I would like to suggest doing the summer meet up near us this next year. I propose a barbecue at Sharon's house and a drive on the wonderful roads we have in the area. Limited sleeping space is available at my house and Sharon's house (4 miles apart). I have a guest bedroom with a double bed and a single bunk, plus couch space....I think Sharon has a spare bedroom and couch space (feel free to stake your claims if we are doing this).
Here is an example of some of the roads we would drive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcfCM_Lxrmo
Yes, there are 42 minutes of curves in that video. The video starts slow, but by the time you are 5 minutes into it you should be hooked. Other than about 30 seconds of 25mph zone in the middle (25:50-26:20), the rest of the video is all 55 mph zone...so we are mostly legal here. The first road in that video has been newly repaved, and with it's lack of traffic it has reached legendary status. The second section is equally legendary, and is a perfect complement to the first section competing the loop. The third section that is in the dark here may or may not be in the run we plan....the complimentary road for the loop is in rough shape. If we do this, I am pretty sure we will get people from Georgia to join us (we know Darrell will come, most likely others as well), and I think we could easily attract some of the East TN guys and possibly others.
So...should we continue more scouting to set up a complete tour? What date should we set? I am interested in setting a date early and sticking to it...this run is worth planning for.