UPDATED 9/26/2023
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A VERY INFORMAL CRUISE. GENERAL START AND END LOCATIONS ARE SHARED SO WE CAN KEEP SOMEWHAT TOGETHER, BUT GO WHEREVER YOU WANT AND ENJOY YOURSELF, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE ROAD!!
Route 66 Cruise to SIV ‘23
Day 1:
Sunday, October 1, 2023
Start: 10:00am Universal Toyota, SA, TX
12102 N Interstate 35, 78233, San Antonio
We will be meeting in the front parking lot at Universal Toyota. Bathrooms, water, and coffee are available, and a QuickTrip gas station is located prior to entering highway 35 after we leave Universal Toyota.
Stop 1: Austin Bass Pro
Bass Pro Shops, 200 Bass Pro Dr, Round Rock, TX 78665 - there is a large parking lot which hopefully won’t be too crowded. We will meet up at the parking lot entrance (see map) to collect any Austin Supras and head North! There is a Wendy’s and a Starbucks in this parking lot.
Stop 2: Buc-ee's, Temple
4155 N General Bruce Dr, Temple, TX 76501- Fuel and bathroom/snack stop!
Stop 3: Toyota HQ, Plano, TX
Let’s meet up with one of SIV’s sponsors at Toyota HQ!
4pm: group photo in front of the TMNA Headquarters Main entrance area.
5pm: informal group dinner at Hard Eight BBQ hosted by Toyota!!
Hotel info: The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Plano (in the Colony) has a Toyota rate for the night October 1st at $93.60
Day 2:
Monday, October 2, 2023
Start: The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Plano
Stop 1: Wichita Falls, TX
The Falls Free Parking - 202 Central Fwy E, Wichita Falls, TX 76301
Good place to put into the GPS to find the exit, stretch your legs if you want to look at the falls. There are a lot of good restaurants and coffee shops in the area, so we can stop, grab food/coffee, fuel up, then meet back up here at the free parking before heading off to our next destination.
END: Big Texan Restaurant & Motel
7701 Interstate 40 East Access Rd
Amarillo, TX 79118
27 rooms left as of 9/26/2023 - $89 each!!
Let’s all gather at the Big Texan Steak Ranch & Brewery for steak and beers at the end of our long day of cruisin’!
Exact time TBD, give everyone time to settle into their hotels and for our East Coast crew from the Driveway Labs gang to meet up with us!
Day 3:
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Start: Big Texan Restaurant & Motel
7701 Interstate 40 East Access Rd
Amarillo, TX 79118
We will be meeting in the parking lot, trying to hit the road by 9am!
Stop 1: Cadillac Ranch
13651 I-40 Frontage Rd, Amarillo, TX 79124
Stop 2: Tucumcari, NM 88401
Cool spot to take pics with neon signs and stuff!
Stop 3:
Blue Hole, NM: 1085 Blue Hole Rd, Santa Rosa, NM
and / or:
Route 66 Auto Museum, 2436 Historic Rte 66, Santa Rosa, NM 88435
END:
Historic El Rancho Hotel: 1000 E Hwy 66, Gallup, NM 87301 But there are tons of other hotels in this area that are cheaper as well!
Day 4:
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Start: Historic El Rancho Hotel: 1000 E Hwy 66, Gallup, NM 87301
Stop 1:
Gallup Coffee Company: 201 W Coal Ave, Gallup, NM 87301
Let’s meet up together and cruise out!
Stop 2:
Petrified Forest National Park: Petrified Forest National Park, AZ 86028
Stop 3:
TBD
END:
Central Texas Group, meeting up with the East Coast Cruise in Amarillo, to begin our Route 66 journey to Supras in Vegas 2023!
For info on the East Coast cruise group, please contact driveway.labs@gmail.com or text (614) 329-4064
Parking at Bass Pro:
