A while back I followed Diane up to VIR, and she led us on some back roads off of I-40 near Chapel Hill that made for a quick drive.

Anyone have the directions? Going to drop by on Saturday.

 

Don't ask me why I remember she posted them... I think it was because they looked so much more frightening than the route I take to get to VIR from here.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=260201

 

Score!!

Thanks - see y'all Saturday

 

i got there in 50 min once..

maybe because i left at 6am. and i was hauling ballz

 

Diane's directions from the other thread:

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Take I-40 West to I-85 merge.
Take 2nd exit after merge. "Efland Exit" (160 maybe)
Take a right a the bottom of the exit ramp.
Take a left at the T, just over the railroad tracks.
Follow this road until it Ts into Hwy 86.
Take a left on Hwy 86.
Take a right on Hwy 119, just past South Elementary School. (maybe 10 minutes)
Follow this about 20 miles to Semora.
Take a left at the blinking light in Semora.
In about 5 miles, you will come upon Dotmond road. There is a sign for VIR there.
Take a right on Dotmond.
This will T into the road VIR is on at the gaudy house.
Take a right at that T, and VIR entry road is on the left.
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FYI - if you blow the right turn off of Hwy 86 on your way back, like I did today, you can keep going straight and you'll end up in Hillsborough. 70 West will get you back to I-40.

From Garner it was 1.5 hr each way.

 

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And, ... should I go down tomorrow?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Cool-ish temps (for August in central NC/VA at least). No rain, but it was threatening. Good day to watch some good racing.

How far is it for you, Ed? It's worth a 2, maybe 3 hour drive to watch. I didn't get a copy of the schedule, so I don't know what time the race is tomorrow.

I will say that the size of the field made it quite interesting for the spectators!

 

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I'll bring the "beast" and maybe give a few rides in the countryside ... before or w/o the wine. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'd love to meet you there, Ed, but I have a friend coming by to help wire the entire house with cat 5e. Internet access in the garage? You damn right

I'll have to take a raincheck on the test ride, and on the Merlot. Now, if you had offered up a 12-pack of Busch Light, you may have gotten a different answer

 

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I'd love to meet you there, Ed, but I have a friend coming by to help wire the entire house with cat 5e. Internet access in the garage? You damn right
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wiring the house?? WIRELESS ACCESS POINT!!

 

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wiring the house?? WIRELESS ACCESS POINT!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Some of us demand 100mb transfer on the LAN. Wireless doesn't blow my skirt up just yet. But yes, it would make things far easier.


Ed, we'll catch up soon