Like the title says....

The Dragon King - Road & Track



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Awesome story, thanks for sharing!

 

No problem, if you haven't gone to Deals Gap then it should be on your list of things to do.
The Dragon gets busy on the weekends but all the roads up in that area are great drivers roads.


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Just got done reading, that's some cool history I never knew.

 

Damn good article!


Cant believe i lived only about an hour from that......

 

Good story.

 

"The unmistakable pops and raps of a Mazda rotary interrupt the whip-poor-will's haunting call. It's past dusk on a sticky June day, and across the valley, the fleeting light outlines the mountain. The road over there is a half-mile away, cut into the hillside, hidden by a lush coating of sugar maples and hemlocks. > Except for the unseen whip-poor-will and an army of chirping crickets, I'm alone, standing on the same road. A few hours ago, this section of U.S. Route 129, alternately known as the Tail of the Dragon (or simply the Dragon), was clogged with Harleys and gawking tourists. But now it's empty, to the wildlife and the man in the Mazda. > His headlights break through the trees every few seconds. He's driving hard, big downshift blips, each upshift coming at what sounds like redline. I'm listening for a mistake, a break in the engine's sweep or the screech of a sliding tire, hoping he's not as good as the locals claim. > After all, I came here to beat him." By Larry Webster September 11, 2014 / Photos by Hollis Bennett

The Dragon King - Road & Track


Mod Edit:
Merged with existing thread on the article, which isn't about RX-8s so doesn't belong in RX-8 Media anyway
-RIWWP