Who is planning on going to MATG
07-12-2017, 11:03 AM
#23
Elite Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Statesville, NC
Posts: 2,738
Total Cats: 319
If you feel comfortable, there's a Walmart on 411 in Maryville. Maryville isn't the ghetto or anything, typical town. If you REALLY want I could ask some Maryville locals about you storing your truck/trailer there.
Reply
0
0
07-12-2017, 11:03 AM
#24
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Jonesboro Arkansas
Posts: 553
Total Cats: 25
Sounds good. Flat out it is. 
What food options will be in the area? Do I need to bring a grill and cook out or are there enough places to eat? What about gas? Is 93 available? Gha those are such noob questions but I've never been and its nearly 9 hours away from my house so I would rather be prepared than sorry.
I'm hoping to end up in the spirited run, how spirited is it? Is that spirited according to a Sunday driver or a track driver. When we go to Eureka, spirited is as fast as you was to go, treat the road like a racetrack brake when you see God etc. (the ozarks are not patrolled by police)
What food options will be in the area? Do I need to bring a grill and cook out or are there enough places to eat? What about gas? Is 93 available? Gha those are such noob questions but I've never been and its nearly 9 hours away from my house so I would rather be prepared than sorry.
I'm hoping to end up in the spirited run, how spirited is it? Is that spirited according to a Sunday driver or a track driver. When we go to Eureka, spirited is as fast as you was to go, treat the road like a racetrack brake when you see God etc. (the ozarks are not patrolled by police)
Reply
0
0
07-12-2017, 03:08 PM
#25
Elite Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Statesville, NC
Posts: 2,738
Total Cats: 319
There's two restaurants and a "grocery store" in Fontana Village. There's also charcoal grills at the cabins. Several of the runs are based around food, like the A&W drive-in run. Robbinsville is the closest town with a few of your typical small town joints(Wendy's,Hardee's, random Mexican place, etc).
There's 93 available right at the entrance of Fontana Village, Tuskegee Motel east on 28 has gas, and the crossroads(Deal's Gap store) has gas although expensive. Robbinsville has more standard priced gas, along with a gas station right before the start of Cherohala Skyway on 129 towards Robbinsville. I actually stop here when we do the A&W run.
Spirited runs are spirited. I think there's two "listed" spirited runs, one for Fat Buddies and one for A&W, I'd vote A&W but I'm biased since I lead it
Keep your ego in check, stay in your lane(please!), give enough space between the car in front of you, and you'll have a good time 
Here's a run on the gap from the end of the A&W one year.
There's 93 available right at the entrance of Fontana Village, Tuskegee Motel east on 28 has gas, and the crossroads(Deal's Gap store) has gas although expensive. Robbinsville has more standard priced gas, along with a gas station right before the start of Cherohala Skyway on 129 towards Robbinsville. I actually stop here when we do the A&W run.
Spirited runs are spirited. I think there's two "listed" spirited runs, one for Fat Buddies and one for A&W, I'd vote A&W but I'm biased since I lead it
Keep your ego in check, stay in your lane(please!), give enough space between the car in front of you, and you'll have a good time Here's a run on the gap from the end of the A&W one year.
Reply
0
0
07-12-2017, 10:48 PM
#28
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Jonesboro Arkansas
Posts: 553
Total Cats: 25
Only once in 13 years have we had an issue with a driver, he passed the lead car on a double yellow. I though he was going to get *** kicked after that one.
Reply
0
0
07-13-2017, 04:20 PM
#30
Elite Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Statesville, NC
Posts: 2,738
Total Cats: 319
New run this year!
I sometimes find myself sitting around Saturday afternoons and I don't actually like to go up on the hill during Saturday peak hours. I also can't recall a Saturday "run" recently, so why not do a BEERRUN?!
Here's the planned route:
https://goo.gl/maps/vAX2xQ81Ch92
The plan is:
When: 2:00PM
Where: Wildwood Grill to Natahala Brewery
Why: Beer
We'll head south towards Franklin for the fun curvy bit. Then stop and stretch there. Gas shouldn't be needed until Bryson City since it's only a 80mile route from Fontana to the beer.
