Voyage to Vegas: Trip Summary / Pics…
06-05-2005, 10:56 PM
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Voyage to Vegas: Trip Summary / Pics…
…lots of pics…
Well Gang, we did it!!! We made it to Vegas and back.
In case you missed what this trip was all about, here’s a quick reminder…a bunch of us crazies drove across country to Las Vegas to raise awareness and funds to aid in the fight against breast cancer…
Here’s a quick summary of the trip…
Number of Participants on the Voyage:
9 – from Atlanta to Bowling Green
7 – from Bowling Green to Oklahoma City
7 – from Oklahoma City to Albuquerque
9 – from Albuquerque to Las Vegas
Total Corvette Miles Traveled:
34,142 total round trip miles (as recorded from my car)
Participants from Atlanta to Bowling Green had 614 round trip miles
Participants from Atlanta to Vegas had 4630 round trip miles
Participants from Albuquerque to Vegas had 1148 round trip miles
Seat Time (time behind the wheel during the Voyage):
76 hours, 40 minutes, 15 seconds (elapsed time clocked in my car)
Average MPG in my ’99 FRC:
28.4 mpg (others had better)
States Visited:
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
California
Mississippi
Alabama
Number of Times Stopped by the Police:
Stopped once in Oklahoma. No ticket(s) given. Officer just suggested that we cruise in the right lane not the left lane…left lane is for passing only
Highest Temperature Encountered:
118 degrees in Death Valley, CA
Highest Gas Price Encountered:
$3.14 per gallon in Death Valley, CA (90 octane) – didn’t buy gas here
Lowest Gas Price Encountered:
$2.13 per gallon in Atlanta (93 octane)
Corvette Friends Encountered:
Countless
Well Gang, we did it!!! We made it to Vegas and back.
In case you missed what this trip was all about, here’s a quick reminder…a bunch of us crazies drove across country to Las Vegas to raise awareness and funds to aid in the fight against breast cancer…
Here’s a quick summary of the trip…
Number of Participants on the Voyage:
9 – from Atlanta to Bowling Green
7 – from Bowling Green to Oklahoma City
7 – from Oklahoma City to Albuquerque
9 – from Albuquerque to Las Vegas
Total Corvette Miles Traveled:
34,142 total round trip miles (as recorded from my car)
Participants from Atlanta to Bowling Green had 614 round trip miles
Participants from Atlanta to Vegas had 4630 round trip miles
Participants from Albuquerque to Vegas had 1148 round trip miles
Seat Time (time behind the wheel during the Voyage):
76 hours, 40 minutes, 15 seconds (elapsed time clocked in my car)
Average MPG in my ’99 FRC:
28.4 mpg (others had better)
States Visited:
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
California
Mississippi
Alabama
Number of Times Stopped by the Police:
Stopped once in Oklahoma. No ticket(s) given. Officer just suggested that we cruise in the right lane not the left lane…left lane is for passing only
Highest Temperature Encountered:
118 degrees in Death Valley, CA
Highest Gas Price Encountered:
$3.14 per gallon in Death Valley, CA (90 octane) – didn’t buy gas here
Lowest Gas Price Encountered:
$2.13 per gallon in Atlanta (93 octane)
Corvette Friends Encountered:
Countless
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Moments to Remember:
Welcome BBQ at forum member BigBadOrange’s place
Setting of car alarms in the hotel parking garage (I know it’s juvenile) – I love my SLP’s
Check Presentation to the Las Vegas chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation
Pictured left to right – GA State Rep, Cha Cha, MHFontaine, Jackie Brown, Executive Director Susan G. Komen Foundation – Vegas, Jeff , Finance Manager, Saturn of Henderson, BlackMagic
Welcome BBQ at forum member BigBadOrange’s place
Setting of car alarms in the hotel parking garage (I know it’s juvenile) – I love my SLP’s
Check Presentation to the Las Vegas chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation
Pictured left to right – GA State Rep, Cha Cha, MHFontaine, Jackie Brown, Executive Director Susan G. Komen Foundation – Vegas, Jeff , Finance Manager, Saturn of Henderson, BlackMagic
06-05-2005, 10:57 PM
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Hot Laps at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch – you gotta see this place !!!
