The Iron Butt Rally is doing a 48-state route plan this time (with option of hitting AK and also doing the 4 corners) and the pack of riders were coming down to Jacksonville, FL for stopover #2. It was like a plague being tracked with SPOTS decending on the southeast. Several stopped in Asheville for a rest and I stalked one of them and left an encouragement note on their bike...

There's a thread in the Iron Butt forum and updates on the Iron Butt website.