Leavenworth Drive 2012 - Saturday, June 16th

[Van Westervelt]

I am in, coming from PDX sat morning with a few others I presume. Will be in the tech1 project car.

[cramer]

We need an official caravan. Also this better not end up like the port Townsend cruise where only me and one other dude actually went.

Don't worry, with over 1000 cars last year and attendance growing each year, there will be more than 2 e30s ;)

[kid325e]

So it's official I can't get out of helping my co-worker move. I'm a firm believe in karma and do not want to get fucked. Sorry guys!

[CJ7]

ah damn Paolo! For once Ashley is in for a cruise and my homie isn't even gonna be there :hitler:

[CJ7]

ah damn Paolo! For once Ashley is in for a cruise and our homie isn't even gonna be there :hitler:

[OldDrunkenSailor]

Sorry guys, late to the thread.

What's the plan for meeting up, fellow (northern) Seattle folks? What is parking like when you get there?

[Mlarsen]

I'm out. I got way too much going on this month.

[ClausE30]

What is parking like when you get there?

Last year parking kinda sucked and there was no organization.
Ended up parking behind a hotel with a bunch of other people who also had no idea where to park

[Wschnitz]

Hopefully my parents give me my car back then.

[cramer]

Last year parking kinda sucked and there was no organization.
Ended up parking behind a hotel with a bunch of other people who also had no idea where to park

There is never any organized parking in Leavenworth. You are on your own to find parking. As you can tell, the town is rather small and doesn't have a parking area that can handle 1000+ cars.

[.Lindsay.]

Last year parking kinda sucked and there was no organization.
Ended up parking behind a hotel with a bunch of other people who also had no idea where to park

As Cramer has already said, there isn't supposed to be any organization in Leavenworth.. It's a cruise, not a show, so therefore the organization and planning goes into the pre-meet and parking/exiting Bellevue College. You are on your own once you get to Leavenworth. The town is too small, and with the accordion festival that weekend as well, it is impossible to have everyone park together. You just have to park wherever you can find a spot and enjoy your time in town, or continue on to a further destination, or turn around and head home.

Sorry you thought it would be different and that parking would be organized in Leavenworth, but to say the organization sucked is pretty far from the truth. The organizers and volunteers put a lot of time and effort into making sure entering, parking and exiting Bellevue College isn't a clusterf*ck and is very well organized.

With that said, i can't wait. This will be my 8th year attending and it gets better and better every year, with exception for when it was small enough that we could have a police escort to the highway and got tshirt. That was awesome.

[ChrisK]

I've always wanted to go on this drive. The plan is to clay/polish/wax as prep for the the picnic on this Saturday. Does anyone have a random orbiter they'd be willing to part with for a day? Porter Cable? I don't feel like shoveling the $120+ for a brand new one.. and it may include the micro-brew of your choice!

[IronJoe]

As Cramer has already said, there isn't supposed to be any organization in Leavenworth.. It's a cruise, not a show, so therefore the organization and planning goes into the pre-meet and parking/exiting Bellevue College. You are on your own once you get to Leavenworth. The town is too small, and with the accordion festival that weekend as well, it is impossible to have everyone park together. You just have to park wherever you can find a spot and enjoy your time in town, or continue on to a further destination, or turn around and head home.

Bolded for the people who are new to this event.


I typically spend at least an hour driving around town looking for parking, but that's because I'm a stubborn prima donna. People always find a spot somewhere and no matter where you end up, there are other cool cars around!

[2mAn]

so are we cruising to Bellevue College?

[Wschnitz]

North end is meeting at 164th park n ride. You south and Seattle center peeps will have to drive up here and make a mega caravan, or make your own and we can meet up at bellevue.