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A block of rooms on the first floor has been reserved for an arrival as early as May 14, and a departure as late as May 21. Each room has two double beds. The Ramada is now called the Evergreen Smoky Mountain Lodge in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Call 865-453-1823 and ask for the V8 Bikers block of room...

This year, we are meeting at the same place as previous years, but instead of being called the Ramada, it is now called the Evergreen. A block of first floor rooms has been put under a cash hold in my name (Schilling). To reserve a room, call 865-453-1823 and ask for the block of rooms under my name...

As of today, the Continental Breakfasts have not resumed operation at the Evergreen. It is not certain if they will be serving breakfast by May 17th. They may be. And they may not be. In any case, Sheila has agreed to reduce the rate from $59/night during the week, to $49/night during the week, and ...

I talked to Sheila this morning. She is the manager of The Evergreen Smoky Mountain Lodge (Formerly the Ramada South). There are now two new phone numbers that can be used to make reservations. The front desk number is 865-453-1823, and her cell phone number is 865-740-6612. We still have 20 first f...

May 17th thru May 24th 2021.

The latest information, is that the V8 group was told that their reservations were cancelled for next week, because of a mixup in terminology. The state will not allow the convention center to be open until the 20th, but it will allow the motel to be open immediately. Someone, somewhere, thought tha...

I received that same call, and was hoping to be able to call the main manager today, to see if we could somehow still be permitted to stay there. Unfortunately, the main manager is not available at this time, and the best that they could say, was that what you were told, is the latest information av...

A few people have asked if the rooms are still going to be available for this May. So, earlier today, I contacted the Evergreen Smoky Mountain Lodge, to see what they had to say. Their response was, that as long as someone wants to come, that they are more than happy to have us. This is something th...

Yes, the dates are set. Please see "V8's in the Smokies 2020". Pigeon Forge is becoming a popular place to visit in the month of May. Rooms book up quickly. To be on the safe side, I have already booked a block of rooms for 2021 as well. An added bonus of doing this, is that we have locked...

Since posting the information above, the Ramada Inn South, has been sold to new owners. The name has changed from the Ramada Inn, to the Evergreen Smoky Mountain Lodge. Our block of rooms remains intact. All terms and conditions are the same. The only thing that has changed, is the phone number that...

Here is some information on places to stay, contact phone numbers, and distances from the convention center.

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Hello All, Pigeon Forge is becoming a more and more popular place for people to visit. Many rooms at the Ramada are already spoken for, by several different organizations, for May of 2020. To make sure that the V8 Bike Riders do not lose their spot on the roster, a block of rooms has been reserved i...

Wherever this was - I guess we were there.

Pictures cannot truly reproduce how magnificent the mountains really are.

This is one of the places that we like to visit every year. The owner gets up every morning around 3 or so, and starts to prepare the pork for the next day.

Fourteen people made the trip. It turned out to be a great week. The weather held out pretty well. Marilyn and I rode everywhere that we wanted to, and only were in the rain for one 30 second stretch when coming through the mountains, and one 5 minute stretch when driving locally. As usual, several ...

Some of the places that Marilyn and I enjoy riding to: Cherokee, Maggie Valley, Gatlinburg, Deals Gap, Blue Ridge Parkway, Route 441 through the mountains, Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum in Maggie Valley, Ole Smoky Moonshine distillery in Gatlinburg, Iron Mountain Metalcraft in Pigeon Forge, ...

Reminder - Group rates apply until April 1st.

Hello All, Here is information for V-8's in the Smokies, 2019. * Wednesday afternoon May 8th thru Sunday morning May 12th * Ramada Inn South / 4010 Parkway / Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 * Call 800-523-3919 and give the dates that you are interested in, and ask for the "V8 Bike Riders" discount ...

Hi Mark, It is very apparent that you were involved in something relating to this. Not many people converse in this manner. Remember the old 3 to 15 psi and 4 to 20 mA controls? Back to the topic. It is the vapor lock condition #2, that leads me to believe that a recirculation line may be of some be...

It depends upon the specific vehicle, and the fuel that is used. With the right temperature and pressure conditions, fuel will boil - fuel injected or not. There definitely are some EFI injected engines that vapor lock. Some variables that can lead to this are: Fuel pressure within the lines, if rec...

Yes, was hoping to tie into the crossover line.

Thank you!

The Reynolds number surprised me a little bit, but this is not something that I have calculated for a very long time. Maybe I am remembering the Re for laminar flow through the hose, instead of the orifice. If this is a program that you used, would you be able to input a flow of 10 and 20 GPH for th...

Holley 12-801-1.jpg Ron - This will shock most people, but I really like the quadrajet, in all of its quirkiness. Given the choice of a quad, that lets loose all of the sudden, vs fuel injection, I will always pick the quad. The reason for this, is the fun factor. Yes, EFI will turn better ET's, ge...