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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 06:35 PM
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Default SatG thursday - dragon lapping

looks like many attendees are going to gatlinburg on thursday. i never seem to get enough dragon time in, so i'm going to spend that day breaking in my star specs and enjoying the minimal traffic and enforcement (hopefully)

anyone else planning on hanging around that day?
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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cops have been out on thursday the past few meets. i got my ticket on a thursday a few meets back, ever since then i consider thurs-sun bunk...come up a day early and ill be out there all day with you
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by s2kmiami69
cops have been out on thursday the past few meets. i got my ticket on a thursday a few meets back, ever since then i consider thurs-sun bunk...come up a day early and ill be out there all day with you
weaksauce. can't spare any more days off, unfortunately
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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dang...can you get to fontana early for the breakfast run?
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 07:48 PM
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dang...can you get to fontana early for the breakfast run?
is there a facepalm smilie? i'd have to leave here at like 3am to make that shit! 5-6 hr drive, and now a huge chunk of the expressway fell down the side of the mountain, so i guess it's detoured or down to one lane. i'm sure it will cost us another hour. stiff clutch should be fun in that traffic
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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<<< kinda a facepalm


and damn they havent cleared that highway yet? leave at 3am yo ill buy breakfast at deals gap
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by s2kmiami69
<<< kinda a facepalm


and damn they havent cleared that highway yet? leave at 3am yo ill buy breakfast at deals gap
that will have to do

i don't know if they have or not, just assuming they haven't, since i thought the estimated completion date was right around the time of our trip. being a government job, it will undoubtedly last an extra month or two. gotta pad those pockets...
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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wish I could be up there sooner but I promised Bama that I'd roll up there with him to the dragon, I'd like to drive it without the leos there and if you do get there in the morning, I'll do a few laps with you before we take off to gatlinburg.
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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by frei
wish I could be up there sooner but I promised Bama that I'd roll up there with him to the dragon, I'd like to drive it without the leos there and if you do get there in the morning, I'll do a few laps with you before we take off to gatlinburg.
Frei I am game for leaving tuesday night and crashing with Patrick or getting a room at the microtel that night just let me know if you want to change plans man. I want to leave early wednesday morning or driving up tuesday night. Let me know what you would like to do man.
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Originally Posted by Habitforming
Originally Posted by s2kmiami69' timestamp='1345694289' post='21957817
<<< kinda a facepalm


and damn they havent cleared that highway yet? leave at 3am yo ill buy breakfast at deals gap
that will have to do

i don't know if they have or not, just assuming they haven't, since i thought the estimated completion date was right around the time of our trip. being a government job, it will undoubtedly last an extra month or two. gotta pad those pockets...
i cant even find any info on tdot website regarding that closure
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