[JONAT] Re: San Diego Addition for 2004

[Hazel A. Beck]

Hi, everyone...thanks for all the e-mails...

Our club held its monthly Board Meeting last evening and I shared some of
your e-mails with them...they are very excited to have our city added to the
tour...we consider San Diego a far better choice than Las Vegas!

They suggested they we time our Winery Tour with your arrival in early
May...we have our own mini-Napa Valley here in a city called Temecula...it's
just off I-15, less than an hour north of downtown San Diego...we map out a
drive through the winery country and then have a catered lunch at one of the
wineries...we also thought that we could get a contingent of cars to meet
you as you enter San Diego County and join the tour...I could also see about
a tour and dinner at Headquarters in Irvine on the way up to LA.

As for Cinco de Mayo, it's definitely celebrated in San Diego...in style.

Re: the Salton Sea Party...there are accomodations in El Centro...the Sea is
pretty isolated...not much around it...a bird sanctuary and geothermal
plants...cool idea, though...but I'd have to make some inquiries.

Either I-10 or I-8 would work...back roads into San Diego either way...and
the route is across a desert...it shouldn't be too hot yet in the first week
of May.

So...how can we help to make this happen?

Looking forward to talking with you soon,
Hazel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Mouton" <jerry@moutons.org>
To: "Bob England" <engl@jonat.org>; <jonat@autox.team.net>
Cc: "Jamie Duffey - JONAT" <jamie@jonat.org>; "Michael Jensen - JONAT"
<jenfam@sbcglobal.net>; "Kerry Williamson - JONAT"
<kwilliamson@broadbandnorthwest.com>; "Gregory Andrachuk - JON"
<v12-vdp@shaw.ca>; <hazelbeck@worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [JONAT] RE: San Diego Addition for 2004; Re: JONAT Route


