Here is a note from Mark and Nancy Petri sent to the Rootes United 2010 team, reflecting on the events at our United.

Being teachers for 35+ years, Jan and I have always found plenty of criticism for what a person is attempting to do. One positive feedback puts you on a “high” for along time to come. I’m sure the rest of the United Team feels the same way.

Steve and Jan Towle

Owl's Head Transportation Museum with Rootes Group Cars

There were lots of cameras taking lots of pictures at the United in Rockland, Maine. It’s a beautiful spot for pictures.

Stu Brennan posted a beautiful collection, categorized by Autocross, Concours, Around the Samoset, Rally Pictures, Nuts an Bolts:Tech sessions, Banquet and Awards

Get instructions for how to share some of your photos of the United

Event Details

Tigers East / Alpines East will hold our Rootes United XXIX,  over Columbus Day weekend in Rockland, Maine.

FINAL DEADLINE

We are getting down to the absolute deadline for filling orders for the Lobster Bake, Sunset Cruise and Banquet.

Vendors are requiring meal selection counts for food and supplies. The Lobstah bake vendor has added chicken (sorry same price) to be offered as a substitute for lobster and includes corn on the cob, blueberry pie w/ice cream and beverage. If you have already REGISTERED and want to make additions/changes please contact us at RootesUnited2010@gmail.com with your desires and we can make last minute changes. If you have not registered by now, PLEASE DO SO NOW via online registration or by snail mail.

The big event is just TWO WEEKS away!

Register now!

Schedule of events is here
Can’t attend the whole event?

Festivities begin Thursday, October 7 and end on Monday, October 11. This time we are especially encouraging all cars of the Rootes Group to participate.
Together with the Owls Head Transpiration Museum (OHTM) Foreign Auto Festival & Antique Aeroplane Show, this will be an exciting event.

Accommodations are at the four-star Samoset resort in Rockland on the shore of Penobscot Bay, at the rate of $119 per night Thursday through Sunday. [This block of rooms is full. More info here.]

This is prime “leaf peeping” season and Columbus Day Weekend! Make your reservations EARLY!
See Steve Towle’s comment at the bottom of this page.

Activities

Planned events include a rally and dinner cruise on Friday evening.

An autocross, held in conjunction with the Mid Maine Sports Car Club, at the Owl’s Head Museum display area and a lobster bake are Saturday’s activities.

Rootes vehicles will be featured marquee in the first few rows at the Owl’s Head Foreign Auto Festival on Sunday.  Our 100-point concourse will occur at that time.

The Festival hosts some 200 plus foreign autos along with an antique aero show, free Model T rides, high-wheel bicycle demonstrations, bi-plane rides and a free admission to their Museum if you arrive in a foreign auto.  The event concludes with a Sunday evening banquet at Samoset for Rootes participants.

The Samoset can be reached at: (800) 341-1650 or (207) 594-2511 or by email to info@samoset.com Be sure to mention TEAE when you make your reservation.

[The block of rooms at the Samoset is full. More info here.]

For more specific information about the United, contact Tod and Merrilee Brown (207) 832-9914            (207) 832-9914   or email to: RootesUnited2010@gmail.com

More updates about the United, sponsored by Tigers East/Alpines East,
are available here.

Register now!

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See Beautiful Maine in Fall
with your Rootes Friends

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Schedule of events is here
Can’t attend the whole event?

Congratulations to Dave Monroe and Carol Ferguson, Nova Scotia, Canada, the 50th official registration for Rootes United 2010! They have won the Biplane ride for two at the Owls Head Museum. The ride includes a fly over the event and a scenic tour up the Maine coast for 20 minutes in a 1933 Waco biplane, a value of $350.

One last chance:

Register by September 16 and if you registrant #75,  Steve Towle will donate a biplane ride for one.

This is leaf peeper time in Maine!
Lots of tourists.
Lots of beautiful fall colors!

Register now!

Hotel Reservations

[This block of rooms is full. More info here.]

Make your reservations at the Samoset by September 16! It’s the closeout date for any of our block of rooms in the Rockland area.

Samoset has received over 70 room reservations to date; however, only 50 registration forms for the event have been received. We have found that people are registered for various United activities, including the banquet, but some room reservations are inconsistent with the times of the events. We are trying to create a system of checks and balances by cross referencing the registration forms activities with the room reservation dates at the Samoset. In this way, we can identify any discrepancies and notify you.

October 8-10, 2010
in Rockland, Maine

The weather is beautiful in Maine in October. It’s a great place for a Rally. And we’ll have one at the United.

Register now!

Choose from a long list of events at the United. We’ve got a Sunset Cruise and a Lobster bake which are truly unique New England experiences.

Hey! Don’t like cruises and lobsters?  There are other lots of other choices! Tech sessions, Concours d’Elegance, Owls Head Transportation Museum, Autocross, Awards and Trophies!

The time is running out

to reserve rooms at the Samoset (don’t forget to say TEAE when you do!)
[The block of rooms at the Samoset is full. More info here.]

And there are alternative registration fees if you cannot attend the entire event, please contact RootesUnited2010@gmail.com.

Check out the event details and the schedule of events.

Oh, did we say Register enough times?

