Gary,

this is from the couple we met at Deals Gap, they are now registered, they commented on my picture so i am re posting here for all to see:

It was so nice meeting all of you on the Tail of the Dragon, thank you for inviting us to the Crossfire Forum! We are registered now,
Save travels to all of you!
We are home safe & sound in Franklin Indiana.
Jeff & Deena Wilham

 

Gary their forum name is dj5775 Jeff and Deena Wilham (new members)

 

Back home safe and sound after a very wet ride all the way, so much water laying on the roads very easy to aquaplane.

What a great weekend i had, some very good runs, some very nice new people and very entertaining evening conversations. Thanks John, Molly, Nick , Shaun, Gary, Ray, Susan, Lisa, Evan, Michael and everyone else for some very fun times.
As Nick said so very well:

"COME FOR THE ROADS, COME BACK FOR THE PEOPLE"

Cant wait for the Fall Dragon

Now its time to start processing all the pictures so that i can post them and add a link so that you can download if you want to print any to keep.

all the best
Andy

 

schwarzer: A pleasure to meet, talk , and run the roads with you...your're a good driver!! Are you going to the Fall meet? If so I'll see you then...remember to:

Keep on Crossfireing!!

Carl

 

Ray: Very glad to have seen you and Susan again...I had a wonderful time!! See you in the Fall... I am still in love with the front grills in your car... a matter of time I hope to get mine...Carl

 

It was a pleasure,mate,to see and talk and run with you...next time wait on me,ok LOL...Carl

 

Nick: I want to thank you immensley for all your help and advise...I enjoyed the runs the best ever... your're a great "leader"!! new nickname: Fireball...LOL

 

Carl, you are a great guy to be around and i like your "love life" attitude. I hope you enjoy many more Dragons with us all. See you in the fall.
Andy

 

I'm glad you and Haan had a good time. Look forward to seeing the two of you this Fall.

 

I enjoyed my self with everyone once again! It was great hanging out/partying and riding with a great driver and really good friend nick! Also actually getting to know John and Molly two VERY cool people! And as always my Australian friend Andy what a good sport and funny guy he is haha! And all the new people I got to meet especially thorn! (Not knocking anyone else )

Until the fall my friends...

 

Storm clouds over Fontana

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...1&d=1396912575

 

The weekend started out with a few drinks with Shawn, Andy, and Pat Thursday night, oh and meeting MrMiata, nothing as I had imagined LOL.

Friday was a wet Day to the road to nowhere. Quite sketchy for me on 28 once traffic cleared, but everyone stayed right with me and I kept the front pointing in the direction I wanted to go. We found a really good place to eat in Bryson City called Jimmy Mac's where we had to stand out in the rain for 30 minutes before they opened. Apparently leaving at 10:00 wasn't quite late enough LOL. From there we hit the short, but very fun Road to NoWhere where we found a tunnel that seemed to go forever. It was crazy because some of us walked through it and could actually hear the people talking back at the entrance from the other side. From there it was a quick trip to Robinsville for an Ingles stop and off to the Lodge for a few more drinks.

Saturday was dry and sunny and I don't think I've ever had that clear of a run through Moonshiners. Especially for a Saturday. The road wasn't in the greatest of shape, but that did stop Inga and I from running off and having the time of my life. That chick can drive and even though her car was the wrong color, every time I looked in my rearview I couldn't help but be reminded of Jim. He was the one that was normally stuck right up under the rear of my car. We also ate at the normal pit stop, Fat Buddies and you probably know what happened as soon as we got back

Sunday we had breakfast with several peeps at Deals Gap and ran through the Dragon twice. The few people that I did catch that morning quickly sped up and moved out of my way. Epic Epic Epic run, including returning down Hell Bender. From there we did a bit of exploring around the Dam and went our separate ways. I must say, I was sad to give several of you a hug and say goodbye. I'm totally looking forward to this fall and hopefully can come up with a new route to run.

 

Inges pride and joy

 

The line up at Fontana Dam

 

I'm back home now
Once again another wonderful weekend with good friends.
Thanks to all who came out to spend the weekend together.
I enjoyed meeting some new folks and hope you had a good time and will return this Fall (October 3,4,5 ) and years to come.

I want to extend special thanks to Michael (SRQfun)for the good company while driving me on the runs both days
and to Evan (itsky) for the room share at the lodge.

I'll see ya all in the Fall or maybe even sooner at CAA#5 in Colorado in July

Here is a link below with my pics from the weekend - Enjoy

click >>>> Crossfires Spring 2014 - Tail Of The Dragon Meet Slideshow

Fontana Dam Group Photo





Sunday Run - Group Photo at Lunch

 

Again, great pics! It looks like everyone was having a great time. When I go in the fall, I definitely need to take some time and take some pics of the car.
Nick, great recap of your runs. As I am reading, I am thinking that sounds cool, damn, I wish I could of seen that, etc. Sounds like a lot of fun. The tunnel that never ends…lol

 

Looking very forward to seeing everyone again, glad we were able to make it this time. We drove through rain on the way in and out, but had nice weather the whole weekend, can't ask for much more.

As always, great friends and MANY laughs. Thanks to Michael, Nick, Gary, Evan, Shawn, Ray, Susan, Andy, Lisa, and everyone else that attended.

We picked up a screw on the other side of 129 and luckily right on 441 in Maryville we were within a few miles of a tire shop, and they actually had my 2 fronts, and got them replaced and us back on the road in under an hour. Many thinks to C&D tire and Lisa for patiently waiting with us . They took great care of my baby, and I am very particular. When I was there I explained to the sales woman that we come here twice a year and do these runs and have frequently needed tire help or replacement and get stuck. She very graciously offered to stock any sizes and types of tires we need for the cars, as long as we give her a heads up. When the next Dragon thread gets started, I will remind everyone, since we can not make the next one.

Just a few gems to leave you with...

 

That is TOO FUNNY John ^^. It was a great weekend and I as well had a lot of fun. No tickets, no accidents so i would say it was a success!

 

Running the Hell Bender with Gary LOL I was leading the Tourist Class. Made a run for it and waited for them at the bottom...

 

Michael, thanks for sharing the video. Great stuff!!!