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Old 08-19-2016, 07:04 PM
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Let us know how you like "Tail of the Dragon" please. I want to do it but after watching so many U-Tube videos that I have concerns. To many police so you can only go 35 and the large tucks that get on there mistakenly. Not so worried about the motorcyclist as I am one part time.
Trucks over 30 feet in total length are strictly prohibited. The videos/pics of those are of the seldom occasions when the driver can't read simple English. The few turn offs big enough for police are mostly occupied by photographers. I saw no evidence of enforcement. You do have to time your run so that ma and pa kettle aren't right in front of you. There were a number if dips in severely cambered turns were I thought for certain I would scape the whiskers, but no road contact whatsoever (even with my aggressive lowering). Here are some pics:












 
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Nice. Whose that shaggy guy driving?
 
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How'd you get that car so clean with all those Kansas bugs plastered all over your nose and paint? Great shots. Thanks.
 
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How'd you get that car so clean with all those Kansas bugs plastered all over your nose and paint? Great shots. Thanks.
I'm certain that there's sufficient resolution for you to blow up the pics and see all kinds of slime.
 
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Old 08-19-2016, 09:31 PM
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Nice. Whose that shaggy guy driving?
Some damned hippie!
 
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Those are some really nice pics. They capture the fun you're having driving your car very well.

Who took them for you?

I especially like this one!
 
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Love the stance of the car!
 
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Is this cybersnitching or just tattling, can't quite figure out which. LOL
 
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Nice...

I had to go back and check the original. Very nice.

Thanks for posting. It's either Tail of the Dragon or Rt 66 going west when I get home. Whenever that might be. Glad to hear that truck traffic and LEOs are not as bad as TV and U-Tube will have me believe. My other car is in Martinsville VA so my preference is to go that way. Guess we will have to check the weather if I get out of this sand box. Although it looks like I'll be trading for SE Asia instead.
 
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Very nice pics! Thanks for sharing
 
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Originally Posted by polarisnavyxj
Those are some really nice pics. They capture the fun you're having driving your car very well.

Who took them for you?
MoonshinePhoto.Com at PhotoReflect.com - Deal's Gap 08-18-16 Thursday and Xtreme Sports Photography at PhotoReflect.com

I come through starting at about 10:40a on Thursday the 18th. I stopped to talk with Al from Moonshine photos to get some of his stories about the dragon, so he just got a few pics of me taking off.

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I especially like this one!
Bunghole! lol
 
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You also have a number of photos on Killboy.

Powerhead Productions - killboy.com at PhotoReflect.com
 
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