About this event
North West Arkansas Tour.
This event takes place over the Labor Day Weekend.
This year’s event has had major changes and will be now centered out of Harrison, Arkansas replacing Eureka Springs. Changes include a new hotel and restaurants in Harrison and major changes to the driving tours. We kept some of the best roads from the previous drives and added new ones.
Drives:
These are terrific roads, you will have a lot of fun here. This is three days of some of the best driving and scenic roads in the Midwest.
Schedule:
We are starting the drive from Joplin, Missouri with a welcome dinner Thursday night (optional). You will need to drive to Joplin, MO on Thursday if you want to start from Joplin.
Friday morning, drive from Joplin to Harrison thru southern Missouri, this includes taking the ferry at Peels Ferry over Bull Shores Lake then continuing on to Harrison, Arkansas.
Saturday morning, drive from Harrison to near Dover in central Arkansas then back to Harrison
Sunday morning, drive from Harrison to Mountain Home, then to Mountain View, Shirley then back to Harrison.
Monday morning, drive home which will include some good roads and about 100 miles of interstate 35.
This drive takes place over several days, you can choose the days you want to participate. If you choose to participate in just some parts of the drive, please notify Garry Seemann or Skip Hammerman to allow for us to plan on attendance at restaurants.
Hotels:
9/2 - one night - Hilton Garden Inn Joplin, 2644 E 32nd St., Joplin, MO 64804
Phone: 417-206-6700. Room Rate: $79.
9/3-5 - three nights – Hampton Inn Harrison, 121 Highway 43 East, Harrison, AR 72601
Phone 870-365-0505. Room Rate: $110
Restaurants:
Joplin Restaurant:
Thu - Mytho’s http://mythosjoplin.com/
Harrison Restaurants:
Fri – Devito’s Restaurant http://www.devitosrestaurant.com/
Sat – Jamie’s Restaurant https://jamiesrestaurant.com/
Sun – Colton’s Steakhouse https://www.coltonssteakhouse.com/
If you want to participate on this drive:
Book your entry on Motorsports.reg. Add your name and number of participants, there is no cost for this drive.
Book your room(s), this being Labor Day weekend the preferred rooms may be booked soon.
More information will be added when it becomes available
Event requirements
This event is classified as a "driving tour" and will be conducted in accordance with the Porsche Club of America's Driving Tour Standards. We will be observing Covid 19 rules.