When: Saturday, October 8, 2022
Arrive: 8:45 a.m
Driver's Meeting: 9:15 a.m.
Depart: 9:30 a.m. See NOTE below.
Where: Macungie, PA - WEIS Market parking lot
3440 Grandview Drive
Macungie, PA MAP
End: Eight Oaks Farm Distillery & Kitchen, PA 309, New Tripoli
Event Leaders: Dave Povenski, driver (a.k.a. the stig) & Michele Kane, navigator.
Limit of 20 people (4 people per table/booth) due to limited seating at Buddies Log Cabin. Priority to paid members. So in your RSVP mention if you will have a navigator or will be driving solo.
NOTE: We will be leaving precisely @ 9:30. Gas, restrooms and food are available at the WEIS and at the nearby Wawa and Turkey Hill. Plan accordingly. We want to get to Buddy's at a less busy time for brunch.
Because we use the facilities at Hawk Mountain for this drive, Polar Bear and occasionally others, I would appreciate each driver donating $5 to help them out with the wonderful work they do. I will collect during the driver's meeting. Thanks in advance!
Circle your wagons (or Miatas if you have no Conestogas lying around) for another edition of ...
WESTWARD HO!
THIS IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT. ONLY HEAVY SNOW, A TORNADO WARNING, AN EARTHQUAKE (min. 6.0), A VOLCANIC ERUPTION or ARMAGEDDON WILL CANCEL.
WHAT Westward HO doesn't have: Wagon trains and indigenous people shooting at us.
WHAT Westward HO does have:
Length: 167 miles. You may want to bring a snack and beverage.
Scenery: Some good, some great, some so so and some coal crackin' ugly.
Ups & Downs: This route has more ups and downs than a whack-a-mole game. Over 29,434' worth! We're talkin' Mt. Everest.
Entertaining Roads: Part of PA 863 (including the corkscrew), Hawk Mountain, Lutz Valley, Ferebee/Flat Hill, Goldmine, PA125, Brockton Mountain/Moss Glen, and Gun Club (off of PA 309) to name a few of my favorites.
Stops: Hawk Mountain (mi 30, for those who drank too much morning coffee), brunch at "Buddy's Log Cabin" for brunch (mi 59), Burger King (mi 103, to unload Buddy's coffee), and Leiby's Ice Cream House & Restaurant for ICE CREAM (mi 150), and finishing at Eight Oaks Farm Distillery & Kitchen (mi 167)
Buddy's is famous for it's extra crispy, instantly artery clogging, deep fried bacon BACON BACON BACON! and its "bet you can't eat more than one" pancakes (ask Alison). Buddy's is worth the drive by itself! And did I mention ICE CREAM!?
Needless to say, this is an all day drive. Figure around 4:15 of driving time and around 7:00 total time including stops & food up to the 8 Oaks Distillery.
We hope you'll join us!
This event will follow the current Pennsylvania rules for COVID-19 safety. To avoid common handling of materials, we will email the directions to participants, for home printing, and we will eliminate the usual paper sign-in sheet. Since the sign-in confirms your agreement with LVMOC’s standard Waiver and Release, we will consider your post to this event thread, stating that you intend to participate, to be your “electronic” signature, indicating your agreement with said Waiver and Release (copy available on request).
We will use FRS radios for communications.
Attending:
1. Dave & Michele
2. Walter
3. Dawn & Tom
4. John (Kenjo)
5. Ken & Evan
6. Ron & Nancy
7. Jim & Logan
8. Charlie & Deb
9. Matt
10. Neil & Kelly
11. Celia & Warren
12. Jerry B
People count: 20
Paid Members Wait List:
Michael (Nauman87) + 1
Jim Turner
Jordan + E
Bill M
"Straights are for fast cars; turns are for fast drivers." - Colin McRae
Walter will be attending - 1 for lunch
Please add Dawn & Tom (2 for lunch)
2020 Polymetal Gray Club ST
Please add me +lunch
thank you John
2022 Miata GT
Sounds pretty good, please sign me up. And for lunch as well.
I’ll know closer to the date
Jordan F. White, M.S.
2012 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT 6MT AWD (NB summer 2024!)
I already have highly sought after tickets for the R&N Iron Horse Ramble from Reading to Jim Thorpe and back that day, but I'm thinking 10/15 might be my date for the Catawissa Leaf Rambler.
- Brian Wowak
1991 BRG SE #3716 of 4000 "Brigit"
@wowak Sorry we'll miss you, but you have a pretty good alternative!
"Straights are for fast cars; turns are for fast drivers." - Colin McRae
Evan and I will attend.
Ken Hill
2002 HZ Yellow
with a few Modifications
Add Ron and ? , 2 for lunch, I’ll update this later
Please Add Jim And Logan
Charlie & Deb would like to join the ride, and yes, two for brunch please!
Charlie C
2013 GT Copper Red Mica
Please add Matt to the list.
Edit: with guest
'23 ND RF
Better add a guest to my name. Thanks!
Please add Neil and Kelly
Neil D’Andria
