Saturday, May 19th, 2007

5:30AM: (yeah, it's early, but we have to leave early to get there early to avoid any long lines to get into the infield! Sleep on the bus if you want!)

Trip sign-in starts. You will get your trip packet with Preakness ticket, T-Shirt, other info, and a gift bag. Load and board the buses at the Ikea parking lot. You can leave your cars overnight, you just need to park them against the back side of the parking lot - which we will show you the location of when you arrive.

6:30AM:

Promptly depart for Preakness. Some beer & water will be supplied on the bus ride down. Buses leave at 6:30 sharp – do not be late! We will not be waiting for people since we have to get to the Preakness gates as early as possible to avoid long lines. The gates open at 8am. We will also be requesting a cell phone number from each person on the sign-in sheet.

6:30AM – 8:30AM:

Meet new people on the bus and have a beer!

8:30AM:

Arrive at Preakness. We will park in the Bus Parking section. As a group, we will enter the Infield area. If you cannot find the group, please contact Mark Zwick at 215-519-9482 to be best guided to the group area. See this map of the area. The Green box with "PT" in it is where our group will be. We will enter from the entrance just to the right of the area and go left when you get in. The bus lot is off of Preakness Rd. There is a small payment area there with grass right on the fence - perfect for our group! We will be trying to post a PhillyTrips.com banner on the fence. View The Map >>

7:15PM:

Meet back at the buses. This is about 1 hour after the final horse race of the day. The Preakness race is over at about 6:10pm giving you some time to cash in your winning tickets! If you have an issue finding the bus, please contact Mark @ 215-519-9482. The pickup location will be the EXACT same location as where the bus parked. DO NOT BE LATE!

7:30PM:

Depart for Philly. Do not be late!! If something happens, please call to alert us of your situation.

8:30PM:

We will take a 30 minute stop on the way home to get something to eat at the rest area in Delaware.

9:30-10:00PM:

Arrive back in Philadelphia at the Ikea parking lot.

If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to contact Dennis or Mark at any time. Thank you!

Dennis & Mark
PhillyTrips.com
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