[JONAT] RE: San Diego Addition for 2004; Re: JONAT Route

[Jamie - JONAT]

Where is Area 51 relative to what you are proposing Mark?

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: "Mark Stephenson" <marks@jonat.org>
To: <jonat@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 11:21 PM
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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