> No problem here -- I like San Diego better anyway.
> Extra day is not an issue yet -- it's early days.
>
> Jerry Mouton    '64 E Type FHC    "Laissez les bons temps rouler!"
>       Jaguar Owner's North American Tour - http://jonat.org
>       April 15, 2004 - July 4, 2004
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob England" <engl@jonat.org>
> To: <jonat@autox.team.net>
> Cc: "Jamie Duffey - JONAT" <jamie@jonat.org>; "Jerry Moutons - JONAT"
> <jerry@moutons.org>; "Michael Jensen - JONAT" <jenfam@sbcglobal.net>;
"Kerry
> Williamson - JONAT" <kwilliamson@broadbandnorthwest.com>; "Gregory
> Andrachuk - JON" <v12-vdp@shaw.ca>; <hazelbeck@worldnet.att.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 7:58 AM
> Subject: RE: [JONAT] RE: San Diego Addition for 2004; Re: JONAT Route
>
>
> > This seems to be approaching unanimous to skip LV.  Any other comments,
> > questions or concerns?
> >
> > How about some comments from San Francisco (Jerry Mouton), Lake Tahoe
link
> > (Michael Jensen), Oregon (Kerry Williamson), Washington (Jamie Duffey),
> and
> > British Columbia (Gregory Andrachuk) - this may push back the schedule a
> day
> > or so (won't effect the Vancouver ABFM attendance).
> >
> > Bob England
> > '69 E-Type & '72 XJ6
> > Jaguar Owner's North American Tour (JONAT)
> > Route Coordinator
> > http://www.jonat.org
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jonat-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:jonat-admin@autox.team.net]On
> > Behalf Of Mark Stephenson
> > Sent: October 16, 2003 12:21 AM
> > To: jonat@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [JONAT] RE: San Diego Addition for 2004; Re: JONAT Route
> >
> >
> > Another option (which I keep pushing) is to skip LV altogether. If we
> don't
> > have a LV coordinator and we have an enthusiastic person in SD, we can
> save
> > LV for 2006. For me, I personally would really like to continue on Rt.
66
> > toward LA, but if we go to SD it might be better to go from Lake Havasu
> City
> > to Parker, AZ, cross the Colorado River go east on CA-62 and down CA-177
> to
> > I-10 and take the back roads to San Diego. Keep in mind, this takes us
> > across some pretty desolate and hot country, so we'd have to leave very
> > early to beat the heat of early May and we might have to plan on an
> > overnight stop around midday. (Perhaps a Salton Sea Party?) It would
> depend
> > on the average daytime high temps. I was going to say that's Ron's call,
> but
> > it might be Hazel's.
> >
> > Mark Stephenson, Sector Coordinator - Arizona
> > Jaguar Owners North American Tour (www.jonat.org)
> > April 15 - July 4, 2004
> > Visit the Pub for route discussions
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: jonat-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:jonat-admin@autox.team.net] On
> > Behalf Of F. Ronald Rader
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 9:12 PM
> > To: jonat@autox.team.net
> > Cc: Hazel A. Beck; Engl-JONAT; Jamie Duffey - JONAT; Fazal Cader -
JONAT;
> > jonat@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [JONAT] RE: San Diego Addition for 2004; Re: JONAT Route
> >
> >
> > Folks:
> > I think that the route from Las Vegas to San Diego then to Los Angeles
> might
> > be more interesting than the route from LV to LA.
> >
> > Please keep in mind that when entering Los Angeles there is 5 o'clock
> > traffic from every direction. A drive from SD to LA which could leave SD
> at
> > 8.00 AM would want to be at the west side hotel destination by 2.00 PM
if
> we
> > are then going to drive to the Petersen Automotive Museum for a car
> corral,
> > cocktails and dinner.
> >
> > OTOH if we lay over one night in LA, the tour of the Petersen Automotive
> > Museum could be on the layover day with the car show and dinner around
> 6.00
> > PM.
> >
> > I also think it would be a good way of picking up the large group of Jag
> > owners in the greater SD area.  IMO I would not spend the extra day in
Las
> > Vegas. But that is me. As it is now I have arrange for a dinner at the
> > Petersen Automotive Museum on Cinco de Mayo (may 5th) 2004. I am sure
that
> > we could move that out one night if needed.
> >
> > BTW, I spoke with Jason Len of XK's Unlimited (SLO) and he would be
> pleased
> > to provide economic support in a small way. Perhaps a Cocktail party the
> > night that we are in SLO?  Also he would keep his shop open that night
if
> we
> > asked in advance. This could be for buying parts, spares, or minor
repair.
> >
> > It would be great if we had a Las Vegas coordinator. Mark, what do you
> > think?
> >
> > Ron Rader
> > Los Angeles Coordinator.
> >
> >
> >
> > At 03:49 PM 10/15/2003, Bob England wrote:
> >
> > Hazel
> >
> > It's great to hear from San Diego and I'd sure like to be able to tap
into
> > your enthusiasm.  We have a few options at this point:
> >
> > 1. (the easiest) is to have a link tour from San Diego up to LA.  That
is,
> > SD would not be on the main route, but there would be a group of San
> Diegans
> > travelling from SD (and back of course) to join up with the tour in LA,
> and
