Randakk's 2008 Pre-Rally Ride

"To all 2008 Customer Appreciation Rally Participants, Chris and I would like to invite you to join us on the 2008 Pre-Rally Ride. We will be making the trip on a recently acquired 1977 GL1000. Although we have done some longer rides on a newer Gold Wing, we are really looking forward to putting our vintage one through the paces on some of the prettiest secondary highways of Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. There won't be too many straight-a-ways on these Appalachian mountain roads but there will be plenty of awesome views around each corner. The rhododendron and mountain laurel should be in bloom and the weather should be mild this time of year. We will ride, rain or shine, so be prepared for all types of weather. Let us know if you would like to join us. We look forward to riding with you. It will be a great adventure."

Chris and Ken

Ken Gray: kengray469@hotmail.com

Chris Terry: terrydrgg@netzero.net

1. This is a two day ride. We will spend one night on the road.
2. You are responsible for carrying your own luggage and making your own Motel reservations.
3. You are repsonsible for your own meals.
4. There is no fee required for this Pre-Rally, but you must be registered for the main Randakk Rally to participate. Rally Details and Rally Registration here
5. You must complete the required Waiver prior to the Pre-Rally Ride. Click here to download and print.

8:30 a.m. Riders Meeting at Cumberland Gap Town Square.

9:00 a.m. Depart Cumberland Gap traveling on scenic, rural roads such as the Virginia Coal Heritage Trail, with stops at a scenic overlook and the Natural Tunnel State Park.

1:00 p.m. Lunch at Front Porch Deli in Fort Blackmore, VA.

2:00 p.m. Depart Fort Blackmore riding through some challenging curves with awesome views of Virginia’s mountains. We will stop at a scenic overlook and the Hungry Mother State Park.

6:30 p.m. Arrive at Motel in Claypool Hill, VA.

8:30 a.m. Depart Claypool Hill, Va. We will be riding through many semi-isolated small towns in Appalachia’s coal country. Notice the interesting architecture and enjoy the bends and twists of the mountain roads that connect these small bergs. We may stop at the Crab Orchard Museum, if there is any interest.

1:00 p.m. Lunch somewhere in Kentucky (TBD).

2:30 p.m. Continue on to Cumberland Gap via the Hal Rogers Parkway through the Daniel Boone National Forest and Pineville, the walled city. Be sure and notice the gated walls surrounding this city to keep the flood waters out.

6:30 p.m. Arrive in Cumberland Gap, TN