Mamba52
Enthusiast
I would love to start planing for this run. I had a great time last year and want to fly my son in from Canada. Will it be the first week in June? Can't wait.
Dragon tail 2012
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99 R/T 10
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1-3 June is the date for the Tail of the Dragon.
V10SpeedLuvr
Enthusiast
I'm thinking we'll easily eclipse 50 Vipers this year!
cfiiman
Viper Owner
I'm planning on it this year 
uvbnbit
Enthusiast
Mopar Steve
Enthusiast
What a great stretch of road. I wasn't able to join the group last year, but the wife and I did make our own trip out of it. We started at the top of the Blue ridge parkway and drove all the way south to the "Tail of the Dragon". We had a great time and this year are planning the northern end, "the Skyline Drive". Be sure to take a Go-Pro camera for the trip. If you don't own one find a friend to borrow one.
Mamba52
Enthusiast
Thanks guys. Now the only problem I have is do I mod the Viper in her down time. I have been approved (wife) for a 2013 Viper and waiting to see what it looks like. man I wish (SRT) would start showing a sneak peek.
V10SpeedLuvr
Enthusiast
Just had to get your Eclipse in here, didn't ya
You caught my subtle hint. I'll be bringing it this year. I've narrowly escaped getting the Viper wet on this trip before. Bringing the DD to be safe this year
I believe Jason is bringing the Saturn so he can run through the Dragon a little faster than the previous years.ROCKET62
Has Left the Room!
50 Vipers? Might need to rename it Tail of the SNAKE weekend. I'll try to make it 51 as this sounds like a BLAST!
V10SpeedLuvr
Enthusiast
I can't remember if we broke 50 or not last year. Its hard to keep an accurate count b/c some people leave early and some come late. This and Tony Armour's BBQ are easily the 2 "can't miss" VCA events in the southeast!
You caught my subtle hint. I'll be bringing it this year. I've narrowly escaped getting the Viper wet on this trip before. Bringing the DD to be safe this year
The Ion is a finely tuned sports car. It's hands down faster than that ricer-mobile you're bringing
Do it, this event is a blast.
jdeft1
Enthusiast
Here, I thought I was alone around here with this trip idea! Been up and down that strip of asphalt in my old viper many times top-to-bottom and it's well worth the extra drive time. I'll be going down again this year and plan on 4-5 days for it. I'd avoid 'Skyline Drive' because the speed limit on that 75 miles is only 35.... Way too slow.
See you kids at the gap, Deal's Gap...
Cheers
klamathpro
Viper Owner
I'd like to make it to this event. But I'll have to Cross-check the Cross-roads before I go Cross-country with my Viper. I'm afraid of the rain also.
flatblack
Enthusiast
Newbie question now: Where is this event at?
cfiiman
Viper Owner
They usually stay in Pigeon Forge, TN. It's southeast of Knoxville. The Tail itself is about 45 minutes southwest of Pigeon Forge.
TowDawg
Enthusiast
45 minutes in a yellow car. 25 minutes for the rest of us.
Only if you keep your hands on the steering wheel
TowDawg
Enthusiast
I would prefer to, but when you get stuck behind another Viper on the Dragon that is going so slow you can drive with your knees, what do you do?
I'm definitely bringing some 2-way radios this year and want to make sure anyone in front of me, other than Mike, Matt and a couple of others, have one, so if they're lost in la-la land, I can ask them to kindly get the hell out of the way.
I'm definitely bringing some 2-way radios this year and want to make sure anyone in front of me, other than Mike, Matt and a couple of others, have one, so if they're lost in la-la land, I can ask them to kindly get the hell out of the way.
V10SpeedLuvr
Enthusiast
I would prefer to, but when you get stuck behind another Viper on the Dragon that is going so slow you can drive with your knees, what do you do?
I'm definitely bringing some 2-way radios this year and want to make sure anyone in front of me, other than Mike, Matt and a couple of others, have one, so if they're lost in la-la land, I can ask them to kindly get the hell out of the way.
I may not be Mike, Matt or Kuno Wittmer, but when I got stuck behind that red SRT the 2nd time we did the Dragon, I was majorly ticked. I wouldn't have been surprised if a minivan passed up and flipped us off.
jdeft1
Enthusiast
mattdillon
Enthusiast
jdeft, Awesome Video, Thanks for sharing. That pretty much sums it up. After watching it, I can understand why NC banned trucks (longer than 30ft.) I CANNOT understand why Tenn. hasn't!
uvbnbit
Enthusiast
Itinerary on this event will be coming out soon. Just waiting to hear back on some hotel confirmations....stay tuned !
cfiiman
Viper Owner
Wow this video makes me think, in a bad way, do those rigs still come like that????? I'm worried about having ones take my front end off in a corner
jdeft1
Enthusiast
@Cfi.... There is nothing to worry about if you do the Dragon along with the club. 30+ cars is a slow-train on the dragon.... Shamefully slow IMO.
V10SpeedLuvr
Enthusiast
The way we did it last year was those who wanted to RUN went 1st. Group B followed. I was at the end of group A. Nothing shamefully slow with those guys
