Blood Mountain Run - NOV 6th

[John@TA]

I'm organizing a Blood Mountain run for Saturday November 6th.

Is anyone interested?

Meeting at Kroger in Canton at about 9am and then riding out from there.

Saturday November 6th, 2010

The meet spot will be
The Kroger off exit 14 on 575
Address; 4045 Marietta Highway
Canton, GA 30114

Meeting time will be 0900, wheels up will be 0930 if your late sorry sucks to be you.


I wanted to let everyone know the following rules to keep in mind if you are joining us for our mountain run.

- A personal friend of mine is leading the way. He has picked the route and is familiar with the roads. He is a very experienced drive, so if he slows down around a bend, or signals to take it slow then its best to listen.
- Every car is REQUIRED to have some means of communication with the other vehicles. I will be bringing a walkie-talkie (one of the long range Cobra ones). Its best to have one of these in your car so you can get instant updates about road conditions ahead.
- Remember that we will be on narrow and twisting mountain roads. There is almost ZERO room for error. If you drive reckless or stupid, you run a strong risk of killing yourself, other drivers, or even innocent third parties that are passing by. By all means, have some fun - just don't be reckless.
- If we come up on slower traffic, don't tailgate, honk, flash lights, rev, or anything else to try and get them out of the way. Once its safe, just kindly pass them.
- Don't act like an idiot. Tuner cars already have a bad image in the public eye, please do not add to this.
- DO NOT drive past your abilities or comfort. If you push your limits, you will wind up wrecking.
- DO NOT pass through corners. Only pass when it is safe to do so.

I would like to add, I will be coming off shift and I will not be in the mood to deal with stupidity, I would like to add These are public roads, If you choose to drive like an ass hat that is your decision and I will not help, fix, call you a tow truck, provide medical care, or in any way have further interaction with you following your moment of stupidity.

There are many great spots to take pictures, and this has a lot of scenic driving, this is not a race this is a sunday ( err. Saturday) drive. We will be stopping in down town Jasper, on the 136 overlook, and the plan is to eat in down town Dahlonega, there are a lot of really nice/decently priced restaurants. ( or we could just do Mcdonalds).
I wanted to let everyone know the following rules to keep in mind if you are joining us for our mountain run.

[KevinT707]

I am interested.

[silverZ33]

cars bikes or both?

[John@TA]

Both cars and bikes. I would like to keep as a group, so if you ride a bike please don't zoom 10 miles ahead of everyone lol

I will be there at about 830am or shortly after. I'll be riding a red 1997 Subaru Legacy sitting on 02 WRX wheels....can't miss me. I have a lot of my crew going, so it should be a decent turn out.

At some point in time, we will stop for food as well. I'm still not sure if we will BBQ or go somewhere to eat.

Here is the detailed info :

Saturday November 6th, 2010

The meet spot will be
The Kroger off exit 14 on 575
Address; 4045 Marietta Highway
Canton, GA 30114

Meeting time will be 0900, wheels up will be 0930 if your late sorry sucks to be you.

[silverZ33]

I was asking to make sure a car was ok and that it wouldn't be all Bikes lol, I might be in

[John@TA]

Nope - there hasn't been one bike that has said they were going yet....

I hope to see you there. What do you drive?

[silverZ33]

2003 Nissan z33 touring, what do you drive? I'm guessing an sti?

[ninjadsm]

welll im going to the ISO meet up there at tail of the Dragon..... its on Nov 6-8th... im meeting ppl at 9am at Mall Of GA...

[BUGMAN]

welll im going to the ISO meet up there at tail of the Dragon..... its on Nov 6-8th... im meeting ppl at 9am at Mall Of GA...

Send me some info or a link on this?

[John@TA]

I don't have an STI - I drive a 97 Legacy GT.

[ninjadsm]

bugman check our my clubs section Drop Gearz..... an i think i seen u before John maybe lol....

[KevinT707]

Saved this on my calendar.

[John@TA]

I would love for some of you guys to join.

Where do you think you've seen me ninjadsm? My Legacy is red with an un-named website link on the side of it lol....Use to ride on black wheels, now its sitting on WRX wheels

[thesammy]

Might be dumb, but where is blood mountian..? Haha

[John@TA]

North of Atlanta.

We are meeting in Canton, and will drive about 75 miles north

[thesammy]

North of Atlanta.

We are meeting in Canton, and will drive about 75 miles north
I live in Canton, just never heard of it. If I happen to not have to work that Saturday for some strange reason, I'm in.

[John@TA]

I live in Canton, just never heard of it. If I happen to not have to work that Saturday for some strange reason, I'm in.

cool....the more rides that show the better it will be!

