We need to cruise the Tail of the Dragon - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Rampage · 08-03-2012, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Be careful up there, keep your heads.

Lots of other roads I greatly prefer (basically pick any of them near there) but deals gap is worth doing at least once in your life. After a couple times I got bored of it and moved on to more relaxing, less repetitive roads.

Plus it has lots of traffic and is heavily patrolled. Many tickets handed out for speed and left of center. MR2 Spyder owners are heading there in mid to late September for their annual fall run and again in April or May for their 13th annual Spring run.

Luvzgod · 08-10-2012, 12:20 AM

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/calendar.html

Check dates...

rock · 08-10-2012, 11:45 PM

I'm going tomorrow.

rock · 08-11-2012, 08:11 PM

I saw another Black FRS on the dragon's tail, who was it?

StarsGarrador · 08-11-2012, 11:30 PM

I bet I won't be able to get off work

rock · 08-13-2012, 09:30 PM

Here are my pics from my Tail of the Dragon run...great fun.

Justin.b · 08-13-2012, 09:37 PM

I was in knoxville a couple of months ago and took the long way back to Charlotte to include a trip across the dragon in my rented chevy sonic. That poor car.

But do be careful. A local club made a run there this spring and one of the guys left the road in his M6 and totalled it and another guy (not with the club) launched off the road into the trees as well. I think a harley guy dies while they were there as well.

-Justin

bestwheelbase · 08-13-2012, 11:59 PM

@rock the car is spotless! Way to make black look good!

rock · 08-14-2012, 08:09 AM

Thanks, washed it before I left.

xwd · 08-14-2012, 02:10 PM

Yeah that car is way too clean, nice pictures!

I haven't been to the Dragon since around 2004 but I'd love to go back, and I live way closer this time around.

bestwheelbase · 08-14-2012, 03:01 PM

Was that a photo from killboy or one of the other local pros? Or did you drop off a friend and make a few passes?

Droopy · 08-14-2012, 08:13 PM

I'd love to go to the Dragon's Tail, but like someone already from what I've read up on and seen in vids. YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL! The guys from skyline owners usa went one year, they got lucky and was able to run the road first right after it reopened due to a mud-slide that morning. It heavily patrolled because of all the sport cars and bikes, along with all the accidents that has happend there.

rock · 08-14-2012, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bestwheelbase

Was that a photo from killboy or one of the other local pros? Or did you drop off a friend and make a few passes?

That was done by 129slayer, I have some others shots taken by moonshinephoto and killboy that I will post later.

ill86 · 08-14-2012, 10:13 PM

I'm down. I used to go with the Z club every May.

08-10-2012, 12:20 AM	#16
Luvzgod Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Drives: 13 FRS,03 S2K,00 Civic Si,91 MR2 T Location: AL Posts: 19 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	http://www.tailofthedragon.com/calendar.html Check dates... __________________ 2013 FRS, 2003 S2K, 2000 Civic Si, 1991 MR2 Turbo

08-10-2012, 11:45 PM	#17
rock Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: FR-S Raven Location: tn Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm going tomorrow. __________________

08-11-2012, 08:11 PM	#18
rock Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: FR-S Raven Location: tn Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I saw another Black FRS on the dragon's tail, who was it? __________________

08-13-2012, 09:30 PM	#20
rock Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: FR-S Raven Location: tn Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Tail of the Dragon Pictures Here are my pics from my Tail of the Dragon run...great fun. Attached Images __________________

08-13-2012, 09:37 PM	#21
Justin.b Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 Hot Lava, 01 Miata, 09 Outback Location: Boston Posts: 674 Thanks: 42 Thanked 377 Times in 196 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was in knoxville a couple of months ago and took the long way back to Charlotte to include a trip across the dragon in my rented chevy sonic. That poor car. But do be careful. A local club made a run there this spring and one of the guys left the road in his M6 and totalled it and another guy (not with the club) launched off the road into the trees as well. I think a harley guy dies while they were there as well. -Justin __________________

08-11-2012, 11:30 PM	#19
StarsGarrador Gangnam Style Guru Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: Suzuki GSXF650, WRB BRZ Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 526 Thanks: 463 Thanked 114 Times in 79 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I bet I won't be able to get off work

08-13-2012, 11:59 PM	#22
bestwheelbase Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 1985 P-Type Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 3,710 Thanks: 3,273 Thanked 2,058 Times in 1,098 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	@rock the car is spotless! Way to make black look good!

08-14-2012, 08:09 AM	#23
rock Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: FR-S Raven Location: tn Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks, washed it before I left. __________________

08-14-2012, 02:10 PM	#24
xwd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM Subaru BRZ (Subie #9) Location: ATL, US Posts: 2,667 Thanks: 123 Thanked 861 Times in 552 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah that car is way too clean, nice pictures! I haven't been to the Dragon since around 2004 but I'd love to go back, and I live way closer this time around.

08-14-2012, 03:01 PM	#25
bestwheelbase Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 1985 P-Type Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 3,710 Thanks: 3,273 Thanked 2,058 Times in 1,098 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Was that a photo from killboy or one of the other local pros? Or did you drop off a friend and make a few passes?

08-14-2012, 08:13 PM	#26
Droopy FWES racer, R FT drifter Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: BMW, Chevy, Soon to be FR-S Location: Kentucky Posts: 137 Thanks: 9 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'd love to go to the Dragon's Tail, but like someone already from what I've read up on and seen in vids. YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL! The guys from skyline owners usa went one year, they got lucky and was able to run the road first right after it reopened due to a mud-slide that morning. It heavily patrolled because of all the sport cars and bikes, along with all the accidents that has happend there. __________________ I WILL GET my Ultramarine MT FRS.....someday

08-14-2012, 10:13 PM	#28
ill86 VehicleDynamicsSpecialist Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: iG FR-S Location: illtuned / PittRace Posts: 750 Thanks: 1,185 Thanked 203 Times in 166 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm down. I used to go with the Z club every May.

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