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3rd Annual Spring 2010 - Tail of the Dragon GTG - April 16, 17, 18

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Old 02-24-2010 | 10:20 PM
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ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT TO BOOK YOUR ROOM AT THE GROUP RATE !!
DISCOUNTED ROOM RATES END ON MARCH 1


Originally Posted by VALKRYDERGUY

Post here on this thread and.....
Come to the 3rd Annual Spring 2010 CROSSFIRE "Tail of the Dragon" meet


April 16, 17 & 18

Enjoy the accommodations at the Fontana Lodge Resort in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina.
$79.00 for Friday and Saturday night and $59.00 for any other nights

Enjoy meeting other members and some incredible driving in groups around the Smokey Mountains.

Also attend our BBQ Saturday night back at the lodge !!
We plan to begin the BBQ at 6:00 pm with food coming off the grill around 6:30.
We have a large grill and do it up in our own way so don't miss out


Fontana Village Resort
www.fontanavillage.com
in the Mountains of North Carolina
(on HWY28, 9 miles east of the Dragon's South end)



For directions to Fontana Dam (Village) Click here


Set your GPS to:

399 Woods Rd
Fontana Dam, NC

This should bring you directly to the Fontana Lodge

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Lodge Rooms available now for GROUP RATE reservations.

Just call 1 (800) 849-2258 and ask for the reservations desk.

Tell them your booking with the "Crossfire Group" to be certain to get our group rate.
Our discounted lodge rates are $79.00 for Friday and Saturday and $59.00 for any other nights
(with Our Crossfire Group discount)
Cut off date is March 1rst for group discount rate.

Once you have booked your room please contact me and let me know the nights of your stay.
 
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Old 02-24-2010 | 11:14 PM
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Gary, made reservations today. I am # 10 on the list. BTW the name is Jim and the city is Spartanburg. Looking foward to seeing everyone again.
 
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Old 02-25-2010 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Bigkid
Gary, made reservations today. I am # 10 on the list. BTW the name is Jim and the city is Spartanburg. Looking foward to seeing everyone again.
Jim, with Doc and Tom gone, I may need someone with some HP to play with . I know you have plenty of power on me, but I can usually keep up in the twisties and it is always nice to have someone to run with that has done it many times before and is familiar with the Dragon. Looking forward to seeing that beautiful SRT of yours too....
 
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Old 02-25-2010 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BoilerUpXFire
Jim, with Doc and Tom gone, I may need someone with some HP to play with . I know you have plenty of power on me, but I can usually keep up in the twisties and it is always nice to have someone to run with that has done it many times before and is familiar with the Dragon. Looking forward to seeing that beautiful SRT of yours too....
Boiler I'd be more than happy to run with you guy's thru the dragon on saturday / i'm assuming agressively
 
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Old 02-25-2010 | 12:42 PM
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Thanks for the kind words John. I will be looking foward to running the Dragon with you. If you can keep up with Doc you can hang with just about anyone, that guy can drive! I am hoping something will change and Doc and Tom will show up. They have been at everyone I have attended and it won't be the same without them.
 
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Old 02-25-2010 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by BoilerUpXFire
Jim, with Doc and Tom gone, I may need someone with some HP to play with . I know you have plenty of power on me, but I can usually keep up in the twisties and it is always nice to have someone to run with that has done it many times before and is familiar with the Dragon. Looking forward to seeing that beautiful SRT of yours too....
I passed you a couple of times and yall were hauling @$$ ....I was movin myself being a first timer....
 
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Old 02-25-2010 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigkid
2005 SRT/6 SSB COUPE
sprint booster
NW dual CAI
NW INTAKE MANIFOLDS
NW polished Y pipe
LET HE
JOHNSON 30 PUMP
ASP 178 PULLEY
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CCW CUSTOM WHEELS
ZR-2 WIDEBAND AND 4 IN I GAUGE ZEITRONIX
I'd like to see that car - and ride in it!
 
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Old 02-25-2010 | 02:19 PM
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Maybe I'll just follow these guy's they sound like speed demon's
 
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Old 02-26-2010 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by hcarter
Boiler I'd be more than happy to run with you guy's thru the dragon on saturday / i'm assuming agressively
Originally Posted by Bigkid
Thanks for the kind words John. I will be looking foward to running the Dragon with you. If you can keep up with Doc you can hang with just about anyone, that guy can drive! I am hoping something will change and Doc and Tom will show up. They have been at everyone I have attended and it won't be the same without them.
Yeah, it should be more fun with a smaller, more aggressive group, as long as the other cars out there (MR2's and Vette's especially) know to keep some pace, MR2s were slowing Doc and I down severely last Dragon.

I may have an N/A, but in the twisties is where she shines. Between being a couple hundred pounds lighter than the SRT, my 11" wide ultra sticky tires, and the 6 speed, I can keep up (until we hit the straights of the hell bender, that is always where the SRT guys leave me in the dust ).
 