A total of 55 rooms have been reserved at the Samoset Resort.

[This block of rooms is full. More info here.]

Room rates are $119 per night. Please contact the Samoset directly and reference Rootes United 2010 for the group rate.

Note: This rate has been extended for the entire week of and the week after subject to availability.

The Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton St. Rockport, ME 04856

(800)341-1650 or (207)594-2511

email:  info@samoset.com

Rootes United 2010 Update

Other United info

If you are unable to attend the entire weekend’s events at Rootes United 2010 in Rockland, Maine, please contact RootesUnited2010@gmail.com for one or two-day registration information.

Other scheduled activities include:

• A walking tour of Rockland which will include a visit to the Lighthouse Museum and possibly other notable museums, the historic waterfront, and the downtown shopping village. Cost for the trolley car is $15.
• Morning Yoga with Jamie on Saturday and Sunday. Cost for one session is $10 or both for $15. Bring your mat.
• Beading Workshop with Joanne Ehrhart. No fee– pay for what you make.

If you have an interest in any of these activities, please email us at the above address so we might get an estimated count for transportation and space availability. Activity costs are payable at the registration table prior to the event.

This schedule is subject to change.
All meeting rooms are in the Samoset unless otherwise noted in the chart below.

Register today!

The Owls Head Transportation Museum (OHTM) will be first the site of the autocross. The next day the concourse will also be held there concurrent with their annual Foreign car festival and antique Aeroplane show.  Cars of the ROOTES Group will be the favored ones.

The museum is home to an operating collection of antique aircraft, significant aircraft include a 1923 Fokker C.IV, a 1916 Sopwith Pup, a 1917 Curtiss Jenny and a Standard J-1.

Antique automobiles, bicycles, carriages and motorcycles are shown in a very spacious way with excellent explanations. Besides the collection, the museum hosts a variety of special attractions like model T Ford rides, biplane flights, demonstrations, and children’s activities like model building, pedal cars, and more.

The museum will offer TEAE members a couple of biplane rides and possibly a fly-over the Samoset and the area. Details, how we will award these will follow later! Keep your eyes peeled.

Plan your next year’s vacation around the ROOTES UNITED!

Next month we’ll discuss the town of Rockland, Maine.

Rockport – Rockland – Owls Head
October 8 – 11, 2010

The United meeting of Tigers East/Alpines East be held in the midcoast region of Maine on Columbus Day weekend (Oct. 8 – 11) in 2010.

Location:

The events and other activities will be held at the Samoset Resort in Rockport  (www.samosetresort.com), at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head (www.ohtm.org) and in the surrounding area.

OHTM will be holding their annual Foreign Auto Festival & Antique Aeroplane Show on Sunday, October 10, 2010. The museum is very interested in having TE/AE as the featured Club at the event.

The Samoset is a four-star resort situated on the shore of Penobscot Bay and offers many amenities and activities for its guests. The Owls Head Transportation Museum houses a large collection of antique and classic cars and airplanes and has facilities to host many activities. OHTM and The Samoset are located about 15 minutes apart.

Activities:

• Parts Room
• Hospitality Suite
• Registration
• Dinner Cruise – from Rockland and/or Port Clyde
• Lobster Bake
• Road Rally/Tour of Local Area
• Concours
• Autocross
• Museum Tour at OHTM
• Tech Session(s)
• Awards Banquet
• TAC Inspection
• Other activities TBD

Costs:

We have a commitment from the Samoset to offer rooms at the rate of $119 per night. This is quite reasonable, since the usual, in-season, rate is $259. This includes the use of all the facilities the Samoset offers. [This block of rooms is full. More info here.]

We anticipate that the autocross will be held at OHTM in their parking lot.

We plan to offer a dinner cruise in the waters around Rockland Harbor, probably on Friday night and a lobster bake on Saturday, perhaps at the autocross location. These will be voluntary activities for which we have not gathered prices/costs.

Other Notes:

As noted above, OHTM will be holding their annual Foreign Car Show and Antique Airplane Exhibition on Sunday, October 10 at which TE/AE will be the featured club. The museum is interested in having our concours along with their show and will arrange space for the task.

Since OHTM will have their show on Sunday, it will necessitate TE/AE having the autocross on Saturday, on the paved area at OHTM adjacent to the museum. It will also be possible to have a Lobster Bake/Picnic at the same location, afterwards, for those interested in the real flavor of Maine. While the autocross is taking place, we propose to have a local tour/rallye to take in some of the sights of the area, such as the changing fall colors and the lighthouse at Marshall Point (www.marshallpoint.org)

Other points of interest:

There are many interesting things to see and do in the area and we will endeavor to arrange visits to some points of interest such as the Farnsworth Art Museum(www.farnsworthmuseum.org) and the Maine Lighthouse Museum (www.mainelighthousemuseum.com) as well as other spots in and around Rockland in addition to the activities already mentioned.

Contact has been made with Roy Axe, former Director of Design for Rootes, to be our banquet speaker.

Check the Forum here for more information on the event as it’s posted, including a lively conversation about what tech sessions people might like to see. (You will have to log into the forum to read those posts. If you don’t already have a login and password, they’re free!  Join the conversation!)