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[Bob England]

Larry

I'm back from holidays and finally getting caught up.  I'm also sending this
note to all SC's as you bring up some very good questions.

I've loaded the info you provided me in your note, and the maps can be seen
at
http://jonat.org/bob/PDFMaps/Sector%20-%20Alabama.pdf
It is a big file right now (2meg) so please be patient - hopefully you are
not on dial-up.  Please check to make sure I have it right.  Some of the
days are a bit long, so have been split in two by the computer.  Take a look
at the times and let me know if you want a few long days.  I will update the
itinerary once you have had a chance to check this over and I make the
corrections you want.

Adding one day should not be a problem, but double check with Hudson in
Orlando.

Regarding funding, that, sponsorships, and charities is one of the things we
have to sort out in short order.  We should also support the SC's with a
press release of some kind fairly soon I think.

Regarding accommodations, no hard and fast rule.  The local group has
selected 3* and 4* accommodations for their sector (keep in mind that a 4*
hotel in our area is likely less cost than a 2* hotel in resort areas).

Regarding towing services, I think just line up a local guy who knows how to
tow classic and otherwise precious cars without bending them.  Towing costs
will be up to the towee.  Regarding mechanics, the nearest Jaguar dealer to
us here locally is 160mi away.  We have one fellow in town that does Jaguar
moderns (I think he represents the nearest Jaguar dealer in fact - just
opened his shop).  For classics, our own group members are the best around
... I think we are arranging with a local garage for hoist space and
mechanics to assist but that is currently being worked out.  There is also
talk locally of a chase vehicle with a few tools and spares.

List of registrants in your area I think is available to you on the website
as an SC.  Jamie can you conform?

Have I missed anything?

Bob England
'69 E-Type & '72 XJ6
Jaguar Owner's North American Tour (JONAT)
Route Coordinator
http://www.jonat.org



-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Lee [mailto:jlawrencelee@charter.net]
Sent: September 14, 2003 9:33 PM
To: Bob England
Cc: Bill Trimble
Subject: JONAT - Atlanta Sector Proposed Route


Bob,

Bill Trimble and I have worked out what we think will be a good tour route
through the area.  It has some nice, scenic driving stretches, and what we
hope will be some interesting stops along the way.

I don't have your mapping software, But I feel sure you will have little
difficulty in plugging this into it.  Here is what it looks like, along with
my estimations of mileage and driving time (at 45 mph average):

Day 1, Thursday, July 1, 2004
....

This does add one day to the tour schedule now shown on the JONAT site, but
I believe it adds considerable interest, as well as a wider variety of
southern scenery.  I intentionally used a rather low average speed in
calculating driving times to provide some slack to accommodate the rest
stops and any unforseen events.

We hope to be able to arrange a track tour at Road Atlanta and possibly some
sort of presentation by the Panoz Racing folks.  We also hope to get
Coventry West to host, and hopefully sponsor, an evening event in Atlanta,
possibly a dinner and tour of their parts and rebuilding operation.  The
other stops are non-Jaguar points of interest that the various participants
will want to see or skip as their interests dictate.  If something like the
Road Atlanta track tour has a fee, are there any guidelines for acceptable
limits and sources of funds?

We have not yet contacted the Charlotte and Orlando sector coordinators to
determine which of us is responsible for scouting out accomodations in
Charlotte and Savannah, but I will certainly do so for Atlanta and Americus.
Is there any consensus as to the level (* to *****) of accomodations desired
for the "recommended hotel"?

Other responsibilities remain to be tackled, including recommendations for
food and shopping.  This is not an area with an abundance of good Jaguar
mechanics, but we are aware of a few and will seek out more.  We are at a
bit of a loss to know just what is needed in regard to towing services.  We
would appreciate some advice here.

Please look this over and tell us what you think.

If possible, could you e-mail me a list of the registrants so far that live
along this sector?  We would certainly appreciate it, as I hope to convince
one or two to help out.

Larry