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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 12:26 PM
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Anyone in the Southeast area going to do the Hot Rod Power Tour 2018?

Schedule:
Saturday, June 9: Bowling Green, KY @ Beech Bend Raceway Park
Sunday, June 10: Chattanooga, TN — Location pending
Monday, June 11: Birmingham, AL @ Hoover metropolitan Stadium
Tuesday, June 12: Hampton, GA @ Atlanta Motor Speedway
Wednesday, June 13: Darlington, SC @ Darlington Raceway
Thursday, June 14: Raleigh, NC — Location pending
Friday, June 15: Concord, NC @ zMax Dragway (Charlotte Motor Speedway)

I've always wanted to "Long Haul" it and because I live in Columbia SC this might be my best chance to do that. If I don't Long Haul I will at least do the last 3 days.

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Old Jan 4, 2018 | 02:59 PM
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Thank you. Looks like it will pass near Atlanta and stop at Atlanta Speedway.

Will definitely make this one.
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Old Jan 8, 2018 | 10:53 AM
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It has been on my "Bucket List" to do the long-haul and this year is the year for me. Hope to see you out there for the long-haul.
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My plan is to try to do the Long Haul, but if that is not possible I will hook up with the tour on Interstate 20 as they pass thru Columbia SC on the way to Darlington SC and do the last 3 days.
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Originally Posted by Fast Cop
Anyone in the Southeast area going to do the Hot Rod Power Tour 2018?

Schedule:
Saturday, June 9: Bowling Green, KY @ Beech Bend Raceway Park
Sunday, June 10: Chattanooga, TN — Location pending
Monday, June 11: Birmingham, AL @ Hoover metropolitan Stadium
Tuesday, June 12: Hampton, GA @ Atlanta Motor Speedway
Wednesday, June 13: Darlington, SC @ Darlington Raceway
Thursday, June 14: Raleigh, NC — Location pending
Friday, June 15: Concord, NC @ zMax Dragway (Charlotte Motor Speedway)

I've always wanted to "Long Haul" it and because I live in Columbia SC this might be my best chance to do that. If I don't Long Haul I will at least do the last 3 days.
ill be there in my 69, this is something ive always wanted to do so really looking forward to it
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Old May 7, 2018 | 09:02 PM
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See ya in Bowling Green!
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Old May 8, 2018 | 11:27 AM
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I'm in for the long haul
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Old May 16, 2018 | 10:36 AM
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I'm long hauling as well. Loved it last year and will never miss another one. I'm heading up friday to Bowling to see the museum etc.
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YEP-

My wife and I are doing it again this year. It's actually our anniversary- as we got married on the HRPT stage in Louisiana '16!!!

Did the longhaul 14-15-16...most of the haul 17. We'll be doing the longhaul again this year. Going up Friday from Atlanta.


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I will be in Bowling Green Saturday morning to start the Powertour and pick up multi day credentials. I’m headed back to Texas after Birmingham, AL.
I can’t wait to head eastbound.

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Old Jun 2, 2018 | 11:41 AM
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We will be in Charlotte.
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A few of us are going for the day and will pick it up in Columbia SC and go to Darlington. We will be coming out of western NC down I 26.
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Old Jun 7, 2018 | 12:54 PM
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A heads up-

We are headed up tomorrow from Atlanta to Bowling Green-

At the same time - the Bonnaroo "Festival" (Supposedly 80,000 in ticket sales-held Thursday- Sunday) in Manchester TN on I-24 between Chattanooga and Nashville.

I think it was '14 we got stuck coming back. Traffic was a mess.

We are planning a drive around tomorrow- just in case.

IF you do go through- I'd make sure you have a full tank.


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Thank you HotRod magazine and General Motors!!! That was one fun trip.


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I will be in Raleigh and Charlotte. Look for a 2011 IO Z06/Z07.


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Nice freaking Z Sir!!!
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Although I was not able to make the tour this year yesterday morning I stopped at a Shell station in Columbia and talked to a group of Long Haulers. Great guys who looked like they were having the time of their life. After that parked my patrol car on I-20 East and watched some great looking cars go by. No I was not running radar.
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Corvettes are well represented on HRPT!
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Corvettes are well represented on HRPT!
Yes they were.
Good getting back to Bowling Green and going by the National Corvette Museum for a visit.



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I walked up on your Speedway White Z in Hoover, Al.
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