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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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Guaging interest for a trip to do the Dragon in October.....I have 10 rooms on hold currently and can get more....~89 a night....I can have any weekend in October....right now trying to get a feel for how many would be in.
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Guaging interest for a trip to do the Dragon in October.....I have 10 rooms on hold currently and can get more....~89 a night....I can have any weekend in October....right now trying to get a feel for how many would be in.
Now you KNOW the Smoky Mountain Cruisers would come out to play if you came all the way up here to run the Dragon

Two years ago in October, the Confederation of Corvette Clubs of Louisiana came up, stayed at the Park Vista in Gatlinburg. On Saturday morning they came thru the National Park to Townsend where their 45 vettes met our 20 area vettes.

We proceeded to the Foothills Parkway, to the Dragon, ate lunch in Robbinsville, then headed to the Cherahola Skyway. There was alot of squeezin' into parking lots since most of this is rural. But we made it and it was fun!

There's talk they liked it so much, they may do it again this October.

Also, the last weekend in September is the VetteFest, a Fri-Sat Corvette Show at the Park Vista in Gatlinburg.

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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 09:18 PM
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I most likely would be good for any weekend in Oct.

Departure would have to be Friday afternoon though for me...1p-ish.
Return either Sunday nite or Monday morning.

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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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The 1st, 8th, and 29th are Tennessee home games. I know that doesn't mean a hill of beans to y'all.....just a heads up. May effect travel traffic for you. Hope I can join you!!!
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Misfits and SMC on the Dragon...Sounds like a rip roaring time....
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T T T also looking for hotel suggestions
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Misfits and SMC on the Dragon...Sounds like a rip roaring time....
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T T T also looking for hotel suggestions
Sorry, got no feedback from my inquiries...
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Sorry, got no feedback from my inquiries...
ok, I got one email..no help...

Thanks anyway..I will get on teh net and look
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Originally Posted by pewter99
T T T also looking for hotel suggestions
I have about 25 cars coming up from Orlando sometime in October as well. Maybe you guys can all Caravan.

We stayed at the Microtel in Robbinsville. Very nice and cheap. $49/night.
Straight shot to the Dragon.
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TURN YOUR CAR BACK OVER!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Mirroredshades
I have about 25 cars coming up from Orlando sometime in October as well. Maybe you guys can all Caravan.

We stayed at the Microtel in Robbinsville. Very nice and cheap. $49/night.
Straight shot to the Dragon.
This is what I would do rather than the lodge....
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I haven't stayed at that particular Microtel, but they are my hotel of choice when I'm on the road. Always clean, always friendly.
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Originally Posted by VERTAGO
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This shot was taken at one of the hairier curves on the Dragon.

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Originally Posted by Mirroredshades
This shot was taken at one of the hairier curves on the Dragon.

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I might be interested in this depending on which weekend. We always rent a house up there.
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Originally Posted by Mirroredshades
This shot was taken at one of the hairier curves on the Dragon.

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Wait a minute...I stood on my head and look at the picture. NOW I understand why it's upside down!!!

Hope I get to join in on this trip!!!!
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Originally Posted by pewter99
Guaging interest for a trip to do the Dragon in October.....I have 10 rooms on hold currently and can get more....~89 a night....I can have any weekend in October....right now trying to get a feel for how many would be in.
I'd like to make it but I would also love to go sometime before then. Any interest in doing a run in June or July?
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