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Old 03-19-2010, 12:04 PM   #11
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They are letting TVA and Alcoa people through that have to man the dams. I have a TVA badge, CLOSED COURSE TIME. Lane crossing for the win.
hmm maybe i can use my work id as essential emergency personel so i can do some testing on my track bike
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Old 03-19-2010, 12:05 PM   #12
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Too bad you don't still have the CBR.
I can kneedrag on the GS, it's not that bad of a bike. I may eventually try to do a track day on it.
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Old 03-19-2010, 02:18 PM   #13
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I wonder how badly this will affect Killboy and the other photographers/hotel/service centers?
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Old 03-19-2010, 02:25 PM   #14
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I wonder how badly this will affect Killboy and the other photographers/hotel/service centers?
I would say its def going to hurt as word gets out people will cancel their trips down there even though there are tons of other good roads to ride out there.
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Old 03-19-2010, 02:32 PM   #15
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crap. I actually got a call the other day from a HS buddy that lives in FL and we were going to meet half-way and then ride down there. Son of a...
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Ok Gang

I know the rumor mill is going 100mph and we are trying to track down all of it.

So here goes what we know as fact: There is a landslide on US129 right near the foothills parkway, mile marker 13/14. They have yet to issue the official time line to get it fixed as the state is still working the stabilization plan. NC has offered to provide mutual aid to keep the Dragon open but TN has not accepted it. As of today the Dragon is closed at the state line by the state of TN.

Ok we are working everyone we know and a few we don't to try and get TN to help out the road and the local economy by accepting a mutual aid agreement.

Please contact the TN Governor office and let him know is a respectful manner that we need him to change his mind on this issue. Here is his Info:

Governor's Office

Tennessee State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243-0001

Phone: 615.741.2001
Fax: 615.532.9711
Email: Phil.Bredesen@tn.gov

Key Departments :
Constituent Services 615.532.4562
Communications 615.741.3763
Scheduling 615.741.3867



Please contact the NC Governor and let her know we need her help and support.

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As for the resort: We are open for the time being, we will contiue to monator this siuation and judge what services we can contiue to offer. Remember we have a lot of great riding in Western NC still so as long as we can stay open we will. If the road block is moved we will contiue to operate, but if we fail to get TN on our side I am not sure.

Gang, thanks for all the support you have been the best group of folks to hang with for the past six years.

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Old 03-19-2010, 02:51 PM   #16
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Well my group is still going down.

The Gap was my least favourite of all the roads (not for the road but for the hoopla around it).
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Old 03-19-2010, 04:36 PM   #17
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hmm maybe i can use my work id as essential emergency personel so i can do some testing on my track bike
I was thinking the same thing
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Old 03-19-2010, 04:43 PM   #18
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I was thinking the same thing
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Old 03-19-2010, 11:24 PM   #19
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View at the state line from 11am today. You can't see it, but they are erecting a barricade completely across the road and well into the sides of the road.

You can see the guard's trailer in the background.

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Old 03-20-2010, 12:36 AM   #20
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Why does it take so long to clean it up?
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