Over the years, I've had requests to hold this GTG at an earlier date to avoid a lot of the June heat. For those of you who have made that request, today is your lucky day. Rejoice, because instead of the usual 1st Saturday in June, the Texas Mercedes-Benz Owners GTG has been moved to
Saturday, May 17, 2014!
For those of you who are new to this GTG, caravans leave from Houston, the DFW area, San Antonio, and the Austin area, and meet in Centerville at
noon at Woody's Smokehouse just east of I-45 for a BBQ lunch. The dining room at Woody's will be reserved just for us. After lunch, we'll head down to Fort Boggy State Park for the Show and Shine. There will be reserved parking at Woody's and at Fort Boggy, and the pavilion at Fort Boggy will be reserved for our group. Admission to Fort Boggy is free. Show and Shine Awards will be given out based on People's Choice for best Vintage Model (Pre 1980), Best 1980s Model "Young Classics", Best 1990s Model, and Best 2000-present Model.
If you want to bring parts to sell or trade, feel free to do so.
Departure Points:
(If you are coming from a town not listed below, (ex: Beaumont, Tyler, etc...) and you are interested in setting up a caravan if you expect 2 or more other vehicles to come along, send me a private message so we can get something set up. Keep watching this list to see if any other cities get added.)
Austin (Round Rock)
Dell Diamond
3400 East Palm Valley Boulevard (US 79)
Round Rock, TX 78665
Meet at 9:15am, depart at 9:45am
Location of Dell Diamond:
Dell Diamond - Google Maps
Route from Dell Diamond to Centerville:
Dell Diamond to Centerville - Google Maps
DFW Metroplex
Love's Truck Stop
2500 S I-45 (Exit 272, Fulghum Rd. Exit)
Hutchins, TX 75141
Meet at 9:45am, depart at 10:15am
Location of Love's Truck Stop:
2500 S I-45, Hutchins, TX - Google Maps
Route from Love's to Centerville:
Dallas to Centerville - Google Maps
Houston
Cracker Barrel
14765 North Freeway (Exit 63, Airtex Dr. Exit)
Houston, TX 77090
The Houston group will assemble in the section of the Cracker Barrel parking lot closest to the Holiday Inn Express.
Meet at 9:45am, depart at 10:15am
Location of Cracker Barrel:
14765 North Freeway, Houston, TX - Google Maps
Route from Houston to Centerville:
Houston to Centerville - Google Maps
San Antonio
HEB
17460 IH 35 North (Exit 175, Natural Bridge Caverns Rd. Exit)
Schertz, TX 78154
Meet at 7:30am, depart at 8:00am (note: this caravan will meet up with the Austin caravan at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock at 9:30am)
Location of HEB:
HEB, - Google Maps
Route from San Antonio to Dell Diamond :
San Antonio to Dell Diamond - Google Maps
thence...
Route from Dell Diamond to Centerville:
Dell Diamond to Centerville - Google Maps
Woody's Smokehouse - Home - The World's Best Beef Jerky
Fort Boggy State Park
TPWD: Fort Boggy State Park
Map of Fort Boggy:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/park_maps/pwd_mp_p4503_146.pdf
Pics from the last few meets:
