COME ONE COME ALL!!!!!
BROTHERHOOD OF THE DRAGON IS BACK FOR ITS 2ND ANNUAL RUN!!!!!

VISIT www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005 for all DETAILS.


Dates: September 7th through September 11th

Costs: There will be two costs associated with this event.

(A) Registration Fee will be $50.00. This fee will include a catered banquet on Saturday September 10, 2005, a door prize ticket (see last years prize list), a T-Shirt, an RX-8 BOTD certificate, and access to the discounted lodging rates at Fontana Village. Additionally, there will be technical presentations and events to be announced in the near future. Registration Fee is per person and must be paid in order to receive a confirmation number to make your lodging reservations.

****REGISTRATION SPECIAL*****
If you register and pay by December 31, 2004 you will receive a $5 discount on your registration fee only. So that makes the Registration fee $45.00 instead of $50.00
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(B) Lodging Rates at Fontana Village. You are required to register and pay the registration fee in order to receive a confirmation number to give to Fontana Village and make your reservations. Visit the "Accomodations" page to review the rates.

Registration and Enrollment process

1) First you must print out, fill out and send in the waiver/disclaimer form by clicking on the "Waiver" button to the left on www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005 (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005) .

2) Second, you must ENROLL filling out the online form a by clicking on the Enrollment button.

3) You will then pay the registration fee of $50.00 (REMEMBER if you register and pay by December 31, 2004 you will only have to pay $45.00) via Paypal, using the PayPal link provided on website

...or you can snail~mail a money order or certified check to the address listed on the website.

4) Once this fee is paid you will receive a confirmation number via email so that you may register with Fontana Village. Sent with your confirmation number will be a phone number to call to make your reservations. Be aware that you will have to place a Credit Card on your account at Fontana Village in order to confirm your reservation AND you will be charged the first nights lodging when you make your reservations.


Included in this event will be many EXCITING activities to include but not limited to:
Technical Demonstrations by sponsoring vendors
Car Care Demonstrations
White Water Rafting
Horseback Riding
And as all of us know from last year ENDLESS PARTYING

Oh and DON'T FORGET THE DRAGON!!!!!!!!

We hope that we can provide one of the best car events any of us have ever attended; I want to assure you that there has been extensive planning going on behind the scenes by the Brotherhood of the Dragon Planning Team. We all hope that everyone here can make it and we will be happy to entertain any questions you guys may have. Please forward all questions to jcgrim@comcast.net .

We also ask that you spread the word to everyone on the Boards about the event!!!!!

Proceed on to the Enrollment Page HERE (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005)

Thanks everyone can't wait to se you all there......and if you doubt the fun we have is worth any of the costs involved take a look at the pictures from last year HERE!!!! (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon/pictures.htm)

:D

I'm IN :D :D :D :D

I would hope you're in; you're one of the Co-chairman.
BTW, I'm in too.....................................

Done deal I am most certainly in though the driving distance had me on the fence for awhile....HAHAHAHAHAHA NOT! :)

I have just updated the www.mazdanow.com site to show ALL raffle ticket buyers and all registrants for the Dragon Meet.

Please check back to the site often. If you have registered, paid, or sent your waiver check the site to make sure it has all of your correct information.

James

I'm VERY interested in going. I would have loved to have gone in 2004!

I'm assuming us RX-7 guys are welcome? :) I might round up some of the other Pensacola RX-7 folks.

Dale

I'm VERY interested in going. I would have loved to have gone in 2004!

I'm assuming us RX-7 guys are welcome? :) I might round up some of the other Pensacola RX-7 folks.

Dale
the more the merrier, the smoky mountains will be buzzing with the hum of the rotary!!

As always you guys are more than welcome!!!!!

Also if you want to mention the raffle and logo contest to them you are more than welcome...check out my signature for Details!!!!!

Ron has us listed in his September 2005 directory on the Tail of the Dragon website.

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/index.html

Shouldn't be Rotary Club instead of RX-8? or are we exclusive to RX-8s only?

