Well, the DIRT road you aint going on, none of us are!

But anyway, you leave the lodge and head for Franklin on 28 or 129 - and then get on Wayah road (normal route to/from Franklin) and then turn right onto US64 just outside of Franklin. Go about 5 miles and they are on a road to your left.

 

No Excuses Doc
Get your a$$ to the Dragon and come out and play

click >>Friday lunch / BBQ on the Mountain at Franc's friends house

click >>Saturday Train ride leaving Bryson City

 

Triple ++++++.

Everyone's got an excuse. Everyone's got an a$$hole.

I don't wanna' hear it!

 

Now, Now Maxcichon, Be nice to the old fart. Some day you too will be old and cranky.

 

Franc,

I'm old, cranky and I fart.

Not much more to look forward to....'eh?

 

Come on Doc,take a break from house duties, it just two days ,like max said come on out and play,

 

Sorry amx1397 not going to make it.
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...crossfire.html

 

you don't have to have a crossfire to join us,, so come on and have some fun. jim

 

I'm saddened to announce that "oledoc2u" will NOT be attending the Dragon
I just saw this post in another thread here.........
Wish you were coming but since you're not we will just have to talk "about" you and not "with" you

 

My wife Tammy surprised me tonight and told me she would like to come with me for the first time to experience the Dragon
and all that I have always told her about these weekends with friends.
I hope she finds it as enjoyable as I always do.

Some of you met her a few times when she attended the Woodward Dream Cruise with me
I just reserved another seat on the Nantahala Train Excursion for Saturday and added her to the list attending as well as Franc's friends BBQ on the mountain on Friday

I plan to lead a group on the Cherohala Skyway run on Sunday

 

That great, look forward to meeting the better half,

 

Now all we have to do is pre-pay a "Shady Lady" to come up and greet Gary in downtown Gatlinburg!

JK, Gary. Look forward to meeting her!

 

I sure do look forward to meeting her, Gary.

 

It looks as if we will have about 17 newbies coming to this Dragon
There are several routes to run over the weekend but this twisty little road is only 9 miles from our lodge and one everyone must try at least once....
So here is a sample of what you will experience a few weeks from now....hopefully without an encounter with the police
Just a small section of road known as the "Tail of the Dragon"

Sit back and enjoy

Drive the Tail of the Dragon | The List | Autoblog - YouTube

 

To be clear, I've been watched NUMEROUS times by the County and TSP doing 50-55 and NEVER been pulled over. Darrly (who you meet in that video) will tell you the secret:

1) Don't tailgate
2) Don't pass
3) Don't act like a jerk in ANY way at all
AND
4) DO NOT cross or touch the yellow lines.

I was running with a few others back in 2011 or so, where we were following a van at 20-25mph, he was over the line all the damn time. The law went by us, turned around and came after us - and stopped the van.

Stay the hell away from the yellow.

 

Mark is correct....biggest violation is crossing the double yellow line
There is ZERO tolerance for that I assure you !!!

 

Both from the LEO's AND your fellow Crossfire owners.

 

I like to make it a personal goal that my tires don't touch paint on the pavement on either side of the car.

 

then you would have to go slower than me ,,i'll be doing around 20mph.. I had much rather be going straight. jim

 

You would rather go straight?