Special Stage Driver Bundle (SOLD OUT)

TougeCon: Special Stage is a curated half-day event that highlights the region's most iconic mountain roads. Get behind the wheel and follow our expert staff drivers as you experience breathtaking scenery and carve challenging corners with fellow enthusiasts. Whether you choose to drive solo or bring the whole crew, you'll have a great time at Special Stage!

Time & Date: Saturday, September 20th - 7:30am to 2:00pm

Includes: 

• A windshield banner, Special Stage t-shirt, and logo lanyard
• A meticulously curated & staff-led technical/scenic route
• An intimate experience with only 15 ticketed cars per group
• A lunch break at a favorite local restaurant on your route
• Opportunities to connect with our passionate community

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*Participants are responsible for their gas & food
*This event is open to all makes/models of cars.

 

ROUTE OVERVIEWS

ROUTE 1: Pig Trail - 130 miles

The Pig Trail route is the original recipe TougeCon drive, with all the spiciness you would expect. Blind corners, elevation change, and scenic views are served up at a decent pace with an amazing burger stop at the end. Halfway along the drive, you will drop into the Mulberry River valley with rock walls and smooth pavement setting the JDM vibe. Featuring Oark General Store and Cafe as our destination, grab a great burger and check out the hundreds of stickers on their doors and windows from sports car and motorcycle groups visiting here annually from across the country to enjoy driving on these incredible roads. And don’t leave without grabbing a slice of their famous pie!

ROUTE 2: Devil's Den - 150 miles

The Devil’s Den route drops you into an amazing valley and Arkansas State Park. This route covers country fields to deep forests and mountain tops. An Arkansas icon, Devil’s Den nestled in Lee Creek Valley was selected as a state park site in the 1930s. The Civilian Conservation Corps used native materials to build the park’s rustic-style wood and stone structures that mirror the surrounding natural beauty. An impressive rock dam spans Lee Creek forming Lake Devil, an 8-acre lake. Scenic views and technical driving abound as you tackle the consecutive hairpins leaving the park.. On the way back into town keep an eye out for historic aircraft as we pass the Fayetteville Air Museum at Drake Field.

ROUTE 3: Buffalo River - 175 miles

The Buffalo River route is a chance to experience the nation’s first National River. The most remote of our drives, this one really gets you out into the Ozark Mountains. The route takes us through Boxley Valley (keep an eye out for Elk) and across Mt. Sherman. A backdrop of multicolored bluffs and pour-offs at Steel Creek will be our photo stop before dropping into an intense downhill section, good brakes are recommended! Before driving across the Ponca bridge and following the river back towards Fayetteville. Sharp corners, steep descents, and spectacular views are highlights of this drive.

ROUTE 4: War Eagle - 110 miles

The War Eagle route, twists through War Eagle Mill. Aptly named for a native American chief and warrior, it is a historic landmark in the center of the rugged hills surrounding War Eagle Creek. A mill has been located on the site as early as 1832, but was destroyed three times, and last rebuilt in 1973. The mill currently operates as an undershot gristmill, and houses a store and restaurant where we will be having lunch. Enjoy the deep forests and banked corners of the Hobbs state park located next to the mill as we drop into valleys and rise over ridges on this route.

ROUTE 5: Beaver Lake - 120 miles

Beaver Lake is known for towering limestone bluffs, natural crevices, sharp crests, is home to some of the most fun roads in Northwest Arkansas. Cutting through the small resort town of Eureka Springs this route features a 545ft suspension bridge, several scenic views of the Lake, and a lunch stop with character. Follow the White River back to Fayetteville as it twists and turns its way through the Ozarks.