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Dan Masters sez, "Y'all come!"
QuoteMake plans now to attend the Seventh Annual "October in Townsend" informal Fall Gathering of V8, V6, I4, I6 and other performance enhanced British car aficionados at the Talley Ho Inn, Townsend, TN, October 5-8. Of course, you're welcome to come early and leave late if you wish, or come late and leave early if that's all your schedule will allow. Rooms at the Talley Ho Inn have been blocked out for us for arrival on either the 5th or the 6th.
Our plans/schedule/registration data: Show up, have a great time, go home, with a heavy emphasis on "have a great time." This is a strictly informal, make it up as we go, type of event. The only thing for sure is you will have a lot of fun with a bunch of great people, drive on a bunch of great sports car type roads with great scenery, consume some great beverages, and eat some great food.
Motel contact info: [www.talleyhoinn.com] 1-800-448-2465 or 865-448-2465 Mention British V8 and/or Jim Watson to get a reduced rate.
Any questions, contact me via PM or Jim at spridget@charter.net
Dan Masters
Rooms all ready booked, look fwd to seeing all again.
Got a room booked for Thursday and Friday nights........but driving a cheap econo-box rental. Hope to see a lot of you folks there.
Hey Phil....great that you are coming! We have had this years
room reserved since October of last year.....see you all there...
Janet says cookout is on at our house, if there's interest. We'll have to work out the details, but for those who want to participate, we'll need a headcount and we'll have to figure out how to finance it.
Thoughts?
Of course we are interested, Mickey. Everyone could pitch in $7 or so. Or, whatever is needed. $10?
Great Idea Carl ! No reason for Mickey & Janet to incur additional expense since they have invited us to their home. Mickey, let us know what you think of this and would $10 be adequate?
OK -- there are already two threads on this topic, so I'll be starting one specifically on the cookout at our place. Will need a headcount, and will price accordingly. Any overage will go to the Roadmaster project. That sound good to everyone?
sounds good to me, 2 from Stevenson Family. look fwd to attending.
Count me in, Mickey!
Deleted that other thread for you, Kelly. :)
OK - will keep the RSVP list here, so let me know in this thread. To keep it simple, the "entry fee" will handle burgers, hot dogs, sides, etc.; you bring whatever beverage you want. Will post updates as we go.
Mickey
Mickey,
Dreama and I will be there!
-Robert
Perky and charles, plan to attend.
Mickey,
Phil and Pam from way up north plan to be there.
What night, Mickey?
I think Phil & Pam may have to head back to Nashville Saturday?
Good question - let's make it Friday, in case others have to leave early as well.
It's official.
Cookout at Mickey & Janet's house Friday afternoon/evening on October 6th.
RSVP on this thread
Marcia and I will be there
Mary and I will be there
I'll be there, not sure who else from Clan Blackwood, Dan probably at least.
Jim
Marilyn & I will be there.
Merv
Margaret and I will be there
Steve
Great! The count so far:
Kelly and Sandy
Carl
Robert and Dreama
Perky and Charles
Phil and Pam
Steve and Marcia
Paul and Mary
Jim B
Dan B (maybe)
Marilyn and Merv
Margaret and Steve
There will be Moors. ;)
You KNOW we will be there.
Count me in for a Burger or two! As of now, I'll be traveling solo. Trying to get Terri to go.
Mike
I'll be there.
Ted and Judy are also planning to be there.
The Maloneys will never miss a cookout at Mickey and Janets place! See you there!
Wish I could. Some of us still work for a living :(.
Y'all have a blast.
Ok Rob; You, Ralph, Calvin and other westerners can get a BYE :-) Mississippi River is Demarcation Line, See you all there.
I am booked at the Inn, 5th - 8th. The punch list on my '77 is long. Engine is in and runs. "This is crazy this is crazy this is crazy."
Chris that Is good news on your coming and the progress on your car....just so you know...many participants at the show do not drive their brit hot rods...so ok to arrive in any ride of your choice..
