>>Anyone know if there is a car wash in Robbinsville? Traveling 570 miles to the event tends to make your MINI a wee bit dirty

Yes -- self service car wash just down the street from the Microhostel in Rville.

 

>>there's a power wash in Maryville,TN (i use it after the 800 mile drive before i get into the woods)
>>and i beliveve there's one in Robbinsville, as well (remember driving by one in the fall)
>>if ya bring a hose i'll let you hook it up at my cabin (if i can use it)
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You know, that is an EXCELLENT idea....

I'll bring my mr clean powerwasher if someone else will bring a hose....

 

Think someone could give me directions on getting to the Tapoco Lodge coming south on 129 out of Tennessee? I'm gonna try and burn through the night to make the Mini Parade on the 30th. Danke!

 

Sarcux - once you get through The Dragon, you'll hit The Crossroads of Time (aka Deals Gap). Veer to the right, and only a few miles down will be Tapoco Lodge, which is still on hwy-129. It's the only thing for miles, but be on the lookout - I have a bad habit of missing the entrance!

See you there!
Ryan

 

Once you cross the bridge after the crossroads of time, the next thing on your right is the Tapoco entrance. Ryephile is right about it being somewhat hidden around a right hand turn after the bridge.

 

Crossroads of Time? How cool! Thanks for the advice, mates. I can also look for Minis I guess... lol. Hope the carwash is open in the early AM... or at least the weather nice when I'm driving down. I'll have my new Parada Spec IIs! Just ordered them! Going to the tire rack on the 10th to get 'em installed on my s-lites... woo!

 

Hey guy, i'm planning on bringin a hose for Koolmini and others to use too if we can..We will be at Fontana if they don't throw us out.........

 

>>Hope the carwash is open in the early AM...

Only car wash at Tapoco is the river.

 

>>Hey guy, i'm planning on bringin a hose for Koolmini and others to use too if we can..We will be at Fontana if they don't throw us out.........

 

kool, I can bring a hose. How long do you think we need? I was thinking of getting one of those cheap roll-up flat ones. . . .

 

ANYONE NEEDING A ROOM?? PM me, as I have a room reservation at the Microtel that I will not be using ( booked a room at the Fontana). Send me your name / and a day time phone # and I will transfer my Microtel reservation to you . It is for the nights of 4/29/30 and 5/1 and is in the MINI cooper block
Lemmeknow!
Minzilla

 

I just have to transport it from pigeon forge, but i can bring one too ,, i'm sure we'll have 'em lined up... Do you plan to bring the bikini car wash girls also.......

 

28 days


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>>28 days
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But who's counting.

 

>>>>Hope the carwash is open in the early AM...
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>>Only car wash at Tapoco is the river.

Well, they used a Union Jack Mini as a submarine in Austin Powers 3... maybe I can too...

 

>>>>28 days
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>>But who's counting.

 

I will just keep the dirt blowed off ours.

 

Last year I used a grubby drive-thru in beautiful downtown Robbinsville. It was about a half-mile towards Tapoca/Deals Gap from the Microtel on the same side of US129. Also several in Dollywood (a.k.a Pigeon Forge, TN).

Tom

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Tom Clark, Clarksville MD: CR '02 MCS

 

Hey Everybody,

I'm sad.

 

Anyone here a fan of Steam Railroads?

Mark has collected the entire Dragon’s weekend agenda at https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/dragon/.

Guess what – NOTHING IS HAPPENING ON SUNDAY, May 2nd.

So here is an idea I floated to the Balto/Wash area folks. How about Steam Powered MINI Excursion. Take a look at the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad website. Then click on the Schedules/Fares button and take a look at the Tuckasegee River Excursion.

So the idea is to get a MINI group together for the Sunday excursion leaving Dillsboro at 1 PM for a 4 hour trip. Dillsboro is about 50 miles on NC28/US19/US74 from the Fontana. After just floating the idea in this area, I got 8-10 people who indicated an interest. If we can get 20, then we get a small (like 10%) group discount.

The GSMR people indicate that tickets should be reserved at least 7 days in advance. So let me make this offer: If people are interested, we will go ahead and make the group reservation. Please let me know NLT April 20th. PM is fine at mailto:w3iwi@toad.net

Regards, Tom & Elizabeth


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>>Hey Everybody,
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>>I'm sad.
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i can almost grantee that me & Yucca will plan on a small Dragon event in the summer & fall

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>>>>Hey Everybody,
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>>>>I'm sad.
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>>i can almost grantee that me & Yucca will plan on a small Dragon event in the summer & fall


And I can almost guarantee that if they have a "fall on the dragon event" I will be there as well.

 

Hey that sounds great guys. I hope I can make it then.

 

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>>And I can almost guarantee that if they have a "fall on the dragon event" I will be there as well.
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raftos
we'll be there in the fall

 

Just a reminder: On Sunday, May 2nd we will have the Dragon Steam Train Excursion:



Details can be seen here. Please RSVP so that we can order tickets -- Tom



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Tom Clark, Clarksville MD: CR '02 MCS