Adirondack Fall Getaway
October 13-14, 2018
Marvel in the Brilliant Fall Foliage of the Adirondacks for a Weekend Getaway that travels from Brookfield, CT to Lake George, NY!
Classic and exotics of all ages and makes are invited to enjoy a relaxing weekend of great drives and – of course – the camaraderie that Drive Toward a Cure events are famous for. The Getaway is slated to include all meals, an overnight stay in Lake George, a stop at a popular automobile museum, and a lake cruise!
Fall colors are fleeting, so you need to make sure to hit the road to see the best of them! Fortunately, the Northeast offers a fall color display that is second-to-none, and there’s hardly a better way to enjoy them than while driving your favorite car along the many classic back roads and byways of the Adirondacks. The Drive Toward a Cure program is charting a new course with the “Adirondack Fall Getaway” – an accessible event that is also our first foray into the Northeast, organized in partnership with the Jaguar F-Type Owners Club.
Announcing the DriveShare Collection
If you’re coming from farther afield, your car is in the shop, or you just want to drive something different without shipping your own vehicle or enduring an airport rental car, we encourage you to check out DriveShare by Hagerty!
Plus, DriveShare will donate a portion of their service fees to Drive Toward a Cure. That sounds like a win-win to us!
The Weekend Getaway
Friday, October 12:
Optional Meet-Up
The Southern California meeting point will be at The Petersen Automotive Museum (Los Angeles) at approximately 11:00am. After registering, a private, guided tour will take us behind the scenes and into “The Vault” to see a fascinating collection that regular visitors to the Museum wouldn’t get to see. The collection currently includes 20 Porsches of historical significance that are on site while the “Porsche Effect” exhibit celebrating the 70th anniversary of Porsche continues. To whet your appetite further, a visit to a very exclusive, very private collection in L.A. is also in the cards following lunch.
The driving adventure will begin with an approximately 45 mile route to our first night in Westlake that includes a champagne reception and dinner.
Day 1:
Saturday, October 13
The Southern California meeting point will be at The Petersen Automotive Museum (Los Angeles) at approximately 11:00am. After registering, a private, guided tour will take us behind the scenes and into “The Vault” to see a fascinating collection that regular visitors to the Museum wouldn’t get to see. The collection currently includes 20 Porsches of historical significance that are on site while the “Porsche Effect” exhibit celebrating the 70th anniversary of Porsche continues. To whet your appetite further, a visit to a very exclusive, very private collection in L.A. is also in the cards following lunch.
The driving adventure will begin with an approximately 45 mile route to our first night in Westlake that includes a champagne reception and dinner.
Day 2:
Sunday, October 14
The Northern California meeting point will be at Canepa Motorsports in Scotts Valley (near Santa Cruz) at approximately 11:00am. After registering, a private, guided tour will reveal the world-renowned service, race preparation and restoration facilities. If that wasn’t enough, Canepa also maintains staggering collections of vehicles in their on-site museum and sales showroom – classic and modern road cars from around the world, exotics including more Porsche 959s than you’ll surely see anywhere else, and race cars of all types.
The driving adventure will begin with an approximately 55 mile route to our first night in Monterey that includes a champagne reception and dinner at a top-rated, ocean-side property, located on Cannery Row.
Drive Toward a Cure for Parkinson’s Disease
Hagerty Plus® Roadside Service
For our “California Adventure”, Hagerty will once again cover all participants – not just Hagerty clients – with Hagerty Plus® Roadside Service and Benefits during the event dates. Hagerty Plus is a comprehensive full-service roadside assistance program designed specifically for classic cars. Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s only for classics; whatever car you bring on our premiere Drive Toward a Cure “California Adventure” event will be provided with Hagerty Plus for the duration of the event.
Drive Toward a Cure for Parkinson's Disease
The Drive Toward a Cure program has been carefully designed to provide a premium experience while raising much-needed funds to continue the search for a cure for Parkinson’s Disease, while also supporting patient care. Learn more about our beneficiaries, The Parkinson’s Institute and The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Reserve Your Spot!
Join us for this all-inclusive*, two-day driving adventure and enjoy the finest roads, one night in a highly-rated hotel, all meals, and all of the other logistical details handled.
Price per entry: US $1,995.
The event registration fee includes the following:
- Charitable contribution benefiting the Parkinson’s Disease research and patient care, including support to the Parkinson’s Institute and Clinical Center and The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
- Tax receipt*** issued by Drive Toward a Cure.
- Entry for one vehicle in all driving components of the event.
- One hotel room for two people in a highly rated property for the night of Saturday, October 13.
- Saturday lunch and dinner, plus Sunday breakfast, lunch and dinner for two people*.
- All tips and gratuities are included.
- Drive Toward a Cure door decals for the car.
- Drive Toward a Cure commemorative items and sponsor giveaways.
- Commemorative, full-color road book?
- Full event logistics and organization.
- Event liability insurance.
- Visit to private properties, exhibits or museums along the way, if/as described above.
* Final venues and itinerary subject to change.
** Ordered alcoholic drinks and special requests are not included.
*** Your charitable donation deduction for federal income tax purposes is limited to the excess of the amount of money contributed over the value of the goods or services provided by the charity. A good faith estimate of the value of goods and services to be provided directly by Drive Toward a Cure is $350 as of July 4, 2018. The deductible amount of $1,645 is based on an entry fee of $1,995. Your ability to take a tax deduction depends on your tax situation. Please consult an accountant.