As posted above, cookout at our place in Townsend on Friday evening.
OK - here's who we have to date:
Kelly and Sandy
Carl
Robert and Dreama
Perky and Charles
Phil and Pam
Steve and Marcia
Paul and Mary
Jim B
Dan B (maybe)
Marilyn and Merv
Margaret and Steve
Rick and Jean
Mike Moor
Dan Masters
Ted and Judy
Mike and Kay
Chris Lindh - you're invited, of course!
Laurence and Casey
Looks like 30+, once all respond - GREAT!. We're thinking hot dogs and burgers, with trimmings. We'll have chips and cookies/brownies, as well as plenty of bottled water. Since other beverage tastes are pretty varied, if you want anything other than water, please bring that with you. We'll also have plenty of ice, if needed. You'll probably want to bring folding chairs as well. Though we have a long driveway, it will be helpful if some can carpool from the Talley Ho.
As for pricing, how about $8 each? Any surplus will roll over to the Roadmaster fund.
Looking forward to it!
Mickey
How about Laurence and Casey. They plan to attend. Got e-mail from Casey after she registered on the Brit V8 site, The Ole B is back:-)
SUGGESTION: To eliminate Mickey having to making change, why not make the food donation even $10 Each or $20 per Couple? Any overage funds could be donated to The Roadmaster Fund? Party, not make change! He's not running a Bank:-)
I would suggest that Mickey/Janet simply set up a jar or equivilent in the driveway and we can all drop our $10/20 into it upon arrival...
I like the way Mr.Mahoney thinks.
We could all mail Mickey a check in advance so he has no out-of-pocket expenses.
PM me if you're interested and I'll give you his mailing address.
Thanks, guys. We're comfortable with the honor system - whatever that looks like. Just want to have a gathering here and enjoy the evening.
Janet and I just got home from an early dinner - 45th anniversary! Mama bear and two cubs were in the driveway. Don't think they'll bother us, though, with so many cars coming and going... Didn't get a picture, but here's one from a few weeks ago - actually two of them. One's just behind the firepit.
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Just another day in the Smokies!
Bears?
https://youtu.be/2pBGyZ8KXBo
Count me in, sounds fun.
Room is booked for Thursday till Sunday. See y'all there.
I will plan on being there. Thanks so much for doing this Mickey.
Gotcha, Ralph - looking forward to it!
To date:
Kelly and Sandy
Carl
Robert and Dreama
Perky and Charles
Phil and Pam
Steve and Marcia
Paul and Mary
Jim B
Dan B (maybe)
Marilyn and Merv
Margaret and Steve
Rick and Jean
Mike Moor
Dan Masters
Ted and Judy
Mike and Kay
Chris Lindh
Laurence and Casey
Alan Moor
Ralph Ratta
Rich & Lorna Moor
Jim Miller
David Terhune
Just a "Tad" over 30 days now!
I will also be attending and have a room booked. A fellow MG friend David Terhune will also be attending with me.
It will be good to see Mr.Terhune!
Cookout list updated. Anyone else?
I think this was reported earlier, but just in case: There will be a hillclimb held nearby on the weekend of our gathering. If anyone's interested: https://svra.com/events/2017-slaying-the-dragon-hill-climb/?utm_source=camp_mon&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wgty&utm_content=txt
Mickey
To date:
Kelly and Sandy
Carl
Robert and Dreama
Perky and Charles
Phil and Pam
Steve and Marcia
Paul and Mary
Jim B
Dan B
Marilyn and Merv
Margaret and Steve
Rick and Jean
Mike Moor
Dan Masters
Ted and Judy
Mike and Kay
Chris Lindh
Laurence and Casey
Alan Moor
Ralph Ratta
Rich & Lorna Moor
Jim Miller
David Terhune
Alan Moor
Martyn & Carol Harvey
I got an e-mail from Jim "Tater" Watson....he and Melinda are hoping to come, and he's let the new owner of POTATO know about The Gathering.
