I doubt my wife and I will be the only people who aren't driving to the Dragon directly. We'll be flying into Atlanta from Phoenix. We have secured a MINI rental. And if anyone else would like to do the same I can point you in the right direction.

 

Sweet! Nothing like thrashing a rental on the dragon. . .

 

Sweet Thrashing a rental on the dragon. . . . I do hope you plan to enter the burn out contest!

 

No sir, there'll be none of that from me. I've never understood the mentality of thrashing rental cars. It's like normal drivers become possessed in rentals.

I'm so thankful to have found a MINI to drive that I'll treat it with respect.

Besides, it's not an S.

 

theres a burnout contest?

 

He was kidding. I think.

 

Tell me more about this rental you've got. For the past two years, I've flown in and driven the worst American counterfeit MINIs---I wouldn't mind having a rental MINI. How far is Atlanta from the Smokey Mountains?

 

According to my mapping software it looks like it's around 177 miles from Atlanta to Fontana Village...so just a hop, skip, & a jump

 

Check your PM.

 

When are you guys flying in/checking in???

 

Still gotta buy the tix but flying into Atlanta at 5am on Thursday, we'll be at Fontana around lunch.

 

Thanks BaMatt for looking that up

PassatToDo
Thanks for the PM. I'm still not sure how far the rental place is from the airport, as it is, its about an hour drive to the airport in Tennessee. Driving the Dragon in a Chevy Cobalt is not fun, especially at 6am when its dark, and worse when its foggy like last year. I will have to think about it. Thanks much.

 

Who you callin' PassatToDo???

It was a no brainer for me as I'd rather be in a MINI with a 4 hour drive than in a Cobalt like vehicle for an hour and a half.

 

Oops sorry. Bad memory while travelling on the go. Working off a handheld wireless, can't copy and paste names from threads.

 

w00t! A burnout contest!

 

Hey Richard,

If you don't rent the MINI, I'm sure I can live without my MCS for a bit while you take a run down the Dragon... It's my first time in the area, so I am planning on spending some of the time hiking around the Fontana area (I'm camping at the Fontana campground.) A borrowed MINI has GOT to be more fun than a Cobalt!

I'm planning on being in town Thusday night until sometime on Sunday. Weather permitting, I'm sure I can do without the car for a few hours...

Let me know...

-Ed

 

Ed, I'm down for some hiking Friday between breakfast and lunch. Lemme know if you wanna head out together.

 

That should work. My brother Mike with also be hiking. He's already mapped out some trails in the area he wants to attempt.

Me, well I better lose a few pounds before May or I may need a few people to drag my **** back down the mountain...

 

The drive from Atlanta to the Dragon isnt that bad, i did it in September. took about 2 - 2.5 hours depending on how you drive and which route you take.

 

I would love to know what route you are taking that gets you there in 2.5 hours.

 

I would have no problems telling you if I remembered. I was with someone who was local to the area and she just kept pointing and saying, turn here.

 

Looks like you have the opportunity to rent out your navigatrix. Just kidding, please forgive me.

 

I wont tell her

 

Man I hope not. Can't afford to lose any of the few friends I have. You tell her, she tells mine & then I'm in very deep dodo.

Haven't have my meds today....yes that's it....no meds = not my fault.