Spitfire assistance is waiting 20 odd miles east of lake michigan in Grand
Rapids should you choose that route!
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Victor B. Michael <vmichael@enteract.com>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com <spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com>
Date: Sunday, August 15, 1999 11:41 AM
Subject: Spitfire cross-country touring
>
>greetings,
>
>have any of you taken a week off from work, packed up the car and hit
>the road?
>i know of people in our local club (ISOA) who did this for the VTR thing
>a couple of weeks ago.
>one advantage they had was traveling in groups.
>
>i feel like i'm getting closer to having a more reliable spitfire and it
>seems the summer is slipping away already.
>
>i've queried VTR about the "travelers assistance program" in sort of a
>mock-preparation for this wild hair i've seemed to acquired.
>
>i'd like to ask if any of you have any advice to offer me - outside of
>the usual "tow a parts car along for the trip" ;)
>
>i'm thinking of a few destinations; lake michigan circle tour (north of
>chicago), a trip to toronto, a trip along the mississippi river or maybe
>southeast into the smokey mountains.
>
>some things i'm considering are routes (i'd like to stay on country
>roads, but afraid of being stranded), road fatigue, lodging/camp
>grounds, distance, ability to get spares on the road if necessary. if
>any of you have gone through this on a solo car tour, i'd like to hear
>of the experience and again, any advice.
>
>thanks in advance,
>
>vic
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