2011 NCRS Great Lakes National Convention
Monday July 18 through Friday July 22, 2011
NCRS 2011 Road Tour
On the Road Again to family fun Novi, Michigan...
Visit the photo album from last years Road Tour to get a flavor of the fun that we had.
For 2011, there are 11 NCRS Road Tours planned to the Novi, Michigan Great Lakes National Convention. The Midwest Road Tour will be the designated “National” Tour. All NCRS Road Tours will travel to the “Last Night Out” event in Lansing, Michigan. The Road Tour Parade will arrive at the 1:30 PM in Novi, Michigan on Monday, July 18th.
| Tour Name | Leader | Phone | Email Address | Departs From |
| Western NY Tour | Dick Denison | 315-524-3726 | rdenison01@yahoo.com | Rochester, NY on July 16th |
| Canadian Tour | Leon Garfinkle | 514-738-2044 | leon@wowwee.com | Kingston, ON on July 16th |
| Florida Tour | Jim Moran | 352-527-0024 | jandcmo@embarqmail.com | Ocala, FL on July 14th |
| Mid-Atlantic Tour | Ed Baldwin | 302-998-5974 | ed.baldwin@pepcoholdings.com | Wilmington, DE on July 14th |
| Midwest Tour | Dana Forrester | 816-478-0427 | dana@danaforrester.com | Grandview, MO on July 14th |
| North Central Tour | Mark Ogren | 715-294-4460 | mgogren@yahoo.com | Stillwater, MN on July 15th |
| North East Tour | Mark Lincoln | 508-823-6893 | lincolnmark@hotmail.com | Westborough, MA on July 15th |
| Rocky Mtn Tour | Ralph Ridge | 303-660-8531 | rockymntnridge@aol.com | Denver, CO, on July 11th |
| Texas Tour | Ken Robb | 817-594-7757 | kvrobb@charter.net | Weatherford, TX on July 14th |
| California Tour | Glorie McNay | 530-304-6577 | amcnay@pacbell.net | Sacramento, CA on July 8th |
| Washington Express | Mike Doty | 509-480-0790 | corvettemikenw@charter.net | Ellensburg, WA on July 14th |
Questions? Contact Road Tour Chairman Scott Sinclair 905-857-1463 scott1956@rogers.com
You must be an NCRS member to register and participate in these Road Tours. Proof of liability insurance must be sent with your registration showing insurance in effect during the tour dates. All cars must be properly registered, licensed and insured to operate on public highways. Hotel and general route information will be sent upon registration. Detailed routing information will be provided when you join the tour.
Information on the 11 tours will be posted here as it is received. Check back often!
California Road Tour Itinerary.
We will depart Sacramento and make our way over the Sierra and across the Nevada Desert and north to beautiful Idaho and the Tetons and stay at the base of the mountains. From our overnight in Driggs we will have a decision to make. Some may choose to take the southern loop through Yellowstone National Park (a slow drive in July traffic) while others might go through Jackson, up through Teton Nat. Park, Fishing Bridge, Hayden valley through Cooke City, down to Cody and on to Greybull to meet those who choose to go to Yellowstone. Either way the scenery will be outstanding, a fine day of Corvetting. We will travel through the Bighorn Mountains and across east Wyoming to the Black Hills and on into Deadwood where we will join the Rocky Mountain Road Tour. From that point we will follow the route Ralph Ridge has planned and meet more new and old friends. That’s what a road tour is all about.
Friday, July 8: Depart In-N-Out Burger, 3501 Truxel Road, Sacramento, CA 95834, 9:00 a.m. (fed and fueled). Stop overnight in Elko, NV.
Saturday, July 9: Leave Elko, NV and stop overnight in Driggs, ID.
Sunday, July 10: Leave Driggs, ID and drive to Deadwood, SD for the night.
Monday, July 11: Join Rocky Mountain Road Tour for the rest of the journey.
Canadian Road Tour Itinerary.
Saturday, July 16: Starting out from Kingston, Ontario (just west of the Thousand Islands region) and stop overnight in London, Ontario. Lunch/point of interest stop is being finalized, but will be roughly one hour west of Toronto. Dinner will be at a winery (following a brief tour of the winery and farm, and a stop in the winery gift shop).
Sunday, July 17 Day two will see us passing into Michigan through the Sarnia, Ontario border crossing. Day two will be short – we intend to hook up with others for the Gilmore Museum tour early afternoon.
Midwest Road Tour Itinerary.
Thursday, July 14: Gather for an Official Kickoff Dinner and tour of the Armacost Museum in Grandview, Missouri (just on the south edge of KC) for a $XX a plate Charity event. This is a two-story museum featuring everything from Ferraris to MGs to Corvettes to early Thunderbirds to many historic Cadillacs and Lincolns to the largest marque of the collection: Studebakers. The Armacost Family is the owner of the Museum, and Donald Armacost is a KC Chapter member who has a complete restoration shop on the Museum campus.
Friday, July 15: Depart Kansas City driving north on I-35 to Cameron, MO. Take U.S. 36 Highway east across the scenic state of Missouri to Hannibal; lunch in Hannibal (?) and cross the Mississippi and through Springfield, Illinois, and on to Decatur, Illinois. Stay the night in Decatur where we will tour the Chevrolet Hall of Fame Museum owned by LaVelle Hunt.
