Tail of the Dragon

**Cookstar** · 01-18-2006, 01:13 PM

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/

I'll be taking my new Si there at the first of May!

djspins · 01-18-2006, 02:51 PM

good luck my teacher went he said it was insane

**Cookstar** · 01-19-2006, 03:28 PM

Here's a map of the Dragon:

**Cookstar** · 01-19-2006, 03:38 PM

There's some videos from the dragon on this page:

http://vtec.net/articles/view-article?article_id=127390

**Silver8th** · 01-20-2006, 12:00 AM

I've been through their on my way to NC skiing.
Cool post.

v8eaterokv6 · 01-20-2006, 12:47 AM

have fun and be careful i have seen many accidents their my friend even laid his bike down there

**Cookstar** · 01-20-2006, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v8eaterokv6

have fun and be careful i have seen many accidents their my friend even laid his bike down there

I have been on the road once. I was in my Camry (my beat-around car) coming home from the mountains. My major reason to take the long way home was to US-64 because I had seen it as a best drive in a C&D 10-Best issue.

The three things I remember about being on the Dragon were tons of curves and motorcycles, and wishing I still had my 2000 Si. (I had sold it to go back to school.) I didn't realize that the road had a nickname and was fairly famous until I stumbled across the videos from the previous post.

Don't worry about my driving. I'm just going to have fun, not explore my car's limits. Just pray nobody else hits my Si.

**2fast4u2** · 01-20-2006, 12:56 PM

That looks like fun!

**CameronJr9** · 03-27-2006, 08:18 AM

Bump for a cool thread!

sbigshot · 03-27-2006, 08:21 AM

One of my co-workers has ridden it several times on his bike!!
I've driven in that area of NC myself as well ... very scenic :)

etf · 03-27-2006, 09:06 AM

Here's some photos of my Si on the Tail of the Dragon.

http://www.meanmrbean.com/html/dog_s_bollocks.html

PhoenixDown · 03-27-2006, 09:32 AM

I wish I knew about this road when I passed through NC a few years back!!

**CameronJr9** · 03-27-2006, 11:20 AM

Sexy! I like that you can see several curves in this pic, plus you have the color matched cars rollin'. I hope you don't mind that I jacked your picture.

etf · 03-27-2006, 02:08 PM

If you happen to run the Tail of the Dragon during the weekend, there's a good chance you'll be photographed by my friend Darryl Cannon (aka Killboy) or one of his associates. Check out his website: www.killboy.com

**twistedframe** · 03-27-2006, 02:18 PM

at what speed can you run through this? i don't mean balls to the wall but a decent speed, that makes it fun and challenging? it looks awesome, i'm deff. going to check it out this summer.

White06 · 03-27-2006, 02:22 PM

I will be there on my GSX-R june 9-17th

I can't wait to get there

etf · 03-27-2006, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twistedframe

at what speed can you run through this? i don't mean balls to the wall but a decent speed, that makes it fun and challenging?

That depends on your experience and ability. One should never drive "over their head" on a public road. If you are an experienced driver, and want to go at a "spirited" pace, most the corners are 2nd & 3rd gear. There's something like 315 curves in 11 miles so you WILL be busy. You have to keep in mind that you never know what is around the next bend. I came around a corner one time and a guy coming the opposite direction on a motorcycle had lost control and dumped his bike. I had to go as far right as I could without hitting the guardrail and just missed the bike and then him (they had separated) by about 2 feet. The important thing is to stay in your lane! People crossing the centerline is the largest contributer to accidents on this road. Have fun but be careful!

sbigshot · 07-28-2006, 01:18 PM

Bump for the original thread!!!

01-18-2006, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cookstar Sensible member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: China Grove, NC Age: 34 Posts: 4,078 Chris iTrader: 9 / 100%	Tail of the Dragon http://www.tailofthedragon.com/ I'll be taking my new Si there at the first of May!

01-20-2006, 12:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Silver8th Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: GA Posts: 6,816 EARL iTrader: 4 / 100%	I've been through their on my way to NC skiing. Cool post. __________________

01-20-2006, 12:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
2fast4u2 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 15,603 8thcivic.com member #15 iTrader: 11 / 100%	That looks like fun! __________________

03-27-2006, 08:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
CameronJr9 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 28 Posts: 26,334 Back and Forth Forever iTrader: 6 / 100%	Bump for a cool thread! __________________

03-27-2006, 09:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
etf Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 227 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Here's some photos of my Si on the Tail of the Dragon. http://www.meanmrbean.com/html/dog_s_bollocks.html Last edited by etf; 03-27-2006 at 02:09 PM.

01-18-2006, 02:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
djspins Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 62 iTrader: 0 / 0%	good luck my teacher went he said it was insane

01-19-2006, 03:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cookstar Sensible member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: China Grove, NC Age: 34 Posts: 4,078 Chris iTrader: 9 / 100%	Here's a map of the Dragon:

01-19-2006, 03:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cookstar Sensible member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: China Grove, NC Age: 34 Posts: 4,078 Chris iTrader: 9 / 100%	There's some videos from the dragon on this page: http://vtec.net/articles/view-article?article_id=127390

01-20-2006, 12:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
v8eaterokv6 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: dayton oh Age: 23 Posts: 24 iTrader: 0 / 0%	have fun and be careful i have seen many accidents their my friend even laid his bike down there

03-27-2006, 08:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
sbigshot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lake Charles, La. Posts: 2,113 Name: Scott iTrader: 18 / 100%	One of my co-workers has ridden it several times on his bike!! I've driven in that area of NC myself as well ... very scenic :)

03-27-2006, 09:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
PhoenixDown Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 160 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I wish I knew about this road when I passed through NC a few years back!!

03-27-2006, 11:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
CameronJr9 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 28 Posts: 26,334 Back and Forth Forever iTrader: 6 / 100%	Sexy! I like that you can see several curves in this pic, plus you have the color matched cars rollin'. I hope you don't mind that I jacked your picture. __________________

03-27-2006, 02:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
etf Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 227 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If you happen to run the Tail of the Dragon during the weekend, there's a good chance you'll be photographed by my friend Darryl Cannon (aka Killboy) or one of his associates. Check out his website: www.killboy.com

03-27-2006, 02:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
White06 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: IL Age: 23 Posts: 263 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I will be there on my GSX-R june 9-17th I can't wait to get there

07-28-2006, 01:18 PM	#18 (permalink)
sbigshot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lake Charles, La. Posts: 2,113 Name: Scott iTrader: 18 / 100%	Bump for the original thread!!!

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