Everyone is welcome to participate in the event, and we would love to have them. No different than the many RX-7 clubs and events which welcome the RX-8's. We simply wanted to establish a strong RX-8 identity, for now, since that's what brought us all together at last year's event, and what brings us together on this forum.

cool....

Seems like a good idea.

I got hooked on the dragon with my friends WRX meet there. My 8 has already been twice this year, although I did not know you guys had a meet there.

Id like to go, especially after the Dragon killed my RE040s last time.

For those who havent been, the area is beautiful, the traffic is slow, and the cops get worse every year in Vonore, on TN 129 after the dragon, and NC 28.

It should seem like a good idea, Waldo, because it is. Come and join us for the 2005 version. There will be many of us "locals" there.

I know a couple of the guys from the Indy club came last year...I will try to get a few more of us down this year. Unfortunately Im not sure what Im doing tomorrow let alone next sept :D

I think W Healy was there but he sold his RX-8.

Whaaaa? thats too bad. He came to several Indy events last year..and since Theroms been driving the trooper to the indy meets I dont get much 8 exposure :(. I will be posting the info on the indy rx club mailing list again... especially since our own 421 motorcycle play ground trip sort of fizzled last fall when Radkins totalled his seven.

I'm pretty psyched about it since I will probably be down there with the bike prior to the dragon event. Im playing with some new mapping software so if/when we (indy club) goes..we can take a great route :D.

Alright everyone, we are doing a little better on the raffle after Christmas.

REMEMBER MY DEAL, if we sell 100 tickets by the end of January then I will pull an extra ticket for a free registration.

WE HAVE ALREADY SOLD 54 TICKETS COME ON WE CAN MAKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its time to start registering for the event, now that the holidays are over and the new year is starting. Remember your registration must be in by July 31, 2005. I can't believe that only 2 people took advantage of the $5 discount on registration by December 31, 2004. And only 3 people participated in the logo contest. There are over 10,000 members on this board!!!!

The board for the Brotherhood of the Dragon has commited to providing an awesome banquet and great accomodations. We have guarenteed a specific number of spots and have signed a contract for that commitment. Lets get those registrations in!!!

I am making a commitment to you that if you pay for your registration fee and you end up winning the raffle for the free registration then I will refund your money, this way you will not lose out on the chance to win.

Is there something more we need to do to help advertise this or help sell the registration, please your comments are welcome!!!

CHECK OUT MY SIGNATURE FOR LINKS!!!!!

Hey guys. Im going to have to go to this one. I will see you all there.

Please register at www.mazdanow.com to confirm a spot. All instructions are posted there. Hope to see your registration come through soon!

I bought a couple of raffle tickets but am not sure if I can make it to the Dragon now. Do you have to be present to win?

The raffle will be handled before the Dragon. So no you do not have to be present to win.

The raffle will be handled before the Dragon. So no you do not have to be present to win.

So go ahead and buy a bunch of them :)

Mine are made too and I will be emailing my waiver today!!!!! NOW I CAN'T WAIT TILL SEPTEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't forget, guys! You've only got, um.......7 months!

Alright everyone, I had been out of town for a few days. The Raffle and Registration pages are updated. 122 TICKETS SOLD!!! We are getting there. Can't wait for this thing to end so we can give these great prizes away!!

Lets put those tax returns to good use!!

Hey all - I just bought a Shinka this past Saturday, and am definitely not familiar with these cars - or the type of driving most of you guys do with 'em (track, race, etc). I've been driving a Jeep for years so speed is a welcome addition to my garage. I'd LOVE to go - but need to know a few things first: (a) Can a completely novice driver go and still have fun (and maybe learn something? and (b) if I can only make it down for Fri night/Sat/Sunday is that still sufficient, will I miss everything?

Thanks - I'm glad I found this forums, since it's hopefully a great way to get to know the vehicle, and maybe someone will team me to "drive it" right...

I bought a couple of raffle tickets but am not sure if I can make it to the Dragon now. Do you have to be present to win?