We should be arriving at the brewery around 5:00pm ish. Enough time to get beer, eat, and head back in time for the beer-swap and evening activities.
There's several places to eat near the Brewery:
Anthony's(Italian) - https://www.anthonysbrysoncity.com/
CJ's Bar/Grille (right beside the Brewery)
Bar-B-Que Wagon (on Main Street)
I figure we can decide once we're there or if there's LOTS of people on this run we can disperse in small groups.
It’s important to note that no matter what the pace, nobody gets left behind. If everyone follows one simple group rule, everything works out. EACH DRIVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONE CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND THEM. Whenever the group makes a turn from one road to another, you must wait at that turn until the next car in line can see where you’re turning. Because the rule also applies to the car ahead of you, you won’t get lost by waiting. It works out really nicely.
I will once again remind everybody how important it is to only drive the pace you feel comfortable. There is always a faster car and a more skilled driver, so please don’t use anyone else as a gauge for how quickly you should drive, or when you should brake.
Let's all be responsible with the booze! The drive back will be the much shorter route of 74 to 28, a 45min/33mile drive back to Fontana Village.
I sometimes find myself sitting around Saturday afternoons and I don't actually like to go up on the hill during Saturday peak hours. I also can't recall a Saturday "run" recently, so why not do a BEERRUN?!
Here's the planned route:
https://goo.gl/maps/vAX2xQ81Ch92
The plan is:
When: 2:00PM
Where: Wildwood Grill to Natahala Brewery
Why: Beer
We'll head south towards Franklin for the fun curvy bit. Then stop and stretch there. Gas shouldn't be needed until Bryson City since it's only a 80mile route from Fontana to the beer.
We should be arriving at the brewery around 5:00pm ish. Enough time to get beer, eat, and head back in time for the beer-swap and evening activities.
There's several places to eat near the Brewery:
Anthony's(Italian) - https://www.anthonysbrysoncity.com/
CJ's Bar/Grille (right beside the Brewery)
Bar-B-Que Wagon (on Main Street)
I figure we can decide once we're there or if there's LOTS of people on this run we can disperse in small groups.
It’s important to note that no matter what the pace, nobody gets left behind. If everyone follows one simple group rule, everything works out. EACH DRIVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONE CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND THEM. Whenever the group makes a turn from one road to another, you must wait at that turn until the next car in line can see where you’re turning. Because the rule also applies to the car ahead of you, you won’t get lost by waiting. It works out really nicely.
I will once again remind everybody how important it is to only drive the pace you feel comfortable. There is always a faster car and a more skilled driver, so please don’t use anyone else as a gauge for how quickly you should drive, or when you should brake.
Let's all be responsible with the booze! The drive back will be the much shorter route of 74 to 28, a 45min/33mile drive back to Fontana Village.
Last edited by flier129; 07-14-2017 at 03:01 PM.
Reply
1
1
07-14-2017, 05:35 PM
#37
Elite Member
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Statesville, NC
Posts: 2,738
Total Cats: 319
When is everyone getting there?
I think we're planning on a run down to blood mountain on Thursday, the normal hillclimb shinanigens Friday morning-ish, the A&W run that late afternoon which ends up on the gap near dusk and is always fun, then the beer run Saturday. This is definitely subject to change, since it's all really laid back. The A&W and Beer runs I'm leading only get cancelled for heavy weather across the whole region. It's pretty damn easy to drive 20min one direction to get into clear skies
Reply
0
0
07-14-2017, 08:56 PM
#38
Moderator
iTrader: (12)
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
Posts: 20,660
Total Cats: 3,011
IDK on arrival. I have a court date on Thursday morning in Tampa and will either leave after or get it changed and leave Wednesday night and drive part of the way. So either Thursday night or Thursday midday.
Reply
0
0