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Old 02-26-2010 | 10:25 AM
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I look forward to it ....it will be great fun , besides I want to see your car up close , I really like the way it looks , especially the wheels ,,,

I had a chance to run a little with the vette guys last fall and they where smokin ,but my grandson was with me 12 years old so I didn't push it to any extreams but we still had a blast even with the wet roads ,,,can't wait.
 

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Old 02-26-2010 | 02:46 PM
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Default Re: 3rd Annual Spring 2010 - Tail of the Dragon GTG - April 16, 17, 18

Reading Boiler Up's post reminded me.......

Damm, I'm really gonna miss the Dragon this spring.


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Old 02-26-2010 | 04:24 PM
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Franc, I looked back at the list after responding to John and I saw that you, Jane, Fastfunfor2 along with Doc were not on the list. That is more than half of the 7 car aggressive group I was in at my first Dragon. You all will be missed!
 
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Old 02-26-2010 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigkid
Franc, I looked back at the list after responding to John and I saw that you, Jane, Fastfunfor2 along with Doc were not on the list. That is more than half of the 7 car aggressive group I was in at my first Dragon. You all will be missed!
Kimpossible will be there. It will be all right


You guys will have a good time.

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Old 02-26-2010 | 05:32 PM
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Jim, you will see me in the fall for sure...and you see, I now have a coupe to play with...already filling up the garage with parts to put on her. I will always bring the roadster to the dragon. She is more set up for the twisties, the coupe will be for the straight line stuff. I wish I could come, but we are swamped with loads to haul...need to pay for the parts...lol....anyway, thank you all for the kind words...we will see some of you in St Louis, Carlisle, Woodward, and of course, the Fall Dragon....be safe everyone....
 
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Old 02-26-2010 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Franc Rauscher
Kimpossible will be there. It will be all right


You guys will have a good time.

roadster with a stick
Thanks Franc .... not sure how much I add to the driving but I do say some extremely random things that people seem to find amusing!!! Maybe its my lack of internal filter & my fuzzy handcuff keychain that people like about me.
 
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Old 02-26-2010 | 07:07 PM
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Thanks Franc .... not sure how much I add to the driving but I do say some extremely random things that people seem to find amusing!!! Maybe its my lack of internal filter & my fuzzy handcuff keychain that people like about me.
Jane won't be there but, you will. Sorry but you will have to do double duty.
Without sounding like the president of your fan club (which I am) you and Jane Bridges are two very bold, intelligent, successfull and frankly exciting women. It makes you both beautiful.

Now don't tell anybody I said that. They'll think I'm sweet on you.

I have a grouchy curmudgen image to protect.


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Old 02-27-2010 | 01:07 AM
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Awwww Franc, now I'm blushing!!! Are you sure you don't want to take a quick little trip over to NC?!?! I was really looking forward to sitting out on the back with you and Cathy chatting in up in the shadow of those beautiful mountains!!! I guess we will have to wait until June!! Thank you for all your kind words ... I promise that the feeling is 100% mutual!!!
 
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Old 02-27-2010 | 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by KimPossible
Awwww Franc, now I'm blushing!!! Are you sure you don't want to take a quick little trip over to NC?!?!
I was really looking forward to sitting out on the back with you and Cathy chatting in up in the shadow of those beautiful mountains!!!
I guess we will have to wait until June!! Thank you for all your kind words ... I promise that the feeling is 100% mutual!!!
Well Kim,
I'm certainly not "Franc" but wouldn't mind sitting out back at Fontana and chatting it up with you in the shadow of those beautiful mountains.
 
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Old 02-27-2010 | 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by KimPossible
Awwww Franc, now I'm blushing!!! Are you sure you don't want to take a quick little trip over to NC?!?! I was really looking forward to sitting out on the back with you and Cathy chatting in up in the shadow of those beautiful mountains!!! I guess we will have to wait until June!! Thank you for all your kind words ... I promise that the feeling is 100% mutual!!!
Don't think it'll happen. We are so busy at work, a good thing I guess.
And the CAA is going to require a lot of time and energy. Gotta make a trip to Texas to pick up an SRT and then there will need to be be party favors or something.

But for the Fall Dragon Cathy and I will both be there. So if you can get away, we will look for you on the back deck.

I'll have Cathy on one arm and a bottle of Glenfiddich on the other. You business girls can compare notes and I'll just dispense stuporous wisdom.

As I recall the fall one is tough for you. Maybe this year you can bribe your boss


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Old 02-27-2010 | 10:42 AM
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Gary, you know I love your company too!!! The adjusted dates for the Dragon work way better for me this fall. I can't wait to see the leaves changing!! I asked for the days off at the end of last year.

I do have to say that as much as I love my car, it's making friends like you guys that have made this my favorite car experience ever. I hope it goes on for years to come.
 



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