[Kracka]

We will be having the map packets, they worked too well on the fall cruise and I will not even considering going without them. With these larger groups it gets very difficult to keep 20+ cars together in a solid groups when passing through towns with stoplights, stop signs, etc. We do our best planning a route that avoids as much of this as possible, but its not feasible to avoid it all. It is much easier knowing that everyone knows exactly where we are going just in case they get split up from the main group so they are able to catch up to us either on the road or at the next pre-determined meeting spot that is marked on the map. Honestly, if you have a problem with the $5 fee send me a PM and we can discuss why it is that you are unable to afford the cost (less than 2 gallons of gas or a movie ticket) for two days of fun that supports the forum and community that we spend a portion of our day using as entertainment (posting, reading, shoutbox, arcade, etc.). The reason we do a "bomber-run" is so we can have the most fun route possible. On the fall cruise and now also this one we found some roads that we otherwise would not have traveled that are very neat roads that everyone is sure to get a thrill from. Also, had it not been for the bomber run, we would have never been able to plan/make that fly-by video that Scheides posted a few days ago.