Sponsor Spotlight: Appalachian Inn

44 days until we all meet again… Tons of things left to prep, so we’ll procrastinate some more and talk about one of our returning sponsors.

Our friends at the Appalachian Inn B&B are donating again as sponsors and will cover one full night stay! This is always a hot item at the raffle so make sure to get your tickets at the registration tent Friday or Saturday.

www.appalachianinn.com/

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Sponsor Spotlight: Advanced Autosports

49 days to go!?!?!?!!!

As many returning attendees know we have a raffle each year. We solicit donations from Miata related companies in order to donate the funds to volunteer rescue squads around the Tail of the Dragon.

Kicking off is one of our Spec Miata friends; Advanced Autosports. They offer Spec Miata rentals, car setup services, and a plethora of Miata parts, including some kick ass vented wing windows. We look forward to seeing what they donate this year! Check out the website below and see what they have to offer.

www.advanced-autosports.com

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Vendor Spotlight: Ride Rage Coatings

Hey MATG family, our friends at Ride Rage Coatings  are returning this year as a vendor. For those that don’t know, or have forgotten, Dan takes pre-orders for some of his powder coating goods to be delivered, and maybe installed, on site during the event!

Deadline for this year is July 15 so visit www.rideragecoatings.net and get your order in!!

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What’re Your Favorite Memories from MATG?

With 79 days left until MATG XXIII starts we’re feeling nostalgic. We’d love to see and hear about your favorite MATG memories over the years. For some it’s friends, rare cars, the vendors or even the drives. Share those stories and photos with all of us!!!

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MATG Photo Location

Since we are moving the photo again… we apologize for the inconvenience but we’re doing our best to keep y’all informed. Please enter via the circled driveway when it comes time to line up.

Please refer to the photo for this year’s location. A few things went into the decision to move it (again) but we’re trying to make it a bit easier on all of you this year. Paved entrance via the circled driveway and flatter ground await!!!

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Who’s Hungry and Thirsty?

Continuing on the theme of changes; we’re going to make some updates to our lunch offerings. Instead of serving a lunch with a date/time/expiration we are going to be offering a gift card good for food, drinks and whatnot around the village! These will be handed out with registration at our tent similar to the infamous dash plaques: first come, first served.

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General Etiquette Around MATG

With excitement building toward dragon season officially opening, we would like to take a second to remind you to drive within your own limits. With that said, a few guidelines to keep us all safe and make it home in one piece:

  • DO NOT CROSS THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE
  • At all times, do not drive like an idiot.
  • Do not drive outside your own abilities, especially if you’re in a run and trying to keep up with the leader or the car ahead of you.
  • Don’t speed, these are public roads
  • At night and in low-visibility conditions, be very careful. Large wildlife can jump out of the woods in any curve, and people HAVE hit things like boar, bear, and deer. Hitting a 400 pound wild boar can ruin your weekend.
  • Slow in the Village. Fontana has a lot of families on vacation and small children running around, so be very careful and don’t drive fast in the Village
  • Pull Over!! If you have vehicles stacking up behind you, pull over in a safe area and let them pass. The Dragon has many paved pull-offs explicitly for this. Use them.
  • Beware of very large trucks. Though they’re illegal on the Dragon, they do still find their way up there from time to time, and they are still legal on all the other area roads. They take up a LOT of space, especially when trying to navigate the tight corners that the Miatas eat for lunch.

Everyone please drive safely and have a great weekend at Miatas At The Gap

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Favorite Group Drive?

What’s your favorite group drive during MATG? We’d love to hear from you and see your pictures!

Also, we’re always looking for new ideas and volunteers to lead them.

One last item for today, we are looking for a volunteer to lead Thursday’s Sunset Run. Route and suggestions will be provided to help the inductee.

**Photo of the Fat Buddies Run staging area from a few years ago.

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Fave Photos & Locations

We all have our favorite pictures, locations, roads and what have you in the area. What are some of yours?

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What Have You Been Up To?

Here we are, a little less than four months to go until MATG XXIII!

Have you done any pre-trip maintenance?  Any new mods? We want to see them!!!

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