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evoatcha · Last edited by evoatcha on Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:45 am; edited 2 times in total

You are cordially invited to join us for

Very Happy

The Smiley Face Tour Very Happy

Starting at Bogus Creek Café and Bakery in Stockholm, Wisconsin

9:15 AM Sunday, August 5, 2007

Is “Twisty Road Ahead” your favorite road sign? You will cruise by dozens of them on this tour. We’ll be driving the most scenic, hilly, curvy, and wooded roads in the country. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face!

This is a “couples friendly” tour, not a competitive rally. Complete and easy-to-follow route instructions with road names, mileage, and a detailed map will be provided. But best of all, actual Smiley Faces, painted on the pavement with temporary paint, will guide you at every turn so you can’t get lost!

Three meeting options:

1. 8:00am at Rainbow Foods, 7282 S. East Point Douglas Rd in Cottage Grove, MN. Take Hwys 10 & 61 southeast past 494, exit on 80th Street and turn left, over the highway then right onto East Point Douglas Road. Rainbow will be on your left. The group will leave at 8:10am after radios are loaned out.

2. 9:15am at Bogus Creek Café and Bakery, N2049 Spring Street, Stockholm, WI. From 494, it’s a scenic 50-minute drive to Stockholm. Take Hwys 10 and 61 south and east out of the Twin Cities. Turn left to stay on 10 East, heading toward Prescott. Cross over the drawbridge in Prescott and turn right onto Wisconsin Hwy 35 South. Pass through Diamond Bluff, cross Hwy 63, go through Bay City and Maiden Rock. In beautiful downtown Stockholm, turn left onto County J. Bogus Creek is one block up on your left. We will be having a fabulous breakfast at Bogus Creek, served by the lovely and talented proprietor, Colleen.

3. Join us for lunch at Hansen's Hold Up, north of Fountain City, WI, along Hwy 95, probably about 2:30pm. Just remember it’s at least 90 minutes from the southeast corner of 494. Take Hwys 10 and 61 south and east out of the Cities. Turn left to stay on 10 East, heading toward Prescott. Cross over the drawbridge in Prescott and turn right onto Wisconsin Hwy 35 South. Pass through Diamond Bluff, cross Hwy 63, go through Bay City, Maiden Rock, Stockholm, Pepin, Nelson, Alma, and Cochrane.
In Fountain City, turn left onto Hwy 95 and head up the ridge. Hansen's is about 12 miles north on Hwy 95. We'll leave Hansen's to resume the drive at about 3:30 or so.

To reduce tailgating and passing, cars will line up in order of anticipated driver enthusiasm, according to their self-chosen spot on the “Official Scale of Driving Effort”. The most motivated drivers will be in front.
6/10ths MAXIMUM!

The Official Scale of Driving Effort

0/10 - Up on blocks or, more charitably, a
crouching tiger in the garage

1/10 - Get out and push (damn Lucas!)

2/10 - Grandma going to church on Sunday

3/10 - Just out for a leisurely jaunt

4/10 - Rev it up a little on the straight-aways

5/10 - Honey, slow down! You’ll wake the baby!

6/10 - Happy Speed

7/10 - Promise you won’t tell anybody?

8/10 - Zoom Zoom Zoom

9/10 - Fourth in class at Elkhart Lake

10/10 - Wide open 'til you see God, then BRAKE!

The tour is free.

Questions? Contact Tom Hazen at 612-237-1883 or myliberty@comcast.net

We’ll see your smiley face in the twisties!
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- Tom
2008 Evo X GSR in GG
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk. IV
1978 Suzuki GS550

evoatcha · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:29 pm Post subject:

By the way, here's a link to an awesome video from Jeff who was driving the red Cobalt SS (very well, I might add) on my most recent Wisconsin country road tour.

Legal disclaimer: Jeff takes artistic license (very beautifully, I might add) speeding up the video most of the time. We drive in a spirited manner, but we don't go THIS fast! Cool

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/ff4bbf4a-c76c-4cd2-98fd-996d001a93c4.htm
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- Tom
2008 Evo X GSR in GG
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk. IV
1978 Suzuki GS550

Pedro9237 · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:56 pm Post subject:

Man this sounds like a blast!

I wish I could make it. I am coing to a AutoX in Marshaltown Iowa at the Iowa International Raceway Go-Kart Track, I wonder if there is some way I could time it so icould catch up with you guys on Sunday?

evoatcha · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:37 am Post subject:

The smileys painted on the road will probably be visible for a few weeks. You can take the tour whenever you like, as long as it's daytime. Just follow the smileys! Smile

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- Tom
2008 Evo X GSR in GG
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk. IV
1978 Suzuki GS550

evoatcha · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:44 am Post subject:

Just edited my first post to change the lunch meeting time to 2:30. I surveyed the route yesterday and added some fabulous roads. Also had to reroute around some fresh tar and pea gravel. For Sunday you will have guaranteed clean roads with lots of hills and curves!
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- Tom
2008 Evo X GSR in GG
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk. IV
1978 Suzuki GS550

evoatcha · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject:

Weather for tomorrow looks MUCH better than today. Partly sunny and dry. Hope y'all can make it! Very Happy

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- Tom
2008 Evo X GSR in GG
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk. IV
1978 Suzuki GS550

evoatcha · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:48 am Post subject:

Carl took some great pics and posted them here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photontrap/sets/72157601268280794/

Very Happy

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- Tom
2008 Evo X GSR in GG
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk. IV
1978 Suzuki GS550

s1lence · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:02 am Post subject:

Thanks Tom, I was waiting for some pictures.

Oh and I will be at the next event, but it will be just me because I can control me.
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s1lence · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:16 am Post subject:

I didn't know I hit a bird, I know thats my car and its probably still there.
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evoatcha · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:37 am Post subject:

Brothers1210 · EvoMN-Addict Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 276

Nice to meet you Ryan...you and Becky.

Thanks again Tom for an outstanding drive!

FlatBlackCaddy · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:00 pm Post subject:

I would have liked to make it, but it was too far and too early for me.

How many cars showed up?

The roads look to be fantastic, love those back country farm roads.

Are these roads pretty good for keeping a fast pace?

Was there alot of non event traffic?

Are these roads pretty much empty(not alot of driveways, etc)?
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s1lence · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject:

Brothers1210 · EvoMN-Addict Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 276

s1lence · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject:

Well it was really nice to meet you as well. It was a fun drive and it was nice to have a couple evos at the front. I also appreciate you coming back to the "incident" to make sure everything was ok. Hope your girlfriend enjoyed the rest of the drive, she was looking a little pale for a while. Laughing

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