2013 NCRS Road Tours
Let us first give the members a few guidelines for the NCRS RT. This is your RT. You can participate in any or all of the RT, your choice. If you want to leave the tour for a self guided tour...visit relatives, other sights or to return home, we just ask that you inform you RT leader. Registration to the National Convention is not mandatory but is highly recommended. We have very experienced RT leaders who work very hard to make sure that you have an interesting RT. Join in and drive your Corvette!
Ontario Road Tour led by Scott & Kay Sinclair. Depart on July 18 from the Bolton area through Niagara Falls to Erie, PA, to enjoy a private automobile collection or a shopping tour to the Grove City. July 19, on to the Frank Lloyd Wright home, Fallingwater. Drive to Cumberland MD where the McCagh’s host dinner. July 20, travel to Mechanicsville, VA to ZIP Products. David Walker at ZIP, our major sponsor, will host all of the tours to a BBQ lunch. A short drive will have all RT groups arrive at the Richmond VA Last Night Out hotels.
Rocky Mountain Tour Led by Ralph & Sharon Ridge (Denver to Bowling Green) and Jim & Kay Hilton, Sat 7/13. Denver to Dodge City, KS. Sun 7/14. Dodge City, KS to Tulsa, OK , Mon 7/15 Tulsa, OK to Branson, MO Branson shows, Tues 7/16 Branson, MO to Bowling Green, KY , Wed 7/17 Corvette Museum & Assembly Plant or tour Mammoth Cave Nat’l Park, Thurs 7/18 Bowling Green, KY to Wytheville, VA. , Fri 7/19 Wytheville, VA to Lynchburg, VA., two days of scenic driving to include a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Sat 7/20 Lynchburg, VA to Mechanicsville, VA. to the LNO party.
California Tour led by Michael JohnsonDay 1, July 13, 2013: Start at the pier in Ventura, California. Take Maricopa highway and mountain roads to Mojave and end in Las Vegas for fun and games.Day 2: Las Vegas to Farmington, NM, via Kanab and Page across the Colorado River and through Monument Valley. Day 3: Farmington, NM to Clayton, NM, over the Rockies and through Taos, using US Hwy.64, the top sports car road in America. Day 4: Clayton, NM to Oklahoma City, we pay for all those previous mountain road by a flat land trip. Day 5: Oklahoma City to Little Rock, via Heavener, Mena, and Mt. Ida, through the Ouachita Mountains. Day 6: Little Rock to Winchester, Tennessee via Shiloh.Day 7: Winchester, Tennessee to Ashville, NC, via the famous “Tail of the Dragon” scenic highway. Day 8: Asheville, NC to Richmond Va. , and the “Last Night Out” party.
Southeast Road Tour led by Ron & Laureen Ramsey. Depart on July 17 from St. Augustine, FL to Anderson, SC. July 18th we’ll travel on the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, tour the Richard Childress Racing Facility, and spend the evening in Mt. Airy, NC. Time available the AM of July 19th to enjoy Mt. Airy before traveling on the Blueridge Parkway to Lynchburg, VA. On 7/20 we will depart Lynchburg VA enroute to Mechanisville, VA to ZIP products.
Metro Long Island Tour led by Donna Crupi July 18, Leave Mineola, New York to Breakfast at Cracker Barrel, off to the Simeone Auto Museum Philadelphia, Pa, leave for Covered Bridge Tour,hotel in Columbia,July 19, Leave Hotel scenic drive to Tom and Cindy Sheafer’s General Store and Farm Museum to Mike & Lea McCagh Farm and BBQ, Cumberland MD, July 20 to Zip Products, Mechanicsville, VA. BBQ then to LNO hotels.
Mid-Atlantic led by Steve Gansky July 18, Philadelphia to Strasburg, PA Railroad Museum, York - Harley Davidson Tour,Hanover - Utz Potato Chip Factory to Cumberland, MD Doc's Farm. Day 2,Head to Luray Caverns via part of the Skyline Drive, Then over to White Post Reproductions, to Chantilly for hotel, Udvar-Hazy, Fredricksburg, on to Zip, then LNO hotel
New England Road Tour, led by Mark Lincoln, leave from Westborough, MA, July 18. Arrive at Watkins Glen NY in the afternoon for those who wish to participate we will drive our Corvettes on the track at Watkins Glen International Raceway. July 19 we will drive the back roads to Cumberland MD for a fun evening at the McCagh farm where we will be joined by some of the other road tour groups. On July 20 we will head to the last night out in Richmond, VA. The group will have the option of visiting the Air and Space Museum at Dulles airport or doing directly to the lunch and tour at Zip Products.
Texas Tour led by Ken & Vicki Robb. Depart Weatherford, TX Wed., July 17, travel to Vicksburg, MS. Tour National Battlefield in Vicksburg. Thursday, July 18 travel to Birmingham, Al. Tour Barber Car museum (http://barbermuseum.org/ ). Friday, July 19 travel to Bristol, TN. Tour Blue Ridge Mtn and or Civil War battlegrounds. Sat., July 20 travel to LNO party in Richmond, VA. With various sites along the way ..
