Subject: Re: National Rally
Author: Tom Christian
Date: Apr 21, 2005, 3:19 AM
Post ID: 1718737598
If I were coming from the South, I'd spend most of my time
on the "smaller" roads to the west of ridge - various
combinations of Hwy 42 & 615, 32 and many others run up
from near Bristol most of the way up the western side of
the blue ridge. These are well maintained but small
twisty two lane roads with far less police presence than
other major Hwy's, for those of you so inclined to care
:). Sometimes these roads aren't shown on major paper
maps, but if you use local maps, software or GPS, they are
easy to find.
The BRP is beautiful, and Deals Gap and Tail of the Dragon
are motorcycling "requirements". However, the BRP has a
35mph speed limit and high traffic volumes throughout the
summer - worse in fall. Speeding on the BRP is nothing
but an "entertainment tax" - there's no points on your
license, if I recall correctly. I generally have more fun
on the smaller roads, with the added advantage of being
able to stop at a variety of "small town America" diners,
gas stations, and drinking establishments along the way.
-tom
On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 01:16:26 +0000
Charlie Mullendore <c.d.mul-@att.net> wrote:
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