Thinking about going again, looking at a hotel in the US Hwy 290 West, Sunset Valley area, anybody local know what this area is like? Okay? Thans - Gene "I know a Few Roads" Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club Member ducati.net Ex MSF Instructor Patriot Guard Rider 01' Victory Sport Cruiser 04' Victory Kingpin 16' Victory Cross Country Tour 02' Ducati Monster 900 13' Ducati Diavel

Hey Gene - You might want to check out AirBnB for deals. I don't think too many owners are on to the race weekend yet. I found this one when I was thinking about going.It looks like it is close to the track. It is still available now. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/34780559?adults=1&check_in=2021-09-30&check_out=2021-10-02&federated_search_id=776aebc7-18b6-4607-bdb3-df85fb0e1f97&source_impression_id=p3_1625575619_6gb7ZMFeW%2BD52cCg&guests=1 George Betzhold Scottish Woods Log Cabin Resort and Ducati Sanctuary www.scottishwoods.com 828-837-5678 On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 8:13 AM Gene Hunt <Twolanefun@outlook.com> wrote: > Thinking about going again, looking at a hotel in the *US Hwy 290 > West, Sunset Valley area, anybody local know what this area is like? Okay? > Thans - Gene* > "I know a Few Roads" > Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association > Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club > Member ducati.net > Ex MSF Instructor > Patriot Guard Rider > > 01' Victory Sport Cruiser > 04' Victory Kingpin > 16' Victory Cross Country Tour > 02' Ducati Monster 900 > 13' Ducati Diavel > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > Mailto: %(user_address)s

Yes, likely. Though the corporate guys know it. Immediately after the announcement, rates were already high downtown. Bit the bullet and booked (preferring to stay parked and walk to evening events). ------ Original Message ------ From: "George Betzhold" <george@scottishwoods.com> To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati@list.ducati.net> Sent: 7/6/2021 5:52:28 AM Subject: [Ducati] Re: COTA >Hey Gene - >You might want to check out AirBnB for deals. I don't think too many >owners are on to the race weekend yet. I found this one when I was >thinking about going.It looks like it is close to the track. It is >still available now. > >https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/34780559?adults=1&check_in=2021-09-30&check_out=2021-10-02&federated_search_id=776aebc7-18b6-4607-bdb3-df85fb0e1f97&source_impression_id=p3_1625575619_6gb7ZMFeW%2BD52cCg&guests=1 > >George Betzhold >Scottish Woods Log Cabin Resort and Ducati Sanctuary >www.scottishwoods.com >828-837-5678 > > >On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 8:13 AM Gene Hunt <Twolanefun@outlook.com> >wrote: >>Thinking about going again, looking at a hotel in the US Hwy 290 West, >>Sunset Valley area, anybody local know what this area is like? Okay? >>Thans - Gene >>"I know a Few Roads" >>Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association >>Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club >>Member ducati.net >>Ex MSF Instructor >>Patriot Guard Rider >> >>01' Victory Sport Cruiser >>04' Victory Kingpin >>16' Victory Cross Country Tour >>02' Ducati Monster 900 >>13' Ducati Diavel >> >> >> >> >>To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: >>http://www.ductalk.com/ >>and >>https://www.facebook.com/ducnet >>_____________________ >>Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net >>To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net >>Mailto: %(user_address)s

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What they all know is it's the first weekend of Austin City Limits. That's about as big an event as there is.  So if you want to be downtown it's even rate regardless if its private or corporate. If you want to be near COTA that's probably not event rate. Vicki sean t wrote on 7/6/2021 11:27 AM: > Yes, likely.  Though the corporate guys know it.  Immediately after > the announcement, rates were already high downtown.  Bit the bullet > and booked (preferring to stay parked and walk to evening events). > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "George Betzhold" <george@scottishwoods.com > <mailto:george@scottishwoods.com>> > To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati@list.ducati.net > <mailto:ducati@list.ducati.net>> > Sent: 7/6/2021 5:52:28 AM > Subject: [Ducati] Re: COTA > >> Hey Gene - >> You might want to check out AirBnB for deals. I don't think too many >> owners are on to the race weekend yet. I found this one when I was >> thinking about going.It looks like it is close to the track. It is >> still available now. >> >> https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/34780559?adults=1&check_in=2021-09-30&check_out=2021-10-02&federated_search_id=776aebc7-18b6-4607-bdb3-df85fb0e1f97&source_impression_id=p3_1625575619_6gb7ZMFeW%2BD52cCg&guests=1 >> >> George Betzhold >> Scottish Woods Log Cabin Resort and Ducati Sanctuary >> www.scottishwoods.com <http://www.scottishwoods.com> >> 828-837-5678 >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 8:13 AM Gene Hunt <Twolanefun@outlook.com >> <mailto:Twolanefun@outlook.com>> wrote: >> >> Thinking about going again, looking at a hotel in the *US Hwy 290 >> West,Sunset Valley area, anybody local know what this area is >> like? Okay? Thans - Gene* >> "I know a Few Roads" >> Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association >> Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club >> Member ducati.net <http://ducati.net> >> Ex MSF Instructor >> Patriot Guard Rider >> >> 01' Victory Sport Cruiser >> 04' Victory Kingpin >> 16' Victory Cross Country Tour >> 02' Ducati Monster 900 >> 13' Ducati Diavel >> >> >> >> >> To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: >> http://www.ductalk.com/ >> and >> https://www.facebook.com/ducnet >> _____________________ >> Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net >> <mailto:ducati@list.ducati.net> >> To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net >> <mailto:ducati-leave@list.ducati.net> >> Mailto: %(user_address)s > > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > Mailto: %(user_address)s

