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Details

Your Host(s): Jeff (colejd)

Drive Pace: Spirited

Day Start Time Finish Time Cost Meeting Place People Limit MINIs Limit
Saturday 7:45am 4:00pm Pay for your own breakfast and lunch General Store Parking Lot at Fontana Village 45 none

Pay for your own breakfast and lunch. Welcome to the MOTD edition of Blimey’s Tiny Tour of Terror. This will be a long trip but you will be driving all the best roads in the area of the Dragon. This is one big loop with stops to refresh and lunch at Papa's Pizza in Robbinsville. Trip should take approximately 7 hours.

We start off by visiting the past roads of an early morning helping of the Dragon and the Cherohala Skyway from TN back into NC, and then lunch at Papa's Pizza in Robbinsville. Next we move on to visit one of my favorite runs down Wayah Rd. Soon we find ourselves in Franklin and going up Hwy 28 running through some great twisties. Finally, we follow the Hwy 28 into Fontana Village. This route has enough twisties to satisfy any MINI lover. You will be saying “Uncle” at the finish.

Pace: Don't let the name of the run scare you. While this run is for spirited drivers, as always, we will keep it safe. A good time is to be had by all. If you love carving twisty mountain roads then this is for YOU! We will stop for short breaks; mostly to regroup and enjoy some of the scenery (and let the tires cool). This is 210 miles of pure driving nirvana. This is for all those twisty addicts we have out there. Consider this your warning.

Bring: GMRS Radios !!! 20sub20
Approx Time: 7 hours (including a 1 hour lunch stop)
Lunch: Somewhere In Robbinsville, NC.

Your Schedule (give or take a little)

Start Finish Activity
7:30am Meet at the General Store Parking Lot at Fontana Village
7:45am 8:00am Drive to the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort
8:00am 9:00am Breakfast at Deals Gap
9:00am 12:00pm Drive the Dragon, then Cherohala to Robbinsville
12:00pm 1:00pm Lunch at Papa's Pizza in Robbinsville
1:00pm 4:00pm Drive Wayah Road to Franklin and back to Fontana Village via Rt. 28

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Additional Links: Deal Gap Resort Grill
Papa's Pizza
Garmin GPX Map

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