Went on vacation this week and the first two days were spent with my Local 'Stang club wildhorsesclub.net ! We were on our annual Cruisin' the Dragon event on the "Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap" otherwise known as US129 in TN/NC.

For those of you who have never been, if you have a chance to go, DO IT. I can honestly say that it was one of the coolest experiences that I've ever had. The actual "Dragon" is about 11 miles and 300+ turns, the rest going into NC is about 11 miles as well, but fewer tight twisties and more sweeping, high speed stuff.

Now you photogs, don't get mad.. Some of these are watermarked, but I have paid for most of them and plan on purchasing the rest. (There are pro. photographers that set up in some turns and take photos then post them for sale online.)

 

Stuck behind some slower traffic in these.

 

 

wow. i want those... they look soo friggin huge!

 

mustang is lookin sexy!

many bikes out there?

 

Damn what wheels are those? They kind of look like Cobras more than Saleens but I don't htink they make a black chrome cobra 17 inch yet?

 

wow...me and my car would have a blast on that road!

 

How'd the suspension work?

 

That looks like a lot of fun. Dim damn wheels are awesome on that car!!!!!!!!!

 

I'd absolute love to drive that road. I'm gonna have to make the drive up someday.

 

Thanks Jon! There were a lot of bikes out there, mostly crusiers on the day that we were there, but typically it is a big street bike ride as you would expect. Check this out, it will give you a good idea..

















I was hangin' with our club buddy Nick in his C6 with no problem. You can see in those first few pics that it was compressed pretty hard, so it worked well!

The car ran great and the Nitto's were crazy good. After that, there is no other tire for me, they only broke loose once.


Thanks everyone for your comments on the car, I'm lovin' how it is coming together!

 

looks great and like a lot of fun!

 

i wanna do that one day sooooo bad road trip ryan?


but yeah i saw that on speedvision with the tree of shame lol

 

Sure, when I get a real car.

 

well when i get the suspension done i wanna go...i was gonna go when i had my first car but didn't last that long

 

LOL @ the tree of shame!!!

 

Nice pictures. Sounds like something I would enjoy with my bike.

 

what was your first car???


i think i might make a trip down there next spring with some friends after i get my coilovers.

 

man you need a new hood badly, that one stands out so much on the car.

 

Yeah whos crazy idea was it to remove the hood scoop? psh.

 

Wow the side scoops are gone. LOL

 

Looks like fun stuff...

 

bullit side panels.

fake scoops FTL.

 

Man I wanted to drive over there so bad when I was in Boone,NC for a week this summer. But its a 3 hour adventure one way to get there. Would of made my drive home take forever.

 

That really looks fun...

 

kewl man, almost didnt recognize that was your car with the diff wheel setup!

Yeah that is one wild ride on those hills!