The Assaults
Cue Sheet for Route Map
For all MOTO ESCORT RIDERS
Updated 18 Nov 1999
All riders are to be warned about the hair pin at
mile marker 42.5. Max. Safe Speed 10 mph.
Motos - Hold your line to the OUTSIDE of this corner.
Use Caution coming into the Marion Area from
Mile Marker 59.0 on. It is very easy to get lost.
Lots to turns plus lots of traffic, Stay on your side.
0.0 Line up - Marquee
Count Down on Marquee Clock for start
Starting at 6:30 AM SHARP
0.4 R9/US221 Veer Right
1.3 R9/US221 Intersection Straight
2.4 US221 Straight
3.5 US221 Straight
MUST GET DOWN TO 1 LANE BY THE TIME YOU GET HERE
3.9 Pairs Bridge Road Veer Right 4 To 2 Ln road
ON COMING TRAFFIC - DON'T RIDE LEFT OF CENTER
4.3 Paris Bridge Road Straight
5.7 Paris Bridge Road Straight
7.5 Old Furnace Road Hard
Left (Police Assistance)
8.1 Peach Tree Road Hard Fold Back to Right
9.4 Peach Tree Road Rolling
10.9 Bridge Bad Bump On Entering
11.4 Peach Tree Road Rolling
12.3 Long Bridge Descent Tight Corners
13.5 Peach Tree Road Rolling
15.3 Route 11 Junction Straight (Police Assistance)
16.1 Horse Pastures - horses know to jump fences and join in
19.0 NC State Line Straight
20.9 Chesney Highway Hard Left (T Shape LEFT)
Water Stop
22.8 Route 9 Intersection Veer Right (Y Shape)
FEED ZONE
22.9 Coxe Road Veer Right (100 Yds)
26.8 Several 1 Lane Bridges
28.0 Highway 14 Pea Ridge Blind
Intersection all directions
30.3 74 bypass Straight Crossover
34.3 NC-108 Hard Right Blind
LEFT
34.8 Big Level Road Hard Left Blind RIGHT
35.2 Big Level Road Straight
36.1 Big Level Road Long Down Hill
36.4 Big Level Road Long Down Hill
37.2 End Climb Caution Turn Ahead
37.7 Rock Springs Road Hard
Right at bottom of hill T Shape
38.4 End Climb Straight
39.4 Rock Springs Road Straight
41.1 End Climb Straight Church on right
Water Stop
Start Down hill to the famous HAIR PIN CORNER
USE EXTREME CAUTION OR ELSE!
42.5 Hair Pin Corner CAUTION
5 To 10 mph
43.0 US 64-74 Hard Left On Bridge Heavy Traffic
FEED ZONE
45.1 Bills Creek Road Hard Right Over Hill 1 Mile Climb
46.1 End 8% Grade Steep Descent
Water Stop at the top.
47.1 Bills Creek Road Steep Climb
48.0 End climb Steep Descent
48.4 Bills Creek Road Steep Climb
48.9 End climb Steep Descent
49.2 Bills Creek Road
49.9 Bills Creek Road Steep Climb
50.0 Progressively sharper curve caution.
50.4 End Climb Steep Descent
51.4 Bills Creek Road Steep Climb
52.2 End Climb Steep Descent
54.2 Cove Road Hard Left Top Hill
Very easy to miss this turn
59.7 Old Fort/Sugar Hill Hard Left Gas Station - Watch for the route markers
59.9 Sugar Hill Long Climb
62.6 End Climb Long Slow Descent
63.4 Zion Hill Road Hard Right (T Shape)
Water Stop
In this area it is very easy to get lost in route to Marion
64.4 End Climb RR
Tracks on Descent - can put you airborne
if to fast.
65.0 Zion Hill Road Long Climb
65.6 End Climb Steep Descent
66.0 Nix Creek Road Hard Left
69.1 Nix Creek Road Long Climb
69.6 End Climb Steep Descent
70.1 Nix Creek Road Long Climb
70.6 End Climb Steep Descent
70.8 Old #10 Hard Left No Warning for this intersection
70.9 Old #10 Hard Left 100 Yards
71.4 Greenlee Road Veer Left 4 Way Stop
73.6 Hard Right At Bridge Camp Ground Activity Mitchell riders go on by
Water Stop and Feed Zone
NO ADDITIONAL FEED ZONES BEYOND THIS POINT
MARION FINISH LINE
NO MARION RIDER BEYOND THIS POINT
74.0 Zig Zag US-70 to NC-80 Left Then Right
78.1 NC-80 starts major climbing
82.7 Short very steep climb after camp - Start Major Climbing
86.5 Entrance to Parkway Left To Enter Park
YOU MUST BE ON PARKWAY BY 4:00PM
Water Stop
87.3 Crest then Long Descent Bicycles 40+ Mph
87.9 Start Long Climb
92.4 Crest of Climb CAUTION
TUNNELS
Water Stop
94.6 Long Descent Bicycles
55+ Mph USE CAUTION
97.8 Crest of Short Climb
98.1 Entrance to Mitchell Veer Right to go to the Top
Water Stop
100.6 Climb to First Gate VERY Steep Climb 33.2%
100.8 2nd Gate
Last water stop
101.8 Restaurant on Right
101.9 3rd Gate
102.0 Sharp Curve - Folds back while climbing
102.9 Finish Line! ! ! ! Smile you are on camera!
You made it!
Don't forget to get your patch.