BULL RUN – A STRAIGHT EIGHTS ROAD RALLY
Want to have some fun, get that car out on the road, and go to destinations unknown … well sort of unknown?
On SATURDAY, MAY 8, the Straight Eights will hold its first BULL RUN ROAD RALLY from Manassas Historic Battlefield to a restaurant in Frederick. What restaurant do you ask? Well, you’ll have to follow the clues to find out! Bring your modern amenities: GPS, digital camera, and cell phone (no texting while driving). You will be asked to complete tasks along the 90-minute route, and you will be required to provide photographic evidence! Don’t worry, this is not a speed race, and there will be a safe word or failsafe that you can trigger to get you to our destination should you get lost or in a precarious situation. So, let’s fire up the Desoto and drive!
We will meet at Manassas Historic Battlefield at 11:00 am with a start time of 11:30 am, Saturday, May 8. We will assemble in the Henry Hill Visitor Center Parking Lot. Our goal is to be at the designated restaurant in Frederick at 1:00 pm for lunch.
Please RSVP to straight-eights-president@comcast.net by Saturday, May 1, so we may know whom to expect and how many will be joining us for lunch. Attendees will purchase their own lunch from the restaurant menu.
Directions to Manassas Historic Battlefield
For GPS devices, the mailing address of the Henry Hill Visitor Center is: 6511 Sudley Road, Manassas, VA 20109
Car
From Washington D.C. and Points East: Travel west on I-66 to Exit 47B, Route 234 North (Sudley Road). Proceed through the first traffic light. The entrance to the Henry Hill Visitors Center is on the right, just past the Northern Virginia Community College.
From Points North: Travel south on I-95 to the Capital Beltway (Route 495). Travel west towards Silver Springs, MD. Continue on the Beltway for approximately 10 miles, crossing the Potomac river into Virginia. Take the exit for I-66 west to Manassas. Take Exit 47B, Route 234 North (Sudley Road). Proceed through the first traffic light. The entrance to the Henry Hill Visitors Center is on the right, just past the Northern Virginia Community College.
From Points South: Travel north on I-95 to Exit 152, Route 234. Turn left at the traffic light on to Route 234 North (Sudley Road). Stay on Business Route 234 (do not take the by-pass) and travel for approximately 20 miles just beyond the city of Manassas. The entrance to the Henry Hill Visitors Center is located on the right, just past the entrance to the Northern Virginia Community College.
From Points West: Travel east on I-66 to Exit 47, Route 234 North (Sudley Road). Turn left on Route 234 and proceed through the first traffic light. The entrance to the Henry Hill Visitors Center is on the right, just past the Northern Virginia Community College.
Plane
Dulles International Airport (IAD) is located about 15 miles northeast of the park, off Route 28 North. Rental cars are available at the airport. Take Route 28 south to I-66 west. Take Exit 47B, Route 234 North (Sudley Road). The entrance to the Henry Hill Visitors Center is on the right, just past the Northern Virginia Community College.
Public Transportation
There is no public transportation to the park.
