scottb Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Life is good, pics to follow.Just had to share.Just got back from a great vacation. Spent some time in Birmingham Alabama staying with family. Great BBQ, poolside beverages and fun. Went to Barbers Motorsports Park to see the Legends of Motorsports vintage grand prix cars. I got to meet MARIO ANDRETTI!! Way cool!!On the way home, stopped at the Dragon (route 129). Very nice road to ride. I think it is actually a good thing that the one end of the dragon is closed due to the rockside. No through traffic or semi's. Great views of the mountains. A boat load of sportbikes, miatas, and BMWs. After I passed Killboy's photo spot, I thought of taping a sign to the Jeep that said " Live to drive, drive to live" since I was in a vehicle and not on a motorcycle.Route 28 is also a great road to ride.Since I had a rental vehicle, a Jeep, I took a road less traveled, Parson Branch Road. A "primative" road. This road is 8 miles of a narrow path. Hey its a rental, so all was good. Only drawback is no cell phone service. The fastest speed was like 10 MPH due to the narrow road,water crossings and no real straight sections.Thanks for reading.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 jeepn and barber and the gap sounds like a freeking vacation! Good trip man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 wow.........can't wait to see pics......then welcome back.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 , Parson Branch Road. A "primative" road. This road is 8 miles of a narrow path. Hey its a rental, so all was good. Only drawback is no cell phone service. The fastest speed was like 10 MPH due to the narrow road,water crossings and no real straight sections.Thanks for reading..we almost too this in the bikes to avoid the 140 mile trip back to our hotel each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted May 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Event at Barbers Motorsports Park:The hired help:MARIO ANDRETTI:Getting the autograph.The offroad trail at the widest point:Tree of Shame at Deal's Gap resort: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hummingbird Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 sounds like a blast, i love offroading trail stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted May 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 I will go back to the Dragon, but next time on the bike. There was 4 state police parked off the road on the dragon. The posted speed limit on the road is 30 MPH.If I saw a sportbike or fast car catching up to me, there was plenty of pull-offs to allow the faster vehicles to go by. At one photo stop, I met a guy from Twinsburg riding a KTM Dakar bike with ADV stick on his hardbags. I told him about Ohioriders, hopefully he will sign on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlifeVenture Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Scott what is it with you always getting the shots of umbrellas in the summer time?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted May 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 That just happens sometimes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 Holy spit... is that a Lotus Europa race car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted May 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 You are correct, the red #5 is a Lotus Europa. There was actually 2 racecars and 1 street car in the car club parking area. Also got to see the new Lotus Evora: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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