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Post by heavy85 on Nov 13, 2012 22:17:56 GMT -5
Realize its a bit early but our local events are starting to get locked down for 2013 and I want to make sure to plan for another trip down next year. Any insight on prospective dates and venues?
Cameron
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Post by z3elda on Nov 13, 2012 23:14:15 GMT -5
Dragon Hillclimb IV will be June 15-16, 2013. Not sure what else is confirmed as yet.
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Post by tedebayer on Nov 14, 2012 11:46:38 GMT -5
THANKS for interest! Eric is right... June 15-16 is presently scheduled for Dragon IV... and Dragon V is scheduled for August 3-4. These dates are tentative... we hope to lock them in at Jekyll. We are working on another possible site for a hillclimb...nothing definite yet. It is looking more likely that Crow will be added to the schedule but again... nothing definite yet. THANKS! Attachments:
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Post by soloracer on Nov 14, 2012 20:54:01 GMT -5
Yay! just short of a burgmeister championship in the southeast.
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Post by z3elda on Nov 14, 2012 22:40:19 GMT -5
"Bergrennen Meisterschaft", oder?
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Post by kutrygg on Nov 15, 2012 8:27:14 GMT -5
In Southern Driver there is another date, June 23 - 24 (!) for 2013 Dragon IV event.
So which weekend is it, Jun 15 - 16 or Jun 22 - 23 ?
Lars
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Post by tedebayer on Nov 15, 2012 9:44:13 GMT -5
June 15-16... that is TENTATIVE date. I'll correct The Southern Driver webpage. Thanks, Lars!
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Post by farrout on Nov 15, 2012 13:31:19 GMT -5
I would not count too heavily on Crow
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Post by heavy85 on Nov 15, 2012 21:26:07 GMT -5
Sweet. June is an off month locally so looks like I'm in for Dragon IV. Gotta come back to break the 2 min marker .... at least thats the goal.
Cameron
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Post by tedebayer on Nov 15, 2012 22:13:01 GMT -5
Gotta come back to break the 2 min marker .... at least thats the goal. Cameron I have no doubt you can! Look forward to having you back man! |
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Post by jockellis on Dec 22, 2012 1:28:10 GMT -5
Can you tell us what has been going on with the folks in northeast Alabama that might get Crow Mountain up and running again? I certainly hope so. I love going there.
I'm trying to talk an ex-endurance driver (Daytona, Sebring) into getting into this and am looking for a firm schedule to send him and try to get him to come north out of Tampa to see a weekend of bergrennen.
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Post by tedebayer on Dec 22, 2012 8:30:59 GMT -5
Right now, Crow does not look good. We are working on another hillclimb site in the Carolinas to go along with the two Dragons. We will not be able to put out a firm schedule until the Jekyll Island Annual Meeting, January 19 & 20... the Regional Executives thumb wrestle on dates and events schedules are finalized at that point. Steve has a strong thumb.
We DO have some VERY positive news for the SEDIV Time Trial program that will be announced at Jekyll ...and the new site is looking very promising. STAY tuned! 2013 will be a great year... we are excited about new programs in track and hillclimb events!
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Post by farrout on Dec 26, 2012 10:56:15 GMT -5
Crow is not going to happen. TVR BOD decided to concentrate its efforts in another direction.
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Post by heavy85 on Jan 5, 2013 17:37:28 GMT -5
As good as Dragon is I would love to try another site. June Dragon is already in my plans for 2013 but a second site might just temp me to make two long hauls next year. Hope this works out.
Cameron
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Post by tedebayer on Jan 5, 2013 18:34:51 GMT -5
I am working on it...  and if it happens, it will be worth your trip. More info to come as it develops. |
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Post by bmwe21 on Jan 9, 2013 10:06:20 GMT -5
could you give us a clue, how far from the Dragon?
