Mid-US 914 Ramble 2000
Agenda
This year's Mid-US 914 Ramble was held at Shadow
Ridge Villas and Conference Center in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, on Greers
Ferry Lake, on October 19-22.
Agenda
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Thursday October 19
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Friday October 20
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Registration (8am) - Conference Center lobby
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Tech Session (1pm) - Conference Center
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Brad Mayeur: Transmission repair, chassis
stiffening & repair
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Ed Mayo: 914-6 conversion, suspension
console repair
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Scenic Drive (5pm) - to group dinner
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Group Dinner (6pm) - The River Ranch Resort Chuck Wagon Restaurant on the
Little Red River in Heber Springs. A 40 mile fun filled drive from the
Conference Center. Choice of Grilled Chicken $12, Grilled Halibut
$17, or Ribeye Steak $19. Includes a salad, rolls, and 2 sides.
A live band and dancing are available after dinner.
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Saturday October 21
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Swap Meet (9am) - Conference Center; host JT
Snapp.
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Tour - leg 1 (11am) - to Mountain View, for lunch & car show
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Lunch (noon)
- Iron Skillet Restaurant (soup, sandwich, tea & desert - cost included).
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Car Show (2pm) - Ozark Folk Center State Park;
host Glenn Stazak.
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Tour - leg 2 (4pm) - back to Shadow Ridge Villas
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Tech Quiz (7pm) - Conference Center; host
Dave
Darling
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Awards Banquet (8pm) - The Indian Hills Country Club (about 2 miles
from the Convention Center). BBQ buffet with all the trimmings (cost included).
A cash bar is available.
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Sunday October 22
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Optional Arkansas Wine Tour - details to be announced
Accomodations - Shadow
Ridge Villas and Conference Center in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas. We have
30 Villa Studios reserved at a very good rate of $60 per night. Attendees
should make their own reservations. Mention you are with the Porsche 914
group. The number is (501) 884-6060. A map of the area is here.
Here are detailed driving directions.
Registration - If you plan to attend, please register in advance
using the Event Registration Form.
Cost for the event is $45 per person, payable by check or money order
to Rich and Diane Johnson.
The event fee covers miscellaneous event expenses and includes lunch
and dinner Saturday, and an event T-shirt.
Optional T-shirts are also available (see Registration
Form).
Optional caps are also available.
General Information - Fairfield Bay is a small rural community
mainly catering to retirees. The main attractions are great 914 roads,
great scenery, plenty of recreational opportunities, and reasonable costs.
Don't expect big city amenities. The closest Walmart is in Clinton,
some 20 miles away. Adjacent to the Conference Center is a shopping
area with a bank, grocery store, small restaurants, Ice Cream parlor, Barber
Shop, etc... The whole area is dry. See also
Chamber
of Commerce.
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Mountain View is a small town about 35 miles from the conference center
(north) and home of the Ozark
Folk Center State Park
Event attendees will recieve a discount on tickets to the park.
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Heber Springs is home of Aromatique, the big Potpourri manufacturer with
a store at the factory (3421 HWY. 25B North).
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There is a race car tube frame manufacturer on the West side of 65 in Greenbriar,
the first town of any size South of Clinton.