Any of you driven the Tail of the Dragon -Highway US129 in N.C.? My friend has been talking about driving it for years - me in my R and him in his S2000. Another friend told me that he wanted to go there on his next trip to the US and test his driving skills there. He owns a Corvette and lives in Zurich. Must be a fun drive if they talk about it - and they live more than 500 miles from the area. When is the best time to go; is it crowded? I'd imagine fall would be awesome - but maybe a lot of people?

I saw these videos on Temple of VTEC: http://www.vtec.net/articles/v...27390 - but of course there is only so much you can get from videos.

 

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That's a recipe for a disaster, IMHO. I say just enjoy it.

 

It is a lot of fun! The speed limit on the NC side is 45 mph (only 2 miles or so). The posted limit on the entire run used to be 45mph, and honestly 45mph was a blast on this road. The speed limit on the TN side (about 8-9 miles) was recently changed to 35mph, and it IS enforced . Lots of bike traffic on weekends and more people know about the Dragon due to internet chatter. The least law enforcement harassment, and least bike traffic will be found Monday - Friday. If you insist on weekend runs, get it done before 10:00am. Have fun, keep it in your lane, keep it off the rocks!


Modified by Track rat at 12:26 PM 9/11/2003

 

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and keep it on the pavement, not out in the trees (no gaurd rail)...

 

Sounds like good recommendations. We're thinking fall time later this year- maybe October. Could you recommend other roads nearby to add to the driving experience? We'll be coming down from the North, from NY through VA. It would be a good excuse to take a couple of days off of work and drive them during the work week when traffic is lighter.

 

The Blue Ridge Parkway is nice. Fall = lots of sight seers and damp leaves on the road .

 

I believe http://www.tailofthedragon.com will get you some better info and more pics.

 

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sounds like fun, just dont fail the test

 

thanks, bruthas. Can't wait to go.

 

Fall time might be bad, Trees are shedding leaves and leaves are slippery