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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 |
Please note that you will not be able to participate in the Group Photo and this drive.
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 |
Sign Up Here
| Additional Links: | Deal Gap Resort Grill |
| Papa's Pizza | |
| Garmin GPX Map |
Who Is Going?
There are currently 30 people signed up with 20 MINIs attending.
- April Wager
- Barbara Shadwell
- Dan Hagood
- Frances Ray
- Gene Stallings
- Greg Parker
- Gregory Cornett
- Jennifer Gray
- Jesse Altman
- JUDI COTE
- Kevin Lander
- LeAnn Volesky
- Linda Moore
- Linda Stallings
- Lisa Parker
- Mark Shadwell
- Matthew Culbertson
- Michael Bouchie
- Nadia Altman
- Paul Newton
- Richard Culbertson
- RICK COTE
- Robert Ray
- Sandra Endsley
- Sandy Hagood
- Sean Wager
- Tammy Lander
- Teddy Toney
- Trey Moore
- Wendy Reside