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Sunday, May 20, 2012 - Registration /Packet Pick-up and Expo will all be held at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium (directions).
Monday, May 21, 2012 - Riders will start the Assault on Mt. Mitchell and the Assault on Marion at 6:30 AM from downtown Spartanburg. At this location vehicles will be left and there will be a truck in which all participants have the opportunity to place a dry clothes bag to pick-up at the top or in Marion. Riders are expected to follow basic safely rules of the road in order to ensure the safety of all riders.
Riders will make their way to Marion, NC where Tom Johnson’s Campground will be the stopping point for the Assault on Marion riders and the beginning of the last hard segment of the ride for the Assault on Mt. Mitchell riders. Traditionally Tom Johnson’s Campground is where friends and family can cheer for riders as well as pick up riders after the ride. It is also here that buses will be available to take spectators to the top to watch the finish of the Assault on Mt. Mitchell. All riders completing the Assault on Mt. Mitchell are REQUIRED to ride the bus back down the mountain to the loading and unloading zone at Marion. Trucks will be located at the top to take all bikes back down to Marion or to Spartanburg as needed.
NO PERSONAL SAGS are allowed. This is dictated to us by the State Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. If you choose to ignore this rule your rider number will be taken and you will not be allowed to finish the ride, you will be banned from the ride for 1-5 years depending on your attitude after being confronted. PLEASE NO PERSONAL SAGS. This will be enforced so that we may continue to hold the Assault on Mt. Mitchell.
After you finish the Assault on Mt. Mitchell you will immediately turn your bike in to the trucks to be loaded for transport, you will have your dry clothes bag available, as well as some nourishment. Then you will load the bus for the ride down the mountain back to Marion. In Marion you will be able to enjoy the after ride meal and then either meet your ride back to Spartanburg or take the bus back to Spartanburg.
For planning purposes this is an all day event for most folks. By the time you complete the ride, take the bus back to Marion, eat, and take the bus back to Spartanburg you can expect that you will return very late in the day. So if you are booking flights out please take this into consideration.
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 Spartanburg, South Carolina is located in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. The mild climate, with its four distinct seasons, provides fine weather for outdoor activities year-round. |
The Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium is located 5 miles off I-85 at 385 North Church Street next to Wofford College. For the quickest route to the Auditorium take exit 72 off of I-85 and go 5 miles. Turn right on to Daniel Morgan Avenue (Vic Bailey Ford). Go to the first traffic light. Take a right on to North Church Street and the Auditorium will be on the right. Auditorium parking is located behind the facility.
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Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, 385 North Church Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303
PARKING INFORMATION:
Memorial Auditorium: parking will be limited to first come, first served. It is not a large lot, but it will be open to the public. East St. John: public parking will be available in the garage (upper levels only) and public lots.
Spartanburg County/2nd Pres Church: NO PARKING in the lots across from the Memorial Auditorium.
*Note: N. Church St. will be closed for the start of the event. Drivers will need to find a detour around this road to get to parking areas. |
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