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InsaneSkippy · 05-12-2009, 10:32 AM

Lol I'll be driving through Atlanta the day after...Doesn't matter though, as I don't think I'd have much time to stop anyway... Have fun guys!

rodi · 05-12-2009, 11:11 AM

cool.

rodi · 05-12-2009, 11:39 AM

estimated arrival to Clayton, GA?
That could be my turn-around since it's a 2 hour drive back to Atlanta from there (according to Google).

Call · 05-12-2009, 02:10 PM

11:00 AM ish to Clayton

Only I'm adding a little wrinkle to the route posted...just south of Helen take right on Hwy 255 toward Batesville then left on Hwy-197N, right on US76 to Clayton. It's a better route and a little less time.

Thanks Brady1984 for the map using Google...I use it all the time but I have got to learn to do multiple stops.

Looks like five of us so far. Anyone else are welcome to meet us wherever you want on the way up or back down.
Call

Brady1984 · 05-12-2009, 08:47 PM

All,

I went ahead and updated the map with the new course. If you know some others who might want to follow along (even for a little bit) I think it would be great.

If someone REALLY wants to get high speed I have mapped the route on BMW Routes (to see if I could) and you can export it to a flash drive and upload it to the 09 iDrive.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?doflg...,0.726471&z=11

Brady1984 · 05-12-2009, 09:28 PM

My fellow Americans,

I thought we would invite the community at large to our total insider event

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...33#post5109833

Also, looks like we have 5 cars coming tomorrow, that's even better than 4ngiefest!

Call

tkbro0wn

Rodi

One&Only

Brady1984

Call · 05-13-2009, 06:22 AM

Thanks for the updates. See you guys/gals in about 90 minutes.

Call

S54dan · 05-13-2009, 08:22 AM

Have fun guys! Take some pics!

rodi · 05-13-2009, 04:51 PM

yay for traction control. :]

Brady1984 · 05-13-2009, 05:43 PM

Seriously, it was a great time! I am sure pics will begin to flow in shortly but a weekday, light traffic, incredibly twisty roads and 5 1addicts; come on!

Call · 05-13-2009, 10:43 PM

Great weather, great twisties, and great friendships...it will be hard to get any better...but it will...trust me...it will

Here are a few pictures from today, the rest are up on my website, www.kewlkawl.com. Just click on ATL1ADDICTS WAYAH FUNRUN

rodi · 05-13-2009, 10:55 PM

man, i wish i could have stuck around.
Call, what was that twisty road we were on right before we got behind that utility truck near the end of the fun?

oh, and i made it from Franklin, NC to downtown Atlanta in 1:35;00. :]

Call · 05-13-2009, 11:35 PM

I think you are talking about HWY 197 which took us by Batesville and Lake Rabun...one of my favs. You have got to go back up next time we go to Wayah Road...the others loved it.

We got to talking about a few other routes I know...one in particular is the Road To Nowhere...so I guess the next time I take a group up to the Dragon we will have to go thru Bryson City which will take us to The Road To Nowhere...nice story about the road, too.
http://www.westernncattractions.com/rtnstory.htm

Call

rodi · 05-14-2009, 12:01 AM

let's do a weekend day. maybe we can get more together then, too.

Brady1984 · 05-15-2009, 05:56 AM

I think a weekend run would be great (I think all these are cool) let's get busy, get some dates, a route and some 1ADDICTS...

rodi · 05-15-2009, 10:19 AM

let's take the same route up to franklin, then over to the Wayah Rd or wherever you guys went when i left and then head over to the Tail?

Brady1984 · 05-15-2009, 04:48 PM

I think my fiancee begins to shake uncontrollably at the thought of the tail of the dragon; I am going to make sure I call it 129

Call · 05-16-2009, 08:39 AM

These sites can get you up to speed on the Fontana Dam area:
http://tailofthedragon.com/
http://www.cherohala.com/
http://www.killboy.com/
Here are a few pictures Killboy took of me while on the Dragon a few weeks ago. They are up on the Dragon every day and take photos of everyone who rides the rail so you can go to his website a day or so afterwards and view your photos and purchase any you find worth. He will send you a cd with high resolution photos and while you are waiting on the cd he allows you to download your purchases so you can start enjoying them right away.

