Brian_Earl_Spilner

Did the dealership compensate you anything since it happened on their lot/property? Or was it solely through MPI?

Nah, you weren't that far behind. Not bad for a first-timer.

Haha actually we didn't take any. It was pretty cloudy, drizzly and cold so we kept the stops to a minimum. We were going to stop at the generating station/falls at Seven Sisters, but the road leading in was messy mud road, so we skipped it. And at West Hawk, we all parked all over the place.

Pffffft. Cameras can still be a deterrent in a residential settings. They'll just head off to the next house without them. Plus, even if they do still steal stuff, I'd rather see the dickhead doing it than not knowing.

Awesome drive, guys. Lots of fun. Ingolf is always a riot. Nice meal in West Hawk too. Thanks again Jim for the route. Sitting in a restaurant again for the first time after months and months was very strange. So glad things are becoming somewhat normal now.

I wouldn't necessarily say there's a set time that we make it to West Hawk... Probably a couple of hours after we set off. But West Hawk is pretty much the end of the line though. It's a straight shot back to Wpg on the #1 after that. Unless people decide to drive the back roads some more. I myself will have to head home at that point.

Southwest corner of the parking lot, 10:30am. I'll be in a white BMW. We'll eat at West Hawk.

Since we'll be hitting Lagimodiere right away, how about we meet up Sunday at 10:30am in the Kildonan Place parking lot. Hit the road around 11:00am. Everybody welcome, of course. Tell your friends! The more the merrier.

That looks like a fantastic route. Might as well do that one to change it up a bit. Tim, we can sneak into Ingolf.

Haha a Pete Special... Whenever Pete leads these spring/fall drives, he usually takes us on this route because it's fantastic. Tim, Ingolf is in ON... I don't really remember how to get there myself. If you want to lead the way after West Hawk, go for it.

So I figure this Sunday June 7th, we'll do a Pete Special and do a rip over to West Hawk Lake via #44. That's always a fun one. We can stop for a late lunch at the Nite Hawk. Depending on time, either head back via #1, or do the #44 in reverse. Not sure I can commit to heading all the way to Kenora and back... Have to come home to the kids. But you're all welcome to continue on of course. Who's in? -Kosta -Tim -Spencer

Shitty deal, man. Sorry to hear. Hopefully insurance covers all your losses. Kind of makes me happy I have cameras all over my house and garage.

So as not to interfere with autox's debut, let's shoot for Sunday, June 7th instead. Per Tim's message, a ride into Kenora would be nice, sure. Though I don't think we'd be taking the #1 to get there. As per Jim's message, a convoy of cars from MB might draw unwanted attention. Not sure what sort of enforcement is out there in the back cottage country roads that we would likely take.

Interesting... so we'd have to keep it within Manitoba, if anything. Anybody have any ideas for a decent route within our borders?

^ Are you arguing with yourself?