Pizza to face "The Dragon"

[Pizzaguy]

Four weeks from tonight, I'll be with my friends on the tail of the dragon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deals_Gap,_North_Carolina

We have 31 Crossfires committed to show up - not a bad showing for spring (we usually see over 60 at the fall meet.)


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There are no videos of our runs that are not private... but it's sure a fun time thru 300 curves in 11 miles! ;)

 

[AirDancer]

That sounds like a lot of fun...and a lot of curves for the ride.

I looked at the wiki link you provided.... felt a bit of a stomach punch when I saw the Tree of Shame..... those things happen, tho

Hope you have great weather for the ride.... stay safe! :yes

 

[Pizzaguy]

These aren't crossfires, but this is the only non-bike video I could find.

Pretty country, but these guys use their brakes too much - you can boil your brakefluid driving like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIZ-ClJMAM&feature=related

 

[AirDancer]

I agree.... very pretty country.... but that area is pretty

Years ago... took a spur of the moment (well, 3 days notice) road trip to Kentucky & Tennessee on a Harley Sportster.... mainly took the backroads for the fun of it ... gorgeous territory ... great people met along the way

 

[Pizzaguy]

First exit (or maybe second) in Kentucky, on I-75 going north from Tennessee.... "Stinking Creek Road".... if you go west, it's 3 miles of barely passable gravel, ruts and hills and suddenly a stop sign at a 5 lane highway... fun to take someone down it, farther you go, worse it gets, more scared they get ... then suddenly you are on pavement! ;)

Or, go EAST, it's paved, and is a winding mountain road for miles and miles - very pretty and peaceful.


Now THIS is a fun guy to watch - a Porshe Turbo on the Dragon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCNqczkYraY


yet another Dragon video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdB0huD_sLY&feature=related
Mute your audio at 1:30 cause some bad words are said... the guy just takes off on them!!! Doesn't even wave goodbye!

 

[AirDancer]

Talk about a wild ride!

You're going to have a marvelous time running those 300 curves!

 

[Pizzaguy]

I ruined my Steering Stabilizer last fall! ;)

I am VERY proud of being able to say that! (Got two ordered - gonna put a new one on before I go, and want to have one for when I get back... just in case.)

Just the SOUND of the engines in the videos gets my blood flowing. Exactly four weeks from tonight, I blow into Fonatana, NC and the weekend begins... I LIVE for these two weekends a year.