What's Going On With Hotel Availability For Caravan?

als2052 · 09-06-2008, 07:28 PM

Put my name on a waiting list at the Super 8 hotes across from the museum last November along with some others and now I find out we have all been bumped due to someone blocking out the entire hotel despite the fact that the hotel is not even taking reservations this far out. And judging from the hotel list on the museum website most of the surrounding hotels are already blocked out as well. This latest development is definitely causing some discouragement among some of us who may just decide to forego this event altogether. If it has not happened yet, all of the state team captains need to get together and address and/or resolve this dilemma that we are facing. Just my .02...

Z06 Rocket · 09-07-2008, 04:41 PM

Don't let this discourage you. I am a co-captain for Florida and we are having trouble getting rooms as well. When I went to them and asked for blocks I am being told that they don't block them so far out, and we need to call back later. The situation is the same as it was in 2003 for the last National Caravan. The issue is that there are literally thousands and thousands of Corvettes coming to town that weekend. Figure 2 people per car (as most don't cruise alone to this event) and you are referring to double the people in the event. We had around 500 Vettes in the Florida leg last year stopping at the first stop in Lake City. That was before we ever entered into GA! That's only one state out of the 48 contiguous states represented in that number of participants. This event is VERY BIG, and takes alot of planning. We are working very hard on getting rooms available for the participants to use, but it takes time. We are still one year away, and some plans take a little bit of patience to get into line.

We have quite a few lined up for the first stop in Lake City and surrounding areas. We will get that information to everyone via the e-mails if your signed up, or the Caravan website as soon as we possibly can. The Captain (Ernie Zager "EZ) is working very hard to make the FL leg of the Caravan a success.

It may seem like it is taking too long, but it will work out. If you decide to forgo the trip I feel that you will miss out on a GREAT time. I hope you decide to be patient and still go on the Caravan.

Rich427 · 09-07-2008, 10:45 PM

Hey Rocket,

Have you heard anything about what is being done to replace Atlanta Motorspeedway? Once I heard that was part of the agenda, I told the wife that the '01 vert was staying home and the Z16 was headed to the event. Any information you might have would be of interest.

Thanks
Rich

Z06 Rocket · 09-08-2008, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich427

Hey Rocket,

Have you heard anything about what is being done to replace Atlanta Motorspeedway? Once I heard that was part of the agenda, I told the wife that the '01 vert was staying home and the Z16 was headed to the event. Any information you might have would be of interest.

Thanks
Rich

No I am sorry I don't. I know they are working with several other tracks to try and secure the reservation needed as well as funding to rent it. Florida doesn't have alot to do with it, as it was Georgias treat to the Caravan. We are working with other states to try and get a new track lined up. Believe me, I did hot laps at Atlanta last time in 2003, and if there was only one event I could sign up for it would be hot laps. I LOVED IT!!! I was as shocked and disappointed as anyone else when NASCAR took our weekend from us. Stay tuned, we have some possibilities in the works, but I will hold onto the locations until something pans out. We will post it as soon as we know, since the race tracks are the definite highlight of the trip.

Rich427 · 09-08-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Z06 Rocket

No I am sorry I don't. I know they are working with several other tracks to try and secure the reservation needed as well as funding to rent it. Florida doesn't have alot to do with it, as it was Georgias treat to the Caravan. We are working with other states to try and get a new track lined up. Believe me, I did hot laps at Atlanta last time in 2003, and if there was only one event I could sign up for it would be hot laps. I LOVED IT!!! I was as shocked and disappointed as anyone else when NASCAR took our weekend from us. Stay tuned, we have some possibilities in the works, but I will hold onto the locations until something pans out. We will post it as soon as we know, since the race tracks are the definite highlight of the trip.

Thanks Rocket!

CK 6 · 09-11-2008, 12:00 PM

Rocket,
Do you know the hotels under consideration for our stay in Atlanta?

Captain EZ · 10-25-2008, 09:12 AM

An update has just been posted on the Florida page of the official caravan web site

Go to: http://www.corvettecaravan.com/fl/
for the latest information.

Nothing new on the Georgia leg at this time.
Please be patient! We are working on it!

CK 6 · 10-25-2008, 09:24 AM

What do the flags look like. This is my first caravan so I don't have a frame of reference.

THOR · 10-26-2008, 12:27 AM

I'm curious how the flags attach and also how they look. Ernie, can you elaborate on this?

Z06 Rocket · 10-26-2008, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by THOR

I'm curious how the flags attach and also how they look. Ernie, can you elaborate on this?

They are slotted and slide over the top of the window, then you close the window on them and the weather strip holds them. Its the same as the football team and other such flags people have on their cars lately. I will try to find a pic of the flag and post it here.