> > hopefully carry on with the Tour a bit from there.  We have a few
similar
> > situations (Reno, Phoenix, and Saskatoon) so far.
> >
> > 2. we could re-route the tour.  We do not have a Co-ordinator for Las
> Vegas
> > as of yet, so an option would be to bypass LV, and go from the Phoenix
> > Sector into SD.  This would need the cooperation of Los Angeles (Ron
> Rader)
> > and Phoenix (Mark Stevenson) as it would mean a change to their route.
We
> > have a few flex days in Vancouver that would allow the timing to work
out
> > (it would effect dates through northern California, Oregon, Washington,
> and
> > the first bit of British Columbia.
> >
> > 3.  leave SD to be included in "Jaguar Owner's North American Tour - The
> > Sequel", perhaps in 2006.
> >
> > My preference would be either 1 or 2.
> >
> > I think I'll also open up this discussion to all SC's via the mailing
> list.
> > There may be some other valuable comments out there, and those whose
> sectors
> > are effected might want to add in a few comments.
> >
> > I'm very much looking forward to seeing San Diego participate in some
form
> > next year.
> >
> >
> > Bob England
> > '69 E-Type & '72 XJ6
> > Jaguar Owner's North American Tour (JONAT)
> > Route Coordinator
> > http://www.jonat.org
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jamie - JONAT [mailto:jamie@jonat.org]
> > Sent: October 15, 2003 12:36 PM
> > To: Hazel A. Beck
> > Cc: Engl-JONAT
> > Subject: San Diego Additon for 2004; Re: JONAT Route
> >
> > Hello Hazel, this is actually quite a surprise at this point in our
> > planning.  We started over a year ago enlisting interested parties in
the
> > Tour formation steps which included the routing, length of stay in an
> area,
> > events or sites included along the way and volunteers to help with their
> > specific areas along the route.  Please do not get me wrong, we are
> pleased
> > that your club is interested in participating in the Tour as one of our
> > goals is to provide another opportunity for fellow Jaguar owners to
enjoy
> > their choice in vehicle ownership and we feel it is an added benefit to
> > enjoy the comradery of other owners we can meet on a Tour such as this
as
> > some tourers will be traveling perhaps a couple of Sectors while others
> may
> > be traveling the entire route.
> >
> > We may have a problem adjusting the routing at this late date though.
We
> > have been organizing the Tour for over the past year, as I mentioned,
and
> > have already set some dates for certain areas so we can specifically
> attend
> > certain events in those areas.  Therefore I am uncertain whether it will
> be
> > possible to adjust the routing for this first Tour without negatively
> > affecting other Sector schedules.  We can absolutely include the San
Diego
> > area in the next Tour, I just cannot answer for this coming year at this
> > time.  I am forwarding my response to my fellow Executive Committee
> members
> > and we shall take a look into this routing change.  We will have to
> discuss
> > this with each of the Sector Coordinators "downstream" of your location
> and
> > see what affect it will have on their plans.
> >
> > Do you have a feel for or better yet a solid number of people from your
> Club
> > which are interested in participating at this time?  Do you have some
> events
> > or sites which you could mention to help us with the decision?  If we
> could
> > revise the Tour at this point, it looks as though it would be in your
area
> > around the first week of May 2004.  Perhaps a Tour of or dinner hosted
by
> > the Jaguar Headquarters?  Or something along those lines?
> >
> > Jamie Duffey - Everett, WA
> > 88 Series III V12 VdP - Roxanne
> > 89 XJS V12 Convertible 2 Seater - ????
> > Jaguar Owner's North American Tour - http://jonat.org
> > April 15, 2004 - July 4, 2004
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: Hazel A. Beck
> >
> > To: admin@jonat.org
> >
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 9:12 AM
> >
> > Subject: JONAT Route
> >
> >
> > Hi...my name is Hazel Beck, 1st VP of the San Diego Jaguar Club...just
> > wanted to throw our hat into the ring to be added to the Tour Route...we
> are
> > a very active club with 180 members...there is also a large Jaguar Club
> > (JOC) in  southern Orange County, just north of us...and Jaguar North
> > American headquarters (part of the Premier Auto Group) is located in
> > Irvine...Orange County again.
> >
> >
> >
> > >From Las Vegas, we are an easy 4-5 hour drive south...it would be easy
to
> > do
> > Highway 101 (the Coastal Highway) up from San Diego through Orange
County
> an
> > up to Los Angeles...it takes less than an hour to get to Orange County
and
> > additional hour from there to LA...it would add a fabulous dimension of
> > automotive history (cruising the 101) and stunning vistas to the tour.
> >
> >
> >
> > So...this is a formal appeal to add San Diego, America's Finest City, to
> the
> > JONAT.  Please feel free to call me if we can help.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Hazel A. Beck
> >
> > 858.638.0011
> >
> >
> >
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