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christi · Postby **christi** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:14

i Want to go so bad, but i can't

no money and the 7 will just not make it

maybe next year?

speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:14

Well I hope to still be around next year, maybe once Dave and Zico can add to the stories more people will want to go haha.

iani1.1 wrote:couldve used that $50 on gas and drove up. better yet its all paved now... i miss the springs lol

Well my Mom and Aunt were there and wanted to take the railway, plus they paid for my ticket...can't beat $free.99 LOL. I miss the Springs too lol. You should just move back, then you wouldn't miss it anymore lol.

speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:14

Just registered! Get on it guys! lol

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:14

Oh snap you were serious huh? haha I still want to go! If we can for sure car pool as a last resort, then I should be good. I also need to check about time off.

speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:14

Hell yeah I'm serious. I'll go by myself if I have to, but I'd rather not lol. I told Zico that one of you HAS to be done with your car haha. I'd like Eduardo to go too.

speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:14

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K16YnmJN0fc"]Hell Roads - Tail of the Dragon - YouTube[/ame]

A segment about Tail of the Dragon on Hell Roads. April can't come soon enough.

PXRdriFT · Postby **PXRdriFT** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:14

Should be a good time! Looking forward to it.

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:14

speedjunkie wrote:Hell Roads - Tail of the Dragon - YouTube

A segment about Tail of the Dragon on Hell Roads. April can't come soon enough.

Damn.

Have fun guys (petitions for pistons to be included)

speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:14

Frank has pistons and he's going. You can take whatever car you want, we just try to get as many rotaries as possible.

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:14

oh. well then. Let me check my schedule.

any idea of cost?

eliminster · Postby **eliminster** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:14

can't go this year but if you plan on next year I should be able to save up enough to take the 7 out there as long as gas prices don't go any higher.

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:14

Shadowden wrote:oh. well then. Let me check my schedule.

any idea of cost?

The event is only $25 to register (and you would need to do so ASAP so seats fill up starting in January) but you obviously have your travel expenses from Colorado to North Carolina and back (gas, food, possibly hotel? Not sure what the caravan is doing) and then the event prefers it you stay at the Nantahala Village Cabins.

I just checked the website (http://dealsgaprotaryrally.com/) and they have announced Nantahala Village is booked, so they have alternative lodging within close distances listed on the website. The event is 3 days long.

speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:14

It's actually more to register now, but only by a few bucks I think. I paid $30 in December and in January it went up to $35 or $40, I don't remember. Frank and I are rooming with Adam Griffith (afgmoto77 or whatever) and his family, and Adam said it would be $30 per night for each of us, and we're staying for four nights I believe. So I figure $120 to stay there, free room and board at my parents' places there and on the way back (I'm seriously thinking about taking extra leaving and staying home on the way back though), not sure how much for gas, maybe $400 or so for the whole trip I hope lol. Man, maybe I can't afford this trip LOL. I hope I get a good tax return haha.

Website · Postby **Shadowden** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:14

if you are thinking 400 for gas, I can cut that in half.

Let me look into it. Would you guys mind having a riced out 3 in your group...once we get there, I'll pretend like I don't know you:lol:

edit: Microtel appears to be full as well.

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:14

Well figure $400 for gas if you have a gas guzzling, Al Gore hating rotary RX-7 :lol:

for a more economical vehicle, like a Mazda3, your gas expenses should be significantly less.

According to Google Maps it's roughly 1,374 miles to Deals Gap from Denver (22 hrs 17 min) for +/- roughly 100 miles on that depending where Eric's parent's place is. Plus you have your driving miles while at the event (this is a driving event!) so add 100 or so extra miles. Then obviously double it since it's a round trip so I would ballpark for 3000 miles total. You can then obviously use your average MPG to calculate your gas money.

I wish I could go, but too many factors say I can't. Car probably won't be ready for 3k miles, can't get the time off work easily, and we have two out of state Weddings this summer we of course have to go to...I am 100% committed to next year though, come hell or high water!

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