Midwest Tour, led by Dana Forrester, Depart Independence, Missouri on Thursday, July 18th to Evansville, Indiana (429 mi.) Friday, July 19th Evansville, Indiana to Beckley, West Virginia (399 mi.) Saturday, July 20th Beckley, West Virginia to LNO, Richmond, VA(275 mi.) NOTE: See Revised Trip in Post 8 Below.
2013 Outer Banks Road Tour Carolinas Tour led by Wes Schrom and Jimmy Gregg
This road tour gives NCRS members a chance to do something spectacular. We will drive the entire “Outer Banks” of North Carolina. The Outer Banks is probably one of the most scenic drives in the USA that does not involve mountains. We will cross several ferries as there are no bridges where we plan to go. We will see several boat (yacht) builders and have the opportunity to see landmarks such as the Cape Fear Lighthouse, The Hatteras Lighthouse, The Wright Brothers Museum and much more. Or if you prefer, you can visit the beach and be a beach bum for the day.
July 16, 2013 – Tuesday Raleigh NC for backyard cookout - trailer parking for those who don’t want to drive the whole way.
July 17, 2013 – Wednesday 7:30 am depart Raleigh for Morehead City. First stop Goldsboro (pit stop). Next, New Bern to visit Hatteras Boats, alternate side trip Tryon Palace first capital of North Carolina. The next stop is Morehead City or perhaps Jarrett Bay Boats in Beaufort - other possible stops include Fort Macon North Carolina Maritime Museum, Fort Macon. Hotel – Hampton Inn – Morehead City, NC Total mileage for day - approximately 174 miles
July 18, 2013 – Thursday Up early as we must catch the 7:00 am Cedar Island Ferry, 45 miles from Morehead City to Nags Head. Stops at Ocracoke Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Oregon Inlet, Bodie Island Lighthouse. Total mileage for day – approximately 222 miles
July 19, 2013 – Friday Nags Head to Edenton with stops at Jockeys Ridge, Wright Brothers Museum, Spencer Boats, Bayliss boats, and / or Paul Mann boats. This could be a beach bum day if you want or a fishing day. Total mileage for the day – approximately 84 miles
July 20. 2013 - Saturday Edenton to Mechanicsville with a stop in Murfreesboro at Brady Jeffcoat Museum. Total mileage for the day – approximately 165 miles.
If you have any questions please email Scott Sinclair at scott1956@rogers.com
NOTE- See Post 8 below for latest description of each tour in paragraph format.
Let us first give the members a few guidelines for the NCRS RT. This is your RT. You can participate in any or all of the RT, your choice. If you want to leave the tour for a self guided tour...visit relatives, other sights or to return home, we just ask that you inform you RT leader. Registration to the National Convention is not mandatory but is highly recommended. We have very experienced RT leaders who work very hard to make sure that you have an interesting RT. Join in and drive your Corvette!
Ontario Road Tour led by Scott & Kay Sinclair. Depart on July 18 from the Bolton area through Niagara Falls to Erie, PA, to enjoy a private automobile collection or a shopping tour to the Grove City. July 19, on to the Frank Lloyd Wright home, Fallingwater. Drive to Cumberland MD where the McCagh’s host dinner. July 20, travel to Mechanicsville, VA to ZIP Products. David Walker at ZIP, our major sponsor, will host all of the tours to a BBQ lunch. A short drive will have all RT groups arrive at the Richmond VA Last Night Out hotels.
Rocky Mountain Tour Led by Ralph & Sharon Ridge (Denver to Bowling Green) and Jim & Kay Hilton, Sat 7/13. Denver to Dodge City, KS. Sun 7/14. Dodge City, KS to Tulsa, OK , Mon 7/15 Tulsa, OK to Branson, MO Branson shows, Tues 7/16 Branson, MO to Bowling Green, KY , Wed 7/17 Corvette Museum & Assembly Plant or tour Mammoth Cave Nat’l Park, Thurs 7/18 Bowling Green, KY to Wytheville, VA. , Fri 7/19 Wytheville, VA to Lynchburg, VA., two days of scenic driving to include a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Sat 7/20 Lynchburg, VA to Mechanicsville, VA. to the LNO party.
California Tour led by Michael JohnsonDay 1, July 13, 2013: Start at the pier in Ventura, California. Take Maricopa highway and mountain roads to Mojave and end in Las Vegas for fun and games.Day 2: Las Vegas to Farmington, NM, via Kanab and Page across the Colorado River and through Monument Valley. Day 3: Farmington, NM to Clayton, NM, over the Rockies and through Taos, using US Hwy.64, the top sports car road in America. Day 4: Clayton, NM to Oklahoma City, we pay for all those previous mountain road by a flat land trip. Day 5: Oklahoma City to Little Rock, via Heavener, Mena, and Mt. Ida, through the Ouachita Mountains. Day 6: Little Rock to Winchester, Tennessee via Shiloh.Day 7: Winchester, Tennessee to Ashville, NC, via the famous “Tail of the Dragon” scenic highway. Day 8: Asheville, NC to Richmond Va. , and the “Last Night Out” party.
