The Murphy to Manteo Rallye is in the planning stages now. It includes two days on the BRP from the Va/NC border south to Dillard. And we hope to include a lunch stop in Twigs area of Blowing Rock, NC. Also an overnight near Ashville, NC (Biltmore House). After mg 2012 the Rallye will continue for another 4-5 days with overnights near Chimney Rock, Pinehurst, New Bern, & Manteo on the outer banks. Look for more details in Classic MG Magazine and here. And yes "cool rallye plates" are planned!
Dick Lunney's announcement follows:

Murphy To Manteo Rallye – The North Carolina Border Tour
Next year’s NAMGBR MG2012 event in Dillard, Georgia, will have a complimentary tour that will “Bookend” the June 6-10 MGB focused event. Designed to provide great MG driving roads, wonderful sightseeing and vacation opportunities plus plenty of MG fellowship while driving a route that circumnavigates the great state of North Carolina, the Murphy To Manteo Rallye will begin outside the state’s capital of Raleigh. The rallye will officially begin on Monday, June 4th and travel to the Mt Airy area with an overnight stop right off of Interstate 77 in Dodson, the home of North Carolina’s largest winery – Shelton Vineyards. Tuesday the group will travel almost totally on the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and spend the evening in historic Asheville. Wednesday the rallye will continue on the Parkway to its terminus in Cherokee and then head on to Murphy, the state’s westernmost city before turning back to the east to Dillard, Georgia, and MG2012.
When MG2012 wraps up on Sunday morning the tour will begin again, this time heading to the very scenic Lake Lure/Chimney Rock area (think “Dirty Dancing”) for a wonderful sightseeing evening. Monday the group heads past the home of NASCAR outside Charlotte and on to United State’s golf capital, Pinehurst, with dinner among the Long Leafed Pines. Tuesday will dawn with the group heading to Wilmington and the Battleship USS North Carolina before driving up the Neuse Sound to an overnight stop in historic New Bern. Wednesday we’ll head through historic Washington and Bath (Black Beard) on our way to Manteo and the Kitty Hawk/Kill Devil Hills area on the Outer Banks. Some will stay on to take in the sites of the Outer Banks and some will begin their drive home while the diehards will continue on from the Atlantic to end the loop of North Carolina where we began in Raleigh.
In all, the Rallye well cover almost 1100 miles over ten days with three spent at MG2012. A modest registration fee is planned that will get you a Rallye plate for your MG, hospitality parties each night on the route and wonderful MG memories. This event is open to all MG enthusiasts and all MG models. So if you wished you made the Rallye To Reno, make your plans today to join us on the 2012 Murphy To Manteo Rallye. For more information keep an eye HYPERLINK "http://www.classicmgmagazine.com/NCrallye-12";; www.classicmgmagazine.com/NCrallye-12 or contact Pat Wharton at 919-600-8023.


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If you are coming to MG 2012 in Dillard, GA add this rally to you itinerary

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Hi, we want to thank you for the info about the june tour and we hope to be able to link up with you for part of it at least. Possibly in blowing rock. Also would like to let you know that we live in little switzerland and have a car trailer, well equipt garage with lift and some MG spare parts for any emergencies that may happen in our part of the world. We would be happy to be of any assistance and hope to be a part of the tour. thanks bob and judy futrell 828 385 3100