzoHansen]

Probably in the lot with the newer cars

[Artful Dodger]

Scott what time would you be leaving from the Hamilton area? I might be interested cruising to Belmar, then to Howell.

[BonzoHansen]

not sure, wait to see who posts up in the central section. My mom lives in the area and I may go there first.

[68bird]

This one's a question mark: I looked at what I had to do that week and my buddies wedding is Sunday and the rehearsal is that night
I'll try and find out what time the rehearsal is then get back to you on if we can go or not

[88WS-6]

Sorry I'm going to a wedding in Jersey City that day.

[68bird]

Sorry guys I'm not going to make this one. I have to be IN Queens by 2:30 for the rehearsal.

[LS1ow]

downgrade me to a maybe on this one. im pretty shure diesel nats is the same day...

[BonzoHansen]

Printable Cruise Map!!

The route was chosen to minimize difficult left turns, avoid traffic circles, avoid highways, avoid closed bridges, and to try to take a more interesting scenic route than I-195 to US-9. We will pass the beach/ocean area, farm land, Allaire State Park, and numerous streams and lakes, just as examples.

· Cruise is approximately 26 miles and should take roughly an hour

· Cruise route:


· In the event of rain, we will reschedule to Saturday 10/1, staying in line with the cruise night schedule.
· As always, there will be zero tolerance for any club member actions that puts NJFBOA in a bad light. So no speeding, acting up, etc. Of course we know this warning is not required but we wanted to mention it anyway.

Starting Point – Evans Area in Wall

We are going to meet at the big parking lot of the former US Army base Evans Area.


What is Evans Area? It was a US Army research facility. Take a quick look at these links for a brief rundown of some of the history. I hear other interesting things went down there that are still classified. We are just meeting here; there is no tour, etc.

http://www.infoage.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Evans

It is easy to get to off Belmar Blvd, via the GSP exit 98 to RT 138, and off Rt 18

Cruise Directions (printable ones coming soon)
· Exit right out of Evans Area parking lot onto Monmouth Blvd. Note this is a 25 MPH residential area

· Left onto Belmar Blvd. This is one of only three uncontrolled lefts we are making and probably the hardest. There is no light so be careful. I believe there is enough shoulder on BB for the lead cars to wait.

· Take Belmar Blvd all the way to Rt 35 N. There is a Shell Station on the right.

· Turn left onto Rt 35 N

· Take Rt 35 N around the Shark River and head south over the bridge.

· Stay to the right on the bridge as we will go straight onto Memorial Drive.

o Don’t follow the left lane onto the overpass for RT 35 N.
o If you miss it, fear not, Follow Rt 35N and make a right at the 1st light onto Steiner Ave, then make a right onto 6th Ave and you are back on the route.

· Take Memorial Drive to Bradley Beach. The light at the train station is 6th Ave/Brinley Ave.

· Make the right onto Brinley Ave

o Take Brinley all the way to the beach.

· Turn right onto Ocean Avenue in Bradley Beach.

o Ocean Ave is a 25 mph zone in the summer, so if your GPS says 35 mph ignore it (signs may not change right after Labor Day).
o Remember pedestrians in walkways have the right of way so be prepared to stop anywhere on Ocean Ave.

· When Ocean Ave ends in Sea Girt, bear right and then make the next left onto 1st Ave.

o Watch your speeds

· 1st Ave bends around a park and then kind of forces you to make a left onto Washington Blvd/Sea Girt Ave.

· Follow Sea Girt Ave across Rt 71 and Broad St, Manasquan, and across Rt 35 in Wall.

o You will see a GMC/Buick Dealer on the left

· Turn right onto Baileys Corner Rd

· Take the 2nd left onto Tiltons Corner Rd

· Follow Tiltons Corner to the end. There is a stop sign and a firehouse is across the street.

· Make the right onto Atlantic Ave/County Rd 524 Spur

· Follow Atlantic Ave to the end: under Rt 34, past the blinking light, the bicycle trail and the Allenwood General Store.

· At the stop sign make a left onto Lakewood-Allenwood Rd


· Lakewood-Allenwood Rd becomes Squankum-Allenwood Rd after you cross the GSP.

· It then merges with Herbertsville Road and CR549 and becomes CR549. Squankum-Allenwood Rd has the right of way at the merge.

· Blewitts salvage yard is on your left after the merge

· When 549 comes to the traffic light at Lakewood-Farmingdale Road/CR547 it turns into Old Tavern Rd in Howell

· Stay straight through the light at Old Tavern Rd and CR547

· At the big left hand bend Old Tavern Rd becomes Oak Glen Rd

· Turn right onto Lanes Pond Rd

o We were going to take Maxim Southard Rd but the bridge is out at Echo Lake
o Watch your speed.

· After the lake Turn right onto Lanes Mill Rd

· Just before Rt 9 is the entrance to the mall where Chick-Fil-A is located.

[sweetbmxrider]

Awesome planning Scott. Sadly, my car is down so I don't think I will make it

Looks like a weak showing from us too, little embarrassed Have fun anyways!

[BonzoHansen]

Come out anyway!

[BigAls87Z28]

I'm working in Lakewood still, 2 seconds away from here. I am there till 5, so I will stop by.

[//<86TA>\\]

i can probably do this scott. when are you leaving Hamilton?

[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by //<86TA>\\

i can probably do this scott. when are you leaving Hamilton?

I need to discuss this with the team. I'll let you know