Southeast Road Tour led by Ron & Laureen Ramsey. Depart on July 17 from St. Augustine, FL to Anderson, SC. July 18th we’ll travel on the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, tour the Richard Childress Racing Facility, and spend the evening in Mt. Airy, NC. Time available the AM of July 19th to enjoy Mt. Airy before traveling on the Blueridge Parkway to Lynchburg, VA. On 7/20 we will depart Lynchburg VA enroute to Mechanisville, VA to ZIP products.
Metro Long Island Tour led by Donna Crupi July 18, Leave Mineola, New York to Breakfast at Cracker Barrel, off to the Simeone Auto Museum Philadelphia, Pa, leave for Covered Bridge Tour,hotel in Columbia,July 19, Leave Hotel scenic drive to Tom and Cindy Sheafer’s General Store and Farm Museum to Mike & Lea McCagh Farm and BBQ, Cumberland MD, July 20 to Zip Products, Mechanicsville, VA. BBQ then to LNO hotels.
Mid-Atlantic led by Steve Gansky July 18, Philadelphia to Strasburg, PA Railroad Museum, York - Harley Davidson Tour,Hanover - Utz Potato Chip Factory to Cumberland, MD Doc's Farm. Day 2,Head to Luray Caverns via part of the Skyline Drive, Then over to White Post Reproductions, to Chantilly for hotel, Udvar-Hazy, Fredricksburg, on to Zip, then LNO hotel
New England Road Tour, led by Mark Lincoln, leave from Westborough, MA, July 18. Arrive at Watkins Glen NY in the afternoon for those who wish to participate we will drive our Corvettes on the track at Watkins Glen International Raceway. July 19 we will drive the back roads to Cumberland MD for a fun evening at the McCagh farm where we will be joined by some of the other road tour groups. On July 20 we will head to the last night out in Richmond, VA. The group will have the option of visiting the Air and Space Museum at Dulles airport or doing directly to the lunch and tour at Zip Products.
Texas Tour led by Ken & Vicki Robb. Depart Weatherford, TX Wed., July 17, travel to Vicksburg, MS. Tour National Battlefield in Vicksburg. Thursday, July 18 travel to Birmingham, Al. Tour Barber Car museum (http://barbermuseum.org/ ). Friday, July 19 travel to Bristol, TN. Tour Blue Ridge Mtn and or Civil War battlegrounds. Sat., July 20 travel to LNO party in Richmond, VA. With various sites along the way ..
Midwest Tour, led by Dana Forrester, Depart Independence, Missouri on Thursday, July 18th to Evansville, Indiana (429 mi.) Friday, July 19th Evansville, Indiana to Beckley, West Virginia (399 mi.) Saturday, July 20th Beckley, West Virginia to LNO, Richmond, VA(275 mi.) NOTE: See Revised Trip in Post 8 Below.
2013 Outer Banks Road Tour Carolinas Tour led by Wes Schrom and Jimmy Gregg
This road tour gives NCRS members a chance to do something spectacular. We will drive the entire “Outer Banks” of North Carolina. The Outer Banks is probably one of the most scenic drives in the USA that does not involve mountains. We will cross several ferries as there are no bridges where we plan to go. We will see several boat (yacht) builders and have the opportunity to see landmarks such as the Cape Fear Lighthouse, The Hatteras Lighthouse, The Wright Brothers Museum and much more. Or if you prefer, you can visit the beach and be a beach bum for the day.
July 16, 2013 – Tuesday Raleigh NC for backyard cookout - trailer parking for those who don’t want to drive the whole way.
July 17, 2013 – Wednesday 7:30 am depart Raleigh for Morehead City. First stop Goldsboro (pit stop). Next, New Bern to visit Hatteras Boats, alternate side trip Tryon Palace first capital of North Carolina. The next stop is Morehead City or perhaps Jarrett Bay Boats in Beaufort - other possible stops include Fort Macon North Carolina Maritime Museum, Fort Macon. Hotel – Hampton Inn – Morehead City, NC Total mileage for day - approximately 174 miles
July 18, 2013 – Thursday Up early as we must catch the 7:00 am Cedar Island Ferry, 45 miles from Morehead City to Nags Head. Stops at Ocracoke Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Oregon Inlet, Bodie Island Lighthouse. Total mileage for day – approximately 222 miles
July 19, 2013 – Friday Nags Head to Edenton with stops at Jockeys Ridge, Wright Brothers Museum, Spencer Boats, Bayliss boats, and / or Paul Mann boats. This could be a beach bum day if you want or a fishing day. Total mileage for the day – approximately 84 miles
July 20. 2013 - Saturday Edenton to Mechanicsville with a stop in Murfreesboro at Brady Jeffcoat Museum. Total mileage for the day – approximately 165 miles.
If you have any questions please email Scott Sinclair at scott1956@rogers.com
NOTE- See Post 8 below for latest description of each tour in paragraph format.
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