Hello Club,
Just a reminder that our annual Spring Fling Event is this coming Saturday, March 25th.
This year will be in the north central part of Texas, Begins just north of Gainesville Texas, cruises to Nocona, then Back down around the Lake Ray Roberts Area.
I have finished an Itinerary for our upcoming Spring Fling 2017 event. It is listed below.
I would like to suggest a few things to bring with you.
First if you have Family Service Radios (FSR) you might want to bring them.
Second please bring at least $12 cash for the Horton Classic Car Museum... I can get us a better rate, but that will depend on the number of people that want to go.
Third, you are encouraged to bring with you, some snacks, bottle water, and what have you, as the lunch stop will be later than a routine lunch hour.
Itinerary to follow.......
Welcome to
Spring Fling XII
This year hosted by North Texas Fiero Club
Event Itinerary and route details for March 25th, 2017
I strongly urge everyone to bring their Family Service Radios(FSR)or(walkie talkies) so that during the cruise we can communicate as road conditions can suddenly change unexpectedly as well as other general communications as needed / wanted.
Fiero Club Oklahoma, and their guest, will travel south on I-35 in to Texas. Take the 502 exit and arrive at the Texas Travel Welcome Center. Please arrive by 9:30am. You are encouraged to visit the travel center, and explore what it has to offer. The Staff there will be expecting us, and will have some route brochures collected for us, highlighting the cities and towns that we will be passing through. Restrooms, Vending Machines, and a traveler's lounge is there for your comfort. Be patient, the NTFC group will be arriving soon.
DFW and Area members will meet up at the Love's Travel Stop, Just north of Denton by 9:00am. Travel North on I-35w and I-35e from the Dallas Fort Worth area, continue north after Denton and use Exit 473 (FM 3163) and stop at Loves. Fuel, food, and restroom and meet up in the parking lot. Re-fuel and whatever and be prepared to leave Love's not later than 9:30. I've asked NTFC member Blake to shepherd the DFW crew up to the Texas Travel Welcome Center.
Its about a 30 minute cruise up I-35 to meet up with the Oklahoma crew, at the Texas Travel Welcome Center. The Welcome center is on the opposite side of I-35, so we will need to exit prior to crossing the Red River Bridge.... there is a turn around that goes under I-35 and we MUST get back on I-35 to access the Welcome Center. (The Welcome Center IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM THE FRONTAGE ROAD!) Take Exit 502 and arrive at Welcome Center.
NTFC member Debbie plans to bring some breakfast tacos from Taco Cabana, they will be free, but a small donation would be appreciated.
While we are at the Travel Center a few announcements will be made, drivers meeting and general info communicated. I plan to have the staff there prepare some travel brochures and a goodie bag that highlights our travels during the day.
We all will leave the Travel Center approximately 10:30-10:45 on route to our Main Event Stop the "Horton Classic Car Museum" in Nocona, Texas. (About a 35 min trip)
As with all auto related events, safety, and obey local traffic signs and stop lights. Directions to each location will follow, so don't worry if the convoy becomes separated temporarily.
We will line up at the Welcome center, turn on your FSR, switch to channel 2, and we will get on I-35 south, toward Gainesville, Exit I-35 to State Hwy 82 west bound (turning Right).
We will be passing by/through the towns of Lindsay, Muenster, and St. Jo. Followed by our destination, Nocona. Speed limits vary as we drive thru the towns, but reach 75mph in between.
We should be arriving at the City of Nocona at about 11-11:30. As we proceed thru town, we will be turning right, at a stop light, with Wells Fargo Bank on the right corner. This is Clay Street. Proceed on Clay past four streets, turning Left on Walnut St. Horton Classic Car Museum is on the left. If possible try to line up in front of the Museum for a Photo Op.
Admission to the Museum varies. Children (under 12) is $8, Seniors are $10, General Public is $12. Service men (women), Police Officers, Firemen, Military active and Veterans, admission is Free. I have talked to the Museum Director and he is willing to offer a discount for our group as long as we have 20 or more paying customers. That rate is $8, I will need to collect all moneys before we enter the museum to simplify the admittance process, I will give each of you a wristband. Regardless of whether we have 20 or more, I will still need to collect money to simplify our entry.
Our Director also commented that he would be happy to give us a guided tour.... depending on how busy the museum is on that day.
We will tour the Museum for about an hour to hour and a half. Then we will continue our caravan to our lunch stop. There might be another opportunity for a Photo Op before we leave Nocona, at this point that is still to be determined. Also depends on how we are doing on our time schedule.
We will leave Nocona around 12:30-12:45, traveling East back the way we came to Gainesville and then Southbound on I-35. Heading for our lunch stop at Bebo's Hot Rod Cafe(aka Bebo's and Kathy's Cafe)(Audrey,Tx). Travel time is about an hour and 15min from Nocona.
Traveling southbound on I-35 we will exit at Valley View, and take FM 922 East(turn left after exit) to Tioga. FM 922 will take us just north of Lake Ray Roberts, with a few water crossings(bridges). FM 922 will end at State Hwy 377 in Tioga. Turn right travelling south on 377. continue south past FM 455 (5 miles) and Bebo's and Kathy's Cafe is on your left. Prices are moderate. Arrival time should be around 2pm. Again we will try to line up for a Photo Op if possible. When we were there during the scouting trip the parking lot was full, but we will try. We plan on a hour and a half stop.
Once our visit to Bebo's is done, we will backtrack a bit, and head back to FM 455. At the traffic light we will turn left and travel about a mile to drive down to the base of Lake Ray Roberts Dam.
There are a couple of areas down there where we can "Fling" the Spring! Upon conclusion of the contest, awards will be presented, and Then bid farewell to our Fiero Friends. NTFC Monthly meeting will continue afterwards.
From our contest area, backtrack to FM 455, travel West (turn Left at the junction) and follow to Sanger where I-35 will take you where you need to go.
end of Itinerary.
One more thing to mention, some of our Austin Area Fiero friends will be travelling up friday night and staying in Denton. If anyone would be interested in doing that Please let me know.... I don't have any official motel stop, but I do know that some maybe available.
If needed, you can contact me, on FB as James East or in the North Texas Fiero Club Group on FaceBook.
Jim
