I'm going to host a joint drive between the Central Iowa Mini Club (CIMC) and KCME. We'll be touring a route that starts in Bethany, MO and ends up in Leon, IA - passing through Nine Eagles State Park. This will be a spirited drive in that a lot of us like to speed up for corners
But we'll try to keep the cruising speed near the limit so those of you who just like to cruise and see the countryside don't get too far behind at the back. Wouldn't want to lose any of you guys in banjo country. 
The date for this drive is going to be May 19th, which is a Saturday. In the event of a rain-out, we'll do the 26th which is the following Saturday. The 26th-29th is Memorial Day weekend, so we might get less attendance if the drive does get rained out.
We're going to start in Bethany, MO at 11AM. That's about 90 miles from downtown KC. My original route ended (or started) further south in Pattonsburg, but we decided it would be best to meet somewhere for lunch, gas, and a restroom break first and Pattonsburg isn't the best place to accomplish those three things. Neither is Leon, which is on the other end of the route.
Our meeting place will be the square - 100 N 16th St, Bethany, MO. I'll hand out maps and discuss the day's plans on the steps on the west side of the courthouse. Be advised that the south part of the square is the only part that isn't one-way counter-clockwise, so you'll probably want to park on the east, north, or west side of the square so we can all leave in the same direction. If we run out of room (doubtful) park on the south side facing east.
At the conclusion of our meeting, we'll depart for Sonic which is a mile away across town (3808 Miller Street.) There's a Kum and Go across the street from Sonic that sells premium and has restrooms. If the Sonic doesn't float your boat or is too crowded, there's a Wendy's, a DQ, a Subway, and a KFC/Taco Bell all within a couple blocks.
If you're driving up on 35 from the south, I highly recommend taking the Pattonsburg exit and driving Hwy 69 the rest of the way to Bethany. I-35 is arrow-straight pretty much the whole way there and you'll be ready for a change of pace by then.
We'll plan to depart for the drive around noon after lining up on the far east side of the Wal-Mart parking lot which is a stone's throw to the southeast of Sonic.
The route will hit as many of the good driving roads in the area as possible and be about 70-90 miles total. Planned stops will include a bathroom/stretching break somewhere and a stop in Nine Eagles State Park by the lake for a photo op.
I'm thinking we might loop around back to Lamoni for some ice cream at the conclusion of the drive? There are three places - Maid-Rite has awesome shakes, there's a family-owned restauraunt called Quilt Country that sells shakes and cones and such if they're open, and there's also a small ice cream parlor by the name of "Pierce's Dairy Cup" but parking there is pretty scarce. I'd have to get permission from the used car lot across the street to park there (luckily I know the owner.)
