Deals gap is open, 7/9/10
 

Please pass this on to all forums you are apart of that may not know yet.

It could be closed til July/August. The crew contracted to clean it up is busy cleaning up I-40 between Asheville and Knoxville. They are also not allowed to use explosives on this one due to the flood control dams in that area.

DGMR may be closed the entire time as well.

Sucks:td:

Is this related to the rock slide that some ass hat ran into with his Lincoln? I didn't think that was on the 11 mile stretch - was there another slide?

Passed along. Sucks

this is on that rock slide. It makes it impassable for Tennessee Emergency Services to provide services to the 11 miles of the dragon. Tennessee does not want to pay North Carolina to service the road, so they have a 24/7 guard at the state line and at the rock slide.

Ouch, I know a few people planning an April trip from the Raleigh area, thanks for the heads up!

Yeah, SVrider rally is SOL

Yep. I posted about it on a couple sites as well.

The cool part is that there are SOOOOOOO many other excellent roads in the area, so it does not really matter too much! This might keep the non riding squids away for a while!

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.

Too bad you don't still have the CBR.

hmm maybe i can use my work id as essential emergency personel so i can do some testing on my track bike :lol:

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.

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.

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:

from http://www.dealsgap.com/

Well my group is still going down. :idk:

The Gap was my least favourite of all the roads (not for the road but for the hoopla around it).

I was thinking the same thing

Roadtrip is in order :lol:

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.

http://webpages.charter.net/bogfro/3...e/P1010158.JPG

Why does it take so long to clean it up?

Have to bid out the work to pull the rest of the exposed rock face is my guess

That's for you f*ckers with dual-sports :lol:

I love the "Tennessee welcomes you" sign that is just past the road block! :lol:


And who'e vstrom is that? figured it'd be your beemer.

Wow that sucks.

Its more like the loss of your hangout place then the road its self, I was not there often but it felt more like a local hang out then even the mid tn roads and rides

yeah, lol, we can still make it around, we just got to go a really long way to avoid the guard.


another local, I didn't go up there yesterday.

Should force people to explore other roads around the area, which could turn out to be a good thing for the area.

Yeah but like said. What is the guys like killboy and dragons tail, etc going to do with this out??

I posted this info with some links to tdot and the news channel. Passing the info along to everybody. Sucks all around.

I passed the info along to a local forum (the group I'm going down with) and none of them believe me and said they read on a website it'll be cleaned up by Sunday. :lmao: :screwy:

Oh well, I guess you'll just have to come ride with us in June then....:rockwoot: Bring your bikini...pool and hot tub...:boobs:

TDOT is getting hammered with calls and emails about it, they are trying to get it opened quicker, but it won't be cleaned up by sunday. They are still getting bids on it and they can't blast because Alcoa won't let them with the flood control dams.

If they are getting it from tailofthdragon.com, don't ever listen to that douchebag.

There's a severe Mexican shortage in Tennessee....:lol:

No we have plenty of those, our road crews do things right, and when you do things right it takes a really long fucking time instead of when you take shortcuts and fuck things up.

Look at how nice the pavement is on the gap. Most of our state roads are in that good of a condition.

No rally for me this year. Too far. :(

Ya that's where they're getting it from. Doesn't matter to me. Plenty of other great roads down there and I plan on doing a lot more exploring this year.

Hey Trip...know of a good "waterfall" route? I want to see some waterfalls!

yes I do, I will send you my advice

Awesome thanks! Last year I got railroaded into just following the group because I really didn't know where to go or what to do.

This year I plan on doing BlueRidge for a day and a day of waterfall sight seeing.

I got a really dumb question.

What really is the difference between blasting and a natural rock slide? Rocks can still get in the water.

Shock waves from blasting travel through bedrock.

In PA the Guv gives no-bid contracts to his buddies who fuck the work up.

Editted for the sorry truth

True.

trip arent there some cool waterfalls along rt 28. I remember something about 3 of them on a stretch down away from the gap

I got the waterfall route planned for either friday or saturday during the rally. Rather do it friday if everyone is there. This will be an all day ride though.

coolness :)

Isn't Trip the coolest?!?!?!:rockwoot: I can't wait to tell the truth!

lol

:lol:

129 on the NC side to the rockslide on the TN side will reopen on monday. The TN section to get there will remain closed, so you can only get to it from NC.

They are setting up a gate. The road will be open from 8am to 8pm for sight seers/motorcycles/cars. RVs and commercial traffic will still be banned.

