CANCELED DO TO THE FIRES

ANNUAL GREAT PUMPKIN RUN - Is now even "greater"  Put on by Eric "Hemotox" Johnson & Dave "RaceCars" Cawthorne


This is a run through the San Bernardino Mountains, Oak Glen Apple Festival and the Palms to Pines Highway foliage and the Cleveland Forest.  Oak Glen is famous for their apples and Apple Festival.  It is high up in the San Bernardino Mtns with a nice drive.  Click here for info on Oak Glen (http://www.oakglen.net/)

This will be a good day's event.  Some excellent roads and spectacular scenery, etc.  I imagine the weather would also be perfect and the days not to short to allow everyone time to return home.  I think the Apple Festival in Oak Glen  and the foliage along the "Pines to Palms Hwy" are well worth a Mini event.



Flo's Diner Chino to Oak Glen

49.4 mi – about 59 mins

1. Head west on Merrill Ave toward Euclid Ave 0.2 mi
2. Turn right at Euclid Ave 3.2 mi - 6 mins
3. Turn right to merge onto CA-60 E toward Riverside 5.2 mi - 6 mins
4. Take the exit onto I-15 N toward Barstow 3.2 mi - 3 mins
5. Take the exit onto I-10 E toward San Bernardino 27.3 mi - 26 mins
6. Take exit 85 for Live Oak Canyon Rd/Oak Glen Rd 0.3 mi
7. Turn left at Live Oak Canyon Rd 0.2 mi - 1 min
8. Continue on Oak Glen Rd 9.7 mi - 16 mins
9. Turn right at Oak Glen Mobile Home Park 413 ft - 1 min
10. Turn right at Star View 387 ft - 1 min to Oak Glen

Oak Glen to Idyllwild

Drive: 42.0 mi – about 1 hour 13 mins

1. Head southeast on Oak Glen Rd toward Potato Canyon Rd 8.0 mi - 12 mins
2. Continue on Beaumont Ave 3.7 mi - 9 mins
3. Turn left to merge onto I-10 E toward Indio 5.0 mi - 6 mins
4. Take the 8th St/CA-243 exit toward Idyllwild 0.2 mi
5. Turn right at S 8th St/CA-243 0.1 mi
6. Turn left at W Lincoln St 0.5 mi - 2 mins
7. Turn right at CA-243/S San Gorgonio Ave
8. Continue to follow CA-243 24.4 mi - 45 mins  to Idyllwild, CA

Idyllwild to Temecula and Pechanga Casino

Drive: 55.3 mi – about 1 hour 17 mins

1. Head south on CA-243 toward N Circle Dr 4.5 mi - 8 mins
2. Slight left at CA-74 12.4 mi - 16 mins
3. Turn right at CA-371 20.7 mi - 30 mins
4. Slight right at CA-79 15.2 mi - 18 mins
5. Turn left at Redhawk Pkwy 0.7 mi - 2 mins
6. Turn right to stay on Redhawk Pkwy 0.4 mi
7. Turn right at Wolf Valley Rd 0.9 mi - 2 mins
8. Turn left at Pechanga Pkwy 0.5 mi - 1 min to 45000 Pechanga Pkwy

Pechanga has several excellent rated restaurants including:

Seafood Grotto
http://www.pechanga.com/dining/thegrotto.asp

Paisano's
http://www.pechanga.com/dining/paisanos.asp

The Great Oak
http://www.pechanga.com/dining/paisanos.asp


Attendees >8

Eric Johnson
Dave Cawthorne
Lance Kouchi
Art Pena
Dan Everts

Thanks for the official move of the thread.  We hope that people notice this
Great Pumpkin Fall Folage Run" through the Mountains of So California.  Link below has some more details about the logistics and planned events.

http://socalviper.com/forum/index.php?topic=524.0

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Hey Eric,

I'll be going up to Pechanga next week to ck on some deals >2 The Great Pumpkin Run rides again(Good Grief Charlie Brown) ^1

Oh Great One  ^9 ^9 ^9

Kelsey's is another great restaurant there.   Really good Rib Eye sandwich.  <1
Lori plays and I eat  ;D

OKay, if #1 and #2 Viper club members who attend absolutely every event are on board, makes sense for the rest of us!

