Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat Wharton Cell: 919-600-8023 Email: rwharton@nc.rr.com Blog: www.http://mg2012ncbordertour.blogspot.com

This eleven day adventure incorporates NAMGBR’s (North American MGB Register) MG2012 national event. The unique format of the North Carolina Border Tour will both precede and follow MG2012 and take MG enthusiasts on a scenic 1600 mile adventure across some of North America’s most scenic roads.  This year’s 2012 NC Border Tour will circumnavigate the beautiful state of North Carolina on our way to and from NAMGBR’s MG2012 in Dillard, Georgia.

DAY 1 of the adventure begins Monday, June 4, 2012.

It starts in Rolesville, NC.

The MG’s will meet at Main Street Park in downtown Rolesville, NC between 8:00-8:45am. We will have police assistance when we take off at 9am. This event will be a part of Rolesville’s 175^th Anniversary celebration (http://rolesvillenc.gov/175th/). LOCATION: Main Street Park is at 200 S Main Street and is across the street from Rolesville Elementary School.

The 2012 NC Border Tour will begin on Monday, June 4th just outside Raleigh, the state capitol, and drive through Andy Griffith’s hometown of Mt. Airy before spending the first night in Dobson where we will visit North Carolina’s largest winery, Shelton Vineyards. We will begin day two by joining the Blue Ridge Parkway with a lunch stop in scenic Blowing Rock and then continuing on to Asheville past Grandfather Mountain, Little Switzerland and Mt. Mitchell. Day three will have us continuing on the parkway to its end in Cherokee where we’ll pick up The Great Smoky Mountain Expressway (Highway 19/74) through the Nantahala River Gorge and on to Murphy, the state’s westernmost city. After lunch we’ll turn east and head to Dillard, Georgia, the site of NAMGBR’s MG2012 event which will take us to Sunday morning when we’ll continue our Tour to scenic Chimney Rock, the sight of the historic Chimney Rock Hillclimbs, and Lake Lure where the movie Dirty Dancing was filmed. Monday we head to Charlotte and lunch at Charlotte Motor Speedway and a visit to the Hendrick Motorsports complex before moving to Pinehurst, America’s First Home of Golf. Tuesday we continue east to Wilmington and lunch on the Cape Fear River overlooking the historic battleship, USS North Carolina. We’ll finish the day in New Bern, the state’s first capitol and the sight of famous Tryon Palace. On Wednesday we’ll circle around scenic Pamlico Sound ending up in Manteo, home of the outdoor drama, The Lost Colony, and nearby Kitty Hawk, the site of America’s first powered flight.

In all, the Rallye will cover almost 1600 miles over eleven days with three of the days spent at MG2012.

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview, please contact one of the persons listed below:  

• Dick Lunney at Classic MG Magazine - telephone 704-578-4616 or Editor,  http://www.classicmgmagazine.com/ 
• PJ Lenihan - telephone 336-462-1147 or pjlenihan@me.com
• Pat Wharton - telephone 919-600-8023 or rwharton@nc.rr.com