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- OaklevelExplorer58 is not the best road but you should be fine. I77 traffic is getting heavier all the time but is usually fine. The worst part of I77 is MM 1 (NC line) to about 10 can be foggy with lots of accidents (about a 95 car pile up a few months back) but RT 58 comes out at MM 14 Hillsville Exit.
Good Luck & enjoy the race.................... - mustardExplorerWhy north? Home is Cincinnati area.
Will be driving a 37' diesel pusher towing a Fiesta.
Hwy 58 to I-77 gets me home in a day. - RichertExplorerHills and curves but a fairly good road.
- OaklevelExplorerRt 58 is just Ok...... going over Lovers Leap is steep. Just OK if you have plenty of tow vehicle, ok after Lovers Leap 58 is getting better they are trying to 4 lane the whole thing but, not all yet just a couple sections (Meadows of Dan & Hillsville). Only steep switchbacks are for about 5 miles. I live near there so pull trailers over it all the time but keep in mind it is a 2 lane road & easy to get behind a slow log truck or a local that is in no hurry.......... Personally 220 north is a much better road (but not great).
Currently Martinsville through Stuart is nice flat 4 lane (Patrick Springs can be a speed trap)....Stuart to Vesta (Lovers Leap area very steep & curvy) Vesta to meadows of Dan ok .....Meadows of Dan by pass 4 lane nice, Meadows of Dan through Laurel Fork working on 4 lane (currently 2 lane), Laurel Fork to east of Hillsville still 2 lane East of Hillsville to I77 nice 4 lane..........
I81 north is heavy truck traffic & many accidents getting worse all the time.... - VintageRacerExplorerHyw 58 is "interesting", to say the least. I did it once towing a 28ft car hauler, and it was marginal. My buddy did it with a 48 ft fifth wheel car hauler and was pretty pissed at me for suggesting the route. Mind you tractor trailers take it so it's doable. It's basically switch-backs on a two lane road up the side of the mountain. 220 north to Roanoke is OK, I64 to I79 or I81 north are fine. (I64 right at I79 was a steep grade).
Where are you going to the north? I used to race at VIR at Danville a lot, I had a number of routes I would take, all basically starting and ending at Buffalo NY
Brian
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