It looks like the Michigan Widetrackers will be sucking wind again in regards to parking for this year's Woodward Dream Cruise. Nothing has been resolved or finalized. A lot of people are prepared to try attending the Back to the Bricks day long event in nearby Flint instead. The best we may be able to come up with is what happened last year.

Golling Buick-GMC in nearby Lake Orion is the Widetrackers patron sponsor/supporter. We use their dealership for our club meetings, our Annual Dustoff car show, and we patronize their car shows and cruises. Golling is also the coordinator for the Metro Detroit Buick-GMC dealers during Woodward. This has been held at Nicky D's Coney Island (32657 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073). What has happened in years past is you park your ride at the nearby Greenfield Elementary school (a few bocks off Woodward) and they shuttle you to Nicky D's and they have security watching the cars in the lot. They have lawn chairs but I suspect you can bring your own. When you want to leave to go home or cruise, you just take the next shuttle back to the school lot. I brought my own cooler and camera last year. I will try to firm up details in the next couple of weeks.

Justa/Indyman - Do we want to do a run on Friday morning/early afternoon or our usual dawn patrol run Saturday morning with JustaG6 and Mikey? I need to be on the west side of the state before dinner Friday night for the West Michigan Pontiac Club's big charity car show. So late Friday afternoon/evening is out for me.

Can't speak for Joe, but he's usually working Friday. I would be up for an early cruise down. Beth will be back to work, so I'll check with Mike (he may be working as well. ) JustaG6 will be working Friday too. This might be a good time to meet up with B52? Saturday shoot for our normal meet up N quick cruise down/back. Seems from the meeting, that Widetrackers plan to take over the same spot across from the Chevy dealer at the Bricks with LIL interest in Woodward.

It’s not a lack of interest but a lack of a good location. The old place on M59 and south Woodward, the guy wanted over $2k last year and Widetrackers are cheap and aren’t willing to pay close to $100 for parking. Bricks is also attractive for the dedicated club parking and most folks aren’t bored with the Bricks yet.

The place across the street from the train station won’t even talk to us period. So that place is out. The only other alternative is to pair up with another club. You know who is supposed to be working on it, right? It’s been 3-4 years of bad locations or none at all.

I am rigidly flexible on whatever you fellas wish to do with me and I really appreciate the hospitality. I'm good for paying for gas, parking, lunch, dinner etc. just for the ride along.

Many thanks,

Rick