No Comment…
The group took a side-trip to Death Valley
Death Valley Road Crew Can you imagine laying asphalt in 118 degree heat !!!
Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial
Our addition to the memorial wall
Our Visit to the Grand Canyon – on our way home…
More pics can be found at the CSA Foundation Website www.csafoundation.org/gallery
Thank You’s !!!
We can’t begin to thank everyone that has helped make this event possible. I know I’ll miss someone. If I do, I apologize in advance…
Thanks to…
MTI Racing (www.mtiracing.com for prepping our cars prior to the Voyage. We had ZERO issues on the trip.
Forum member BigBadOrange Marc opened his home to us for a welcome to Vegas BBQ/Meet and greet. What an awesome way for us to land in Vegas. Thanks Marc !!!
Jeff (American_HP on the Forum) and the staff at Saturn of Henderson (www.saturnofhenderson.com Saturn of Henderson played host to the Voyage participants, allowed us to have a show, and set up a donation area at the dealership.
Janet Curran and the staff at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch (www.springmountainmotorsports.com) If you ever get the chance take classes at the Ranch, you won’t regret it!
Oklahoma City Corvette Club - 200 members strong. Thanks for the hospitality !!!
Roman “Noodle” Hacket Noodle is an ace (11 certifications) Corvette mechanic from the metro Atlanta area. He made the trip with us to make sure that if we had any issues of a mechanical nature, he would be there to help…
And most of all, thanks to all the participants who took part in this adventure !!!
Marvin H. Fontaine, Jr.
MHFontaine
No Comment…
The group took a side-trip to Death Valley
Death Valley Road Crew Can you imagine laying asphalt in 118 degree heat !!!
Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial
Our addition to the memorial wall
Our Visit to the Grand Canyon – on our way home…
More pics can be found at the CSA Foundation Website www.csafoundation.org/gallery
Thank You’s !!!
We can’t begin to thank everyone that has helped make this event possible. I know I’ll miss someone. If I do, I apologize in advance…
Thanks to…
MTI Racing (www.mtiracing.com for prepping our cars prior to the Voyage. We had ZERO issues on the trip.
Forum member BigBadOrange Marc opened his home to us for a welcome to Vegas BBQ/Meet and greet. What an awesome way for us to land in Vegas. Thanks Marc !!!
Jeff (American_HP on the Forum) and the staff at Saturn of Henderson (www.saturnofhenderson.com Saturn of Henderson played host to the Voyage participants, allowed us to have a show, and set up a donation area at the dealership.
Janet Curran and the staff at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch (www.springmountainmotorsports.com) If you ever get the chance take classes at the Ranch, you won’t regret it!
Oklahoma City Corvette Club - 200 members strong. Thanks for the hospitality !!!
Roman “Noodle” Hacket Noodle is an ace (11 certifications) Corvette mechanic from the metro Atlanta area. He made the trip with us to make sure that if we had any issues of a mechanical nature, he would be there to help…
And most of all, thanks to all the participants who took part in this adventure !!!
Marvin H. Fontaine, Jr.
MHFontaine
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06-05-2005, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by red97vette
awome! looks like one hell of a time! wish i was there...
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06-05-2005, 11:18 PM
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08
It's just wonderful that you were able to do this. What great memories you all will have forever. This is a cause very close to me and I admire you all 
, Thank you, Randy
, Thank you, Randy
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06-10-2005, 02:53 PM
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Thanks for visiting Spring Mountain.
The instructors love giving hot lap rides to such enthusiastic Corvetters.
We loved having you. Come back soon.
Janet
www.springmountainmotorsports.com
The instructors love giving hot lap rides to such enthusiastic Corvetters.
We loved having you. Come back soon.
Janet
www.springmountainmotorsports.com
