those of us from PhillyStangs are getting a cruise together in Alex's memory. his good friend will be driving Alex's Cobra in the cruise. i will be getting in touch with his dad to see if maybe the family would like to be involved. please post up if can join us and i'll and you to the list of attendees. i'm still hammering out the details, so i'll update this thread when i know more, but it looks like the Sunday May 1st will be the date. i hope to see some of you there.
here's the tread on PhillyStangs:
Cruise in Memory of Alex Rinedoller aka ARDoller - Sunday, May 1st 2011
yeah yeah yeah i know Spring is a long ways away, and it's only been a week since the funeral. but i've been thinking about this alot over the last few days. i've made a lot of great friends through this club, and consider us all a part of a Mustang enthusiast family…
…we lost one of our own. Alex was as much a part of this forum as most frequent users on this site. and even though he wasn’t able to come out to a ton of meets, he still was an avid poster on this site, did some work tinting tail lights and such for a couple people, and other odds n ends that made him an all around nice kid to have here. so imo he was a part of the PhillyStangs family.
so, what better way to honor his memory than with a cruise. I’m going to wait until the holidays are over to contact his dad to inform him of this and try to see if he would entertain the idea of driving Alex’s Cobra. I was thinking of starting at the cemetery where Alex is buried to lay some flowers and pay respects before we venture out. Take a nice drive and end getting a bite to eat and have a drink. Maybe we could find a place and reserve a table for us.
i am open to suggestions for a route to take and eateries to have lunch, as well as dates. I was thinking sometime at the end of May. That should give us nice weather for a drive.
all suggestions are welcome. lets make this a great cruise to honor a fallen friend…
Attendee List:
1. 03SVTCobra
2. NotchStang (possible)
3. 86fiveoh (possible)
4. 86MustangGirl +3
5. PayUpSuka
6. 06slow6
7. MySTANG93GT
8. TOOT
9. jasionx666x
10. ksmach1
11. my96gt
12. modo + pops
13. NASTY03GT
14. bullet281s
15. bobrules
16. ATFPat
17. 01cobravert
18. 87stang_gt
19. Steve-Oh
20. BlownGT +1
21. phillyphan56
22. alec231236
23. butch12573
24. 1bad95
25. 08stangGT
26. Cookieman00x
27. 87stang_gt (possible)
28. emsbull
29. Blue02
30. 91TitaniumFrostLx
31. Wikky
32. 89lx50 +2
33. ran260gt
34. Cmd2212 +1
35. jz +1
36. MAVERIK
37. Shelbygt3228
38. Silver Thunder
39. GeLsTaNg06
40. Bad94GT
41. 5.0jofa
42. chrome2386
43. blue5pointslow (posible)
44. The OG_Phillystang302 (possible)
45. 04MustangGt
46. stang6707
cross posted on SVTPerformance, SN95Forums and MustangForums:
http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...oller-sunday-may-1st-2011-a.html#post10382572
http://mustangforums.com/forum/off-...doller-sunday-may-1st-2011-a.html#post7390021
http://sn95forums.com/index.php/topic,60035.0.html
my FaceBook to the event:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/?sk=events
(forgive my n00bness on FB, i just signed up...)
**UPDATE **
RAIN DATE SUNDAY MAY 15TH!!!!
EDIT: here is the meeting point. it's the Lowe's/Walmart parking lot in Bensalem. it'll give us direct access to the TurnPike. there is a road that runs right from that lot to the toll booth as you can see in the pic below.
the address is:
3421 HORIZON BOULEVARD
TREVOSE, PA 19053
we will leave the lot at 10:30am SHARP!!! if you get there and we have already left, don't worry! just jump on the TP and put the hammer down, lol. you'll catch up.
ok here's the route:
http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&sour....237605,-74.989929&spn=0.400463,1.234589&z=10
Points Key:
A. meeting point @ Bensalem Lowe's
B. The Rinedoller's house
C. Peace Valley Park --> http://www.buckscounty.org/government/departments/parksandrec/Parks/PeaceValley.aspx
D. Van St. Covered Bridge -->http://www.buckscountycbs.org/bridges.htm
E. Bowman's Tower and Wildflower Preserve -->http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman's_Hill_Tower and http://www.bhwp.org/
F. Entrance to I-95
NOTES
- like with the other larger Cruises we've had, please print yourself a copy of the directions. with this many cars we WILL get separated from each other at SOME point and i'm sure more than once. i will do what i can to pull over and keep us all together.
- 2 way radios/walkie talkies. we brought some along on the last Pocono Cruise and the helped out a lot. it's much easier to use than having to fish for your phone then try yo find the # you need to call while your driving. i have 2 i can bring. bring em if you got em.
- EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE TO BRING THEIR OWN FOOD!
- folding lawn/camping chairs. cuz i doubt there will be enough picnic tab;es for everyone. i have 2, maybe 3, i can bring.
- gas. PLEASE make sure to top off your tank. there are a few stations along the route, but my guess is it will be impossible for 50+ cars to pull into a station, lol.
- PM me if you DO NOT HAVE MY CELL #!!
- group leaders for the enevitable seperations:
wld_wst
phillyphan56
TOOT
86mustanggirl
- ok i thought of something else. and i would hope this would go without having to say it, but i'll put it here anyways:
I WILL NOT, AND I MEAN ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT TOLERATE ANYONE DRIVING LIKE AN ASSHAT IN THE RINEDOLLER'S NEIGHBORHOOD. we are there to pay respects to their son, so PLEASE respect their home and community as well. we are there representing PhilllyStangs as a club and i want them to be proud that Alex was a part of a great Mustang community and not a bunch of derelicts. get it out of your system on the TurnPike and later in the cruise. there will be plenty of opportunities to blow the carbon out of our cars, believe me
here's the tread on PhillyStangs:
Cruise in Memory of Alex Rinedoller aka ARDoller - Sunday, May 1st 2011
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