International Meet of the Riviera Owners Association 2008

Thought I'd get this out well in advance for those interested.

2008 ROA International Meet
Galena, IL
June 23-26

Host Hotel:
Ramada Galena
11383 Hwy 20 W, Galena, IL 61036, US
Phone: 815-777-2043 * Fax: 815-777-2625

Everyone is welcome, membership in the ROA is required to participate.
For more information and a membership application:
http://www.rivowners.org/

I'm planning a caravan to IL from NC, this is my proposed route so far.
Anyone interested, let me know and we can meet along the way.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Leave Greensboro, NC
West on I-40 to Business 40 toward Winston-Salem
To US-52N toward Mount Airy
To I-74 W toward I-77/ Wytheville
To I-77 N toward Wytheville (Crossing into Virginia)
To I-77 N toward Bluefield / Charleston WV. (Portions toll) (Crossing into WV)
To I-64 W toward Huntington (Crossing into Kentucky)
To I-65 N toward Indianapolis (Crossing into Indiana)
Stopping somewhere near Scottsburg, IN

Monday June 23, 2008

Leave Scottsburg, IN
I-65 N toward Indianapolis
To I-465 W/I-74 W
To I-74 W toward Peoria IL. (Crossing into Illinois)
To I-39 N/US-51 N toward Rockford, IL
To US-20 W pass Freeport / Rockford
To Ramada Galena
11383 W Us Highway 20, Galena, IL 61036-8214

Holy crap Randall, I don't even know what I'm doing this weekend!
But, I will be in Galena for that weekend.

I started to put the word out for those who want to caravan from my region. I'm hoping there are several from the board that will attend. It would be great to meet everyone face to face.

I'm in Indianapolis and will meet up with you. I assume you have to be a member to attend?

Someone please take lots of pictures if they go, for those of us who are stuck up here in igloo country.

jax95riv wrote:

I started to put the word out for those who want to caravan from my region. I'm hoping there are several from the board that will attend. It would be great to meet everyone face to face.

Jack,
I got a couple of calls after my announcement came out in the Jan/Feb Riview. I have had a few people contact me about joining up with us along the way.

ewolfe0050 wrote:

I'm in Indianapolis and will meet up with you. I assume you have to be a member to attend?

Yes Eric, you have to be a member of the ROA to participate, but anyone can go and enjoy the show. Yours would be a good addition for the modified class. Membership and Meet info is on the website listed above. There is a Regional Coordinator in Indianapolis for the ROA that is from Galena and he says he is going, he hasn’t gotten back to me about joining up but I’m sure we will get together somewhere in that area. Jack is from Oklahoma City and will be coming from the opposite direction but if you are interested and want to join our group from the east let me know and we’ll make the arrangements.

I'm sending in my registation form tommorrow for Galena. Luckily I'm combining my ROA meet with some golf vacation time. I was able to book a timeshare condo fifteen min. away from the Ramada. Iam looking forward to meeting some of my Rivperformance brothers there!!

would it be ok for my rustang buddy to come if so i will be there

Too bad it's so far away. I'm heading out to Ohio in early July, but that's as far as I'd want to drive. Hopefully there'll be something closer to the East Coast next year...

i hear that i will be moving to jersey that week, but im going cuz of my love

palermocorey90 wrote:

would it be ok for my rustang buddy to come if so i will be there

He can't participate, it's Rivieras only.

IBx1 wrote:

Too bad it's so far away. I'm heading out to Ohio in early July, but that's as far as I'd want to drive. Hopefully there'll be something closer to the East Coast next year...

The ROA meets rotate East, Mid-West, then West, the next meet in the East will be 2010. It could be anywhere up and down the East Coast?

I registered for the ROA a couple days ago. Plan on being at the meet in Galena this spring...jimmyriv I'll bring my clubs. Is anyone going down for a partial week. I'd like to participate in the cruise and car show but don't really want to go up a couple days before...got to work to support the Riv. If nobody is, I'd still like to meet up with everybody (I assume you will eat breakfast) before you roll out of Indy.

