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5th Annual Gila Bend Cruise


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Directions and maps in second post below

It's about that time again

5th Annual Gila Bend BBQ Cruise !!!!

February 24th 2007

One of the very first ACE events was the Gila Bend BBQ Cruise. Each year it gets bigger and better, and I hope this year will top them all. We get together, have lunch, sit and talk and meet other Corvette Enthusiasts and enjoy a fantastic cruise to and from Gila Bend. It's fun to watch a large number of Corvettes parade into the small town each year and it always turns heads and gets the town's attention.

I would suggest everyone meeting up on the west side this year and cruising down from Goodyear.

Just reply to this thread to get added to the list.

Please, I need an accurate count to plan the food and drink supplies.

I need an accurate count

If your name is in red, please post if your coming alone, or with a passenger.

If you said 3 other vettes, Please find out soon how many are coming....

List of attendee's:

Bob Maggart with 2 other vettes... Total attending = 4

ChadC, no harley hauling this year!

Tim & Johnnie & sunnie

Eddie & the wife & the new C6

Steve & Marylou, yes we even welcome black vettes!

Mike & Sue

Sean & Stacie

Oh-Ya Ken!!! And his sister to get him home.

Vetteless DanW... with friends???

Hugh Jhardon & passenger???

Robert----just Robert?

Tanya's husband and Tanya

Jay & Dianne Brockman

AnM maybe even in a vette this time???

Steve Mulvey & wife

Kamron & Karyn, as long as it doesn't snow!

Tom Szwec from Yuma...

Gary & Jayne since they had fun last year!

K, K, & J + 2 more are in with the Tahoe (you know who you are)

Tom Calvert

Tom Koepplinger the pirate, with passenger

Jay & Jackie Vaughn in a Collector Edition :thumbs

James & Katie Zampier

Paul Buchanan & his wife

Major & Maria from Yuma

MoFo and Nanc

Ray and Joie Vivola

Lee and Vickie Rohlfs

Gary Kane (4 total)

Chuck Danner

Larry & Carol Rich

Bob Keith & Wife + 4 other nameless people

Glenn & Marsha Kendrick

Glenn & Kaitlin Piller :thumbs

Bob Friedman and guest

Bob Strohbein

Frank & Kathy Williamson

Alan & Cherie Reindel

Dave & Joan Shrode

Bob & Cheryl Fornshell

Alex & Jean Pannone

BJ & Debbie Janapolis

Jack Martin & Mama!!!

Rian Thomas + one in a - 1967 LS2 - Stingray :thumbs

Molly & Tracy walking???

Robert and Elizabeth :thumbs:thumbs

Cliff Roberts

Ron & Eva

Mark & 1 Z06

Clarence Ragland

David & Jenna Busch

Michael & his navigator called Lisa

Mike and Shirley

Rick & Jacki

Bob and Linda Crooks

Lon and Dina Steinberg

Brian Vedo from Flagstaff

Dennis Williams

John & Alice Mancine

Marvin & Sally Hershberger

Fred Taylor (and his Vette)

Jim and Sherry Garland

Bob and Kim Seitz

:chris <--- in his white C5

Susan and Greg from Tucson

Duane Helton

Maybe's

Robert and Elizabeth

Frank & Kathy Williamson

Dave and Sandy maybe

Tim and Melissa

M.I.A.

Bseery and CactusTracy

Dan & Christie C.

Phil & Lisa :angelsad

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I will be attending the Gila Bend cruise in with two new Corvette owners as guests.

Please let me know what my $ contribution should be.

Thanks for your hard work.

Bmagg

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Directions and meet points

First off here are the maps to Gila Bend, and the park.

Area Map #1

Street Map #2

Image Map #3

NE Phx / Scottsdale group

meet at the Kmart 32nd St / Cactus.

Leave by 9:00 am to meet at west side.

Far East side group

meet at Chevron at Guadalupe and Gilbert (NE corner)

Leave by 8:00 am to meet at AZ Mills

East side group

meet at AZ Mills where the crispy creme donut place was (east side of mall)

Leave by 9:00 am to meet at west side

West side group

Meet at I-10 and Dysart @ Lowes (north of I-10)

Leave at 9:45 am or after all other groups arrive.

Tucson group

Get on I-10 west to I-8 then drive for a long time

Get off at Gila Bend.

Yuma group (or person)

Get on I-8 east

Drive long boring, flat, straight freeway until you see Gila Bend. then exit.

Gila Bend group

Leave house at 11:59am arrive at noon!

Please let me know if any of these times are locations need updating...

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sigh.. I guess Ill go.

... last year the food sucked, the cars sucked, the location sucked. Everything sucked except for me. I was the only cool person there.

I expect a 1000% improvement Mr Dawg.

cahd

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Guest UVETTYA
sigh.. I guess Ill go.

... last year the food sucked, the cars sucked, the location sucked. Everything sucked except for me. I was the only cool person there.

I expect a 1000% improvement Mr Dawg.

cahd

Yes, and we all know it's HARD to look cool riding in the back of a pickup truck. :lol

Sorry Chad, just couldn't resist. :D

Oh yeah, count the lovely Marylou and me in. :thumbs

Steve

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Sean and Stacie. :thumbs:yesnod

I even know how to get to Gila Bend...been down there too many times fixing jets. :smilelol If we get a good turn-out, we could double the Bend's population for a couple of hours. :smilelol

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3,503 lbs of trouble

I will be there, Vetteless again, but I will be there.

I will also put the word out again to the Vette owners in the DeLorean club. We have one member who just bought a ZR-1, so that's 4 DeLorean club members with 3 Vettes. I'll see if I can get them all to attend. There are also some Vette owners and enthusiasts at the GM Proving Ground. I will invite then as well. Dwayne - I will let you know when I get actual confirmations.

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For those that weren't there last time, here's a shot of just some of the Vettes we had there.

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Guest Steve Mulvey
You know Mr. Sidewinder aka SKID Mark and I will be there. YAHOO!

Well if Mark's wife and Tanya's husband are going then so are we! :yesnod

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Unfortunately, whether I attend or not will be a decision I'll have to make that morning, due to the ORI ending the day before, so I won't know until that Friday afternoon if I'll even be off that day.

:banghead

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Robert and Elizabeth

Well now, we've never been to Gila Bend. This could turn out to be a very productive and entertaining event :thumbs Pencil both Robert and I in for now. We will let you know as it gets closer on if we can make it for sure.

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I would be interested in coming from Yuma to Gila Bend. Pass through there all of the time on my way to Phoenix, never really stopped in there and is only a 1 1/2 hour drive. A chance to meet some of the members. Will need directions once in Gila Bend though.

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