Dragon Run VII

nckissfan · 08-12-2007, 07:34 AM

food for thought

http://tailofthedragon.com/dragon_SHUTDOWN.html

VenomSVT · 08-12-2007, 11:09 AM

Maybe this is just temporary and it won't be so heavily patrolled in October. I really think they are mostly looking for motorcycles because there has been so many accidents. We saw our share of THP yesterday too, but it was because there was a biker ralley in one of the small towns there.

nckissfan · 08-12-2007, 11:21 AM

well, I don't think it will be temporary, but hopefully it will. That Hwy in NC sounds like a good one to try. Of course, you would need to go through the dragon to get to it

**cobrabitn** · 08-12-2007, 11:31 AM

Every year it is the same thing with the Dragon and usually by October things have simmered down.

Yeller' · 08-27-2007, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cobrabitn

Every year it is the same thing with the Dragon and usually by October things have simmered down.

No, It's way worse this year. I was up there a couple of weekends ago, and there are troopers everywhere. Driving up and down the dragon, radaring ON the dragon in the damnest places you could imagine... hiding around blind curves, troopers only 1/10 of a mile apart, etc.

I counted 14 cops radaring off on the side of the road ON the dragon just on the way up!. It's complete saturation!

ONE mph over the limit, you're ticketed. TOUCH the centerline or shoulderline with your wheel, you're ticketed. Motorcycylists with only one hand on the handlebar or anything whatsoever wrong with the bike, ticketed.

So basically... the Dragon is ruined until Nov/Dec.

The only time you can go now and not be harassed is way after dark. A Knoxville area "midnight club" has already developed. Tuesdays and Wednesdays I hear aren't too bad also.

I recommend you guys plan on a midnight run. Otherwise it's about as fun as riding in a Nazi-cop parade. It's only a matter of time before they shut it down, that or put speed bumps every 100 feet.

Thank all of the dimwit inexperienced bikers from flat places like Florida and the midwest that think they know how to ride a crotch rocket.

The dragon shows them painfully, and sometimes fatally, that they can't.

Sorry for the bad news, I just thought I'd give you the heads-up.

RF Cobra · 08-27-2007, 05:57 PM

Yeah, one of our members that went with us on our Blue Ridge cruise went back with his son on the same route and got to talk to the THP and they made it sound pretty bleak. Future changes to the road apparently do include speed bumps along with rumble strips according to the THP.

scocher · 09-01-2007, 03:20 PM

We haven't been to an SCMC event in so long, and this was going to be it. Now, I'm not so sure.

nckissfan · 09-01-2007, 04:24 PM

come to it Cheryl, don't let the THP ruin this event.

RF Cobra · 09-01-2007, 06:44 PM

Those of us that are planning the show and run are working on it and looking into finding a solution that will still allow us to have an enjoyable run even if it means coming up with an alternate route. So, don't let all the stuff going on with the THP stop you from attending.

Guess TN ran over their budget this year and decided increased police harassment and citations was the best way to make up for the shortfall.

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Originally Posted by scocher

We haven't been to an SCMC event in so long, and this was going to be it. Now, I'm not so sure.

venomnous99 · 09-04-2007, 12:51 PM

Although at present time it is worse, they are planning on backing off here shortly. I was up there this weekend, and they are not only patrolling the dragon, there were 6 troopers on the skyway also. In talking to one of the THP guys, they are slowly reducing the numbers due to high complaints from out of state tourists and businesses in the area. We will see if this holds true, but they are definitely hearing it from the public outcry. So keep our fingers crossed that they chill out before the show.

Lumpydogs · 09-04-2007, 06:27 PM

We just drove through a section of divided highway south of San Francisco that would have been awesome in the Cobra. The rented mini-van didn't do so well

I believe it was Highway 280 (from memory). Anyone know that one???

**97whitevert** · 09-05-2007, 06:15 PM

don't know that one, but PCH was AWESOME! Even in a rental magnum!

And well, NOTHING can compare to Mt. Washington in New Hampshire in a 03 cobra!

