Join us for the North Loop to Somewhere V2 tour on Sunday, July 10th
Registration opens June 18th, closes July 1st.
Come join the 2022 North Loop Tour to Somewhere V2 - added after first one filled up quickly - highlighting several interesting roads “up north” in addition to some classic rural northwest Washington scenery.
We start at the Safeway on Olympic Place in Arlington on Sunday, July 10th and stop in Concrete for lunch at the Lonestar Restaurant and Waterin' Hole. After more loops (can you count them all?) we finish at Evelyn's Tavern in Clear Lake. During the day, you'll have a chance to experience some roads twice (dead-end turnarounds), practice speed drills at the morning rest stop (single-facility - thus small groups), enjoy a bountiful lunch, go around in more circles and finish up at Evelyn's - the classic roadhouse along Rt 9 in Clear Lake.
Even with great scenery the focus of this tour is on the driving experience and small-group camaraderie - so the tour is limited in size and scope. With the tour being held in July this year, we hope to avoid some of the weather challenges we’ve had in the past (including two rare tour cancellations).
Note that this tour is limited to 40 cars – four groups of ten cars. Because we loop back on many roads, being a good neighbor is an important consideration so limiting the number of “Porsche Impressions” during any single 40-minute period is an important part of the North Loop tour management. For this reason, we will not expand the number of groups/cars regardless of the waiting list or the number of leads/and sweeps who volunteer. If you lived along these rural routes, we’re certain you’d understand.
Schedule
Staging is at Safeway, 20500 Olympic Pl, Arlington WA.
Ending location: Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 State Route 9, PO Box 707, Clear Lake; approximately 2:30PM
Arrive no later than 8:00 AM and park in your assigned group
Driver's meeting at 8:15 AM
First group departs at 8:45 AM, followed by other groups with 10 minutes spacing each
Morning break at 10AM (first group) at the Big Lake Grocery
Lunch is at the Lonestar Restaurant and Waterin' Hole in Concrete, WA
PREPARATIONS
- Please arrive with a full tank of gas
- Check your tires for tread wear and proper pressure
- Clean your windshield inside and outside
- Radios - if you have FRS/GPRS radios, please set your channels and sub-channels per the instructions on MSR.
Directions to start point
I-5 Northbound to
- Exit 208 for WA St 530 E
- WA 530 E to Rt 9
- South on Rt 9
- Left on Highland
- Right on to Olympic Place
I-5 Southbound to
- Exit 208 for WA St 530 E
- WA 530 E to Rt 9
- South on Rt 9
- Left on Highland
- Right on to Olympic Place
Registration
Opens: June 18th at 8:00 AM
Closes: July 1st at midnight unless the tour sells out early--max of 40 cars
Questions?
Please contact Gordon Lewandowski, tour leader, at gordonlewandowski@comcast.net or (425) 785-8160, or the Tour Chair at Tours@pnwr.org