Mountain Run 3 Info

[Gunny]

The routes for MR3 are now set and shown below. The Grand Sport Registry and the ZR-1 Net Registry will be making the MR3 together this year. In anticipation of a greater number of participants, each day offers two options: a route that is approximately 5 hours driving time plus a longer route for participants wanting to maximize seat time on the mountain roads. Those who went on MR1 and/or MR2 will recognize a couple of old favorites as well as some new roads ... we hope that each day will be a fun & memorable experience for all who choose to participate.

The first day starts from Fontana Village in North Carolina and the final day ends in Bowling Green in time for the Gathering. If you are planning to go be sure to make your room reservations for MR3 as well as your BG room reservations PLUS let us know either on this thread or on the original thread. Click HERE for additional information. Complete information including maps, turn-by-turn directions, GPS coordinates, etc. will be emailed to all participants by the first of May.

Click MR3 Maps for the Mountain Run 3 maps
Click HERE for photos from Mountain Run 1
Click HERE for photos from Mountain Run 2

Any questions? Post here and we'll do our best to post a quick answer.

[Rex Ruby]

May can't come fast enough!
Looks great GUNNY, thanks for all your hard work on this!

[efnfast]

Boy I hope I can make this.

[Gunny]

Originally Posted by efnfast

Boy I hope I can make this.

Forget hoping ... just do it. The run won't be the same without you ... and bring your wife, too. She will enjoy the trip, especially Helen & Gatlinburg.

[efnfast]

Originally Posted by Gunny

Forget hoping ... just do it. The run won't be the same without you ... and bring your wife, too. She will enjoy the trip, especially Helen & Gatlinburg.

I will only come if she does. This year I'll be a driver.

[QB93Z]

George, Thanks for all of your time and effort to set this up. It is going to be a great time!

Jim

[Gunny]

Originally Posted by QB93Z

George, Thanks for all of your time and effort to set this up. It is going to be a great time!

Jim

Hey, the best is yet to come for me. Even though I've been on every one of these roads multiple times, I plan to drive up to the mountains (as soon as the snow & ice melts) and run the routes in the planned order so that I can confirm that my turn-by-turn directions are correct. In the past I've used Google Maps directions and, honestly, they are more confusing than they are helpful.

[QB93Z]

Originally Posted by Gunny

Hey, the best is yet to come for me. Even though I've been on every one of these roads multiple times, I plan to drive up to the mountains (as soon as the snow & ice melts) and run the routes in the planned order so that I can confirm that my turn-by-turn directions are correct. In the past I've used Google Maps directions and, honestly, they are more confusing than they are helpful.

I wish I could come down and be your co-pilot for the certification runs!

Jim

[ZR1North]

Thanks for the info, George, Robert. I am confirming that I will be joining MR3 and that have made reservations at Fontana Village, Alcoa and BG (ZR-1North - Bob Lambe). Just want to be sure I have the days 1-3 straight. Based on Robert's e-mail of a couple of months ago, I booked Fontana for May 10- 12 (check out on 12th), so I assume Day 1 is May 12 - correct? I am in Alcoa from May 12-13 (check out on 13th, so day 2 is 13th?

Thanks

[QB93Z]

I think that George's Day 1 is Monday 11 May. That way, George's Day 3 is Wednesday and we arrive at Bowling Green just in time for the Pizza Social at the Holiday Inn.

I am arriving at Fontana on Sunday, 10 May.

Jim