GREAT ROADS, SCENERY, FOOD, & FUN

The foothills of the Appalachian Mountains provide some of the most scenic roads on the East Coast.  These great roads will play a key role in The Virginia Rally 2008.  Both rides will be in the form of a "Poker Run", with a "slight twist" on how you get your Poker cards. There will be cash payouts for the best hands (*number of hands receiving payouts is dependent on the number of participants).

On Thursday there will be a "Blue Ridge Lunch/Poker Ride".  This ride will not be a "parade" along Blue Ridge Parkway.  As scenic as it is, and as perfect as its pavement is, the BRP has lots of tourist traffic and has a strictly enforced 45-mph speed limit.  Although there will be about 10 miles of riding on the Blue Ridge Parkway (just so every one gets to experience it), the bulk of the roads will be on the less congested mountain roads which feed in to, and surround, the Blue Ridge Parkway.  At about the ride's half-way point, there will be a nice lunch, and then there will be some more great roads to ride back on. 

On Friday, The Virginia Rally 2008 ride will take you around one of the most beautiful lakes in Virginia - Smith Mountain Lake. Just like the Blue Ridge Poker ride, we have selected roads which are scenic, curvy and fun. Friday's ride will take you by couple good Southern Virginia eating establishments, some of which may be your Poker Run stops and at the same time your lunch break.