Post by: Fierofool on March 11, 2023, 08:38:40 pm
The 2023 Run For The Hills event will be based at the Hampton Inn, Cornelia, Ga. The address is 161 Market Corners, Cornelia, Ga. 30531
We have a block of 15 rooms. There are 13 King Rooms, two of which have pullout sofas. The other two rooms are handicap equipped Double Queen Rooms. When making your reservations, take the King Rooms first in the event we have an attendee that needs the handicap equipped rooms.
Check in time is 3 PM, September 22. Checkout time is 11 AM September 24. The room rate is $149 per night, plus $5 state transportation tax plus 15% hotel tax. All rooms are non-smoking. There is a $250 fine for anyone found to have smoked inside a room.
THE DEADLINE TO RESERVE YOUR ROOM IS AUGUST 23, 2023 SO DON'T DALLY
Please plan to arrive on Friday. We have arranged for a private tour of an automobile museum. Their normal admission fee is $10 but because this will be only for RFTH 28 attendees, it will be after hours. The entry fee will be $15. This is also an antique mall. The tour will take place Friday night, September 22 at 6 PM. Miles Through Time is the museum, located in Clarkesville, Ga.
We will lunch at The Grand Olde Station Restaurant on Saturday and when we return to the hotel, we will have our evening dinner at Longhorn's Steak House. This was chosen in part because restaurants are very limited in this area, and also for anyone who wishes to have an adult beverage. Very close to the hotel.
Event Tshirts are still in the works. As soon as we have a final design, it will be posted in this thread. They may be ordered on the Georgia Fiero website at gafiero.org in the Club Merchandise section. Be sure to chose your size, quantity, and color shirt, offered in white or light gray 100% cotton.
To reserve your room, you can call the hotel directly at 706-778-0040. DO NOT USE THE RESERVATIONS NUMBER OPTION. IT GOES OFFSHORE. JUST STAY ON THE LINE FOR THE FRONT DESK AND MAKE YOUR RESERVATION THROUGH THEM. Use Reservation Code GFC or Georgia Fiero Club. This is to assure that only our attendees take advantage of a very good discount rate. If all rooms are taken at the Hampton Inn, there is a Bonvoy by Wyndham just in front of our hotel. No special rates have been arranged with them.
The T-shirt design artwork can be seen below:
RFTH T-shirts are available from the Club Merchandise page.
Post by: Fierofool on May 01, 2023, 06:46:46 pm
Post by: pgackerman on June 05, 2023, 10:32:55 am
I have my room.
Post by: crash_out on July 12, 2023, 02:38:54 am
Post by: Fierofool on July 12, 2023, 01:44:38 pm
Post by: crash_out on August 14, 2023, 01:45:31 pm
Looking forward to the run!
Post by: TopNotch on August 19, 2023, 07:23:47 pm
Post by: Fierofool on August 19, 2023, 09:31:59 pm
Post by: Fierofool on August 20, 2023, 05:31:39 pm
Post by: Raydar on August 26, 2023, 01:30:31 pm
They honored the $149 rate.
Post by: Fierofool on September 08, 2023, 11:46:13 am
Our private tour will begin at 6PM, Friday September 22 so we will need to depart the hotel around 5PM.
Post by: Fierofool on September 12, 2023, 01:30:31 pm
If you are attending RFTH and want to join in our tour of the Miles Through Time Automobile Museum on Friday evening, please be sure to arrive at the hotel by departure time of 5 PM. We will drive to the museum to begin our tour at about 6 PM.
Route sheets and your registration sheets will be distributed as you arrive. We must have your registration sheets filled out and returned by 8 AM Saturday morning
If you plan to arrive on Saturday morning, you must be at the hotel by 8 AM. The drivers meeting will begin around that time and your emergency contact and dining choice information will be collected at that time.
We will depart the hotel at approximately 9 AM for a fun-filled day of great scenery, great food, the best people, and maybe some spirited driving if you so choose.
Whether you arrive Friday or Saturday morning, be sure your car is fully serviced with all fluids. Check your brakes and other mechanicals and safety equipment. Please don't wait until we are ready to leave to fill up. We can't wait for you.
We use FRS walkie-talkie radios for car-to-car communication for fun chatter, car breakdowns, obstacles, dogs, bears, and bicycles in the roadway, and emergencies involving our group.
Post by: Fierofool on September 17, 2023, 07:09:40 am
Be sure to bring your FRS radios for communication on the road and a folding chair for sitting around and chatting outside the hotel in the evening.
We have no official count of participants, but based upon reports from some, all our block of 15 rooms have been booked and additional rooms were booked. By that unofficial count, we are expecting about 20 cars to be present.
Should you discover you need or forgot something, there is a Walmart Super Center, Advance, O'Reilly, and Auto Zone store within a mile of our hotel.
Post by: Fierofool on September 25, 2023, 02:18:59 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 27, 2023, 05:28:09 pm
In the next few posts are just a few of the vehicles in the museum. Too many to post individually. Just a few that caught my eye.
Post by: Fierofool on September 27, 2023, 05:33:36 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 27, 2023, 05:50:51 pm
As we pulled into this scenic overlook with a view of Lake Jocassee there were a group of sightseers that suddenly thought our cars were more interesting and turned around and began videoing and photographing them. I didn't catch the conversation, but it appeared some of the ladies knew something about the cars, and were even photographing some of the engines.
Post by: Fierofool on September 27, 2023, 05:58:01 pm
Post by: pgackerman on September 28, 2023, 03:51:45 pm
Your first photo of Lake Jocassee could be a new Club cover photo.
Post by: pgackerman on September 28, 2023, 04:52:02 pm
We're home. Here are a few photos from RFTH 2023.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AVzKXKe9gNibm8uX7 (https://photos.app.goo.gl/AVzKXKe9gNibm8uX7)
Post by: montegut on September 28, 2023, 06:03:25 pm