April Midweek Drive

This event is filling fast.  If you get here and there are no openings, please sign up on the waitlist. We will fill cancellations from that list.

Join us for this Midweek drive. Organized by President, Dr. Heinz Holzapfel, the route leads us to the north side of Hwy 26, through Helvetia, up to Skyline, then down to Mountaindale and to our first stop at Jessie Mays Community Park in North Plains. After the break, we will drive down NW Commercial Street in North Plains, which has several wonderful murals. We will stop for a photo opportunity: “Murals and Porsches”.

Next, the route leads us back to the south side of Hwy 26, on back roads to Cornelius, over to Fern Hill Road, continuing on North Valley Road, then up to Bald Peak, down through Laurelwood and then to Gaston for lunch at the One Horse Tavern in Gaston.

Total Miles:         77 miles
Driving Time:      2hrs 15 min
Two Breaks (one restroom stop and one photo stop)
All paved roads

There will be 2 groups of 12 cars each. Please arrive by 9:00am. We will have a Safety meeting at 9:15am and Group 1 will depart at 9:30am, Group 2 will depart about 10 minutes later.
A volunteer is needed for lead and sweep responsibilities.  Please volunteer when you register, if you are able and willing to accept the responsibilities.

General information about this event:

• The “Release and Waiver of Liability” will be available to sign at the start of the drive.
• Registration is by car. Each driver must register their car. If you have a navigator, you will register that person at the same time. If you don’t have a navigator, just mark the navigator question as N/A.
• The start location and a printable PDF file of Printed Route Directions and Scenic Navigation App Access will be provided a day before the event to all registrants. Please check your Spam folder if you do not see an email with the directions within 24 hours of the event.
• Since this is a registration only event, please do not share this information with anyone else.

Questions:  Please contact Tour Chair

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