The Tail of the Dragon Rd Course
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There are about 500 MINIs going to be up there the first weekend in May. This is def. not a road course, you push your luck, that road is not forgiving (at least most sections). And yes the local popo knows.
There are about 500 MINIs going to be up there the first weekend in May. This is def. not a road course, you push your luck, that road is not forgiving (at least most sections). And yes the local popo knows.
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Well, its obviously not going to be forgiving, cuz it is a road not made for what we are using it for. I figure its basically like a long ass patterson road, that I want to drive on 
Do you ever go out to patterson tamparsx? maybe we could ride sometime.
Do you ever go out to patterson tamparsx? maybe we could ride sometime.
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Actually, the Deal's Gap section of US Hwy 129 (that should put it into perspective for you... it's NOT a road course, it's a federally funded 2-lane highway) is extremely well-engineered. All of the curves are appropriately banked and the whole thing has a wonderful "flow" to it.
Patterson road does not deserve to be in this conversation. Patterson's 10 turns in 5 miles does not compare to Deal's Gap's 318 turns in 11 miles.
Patterson road does not deserve to be in this conversation. Patterson's 10 turns in 5 miles does not compare to Deal's Gap's 318 turns in 11 miles.
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Originally Posted by Loren
Actually, the Deal's Gap section of US Hwy 129 (that should put it into perspective for you... it's NOT a road course, it's a federally funded 2-lane highway) is extremely well-engineered. All of the curves are appropriately banked and the whole thing has a wonderful "flow" to it.
Patterson road does not deserve to be in this conversation. Patterson's 10 turns in 5 miles does not compare to Deal's Gap's 318 turns in 11 miles.
Patterson road does not deserve to be in this conversation. Patterson's 10 turns in 5 miles does not compare to Deal's Gap's 318 turns in 11 miles.
Since we're talking about the Dragon, I guess I could chip in a few vids I shot from the Harnessbar Cam(tm) in October 2005.
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- Sat Dragon run #1 (approx 66mb)
- Sat Dragon run #2 (approx 55mb, may contain one f-bomb)
- Cherahola Skyway run (various parts due to slow traffic, approx 75mb)
- In the rain, NC to TN side (approx 75mb)
- In the rain, TN to NC side (approx 72mb)
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Hey its the best thing Ive found in the Tampa area, along with newburger(think thats what its called) if anyone has any better places in the area let me know??
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Could you pm me directions or a link to a map, so I can go check it out. Is this in Tampa or close by?
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around here, its in riverview past brandon, take75 and get off at gibsinton or whatever, and its down there, you can see from the map, but its a big wide road, i hate to tell you, florida kinda sucks for curvy roads, i just take some big empty intersections fast as shit(not too fast for me thought
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if you want, you can meet me somewhere by the interstate and i can take you out there, i'm right in brandon,
)if you want, you can meet me somewhere by the interstate and i can take you out there, i'm right in brandon,
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Would it even be worth me driving 40 minutes to go down it(not being an ass, just asking) It just loks like it only has like 4 corners. We should all block off patterson one late night and have a few competetive runs
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