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Deals Gap
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Deals Gap
Has anyone here driven Deals Gap and the surrounding area ? It looks like it would be a lot of fun with the Vette. I'll be down there this weekend with my bike , but plan on returning with the Vette on our way to Nashville in July.
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I am going down there this weekend also, I will be in the area all week for Honda Hoot
I to will be on my bike but I have been there many times on two wheels. I have been down there in the vette twice, it is a blast
Have fun but be careful a lot of traffic going both ways
I to will be on my bike but I have been there many times on two wheels. I have been down there in the vette twice, it is a blast Have fun but be careful a lot of traffic going both ways
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Its a great ride at any speed. Did it a couple years ago with a local Corvette club, did it a couple months ago without the local Corvette club. Had a great time both ways. Be sure to get a T-shirt.
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Originally Posted by indebt
Can you go as fast as you want to go or is there too much traffic to do that? Thinking of going with local club end of July.
I've had the GoldWing through it, but didn't scrape the footpegs. Just slow and twisty.
Seriously, how much speed could you all get up to even in a Vette ?
It's is a very cool ride and a beautiful area.
And then there is the surprise of turning a corner and finding a coach bus 2/3 of the way in your lane...
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Originally Posted by slolane
I am going down there this weekend also, I will be in the area all week for Honda Hoot I to will be on my bike but I have been there many times on two wheels. I have been down there in the vette twice, it is a blast Have fun but be careful a lot of traffic going both ways
I to will be on my bike but I have been there many times on two wheels. I have been down there in the vette twice, it is a blast Have fun but be careful a lot of traffic going both ways
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and lots of nice twisties / cruisable roads in the surrounding areas. 
I've done it in the C5 several times. Will be taking the C3 down later this month.
and lots of nice twisties / cruisable roads in the surrounding areas. I've done it in the C5 several times. Will be taking the C3 down later this month.
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I drove it two weeks ago (Memorial Day weekend) in my 1999 C5 MN6 with Z51 package. 318 curves in 11.4 miles. 
Its a blast. I took one trip down and then took it again back up, and got the T-shirt . Its well known by bikers but a lot of car clubs use it too. There can be be traffic which slows you down, but many pull over (there are several places for that) and let you pass. If they don't, you can pull over and wait a few minutes for a clear road. Sport bikes will not slow you down, they can negotiate it quite a bit faster than a car.
If you go be sure and stop at the store at the top, its full of "I survived Deal's Gap" type T-shirts and other stuff. You can't miss the place, it'll have about 100 bikes parked in front of it.
When I was there there was no sign LEOs or any other enforcement. Anyway, with the number of curves, real high speed in a car isn't likely. The sports bikes are a different story. Its a good cruise destination.
Its a blast. I took one trip down and then took it again back up, and got the T-shirt . Its well known by bikers but a lot of car clubs use it too. There can be be traffic which slows you down, but many pull over (there are several places for that) and let you pass. If they don't, you can pull over and wait a few minutes for a clear road. Sport bikes will not slow you down, they can negotiate it quite a bit faster than a car. If you go be sure and stop at the store at the top, its full of "I survived Deal's Gap" type T-shirts and other stuff. You can't miss the place, it'll have about 100 bikes parked in front of it.
When I was there there was no sign LEOs or any other enforcement. Anyway, with the number of curves, real high speed in a car isn't likely. The sports bikes are a different story. Its a good cruise destination.
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Originally Posted by 04c5ragtop
The sport bike crowd likes to drag their knees/pegs around the corners, but there isn't a lot of room to get up too much speed.
Love to do the Gap on my Busa 
Gets the blood pumping. Cars don't slow us down...just slip on by them.
I've done it on the bike and in the Vette. Both are tons a fun but it's tough to get any speed in the Vette with the traffic...and cops.
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It is a blast! Unfortunately, some of the guys/gals on bikes will slow you down.
I went for my first time a few weeks back and I was rather nervous on the first run, but after that, it was nothing but grinning.
Here is a pic from the trip.
I went for my first time a few weeks back and I was rather nervous on the first run, but after that, it was nothing but grinning.
Here is a pic from the trip.
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I drove it in October last year in the Vette. Not much traffic that time of year and as one person said, people will pull over most of the time. You will have to pull over for only the sport bikes. Everything else just disappears in the rearview!! Great fun!!
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Originally Posted by 04c5ragtop
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And then there is the surprise of turning a corner and finding a coach bus 2/3 of the way in your lane...
And then there is the surprise of turning a corner and finding a coach bus 2/3 of the way in your lane...
On one day a guy riding a race bike(not street legal, slicks, etc.) passed me and as he pulled ahead I could see he was using both lanes regularly. I guess he was getting a little track practice on the street.
So have fun, but watch out for the stupid people. The slow ones and the fast ones.
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Got the Tee-Shirt and the Route 129 Sticker.
Most fun I have had in the Vette. 318 Curves in 11 Miles on a narrow 2 lane road. Driving it will show you what your Vette can really do.
Rule of the Road is STAY ON YOUR SIDE OF THE ROAD. You will hit or get hit by someone in the blind curves if you go left of center.
Driving is fun, not to mention the mountains and lakes along the way. A week or so after your drive you can log on to Killboy.com and go to the day of your drive locate pictures of yourself and purchase them on line.
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Most fun I have had in the Vette. 318 Curves in 11 Miles on a narrow 2 lane road. Driving it will show you what your Vette can really do.
Rule of the Road is STAY ON YOUR SIDE OF THE ROAD. You will hit or get hit by someone in the blind curves if you go left of center.
Driving is fun, not to mention the mountains and lakes along the way. A week or so after your drive you can log on to Killboy.com and go to the day of your drive locate pictures of yourself and purchase them on line.
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Last edited by OhioDave; Jun 15, 2006 at 01:51 PM.