Eric,

This cruise has the "Oh Great One and Lance of Approval" stamp on it, which means it's going to be a phenomenal run!

Art,

We need a representative Viper as the official "Pumpkin" so Dave feels he is celebrating the season and paying hommage to Charlie Brown's memory.  And well, you see.............  your viper just happens to be the correct color pattern and we were wondering if....,  maybe....,  perhaps....., we can give you the "Charlie Brown Official Pace Car Title" for the run ?

<2

You can even have an autographed picture of you, your car, and the Great One for your memory mantle above the fireplace.   <9

Clear your calendar for this one, it's an all day run.

Should be fun though.

Dan ^2

Quote from: hemotox on June 29, 2007, 10:42:59 AM
Art,

We need a representative Viper as the official "Pumpkin" so Dave feels he is celebrating the season and paying hommage to Charlie Brown's memory.  And well, you see.............  your viper just happens to be the correct color pattern and we were wondering if....,  maybe....,  perhaps....., we can give you the "Charlie Brown Official Pace Car Title" for the run ?

<2

You can even have an autographed picture of you, your car, and the Great One for your memory mantle above the fireplace.   <9

Ah well ya see, maybe, perhaps, sure!  I'll do it!  This is going to be a blast! ^1

Potential rumor floating around that we may try to hook up with the Orange County Shelby Cobra Club on this run, which would make a most enjoyable day.
>7

 >2

I did a pre-run today, even in the Lexus >1 what a run. >7 <2 <2

Got to work out the timing now <1 it's a long day ^5

Details soon <2

Need to start seeing names <1

Oh Great One  ^9 ^9 ^9

 >3
Lance is in.

I, the real Great Pumpkin, is in.

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Does anyone know when the time changes >1

Not sure if it's the 1st weekend or 2nd weekend in Nov ??? That will make a BIG different on how this will work.

Probably won't be able to do the Oak Glen part due to time  <2 This is going to be a very long day, BUT  whata run, I've done this run, other than the lower portion of the 243, but running the 74,76,79,& 371 backwards allows our Vipers  work better. Coming up the 243 is like running Willow at speed ^1 >2

If you miss this run, your loss :(

I'll have some details shortly <2

Oh Great One  ^9 ^9 ^9

Hey Bruce,

I think Art is the real great pumpkin.

Dan and Cathy are in.

Dan

Thanks for sticking up for me Dan, Bruce is a bully <1

OGO,  Daylight savings time ends 1st Sunday in November, which is the 4th.

Yo OGO - Daylight Savings Time ends "The First Sunday in November" November 4th 

OGO,

So, will we need our headlights for this run??? >1

..... or should we just start a little earlier?

Dan

Hey Art,

I volunteered as the Great Pumpkin, due to my ample ......

I think Dan was volunteering a tie.....

Perhaps we need to have a tie breaker at the rally ..... WHO REALLY IS THE GREAT PUMPKIN?

The winner gets an XXLarge Viper shirt.  What do you think Dan?

Must I remind you that "The Great Pumpkin" rises from the pumpkin patch bringing presents for all the other kids!!   >2

Actually, I was referring to car color.

But when it comes to having a pumpkin shaped ______ not sure who'd win that one.

Not sure if we have any XXL T-shirts left ..... have to check with the boss lady.

Dan

Big Brakes Dave and I are working on modifications to this run to accommodate the time of year, locations for meals and parking and liesurely time at each stop.  I think once Dave has the final recomendations, details will be forth coming.  Dave has done the run and made some changes already, said it was spectacular and great fun.  Final restaurant locations and route will be posted soon.

I would think that this run is one not to miss!  We have a commitment from Art to officially name his car the "Great Pumpkin Viper of the Day".
>2 ^1 ^2

The Big Question is  ..................?   Who is gonna have a new 08 Viper for this run???  If they ever make dealer delivery?

As it stands now, I'm in.

Big Dave,

You mean this intersection?

