2011 Roundup itinerary! Hope to see you all there!!

Maverick/Comet Club International

18th Annual Roundup Nationals
Dearborn, Michigan
July 20-24, 2011
Hosts: Members of the MCCI in Michigan

Highlights

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Early Arrival Day

See many sites in Dearborn, the home of Ford Motor Company.

11:30 AM We will caravan from the hotel to MCCI President Shawn Simpson’s house (address will be provided), for a cookout prior to going to Milan Dragway in Milan, MI, a test and tune (http://www.milandragway.com/). Burgers and hot dogs will be served, and there is plenty of parking for our cars and trucks and trailers. We will have a cookout until 3:30 pm, when we leave for Milan Dragway. The gates open at 4:00 pm, and there is a $25 charge for Test & Tune.

Thursday, July 21, 2011
Family Day # 1 Ford Rouge Factory Tour

10:00 AM We will caravan to the Henry Ford Museum, 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, Michigan, 48124, 800.835.5237. After parking in a secure lot for our cars at the Henry Ford, we will load onto a bus provided by the Henry Ford Museum, and go to the Ford River Rouge Complex, also in Dearborn, for the Ford Rouge Factory Tour (http://www.thehenryford.org/rouge/index.aspx).
The tour is a self-guided five-part experience that includes: Legacy Theater, Art of Manufacturing Theater, Observation Deck, Dearborn Truck Plant and the Legacy Gallery.
See below under “Family Day #2” for Admission prices for Ford Rouge Factory Tour, under Admission.

6:00 PM Supper. We will meet at the hotel prior to going for a cruise-in at a local restaurant.

Friday, July 22, 2011
Family Day # 2 Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village Tour

9:00 AM We will caravan to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, Michigan, 48124, 800.835.5237, for a tour of the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (http://www.hfmgv.org/). We will again park in a secure lot for our cars, and then visit each attraction. The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village have been called the "largest indoor-outdoor history museum complex.”


6:00 PM We will meet at the hotel prior to going to a local restaurant for supper. We will go to the Sign Of The Beefcarver restaurant, 23100 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI 48124. The main menu choices, in addition to roast beef, include fish, turkey, chicken, and ham. Also, there are many side dishes, including vegetables, macaroni and cheese, fresh salads, desserts, and more. The annual club meeting will follow supper. The club meeting usually lasts from 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM.
8:00-9:30 PM Club meeting at hotel.

Saturday, July 23, 2011
Show Day (Hotel Parking Lot)

9:00 AM-Noon Registration
Noon-2:00 PM Judging
3:00 PM Awards Ceremony

On Show Day, we will caravan our cars to the Ford World Headquarters on Michigan Avenue,
for a group photo. Time TBA.

Saturday evening is free to do as you please. As always, there are plenty of good times to be had in the usual manner of hanging around in the parking lot, with each other at the hotel.

For those that are interested, there is the Telegraph Road (US 24) Car Cruise the day of the show. The cruise route on Telegraph Road stretches from Eureka Road in the city of Taylor, to the south, to Puritan Road in the city of Redford, to the north. This car cruise is an “active” cruise, where you have the opportunity to drive your car on the road in the cruise. This cruise is considered a “mini-Woodward Dream Cruise”.

Sunday, July 24

There are opportunities to see the many sites in the city of Dearborn and surrounding areas. One place of note is in the city of Milford, MI, at Baker’s, for a Sunday car cruise-in. The address is 2025 S. Milford Road, Milford, MI 48381 (http://www.bakersofmilford.com/1/252/cruisin.asp). The car cruise-in at Baker’s has been billed, per Baker’s website, as “America's Largest Weekly Cruise”.

Hotel Information

Doubletree Hotel
5801 Southfield Expressway, Dearborn/Detroit, MI 48228
Phone: 313-336-3340
Room rate: $95/night. The room rate also includes breakfast in the hotel restaurant, grille39, for the entire family. Please note: The hotel is 100% non-smoking with designated smoking areas outdoors.

Website for general hotel information:
http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/DTTDBDT-Doubletree-Hotel-Dearborn-Michigan/index.do

Website to register for rooms online:
http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/...DTTDBDT-MCC-20110719/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

 

Not a Member of the MCCI (yet) but plan to meet you guys at a few of these events, particularly Milan and the Telegraph cruise, we live not too far from Telegraph off of Ecorse road on Jackson Street...

 

Really looking forward to this. My wife and I will get there Thursday, and at least will have dinner there.

 

See you on the 20th!

 

Wow I finally get to meet Earl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Last time I saw him, was in Detroit.

 

We plan on being there in time to go to dinner Thursday evening.

 

I should be there for dinner on Thursday. I have to add a day to my hotel reservations. Looking forward to seeing all of you!

 

I think, Pete (Mavman72) and I should be there Wednesday afternoon...

 

i'll be there, will try to make wensday test and tune, i work till 5, so will try to get out early (i work in taylor)

 

No kidding lol where at?

 

I will be there everyday. The Telegraph Cruise is great. I like it better than the Woodward Dream Cruise. It's more spread out and you can actually cruise instead of crawl. This will be the first year I can drive instead of just being a passenger in my brother's Mustang.

 

Only 8 weeks from today!!!!

 

I'll be staying in Taylor, with friends.

 

That's all? I need to get it going to finish the desired improvements/upgrades to make the trip. My chk-in date is the 20th.; hope I can make it.