Florida & Georgia fans line up ahead of opening of RV City

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About 100 RVs stretched down Bryan Street adjacent TIAA Bank Field connected Monday nighttime earlier gates of RV City unfastened connected Tuesday greeting

RVs were lined up connected Monday extracurricular of RV City.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The gates of RV City are acceptable to unfastened astir 8 a.m. Tuesday up of the yearly Florida-Georgia crippled this weekend.

About 100 recreational vehicles were lined up connected Bryan Street adjacent TIAA Bank Field connected Monday night, but immoderate fans arrived extracurricular RV City much than a week earlier the yearly rivalry crippled connected Saturday to get a premier parking spot for their tailgates.

“We came Friday,” said Georgia instrumentality Randy Stone. “We went 2 years. I deliberation everyone’s anxious to get back.”

While RV City volition beryllium smaller this twelvemonth due to the fact that of operation connected the Hart Bridge ramp, fans told News4Jax that they’re blessed it’s backmost aft being canceled past twelvemonth owed to the coronavirus pandemic.

“RV City is changing. We don’t cognize what to expect erstwhile we get successful there,” Stone said.

Florida instrumentality Joe Clark was 2nd successful enactment for RV City due to the fact that helium got present Thursday. He said he’s been coming to the Florida-Georgia crippled for 17 years now.

“We travel present to person a blast. It’s a batch of fun,” Clark said.

Clark brought a caller companion this year: his Florida Bulldog Chance, who he’s hoping volition bring him bully luck.

“I person Chance. Gators person a chance,” Clark said.

As helium waits for kickoff astatine 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Clark said helium plans to “eat, portion and beryllium merry and bent retired with the bulldog.”

Parking spaces for RV City person been sold retired for months.

“They were sold retired successful 45 minutes,” said Florida instrumentality Richard Dean, who got successful enactment connected Sunday and helium was 22nd successful line.

Regardless of which squad they cheer for, it was wide some the Gators and Bulldogs waiting for RV City to unfastened were excited for Saturday’s matchup and each of the festivities surrounding the game.

“This is similar Christmas for america this full week,” Dean said.

Stone said: “We’re ready.”