Tail of the Dragon ~ East Tennessee/North Carolina this Sunday

[JeffreyNMemphis]

Hello Pelicans,

Some of us are meeting up in Oakridge, Tennessee on this weekend Sunday, July 15 2007 to drive "Tail of the Dragon". Group will gather at Walmart parking lot in Oak Ridge at 9:00 am Sunday.

Our host (Nel ~ AKA 914Turbo; not Pelican Parts) is having a Porsche items garage sale on Saturday. More info on this thread: OT: Porsche Garage Sale and Cookout????

[JeffreyNMemphis]

If you have never seen this stretch of road, here is a video:

NOT for the squeemish: Speed junkies: this is hard core stuff! Guaranteed rush.

http://www.gormanonline.com/videos/street/DealsGapOverlookToXroads.wmv

[porsche911girl]

Aww dammit I'll be out of town! Oh well have fun!

[Carl Bauer]

You guys will have a great time...

[Rick V]

I can't wait to get back there. Some of my friends are running it this friday....................the 13th.

[Formerly Steve Wilkinson]

I find the TotD about as interesting as an autocross in a post-office parking lot. What is the fun of driving 30 and constantly cranking the wheel? It would conceivably be a bit more fun if there wasn't constant opposite-direction traffic, but even then it's just a carnival ride. Beats me...I've done it twice, and the first time watched the 18-wheeler in front of me drive its trailer real wheels entirely, totally atop and across the trailer loaded with two Harleys being towed by an opposite-direction F350. And it all happened at about 20. Not a pretty sight.

[BertBeagle]

Originally posted by Formerly Steve Wilkinson
I find the TotD about as interesting as an autocross in a post-office parking lot. What is the fun of driving 30 and constantly cranking the wheel? It would conceivably be a bit more fun if there wasn't constant opposite-direction traffic, but even then it's just a carnival ride. Beats me...I've done it twice, and the first time watched the 18-wheeler in front of me drive its trailer real wheels entirely, totally atop and across the trailer loaded with two Harleys being towed by an opposite-direction F350. And it all happened at about 20. Not a pretty sight.

I did it last November - no leaves to block the view and no early morning traffic. Got in several runs early and did exceed 30mph by a big margin. Great fun

I do like the road from Fontana Dam to the Dragon also - sweeping switchbacks with longer straights. That is more to my liking but the Dragon has some very nice corners.

Pick you time and you can have a ball. There will be a big Porsche gathering there this coming November also (second annual).