02hawk796

It sounds like you have never been on an MFBA Cruise. Is that correct?
Many, many people have had breakdowns during the cruises, and the group stops for them. At MFBA, one member changed his name to "lugnuts" after all 5 of his lugnuts came off his rear wheel, and we helped him find them along the last mile of road, and the group waited at a planned regrouping spot. He stayed with us for another 5 hours, until he had some carb problems and decided he would bow out (we got him next to an Interstate Hwy) - that being the only time I know of that a car was left on the route. (we went back to check on him, he was gone 1/2 hour later). Another time, a car was left at a Stop, and the driver rode along in another car, and was ferried back to his car. Breakdowns, potty breaks, fuel needs are planned for, and those with radios can get in touch with cruise leaders and coordinators at any time.
Last spring, a 79 Z28 had a power steering pump come off, and several in the group stopped and helped wire it back onto the frame, and he kept along the cruise until the route passed about 15 min from his house - and those that helped were more pumped about doing that roadside repair than the rest of the day.
And let me clearly state, that the participants from out of state are not really expected to know the back roads which are used, and maps and directions are provided on the website, so much advanced planning and research can be done by anybody who wants to. However, the Spring Cruise also attracts people from Milwaukee who have never ventured off of Hwy 100, and cannot find their way to the meeting spot 15 miles away (right off Interstate 94) even with clear directions.

02hawk796

I'm not "there", but I'll be there on May 20th.

At the risk of SOMEBODY calling me picky, there actually are Stoplights on the normal route of the Fall Cruise.
At the Meeting Spot, exiting. Then in Roscoe, IL. Then in Mt Horeb, WI. Then in New Glarus. Then 3 or 4 in Janesville (getting to Hooters).
But these are all known by the planners in advance, and regrouping is planned, so that nobody is left behind.
The Spring Cruise also has Stoplights. This year's route is not finalized, but according to recent versions, there is a light at the meeting spot, exiting. Then one at Rochester, and a righ turn at one in East Troy, then 3 in Delafield, and one in Hartford (right turn). The whole afternoon is free of them.
So spring and Fall are about equal in that regard.
Also, the miles are about equal, too. But the Fall Cruise has many more curves at 55mph, and the Spring has many, many more twisties under 30mph. So the Spring route might seem longer.
I think I burn about the same amount of fuel on each.

kevsz28

count me in! anyone want to cruise down from the fox cities area. we could pick up people on the way down there also. just a thought

Knowklew

I will be there

02hawk796

I might be spending those 2 nights in Neenah/Oshkosh. Not sure yet. There will also be threads on the mfba site in the last week or 2 before the cruise, arranging caravans and meeting points.

69z-28

sounds awesome. im definitley planning on this.

MyFirstCamaro

i wish i lived in the west to do this ****, seems like so much fun

02hawk796

I think there is something near Jersey. Have you heard of the Skyline Cruise or something similar?

02hawk796

Actually, the best photo ops are for the cars who volunteer to be marker cars. These are cars that start off each segment in front, and at key turns, they pull to the shoulder as a marker for all the following cars. You are parked and can takes cool shots/vids of all the groups of cars decelerating for the turn and accelerrating after the turn, plenty of shots of many cars in one frame. Then you're in the back until the next regrouping. At each regrouping, the marker cars usually leapfrog from the rear of the pack back to the front of the pack, so you sometimes miss these shots of cars pausing on the side of the country roads - but everybody else is, so you'll have the more unique shots.

02hawk796

Another thing to consider, for those who don't like Regas in their engine. The first 150 miles of the cruise do not offer stops for real gas top-offs. (Waucosta is real gas). Topping off at the Regas Mobil by Racine is requested (the starting point). The nearest real gas location to the starting point is East Troy, and if you top-off there beforehand then you could join up with the caravan from Janesville, which exits I-43 to take Hwy D east towards Racine.
The Cruise passes through East Troy and has a regroup spot planned, but you'd need to claim a potty break to have time to top-off there.
It's almost guaranteed that everybody will need to fill up at Waucosta (or a place nearby we might use instead).
For those who need more frequent fill-ups, just let the leaders know, and fueling stops can easily be planned - but they're Regas.

Madison Dave

im down for this...i had a blast on the fall cruise

02hawk796

Speaking of traffic lights, the upcoming version of the Spring Cruise will be improved over previous years. The 4 traffic lights in Delafield/Hartland will be deleted, and instead 2 other traffic lights will be used, one of which is a right turn for us.
Total of 5 traffic lights, 2 of them right turns, and all before noon. Then 4-5 hours of no traffic lights.
Hey, Madison Dave, that Black Trans Am I told you about, for sale last year - he says he's coming along for this cruise. His T/A will be going into a museum in a few months.

rice burner

i sure hope i can have my car out the shop by then...im tired of missing all the good stuff

69z-28

hey man you know whats wrong with your car? whats getting fixed? i hope we can get as many people as possible from the area to get together a few times this summer.

hllywd

kevsz28
Im tryin to make plans on goin. Maybe we can caravan.