DGRR Caravan Routes
 

About 3 weeks till DGRR and not much info posted on caravans, date/time or check points along the route. This is the fun part of the journey to Deal's Gap, so let's get this organized. I know Chattanooga is usually the first stop/check point for the Alabama folks (I think Atlanta and Nashville too), so who's caravaning in and ETA? Come on people, post up! :)

Im going up on thursday morning and meeting the Alabama folks in Chattanooga for lunchie munchie

Phil said some of us local to birmingham will meet up around trussville mazda early thursday morning.....

I'm from central IL, so I was thinking to go down to Knoxville and get to the dragon from there? I dunno if anyone from Chicago or Indy might be going?

Leaving from Springfield, Il. on Thurs. Wouldn't normally go through Indy but if anyone else from the area is going on Thurs. I could detour a little.

I know there is a Thursday and Friday group from Alabama..

Chattanooga is a good point to meet.. The thursday group will meet up there for lunch and then head into NVNC.. Its about 2 hour drive in from Chattanooga.

FerociousP and I are leaving Thursday at 4pm (CST).

Our route is I-24 to Chattanooga, 75 North to Ootelwah, then following the Ocoee into NC to the city of Murphy, then over to NVNC.

Should take a little over 3 hours.

Leaving From Columbus, Ohio

Anyone heading down from the Northeast and want to caravan? I'm thinking of leaving CT right after work on Thrus, traveling for about 6 hours and breaking for sleep somewhere in southern MD, waking up on Friday and and making it the rest of the way. All theory at this point, still haven't started the car

will be coming through Col. about 6am thurs. meeting cousin there his 7 my 8

The canuck caravan will be leaving from windsor Ont. at 4pm on thursday. Driving until Cincinatti, then we break. Friday we'll be arriving in NV roughly around 2-3pm.

Not sure if that links up with any other caravans, we'll be heading down I-75 (? i think?) mostly.....

How are you planning to go? for me being in Champaign, I will need to go through indy, and I dont really see any other way except for taking the small highways around indy.

Perhaps we can meet up on the way?

We will be going From Columbus, Ohio on 71south.
Past Cincinnati, and onto 75

That's a wierd route. I figured you guys would be coming through NY and heading due south... looks like you're heading west and crossing the border in MI? Doesn't really jive with my route though... I'm looking @ taking 81 for the most part.

Yeah we'll be going through MI. We went this way last year, and I thought going through Niagara/Buffalo would be faster but suprisingly its not, so we're taking the MI route again.

I guess we'll catch you down there :)

We'll be leaving Grand Rapids, Michigan in the wee hours of Thursday morning and plan to drive straight through...

Ok, so none of the locals posted departure times or checkpoint ETAs. Well, me and DeeDee are leaving Huntsville Thursday at 1:00 PM CST and arrive in Chattanooga between 2:30 & 3:00 PM CST (3:30 & 4:00 PM EST). We will be travelling Hwy 72E to I-24E into Chattanooga, I-75N to Hwy 74E and then onto Nantahala/Bryson City. Unless we are meeting up with others along this route, the only stops we plan to make are fuel and maybe a bite to eat. With that said, our ETA should be about 6:00 PM EST.

Don, you are going Thursday?

Yes I plan to.

I guess so, that's a shame. Doesn't appear to be anyone heading down from the NE that I could hook up with. Shame, I was hoping to use a few FD's as radar shields ;)

You could always meet us for breakfast in Cincinnati Friday morning. Some people want Bob Evan's. I say OVERPRICED and shit for food. If I'm going to be forced to eat shit, I want to pay a fair price for it. (FYI Canucks, American chains have shit for food.)

What's your timing schedule to arrive at Nantahala Titanium???

There are quite a few people coming down from NE.. Check the other forums (NE section or DGRR section of 8 or 7club).

Daniel started us on the bob evans! I didn't mind it - they didn't force feed me grits like the awful house :lol:

I'm suggesting we go with a local breakfast place instead of a chain.
Any coney island or family dinner will do.

you won't hear any arguments from me. greasy spoon FTW

Hmm, doesn't appear to be much organized as a whole, which really sux... I guess the fun will begin once everyone arrives.

Well, Unfortunately because some of us are leaving at different times, its hard to organize a BIG caravan..

Best is to post a time and try to work out amoung locals..

I'll set up a detail gathering for Friday, saturday, and part Sunday.

I'll post something by this friday.

yeah, you guys leaving Thursday doesnt help! DON!

Yeah, I was actually the one that suggested that we leave thursday night....... then an account that an ADMIN gave to me was perma-banned again by a second admin that has a bit of a napolean complex so I gave them the ole' finger. I'll check the 8 club though.

Cincinatti you say..... that's ~11 hours for me. The trip to DGRR should take me about 13.

Arrival time depends on what time I get outta bed and the coffee kicks in on Friday morning. I'd like to arrive by 3-4 which means I need to be back on the road ~ 8 depending on how long I travel thursday night. Probably going to go till I can't go no more and find the nearest Marriot or Hilton etc. I sense alot of loud music and redbull that night

Phil, let me know when you are heading out. Me and Hobby are planning on rolling out Thrusday morning as well.

Sorry, I thought that you were coming from Columbus. My mistake.

nope, heading down from SW CT.... basically the city. I saw a group on the DGRR map, I guess they haven't made it over here yet :D

I think a few of us from B'ham are leaving Friday if you want to meet up somewhere.

We're going to NV on Wednesday morning out of Birmingham , so I'm gonna miss the caravan like we had last year :( ... see you guys at the lodge :D

Sorry Mike... :o Just pack and head out Thursday too, more time to talk cars with everyone up there...

and sleep were?

You can crash with us Thursday night.

3 some? You are too wild for me.......

geez you'll really be sleeping around eh? :lol:

LOL, DeeDee said she perfers legs and thighs... ;)