Regret that we have a conflict and will not be able to attend. My 50th High School 50th reunion is the same weekend.
I'll miss see all you guys, have fun.
:( Laurance and I aren't going to make it for this visit. We hate to cancel but we're looking forward to the next lie swapping and tire kicking event. Please give us a rain check. And keep us posted on events and hotrods. Until next time, Laurance & Casey
Sorry y'all can't make it this year. Next time...
Leaves are just now beginning to turn color. Will update temps and leaf "progress" next week.
Mickey
Regretfully I will not be able to attend the BritishV8 Fall Gathering. Too many obligations, too little time. I am sure it will be a great event; I will be shooting for next years gathering. Chris Lindh
LAST CALL! We'll be buying the goodies for the cookout pretty soon. Any other changes to the list above, please let me know.
Looking forward to seeing everybody!
Mickey
We're still on Mickey............third try is the charm. Flying to Nashville Wednesday morning. Two previous attempts to come to Tennessee had to be cancelled. Normally the fall colours here would be well under way but an unusually year here and the leaves are just beginning to turn. 90*F today (felt like 96*) and 87*F tomorrow.
Phil
Great, Phil! Not a lot of progress on the color change, but they are turning.
Up here in Northeast TN, the peak is usually right around the the third week of October. Just got back from a mini-beach trip at midnight last night to a yard & driveway covered in leaves.
Plan to see "You All" at The Talley Ho next Thursday! All ways a great time!
I hope to make it for at least one day. My "215" 74.5 BGT is running pretty well right now. It just does not like the higher altitudes. It runs a bit rich at 3000 ft. I am playing with some carb needles to see if I can make it cleaner.
Bob
Marcia and Terry Senneker will be there driving there BGT V8!!!!
Robert White....although there will certainly be occasional altitudes of 2/3k feet on mountain drives, according to my gps last year, I was surprised to see that the community of Townsend is only about 800 feet above sea level...less than my flat land location in Tipp City, Ohio...
Or over 5,000+ feet if you drive the Cherohala Skyway. :)
Latest list. May get one or two more Monday.
To date:
Mickey & Janet Richaud
Kelly and Sandy Stevenson
Carl Floyd
Robert and Dreama Milks
Charles and Perky Long
Phil and Pam Ossinger
Steve and Marcia Carrick
Paul and Mary Schils
Jim Blackwood
Dan Blackwood
Merv & Marilyn Hagen
Steve & Margaret DeGroat
Rick and Jean Ingram
Dan Masters
Ted and Judy Lathrop
Mike and Kay Maloney
Alan Moor
Ralph Ratta
Rich & Lorna Moor
Jim Miller
David Terhune
Alan Moor
Martyn & Carol Harvey
Terry and Marcia Senneker
Jim & Melinda Watson
I count 39 for the cookout so far. Anyone else want to join us Friday evening?
Now 41.
Jim & Melinda Watson will be here for the cookout, so we're at 41, unless there are last minute changes. One request: not unlimited parking here(!), so carpooling will be helpful.
Looking forward to it!
Now, Mickey, you know we all drive 2 seaters. ;)
Carl beat me to it! 2 seat'ers std fare . My rear seat is insurance only requirement. Just large enough for a six pack cooler. Should we bring Bear Repellent?
"Now, Mickey, you know we all drive 2 seaters. ;)"
Yep - so I figure that'll cut the count in half!
"Should we bring Bear Repellent?"
Some of you guys ARE bear repellent! ;-)
Jean and I am really looking forward to "The Gathering" in Townsend next weekend and will be arriving late Thursday afternoon...in the 1972 MGB....unless something catastrophic happens to it this week.
And...just as a reminder....if you are planning on attending the cookout at Mickey and Janet Richaud's chateau on Friday night, please bring $10 per person to cover the cost of the evening, which Mickey has shouldered so far.
Looks like we'll have a great turnout...looking forward to seeing you all...making some great drives...and having a lot of fun!!
