[JONAT] RE: San Diego Addition for 2004; Re: JONAT Route
Mark Stephenson
jonat@autox.team.net
Thu Oct 16 22:50:01 2003
Jamie,
It's secret, so I don't know. ;-) Actually, I have no idea. I just grabbed
my Rand McNally Road Atlas and took a look at the various roads between Lake
Havasu City and San Diego. If Hazel accepts the job, she can decide how to
go from my hand off to hers and fit it in the available time.
Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jonat-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:jonat-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jamie - JONAT
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 4:42 PM
> To: jonat@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [JONAT] RE: San Diego Addition for 2004; Re: JONAT Route
>
>
> 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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