View Poll Results: Dates for Tail of the Dragon
Oct. 2-4
3
12.00%
Oct. 9-11
3
12.00%
Oct. 16-18
3
12.00%
Oct. 23-25
14
56.00%
Nov. 6-8
0
0%
Nov. 13-15
0
0%
Nov. 20-22
1
4.00%
Nov. 27-29
1
4.00%
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Tail of the Dragon Mega-Meet Oct. 23-25
10-02-2009, 05:49 PM
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wow so everyone is dropping out!! well pinal, regardless me and mike will be there and i think 2000tlwdp is for sure down so it looks like it will just be the few of us! but hey it will still be fun as hell! and if you guys are down were not backing out. i'm taking advantage of my 40 a night hotel room
10-04-2009, 04:03 PM
#206
Instructor
I will be coming with another TL and meeting up with 5-7 cars from Simpsonville, SC(bmw m3, VW GTI, possible Vette, few others) so it should be decent
10-04-2009, 09:42 PM
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sorry to do this to you guys, but blokhead and I are going to have to cancel as well. 
We just found out today that our oldest daughter has a riding competition the morning of the 24th. If it weren't for that, we'd be there. Hope everyone that is still going has a great time and stays safe.
We just found out today that our oldest daughter has a riding competition the morning of the 24th. If it weren't for that, we'd be there. Hope everyone that is still going has a great time and stays safe.
10-06-2009, 10:19 PM
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sucks more people aren't gonna be able to make it! :thumbsdow
why do we have to have responsibilities!!!
10-07-2009, 08:18 AM
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Be careful out there...don't want to see another article like this...
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/bre...y/988967.html#
'Tail of the Dragon' claims 5th victim
Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, Oct. 07, 2009
Robbinsville -- The "Tail of the Dragon" - a curvy stretch of U.S. 129 that crosses the Tenn.-N.C. border - has claimed its fifth victim this year.
Jesse Matthew Tremaine, 49, died Saturday from injuries in an Aug. 13 motorcycle accident.
Trooper James Dalton said Tremaine entered a curve known as "Gravity Cavity" too fast, landed face down and never regained consciousness. He died at a hospice in Knoxville.
The 11-mile, 318-curve Dragon attracts motorcycle riders from around the world.
Although most of the road is in Tennessee, two North Carolina counties are negotiating over which will have responsibility for medical emergencies on the route.
Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, Oct. 07, 2009
Robbinsville -- The "Tail of the Dragon" - a curvy stretch of U.S. 129 that crosses the Tenn.-N.C. border - has claimed its fifth victim this year.
Jesse Matthew Tremaine, 49, died Saturday from injuries in an Aug. 13 motorcycle accident.
Trooper James Dalton said Tremaine entered a curve known as "Gravity Cavity" too fast, landed face down and never regained consciousness. He died at a hospice in Knoxville.
The 11-mile, 318-curve Dragon attracts motorcycle riders from around the world.
Although most of the road is in Tennessee, two North Carolina counties are negotiating over which will have responsibility for medical emergencies on the route.
10-08-2009, 09:41 AM
#219
some like it stock
most of the deaths on the dragon are motorcycle related, although there are plenty of opportunities to wreck your car. there are spots where you can't see a semi and they come out of nowhere. the bikers will warn you if they know one is coming, but you pretty much need to pay 100% attention at all times. some people don't stay in their lanes 
and there are some couple decreasing radius turns that can catch you by surprise... 
i might be able to come up for a few runs that weekend, just don't know for sure at this point.
and there are some couple decreasing radius turns that can catch you by surprise... i might be able to come up for a few runs that weekend, just don't know for sure at this point.
10-08-2009, 12:48 PM
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mountains runs are def things you CANNOT take lightly! if you want to go aand you feel comfortable with your ablitlies and think you can own this bitch than you def need to check yourself and slow your roll lol i HIGHLY beleive this is why people get into trouble....when you get ahead of yourself and are not paying full attention to the road
shit i turn the radio off and my windows open so i can pay attention to sounds of other vehicles and devote my undivided attention to it!
shit i turn the radio off and my windows open so i can pay attention to sounds of other vehicles and devote my undivided attention to it!
10-09-2009, 12:36 PM
#223
Needs wheels
I advise anyone that has never been there before to just cruise it a time or two before even thinking about pushing it through...there are plenty of surprises for the unknowing
10-12-2009, 09:10 PM
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the guy i get the tires from has been MIA for a little..i am in the process of working out a new one..i just got a set of falkens from him so now i can see if he can make it a regular thing for me..just got to play it right..and i love the falkens..and i got my RSB and im putting it on tomorrow and cleaning my EGR tomorrow morning with mike..aligment after i do the sway..oil change coolant flush too check tranny fluid too 
im so excited
im so excited
10-14-2009, 11:11 AM
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I'll try to remember to do this, but i'll post weather info here. it'll be for robbinsville
Wed: Oct 21
Partly Cloudy
69°
45°
10% rain
Thu: Oct 22
Few Showers
69°
48°
30% rain
Fri: Oct 23
Showers
68°
46°
60% rain
Wed: Oct 21
Partly Cloudy
69°
45°
10% rain
Thu: Oct 22
Few Showers
69°
48°
30% rain
Fri: Oct 23
Showers
68°
46°
60% rain