Deal's Gap - great ride, as we all know. But it's VERY busy, and about 125 miles away (one way) - this makes for one very long day. Yes, we will have maps on how to get there, BUT ... read below ...

** Please Note Here ** I found a secret, East Tennessee's answer ... it's called 'The Snake'. This Highway 421 has 480 some curves, many switchbacks, over 20 miles long. I rode them both over a couple
days, both are outstanding, but the Snake is only 25 miles away, great roads leading up to it, a ton way LESS traffic. They are competing with Deal's Gap, they have a couple stores & gas smack dab in the middle of it all, at a place called Shady Valley, quaint little intersection.

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POKER RIDE on Saturday, planning to have about $500 first place, all depends on how many participate. The ride will take us about 2 1/2 hours to complete, winding thru (AGAIN) some gorgeous scenery. We will end our ride at the Crumley House, which is a rehilbilatation center for brain damaged individuals - a very worthy cause. They are our recipients this year, as our charity. They will be hosting us there with a very good lunch, T-Shirts (which are being made by some of their patients), and many smiles and talkative folks - I met several, they are so glad to see visitors. Open your heart to them, and they will love you for it.

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Bristol Motor Speedway ... Tim (RedValk) is working with them to see what we CAN do there. We did have plans for some laps on the track, but the very next week-end is a huge Nascar race, and homeland security is closing this down a week early, we can't get onto the track. But there are some other possibilities happening, we'll see.