2008 Nationals Registration

[Aardvaark]

Made reservations for the 5th and 6th at the Hampton Inn.
Sent Roy an email to register.
Yahoo maps says 1080 miles. Leaving home on the 4th and should arrive on the 5th.
I'll be driving my '75 Manta and leave for home Sunday AM.
I hopel my Opel makes it. WooHoo!

[sawdust]

who all is going thru Indy on the fourth??

[Ooooner]

Originally Posted by Aardvaark Made reservations for the 5th and 6th at the Hampton Inn. Sent Roy an email to register. Yahoo maps says 1080 miles. Leaving home on the 4th and should arrive on the 5th. I'll be driving my '75 Manta and leave for home Sunday AM. I hopel my Opel makes it. WooHoo!

I just wrote you a PM... I have you entered into the show! Looking forward to it!

[tomking]

Originally Posted by tomking I made my reservations just now. coming in the 4th and checking out the morning of the 7th. I called the hotel and said I wanted to make a reservation. So they switched me to Hampton reservations central which did not know about the rate or OMC. So they told me to call back the hotel directly and I did and told them I needed to make the reservation directly thru them. It took the guy several minutes to find the OMC rate but finally he got it done. I plan to trailer to Knoxville TN and spend the night with my son and his wife. I will probably unload and drive from there. So is anyone going through the Knoxville TN area on Thursday the 4th so we can caravan? Good Opeling.

Anyone thru Knoxville?

[Aardvaark]

Originally Posted by sawdust who all is going thru Indy on the fourth??

I'll be. Not sure when though. I'm leaving from Des Moines.

[Aardvaark]

Originally Posted by tomking [/COLOR] Anyone thru Knoxville?

Tom, Google Maps says I will. It looks like a good place for an overnight stop on the 4th for me.
Not sure I'll make it that far though. It'll depend on when I set off from Des Moines.
If you want to try to caravan from Knoxville, I'm game if I make it that far the first day out.
It sounds like you plan to leave Knoxville on the 4th though. Correct?

[greenopelgt]

Roy,
It looks like Ms. Opel and I will be sharing time with all you good folks after all. Register me ASAP.
Thanks.

Tom

[tomking]

Originally Posted by Aardvaark Tom, Google Maps says I will. It looks like a good place for an overnight stop on the 4th for me. Not sure I'll make it that far though. It'll depend on when I set off from Des Moines. If you want to try to caravan from Knoxville, I'm game if I make it that far the first day out. It sounds like you plan to leave Knoxville on the 4th though. Correct?

Mark I may change my plans and go into Charlotte on Friday instead. So if you spend the night in Knoxville we can go together.

[Aardvaark]

Originally Posted by tomking Mark I may change my plans and go into Charlotte on Friday instead. So if you spend the night in Knoxville we can go together.

Tom. Please check your email.

[tomking]

Originally Posted by Aardvaark Tom. Please check your email.

UH? I did. Nothing there!
Ignore that remark. I left my email open on my home computer and it downloaded immediately. I will get it when I get home. Thanks.

[Ooooner]

Originally Posted by greenopelgt Roy, It looks like Ms. Opel and I will be sharing time with all you good folks after all. Register me ASAP. Thanks. Tom

Well, that is simply great to hear! I have you registered to be in the show! See you then! We will talk before then...

[Aardvaark]

Sawdust:
Hans. I'm trying to reply to your PM but it says your blocking.

[Aardvaark]

Roy. Can we know about how many are registered?

[Ooooner]

Originally Posted by Aardvaark Roy. Can we know about how many are registered?

Right now, we have 30 Opels showing up. But 7 just registered in the last few days so the registrations are picking up. I think anything over 35 to 40 Opels would be great! With the way things are picking up, I think that is a good possibility.
Everyone who shows up with an opel, will walk off with something in their hands to show they where here at the 2008 Opel Nationals! If someone doesn't win one of the many trophies, you will still get something!

[Bill Hoffmann]

Roy,

Count me in for Charlotte. I made my hotel reservation for the 5th & 6th. I might even get Kerri to come along. I'm looking forward to it.

Bill

[Ooooner]

Originally Posted by Bill Hoffmann Roy, Count me in for Charlotte. I made my hotel reservation for the 5th & 6th. I might even get Kerri to come along. I'm looking forward to it. Bill

I have you down to attend! Glad you can make it. Are you bringing an Opel?

[Gary]

Put me down also. I'll decide soon if I'm driving or flying.

[Ooooner]

Originally Posted by Gary Put me down also. I'll decide soon if I'm driving or flying.

Great to hear you are coming!!! If you drive, are you going to drive an Opel? If you fly, are you going to fly an Opel?

Have you reserved your room at the hotel yet, Gary? You will need to before Monday, August 4th. The hotel releases any un-claimed rooms from our club back to the general public. It will be a crap shoot to get a room then. Rooms are hard to find during the AutoFair event.

Glad you are coming!

[Gary]

Originally Posted by Ooooner Great to hear you are coming!!! If you drive, are you going to drive an Opel? If you fly, are you going to fly an Opel? Have you reserved your room at the hotel yet, Gary? You will need to before Monday, August 4th. The hotel releases any un-claimed rooms from our club back to the general public. It will be a crap shoot to get a room then. Rooms are hard to find during the AutoFair event. Glad you are coming!

Just got the reservation. They tried pushing a higher rate and transferred me to their national reservations center where I got the $99.00 rate.

Driving will be either the wagon or the comfortable Senator.

[Ooooner]

Originally Posted by Gary Just got the reservation. They tried pushing a higher rate and transferred me to their national reservations center where I got the $99.00 rate. Driving will be either the wagon or the comfortable Senator.

They may have already released the rooms not used by our club back to the general public....

[tomking]

Originally Posted by Gary Just got the reservation. They tried pushing a higher rate and transferred me to their national reservations center where I got the $99.00 rate. Driving will be either the wagon or the comfortable Senator.

That is interesting. The national registration center could NOT give me the $99 rate, so they sent me to the hotel.

[Ooooner]

Get a load of this... This afternoon, Bud Joyner called the hotel and got his room without any problems. The rate of $99 a night was cheaper than the AARP discount. Strange....

[dcm013]

Roy, any idea when the show registration packets will be mailed out?

Don

[Ooooner]

Originally Posted by dcm013 Roy, any idea when the show registration packets will be mailed out? Don

Don,
The speedway officials will hold a meeting in the next week or so and that is when I will pick up all the passes, maps, windshield sticker, information, etc. I will mail out those who want them mailed to them, otherwise, I will have everything at the hotel on Friday evening at the pizza party in the conference room.

Once I have all the information from the meeting, it will be posted here for everybody's reference.

Don, do you want yours mailed to you once I get the packet from the speedway?

[dcm013]

Thanks Roy. It'll be better for me if you just hold on to my stuff until I get there Friday. Looking forward to the show

Don