[larry paquette]

We are going up Hwy 160 from Antioch to old town Sacramento alternating sides and going over bridges. Have some lunch,do a little shopping in Sac then drive back along the river on the sides we didn't hit on the way up. THIS IS A NICE DRIVE ALONG LEVEE'S AND THROUGH SMALL TOWNS NOT A SAFE ROAD FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO FLY. So come along for a nice easy ride in the delta and check out the spring flowers.

[SFJAMES]

Quote: Originally Posted by larry paquette

We are going up Hwy 160 from Antioch to old town Sacramento alternating sides and going over bridges. Have some lunch,do a little shopping in Sac then drive back along the river on the sides we didn't hit on the way up. THIS IS A NICE DRIVE ALONG LEVEE'S AND THROUGH SMALL TOWNS NOT A SAFE ROAD FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO FLY. So come along for a nice easy ride in the delta and check out the spring flowers.

want to go, what do I do? We are from SF and are heading to Sac. that day, obviously no better way to do it. thanks

[larry paquette]

I don't have the exact meeting place picked out yet. We will probably leave around 9 or so from the Antioch area. Its a nice ride stay tuned for more info and show up at the meeting place. Its that simple.

[SFJAMES]

Quote: Originally Posted by larry paquette

I don't have the exact meeting place picked out yet. We will probably leave around 9 or so from the Antioch area. Its a nice ride stay tuned for more info and show up at the meeting place. Its that simple.

groovy man, I believe my wife and I just joined Norcalminis too so I'll check out the site as well thanks. Brutus cannot wait!

[Sejanus]

You guys are practically going to drive by my house! Maybe I'll come down to Antioch and join you. I know a good number of the restaurants here about. What kinda meal do you have in mind?

[larry paquette]

How about a nice mid range place . Good pizza seems to work. Maybe a beer . Anyplace near old town ? Whats ya got ?

[Sejanus]

Old Sac's a bit slim on pizza (except for a Round Table). There are some decent places in the midtown area (roughly about 20 blocks away, which isn't nearly as far as it sounds)

Here's a list of potential places.

Joe's Crab Shack-Old Sac: Chain seafood restaurant, food is decent, place is big and very family/large group friendly. Best advantage is location, right on the river (outdoor seating if the weather holds) with as good a view as we can muster in these flat, oceanless parts. It's also really close to parking garage so there's lots of parking for a host of MINIs.

Streets of London-Midtown: English pub, good food, MINI appropriate beer, street parking but shouldn't be too bad on a weekend lunch hour.

Fanny Ann's-Old Sac: Kind of a bar and burger joint, bit of a tourist trap with rough edges. Only ate there once, but the food was pretty good (and I seem to recall the menu was pretty wide, they might even have pizza) and nobody would much care if you had a somewhat noisy group. Near parking structure.

Original Pete's Pizza-Midtown: Pizza and Italian, pretty good food, street parking.

Club Pheasant-West Sac: Family style Italian food, no pizza, but awesome steak sandwich. It isn't actually in Sac, but not far from Old Sac across the river on one of the main roads coming up from the Delta. Plenty of parking.

Hamburger Mary's-Midtown: Fantastic burgers and sandwiches, funky artwork and decor. Decent street parking.

Fat City-Old Sac: This one is a more mainstream restaurant, perhaps a bit pricier than what you had in mind though by no means expensive. Food is good with a wide range of choices. Decor is sort of fancy Gold Rush saloon. Pretty popular place. Crowded street parking or a couple of blocks walk through Old Sac to a parking structure.

Gotta go teach a class so I'll consult with the wife tonight and post any others I think of tomorrow.

[joancme]

Count me in! I'll be starting from SF so if anyone wants to meet in the City first and head out to Antioch at the same time let me know.
I look forward to a fun day!

[SFJAMES]

Quote: Originally Posted by joancme

Count me in! I'll be starting from SF so if anyone wants to meet in the City first and head out to Antioch at the same time let me know.
I look forward to a fun day!

hello Joanie , Brutus is going too and we live in the city. Where are we meeting, no dark allies though, jk. Brutus is in Bernal Heights area.