I'd love to go, wouldn't be too far of a drive. But these meets that start early in the week, during my busy spring season are not an option for me at all. Plus I'm saving for the BPG nats in August in Columbus OH, haven't attended since 04. Have fun in Galena everyone...

ewolfe0050 wrote:

I registered for the ROA a couple days ago. Plan on being at the meet in Galena this spring...jimmyriv I'll bring my clubs. Is anyone going down for a partial week. I'd like to participate in the cruise and car show but don't really want to go up a couple days before...got to work to support the Riv. If nobody is, I'd still like to meet up with everybody (I assume you will eat breakfast) before you roll out of Indy.

Glad to have another Forum Member join the ROA!
Our starting point for Monday the 23rd will be Scottsburg, IN, we will probably get something there before we start for the day. I try to plan my stops so we don't end up starting out in morning traffic in a bigger city. I'm not real sure of the time as yet but we will be meeting up with others in Indy. sometime between 9 and 10AM, I can let you know when and where that will be when plans are more finalized.

ewolfe0050 wrote:

I registered for the ROA a couple days ago. Plan on being at the meet in Galena this spring...jimmyriv I'll bring my clubs. Is anyone going down for a partial week. I'd like to participate in the cruise and car show but don't really want to go up a couple days before...got to work to support the Riv. If nobody is, I'd still like to meet up with everybody (I assume you will eat breakfast) before you roll out of Indy.

1998 Riv wrote:

I'd love to go, wouldn't be too far of a drive. But these meets that start early in the week, during my busy spring season are not an option for me at all. Plus I'm saving for the BPG nats in August in Columbus OH, haven't attended since 04. Have fun in Galena everyone...

I thought the end of June was summer not spring?

99Rivman wrote:

I thought the end of June was summer not spring?

Sorry, let me elaborate. I define "spring" as a period of about 4 months at work, loosely March thru June/July when we conduct a very large majority of our annual sales activity. During that time period, there's no such thing as a vacation. Been that way for 18+ years for me. Excellent place to work, otherwise.

Just thought I'd bump this since it is only a couple of months away

ewolfe0050 wrote:

I'd still like to meet up with everybody (I assume you will eat breakfast) before you roll out of Indy.

Eric,
As of now, Michael the ROA Regional Coordinator for the Indy area, is planning on having breakfast on Monday morning before those of us coming in from the south meet up with him. What we have planned so far is meeting somewhere on the west side near I-74 and heading out from there around 10AM. Let me know if you want to get together with them for breakfast and I'll get you the info as soon as I know it for sure.

That would work out great for me. I'm on the West side and 74 is within 15min. Meet you guys there and head out with you but at some point, I'll break off and head home. I plan on going to the ROA later in the week.

Sheesh, why didn't they just put it in Wisconsin? No way in hell I could drive that far. I think it'd be neat to go to but the farthest I'd go would be Indianapolis or in the other direction Nashville. What all even happens there anyways?

It has been in Wisconsin, 2001, and in Nashville I think, but that was before I started going.
Usually have outings that the entire family can enjoy, sometimes presentations from one vender or another, and then a meeting of the Riviera Owners Association, and then a peer judged Riviera Show and an awards banquet.
Been a good time whenever I have been

ewolfe0050 wrote:

I'd still like to meet up with everybody (I assume you will eat breakfast) before you roll out of Indy.

Indianapolis area members will be meeting for breakfast at 8:30AM Monday June 23rd, meeting place for breakfast is:

Steak n Shake
21 Maplehurst Dr
Brownsburg, IN 46112

My group and I will be getting there around 9:45AM, we will be leaving there by 10AM for Galena, IL for anyone interested.

Looks like the Steak n Shake is a little less than 15 miles north of you Eric. I haven't heard of anyone going from that area later in the week or I would have gotten you together with them.

Looking forward to meeting, see you then,

That sounds great.. can't wait to meet fellow Riv owners. Picking up the car tomorrow, dyno Thursday, and going in for body repair Monday of next week. I am postponing the complete repaint until after the meet. Completion of full paint will cut it too close (three weeks) and I don't want to miss out!