Latest weather forecast says we'll have highs in the low 80's; lows in the upper 50's. Zero chance of rain Thursday and Friday, and only 10% for Saturday. Gonna be a good'n!
Arrived in Pigeon Forge from Nashville yesterday afternoon, planning to be at the Tally Ho Thursday afternoon.
Phil & Pam
Phil....
There is a great car collection in Sevierville.
http://www.musclecarmuseum.com/
There is also the Tennessee Air Museum at the airport....
http://tnairmuseum.com/
Don't let humanity get to you in PF or Gatlinburg.
Consider driving through Wears Valley to get to Townsend. You can avoid Gatlinburg (but would miss the Little River Road).
Good to hear you made it Phil! We plan to arrive Thursday pm. Drop over and we'll have a "DICKEL"
Since you are already immersed in that giant tourist trap, might as well drive thru Gatlinburg to get to the Smokey Mtn National Park. You do not want to miss the drive to Townsend via the Little River Road!
I now prefer Wears Valley Road over driving through Gatlinburg.
We'll have opportunity to show Phil the Little River Road during the weekend.
Hey guys....unfortunately medical issues will be preventing Kay and me from attending this week....no game changers on the medical issues, just slow healing after a couple of recent surgeries. This will be only the second time we have have missed this fun event over the years. Have a great time and will see you all next year!
Mike
Sorry to hear, Mike. Y'all take care.
Mickey
Ralph Ratta, Martyn and Carol Harvey as well as Ted and Judy Lathrop have had to cancel.
So sorry that you won't be able to make it Mike. Was looking forward to seeing you again. Hope you heal soon.
Phil
Carl, we spent some time in that giant tourist trap (Gatlinburg) yesterday and left some $ for parking and a ride on the gondola. Enjoyed the views and then got out of town, back to that other tourist trap.......Pigeon Forge.
Rick, I think we will take Wears Valley Rd. to Townsend on Thursday.
Have you visited the Tennessee Aviation Museum in Sevierville yet?
I have not been there and am interested. How much time should be allotted to tour the museum?
The trade off is the weather will be great and I want to take advantage of that.
I found Wears Valley to be scenic but slow. Liked River Rd better, personally.
Jim
http://tnairmuseum.com/
Maybe an hour or so, plus another hour for round trip travel.
I'm with Jim B. I much prefer the Little River Road. I used to cut thru Wears Valley to get to Townsend years ago, but it is getting built up & full of slow traffic (not that the River Road is fast). I now take the long way around thru Knoxville & Maryville to get to Townsend in the same amount of travel time.
Besides, I believe Phil said that he & Pam have to drive back to Nashville on Saturday.
Take the Gatlinburg Bypass to skip over Gatlinburg. The Bypass will take you straight into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near the Sugarlands Visitor Center where the Little River Road begins. Follow it to Townsend.
A few unfortunate cancellations. All not present will be missed. Fully expect to see all of y'all in Dayton!
To date:
Mickey & Janet Richaud
Kelly and Sandy Stevenson
Carl Floyd
Robert and Dreama Milks
Charles and Perky Long
Phil and Pam Ossinger
Steve and Marcia Carrick
Paul and Mary Schils
Jim Blackwood
Dan Blackwood
Merv & Marilyn Hagen
Steve & Margaret DeGroat
Rick and Jean Ingram
Dan Masters
Ted and Judy Lathrop
Mike and Kay Maloney
Alan Moor
Ralph Ratta
Rich & Lorna Moor
Jim Miller
David Terhune
Alan Moor
Martyn & Carol Harvey
Terry and Marcia Senneker
Jim & Melinda Watson
You have Alan on there twice.....