I requested the day off of work two months ago when this was just an idea in my head. haha

What do you drive?

[thesammy]

cool....the more rides that show the better it will be!

I requested the day off of work two months ago when this was just an idea in my head. haha

What do you drive?

Nice, I can't really request days off, I only work weekends so I need the moniez. Lol, but sometimes I just don't get work.

I drive a 2006 Sentra SER Spec V. Has a pretty good amount of suspension stuff, so a good run through the mountains should be entertaining.

[John@TA]

Good deal...

I really hope to see you there.

If you show up, come up and say hi...I'll be in a red 97 Subaru Legacy

[John@TA]

This is what I'll be driving up there

1997 Subaru Legacy GT All Wheel Drive 5 Speed.

Rubber is 215/55/16 Goodyear Responsedge - excellent gripping tired...good match for DD and a little bit of playing

Motor is N/A with a little shy of 200HP - stage 1 clutch - short throw - and a few other minor mods

the first picture is from today. the second picture is a few months old

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/broknindarkagain/legacy2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/broknindarkagain/58555_434990463325_605068325_4942108_7948224_n.jpg

[ballt85]

i might go i live like 15 mins from the mountain

[John@TA]

A 2.5RS would be awesome to ride with us! I hope to see you there. Shoot me a PM if you want and we can work out a spot to meet you at. We will be stopping for lunch before we head up the mountain....so maybe meet then?

[shubert]

awesome i live in jasper , id like to meet with yall in canton and least ride with you up to the lookout on 136, and someways down 136 to 52 , i work in ellijay , so i think i can call in late =]

[John@TA]

awesome i live in jasper , id like to meet with yall in canton and least ride with you up to the lookout on 136, and someways down 136 to 52 , i work in ellijay , so i think i can call in late =]

Would love to see you there.

Kroger off exit 14 on 575
Address; 4045 Marietta Highway
Canton, GA 30114

Be there at 9am - wheels up is 930am....

[stevo_EF91]

are yall driving by dahlonega on your way there?

[HillClimbGuy]

hey i know met you at the training class in Cumberland not to long ago i would bring the 7 out to play but i work all day Saturday maybe if y'all did a night run?

[John@TA]

hey i know met you at the training class in Cumberland not to long ago i would bring the 7 out to play but i work all day Saturday maybe if y'all did a night run?

yeah - i was there. I'll be there again next week so maybe I'll see you there. I wouldn't have a problem doing a night run, but this has already been planned out for quite some time. There are too many people committed to go in the morning, so its a little late to switch it around. I'll give you an early heads up for my next one that way you can get the day off

[John@TA]

are yall driving by dahlonega on your way there?

yes

[KevinT707]

I'm still planning on going this Sat, focusing on getting several things done before the trip.

[John@TA]

I'm still planning on going this Sat, focusing on getting several things done before the trip.

awesome! I have a few people dedicated to taking pictures, so everyone should have at least a few good shots of their cars. Food is still undecided. We will probably decide on a place that day when we meet at Kroger. Regardless, we will be eating in Jasper.

[thesammy]

Just as expected, I work Saturday. I had my calender marked though in case I didn't. oh well :/ Wish I could go.

[darkfusion42]

I might be down unless it's REALLY nasty out. Ive done a couple of these on Blood mountain with the CB7 accord crew. Pretty fun. I'm quite familiar with the roads there. There are definitley some tight spots where going slow is a REQUIREMENT lol.

I would like to go in my 92 Prelude Si, but the fam is planning on going up to Ellijay to stay in our cabin Sat night so I might bring them along in the G35s. Either way it would be fun.

OP, where in Paulding do you reside? I'm in Dallas.

[John@TA]

I might be down unless it's REALLY nasty out. Ive done a couple of these on Blood mountain with the CB7 accord crew. Pretty fun. I'm quite familiar with the roads there. There are definitley some tight spots where going slow is a REQUIREMENT lol.

I would like to go in my 92 Prelude Si, but the fam is planning on going up to Ellijay to stay in our cabin Sat night so I might bring them along in the G35s. Either way it would be fun.

OP, where in Paulding do you reside? I'm in Dallas.

I'm in Hiram.

It isn't going to be too nasty tomorrow. Up towards Blairsville, (just a little while past the end of the run) it says light showers / snow this evening, but it will be cleared up and gone by tomorrow. Will be around 50 after sunrise up there, so we should be alright.

[cereal2k]

How'd this go? any pics or vids?

[John@TA]

It went awesome. I had technical difficulties with the camera, so most of the good pictures were lost (format error on the memory card????!!!).....About 100 or so of the pictures are gone.

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[cereal2k]

Nice. Bummer about the pics. Those mtn runs are really fun. Thanks for sharing.