Hey guys, we just finished our first annual Northeast Rod Run last weekend (Oct 4-6) and it was a huge hit. In our first year we had cars from MA, RI, NH, and NY. There was everything from a 1937 Chevy to a couple of 2008 Mustangs.

The inspiration for this trip came from The Hot Rod Power Tour.

The Northeast Rod Run is a 3 day cruise that goes throughout the eastern U.S.Whereas Hot Rod has to cruise on mostly interstates because of their massive size, the Northeast Rod Run can take more scenic and rural backroads and secondary highways where the scenery is better.

For example, this year the run started at Mt Wachusett in Ma and then went up the Connecticut River Scenic Byway in VT. From there is crossed into NH and went on into North Conway via the Kangamanus Highway. The next day it went up into Bar Harbor, ME and into Acadia National Park before the return trip home down Coastal Route 1.

Here are a couple of links to the Northeast Rod Run:

http://www.myspace.com/northeast_rod_run

http://s496.photobucket.com/albums/rr323/NErun2008/

If any of his looks interesting to you, send an email to the Yahoo address on the Myspace page and you will be put on the list to recieve info and updates throughout the year, for the 2009 trip.

Keep in mind that this is not a professionally organized event. There are no organizers or fees. It is just one person setting this up for fellow car people to get together for a weekend of cruising and good times. A lot was learned this year and that will only make next year's trip that much better.

The dates path for 2009's trip have been set.

The trip is going to be over the weekend of October 3-6 and it will start in Mid/western MA, travel up through VT (probably within a few miles of the Canadian border)and over into upper state NY.

make sure if anyone is interested, to send an email so you can be kept updated on the details

Well, with the first big holiday of the season behind us, I've finally had time to sit down and put together a few details for all of you to see. As it was last year, and will be every following year, this year's trip will be three days long and it will be over the first weekend of October again. We will be leaving on Saturday, October 3 and returning on Monday, October 5. This way most people will only be missing one day of work and we won't have to deal with Friday morning traffic.

Same as last year, the only requirements I had for the trip, was to try to find good cruising roads and not to worry about being on too tight of a time schedule (although we are going to have to be better on our starting times each day then we did last year). This year it is going to include Wachusett Mountain in Massachusetts, Skyline Drive (Its the longest paved hill climb in the world) and Granville Gulf Notch (it's about 60 miles in length, which is comparable to the Kangamanus Highway) in Vermont, The Lake Champlain Byway, Whiteface Mountain, The Veterans Memorial Highway and Lake Placid in New York.


These don't show everything, but here are a few links you can cut and paste, so you can get a bit of an idea of the trip:

http://www.equinoxmountain.com/

http://www.whitefacenewyork.com/

http://www.whiteface.com/newsite/summer/highway.php

http://www.lakechamplainbyway.com/


I am still working on exact details and stops for the Hotels, but I might have something pretty cool set-up in New York. I will have better details on that stuff after Christmas.

most of us have our rooms booked for the 2009 Rod Run already, because it is hard to get hotel rooms in the Northeast that time of year because of the foliage. I thought I'd get more interest on this froum, about 2009's trip, but I guess I was wrong

I posted a video of last year's trip in the Sights and Sounds section of the forum. go check it out

eventhough there was no interest in this, I figured I post this link up for people to see some of the cars going.

here it is. hope you all enjoy eventhough there are only 2 Camaro pics so far

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=404589893&albumId=1328094

maps and directions will be emailed out this week, to everyone that is going

maps and directions will be emailed out this week, to everyone that is going

Any chance you could e-mail me the route & hotels your staying @... I'd like to take a look and see if it's something that maybe I could do.

thanks

Any chance you could e-mail me the route & hotels your staying @... I'd like to take a look and see if it's something that maybe I could do.

thanks
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Done.... this really looks like a blast, can't believe no one here has jumped in.
I really hope to make it work....but would probably be bringing the new Camaro, I don't drive my 66 that many miles.....especially with the 7.75 - 14" bias ply tires , no PS or PB...and the single brake master cyl .... and that might be a little much for my 69....especially since it really needs a little 110 in every tank full.:icon_wink:
New cars run with you guys??