Wonder when somebody would notice. ;)
Mickey & Janet Richaud
Kelly and Sandy Stevenson
Carl Floyd
Robert and Dreama Milks
Charles and Perky Long
Phil and Pam Ossinger
Steve and Marcia Carrick
Paul and Mary Schils
Jim Blackwood
Dan Blackwood
Merv & Marilyn Hagen
Steve & Margaret DeGroat
Rick and Jean Ingram
Dan Masters
Ted and Judy Lathrop
Mike and Kay Maloney
Ralph Ratta
Rich & Lorna Moor
Alan Moor
Jim Miller
David Terhune
Martyn & Carol Harvey
Terry and Marcia Senneker
Jim & Melinda Watson
Larry Peck (local LBC club member)
Ed Peppard
Stopped for lunch in Richmond KY. I will arrive in Townsend at about 4:30. Other then the rain in Indiana it's been a great drive.
I ran in to Richard and Al Moor on I75
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Rick & Jean are on track for about 4:30 arrival. As am I.
Heard from Ed Peppard; he's coming. That makes 35.
Weather is absolutely perfect!
Larry Peck has confirmed.
Harvest Moon!
Stuck in traffic. Look who I ran into.
Y'all have fun. See you in Dayton!
Did the Gathering get cancelled? :) I don't see any pictures/comments unless everyone is having too much fun to take the time to post?
Wish I could be there!
Scott
Definitely having a good time! Yesterday was spent for the better part working on a couple of cars. (Imagine that!) Some of the group did manage to take advantage of the great weather and did some exploring.
Last night we cooked out here at the house - great time wolfing down burgers and hot dogs and winding our way through the many cars on the driveway. I didn't get any pictures as I was busy flipping burgers (and downing brew!), but I know Rick took some, and pretty sure others did as well. I'm sure they'll be posted before long.
This morning we're meeting to discuss the Roadmaster, and would imagine there will be a couple of drives. All in all, it's been a great gathering - y'all are missed!
Mickey
Arrived home safe & DRY!. Great time and the cook out at Mickey's was fantastic. Beautiful scenery and great people. Parking was Tight, but all was accommodated. Food and drink was plentiful. Weather was also great with warm temps and no rain. Beautiful harvest moon over the valley. Missed some of our regulars, but life sometimes throws a curve. Look forward to seeing you all in Dayton at next V8 meet.
Got home about 1:00pm with mostly light rain all the way. Freeway speeds with the Roadmaster in the rain is not a comfortable experience but the trip was uneventful.
Sorry to say this guys but nobody is going to be able to do an adequate job of describing the weekend to y'all. There was just too much going on. Sorta like you just had to be there.
Jim
Just got home. It rained from Knoxville to just outside Indy. Sunshine the rest of the way. Round trip, including 3 days of touring the area, totaled 1700 trouble free miles. Merv got his coil back, so we're back to even. We had a fantastic time as the previous posts so well described. Thanks again to Mickey and Janet for hosting a Great cook-out
What route did you take, Paul? We were not too far behind you, and finally got out of the rain just a little NW of Cincinnati. Of course, we didn't see the sun until we hit the Illinois/Indiana border.
We left the hotel at 0700 EDT and arrived home at 0400 EDT....we did gain an hour drive time because of the slower speeds needed to be kept due to the rain, which limited visibility quite a bit.
We had NO delays due to construction and only saw one accident (near Lexington) that was obviously weather-caused.
I had about 1100 miles on the clock this weekend.
As Paul stated, it was a great weekend....thanks out to Mickey and Janet for their hospitality....thanks out to Jim Watson for the assistance with my charging problem and the loan of the plug-in volt meter (which will go back to him today via USPS Priority Mail).
See you all in Dayton if not before.
We left the hotel at 0600 EDT and arrived home at 0500 EDT and as Rick stated HEAVY rain from start until Cincinnati. About 1350 miles for total trip.
Mickey, Janet, Thanks for the GREAT evening.
Paul, I'm not so sure about being back to even, as the rental fee for that coil was !!! SIMPLY HUGE !!!.
Great people, great scenery made for a GREAT weekend.
