Tail of the Dragon Run
 

Planning a trip to Tail of the Dragon in Robbersonville North Carolina on Saturday March 23rd. May try and make a weekend out of it. If your up for hanging out with some fellow 86ers, cruising through 318 curves in 11 miles, and having a good time. Then hit this up. Chattanooga people where you at?

The house is on a first come first serve meet. Here's all the current info and scheduling we have for the meet.

Schedule
Friday March 22 (Meet at house on arrival)
11:00pm Arrival
1:00pm Lunch/ Meet & Greet
3:00pm Road to Nowhere 86 Convoy
6:00pm Dinner
8:00pm Car Talk (Strictly FR-S/ BRZ)
10:00pm 86 Party

Saturday March 23
11:00am Brunch
1:00pm Cherohala Skyway Run/ Photo Op
4:30pm Mod Show off
6:00pm Hangout/ Car talk (Strictly FR-S/ BRZ)
8:00pm Dinner
12:00am Midnight Dragon Run
2:00am 86 Party

Sunday March 24
12:00pm Brunch
1:30pm Twins on the Dragon 86 Meet Photoshoot
3:00pm 1st Annual Twins on the Dragon Conclusion

Ok everyone here are some directions to get to the house. An address is in the works for the house. Cant wait to see everyone.


From Robbinsville take US 129 north about a mile. Turn left onto NC 143 West
(follow Cherohala Skyway signs). Go 4 miles to STOP sign. Turn right staying on 143.
Continue on 143 for 5 miles, cross bridge at BLUE BOAR INN entrance. Continue
straight eight-tenths of a mile and turn to the right on Old Santeetlah Road directly
across the street from the bear statue. Continue on blacktop staying to the right. Then
stay right onto gravel at the 1188 sign.
If you are coming from the Cherohala Skyway, come about a mile past the Snowbird
Lodge and watch for the Old Santeetlah Road sign and bear statue on right. Make the
sharp left-hand-turn onto unmarked road. Continue on blacktop bearing to the right.
Then bear right onto gravel at the 1188 sign.

There will be 2 convoys that will form for the travel to the Dragon. @jstans84 will be heading up the Atlanta area convoy. @garf will be heading up the Chattanooga area convoy. Sunday after the conclusion I myself @L3P47 will be leading a convoy through the Skyway back to Georgia.

I love the tail of the dragon, one of my favorite hill climbs. I know a whole bunch of guys on the east coast that would be down for this, just post details on campgrounds/pricing and make a catchy name for the event and ill pass the info along.

Will do!

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This is a good idea... I am planning to go here this coming spring... it's 11 hrs drive from New Jersey... Maybe I can meet you there...

Could just meet us there if you can go.

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Do you mean "Robbinsville, NC?"

That road looks like so much fun

Thanks for that.

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Ermaghurd. I freaking love the Dragon.

Haven't been in two years, maybe I can make it this weekend. I know some friends and I are planning on going in July to run it a few times and hang out at a friends lakehouse.

Wouldn't mind taking a trip up there, either in my S2000 or a BRZ if I get one by then. I heard the cops are really cracking down with speed traps up there, though.

I'm in. Funny enough I will actually be at the tail the weekend before that too with some friends of ZDAYZ, the big Nissan gathering they have up there every year.

There's a bunch of different hotels in the area to stay at. The closest near the Dragon is like $89 a night. Camping on the other hand is $14 a day.
Here's the link:
Camping: http://www.tailofthedragonresorts.co...ml#Campgrounds

Resort:
http://www.tailofthedragonresorts.co...binsville.html

I live in Knox-vegas and am down for a meetup.

Help us start forming clubs for the Southeast. I'm working on a Chattanooga one.

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I'd be down if you don't mind a mustang or camaro tagging along. We'll see if I can get my hands on a whiteout by March.

I'd be down

Count me in, I live less than an hour away. "Twins at the Tail"...?

Rode some curves today with @jstans84 and he told me about it... I'm down! If I'm in town!... lol

How does everybodys schedule look for the weekend of March 23rd?

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Pretty good

I may make a road trip... I won't know until later on. We should make a large meet out of this (East Coast)?

My schedule is still clear.

I will be just getting home from Afganistan and getting my FR-S. I would love to go with.

Hooah! I think ill be going too. I need all the info and I'm more than down.

Update on the trip! Will be for a weekend in March 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. If you can go let me know. The more the merrier!

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Sounds like something id be interested in as well. I'll know if I'm off once we get to march

Cool I will go ahead and request those days off of work.

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Ill be there. Ill be home on leave just let me know what time you guys plan on meeting up.

< Chattanooga guy, even tho...I live in phoenix now...but tossing the idea around of coming that direction for this.

It's great to see that there is such an interest in this. I have the link to the facebook event below. It's open to the public. If your interested say your going so we have a count of who all is going. Tail of the Dragon is at 17555 Tapoco Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771 and their open from 10am- 5pm. They have a bunch off different places to stay at depending on your preference. I'm more than likely looking at camping for $10 a night. All camp sites are sports car friendly by the way. So, other than the fuel you'll spend tog et there and the food, if your camping it's only $10. They have photographers their that take pictures at different points on the trail. I'm trying to get most of the local Chattanooga 86 to be there.

You can look at lodging here:
http://www.tailofthedragonresorts.com/

Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/e...9654348763426/

Another fun road to drive in that area is the Cherohala Skyway. It has a bunch of good twisties though not as many as the tail however it does have much better scenery.

http://www.cherohala.org/

Count me in! This will be my second trip to the Dragon in the FRS!

For those of you that have not been there, you can expect to get pictures like this!
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...7767medium.jpg
Scott

I'll try to make it. Keep me posted about meeting spot or if you want to all drive up from Chattanooga.

Everyone that is going make sure you watch out for Motorcycles. You need to be extra careful of them in that area. They are all over the place there.

so down for this. Midnight madness togue runs are the best! Make this the first annual!

That's my plan! First official Tail of the Dragon 86 run! Go join on the Facebook link.

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You should add the facebook link to the op along with the other links.

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The link is in here. Check back on the last page.

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You should also post it in the Chattanooga, Nashville & Atlanta group pages to get some local drivers.

The Chattanooga group should know about it. You need to join our Facebook page man. I'll get it up in the other local sections.

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