Mustang Club of America in Georgia - 25 Years And Counting

Georgia: the peach state, home of the Braves, southern hospitality, and our final trail of 2001. The state is also home to our friends over at the Mustang Club of America, who just happen to be celebrating their 25th year as a national club. Since 25 years is a long time to do anything, we are all up for a party of Mustang proportions. The event stretches over three days and will be party to a huge vendor space (parts for that car you've been working on), car corral (a car for those parts you've been hoarding), and show field (a chance to get sore feet and a sunburn while viewing some of the best Mustang show cars in the country). In short, the event will have it all, including the final Pony Trail of 2001.

Our Trail, like many of our previous trails, will have a mix of interstate, highway, and two-lane roads. This will show off the Georgia countryside to best advantage and give us a varied driving pace. We are truly looking forward to seeing the turn out (hint, hint) from this dedicated club. Surely, an MCA event can get close to Ocala, Florida, where we had 111 Mustangs.

Directions For The Trail
We'll leave Mustangs Unlimited at 9:30 a.m. and head north on Interstate 85. We'll exit State Highway 316 and head east until we reach U.S. Highway 29. At the intersection of Hwy. 316 and Hwy. 29, we'll continue east on Hwy. 29. Close to Athens, we'll turn north on U.S. Highway 79 and hit the loop around Athens. The loop is somewhat confusing, so remember to stay on State Highway 8, Loop 79, and 29, and you should be fine. Don't go on Business 79. If you do, you'll end up with a scenic tour of Athens and separate from our trail. As you loop around Athens, look for the exit to U.S. Highway 441 north; exit here. At this point, we will stop and regroup for 30 minutes at a sight we'll decide on at the Mustangs Unlimited 9:00 a.m. drivers' meeting. From there, we will move out north again on Hwy. 441, all the way to Commerce. In town, Hwy. 441 will turn left, so be on the lookout. Continue on Hwy. 441 north. The Wal-Mart parking lot will be on your right. At this point, we will break for lunch. From Wal-Mart, we will parade into the show site. After we leave Wal-Mart, cross I-85, pass East Ridgeway Road, and turn left onto Faulkner. From Faulkner we'll pony onto East Ridgeway Road and into the site.

Things To Bring
1.A cell phone
2.A credit card
3.A AAA card or other automotive road service membership card
4.An area map
5.An attitude set to "Fun"

Disclaimer
The Pony Trail 2001 and/or Mustang Monthly cannot be held responsible for any damage or injury that you might incur along the drive. Should you choose to follow us in our drive, you are solely responsible for what may occur to you or your car. We cannot know how many cars will attend and therefore cannot easily predict the times that we will reach our stops along the way. It's best and the most fun to join up at the start and run the trail from there.