In car cam video of Tail of the Dragon both ways.
It has turns labeled so if you plan on going down there it would be a good training video hint hint.

http://www.chassismutts.com

 

AWESOME! That motorcycle passing was screaming! Thanks for sharing!

 

Very Nice! Those are keepers!

 

it's too bad the video is sped up a good bit faster than regular speed. Still fun to watch, and makes me want to go back there, and not have to follow a big harley.

 

^Yup, it's obvious the guy speed up the video...but I HAVE TO GO TO THAT PLACE AT LEAST ONCE IN MY LIFE...I love the twisties...

 

That was an impressive set of skid marks when approaching "the whip" at 10.0.

I'd heard of it and seen a rough ariel view of the road, but the video makes it tempting. It reminds me of an American version of Nürburgring, but with oncoming traffic... :0

 

It is a lot of fun to drive there. There are a lot of places where the bodily organs keep going up, and the car and the body are going the other way. I have heard that passengers may not be a good idea, as they might get sick. But who wants to be a passenger in that, you gotta drive.

 

Holy crap that looks amazing. I only saw like one speed limit sign though, L8APEX, what's the "recommended" speed there? And it's in Tennessee right?

 

i don't remember what the posted speed was, it was either 35 or 45, but I was too busy watching the road. On the way up for us, it did not matter, we were stuck behind a really slow harley, and traffic coming the other way was pretty constant. Going down, was pretty much the same the second half. The weekends up there are really busy.

 

Driving it at night you can really push it as the traffic is light... for those who like to live dangerously Fantastic piece of pavement!

 

wow, cool video!

Nice cars you were following. What did your little caravan consist of?

 

^^^Night runs on the Dragon rule!!! Counting the days till September

 

I live about 25 minutes away from "Beginner's End" and yet I rarely ever go up there. It's just not the same when it's in your back yard. Hell half the roads around here are just as curvy so when I go drive through the gap it seems like a pain instead of an experience. Plus I always feel as though I'm in the way of the bikers wanting to hit it at full speed......that's why I usually only go during the week. It's definitely a unique road though. Have fun with it!

 

yea, driving it at night is definately a rush...especially when you're first in line and have DaveT's grandson riding shotgun lol.

but on the upside, you can take a few liberties with the centerline and cut a better line. I managed 12 minutes from the overlook to the gas station, I could never touch that during the day.

 

last time i was up there, on a wednesday (it was extremely dead), i had ~11 minute run up and back down the dragon, and that's without crossing the centerline (i read visit killboy.com too often, and didn't want to end up in photos crossing the line...plus its just dangerous). point being, you don't have to cross the line to get a decent run in...you just need to not have slow pokes in front of you

 

...so come up with the rest of the Tampa clan on April 6th!

 

I never cross the line during the day, way too many goldwings to demolish. At night though you can have your passenger keep an eye ahead to watch for headlights..it's even better during the winter when the trees have no leaves.

 

bump/cheap plug. Come to the dragon in September (click the link in my sig for more info!)

 

I want to go...I'll let you guys know if I'm capable once I have my next car lined up.

 

http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...a6321bd1c0.htm

Here is my vid of me driving the dragon last year in my 8. If you wait till the middle of the vid U can see where I get a 350Z to pull over for being slow in the curves. lol