Merv & Marilyn
Rick and Merv,
It looks like you arrived at your destination before you left. Am I missing something or did you use the "Charles Long" method of time calculation. (Back to the Future?)
Military time for non-veterans. ;)
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/10/11/how-to-tell-time-like-a-soldier/
Paul, Pretty sure we both used the Charles long Method
And did you have to go ~waay up there~ to get there?
Merv,
As far as the rental fee for the ignition coil, the coil returned to you is "competition field tested, known to be good" and will be able to be used as a reliable spare unit. The testing and "free" return shipping should more than make up the HUGE rental fee.
Made it home about 1830 hours last night after a long day of sitting on airplanes and hanging out in airports (and walking miles between gates in Toronto). Had a wonderful time in Tennessee! A few photos of the gathering at Mickey's. Thanks so much for hosting us Mickey and Janet!
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Well Paul, not sure about the field testing, but after the compound interest, handling fee and our new Illinois sugar tax on soft drinks is added, than the cost can surly go WAAY up there. Next time we get together you may want to consider bring the title for you MG along.
As far as the arrival and departure time thing goes, when you drive a JAG U AR you do start to believe that anything is possible.
Merv,
How about the title to Mary's car?
Great pictures, Phil!
Wonder what Rick was doing in that second one......
I had a great time. Thanks Micky and everyone else that helped to pull this weekend together. One thing we missed was a group shot.
David Terhune sent me a note " Please convey my thanks to them for the great hospitality from the group this past weekend... it was nice seeing some old friends and meeting new ones. "
We toured the Foothills Parkway, Dragon, Moonshiner 28 and other local roads, here are a few shots. We also talked to several Slingshot owners. One has a Honda S2000 in his and a big fat tire in the back to put down the extra power.
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A few more pictures.
Rick arriving in Townsend his 72 B.
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Foothills Parkway Expansion East. See link below for more details on the bridges we saw on the side of the mountains.
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/foothills-parkway-missing-link-nearly-bridged/344999526
Thanks for that article, Jim. Nice to know the story on the mysterious part of the seemingly never finished Foothills Parkway.
I took Wears Valley on my way to I-81 when I left on Saturday morning. The barricades on the ramp are still up. I guess they are working on overlooks.
Greetings.....
There had been a ***little*** discussion of possibly moving our yearly fall gathering from a weekend to a Sunday through Wednesday.
Richard Moor checked with the hotel......there are too many festivals, etc, held during that time frame.
We need to keep the first full weekend of October (Thursday through Sunday) as has been our habit over the past few years.
It wasn't really broken.....no need to fix it.
That is all...
No TSB for proposal, leave as is. :-)
Kelly....none of us knew you were leaving so early! Let us know next time!
OK, I'll bite: What the heck does "TSB" mean?
Technical Service Bulletin (TSB). They address an issue post delivery on repairs to a problem unknown to exist at time of delivery.
PS. We decided to leave early due to the projected Rain and Bad weather due to hurricane. Drive home was beautiful, uneventful and with little traffic. Enjoyed all the great company and visiting with our friends! Hope to see you next year.
Technical Service Bulletins are for the dealer's mechanics to resolve issues that the factory is aware of, but does not tell the customers about until they bring their car in complaining about it.
QuoteGreetings.....
There had been a ***little*** discussion of possibly moving our yearly fall gathering from a weekend to a Sunday through Wednesday.
Richard Moor checked with the hotel......there are too many festivals, etc, held during that time frame.
We need to keep the first full weekend of October (Thursday through Sunday) as has been our habit over the past few years.
It wasn't really broken.....no need to fix it.
That is all...
It was also agreed by many to discuss this more at the cookout next year, since some may not be able to do the Sunday-Wednesday.
I don't follow the "there are too many festivals, etc, held during that time frame." On a Monday-Wednesday in late Sept or early Oct? Looks like most of that is Friday-Saturday events
http://www.townsendgatewayinn.com/calendar/
https://dancingbearlodge.com/things-to-do-townsend-tn/calendar-of-events/