Depart at 9:00 am – (approx. 176 mi – round trip)
MEETING LOCATION – “Loafers Glory” – 3511 Memorial Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
In spite of Tom being gone he has arranged for those that need caffeine to have pots of coffee and snacks in his lodge. There is a clean rest room on site. For those who need it, the first restroom stop is approximately a one hour drive. If you have to stop earlier along the way, do it and just get back on 231 and meet us at the 30 minute restroom stop at Westmoreland. Note; the warehouse and car shop will not be open without Tom being present.
REMEMBER: If you are signing up to have your Classic – Collector car or Modern Iron car photos taken, please try to arrive at least 30 minutes before we depart for Rick Jones to capture you and your rider(s) photos. This was described in Tom’s reminder on the 31st.
NOTE: This is a two lane, 55mph drive, which means that there are many miles that we will need to travel 58-60mph, if it is dry. PLEASE do not encumber those who live and work along the roads. And if the traffic circle in Lebanon slows us, don’t worry there is plenty of road to catch up.
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Trip Route
TURN LEFT onto US-231; turn RIGHT past TL* Into “SUDDEN SERVICE” – 45.9 mi.
We will pass right through the historic downtown Lebanon area which has a traffic circle. Basically we go around the circle, but continue North on 231 like the circle wasn’t there.
The restroom stop is for 30 minutes and it seems to be a clean business with suitable facilities and ample parking.
EXIT RESTROOM STOP AND TURN RIGHT onto US-231; CONTINUE and pass 231 where it turns left at TL* and CONTINUE STRAIGHT on 31E N
17.0 mi. – follow 31E N; Turn LEFT onto Smith Grove Rd/ KY 101, by yellow house. – 62.9 mi.
13.2 mi. – follow KY 101; Turn LEFT onto Porter Pike/KY 1402 – 76.1 mi.
10.9 mi. – follow KY 1402; Turn RIGHT onto Corvette Dr. – 87.0 mi.
.7 mi. – follow Corvette Dr; Continue to Entrance A, Enter and PARK on RIGHT – 87.8 mi.
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MISC:
Miles and times may vary from your findings. This listing is for guidance only. We obey all speed limits and traffic controls.
Legend
TL* means TRAFFIC LIGHT, which may string us out, but we will try to go slowly after we are all through to regroup.
Phone Numbers:
- Russ Barnes, front – (615) 330-6930
- Guy Wilson, rear – (615) 504-2358
If you have any issue and need to pull over, please call to let one of us know. If you have a minor delay we can watch for you, but a major issue will have one or more of us staying and doing what we can to help.
Also if there are suggestions or ideas for future tours please let Tom Collins know. We want these to be fun events for the majority involved. If you have feelings about how far we should drive, the times of day, the type of roads, the stops we take, the meal stops, the restroom stops, etc., we are VERY interested in your feedback!
“THANKS” for joining us, HR&R Board of Directors
Please Note
The Corvette Museum is a business, however most of the cars are owned by private parties. There is a lot to see. In the lobby is a new Corvette that you can sit in. Also in the lobby are various roped off new Corvettes. They are waiting pick up by new owners who ordered them to drive them away from the location. DO NOT TOUCH THEM OR GO INSIDE THE ROPES.
In the museum the same DO NOT TOUCH rule applies and there are cameras watching and a voice will boom out a command “DO NOT TOUCH”. BUT IF WE ARE GOOD, we may get to go to a behind the scenes shop area where they rebuild, modify and develop special cars. And photos can be taken anywhere.
There are restrooms at both ends of the lobby. We will be in a private dining area, but there is a snack bar and also in the lobby soda and snack machines. There also is a gift shop if you, or your wife, just can’t depart without some sort of Corvette branded Souvenirs or special photos.