I'll mention it at the club site

Hey all - I just bought a Shinka this past Saturday, and am definitely not familiar with these cars - or the type of driving most of you guys do with 'em (track, race, etc). I've been driving a Jeep for years so speed is a welcome addition to my garage. I'd LOVE to go - but need to know a few things first: (a) Can a completely novice driver go and still have fun (and maybe learn something? and (b) if I can only make it down for Fri night/Sat/Sunday is that still sufficient, will I miss everything?

Thanks - I'm glad I found this forums, since it's hopefully a great way to get to know the vehicle, and maybe someone will team me to "drive it" right...

RedLine,
The answer to question (a) is "yes".
The answer to question (b) is "yes" you can participate for as many days as your schedule permits; and "no" you wont miss everything, just whatever happens before you get there.
Click HERE (www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005) for details and updates.
Hope you can make it.....

Hey everyone!
I just wanted y'all to know the Mrs. and I are looking for some folks to share the houseboat. We have it reserved and it seems a shame to hog it all since it sleeps 10.

If we dont get anyone, thats fine.
We'll be hosting a couple evenings of drinking on the upper deck if you are interested.

Bump, Hey folks, The last day to get the special rates for housing at this years event is July 28, 2005.

If you haven't registered got to www.mazdanow.com and sign up. Come for one day or for the entire event.

See ya' there............... :) :) :)

gonna have to get on that then wont i!

this tail of the dragon sounds awsome .
my question is how is this thing driven .
meaning
is this a high speed drive as long as you can maintain control or just enjoy the scenery at moderate speed type of drive

either way...you can join the infamous front 5 (me, leep, mazdaspeedferas, and those two pesky STi's :P) or you can hang back and enjoy the road at your own pace. either way its great, youll have an awsome time

fyi..im looking for two more people to go in on a magnolia cabin with..should end up being about $120 or lower for all 4 nights. PM me for info

I might have to pass on it this year... not sure yet...

no...you WILL be going

i'll be there epi i need to go pay my registration ;)

And to clear up a mis-understanding,,,,, the special lodging rates will NOT change after July 28th. What changes is that Fontana Village is holding a "block" of space for us so we would all be in close proximity. After July 28th all un-reserved space will be open to the general public, and you may have to settle for space available. In either case, the rates will be the same.

my rooming needs required that I have a cabin with two fullsize or larger beds..so I had to be a big baller and get a Magnolia :D

with that said, i'll be looking for "wet" counties nearby :D

found 2 more housemates for the magnolia: me, my STi friend, our better halves, mazdaspeedferas, and rx8devoi

woo woo!!

I hope to be sending out a room list sometime by the end of this week. This way we can get a head count on who is where and who needs a roomie.

We will also be updating the site with sponsors and agenda by next week. We want to get a lot of loose ends tied up so that anyone that is on the fence about registering will be convinced.

Turn out is looking good so far, and I can promise you we will have a few suprises up our sleves :)

oh yea, i found roomates to fill up the frat house :D

I'd love to make it down there!

I've been to the Dragon a few times (3 to be exact - once on a VFR800 and twice in a Highlander 4cyl - lol)

Wish the RX-8 was better on gas! The drive along the Blue Ridge to get down there is GREAT.

I'll plan to go in 2006, see you lads then!

to anyone going to the BOTD, who has a cabin or such with an empty bed:
I may be able to go to the event on 9/9-11, arriving late (11:30-12PM) Friday night, or early Saturday, and leaving Sunday afternoon. If you qualify and have an interest $$ for the empty bed, let me know. My plans to go to the Dragon do not hinge on accomodations but it'd be nice to stay at or near Fontana.
Daniel (first trip to the Gap 1999, I think)

Daniel,
Speedweasel has rented the houseboat and was looking for anybody who might want to bunk there. Give him a try. Hope to see you there.
Dave

We are only 27 days out!!!!!!!! :eek: :D

SO HERE ARE THE NEWEST UPDATES:

I have made some MAJOR updates to the website. Please take a look at the Itinerary Section (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005/itinerary.htm) of the website for the plans of the weekend. There is a lot of information there as well as ideas and things for people looking for additional activities.

