CougarFest 2007

[BigBalledOX]

I'll sort of update this as more news becomes available, but I'm bored at work right now so I figured I'd just start this up and keep everyone abreast of the situation.

It appears that CougarFest is going to be held in Boardman, Ohio this year. I'm not exactly thrilled by this decision, but right now its running away with the lead in the poll about the location.

With that being said, I'm interested in finding out who's definitely going, who's on the fence about going, and who is interested in going if CougarFest ends up being in Indianapolis instead of Boardman.

I'm hoping we get a bigger showing for this year's event then last year's, as only me, J-man and RonRazz made the trek east to Indy.

To that end, I realize the drive may be something of a deterrant, and understandably so. I'm not exactly salivating at the prospect of a nine-hour drive, which is the ballpark distance from Rock Island to Boardman. For anyone coming from parts farther west, having to cover all of that distance in one day doesn't seem like much fun.

So, I'm offering up my humble abode as a flophouse of sorts, for anyone interested in making the drive in two parts. If you're travelling on Interstate 80 - and you should be, I have NO clue what other way you'd go to get there faster - you'll end up running right smack in to Rock Island. Anyone who wants to can crash out the night before we depart for Cougarfest at my place, leaving just one long, but manageable, leg of the trip left.

Last year Justin came down the night before and we got up and on the road and beat cleats to Effingham, IL, where we linked up with IL, WI and Gateway NECO and handled the remainder of the drive to Indy. The route from here to Boardman is pretty much a beeline east on I-80, hopefully one that can be covered fairly quickly.

So, who's in, who has questions, comments, just want to call my car purple, what? Lets hear what Midwest has to say!

[Frosty]

Damn skippy I'm goin'

[jaged]

dam skippy its purple

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by BigBalledOX

just want to call my car purple, what?

I just read that now.

Even though it is WAY too early to start planning, I would assume we could arrange a meeting point for you guys to meet up with the other IL folk. We'll have to play it by ear for right now.

[BigBalledOX]

Originally Posted by FrostCougar

I just read that now.

Even though it is WAY too early to start planning, I would assume we could arrange a meeting point for you guys to meet up with the other IL folk. We'll have to play it by ear for right now.

I'm having visions of a MASSIVE caravan.

[MaverickFlyer]

Well more than likely I will go next year. If it was in Indy again I wouldn't of went.

[J-Man]

I will be going buuuut, I will probably have to drive by myself because of all of my tickets = no speeding for Justin!

[BigBalledOX]

Originally Posted by j99coug

I will be going buuuut, I will probably have to drive by myself because of all of my tickets = no speeding for Justin!

How many tickets did you get in last year's caravan?

[J-Man]

Originally Posted by BigBalledOX

How many tickets did you get in last year's caravan?

None. But I was nervous as **** going 85 or 90. I can't do it.

[BigBalledOX]

When did we go that fast? We barely hit 80 most of the way.