May 1 -3, 2009 - B.C. - Spring Thaw Classic Car Adventure

[BlackEddy]

A friend of mine is starting this: http://www.touringadventure.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , 3 days, 1200Km of some of the best roads in southern British Columbia.

"The Spring Thaw is a budget-minded 3-day driving adventure through British Columbia for pre-1979 touring and sportscars. This is for those who enjoy driving their classic car hard on some of the most beautiful roads in the world. Concours cars are more than welcome, but we also encourage those less-than-mint, hard-driven, budget classics to take part. Enthusiasm for driving old, unreliable cars counts more than anything!"

Sounds like an absolute blast! Unfortunately my wife is due at the end of March so I will not be able to attend. Would be great to see some roadsters out for it...

Theres also a Facebook group if anyone needs to ask questions: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=32817132578" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[fj20spl311]

Sounds like fun....too far in advance for me to plan right now. I would need a co-driver.
Keep us posted.

Phil

[ppeters914]

Very cool (pun intended). Okay if I repost on a couple other Datsun forums/lists?

[BlackEddy]

Very cool (pun intended). Okay if I repost on a couple other Datsun forums/lists?

For sure! Thanks!

[waggleboy]

I'm with you Pete.

Sounds like hella fun tho!

[SLOroadster]

I'd love to run up for that, but I think I would shoot myself driving my car that far. My sanity would be gone long before I got across Oregon.

Will

[waggleboy]

But we have like over 6 months to get ready for it.

Chaser thuck and trailer. Tents......I mean, like who knows?

[dbrick]

But we have like over 6 months to get ready for it.

Chaser thuck and trailer. Tents......I mean, like who knows?

Make thure iths a Neethan Thuck. Damn Puddytats!

[DatsunDave]

Too bad it starts in Squamish. Just getting to the start would take me 1200kms. Even if it started in Vancouver it would have been better.

[BlackEddy]

Too bad it starts in Squamish. Just getting to the start would take me 1200kms. Even if it started in Vancouver it would have been better.

Squamish is only a 45 minute drive from Vancouver. You'll be driving 1200Kms on the rally, don't let an extra 70kms be the deal-breaker!

[DatsunDave]

I guess what I was trying to say is that not everyone lives in Vancouver so this only really works for people that are closer to Squamish so the initial trek to the starting point is reasonable.

Obviously, they can't have the starting point in everyone's back yard (and I wouldn't expect them to) and since the bulk of people in BC live in the lower mainland their starting point makes some sense to me. It was not a criticism of their choice. I would have gone with the same or perhaps Hope.

I know where Squamish is and I am figuring that the route will head north to Lillooet and do a big circle back to the Vancouver area over the three day trip on various roads. The irony is I bet if I knew of the route and the timing, I could hook up with the group for a good portion of the trip but driving 1200kms just to start the trip and then 1200kms to do the trip and another 1200kms to get back home is a bit much. This is especially true when I figure I would be covering some of the same roads three times if I were to do it. ..also, it might be a bit early in the year to head up and over the mountains from Alberta.

I love the idea of this event and congratulate the organizers for taking the initiative. I hope everyone in the area takes advantage of it.

..and if I could join up for part of the event that would be a great option for me.

[BlackEddy]

Bumping this up!

No Japanese cars registered yet, but some pretty cool cars will be turning out for it...
http://www.touringadventure.com/entry-list.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;