Re: SAAC 32 - Where do you want it to be held?

In a message dated 7/6/2005 2:26:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
mustangmann@charter.net writes:

> I used the surface streets to get from the track to the Motel. No traffic
> to worry about! I only had to use the 10 freeway for 5 miles. One thing
> about So. Cal. is the fact that there are literally 10 different ways to get
> from one place to another.
>
> Just my observation.
>
> Ken Mann
>

Ken,

While you're right--surface streets were the way to go--that wasn't a great
option for those of us from outside the area who weren't familiar with the
local surface routes, didn't know for sure which ones would get us across the
river that runs just west of downtown Riverside, etc.

IF the SAAC national folks'd been on the ball, I think they'd have provided
us with maps showing viable alternative routes. Those of us from SAAC NW
worked it out--and verified it--on our own, AFTER getting burned the first time.
While I didn't think of it 'til it was about 200 yards too late to take
advantage of it ("Experience is usually what you get just AFTER it'd have been of
major benefit..."), I was able to contact a couple of our folks about half a
mile behind me in the traffic jam & suggest they call the Marriot to confirm
which surface route(s) might work best for them.

Oh, and the (international publishing house) map I was using had two MAJOR
mistakes regarding the area between the Speedway & the Marriot, which didn't
help the situation (but that's an issue I'll be contacting THEM about, eh?).

Dave

"NEXT time" we're in the CA Speedway area, I'll make sure I've got the
alternatives laid out ahead of time on my own