Thanks Gary, yep I'll be alone unless one of my friends decides to go at the last minute. I'll be giving a lot of rides to family and friends in Iowa when I get home though.
I got a Titanium/Black SPF Cobra from Dynamic Motorsports in Ohio, loaded with the good stuff, a 485 HP 351W from Eric at Performance Engineering, and a nice Alpine/JL system with the head unit hidden in the glovebox.
Good idea on the hotels with covered parking.. unfortunately I'm not sure I've ever seen one in Iowa, even in the cities..! I'll look around though.
It's supposed to be between 40 and 55 for most of my trip - where in that range can I expect to have to put on the tonneau/soft top? I'll be bundled up pretty well.