Deals gap is open, 7/9/10

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Trip

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

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Rider

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.

[karl_1052]

I wonder how badly this will affect Killboy and the other photographers/hotel/service centers?

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by karl_1052

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.

[Particle Man]

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...
ETA:

Friday March 19

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.

Office of the Governor
Constituent Services Office
116 West Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Phone: (800) 662-7952 or (919) 733-2391
Fax: (919) 733-2120
governor.office@nc.gov

Governor’s Office
Office of the Governor
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
Phone: (919)733-4240


Fax: (919)733-2120

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.

Thanks

Brad

from http://www.dealsgap.com/

[CrazyKell]

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).

[derf]

Originally Posted by tommymac

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

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by derf

I was thinking the same thing

Roadtrip is in order

[Trip]

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.

[Gas Man]

Why does it take so long to clean it up?