IL Meet & BBQ 6/29/08
Ok, so this meet was started by us TGC guys, but I thought I would extend a warm welcome to our brothers/sisters from another mother. LOL. If you guys are interested, just let me know. There will be at least 6-10 of us TGC guys there.:twothumb:
Date: 06/29/08
Time: 1pm - 7pm
Place: Phillips Park - Main Pavilion
Map & Info: http://www.aurora-il.org/documents/parks/map_2005.pdf
Food & Drink: Supplied, but if you like please feel free to bring any of the following: Chips, Dip, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Beverages (no alcohol), paper plates, plastic utensils, bread, hamburger/hot dog buns, or even a BBQ.
Park Information:
From I-88
From the West (I-88/Route 47)
Date: 06/29/08
Time: 1pm - 7pm
Place: Phillips Park - Main Pavilion
Map & Info: http://www.aurora-il.org/documents/parks/map_2005.pdf
Food & Drink: Supplied, but if you like please feel free to bring any of the following: Chips, Dip, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Beverages (no alcohol), paper plates, plastic utensils, bread, hamburger/hot dog buns, or even a BBQ.
Park Information:
Directions to Phillips Park:Phillips Park, located on over 325 acres, is accessible from Smith Boulevard, Parker Avenue, or Howell Place off of Montgomery Road. Attractions include the Visitors Center and Mastodon Gallery (630/978-4774), the Sunken Garden, the Phillips Park Zoo (630/978-4700), the Phillips Park Golf Course (630/499-0670), the Phillips Park Aquatic Center (630/851-8686), Mastodon Lake-a twenty-eight acre fishing lake with a 1-mile path, the Mastodon Island exhibits, the waterfall, World War I cannons and numerous veteran related monuments. Among the amenities you’ll find a large state-of-the-art playground, a toddler’s playground, picnic pavilions, sand volleyball courts, tennis courts, horseshoe courts, a jogging/bike path, fishing piers, an ice skating pond, a sledding hill and open recreational areas. Special events and activities are co-sponsored throughout the year with The Friends of Phillips Park.
From I-88
* Exit Farnsworth South
* Take Farnsworth, South to Montgomery Road
* Turn Right on Montgomery Road - Heading West (Stop Sign)
* Cross the intersection at Hill Avenue (Stop Light)
* You will see the Phillips Park Golf Course and the Aquatic Center on your right
* Immediately after the Aquatic Center is Howell Place
* Turn Right on Howell Place - Heading North (Stop Light) Turn Right on Moses Drive (Stop Sign)
* To Phillips Park Zoo, Sunken Garden or Visitors Center:
o Continue on Moses Drive and the parking Lots are located to your right
* To Main Pavilion:
o Follow the above directions and after turning right on Moses, immediately Turn Left onto Wyeth Drive
o Turn Right at Smith Boulevard (Stop Sign) & continue up above the waterfall
From the West (I-88/Route 47)
From the South (Route 47, Route 71, Route 34, Route 30)* Exit I-88 at Route 47
* Go South on Route 47 to Galena Boulevard (2nd Light)
* Turn Left on Galena Boulevard, heading East
* Stay on Galena until Smith Street (East of the Downtown)
* Turn Right on Smith Street (Smith Street turns into Smith Boulevard)
* Smith dead-ends into Waterfall at the Park
* To Main Pavilion:
o Go Beyond Stop Sign at Wyeth Drive and up the ramp
* To Phillips Park Zoo, Sunken Garden or Visitors Center:
o Turn Right on Wyeth Drive (Stop Sign)
o Turn Left on Moses Drive (Stop Sign)
o Continue on Moses Drive and the parking Lots are located to your right
* Take Route 47 to Route 71
* Turn East towards Oswego (Route 71 turns into Rte. 34)
* Continue through Oswego to Route 30/Hill Avenue
* Turn Left on Route 30/Hill Avenue to Montgomery Road
* Turn Left (West) on Montgomery Road
* Turn Right on Howell Place (Stop Light)
* Turn Right on Moses Drive (Stop Sign)
* To Phillips Park Zoo, Sunken Garden or Visitors Center:
o Continue on Moses Drive and the parking Lots are located to your right
* To Main Pavilion:
o Follow the above directions and after turning right on Moses
o Immediately Turn Left onto Wyeth Drive
o Turn Right at Smith Boulevard (Stop Sign)
o Continue up the ramp to above the waterfall
* To The Playground:
o In order to get to the playground parking area you need to circle the park
o Follow the directions for the Zoo, Sunken Garden or Visitors Center
o Continue on Moses Drive until it circles around in front of the playground
o (The playground is located east of the waterfall and the main pavilion)
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i know, i was sad about this too. but I am assuming they are saying no alcohol because it's a public placeYou lost me at...