A Denny's is at 449 E 4th Street, Beaumont, California off the I-10 and the Hwy 79 interchange.
  <2
EJ

Yes Dear ^8 ^8 ^8 ^8

Oh Great One ^9 ^9 ^9 ^9

Okay, VIPER FANS

Here are the offical meeting points for the UpComing Great Pumpkin Rally

If you want to meet for Breakfast we will congregate at no later than 7:30 AM, to have breakfast at 8:00 AM on November 10th, 2007.  This will be easy access for SD Viper Owners, and those of us who don't mind driving vipers a distance.

Richie's All American Diner
40651 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd
Murrieta, CA 92562

see below map,

We will then leave to meet other members who are coming from the north or from the north west at the

Denny's Diner
449 E 4th, Street
Beaumont, Ca

Denny's Location map is two posts above. If you are planning on breakfast at the Denny's DIner, pleas arrive and finish breakfast by 9:30, so we can get started on the cruise by 10:00 AM.  The Denny's is off the I-10, just east of the convergance with the I-60 and take the Hwy 79 exit.  It is across from the exit stop sign.  We can also fuel up there.

We will plan on meeting at 9:30 AM to leave by 10:00 AM

I will bring the Official Charlie Brown Pumpkin, to be christened and place in Art Pena's super hot orange SRT-10 convertible!

^1 >2

Is there gonna be a debut of the Original Root, Blue Viper with all the added upgrades?

Who is gonna have a brand new Snake Skin Green 08 Viper??? 

>3 >4 >2 <9

 ^1 We'll be there 'cause we don't wanna be square!  BTW, as my hot rod hubby pointed out, all that beautiful folage will just be a blur of colors as we race through those curves at 80mph,  <3 but hey!, that's o.k., it will be fun <9

Original route has changed after consultation with the Oh Great Pumpkin-One.  We are eliminating the Flo's Diner - Oak Glen part of the cruise as this may delay us for the entire cruise and we don't want to be ending up east of Temecula in the dark.  So the following changes have been made.

1.  No meeting at Flo's Diner
2.  Visiting Oak Glen is cancelled.
3.  Meeting at Richie's Diner in Murrietta at 7:30 (I-15 & I-215) for breakfast or meeting at the Denny's Restaurant in Beaumont at 9:30 AM November 10th.
4.  Continue out of Beaumont on the I-10 East to the 243 Exit South.  Re-group from the Freeway run and then head up the Pines to Palms Highway toward Idyllwild for lunch and shopping.
5.  Post lunch cruise south out of Idyllwild through the Cleveland National Forest to 74 > 371 > Cahuilla Creek Casino for pit stop and club photoshoot.
6.Cruise into Pechanga Casino in Temecula for dinner.

Oh Great Pumkin-One, did I get this correct?

Time changes with an hour less of daylight has moved us to delete Oak Glen and Flo's as stops.

Sounds like a great run.
Is this now set in stone......I have room reservations at Pala......which will now need to be switched over to Pechanga.

Let me know.
Lance

Calling OGO.  Come in OGO.

Is this now finalized???

Dan

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Waiting for  Pechanga to call back about the resturant Kelsey's. Hopefully in the next day or 2.

Then I can finish the run times. NOT SET IN STONE YET ^8

OGO

 ^6  YOO-HOO!!  Dave & Lisa are in for this one!  And what does OGO mean? ???

OGO = Oh Great One

  :-[ Yes, I realized that as I was scrolling down.  Anyway, at least we'll have our car back by then.  I'm excited, I need my viper fix! >2

October 23, 2007
I just got off the phone with Dave C..   Due to the widespread devastation caused by the wildfires and the MANY members it has affected, the Great Pumkin Run for Nov. 10th has been CANCELLED

This run will take place at a later date.

Many members have been evacuated and are still unsure of the status of their homes/property.   We can only hope and pray that the fires are contained quickly.

WE are saddened by this tremendous loss.  Please let us know how you are.  Anything we can do to help fellow members please communicate.   :-[

 <7 WOW! That was an Unusually short TRIP ???   joel