2010 NASSM (CANTON) Runs- MASTER

[ihawk95]

As acting Sol Commander while the great SC is off to Hilton Head...

I may have to start the listings! And this one could get complicated!!!

[druid-2]

Originally Posted by ihawk95 As acting Sol Commander while the great SC is off to Hilton Head... I may have to start the listings! And this one could get complicated!!!

Actually I was going to start an excel and then paint it into a pdf down the road. For now...hold off an a RC thread till we get the routes mapped...then we let people sign up to RC the route of their choice.

otay pookie?

[ihawk95]

Originally Posted by druid-2 Actually I was going to start an excel and then paint it into a pdf down the road. For now...hold off an a RC thread till we get the routes mapped...then we let people sign up to RC the route of their choice. otay pookie?

Per our discussion...we had the same idea regarding excel.

I will start a run interest thread so we can start generating estimates.

[Warthog]

Originally Posted by druid-2 I'm not really supposed to do this.... but there will be "By invitation only" runs starting earlier in the week. I don't want to say anything more right now....but catch me at Denver. and Karen will love Amish Country !!!

Hey Diane, maybe you should add an arrival section on your Excel sheet for early in the week arrivals. If they don't make the "By invitation only" list I am sure there are some locals ready to step up during the week for " unofficial runs" and you may "quote" me on that.

[ihawk95]

Originally Posted by Warthog Hey Diane, maybe you should add an arrival section on your Excel sheet for early in the week arrivals. If they don't make the "By invitation only" list I am sure there are some locals ready to step up during the week for " unofficial runs" and you may "quote" me on that.

Good Idea! We were thinking the long distance haulers might need a little more time to get in the runs they would like to do.

I have a feeling it's gonna be quite the spreadsheet!!

[JRinKY]

Mike, I am available to lead or follow any or all of the runs, subject to the constraints that we have previously discussed.

I am going to make at least one trip up there this summer to help with the mapping. My preference would be to make it a long weekend, either Fri-Sun or Sat-Mon, and do all of the runs at once. Weekends are just getting too full to take many of them for the same thing.

Based on the experience that Glenn and I just had with the Madison pre-run I have a suggestion for what seems to be a very effective route planning procedure:
1) Do the initial planning using Mapsource to create a route.
2) Do a pre-run attempting to follow the route, with a video camera in the car.
3) Note changes, problems with the route or with the roads, added information needed, etc.
4) Revise the route, and, depending on the complexity of the modifications, repeat 2, 3, and 4 as needed.

The in-car video allows review of each turn, and is a very solid record of exactly what needs to be edited. The setup that I use also records the GPS voice instructions and the view of the GPS during the run. Audio "notes" can be added as well, since all in-car sounds are recorded. The video, edited if necessary for changes, can be used for "practicing" the run, and could be disributed to anyone who wanted to get familiar with the "visual cues" without leaving home. It won't be a substitute for actually driving the run, but it would be a big help.

[Chemist]

Originally Posted by ihawk95 Good Idea! We were thinking the long distance haulers might need a little more time to get in the runs they would like to do. I have a feeling it's gonna be quite the spreadsheet!!

Selfishly speaking, coming the 1400 miles from Lubbock to Canton, I'd hate to miss out on a good set of twisties.

I _do_ SO appreciate the work you folks are doing. Thanks!

[icarus422]

Chemist.....I haven't done SOS yet (has never fit with a teacher's schedule...well, rain-free, at least), but I will tell you...if you get to do T2TR, with 555 in it....

TOTALLY worth the mileage!

[ihawk95]

Originally Posted by Chemist Selfishly speaking, coming the 1400 miles from Lubbock to Canton, I'd hate to miss out on a good set of twisties. I _do_ SO appreciate the work you folks are doing. Thanks!

Originally Posted by icarus422 Chemist.....I haven't done SOS yet (has never fit with a teacher's schedule...well, rain-free, at least), but I will tell you...if you get to do T2TR, with 555 in it.... TOTALLY worth the mileage!

And that's why I religiously drive almost 500 miles one way to make the trip a few times/year! Well worth it!

Like Wartie suggested, we'll keep track of who is coming in early or staying late on Sunday and try to accommodate as many long haulers as we can.

[DaveOC]

Originally Posted by ihawk95 Like Wartie suggested, we'll keep track of who is coming in early or staying late on Sunday and try to accommodate as many long haulers as we can.

I think we'll have enough leaders and sweepers trained in all the routes so that we'll be able to take them out just about any time.

BTW, and as an aside, I'm now operating under a new login/username, if you didn't notice.

[ihawk95]

Originally Posted by DaveOC I think we'll have enough leaders and sweepers trained in all the routes so that we'll be able to take them out just about any time. BTW, and as an aside, I'm now operating under a new login/username, if you didn't notice.

At least this one is easier to figure out that it's you...besides the pic of your car!!! I can't keep up...I can't keep up!!!!

So are we playing, guess what screen name Dave will pick next???

[DaveOC]

Originally Posted by ihawk95 At least this one is easier to figure out that it's you...besides the pic of your car!!! I can't keep up...I can't keep up!!!! So are we playing, guess what screen name Dave will pick next???

I was SolWhat? from the start until last Friday. I was "smtmr" while I was waiting for "SolWhat?" to be changed to "DaveOC". I'm now DaveOC on all the forums I hang out on, including all the computer forums I frequent.

[Dog Tale]

Put me down as either RC for T2TR, cruisers or Sweep for T2TR, middling or cruisers.
I could do other routes but I have not done any of them. Training needed. Sounds like a good excuse to travel some country roads.

[druid-2]

Thank you all for the inputs

JRinKY...you idea is good...once the mapping is done.
To do the short route...we can't use Mapquest in the beginning
because...bluntly...we don't know where we are going.

This is true of the past too...it's how we have always built the routes.....
it's called Trial and Error.

Currently we are "stopped" at Birds Nest"...our goal is to get to River road.
There are many roads we could use....we just don't know the condition of same roads...some may not be SOL-worthy....so we go out and drive each of those roads.....make a decision and when the
mapping is done..then we run it with video camera and install it on Mapquest.

Everybody is being so helpful already and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Keep them coming

[flyingz]

Thanks for being concerned about us long haulers. Will talk to you in CO.