$69 per night for a tiny house that is close to the track looks pretty good to me. I would have jumped on it but Barber is the next weekend and October 3 is our anniversary. George Betzhold Scottish Woods Log Cabin Resort and Ducati Sanctuary www.scottishwoods.com 828-837-5678 On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 11:38 AM Vicki Smith <vicki@ducati.net> wrote: > What they all know is it's the first weekend of Austin City Limits. That's > about as big an event as there is. So if you want to be downtown it's even > rate regardless if its private or corporate. If you want to be near COTA > that's probably not event rate. > Vicki > > sean t wrote on 7/6/2021 11:27 AM: > > Yes, likely. Though the corporate guys know it. Immediately after the > announcement, rates were already high downtown. Bit the bullet and booked > (preferring to stay parked and walk to evening events). > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "George Betzhold" <george@scottishwoods.com> > To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Sent: 7/6/2021 5:52:28 AM > Subject: [Ducati] Re: COTA > > Hey Gene - > You might want to check out AirBnB for deals. I don't think too many > owners are on to the race weekend yet. I found this one when I was thinking > about going.It looks like it is close to the track. It is still available > now. > > > https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/34780559?adults=1&check_in=2021-09-30&check_out=2021-10-02&federated_search_id=776aebc7-18b6-4607-bdb3-df85fb0e1f97&source_impression_id=p3_1625575619_6gb7ZMFeW%2BD52cCg&guests=1 > > George Betzhold > Scottish Woods Log Cabin Resort and Ducati Sanctuary > www.scottishwoods.com > 828-837-5678 > > > On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 8:13 AM Gene Hunt <Twolanefun@outlook.com> wrote: > >> Thinking about going again, looking at a hotel in the *US Hwy 290 >> West, Sunset Valley area, anybody local know what this area is like? Okay? >> Thans - Gene* >> "I know a Few Roads" >> Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association >> Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club >> Member ducati.net >> Ex MSF Instructor >> Patriot Guard Rider >> >> 01' Victory Sport Cruiser >> 04' Victory Kingpin >> 16' Victory Cross Country Tour >> 02' Ducati Monster 900 >> 13' Ducati Diavel >> >> >> >> >> To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: >> http://www.ductalk.com/ >> and >> https://www.facebook.com/ducnet >> _____________________ >> Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net >> Mailto: %(user_address)s > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news:http://www.ductalk.com/ > andhttps://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > Mailto: %(user_address)s > > > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > Mailto: %(user_address)s

Glad your ok Gene.  Those roads out there are great when they are clean but the loose stuff is nasty, especially because there are so many dirt roads that intersect asphalt. As for hwy 290 in Austin in that area it's a circus! Usually very heavy traffic during commuting hours and not very friendly traffic at that. Not a huge tourist area per se... more of a gateway to the hill country and points west and south. Fredericksburg and Wimberley come to mind and the Original Salt Lick BBQ place is in that direction. Turned into a more upscale tourist place in recent years with a vineyard and more "organized " dining.  Still decent though.Getting to Cota from there means a decent slog across the I 35 corridor which depending on when you go can be just that...a real slog. I am not sure of the dates for South × Southwest, but if it's going on, all of Austin becomes a mess and there is a fair amount of road construction going on all over so wherever you land expect pretty heavy traffic. I moved back to Texas, specifically to New Braunfels a few years back...about 45 minutes down from Cota and can tell you that the growth here is off the charts. With that growth came all the problems of lack of infrastructure, specifically roads. Anyone coming down here on a bike be extra cautious as the level of aggressive drivers has increased exponentially the last couple of years. Not the same place I grew up in. Have even considered writing the state government and telling them that they should remove the "drive friendly" signs at state border crossings.  It is not so friendly anymore. You might even consider New Braunfels, San Marcos or Gruene for hotel options. There are some places on the local rivers that are decent and the local food and drink establishments are pretty decent too.If you want to reach out email me and I will do my best to answer any questions.Take care, Tony Gonzalez Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Gene Hunt <Twolanefun@outlook.com> Date: 7/6/21 07:14 (GMT-06:00) To: Ducati@ducati.net Subject: [Ducati] COTA Thinking about going again, looking at a hotel in the US Hwy 290 West, Sunset Valley area, anybody local know what this area is like? Okay? Thans - Gene "I know a Few Roads" Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club Member ducati.net Ex MSF Instructor Patriot Guard Rider 01' Victory Sport Cruiser 04' Victory Kingpin 16' Victory Cross Country Tour 02' Ducati Monster 900 13' Ducati Diavel