Another MAJOR update is the Sponsors (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005/sponsors.htm) area. Please visit all of our Sponsors (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005/sponsors.htm) as they have been so kind to donate a lot of the Raffle Prizes (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005/raffleprizes.htm)

As you can see above I have also posted a Raffle Prizes (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005/raffleprizes.htm) list. This list is growing everyday so check back often.

One of the major events of the weekend besides the DRAGON (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon/assets/mapdragonCHERloop.gif) is the SHOW AND SHINE CAR SHOW. Take a look at the ITINERARY (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005/itinerary.htm) for a list of the categories and prizes. The show will consist of 6 categories. All registered and paid attendees will recieve a voting ballot and will vote on all of the RX-8's that wish to participate. Participation is free with your paid registration. The show will be held on Friday and we will be cooking burgers and socializing. Prizes will be given out during the banquet on Saturday.

I would like to get a tally of where everyone is staying. If you could please email me with your type of cabin and if you need roommates or if you already have some people staying with you let me know that too.

Please PM me or E-Mail (jcgrim@comcast.net) if you have any questions or comments.

James and BOTD planning Board

**TIME FOR A REMINDER**
As of August 31, 2005 I have to give Fonatana a FINAL number for the banquet. This number will be based on the number of PAID registrations. If you have not paid by August 31, 2005 I can not guarentee you food at the banquet or a T-Shirt, I will try to get you a goody bag, time permitting. As of right now we have 37 Attendees (including guests) of which 11 have not paid for registration. Remember as always registration is not required but paying the registration fee gets you:
Discount for lodging at Fontana Village
Goody Bag (including free give aways)
T-Shirt
Raffle Ticket (Check out the sponsors and prizes at mazdanow.com)
Banquet Ticket
Registration into the Car show for prizes

I will be sending out an email to everyone who has not paid yet on August 25, 2005. Please feel free to PM me or E-mail me if there are any problems or questions.

Thanks guys.
BOTD planning Board

Just posted some pictures of the T-Shirts everyone will be recieving, a little something special for the Alumni Dragon Slayers!!!

T-SHIRTS (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005/tshirts.htm)

legacy members pwn :D

hey what happened to randy? he's not going anymore?


...also don't forget there's two in my party, the website still shows 1

Randy has to go out of town on business so unfortunatly he isn't going to make it.....really sucks....but Dave and I have continued on his great idea from last year and made it a reality this year!!!

I updated the website to show your 2, sorry about that.

I know today is a most unfortunate day for everyone effected by the Hurricane. I would like everyone to know that the Brotherhood of the Dragon will be donating a very substantial sum of money to the relief effort of the American Red Cross. This donation will be made through my company and we will be MATCHING DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR the amount that the BOTD donates. During our trip next week we will be collecting as much as we can from all of the participants and that amount will be matched as well.

With all of that said, today is the last day for registration so if you are on the fence about coming, time to make the good decision and come!!! Check out the website link in my signature and we hope to see everyone there!!

James
Botherhood of the Dragon Planning board

ps...

ONE WEEK LEFT!!

Shirts are IN!!!!!

These are the ones for the Alumni and the others just don't have the line across the bottom.

shirts look great!

btw, anyone got a street address for fontana village? i know how to get there, but i like at least trying to let my nav show me the way (or lead me into a pack of rabid wolves...again)

This is what I found:
11517 Fontana Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771

Excellent, thanks ONOFIVEO!

Leaving tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

Weather is looking perfect CHECK PERFECT WEATHER HERE (http://www.weather.com/activities/driving/interstate/weather/tenday.html?locid=28771&from=36hr_topnav_driving)

Well its a little after 2 here in Florida and we are off!!! See everyone there today!

Made a quick update to the Agenda. We are going to have a mandatory safety demonstration at 8pm on Wednesday night (thats tonight) for everyone that is going to make it to town by then. It will take place in DaveT's cabin. Take a look at the agenda one last time before you head out.

Thanks guys!!!!

