A NEW ROUTE TO DIEFFENBACH'S POTATO CHIPS, NEAR WOMELDORF, PA This drive will also incorporate a fundraiser benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank. Please see the thread concerning this on our main page under Chat "Food Drive" or the 10/28 post by Alison to this thread.
When - Saturday, October 31, 2020
Drivers' Meeting: 10:00 a.m. (Note new time!)
Depart: 10:15 a.m.
Where - Cracker Barrel, Fogelsville
7720 Main Street
Fogelsville, PA Location
Event Leader - Walter Cramer
As Horace Greeley once told a group of Miata enthusiasts,
“Go West, young drivers, Go West, and make sure
you stay off the four lanes”.
If you happen upon Dieffenbach’s Potato Chip factory,
stop and indulge
Join Walter for a Fall morning of driving westward over Lehigh and Berks County roads south of routes 22 and 78. Our westward destination is the Dieffenbach’s Potato Chip factory. The locals claim these potato chips to be the Best Ever, and the devotees among us can replenish their home stocks with the tasty 'taters! Although the drive to Dieffenbach’s is a bit over two hours, I have a rest stop planned at Redner’s on Route 183, one hour and forty minutes into the drive.
Our return route of travel also has us stopping at Redner’s on Route 183 for a rest stop on the trip back. As we turn onto Route 737 North, we finally get to travel on roadways north of routes 22 and 78. The length of travel is 95 miles and approximately 4 1/2 hours.
We will have lunch with out-door dining at Hops Fogelsville Hotel.
Be sure to let Walter know if you wish to go to the restaurant!
This event will follow the current Pennsylvania rules for COVID-19 safety. We will require that all participants maintain six-foot social distancing, and we will require masks to be worn when not in our cars. 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 now consider your post to this event thread, indicating that you intend to participate, to be your “electronic” signature, indicating your agreement with said Waiver and Release (copy available on request).
This drive will be limited to 15 cars, including the leader, with priority given to paid LVMOC members. If the 15-car limit is not met, we will open the drive to non-members.
We will use FRS radios for communications. Be sure to arrive by ~9:45 a.m. with a full gas tank and an empty bladder .
Attending:
- Walter & Nancy (Hops x 2)
- David & Janice (No lunch)
- Wayne (Hops ??)
- Jeff (Hops x 1)
- Michele
- Ken & Evan (No lunch)
- James (Guest)
- Jim & Melissa (Hops x 2)
- Alison & Mike ( No lunch )
- Louie and Justin (Hops x 2)
- Corrina and Tara (Hops x 2)
- Risa and Mike (no lunch)
- Wanda & Jerry (No lunch)
- Annette & Jim
- Nobu (Hops x1)
- Gary (Guest)
Silver 2011 NC PRHT Grand Touring (actually Janice's car)
I am soooo in for this (I'll decide later regarding Hops)
Cracker Barrel is a very crowded parking lot, might I suggest either the Rite Aid or a little further north, the LVPG walk in clinic lot next to Weis (and Weis has a bathroom if anyone needs it before leaving).
We find that there is usually enough room around the back to gather for a drive, Wayne. That is, if there aren't too many truck rigs parked for the drivers lodging at Hawthorn Suites, next door.
Silver 2011 NC PRHT Grand Touring (actually Janice's car)
For as many times as our Club has met at the rear of Cracker Barrel over the years, space has never been an issue.
By the way, Wayne, I am glad you are able to join us for the Drive. I have your prize from your Kojak response of a couple weeks ago.
I am in for the chippies and Hops!
2016 ST Ceramic Metallic GT aka Ghost
Please add Michele to the drive.
Ken and Evan will be there. We love Dieffenbach's Chips.
Ken Hill
2002 HZ Yellow
with a few Modifications
Dave & Carol Hartmann would like to join-in..., would be a first LVMOC drive (...and a first "any club" drive) for us as recent ND owners. Sign us up and for the "Hops" lunch.
Jim & Melissa (Hops x2)
'02 SE ti/br (retired)
'21 RF-GT 6MT mg/wh
Contest for how many bags of chips to stuff in the boot?
Please add Alison and Mike to the list of drive participants.
The pre-run was nice so we're doin' it twice!
2017 RF Club, 6MT, Arctic White
Add Louie and Justin. I believe we are in for the food as well.
2014 Club 2.5L "Punisher Edition", 2017 RF GT