Scroungers River Run. July 28th

$5.00 for the ferry ride. You will pay for the ferry when you put your car on for the trip over the river. It will take multiple trips so hot rods that make it over on the first few trip will be able to browse the shops in Augusta. We will eat at the pizza place that is on the left when you get into town. We will gas up again in Augusta before heading down Rt 8(river road) for the trip back home. We will end the road trip at the Silver Grove Dari Bar. This will the Ice Cream stop for the day. If you want to stop you can if you want to end it and head home that is fine too.

We will be stopping at places along the way for pics if there is room for all cars. This is a comfortable cruise through the tree lines road. A cruise to see the back roads and what it has to offer, not a speed race. We will be taking our time.

More info about the ferry and Augusta
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Truxter Fordly wrote:

RebStew wrote:Name a place and we will stop in to grab you guys. I was going to drive over there to take a look to see if there was a place close and big enough for everyone to swing through. I may do that Sunday.

Steve,
Any progress on a meeting place for us Buckeyes? We are talking this up trying to get a few people interested on this side of the river.....

I made my way over there to find a meeting spot for people coming from the north.
This is our route: Ky guys and anyone that is coming from south of the Ohio River will meet at UDF next to I-275.

Cars should be gassed up and ready to leave at 3:00 from this UDF
Address: UDF #160
1135 Steffen Lane
Wilder, Kentucky 41076
859-441-5040

We will leave UDF at 3:00 and head east on I-275 and across the Ohio River. We will be taking the first Ohio exit. Kellogg Ave, Exit 72. We will go east(RIGHT) off the exit. We will pass Coney Island and River Bend before stopping to pick up the Ohio guys. The Ohio guys meeting spot is AJ's Road House. It's on the right. If you pass a Marathon Gas Station you went too far.

We should be pulling in around 3:30 at this address. Please be gassed up and ready to roll before we get there. There is a gas station across and up the street a few 100 feet.
Address: AJ'S Roadhouse
6735 Kellogg Road
Cincinnati, OH 45230

Ky guys will roll into the parking lot and this will be our first stop. We will meet up and say hello to whoever shows up before heading on down the river. The next stop will be played buy ear. If we see something cool we will stop. If we don't we will go on towards Higginsport to the ferry to Augusta, Ky. Don't eat before the trip or while you are waiting for everyone. We will stop in Augusta for some pizza.

Map Quest the address or put them in your GPS. We have had trouble before trying to get everyone on the same page. Fact is with the amount of cars that go on these runs we can't keep track of everyone. If you get a red light or if someone stops for a rest room break the cars to the front will not see you. When you turn off the cars behind you will follow you. Do your best to catch back up when you are done. We will not be breaking any speed records. If you get left behind we will not be hard to catch up to. We are not taking any side roads. Follow the river and you will see us. Cross the Ferry into Augusta and we will be there before heading back down the Ky side of the river on Rt 8. End of the cruise is in Silver Grove, Ky at the Dari Bar. You can't miss it.

Due to the price of gas we dropped a few of the runs we use to do. Most members felt the run down Rt. 32 to go to the barn was not worth the time. The last run we did the barn was not what it was the first few times we went there. Also we dropped the Dari Bar Cruise as an annual run.

This created a void in some of the stuff we thought was cool to do. So we came up with the best parts of the two cruises and added them together. That's how the River Run came to be. We still get to drive the shaded, tree lined back roads next to Ohio River. There is always a nice cool breeze blowing off the water. That is the reason we picked the month of July for this run. Hottest month of the year and we don't want to bake in the heat. Everyone thought it was nice to see a bunch of hot rods floating across the river on a boat when we did it. We are going to do it again! Augusta and all the little towns that we drive through next to the river are great places to check out and get some pictures and on the way back we can stop in at the Dari Bar for an Ice Cream.

It's taking the best of two cruises we use to do, Rt 32 and Dari Bar Cruise and adding them together. I like to get out to places where we can do burnouts and watch some crazy stuff going on but for the laid back cruising and scenic views I think this will be the best of the year.

This run will be our second annual Scroungers River Run. If I had to pick one run out of everything we have done since I have been a member it is this cruise. Don't miss it!

Last years pics
http://www.scroungers.net/t4383-2011-river-run-pics

I've driven part of those roads. Really nice ride along the river.

Arieldouglas wrote:I've driven part of those roads. Really nice ride along the river.

You should come up. We can find you a couch to sleep on or take up a club donation for a hotel room for a night.

So, will it really be on July 28th?

Arieldouglas wrote:So, will it really be on July 28th?

Yeap. Rain or shine. We don't do rain dates.

rain dates are for your sit around local car show and stare at the same old car you see every other day.... :)

btw i need to hit this one this year

10 more days!

This weekend!

This is a fun run. Don't miss it. Here are some pictures from last year.
http://www.scroungers.net/t4383-2011-river-run-pics

Reb Stew wrote:This is a fun run. Don't miss it. Here are some pictures from last year.
http://www.scroungers.net/t4383-2011-river-run-pics

That brings back some good memories.

3 more days!

This is unfortunate, although I never made this event, you seemed to thoroughly enjoy this event!

That sucks.

Are you going to reschedule? I would like to join in.

galeaiii wrote:Are you going to reschedule? I would like to join in.

Not this year. It will happen next year. We have the Fall Colors Cruise coming up in a few months. That will be a good one.
http://www.scroungers.net/t4771-scroungers-fall-color-cruise-oct-13th