James

Is anyone leaving Florida Thursday noonish?

I'm thinking of becoming a late registrant and heading up tomorrow to be there by late evening and I wouldn't mind teaming up with another 8 for the drive.

I'll be going I-75 to Atlanta so if you're on the way, let me know.

add me to the speeding ticket list :D

+19 on i75 in GA...i deserved it though, i was dead tired and not on 5-0 watch.

OH MY GOD....that decision to take I95 home is looking a little better now.....sorry to hear about the ticket man. What about Ryan?

well since brian was in front he got screwed...i barely saw the cop myself, i was in a daze also :( . as soon as i saw him with the gun my detector flipped out showing that we got nailed with laser...i braked hard and he got in his car so fast that he punched it and was even with me in the emergency lane before i even got back down to the speed limit so i knew one of us was gettin it

oh yeah then i stopped at the exit immediately after and got gas...when i got back on the on ramp theres the same cop with the gun and an suv trooper in front of him waitin for me....i thought greeeeat! so i creeped by him nice and slow and he gives me the stare down, radios to the suv which proceeds to do a super trooper move and floor it up to my rear bumper and swerve around me to get someone else...so needless to say i had to stop again and use the facilities

canada huh? almost made it

10 Signs you've been spending time killing dragons:

1. You think a friendly wave at a cop will get you out of anything. :(
2. Coming down the street in your own neighborhood, a neighbor pulls into his driveway and you blast by in the grass with a peace sign out the window and a polite honk of the horn
3. You get stuck behind slow traffic and start doing that stupid thing with your hand out the window lol
4. You actually preflight your car before a quick errand to the store
5. Your DSC light has burned out
6. You've found creative yet naughty uses for Borla stickers
7. Semi's are even more terrifying, even when they're parked
8. You challenged a biker to a bar fight
9. You still have that annoying "rocking boat" feeling in your ear after weeks on dry land
10. You've given up on sane MPG numbers

Too funny. This week was a blast. I can't wait until next year. Maybe i will have a car this time. It sure would have been nice to have the exhaust and an intake on the old one. Aren't you glad I wasn't eligible Brian :). Hope everyone made it home safe and we'll see ya next year.

i wanna go back down to the dragon this weekend...working sux lol. Sorry to hear about the ticket brian, still need to find out how much mine is gonna run me.

Man those cops sound like they had some serious problems!

TOO FUNNY!

Man I can't wait till next year either, guess we better start planning!

I posted some pictures and an mpg summary in this thread: http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=1042840#post1042840

Well I finally got all my pictures resized and posted. I will be working on the MazdaNow.com site to put everyone's pictures there like last year. So if you have a link to all your pictures or if you want to zip them up and send them to me I will be glad to post them there.

I will also be putting together a DVD with all of the footage from the Dragon Runs as well as all the pictures, this will be available in a week or so.

Here are links to my pictures:
Brotherhood of the Dragon 2005 Set 1 (http://community.webshots.com/album/449820388kgHUFL)
Brotherhood of the Dragon 2005 Set 2 (http://community.webshots.com/album/450306166XdRHvi)

Hey guys, I just wanted to let everyone know that I had some extra shirts available. They cost us $7 each + $3 for shipping if anyone wants one. I have large and Mediums left.

WOW...

All the pictures I have this far have now been posted to the Mazdanow.com site. If there are any pictures you would like posted please send them to me in a zip file and I will get them up ASAP. Also if I put up any pictures someone doesn't want up please let me know.

PICTURES ON MAZDANOW SITE (http://www.mazdanow.com/dragon2005/pictures.htm)

Also, I digitizing all of the camera footage tomorrow night. I will be glad to write that as well as the pictures on to DVD's for anyone that wants one. I guess $6 shipped should cover everything.

We are also putting together a video and will be posting that online for download or I can write that to a DVD when it is finished, but that won't be done for a week or so.

You can paypal me at jcgrim@comcast.net if you would like a copy.

The donation to the Red Cross was made today. Please check this thread:

Hurricane Katrina Relief Donation (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=1048749#post1048749)