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Post by tedebayer on Jan 9, 2013 10:55:43 GMT -5
April would be earliest but most likely May to June... will know for fact after Jekyll meeting next week. THANKS!
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Post by jockellis on Jun 3, 2013 9:08:04 GMT -5
Ted, I took the Dragon date you supplied in this thread as gospel and arranged my schedule to drive up there the weekend of the 14th and now I find out by calling the tourism group up there that the race is the next weekend.
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Post by Steve Eckerich on Jun 3, 2013 9:45:29 GMT -5
Please look at the post above and that is quoted below. That date was tentative pending approval at the SE division meeting and has been posted for many months as corrected. Very sorry this caused you problems. For the furure, please look at our master Southeast Division schedule at www.sedivracing.org for all events on the SCCA calander in our area. June 15-16... that is TENTATIVE date. I'll correct The Southern Driver webpage. Thanks, Lars! |
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Post by tedebayer on Jun 3, 2013 9:58:02 GMT -5
Jock, I am so sorry. We certainly did not wish to mislead you in anyway. We have to work with SCCA schedules for Solo, Time Trial, Road Racing all over the Southeast as well as the schedules for events with the Nantahala Forest Services, Graham County Tourism, City of Robbinsville Chamber, town and county Council, NC Highway Department and NC - Department of Transportation. Getting all these schedules to synch is difficult and we cannot give a FINAL commitment on date until we have buy in and approval from all. That's why we used the dates in this thread with the words "June 15-16... that is TENTATIVE date." and "These dates are tentative... we hope to lock them in at Jekyll."
I am very sorry for any inconveniences this may have caused you. If you have reservations in Robbinsville, let me know... I will do my best to try to help you get them changed. If you can still make it to the event, your lunch is my treat. Again, please accept my apologies.
Ted
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Post by jockellis on Jun 27, 2013 9:24:16 GMT -5
Wasn't a prob; however we missed the tiny turn off sign and went past the dam. But we learned it had been used in "The Fugitive" so we were glad we did. Got to see a lot of really cool cars at the climb and on the road, I've never seen so many bikes!
Elvira was running well.
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Post by tedebayer on Jun 29, 2013 13:27:33 GMT -5
Glad you had a good time.... you are the second to mention that turn sign so I WILL fix that before next event. Event Staff did a great job of keeping course safe, drivers kept it on the asphalt and drove well..no major incidents, EMS never rolled, wrecker drivers played a lot of Solitaire... kids had fun, spectators stayed cool and got great views of cars and action, we had great food all weekend and an awesome social. Our counterparts in Robbinsville and Graham County did a beautiful job of making things happen on their end... great long term mutually beneficial relationship. Thanks to all drivers who signed up for their first hillclimb and took a leap of faith... I KNOW ... you do not regret it! Get busy... 5 weeks of preparation and we'll do it again. DRAGON 5.0 is COMING! |
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Post by jockellis on Jul 4, 2013 0:18:24 GMT -5
The Graham County tourism folks told me that numerous clubs now hold hill climbs there. It would be nice to have an advisory board of the clubs to work with the tourism folks to make it continually better. Of course the US Forest Service would want in, also.
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Post by sipler on Jul 10, 2013 15:40:18 GMT -5
What other clubs hold hillclimbs there? I've searched the internet and can only find the SCCA one.
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Post by tedebayer on Jul 11, 2013 5:31:12 GMT -5
Verified with town officials and Forest Services.... SCCA is the ONLY organization being allowed to run hillclimbs. With the insurance requirements and safety /operations requirements of Forest Services and County, I think we may be the only ones for a while.
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Post by jockellis on Jul 11, 2013 23:08:34 GMT -5
That's what the woman at the tourism bureau there told me. But it is a great place for clubs like Porsche, Corvette, Trabant or whatever. I'd like to see Smart Cars going up the hill.
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Post by z3elda on Jul 12, 2013 18:56:16 GMT -5
I'm sure there are other groups who would like to...
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