[joancme]

So much for the dark alley...

I'm out between City College and SF State. Do we know what time we're meeting in Antioch?? Let me know where you think would be a good spot for us to meet in SF.

[SFJAMES]

Quote: Originally Posted by joancme

So much for the dark alley...

I'm out between City College and SF State. Do we know what time we're meeting in Antioch?? Let me know where you think would be a good spot for us to meet in SF.

hello again....forgive me, I barely know what I am doing, don't have any experience on these forum things. Anyway, I believe we want to be in antioch around 9am. As far as a place where to meet up, might you know where Farmer's Market is on Alemany?

[larry paquette]

Fanny ann's sounds like it might be ok I don't want to drive around sac to much I always lose cars that way. If we all park in the garage and can be together it would be nice . I will also be picking up some raffle prizes for the run. Thanks for the input.

[Sejanus]

I'll try and go by there this weekend and see if it holds up to our demanding standards.

[William Courant]

How come all the club runs are on Sundays this year The Sac run and the Lake run sound great but Sunday is kinda awkward for me to do

[naparish]

I'm a member, but I'd like to put flyers on the windshields of some of the MINIs around my neighborhood inviting them to participate -- and I need to know whether they are supposed to join before they go on the run. [Practically speaking, it would be hard to keep non-members away, but they should know whether they are welcome to participate.]

[naparish]

I'm currently planning on going on this run (along with my wife and my 4.5-year old son). If anybody else from SF, Berkeley or Oakland (or others that would take Hwy 24/Caldecott Tunnel on the way to Antioch) is interested in going, we should meet somewhere on the west side of the Caldecott and caravan over to Antioch. I'd suggest meeting in the parking lot of the College Preparatory School, 6100 Broadway, Oakland. The parking lot is a few feet away from an entrance onto Hwy 24, and not too far from a couple of exits. If the run meets in Antioch at 9:00, we should plan on leaving Oakland at around 8:15.

Directions to the school, including a map, are available on the CPS website. Look forward to seeing everybody on the 21st!

[larry paquette]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sejanus

I'll try and go by there this weekend and see if it holds up to our demanding standards.

What ? Chairs and tables. OK I CHECKED IT OUT THIS PAST WEEKEND. WE WILL MEET AT 9AM IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE BIG 'K' (kmart) STORE . IT' S JUST OFF THE FREEWAY WHERE HWY 4 TURNS INTO 160 AT THE BASE OF THE ANTIOCH BRIDGE IF YOU ARE ON HWY 4 EASTBOUND FROM THE BAYAREA GET OFF AT HWY 4 EAST EXIT (where it turns into a two lane road ) GO WEST UNDER THE HWY ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS A GAS STATION AND BIG 'K' IS BEHIND IT. See everyone at 9 with a full tank of gas .

[larry paquette]

Quote: Originally Posted by William Courant

How come all the club runs are on Sundays this year The Sac run and the Lake run sound great but Sunday is kinda awkward for me to do

I will take this into account and make some saturday dates . otherwise how ya doing .

[William Courant]

Quote: Originally Posted by larry paquette

I will take this into account and make some saturday dates . otherwise how ya doing .

It's all good Larry. Just hate to miss those runs. I'll clue ya next time we get together. How's the new tranny doing? Any break in period and did they have a idea why the other one failed?

[larry paquette]

Quote: Originally Posted by William Courant

It's all good Larry. Just hate to miss those runs. I'll clue ya next time we get together. How's the new tranny doing? Any break in period and did they have a idea why the other one failed?

The new tranny is sweet, smooth at low speeds , takes off nice . I'm just considering it an upgrade . After driving it around for a couple of weeks I'm glad the other one broke. They didn't even open up the other one just sent it back to the fatherland (its not a british part that must be why it broke. At least thats what I told the bmw service techs. ) I think it was the belt that broke it sounded like a retread going on an old pick up SLAP SLAP SLAP THEN NOTHING just like being in neutral . How about a run down the coast to Sanddollar state park like last year on a SATURDAY to make up for the sunday runs ?