This is a bad idea in my opinion. This is almost like a closed course. With the gated method, they can also set up a hidden outpost and rader you and radio to the gate to give you a ticket.

hell, RV's and trucks should be banned anyhow

Orrrrrr.....they could just let us go and find something else to do for a change...:wink:

I remember watching semi after semi head up 129 past the DGMR heading from NC to TN. I have no idea how they are able to make it through there.

closed course deals gap weekend coming up in my future

They have two cops that are constantly moving that won't hestitate to write tickets. It's not exactly closed course. Just got to make sure they both are on the other side of you when you decide to let loose.

It's opening tomorrow from the Tennessee side!!!!!!! I am totally going after work.

Yea i just saw that on th Deals Gap FB Update. im glad makes my trip up there in a few weeks a bit shorter.

Where is this at?

The GAP? or where the update is?

It's all over the local news. I live right next to it.

Buddy of mine got done at the Gap this year. $480 for 20 over. :(

Ouch!!!

One of our guys got popped for a 21 over a few weeks ago.

We knew it would be pricey but I had no idea it would be that much!!! :eek:

dont think i am going to be out that way:
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...badweather.png
shitty weather

Wuss

is that a outbreak of herpes on your vagina?

its patchy sand in a cloud of my vagina...:nopic:

How long exactly is Deals Gap? I know the 11 miles shit, but is there a bunch more roads? What city does it start and where does it end?

And who is the fastest on this site? lol

Not sure how long, but I'd bet The Awesome is the fastest on this site...

It's more like 9 miles that people run normally. Overlook to store. People don't usually run the full 11 miles.

It use to be longer. It went from tabcat bridge to fugitive dam (the dam harrison ford jumped off in the fugitive)

There are tons of roads in the area that are fun.

drewpy

qft

So you guys just make laps outta the 9 miles?

Hard to believe Drewpy is slow.

if locals are actually running they do store to overlook to store without stopping, so an 18 mile run.

You go today?

I call BS on Drewpy being the fastest on ths site. No way... he's got some seroius disadvatages going... :lol:

Busa shane is the quickest of the people I have seen run it.

^^^on a Busa? No f-in way. The 600s should have handed him his ass. lol Where are the youngins running the 600s.......TN Stud and Full Throttle.

Kyle doesnt ride up there. He doesnt like it. He has a fz1 now too.

Jeeps is actually probably the fastest twf guy.

Shane is prolly one park of the fastest street riders i have ever seen, and he dont park it in f the corners and haul ass in the straights, hes just all over fast

Isn't The Awesome the one with the pic where he is dragging his elbows at Deal's Gap?

I did see a video on youtube of someone doing a super fast Deal's Gap run (I thinka round 9minutes). I tried to find it but I can only find people cruising, that fast Goldwing, and a couple short vids.

Now if you want to see fast, just go up during Florida Sportbike week.

The awesome is retired from sportbikes, but yeah he would be the fastest without doubt.

What is the awesome upto now?

I wonder about Chris and Dlit though... from what I've seen they're pretty damn fast... none of us have ridden with them though...

I remember Dlit's vid from out west somewhere where he passed a cop doing I think 120 in a turn. That bastard (and whomever was with him) was flying. I also remember him saying he'd never own a Liter bike.

Not there, trust me. I think drewpy is the only one to witness it, because he has been around at local times.

I don't know if Chris even pushes it on the streets.

Jeeps bar none other then the awesome, they embaress me

thought he was talking about in general... not through deals gap... my bad

What's Deals Gap like weather-wise in October?

Thinking about booking a cabin for an extended weekend in October.

I remember that video. Insane

In general, I would still say advantage awesomeness.

depends, it can be nice or bad, tennessee weather is random.

I was looking through my youtube account and found it in my favorites...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9NBYE8WpZY

Gotta say I love the Rage Fuck The Police after passing the cop.

I'd like to see an insane fast run through the gap with a dash cam.

Here's a pretty decent vid of darryl (killboy)

http://www.vimeo.com/2686646

Was that winter time?

DLIT's video was cool but those roads look like a racetrack. For those that haven't been to the Gap, there is absolutely no comparison.

The roads in the Smokies are narrower, have no run off, are lined with trees and have spotty visibility because of the trees/shadows/3 foot tall grass/etc.

Looks like it. The visibility is awesome up there in the winter. You can pass where you wouldn't dream of doing it in the summer.

I have to agree. Trip is not the only one that has commented about Jeeps.