This thread will be for discussion of the scouting runs that will be needed to set up and finalize the RFTH 17 course, gas stops and restaurant.
On April 21, we will be doing our first scouting run for RFTH 17. As usual, when we travel up toward the NE Georgia area, we meet at the QT gas station in Oakwood/Gainesville, Ga.
The QT is at 3446 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood, Ga. It is at Exit 16 off I-985, about 1/4 mile to the right of the end of the exit ramp, when traveling North on I-985.
Please be at the QT, gassed up and ready to pull out by 9AM. If you say you're going and aren't there by 9am, please call Don K. or myself to let us know how close you are. We will be traveling up I-985 which changes to US 441. We'll follow it all the way to Franklin, NC, before we depart US 441 for other roads.
Some North or West Atlanta people may choose to travel up I-575 which eventually becomes US 76, and meet us in Clayton, Ga. around 10. If you do plan to meet us any place other than the QT in Oakwood, let us know.
This isn't a performance run, but you're welcome to try your hand at the roads, if you so desire. I'm sure all of us will at some point. Bring FRS radios if you have them. Also bring a few tools and an ignition module and a gallon of coolant mix. Never know when they'll be needed. At a point, we will be climbing constantly to an elevation of about 1 mile with a maximum speed limit of 45 mph, so overheating is a possibility. Bring a ride-along. It's more fun with someone sitting shotgun with you, and after a day of twists and turns, they can drive home while you rest.
Many of you expressed the desire to go. Hope all of you make it. It will be an enjoyable experience.
