Williams Grove Rally in October

Dogwood's fall rally will be held at the Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania October 2 - 4 to coincide with the running of the Outlaw races.

Ed Fisher is our rally host (with Mann & Carolyn Duff assisting) and has reserved 18 camping spaces at the speedway. The price for a dry camping site for the weekend is $15. Two sites are still available. If you are interested in attending the rally and have not signed up, please contact Mann.

There is lots to see and do in the area:

• Outlaw races will be run at the Williams Grove Speedway starting at 7:45 on Friday ($30) and Saturday ($32) nights. There will be pre race activities as well as fireworks afterwards.
• Fall Carlisle Collector Car Swap Meet and Corral Sept 30 through Oct 4 (12 miles)
• Fall Carlisle Collector Car Auction Oct 1 and Oct 2 (12 miles)
• Apple Harvest Festival Oct 3 and 4 in Ardentsville (25 miles)
• Historic Gettysburg (26 miles)
• PA Dutch Country (50 miles; Donna mentioned lots of quilt shops in the area)

Since the races have first come first serve seating, we will not have group dinners Friday and Saturday nights. Depending upon the number of members who will be arriving on Thursday, we will either have a dinner at the speedway or go to a local restaurant as a group Thursday evening. We plan to prepare breakfasts on Friday and Saturday mornings.

If you are attending the rally, please respond to fmcadogwood@gmail.com (or call Mann or Carolyn) and let us know when you will be arriving. This will allow us to finalize dinner plans for Thursday and lay out parking in the space we have allotted to us (we reserved one site to use as our gathering area). Rally fees have not been determined, however, they will be minimal and will be collected at the rally. After we receive your input, we will let you now what food will be provided and the rally cost.

Other rally information:

• Even though we have reserved sites, they are small and may be difficult to gain access to as other campers arrive. The earlier you arrive the better; you can arrive as early as Thursday morning.
• Your camping permit is required for admission to the camping area (Mann handed them out at Rockahock).
• Arrive with plenty of fresh water and fuel as you will be dry camping. There are no electric or water facilities available at the speedway.
• There is not a dump station at the speedway.
• Bring your own coffee to breakfast as we don't have the facilities to use the large chapter coffee pots.
• If you would like, bring a snack to share at informal social hours on Friday and Saturday nights.
• Let us know if you have a table you can bring.
  

The Williams Grove Speedway is in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania, just off US 15, between Gettysburg and Harrisburg.

Directions from Interstate 81

• Take exit 48 and head east on SR 74 / York Road
• Go 7.5 miles then turn left onto Williams Grove Road
• Go 1.5 miles. Entrance to Williams Grove Speedway is on the left just past Park Place. We are camping in the grassy area to the left

Directions from US 15

• Head west on SR 74 / York Road
• Go 1.25 then turn right onto Williams Grove Road
• Go 1.5 miles. Entrance to Williams Grove Speedway is on the left just past Park Place. We are camping in the grassy area to the left

The following people have signed up for the rally:
Berkley & Karen Alexander (Thursday)
Clint & Pat Allen (Thursday afternoon)
James & Susan Buelow (Thursday afternoon)
Terry & Judy Davis (Thursday)
Mann & Carolyn Duff (Thursday morning)
Bobby & Barbara Dyke (Thursday morning)
Ed Fisher (Thursday morning)
Carl & Donna Gruel (Thursday afternoon)
Max & Barbara Hicks (Thursday afternoon)
Fred & Maxine Luxton (Thursday afternoon)
Mo & Shirley Martin (not able to attend)
Fairleigh & Cil Schoolar (Thursday morning)
Donald & Carol Warthan (Thursday morning)
Don & Sheryl Wayman (not able to attend)
Butch & Liz Jones (Thursday)