Saturday, July 16: Depart Decatur and drive mostly two lane highways across Indiana (U.S. 24), and later in the day view the Ed Foss Collection and Museum outside Ft. Wayne. Ed has a collection of about 55 Corvettes, most extremely low mile cars. We may also arrange for a tour of the Larry Gerig Collection in the same area. Spend the night in Ft. Wayne area.
Sunday, July 17: Depart Ft. Wayne, heading north on I-69 into Michigan, turn west on I-94 and drive northwest to Hickory Corners, Michigan to view the Gilmore Car Museum Campus. It is about a 100 mile trip that morning. After the tour, drive to Lansing for the Last Night Out Party.
North East Road Tour Itinerary.
Friday, July 15: Start from I90 west bound rest stop at Westboro MA,7a.m. Mid day we will stop at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. We will stay overnight in the Binghamton, NY area.
Saturday, July 16: We will do a scenic tour through Western NY and PA and stay overnight near Cleveland, OH.
Sunday, July 17: The group will have two options: tour the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and then travel to Lansing MI or head directly to Hickory Corners, MI and tour the automobile museum there and then head to Lansing for the last night out.
Rocky Mountain Road Tour Itinerary.
Sunday, July10: Kick-off dinner at the Bogan's in Erie, Colorado.
Monday, July 11: Travel to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Overnight in Deadwood, SD.
Tuesday, July 12: View Mt Rushmore & other area attractions in AM. Leave area after lunch heading East. Drive approx 200 miles to Chamberlain, SD for overnight.
Wednesday, July 13: Drive to Albert Lea, MN for overnight, approx 300 miles (possible stops along the way).
Thursday, July 14: Drive 265 miles to Oshkosh, WI. Possible lunch stop in La Crosse (Mississippi River). Overnight in Oshkosh, WI.
Friday, July 15: Drive to Elkhart Lake, WI to Road America race course (www.roadamerica.com)to watch vintage car races. I am working on several special "perks" during the day at the track. For those not interested in this venue, there is a maritime museum in Manitowoc (www.wisconsinmaritime.org)that, among other things, has a WW II submarine on display. You may decide to split your day between these two venues. Return to Oshkosh for overnight.
Saturday, July 16: Visit EAA (Experimental Aircraft Assn) Museum in AM. (www.airventuremuseum.org). Leave Oshkosh sometime before noon to arrive at dock in Manitowoc in time to board auto ferry (www.ssbadger.com) (www.howderfamily.com) for trip across Lake Michigan to Ludington, MI. Crossing time is approx 4 hours. Overnight in Ludington, MI.
Sunday, July 17: Drive to Hickory Comers, MI (approx 160 miles) to visit Gilmore Auto Museum (gilmorecarmuseum.org) with rest of NCRS road tour legs. Leave Gilmore Museum to drive to Okemos, MI (approx 70 miles, suburb of Lansing) for Last Night Out party. Registration for National NCRS Convention will be accomplished during this stop.
Monday, July 18: Drive to Novi, MI for road tour caravan into convention site in Novi.
Texas Road Tour Itinerary.
Wednesday, July 13: Leave Ken Robb's house in Weatherford, TX, stop in Stroud for lunch at old Rt. 66 stop. Then on to Tulsa, OKfor the night with stop in Claremore, OK at Will Rogers Museum.
Thursday, July 14: Drive on to Kansas City to meet the Midwest Road Tour for their evening activity and the rest of the trip.
Mid Atlantic Road Tour Itinerary.
Thursday, July 14: Meet 8AM in Delaware near exit 4b on I 95. Head north toward Hershey PA by the roads less traveled , visit the AACA Museum then on to Carlisle PA. Overnight in Carlisle PA.
Friday, July 15: Drive to Pittsburgh PA Via US 30 overnight there, possibly visit the Flight 93 National Memorial Stoystown, PA. and the Country Club Latrobe PA. Overnight west of Pittsburgh near the Airport.
Saturday, July 16: Drive to Fort Wayne IN through Canton OH (National Pro Football Hall of Fame) or Antique Auto Museum. Via US 30, overnight in the Fort Wayne Area.
Sunday, July 17: Drive North to Okemos MI. Meet the National Road Tour for the Last Night Out.
North Central Road Tour
Friday, July 15: Leave Stillwater MN and make our way to Iron Mountain MI where we will spend the first night out.
Saturday, July 16: We will make our way to Mackinaw City and spend the night there.
Sunday, July 17: We will meet up with the rest of the National Road Tour for the last night out festivities.
Washington Express Tour Itinerary.
Thursday, July 14: Central Washington to Billings, MT
Friday, July 15: Billings to Mt.Rushmore to Rapid City, S.D.
Saturday, July 16: Rapid City to Madison, WI
Sunday, July 17: Madison to Lansing for last night out.
Western New York Tour Itinerary.
Friday, July 15: Departing the Rochester NY area and overnight in the 1000 Islands area.
Saturday, July 16: This morning we will meet with the Canadian Tour and proceed with them.