Colorado Seven's Festival

[Tbox56]

Colorado Seven’s Festival

 

Hi to All,

Now is the time to start finalizing accommodations for this event. We have a block of rooms held at the hotel in Colorado Springs, now the Hotel Elagante’. We have rooms there 7/13, the night before the tour starts, 7/15 and 7/16, for the track days. They are providing us with trailer parking and a Hospitality Suite to store our luggage during the tour. You can call the hotel at 800-981-4012. The single and double rate is $119, triple $129 and quad $139, this includes a full breakfast buffet in Thibodeaux’s restaurant. You need to call and make your reservation no later than 6/21/13. Tell them you are with the Colorado Seven’s Group.

We have a hold on all of the rooms at the Victor hotel for the night of 7/14. I MUST know by this Friday morning 6/7 if you are coming and want one of the 10 rooms at this hotel for the overnight tour. There are other hotels in Cripple Creek for any overflow.

I have attached a copy of the event schedule below.

Please contact me via e-mail (so I have your contact information) to let me know your plans.

Thanks,

Tom

970-376-5188

 

 

Dates have been selected for a Colorado Seven Festival, they are July 14th through 17th. The following is an outline of the event. The track days and the tour have changed order but basically the same activities.

I would like to start getting a more accurate count on people who plan to attend to estimate accommodations. Please send me an email (tcarlin@colorado.net) with your contact information and I will start the list and keep you updated.

Day 1, July 14th, We will depart From Colorado Springs and drive to the top of Pikes Peak (http://pikespeak.us.com/Essentials/hours-and-fees.html ), the road that the Pikes Peak Hill Climb is held on each year. This is a 19 mile drive each way ending at an elevation of over 14,000 feet and is now paved the entire way. Next would be lunch at Wines of Colorado (http://www.winesofcolorado.com/ ). They have a nice patio along side a creek. After lunch we will head to our overnight accommodations the historic Victor Hotel (http://www.victorhotelcolorado.com/ ). This is off the beaten path but only 6 miles to the historic gold rush town of Cripple Creek (http://www.visitcripplecreek.com/ ) where we will go for dinner. in Cripple Creek they have saved many of the old buildings from after the fire in 1896. There is low stakes gambling in Cripple Creek so anyone wishing to try their luck at the slot machines or blackjack tables could, if not a walk around town and back to the hotel at your leisure. There are many things to do in this area including narrow gage train rides, gold mine tours, hiking, historic tours, and of course scenic drives.

Day 2, July 15th, We will return to the Colorado Springs area via a slightly different route with a drive through Garden of the Gods http://www.gardenofgods.com/home/index.cfm?flash=1 )

Day 3 and 4, July 16th and 17th, Track days at Pikes Peak International Raceway (http://www.ppir.com/ ) , this track is about 15 miles south of Colorado Springs. They have infield RV hook ups for those who would like to stay at the track and parking for tow vehicles during the tour.

We will be using the Crowne Plaza in Colorado Springs (http://www.cpcoloradosprings.com/ ) as our host hotel. They work with car clubs on a regular basis and have nice facilities. The track rates will be $150 per driver per day.

This is an event for all 7 type cars so please put this out to any other part of the 7 community at large. There is a lot to do in Colorado and this could be used as a start to or the end of a longer vacation including other family members. There are also a number of things for non driving family members to do during the track days if they wish.

 

Thanks for your response,

 

Tom Carlin

Rocky Mountain Motor Works

Eagle, Colorado

970-376-5188

[MightyMike]

I am going to do my best to get my Stalker street legal by then.

[Tbox56]

That would be great. It would be nice to see some more Colorado cars there. This event is open to all 7 type cars.

 

Tom

[Tbox56]

Due to the low initial response and a number of cancelations over the last week or so this event has been canceled. Thank you to everyone that responded.

 

Tom