Well today was easily the worst day of the year. At least 5 serious crashes, 3 helo rides, and 1 exploding sportbike. Expect crazy enforcement. Sorry guys, we've tried everything we can to make things safer, but today was just pitiful.

*edit* Conflicting reports on fatalities.

 

Sad and horrible news all at once ...

 

Thanks for pointing me to easttnriders.com . Plenty of threads & pics. Such a shame. There's simply no reason to be foolish on this road.

 

Argh. This happened last spring too, if memory serves.

 

Yup... WSB hits it again...

 

They don't call it The Dragon for nothing.

 

Damn that sucks. Thanks for the info Killboy.
Bryan

 

^Yea, Thanks for the info Killboy.

This really sucks big time. It's always sad to hear of a death on the Dragon.

Hope the other riders/drivers are going to get well soon.

May God be with them all, everyone should say a prayer.

 

http://easttnriders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2948
If anyone wants to read....

 

Well now the Tennessee HP is saying there were no fatalaties, and the Blount County Sheriff's Department is saying there were 2 Friday. We'll let ya know when we get a definite answer.

There were a couple of accidents today, one guy had to be flown out, but it was mostly because he was near the state line, which is considered a "remote location". His injuries weren't life-threatening. Overall the cops didn't seem too bad, but they were out there cruising around most of the day.