For years, drivers of Ferraris and Porsches and Shelby Cobras have quietly slipped into Chattanooga on their way to points unknown. Well, at least “unknown” to people not named Eddie Rahm.
The one constant in these car-club excursions has been Rahm, who personally curates many of these road trips to include the best scenic stops, restaurants and attractions. A former motorcycle-club leader and writer, Rahm sees value in documenting road-trip itineraries for others to follow.
Using the Scenic City as a launching point, the motor clubs have explored the Southern Appalachian region in their high-performance cars, winding across mountain roads and then snaking back down into lush valleys, following carefully drawn paths chosen by an experienced and discerning traveler.
Now, Rahm, a semi-retired engineering specialist, is ready to share his secret maps with a wider audience with this fall’s release of a new, curated website called Scenic City Backroads. Rahm says he is doing this as a gift to the city where his family has lived for six generations. He is not being paid to share these trip guides and has no plans to charge for access to the information.