Good Sam Rally Phoenix AZ March 22-25

[Rob]

Is Born Free displaying vehicles at this Rally next week?

Read earlier this spring that this was the plan.

I am planning to attend.

Rob and Joan Beery
2003 24RB

[ed]

Hello Rob, yes we will be there with a new 25' RB with slide unit & a new 27' RSB. The slide unit will have a new TV set up that we that we are excited about showing. See you there.

[Ann P]

Also on my way to The Rally . These are really well-done events (my 5th) , with seminars, many new RVs on display , vendors with all sorts of RV must-haves , plus great entertainment. Bill Cosby and Martina McBride are headliners at this Rally. The Affinity co. (Good Sam, Camping World,etc.) is doing 3 national Rallys around the country this year ,so see the website or Highways magazine for info. Glad to hear that Born Free will be there too.

[daryl&mary]

We'll be there in our "new to us" BFT. Since we live in Mesa, AZ, the trip will be a short one. Also glad to hear Born Free will be there, and looking forward to our first Good Sam rally.

[TheBizMan]

A small group of us are going on Thursday. We all live close to the rally area, so we are only going for the day.

[Virgil and Anne Dutton]

Anne and I will be there just for the day on Friday.

[whemme]

For those Leap'n Lions members planning on visiting the Good Sam Rally that starts today, it is being held at the Phoenix International Race (PIR) track in SW Phoenix (actually Avondale). Driving directions follow:

Suggested Routes to Phoenix International Raceway

From the North - (I-17, Flagstaff, Prescott, Sedona):

Travel South on I-17 to Exit 214C and proceed West on Loop 101
Travel on Westbound/Southbound Loop 101 to I-10
Travel West on I-10 to Exit 128 (Litchfield Rd.)
Turn Left (South) on Litchfield Rd.; travel to Buckeye Rd. (MC 85)
Turn Right (West) on Buckeye Rd.; travel for one mile to Bullard Ave.
Turn Left (South) on Bullard Ave.; travel for two miles to Vineyard Rd.
Turn Left (East) on Vineyard Rd. and follow signs/officers to PIR

From the West - (I-10, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Blythe):

Travel East on I-10 to Exit 124 (Cotton Lane)
Turn Right (South) on Cotton Lane; travel for four miles to Buckeye Rd. (MC 85)
Turn Left (East) on MC 85; travel for two miles to Estrella Parkway
Turn Right (South) on Estrella Parkway; travel to Vineyard Rd.
Turn Left (East) on Vineyard Rd. and follow signs/officers to PIR

From the Northwest - (Lake Havasu, Kingman, Las Vegas, Hwys. 60 & 89):

Travel Southeast on US-60; Exit on State Hwy. 303/Cotton Lane (Southbound)
Continue South past I-10 on Cotton Lane to MC 85 (Buckeye Rd.)
Turn Left (East) on MC 85; travel for two miles to Estrella Parkway
Turn Right (South) on Estrella Parkway; travel to Vineyard Rd.
Turn Left (East) on Vineyard Rd. and follow signs/officers to PIR

From the Southwest - (San Diego, Yuma):

Travel East on I-8 to Exit 116 (at Gila Bend) and proceed North on State Hwy. 85
Travel 30 miles North to MC 85
Turn Right (East) on MC 85; travel to Estrella Parkway
Turn Right (South) on Estrella Parkway; travel to Vineyard Rd.
Turn Left (East) on Vineyard Rd. and follow signs/officers to PIR

From the Southeast - (Chandler, Gilbert, Casa Grande, Tucson):

Travel West on I-10 to Exit 167 (Riggs Rd.) or Exit 164 (Maricopa Rd.) and proceed West to Beltline Rd.
Drive on Beltline Road and continue to 51st Ave.
Travel North on 51st Ave.; proceed to Buckeye Rd.
Travel West on Buckeye Rd.; proceed to Bullard Ave. (past Avondale Blvd., near Goodyear Airport)
Turn Left (South) at Bullard Ave.; travel to Vineyard Rd.
Turn Left (East) on Vineyard Rd. and follow signs/officers to PIR

From the Northeast - (Scottsdale):

Travel on Westbound/Southbound Loop 101 to I-10
Travel West on I-10 to Exit 128 (Litchfield Rd.)
Turn Left (South) on Litchfield Rd.; travel to Buckeye Rd. (MC 85)
Turn Right (West) on Buckeye Rd.; travel for one mile to Bullard Ave.
Turn Left (South) on Bullard Ave.; travel for two miles to Vineyard Rd.
Turn Left (East) on Vineyard Rd. and follow signs/officers to PIR

From the East - (Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa):

Travel West on I-10 to Exit 126 (Estrella Parkway)
Turn Left (South) on Estrella Parkway; travel to Vineyard Rd.
Turn Left (East) on Vineyard Rd. and follow signs/officers to PIR

Click on the blue Download button on the right side of the window below to open and view a detailed map of the routes in the greater Phoenix area to the racetrack facility.

[Rob]

My wife and I attended the rally yesterday. Visited the BF display and wanted to share with the Club how much we enjoyed talking with Ed and viewing the 25RB (with a slide). The 27RSB was worth seeing also.

Living on the West Coast (Arizona and California) we don't get an opportunity to see new models in person very often so we were really looking forward to this.

Let me say that the 25RB was even better than we had hoped. The floorplan changes 1. Moving the entrance door towards the middle of the coach. 2. Bathroom changes. 3. The living room with the slide gives such a feeling of openness. 4. The large screen TV in a new location. If we could afford to we would order one right now. Lots of RV's had slides now days but the planning and effort that went into this is far superior. Ed tells me that the E450 chassis is on a longer wheelbase and little or no weight increase was caused by the slide and sofa.

I probably sould like a Salesman. Not my intension. Just wanted to share our experience.

Rob and Joan Beery
2003 24RB