Love cool cars and the people who travel with them? Join the Coker Tire and Classic Motorsports staff on the Coker Tire Tour on April 24. It’s a one-day vintage car convoy to the Classic Motorsports Mitty, one of the biggest racing festivals in the U.S. This event is for anyone with a classic car, sports car, muscle car or hot rod. Sorry, no rental cars or newer model family cruisers allowed.
The festivities will begin Thursday evening, April 23, at Coker Tire headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a cookout and tours of the museum. The tour will start the following morning at Coker Tire headquarters with a cars and coffee event and tour of their museum. After a day of exploring mountain roads it will end at Road Atlanta, just in time for the Speedfest at the Classic Motorsports Mitty.
What makes this trip really special is the route we will be taking. We’ll begin in Chattanooga and head out of town to Highway 64, which is a beautiful drive along the Ocoee River. We will then head south to the city of Blue Ridge, Georgia, and have lunch at Mercier Orchards. It is a fully operational 300-acre apple orchard with wagon tours available. Tour members will want to take advantage and shop their store for anything apple-related like apples, apple butter, apple cider and sweet fried apple pies. After lunch we will take one of the most beautiful and challenging roads through the Chattahoochee National Forest. From there we go through historic Dahlonega, Georgia, and then on to Road Atlanta
Once we reach Road Atlanta, we will have a car corral set up for all tour participants, a fresh BBQ dinner and a parade lap around Road Atlanta.
The cost is just $75. For that lowly sum, participants will enjoy back road mountain driving, lunch at Mercier Orchards, a reserved spot in Coker Tire’s car corral at the Mitty, BBQ dinner, a Friday ticket to the Classic Motorsports Mitty, and even a parade lap around the Road Atlanta road course.
Sound like something you’d like to spend a day doing? Sign up through MotorsportReg.
Established in 1958, Coker Tire Company has grown from a small service center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the world’s largest supplier of tires and wheels for collector vehicles. Coker Tire specializes in tires and wheels for classic cars, hot rods, muscle cars, sports cars, vintage motorcycles and much more. They are also the exclusive United States dealers for Michelin Classic tires.
I can't make this tour but a few comments:
-Beautiful area for a drive! I have family there, we have toured around by motorcycle
-Mercier Orchards is a fantastic place for lunch. Great potato salad, and stock up on jams
-Coker is a cool company offering specialty items: they were the only place I could find an appropriate tire for my leaning sidecar project.
I don't normally shill for commercial ventures but this one sounds like a lot of fun
Self-quote (because I was ignored)...
BradLTL wrote: So the email says no modern family car types need apply... What about a Lexus IS-F? It's sports cars-ish, muscle car-ish, modern family-ish.
Eh?
In reply to BradLTL:
Hi Brad, sorry if your question was missed the first time. I just met with Rick to discuss exactly where we would draw the line on eligible cars. Bottom line, an IS-F would be fine.
In reply to Ed Higginbotham:
No worries. It was in a thread all by it's lonesome. :)
I'll drive at the back, so all the cool cars can play together (and make pretty pictures). Plus it'll be a great view!
I am assuming that you are talking about the confirmation e-mail. Chances are my boring little insight would stick out like a sore thumb.
Also, I won't know if I can make it until the week of, is that going to be too late to work?
Well, unfortunately, a Honda Insight falls into the category of cars that will not be approved for the tour. Got anything else you can bring?
I cant afford to drive my 66 Galaxie across country unfortunately.
Is there a max number of cars allowed? My work schedule is pretty unpredictable, but I notice the closin date is April 12.
Also would a 1976 Porsche 911 be eligible?
In reply to octavious:
That seems like a silly car request... If that doesn't work, I need to reevaluate.
In reply to singleslammer:I couldn't agree more! But the other half of the question should still be answered. Is/what is, the max number of entries? Is the 12 April closing date solid?
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