05-12-2009, 10:32 AM	#67
InsaneSkippy Lieutenant Colonel 79 Rep 1,597 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida iTrader: (1)	Lol I'll be driving through Atlanta the day after...Doesn't matter though, as I don't think I'd have much time to stop anyway... Have fun guys! __________________
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rodi . . . 181 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	estimated arrival to Clayton, GA? That could be my turn-around since it's a 2 hour drive back to Atlanta from there (according to Google). __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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Call Call 21 Rep 683 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 08 & 07 X5, 05 MCSC Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, GA iTrader: (0)	11:00 AM ish to Clayton Only I'm adding a little wrinkle to the route posted...just south of Helen take right on Hwy 255 toward Batesville then left on Hwy-197N, right on US76 to Clayton. It's a better route and a little less time. Thanks Brady1984 for the map using Google...I use it all the time but I have got to learn to do multiple stops. Looks like five of us so far. Anyone else are welcome to meet us wherever you want on the way up or back down. Call __________________
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Call Call 21 Rep 683 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 08 & 07 X5, 05 MCSC Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, GA iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the updates. See you guys/gals in about 90 minutes. Call __________________
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rodi . . . 181 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	yay for traction control. :] __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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Brady1984 Lieutenant 186 Rep 413 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma iTrader: (0)	Seriously, it was a great time! I am sure pics will begin to flow in shortly but a weekday, light traffic, incredibly twisty roads and 5 1addicts; come on! __________________ "Most things I worry about never happen anyway" -Tom Petty
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Call Call 21 Rep 683 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 08 & 07 X5, 05 MCSC Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, GA iTrader: (0)	Great weather, great twisties, and great friendships...it will be hard to get any better...but it will...trust me...it will Here are a few pictures from today, the rest are up on my website, www.kewlkawl.com. Just click on ATL1ADDICTS WAYAH FUNRUN __________________
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rodi . . . 181 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	man, i wish i could have stuck around. Call, what was that twisty road we were on right before we got behind that utility truck near the end of the fun? oh, and i made it from Franklin, NC to downtown Atlanta in 1:35;00. :] __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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Call Call 21 Rep 683 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 08 & 07 X5, 05 MCSC Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, GA iTrader: (0)	I think you are talking about HWY 197 which took us by Batesville and Lake Rabun...one of my favs. You have got to go back up next time we go to Wayah Road...the others loved it. We got to talking about a few other routes I know...one in particular is the Road To Nowhere...so I guess the next time I take a group up to the Dragon we will have to go thru Bryson City which will take us to The Road To Nowhere...nice story about the road, too. http://www.westernncattractions.com/rtnstory.htm Call __________________
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rodi . . . 181 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	let's do a weekend day. maybe we can get more together then, too. __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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05-15-2009, 05:56 AM	#81
Brady1984 Lieutenant 186 Rep 413 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma iTrader: (0)	I think a weekend run would be great (I think all these are cool) let's get busy, get some dates, a route and some 1ADDICTS... __________________ "Most things I worry about never happen anyway" -Tom Petty
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05-15-2009, 10:19 AM	#82
rodi . . . 181 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	let's take the same route up to franklin, then over to the Wayah Rd or wherever you guys went when i left and then head over to the Tail? __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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05-16-2009, 08:39 AM	#84
Call Call 21 Rep 683 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 08 & 07 X5, 05 MCSC Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Gainesville, GA iTrader: (0)	These sites can get you up to speed on the Fontana Dam area: http://tailofthedragon.com/ http://www.cherohala.com/ http://www.killboy.com/ Here are a few pictures Killboy took of me while on the Dragon a few weeks ago. They are up on the Dragon every day and take photos of everyone who rides the rail so you can go to his website a day or so afterwards and view your photos and purchase any you find worth. He will send you a cd with high resolution photos and while you are waiting on the cd he allows you to download your purchases so you can start enjoying them right away. __________________
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