Dragon Fun Run

[Nomar06]

A couple of buddies of mine and I will be making a fun run at The Tail of the Dragon on March 16th-18th. Anyone is welcome to come if they want, even though most of the cars will be Honda Civic Si's, lol.

This is just a quick run down of the plans for the weekend.

**Details**

When: 16-Mar-2012 - 18-Mar-2012
Where: Deals Gap, North Carolina aka Tail of The Dragon & Fontana Village
Who: EVERYONE
And lastly: To get together with friends whom we may not see for awhile, and do something we all love.


**The Plan**


16-Mar-2012: Everyone arrives at Deals Gap. Feel free to take this time to unpack, get settled, and make some NIGHT RUNS! No group events will be scheduled this day, as I imagine most people will be making their way to the Dragon, and may be exhausted.

17-Mar-2012:

11:30am (Local Time) - Everyone gathers at the Fontana Village Rec Hall ("#3" on the following map of the resort: http://www.fontanavillage.com/maps/map_village.pdf )

12:00pm (Local Time) - Depart for Lunch @ Pizzeria Venti (Vonore, TN) (Address Here: Pizzeria Venti ) Feel free to hit your favorite (or a buddy's favorite) highways for the rest of the afternoon. Or simply, do whatever you wish!

6:00pm (Local Time) - Dinner at the Wildwood Grill (Again, located @ "#3" on the Fontana Resort Map linked above.)

18-Mar-2012:

9:30am (Local Time) - Breakfast buffet at The Mountview Restaurant ("#1" on Fontana Resort Map)


Any additional info. just let me know.

[Nomar06]

It was a good time. Learned how to drive the car hard, yet still keep it between the lines most of the time, lol.

Some pics.....

View from our cabin at Fontana Lodge

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Fontana Dam

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Turn around spot at mile marker 8.8 out of 11 miles. There was a rock slide at mile 9.5. Good thing about the rockslide is that there was little traffic.

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BMW buddy that used to drive a Civic like mine...

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Random pics...

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Boost!!!

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[Nomar06]

Some of my friends pics....

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Too much boost =

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Which means....

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[Nomar06]

Vids...

From the Lookout(mile 8.8) to the start of the Dragon.


http://youtu.be/M3SqWPGdzAc

From the lodge through part of "the hellbender" and then the Dragon


http://youtu.be/PTpIrVcW2ig

[danewilson77]

Looks great. Beautiful area.

[Ryans323i]

Looks like you had a great time. I love fishing out there, hate the driving. It's usually always crowded, but it doesn't look like it was too bad for you guys.

Funny story, I once asked a local what the job market is like (because there is nothing out there) and he replied, "If you can get the loan for a tow truck, it's great.". I lol'd.

[Nomar06]

Looks like you had a great time. I love fishing out there, hate the driving. It's usually always crowded, but it doesn't look like it was too bad for you guys.

Funny story, I once asked a local what the job market is like (because there is nothing out there) and he replied, "If you can get the loan for a tow truck, it's great.". I lol'd.

lol, true on the tow truck thing. We had some really nice runs with no hogs, lol. It cost my friend $600+ to tow it to Charlotte. Then I drove him to the Ft. Bragg area and back to Charlotte to pick up a spare pulley he had.

[Ryans323i]

$600 to Charlotte! Jeez oh pete!

[zhpnsnv]

I think I'm the only person I know who hated driving on the dragon. Not because of traffic (there was none), but because it made me seasick - in a MINI!!!!!!!

Sweet pics, and beaut of a car!

[Nomar06]

$600 to Charlotte! Jeez oh pete!

It was actually $681.....$3 a loaded mile from what I was told.


I think I'm the only person I know who hated driving on the dragon. Not because of traffic (there was none), but because it made me seasick - in a MINI!!!!!!!

Sweet pics, and beaut of a car!

Thanks on the car comment. Made you seasick? I would of thought it would be way more fun. Do you know or heard of Mean Mr. Bean?