Is it spring yet?!?

 

This reminds me of that Bret Favre commercial about people who can't decide...let me do it for you

ST. LOUIS

End of discussion now get back to your indecision over what TV to buy.

 

List me as a maybe, I will not know for sure till it gets much closer.

 

Thanks, buddy. Keep rubbing it in...

 

Coupe or SRT, Coupe or SRT..............what to bring?!

 

 

There is no Dragon here so you can just push and go to keep up. Go ahead and bring the SRT.

roadster with a stick

 

I received a PM and added:
Thirteendog - Lebanon, Tennessee - (THURS, FRI, SAT, SUN)...to the list

 

Received a formal confirmation from Fontana Lodge yesterday for our reservation next April. Hadn't seen one of these before from the lodge. Nice touch!

 

Here is a nice route that we were going going to Drive on Sunday last time, but we didn't have it mapped out, so we just went on the Cherohala again. This looks nice as an alternative for a sunday drive, probably a bit more aggressive, as there are more "bendies", but it looks like fun:

from:Fontana Village, NC to:Tapoco Rd/US-129 S to:W Hwy 19/US-19 N/US-74 E to:US-19 N/US-74 E to:Bryson City Rd/N Carolina 28 S to:Great Smoky Mountains Expy/US-441 N/US-74 W to:Fontana Village, NC - Google Maps

Thanks to Evan for his input on this.

If I go, maybe I could lead a group with this route on Sunday or Saturday for that matter. I will not be sure if I am going or not till the last minute. I may end up sleeping in the car - LOL

 

28 east of 19 is the "Mini-Dragon". Speed limit is pretty much 55 through there and LOTS of fun.

 

I'll be in FL this time...so you all be safe and have fun.....and I WILL see you all in St. Louis...

 

Attached is a possible XFire 2009 Sping Dragon Southern Route with the Hwy 28 leg to Franklin, NC and then back west to Robbinsville, NC. This small loop is used by several motorcycle clubs & local sports car clubs. I've been on the loop on a 2-wheeler and the Hwy 28 South to Franklin, NC is a blast to drive. Just as Itsky commented above, this stretch is often times as liked by bikers & sports car clubs as The Dragon Run. It only adds 50-60 miles to our normal Southern Route. We'd be back at Fontana Lodge around 4:30 -5:00 PM for the CICCI-sponsored BBQ event. I included a 20 min stop in Franklin for gas and 90 min in Robbinsville for lunch/gas. (Note: The summary statistics assumed a "spirited" driving profile. After all, we are XFires!)

We ought to do it!

 

It's got my vote:
This will be the new route designated for Saturday.
Just means lunch in Robbinsville will be a little bit later.

 

Here is a collage of the license plates at the Dam!

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Very cool!

 

Your link isn't working but your collage is totally cool !!!

 

What about Fuel? Are these all back country roads or are we going to stop for fuel before it's over? I know rookie question, but I drive an SRT and get about 250 miles on a tank of fuel (interstate normal driving).

By the way I vote for this route too

Nevermind, I guess I should read more carefully LOL

 

There is fuel in Robbinsville. I would recommend that you fuel up before arriving at the lodge.