Anyone going from Raleigh area to RTTH?

[Mike Holleman]

Yeah the weather is killer. My car is no trailer queen but I don't like to drive it in the rain. When I finish the 65 I'm getting a trailer.

I guess I'm going to leave in the morning. I will check tomarrow night and see if there is any more response. And put a definitive time down.

Don't sweat a little rain. My drive to Michigan for the MSC included nearly seven hours in the wet. Elky did not melt. Yeah it makes for a big clean up, but don't let it spoil the fun of a road trip in your Hotrod. That is at least half the fun. See you on the road.
Mike

[yellowrallys]

Hey Mike, any idea how your drive schedule is looking? I'm hoping to make Asheville mid to late Thursday after noon. I'll be taking I-26 to 40, then taking the Foothills Parkway over to Cosby/321 into Gatlinburg.

[71RS/SS396]

Me and the old man are leaving from Wake Forest on Thursday morning and taking 2 maybe 3 cars if the interior guy finishes the 3rd one.

[Mike Holleman]

Hey Mike, any idea how your drive schedule is looking? I'm hoping to make Asheville mid to late Thursday after noon. I'll be taking I-26 to 40, then taking the Foothills Parkway over to Cosby/321 into Gatlinburg.

Steve, If all goes well I should make Asheville around 3:30 to 4:00. Sounds like you know your way around up there better than me. I hope to avoid driving down the Parkway in the late PM traffic. Seems everytime I roll into PF I hit stand still traffic which sucks after an 8 hour drive. Call my cell if you will be nearby around then or during the day to get a closer fix on our ETAs.
Mike
252.659.0509

[badchry]

Steve, If all goes well I should make Asheville around 3:30 to 4:00. Sounds like you know your way around up there better than me. I hope to avoid driving down the Parkway in the late PM traffic. Seems everytime I roll into PF I hit stand still traffic which sucks after an 8 hour drive. Call my cell if you will be nearby around then or during the day to get a closer fix on our ETAs.
Mike
252.659.0509

you may already know this but:

if you are coming from north carolina you could get off at the newport exit (432?) and head east on 411. it starts out as newport highway and turns into dolly parton parkway. turn left off of dolly parkway onto verterans blvd.
veterans takes you straight to pigeon forge.

if you do a maps search of the address to the hotel you can see some backroads that will get you closer to the hotel before you have to cross the parkway.

[wblanton]

I will know more tomorrow on the time we will be leaving. I am not so much worried about the rain bacause of clean up. Obviously being a vert I will have to put the top up which means I have to take the boot cover off and for anyone who has messed with that PITA you know what I mean. Taking it off is a super easy its putting it back on that is a pain. Car has never been in the rain so I hope I dont have any leaks... Gonna hook up a Ipod player tomorrow so the wife will be happy on the way, there just arent enough XM channels Guess Ill put the top up and spray some water around to check for any leaks

[Mike Holleman]

you may already know this but:

if you are coming from north carolina you could get off at the newport exit (432?) and head east on 411. it starts out as newport highway and turns into dolly parton parkway. turn left off of dolly parkway onto verterans blvd.
veterans takes you straight to pigeon forge.

if you do a maps search of the address to the hotel you can see some backroads that will get you closer to the hotel before you have to cross the parkway.

Howell did pass that info to me. I want to avoid the Parkway as much as possible.
Thanks
Mike

[MIGOAT]

Blanton let me know. Funny I have no radio yet so to please the
Wifey I'm going to buy a portable for the Ipod.
I have family near P. Fordge so clean up will be fine.

[yellowrallys]

Howell did pass that info to me. I want to avoid the Parkway as much as possible.
Thanks
Mike

The parkway I'm talking about is exit 443, which takes you into Cosby, to 321. Once you get close to Gatlinburg, you can cut off on a back road to avoid 441.

[Mike Holleman]

The parkway I'm talking about is exit 443, which takes you into Cosby, to 321. Once you get close to Gatlinburg, you can cut off on a back road to avoid 441.

Sounds like a route I would like. We can try to hookup later tomorrow if our timing is close. Gimme a call tomorrow.
Mike