I was also shocked when no one else came in on this from here, although I think there might be one guy on my list from here. once people go on this, that's all they talk about until the next year's trip. I actually have about a half-dozen guys that have been thrashing on their cars all year, just to be ready for this trip

last year I brought my 2004 GTO. we've had anything from a 1937 Chevy Deluxe to a supercharged 2005 Mustang GT, and everything inbetween. that's the beautiful thing about this trip...there is no year break. on the MySpace page there are pics of about 20 of the tenative cars for this year's trip

right now this trip is going to be a little much for my '69, but I'm presently working on that. I've done a bunch of de-tuning (amongst other things) and I'm trying to get it to the point where I can get 10MPG on the highway. I think I'm now close. I'm hoping to change out my rear gears to a 3:42 (from a 3:73) in the next couple of weeks but money is real tight right now, although where there is a will, there is a way

Way too many new Stangs in that group, gotta get some 5th gens in there.:icon_wink:

Way too many new Stangs in that group, gotta get some 5th gens in there.:icon_wink:
AMEN to any GM product!!!

and there should be more 5th gens, because in June the Camaro outsold the Mustang for the first time in a long time ( by almost 2000 units!)

im sorry you didnt get much interset in this forum but its nice to know that their are cruises like this still going on today. I would love to go but dont have the time and money right now to take off from work those few days. maybe if you guys stopped in jersey one time i would come cruise and join you all but for now i can not....but nice job on it...good luck and keep it going.

^Im with him

I dont have the time, being in college and all, but if you guys came through jersey i would try to tag along for a bit (if my 78 could take a long drive)

however i did have the engine rebuilt so it could prob take the trip, paying for gas is the real killer

im sorry you didnt get much interset in this forum but its nice to know that their are cruises like this still going on today. I would love to go but dont have the time and money right now to take off from work those few days. maybe if you guys stopped in jersey one time i would come cruise and join you all but for now i can not....but nice job on it...good luck and keep it going.

^Im with him

I dont have the time, being in college and all, but if you guys came through jersey i would try to tag along for a bit (if my 78 could take a long drive)

however i did have the engine rebuilt so it could prob take the trip, paying for gas is the real killer too bad you guys couldn't join us. I actually have one guy coming out of Jersey this year (along with people from MA, NH, RI, CT, NY and Canada).

I do understand the cash and time restraints for some people. that is why I try to limit the run to 3 days and keep it on weekends, because it's easier for people to get weekends off and find babysitters.

I was kind of shocked that more interest didn't come from this forum, because other forums got a lot of interest.

I do suggest if this does sound like you might want to do it in the future, you could both send an email to the Rod Run's email address on the myspace page, and I can keep you two updated on future trips

one more thing for Burnt Treez: my Camaro gets between 6 and 8 MPG on the highway (after de-tuning). how's that for an expensive trip?

yah that is pretty bad, i get about 10 miles, but i also pay 21,000 a year to stay in school right now, so hopefully i will still have my camaro when i get out and i will join you guys for sure

information emails have been sent out for the trip. a quick response needed if you are going on the run

Once again the trip was a success. We had about 26 or 28 cars, with over 40 people, on the run. for me, round trip was around 800 miles through three states in three days. beautiful scenery, incredible roads, awesome people and of course there were the cars

thank you to all the people that made it happen this year and now it's time to start planning next years trip

Once again the trip was a success. We had about 26 or 28 cars, with over 40 people, on the run. for me, round trip was around 800 miles through three states in three days. beautiful scenery, incredible roads, awesome people and of course there were the cars

thank you to all the people that made it happen this year and now it's time to start planning next years trip


Pic's please :)

you can find pics in the gallery on my new website. it's not fully developed yet, but it is working

www.northeastrodrun.com