Hope to be a posse member in 2018!
Not making it to SSITS 2017, but the Mrs. has approved a trip to see Jim in July... So, 2018... If I only get approved for one event... It'll be this one!
Hey, Bub, whatcha doing to your Sling in July that you need Jim for? ???
No balls.
Pretty sure I just got called out lol
Display MoreWith SSITS17 only a few months away it is time to start planning. Painter and I have mapped out a route from Indianapolis to Maggie Valley for anyone who wants to join us on our journey.
@'Painter''s Posse currently consists of: @'SlingRider', @Slingrazor, @jwestfall, @EjFord, @scootertrash, @Bootsie, @#Savannahstrong, @Fritz329th, @Super Bee, @supermoto292, and another Indy rider Jeff Russell (soon to be a member!!) All are welcome to join us and I will be starting a message thread of riders for all of us to pass info, etc..
- We will be leaving on Monday May 29th.
- Route starts at the Bob Evan’s at 4441 Southport Crossings Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46237 (I65 S at Southport Rd exit). We will be meeting for breakfast at 8:00am.
- We will leave Bob Evans at 9:00am heading south on I65 to Louisville KY. We will stop at the Circle K at 7201 FEGENBUSH LN, LOUISVILLE, KY 40228 for gas. From there, we will drive to lunch at Slunglow’s place, Hitching Post Inn at 7314 Fegenbush Ln, Louisville, KY 40228. We are looking forward to lunch and an enjoyable time with great people!! We will leave at approximately 1:00pm.
- After lunch, we will take I64E to I75S to our next stop in Corbin, KY at the Pilot Gas Center at 249 W CUMBERLAND GAP PKWY, CORBIN, KY 40701. This will be a quick stop and to gas up. (The location could change if they do not have 93octane for all the SC in the group). We will arrive at the Pilot at approximately 3:30pm (Indy time). This is where we leave the interstate route.
- We should be back on the road (leaving the Pilot station) by 4:00pm (can you imagine getting that many SS out of a gas station with no questions. Ha).
- From the Pilot, we will drive 25E all the way to our next gas stop at Zoomers at 905 COSBY HWY, NEWPORT, TN 37821.
- Zoomers will be our last stop prior to reaching the Comfort Inn in Maggie Valley. My guess is we will be at Zoomers around 6:00pm(ish) and leave from there around 6:30pm.
- From Zoomers we will take I40 S to US-276 S/Jonathan Creek Rd via EXIT 20.
- From there we will go to Soco Rd/US-19 S and on to Comfort Inn/Maggie Valley! If all goes as planned, we should arrive in MV around 7:30pm.
Total Drive time is around 7.5 hours with total trip time around 11.5 hours. I have included the MapQuest route for anyone that wants to meet up on the way.
For the posse group....if you pm me with you contact info I will make up a contact card for all and bring to Indy and have copies for everyone.
Name/ 'forum name', address, phone#, e-mail. Make it easy to stay in touch
in Maggie Valley. Just a thought. Some of you know that I am already putting
together an Atlas with Slingshot owner info that I meet....I might end up in somebodies back yard and need supper>>>>>
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Pretty sure I just got called out lol
Ahh, it's all in fun. Truth is, I'm jealous...we're not even sure we're going to make Maggie, let alone arrive in the company of greatness.
What the man does best @KayTwo... What the man does best!
That doesn't answer the question, sir. 
Well, Gollie gee willikers. I would love to. Beats the heck out of riding alone. Count me in! 
Well, Gollie gee willikers. I would love to. Beats the heck out of riding alone. Count me in!
Excellent Adventure!!!
I'm ashamed to admit that I'll be trailering.
If I may...
Sounds good @SlingRider. Road trip!!
I'm ashamed to admit that I'll be trailering.
You could still meet us. It would be great to have you with us and comforting to have a trailer handy should there be an issue(knocking on wood). 
You could still meet us. It would be great to have you with us and comforting to have a trailer handy should there be an issue(knocking on wood).
Totally wrong paths. I'll see y'all at the valley, though.
Totally wrong paths. I'll see y'all at the valley, though.
Same here, we're getting a foot of snow right now,... yes it sucks, but I looked at my wife and said, " just think about the smokies, it's going to be awesome , just think about the smokies". We looked at each other and smiled. This is going to be awesome!!! 
I'm ashamed to admit that I'll be trailering.
After trailering last year, I'm riding down this year. Trailering was such a PITA, though I'm sure if you have a purpose ready trailer, it would be much less hassle. I just pray we don't get the rain that we did last year...
After trailering last year, I'm riding down this year. Trailering was such a PITA, though I'm sure if you have a purpose ready trailer, it would be much less hassle. I just pray we don't get the rain that we did last year...
Alright I'll bite. I thought everyone was all in on the trailers. What was the pain in the ass?
Alright I'll bite. I thought everyone was all in on the trailers. What was the pain in the ass?
The first year, I felt that part of the fun was the ride down. The tire blow out kind of sucked, though I had a whole pit crew there that took care of that issue for me. But the loading and unloading process just seemed to be a bit too much. It was so cool to pull into the parking lot the first year and hop out and be like "let's party! I'm here!!" The second year it was like, sup?... see you in about an hour, gotta go park the truck and trailer and unload the Sling... 
Alright I'll bite. I thought everyone was all in on the trailers. What was the pain in the ass?
3/4 of the fun of the rally is the RIDE to the destination --- a little around the rally ---and than the RIDE home. I did trailer to Florida in January....
The first year, I felt that part of the fun was the ride down. The tire blow out kind of sucked though I had a whole pit crew there that took care of that issue for me. But the loading and unloading process just seemed to be a bit too much. It was so cool to pull into the parking lot the first year and hop and be like "let's party! I'm here!!" The second year it was like, sup... see you in about an hour, gotta go park the truck and trailer and unload the Sling...
I absolutely loved meeting everyone and slinging down as a posse. Being the only sling in a herd of trailers sucks. Done though, I'm a trailer whore now.