:sweat:
Yup, public place. I'd simply prefer not to have that as a possible issue. If that dissuades some from attending than so be it. Just remember we aren't the only ones using the park, and police will be through the area.
Bringing this back up to keep this topic active
starved rock allows booze between certain dates in the summer. plus theres some fun twisty roads 
and some cool trails to hike (if you're into that)
and some cool trails to hike (if you're into that)
i love starved rock, but i don't know if some of the guys want to travel that farstarved rock allows booze between certain dates in the summer. plus theres some fun twisty roads
shit son, thats like an hour or 90 minutes from me, a whole 1/4 tank there and another back. theres a part of 71 that goes down by the river which is an absolute BLAST to drive:metal:i love starved rock, but i don't know if some of the guys want to travel that far
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.308632,-88.945656&spn=0.062539,0.11673&z=13
you can take 71 to 23 back to 80 to leave btw, its a fun drive on 71. i usually drive the 1st part 2 or 3 times when i'm out there.
it's about that far away from me as well.
Starved rock would be a fantastic place for a meet and BBQ.
i'll see if i can talk to the TGC guys to changing thisStarved rock would be a fantastic place for a meet and BBQ.
I could do starved rock for sure, only bout an hour and a half from me.
i tried to organize something loosely a while back, never happened. i know some celica guys do a starved rock meet sometime in the summer. theyre an alight bunch.
Is 71 part of the park? From the looks of the map it appears to be, are there issues with spirited driving on it?shit son, thats like an hour or 90 minutes from me, a whole 1/4 tank there and another back. theres a part of 71 that goes down by the river which is an absolute BLAST to drive:metal:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.308632,-88.945656&spn=0.062539,0.11673&z=13
you can take 71 to 23 back to 80 to leave btw, its a fun drive on 71. i usually drive the 1st part 2 or 3 times when i'm out there.
The only negative is its so much farther south especially for us north and northwest suburb folks. Its an extra 70 miles for me. Not that I care, but some might and I want to be as fair as possible to everyone.
i've never had a problem, i always hear motorcycles tearing it up as well. theres really nowhere for a cop to sit in the twisties. i think if we're going to run it we need to set it up, someone goes down, parks, we get a call from them, then the next goes, calls, next goes, calls. that way we dont have a slow car ruin it for those who want to drive it fast.
its away from the main office, theres a couple trails that pass near it, i doubt we'd have much of a problem AS LONG AS no one is acting like an ass and blasting down it at top speed. its a nice spirited drive, but dont be a moron and take it at 60.
its away from the main office, theres a couple trails that pass near it, i doubt we'd have much of a problem AS LONG AS no one is acting like an ass and blasting down it at top speed. its a nice spirited drive, but dont be a moron and take it at 60.
x2i've never had a problem, i always hear motorcycles tearing it up as well. theres really nowhere for a cop to sit in the twisties. i think if we're going to run it we need to set it up, someone goes down, parks, we get a call from them, then the next goes, calls, next goes, calls. that way we dont have a slow car ruin it for those who want to drive it fast.
its away from the main office, theres a couple trails that pass near it, i doubt we'd have much of a problem AS LONG AS no one is acting like an ass and blasting down it at top speed. its a nice spirited drive, but dont be a moron and take it at 60.
Starved rock is an awesome place for somthing.
we really need to switch it....i think it would be hella more enjoyable there
I think I'll be able to make this meet since I dont work weekends anymore... :hspin:
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