Kenny04Cobra · 09-05-2007, 11:08 PM

hwy 19 going noth through west va is fun in a srt4... havent tried it in the cobra yet...

Kenny

scocher · 09-11-2007, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by RF Cobra

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Guess TN ran over their budget this year and decided increased police harassment and citations was the best way to make up for the shortfall.

TN isn't the only state doing that

Here in AL they have the troopers out in force claiming they're trying to reduce the number of accidents and prove to the govt they need more $$ for extra troopers. Heck, they probably raised enough money with all the extra tickets they issued. I think the news said in one week of "increased highway coverage" they raised... (oops, I mean issued) three times as many tickets as during a normal week, and they're giving out tickets for EVERYTHING. Cop------->

<------helpless drivers

**97whitevert** · 09-11-2007, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by scocher

TN isn't the only state doing that

Here in AL they have the troopers out in force claiming they're trying to reduce the number of accidents and prove to the govt they need more $$ for extra troopers. Heck, they probably raised enough money with all the extra tickets they issued. I think the news said in one week of "increased highway coverage" they raised... (oops, I mean issued) three times as many tickets as during a normal week, and they're giving out tickets for EVERYTHING. Cop------->

<------helpless drivers

HEY Cheryl!!!

haven't seen you here in a LONG time!! How ya been?

08-12-2007, 07:34 AM	#1
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08-12-2007, 11:09 AM	#2
VenomSVT Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Fort Mill, SC Posts: 397	Maybe this is just temporary and it won't be so heavily patrolled in October. I really think they are mostly looking for motorcycles because there has been so many accidents. We saw our share of THP yesterday too, but it was because there was a biker ralley in one of the small towns there. __________________ '98 BASF Extreme SC'd Cobra Vert - SOLD 2000 BMW 540i M sport package

08-12-2007, 11:21 AM	#3
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08-12-2007, 11:31 AM	#4
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09-01-2007, 03:20 PM	#7
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08-27-2007, 05:57 PM	#6
RF Cobra Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Clemmons, NC Posts: 1,566	Yeah, one of our members that went with us on our Blue Ridge cruise went back with his son on the same route and got to talk to the THP and they made it sound pretty bleak. Future changes to the road apparently do include speed bumps along with rumble strips according to the THP.

09-01-2007, 04:24 PM	#8
nckissfan Everyone hates a winner! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Browns Summit, NC Posts: 2,810	come to it Cheryl, don't let the THP ruin this event. __________________

09-04-2007, 12:51 PM	#10
venomnous99 SCMC Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: knoxville, tn Posts: 120	Although at present time it is worse, they are planning on backing off here shortly. I was up there this weekend, and they are not only patrolling the dragon, there were 6 troopers on the skyway also. In talking to one of the THP guys, they are slowly reducing the numbers due to high complaints from out of state tourists and businesses in the area. We will see if this holds true, but they are definitely hearing it from the public outcry. So keep our fingers crossed that they chill out before the show. __________________ *"BOOST"...And they say crack is addictive!!!*

09-04-2007, 06:27 PM	#11
Lumpydogs Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 517	We just drove through a section of divided highway south of San Francisco that would have been awesome in the Cobra. The rented mini-van didn't do so well I believe it was Highway 280 (from memory). Anyone know that one??? __________________ Lumpydog 2001 Cobra Coupe NA Mod Motor 329 rwhp 344 rwtq www.lumpydogmotorsports.com

09-05-2007, 06:15 PM	#12
97whitevert well, maybe.... Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: anywhere, everywhere....NC Posts: 11,730	don't know that one, but PCH was AWESOME! Even in a rental magnum! And well, NOTHING can compare to Mt. Washington in New Hampshire in a 03 cobra! __________________ Lisa 97 white convertible #99 Born on 1/28/97 03 sonic blue coupe #323 Born on 6/4/02 86 SVO Mustang track beast- The older brother of the SVT ! 99 green BAT 95 laser red F150 06 sonic blue Escape "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." -- Mahatma Gandhi

09-05-2007, 11:08 PM	#13
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