From: sasmjw@unx.sas.com (Martyn Wheeler) Reply-To: sasmjw@unx.sas.com Organization: SAS Institute Inc. Cary NC Subject: Triangle Ride to the RCR II The Friday Ride: Person Bike (or not) Range between stops ------ ------------- ------------------- Martyn Wheeler Katana 600 200-220 Susan Lambiris Aerostar ~240 Jonathan Polito K100 180 Jack Waters II Ninja600R 170-200 Ed Conte CB750 ? Bob Hruska Nighthawk Fuel 150; Butt 100 :-) James Bothwell Ninja 250? ? Brian Casper XLH 100? Harold Johnson GS1100 200? Tim Siess K75S ? Where are people: Martyn Wheeler East Cary (sort of) Susan Lambiris ditto :-) Jonathan Polito Cary Jack Waters II NCSU Ed Conte NCSU Bob Hruska NW Raleigh (70 & Duraleigh) James Bothwell Durham (40 & Fayetteville Rd) Brian Casper SW Raleigh - near South Hills Mall Harold Johnson Carrboro Tim Seiss Baltimore via Wilmington and I-40 :-) Gathering Point(s): Preliminary for those from Raleigh/Cary is the Pace shopping centre on N. Harrison at I-40 in Cary. This is the first exit west of the big merge between Wade Avenue and I-40. Those with a fuel range of around 120 miles can fill up here, the rest will need at least a top-up at the next meeting place. From there, we leave by 8:00 (preferably earlier) to go on to... Main meeting point is a place to be determined at or near intersection of 15-501 and I-40, to eat breakfast, drink coffee, fuel up as needed and go. The intention is to leave here by 9:00. Route: Start at Chapel Hill, intersection of 15-501 at I-40. Fill up, breakfast. time place, notes section miles since stop total 09:00 Chapel Hill 0 0* 0 -- take I-40 West 09:52 Greensboro 52 52 52 -- take I-40 West 10:01 (near Friendship) 9 61 61 -- take 68 north (airport exit) 10:16 (past) Stokesdale 12 73* 73 to -- first fuel stop near here 10:40 10:46 major intersection 5 5 78 -- turn left on 220 11:23 Martinsville 31 36 109 -- follow 220, bypassing town. Onward through... 12:02 Rocky Mount 29 65 138 -- Onward on 220, pass under... 12:25 Blue Ridge Parkway 17 82 155 -- Descend into... 12:33 Roanoke 6 88* 161 to -- Turn left on 419, skirt the town to the south, towards Salem. 13:45 -- Lunch! On route 419 in Salem there is a "Quincy's Family Steakhouse" located in the Lakside Plaza shopping center. Take rte 419 toward Salem. You will be almost all the way through Salem and it is located on the left. The shopping plaza has a Kroger supermarket, there is a pizza joint or two and a Hardies clustered around the intersection. -- Fuel stop -- Follow 419 to 311 through Salem, go north on 311 14:30 New Castle 30 30 191 -- A point of interest. In New Castle there is a shop that restores old Hudson cars. It's right next to the road and you can peer in the windows. It's right across from the gas station. -- Continue on 311 15:12 Sweet Springs 28 58 219 15:20 Crows 8 66 227 15:26 I-64 6 72 233 15:25 White Sulphur Springs 3 75* 236 :-) -- turn right on 92 north (route 60 to 92). Add a fuel stop to and a break as the opportunity presents near I-64, because 15:55 it gets kinda remote from here on... 16:16 Alvon 11 11 247 16:27 Neola 7 18 254 16:39 Trainer 8 26 262 16:51 Rimel 8 34 270 -- where 39 joins 92 16:57 Minnehaha Springs 4 38 274 -- 92 splits from 39 right after this 17:12 Frost 10 48 284 17:27 Dunmore 9 57 293 -- where 28 joins 92 17:35 left turn 5 62 298 -- onto WV 66 just before Green Bank that takes us directly to... 17:45 Cass 5 67 303 Martyn --------------sasmjw@unx.sas.com----(Martyn Wheeler)----DoD #293-------------- SAS Institute, Inc: (919) 677-8000 ext.7954 H: (919) 839-0092 (Raleigh, NC) 1993 Suzuki Katana 600 ("Maddie")