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hey just wondering if anyone here is planning on going to the dragon next year. i'm just looking for details: how much? and if the roads are going to be closed just for us? hopefully i can see you all there.
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The Dragon is a public highway, so it will be wide open to us, motorcycles, tractor trailers, Sunday drivers, minivans and all those other great things that make driving so pleasurable.
I think registration was about $30 last year and the hotel room was right around $80 a night
- I shared a room so I'm not 100% there.
Of all the S2000 meets this is my favorite because (other than 2-3 hours on Saturday when you're going and lining up for the main Dragon event) you have total freedom - go out partying with your friends, go do more Dragon runs, whatever you can think of. The Dragon is like no other road I've ever been on - it made me think that I was "surfing" my car.
I think registration was about $30 last year and the hotel room was right around $80 a night
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Of all the S2000 meets this is my favorite because (other than 2-3 hours on Saturday when you're going and lining up for the main Dragon event) you have total freedom - go out partying with your friends, go do more Dragon runs, whatever you can think of. The Dragon is like no other road I've ever been on - it made me think that I was "surfing" my car.
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Originally Posted by Poindexter,Nov 1 2004, 08:07 AM
The Dragon is like no other road I've ever been on - it made me think that I was "surfing" my car.
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I'm not sure the average speed. You may hit 75 or 80 in a couple of spots. Most of the Dragon is spent in 2nd gear. Lots of VTEC. It is about 11 miles long with 318 curves. What a blast!
As for the cops, the two times I have been there the cops where not an issue. I saw one at the DragonBall 04. With the FRS radios, it's hard for a cop to sneak up on us.
Number 1 rule is DO NOT CROSS THE YELLOW LINE!
Go and slay the Dragon. You will not regret it. I would advise getting there sometime on Friday so that you can get a run or two in before the weekend starts. It is less crowded during the week.
As for the cops, the two times I have been there the cops where not an issue. I saw one at the DragonBall 04. With the FRS radios, it's hard for a cop to sneak up on us.
Number 1 rule is DO NOT CROSS THE YELLOW LINE!
Go and slay the Dragon. You will not regret it. I would advise getting there sometime on Friday so that you can get a run or two in before the weekend starts. It is less crowded during the week.
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The weekend we were there that road was pretty crowded and there were some idiots (not in S2000's - mostly Corvettes
) driving into other lanes
- which brought the Troopers out for safety. As long as you were staying in your lane and being reasonable on the speed limit you didn't get a ticket that day. Just to give you an idea of how many cops were out there - I would say there were 2 cops for every mile of road. Most of us just went on different roads after all the cops showed up and still had a blast!
The speed limit is 30 MPH, which doesn't sound like much, but when you hit 45 that road starts to get a tad challenging. On one run I would say I may have averaged close to 60 (almost the whole way through - except the major turns) and managed to break 100 just for a short stint (so I could say I did it
). I would think a new commer to RWD should approach that road with 40 to 45 MPH on the brain and really know how to slow down with the clutch - that road is just too twisty to totally rely on the brakes with a S.
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The speed limit is 30 MPH, which doesn't sound like much, but when you hit 45 that road starts to get a tad challenging. On one run I would say I may have averaged close to 60 (almost the whole way through - except the major turns) and managed to break 100 just for a short stint (so I could say I did it
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Originally Posted by JAHumphrey,Nov 1 2004, 06:31 PM
I'm not sure the average speed. You may hit 75 or 80 in a couple of spots. Most of the Dragon is spent in 2nd gear. Lots of VTEC. It is about 11 miles long with 318 curves. What a blast!
Go and slay the Dragon. You will not regret it. I would advise getting there sometime on Friday so that you can get a run or two in before the weekend starts. It is less crowded during the week.
Go and slay the Dragon. You will not regret it. I would advise getting there sometime on Friday so that you can get a run or two in before the weekend starts. It is less crowded during the week.
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Here are some shots of Skip after all the police started rolling through (the only time you'll see pictures taken while driving on there).
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Even doing the speed limit it is still hard to get a decent shot in, so most of these were taken on the straighter parts.
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Even doing the speed limit it is still hard to get a decent shot in, so most of these were taken on the straighter parts.
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It is highway 129 in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee sort of between Robbinsville NC, Deals Gap, NC, and Alcoa, TN.
Great road. There are two official events every year, a Spring Wake the Dragon and a Fall DragonBall.
Great road. There are two official events every year, a Spring Wake the Dragon and a Fall DragonBall.