Rose Valley road surface
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:47 pm
Well, we decided to take a ride up there today and check it out. Me, Nancy and MIke Robinson went up. It was just a crappy ride up weather-wise. But, we talked cars and courses and the normal stuff most hillclimbers talk about.
I guess we took 4 or 5 drives up the hill and did not get a full feel for the course because of the slushy/icy stuff on the side of the road and a lot of salt/sand/something-or-another on the surface and on the shoulder. So I cannot comment with certainty how the surface is. By what we felt and saw, the surface isn't bad. It deffinitely isn't as bad as Weatherly or Giants used to be. I think most folks will be ok with the road. However, I think some of the sports racer guys should take a trip up there in April or so to check it out. There are 2 spots you may want to look at and you'll see it when you drive up the road. 1 is in the begining of the 1st right hander and the other is in the 2nd or 3rd switchback. It may be no big deal but it was something that we thought needed a look.
The only thing we'll need to do is be sure we have leaf blowers. With the amount of stuff on the road, a broom will be ok, but I'm not sweeping a mile of that stuff!!
It'll be fun and interesting to run again.
We ate a late lunch at the Good's restaurant at the bottom of the hill. The food was pretty good.
I guess we took 4 or 5 drives up the hill and did not get a full feel for the course because of the slushy/icy stuff on the side of the road and a lot of salt/sand/something-or-another on the surface and on the shoulder. So I cannot comment with certainty how the surface is. By what we felt and saw, the surface isn't bad. It deffinitely isn't as bad as Weatherly or Giants used to be. I think most folks will be ok with the road. However, I think some of the sports racer guys should take a trip up there in April or so to check it out. There are 2 spots you may want to look at and you'll see it when you drive up the road. 1 is in the begining of the 1st right hander and the other is in the 2nd or 3rd switchback. It may be no big deal but it was something that we thought needed a look.
The only thing we'll need to do is be sure we have leaf blowers. With the amount of stuff on the road, a broom will be ok, but I'm not sweeping a mile of that stuff!!
It'll be fun and interesting to run again.
We ate a late lunch at the Good's restaurant at the bottom of the hill. The food was pretty good.