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Thanks for the compliments on the pics! There were 4 or 5 professional photographers camped out on different corners snapping up pictures of cars and bikes as they drove by. Kind of expensive, but as you can see, worth it.
To clarify, the posted speed limit at the Dragon is 30mph. Now I will tell you that while that may not seem like much (because it isn't for this car), most of the corners are blind >100 degree corners and most have very abrupt elevation shifts. Maintaining a smooth line while not dropping below 30mph on many of these corners requires a delicate touch and well-timed steering inputs to fend off understeer.
I will not publicly disclose just how fast I got up between the corners but I will say that the FRS responds much better when you take the time to get the car settled just after entering it and then give it the beans. Just be aware that after the 3rd run, my brakes were feeling a bit cooked so I would echo what others have said and upgrade the pads if you want to really push the car.
As far as the police presence goes, I saw 4 brand new BMW sport touring Tennessee State Patrol bikes parked out front of the Deals Gap store. Seems those are what they are using to patrol the Dragon. I didn't hear anyone complaining in the usual manner about the police arbitrarily handing out tickets so I will assume that they were there for public safety instead of harrassment.
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