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Tail of the Dragon, anyone?

Posted: 3/19/06 7:59am Message 71 of 83
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Man, that some scary stuff. One thing that freaked me out was seeing and Aqua Glass (Tom Bigbee)trailer in the photo's. I'll be talkin with dispatch about that. These guys know better to be driven the section of road.


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Tail of the Dragon, anyone?

Posted: 3/19/06 2:20pm Message 72 of 83
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Hey guys living close to the dragon I have seen trucks with campers, motor homes, and all kinds of slow moving vehicles trying to navigate this road. It is a fun drive but, I do not believe that it will be fast in June. This is during the tourist season and people not knowing better try to use this road to bypass traffic.


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Posted: 3/19/06 3:22pm Message 73 of 83
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And lets not forget about "the Honda Hoot" the only thing slower than a motorhome in them mountains is a honda gold wing. I don't think we are going to get to make any spirited runs but I think we will have a good time and we can say we run the dragon.



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Posted: 3/29/06 2:05pm Message 74 of 83
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[QUOTE=Jetta 111]And lets not forget about "the Honda Hoot" the only thing slower than a motorhome in them mountains is a honda gold wing. I don't think we are going to get to make any spirited runs but I think we will have a good time and we can say we run the dragon.
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Pigeon Forge to Gatlinburg, thru the National Park for some nice serene scenery, to Townsend and the Foothills Pkwy where the scenery becomes just a bit more "open".  Then on to the Tail of the Dragon (318 turns in 11 miles) and a break at Deal's Gap.  You get a bit of everything on this "three hour tour"....

The speed limit on the Dragon is 35....and with all the switchbacks and curves, you won't be going that fast very often. 

This is Deal's Gap...and the halfway point on that route....

http://www.dealsgap.com/





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Posted: 3/29/06 2:44pm Message 75 of 83
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i have doe it many times on a sport bike big fun


Tail of the Dragon, anyone?

Posted: 4/21/06 1:33pm Message 76 of 83
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I have written down people that would like to attend this cruise.    If  your not on the list let me, moderators or Adam know and we'll make sure you are on the list.

UPDATED: 4/22

Tail of the Dragon    Alligator

2 cruzn

Adam’s Apple

Autom8r

Bry75229

DaveM

Dwright

Fuschiapearl

Greypoupon69

Jetta 111 (vette &bike)

JimG

Iron 82

L82vette77

Reds82CE

Rogue Wave

Spielman5

Suncountry

Tuxblacray

Tricer

Vettedreams79

Yellownredvette





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Tail of the Dragon, anyone?

Posted: 4/22/06 7:00pm Message 77 of 83
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I have updated on who's atteding as of 4/22.    If  your not on the list let me, moderators or Adam know and we'll make sure you are on the list.

 




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Posted: 4/22/06 7:36pm Message 78 of 83
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We gotta make sure we get some group photos at Deals Gap


 
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Posted: 4/22/06 7:59pm Message 79 of 83
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[QUOTE=dwright]We gotta make sure we get some group photos at Deals Gap [/QUOTE]

Oh yeaha....         Just as long as it's not to busy where we all can fit our vettes in.   There's the bikers we have to keep a eye on.   Might be a lot of them there.  




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Posted: 4/23/06 5:44pm Message 80 of 83
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Good. One of the bikers can take our picture. Even if we can't squeeze all the Vettes in the picture, we can get our smiling faces in the picture.

And Mike, don't forget the C3VR banner!!!


 
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