Orlando to Los Angeles:  April 30 - May 5, 1999

We headed out of Orlando on the afternoon of April 30th.  Our first social gathering was Houston where we met a group of enthusiastic Southcentral members led by Andy Vecsey.  There was a gathering at Andy's house followed by a great dinner at Escalante's.

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The following morning it was off to El Paso, 740miles west on I-10.   Thanks to Jan and John Foster for their gracious hospitality and the use of their driveway to clean our bug-infested cars.

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With John Foster aka "Snow White" leading the way, our group made Phoenix by the afternoon of May 3rd.  A dust storm with 50mph winds greeted us when arrived at our hotel.  Later that night we had dinner at Biltmore Fashion Square and met up with a large Phoenix group the next morning for our trip to LA.

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We arrived in Santa Clarita north of LA late that afternoon.  Dinner followed at the nearby Macaroni Grill.  5 Japanese NSX Club members flew in from Osaka to join the party.

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After a restless night, the stage was set for a 37-car caravan to Monterey the morning of May 5.