Smoky Mountain Z Car Club

Hello.  The ZBlog is back!!  After a long absence, we are bring back the Blog.   The current blog is all about some upcoming activities that the club members have decided to do over the next month.  We hope you come out and join us!

Some fo the upcoming activities are listed below.  If you are interested in any of these activities, please send an email to SmokyMountainZClub@gmail.com so we can make sure to look for you at each activity!

Some quick "business"....

• If you are not a member yet, and are interested in joining, please let us know asap.  We have to submit the required information to Nissan Sport and the ZCCA very soon!
• Look for our upcoming Meet-ups at local resturants for those that enjoy some non-driving time!

March and April

Dogwood Arts Parade – if you are interested in being in the parade (it is self-supported by those participating) – email us that you are interested – limited space available!  We have requested to have 8 cars in the parade, the cost to enter is $50 for the group, which will be divided among those participating.

• THIS SUNDAY!! Cruise the Cove 1 –  We are heading to Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains!  We are meeting at the Airport Hilton at 12:30p on Sunday, March 27th and leaving from there for the ride to the Cove.
• Have a full tank is you need it and a bag lunch of some sort and we will enjoy lunch at the Cove.
• There may be some delay getting to the actual cove due to some bridge construction. We are going to the Cove now because the crowds will only get bigger at the year goes on!
• Skeet Shooting in Nashville – We will be joining the Middle Tennessee Z Club for a day of shooting on Saturday, April 23rd – more details to come!

Coming soon:

• Lunch & Drive – Tri-Cities: We will be going to the Tri-Cities to enjoy lunch and drive some of the great roads in upper East Tennessee with some of our members and guests in that area…more details coming very soon!
• Dogwood Drive – When we reach peak Dogwood Blooming season we will have a short notice ride to enjoy some of the neighborhoods in the area. This will be a very casual cruise ride that all will enjoy!
• Meet-ups!  We will be having Z Meet-ups at local establishments around the area!

If you want to join the Smoky Mountain Z Club...you can join in April at the pro-rated level!  Contact us at SmokyMountainZClub@gmail.com

It's been a busy May and there are two weeks to go.  We had a great ride to Historic Rugby led by Don G..  In Rugby they were having a Spring Festival, lots of things going on...something for everyone. The roads were great, lots of places for some spirited driving on a beautiful day.  A return trip to Rugby and on to Jamestown will be a ride we will do again this year. 

ZDAYZ is this weekend..over 300 car pre-registered...will be a great time!

Tony

Z Club Ride - Four county ride to Rogersville, Tennessee

March 27, 2010

- Led by Dave and Dawn P

- Tour guide (via FRS radios) - Dawn P (thanks Dawn!!)

Dave and Dawn P. created, and led, a great ride that had some of the best driving roads in East Tennessee.  The ride took the group through four counties, going through two sections of road that Dawn so aptly named - The Rattlesnake. The curves and cutbacks rivaled those on the famous Tail of the Dragon.  The views were amazing throughout the ride.

We met at the Amber Restaurant on Raccoon Valley Road and after a good southern breakfast we headed out about 9am. The roads were well-paved and easy to drive.  We enoyed some great views as we made our way through the curves and dips, valleys and mountains throughout the ride. Two sections of the route that offered Tail of the Dragon type roads, with challenging curves, sharp cutbacks and twisting curves that made for great ride. The views from the top of the last mountain as we prepared to decend into Rogersville were amazing - at least for those riding. The drivers' views were of the curves and cutbacks that quickly came on the way down the mountain. After a couple of brief stops, we arrived in historic Rogersville shortly before noon.

The group broke out and enjoyed some of the unique shops including an artists's co-op with all types of artistic treasures to view and purchase, all in a gallery style, three-level shop.  The group gathered back together for lunch at McKinney's Restaurant located in the Hale Springs Inn.  Great good, great conversation and a safe trip home made for great day.  Thanks to Dawn and Dave for hosting the ride and being our tour guides y providing observations and dialouge during the trip via our FRS radios. 

Hope more can join us for the April Z club ride to the roads known as The Snake in upper East Tennessee near Shady Valley, Tennessee.  Look for more details to come.

Upcoming events:

April 8 - Z Club meeting and dinner at the Courtyard Grille on Alcoa Hwy

April 10 - Middle Tennessee Z Club's 1st Annual Ride and (Clay) Pigeon Shoot.

Zya!

Tony