04-03-2008, 04:03 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: South Riding, VA
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2000SoCalBoxsterS,
The date we settled on is the weekend of September 13.
Hope you still can make it.
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04-14-2008, 04:20 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: florida
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Boxsters love the mountains of NC! My parents have a house in Bryson City, (about 40 minutes east of the Dragon), so When you guys go, I will come out..
One sugestion for the trip:
28 between Franklin & Bryson city is better than the dragon.. the speed limit is 55!!
I was scrubbin' tires in the boxster & never made it over 45!
there is one danger, my 15 year old daughter was in the car & she got motion sickness!! Yikes!
right in the middle of these switch backs she put her head out the window & barfed!! she then sat in her seat & didn't say a word..
I said to her, "what was that?"
"I was barfing.."
I said "really? why didn't you say slow down or something?"
she said, "cause it was fun... and I didn't get any inside the car.."
"good girl.. now lets go wash the car..", I replied...
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04-14-2008, 07:34 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
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Skip, you are a gentleman and a scholar for pointing out that new road on which to drive while we're in the area in September... Can't wait to meet you and drive with you!
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04-14-2008, 10:12 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Thanks so much for the new road. I don't think I have played on it before.
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04-14-2008, 04:01 PM
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That road looks great! Skip, how far away from the Dragon is it?
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04-22-2008, 03:23 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: florida
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Originally Posted by bmussatti
That road looks great! Skip, how far away from the Dragon is it?
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Its about 40 minutes away from the dragon.. east... 28 is a nice drive through the whole region.. just watch your speed when you hit the 4 lane sections.. the state collects quite a few "donations" on those sections...
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09-13-2008, 10:44 AM
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[QUOTE=skip_168] Boxsters love the mountains of NC! My parents have a house in Bryson City, (about 40 minutes east of the Dragon), so When you guys go, I will come out..
One sugestion for the trip:
28 between Franklin & Bryson city is better than the dragon.. the speed limit is 55!!
I was scrubbin' tires in the boxster & never made it over 45!
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Skip, great recommendation! We did this road this morning. It was awesome!
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09-14-2008, 05:17 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Browns Summit, NC
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I saw a cop car in photo 49 or so. Did you guys have issues with the law? Did you see the yellow Lotus that was in pic 70? Dang, I hate that I missed the trip.
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09-14-2008, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by dmcutter
I saw a cop car in photo 49 or so. Did you guys have issues with the law? Did you see the yellow Lotus that was in pic 70? Dang, I hate that I missed the trip.
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We saw quite a few cops on the Dragon.  Then we would just out-run 'em! 
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09-14-2008, 06:16 PM
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09-15-2008, 03:33 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: florida
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[QUOTE=bmussatti]
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Originally Posted by skip_168
Boxsters love the mountains of NC! My parents have a house in Bryson City, (about 40 minutes east of the Dragon), so When you guys go, I will come out..
One sugestion for the trip:
28 between Franklin & Bryson city is better than the dragon.. the speed limit is 55!!
I was scrubbin' tires in the boxster & never made it over 45!
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Skip, great recommendation! We did this road this morning. It was awesome!
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hey, you're welcome.... that road will give you a workout, thats for sure....
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09-15-2008, 06:14 AM
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Hey Skip,
We have named this stretch of the road on 28 the "Twisted Pickle". Sammy, Derb and I plan to buy one of the homes in the area and set-up shop with all kinds of "Twisted Pickle" stuff like; t-shirts, patches, stickers and post cards.
We expect it to become more famous than the TOD.
One of the t-shirts, for women, will be a camouflage tank-top that says, "I Rode the Twisted Pickle"!
We will be rich. Carrera GT rich. And a pink one for Mrs. Sammy!
Investors are welcome.
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09-15-2008, 06:21 AM
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Things I Saw On The TOD This Morning!
On my way home, here is what I saw on the TOD:
1) A Sysco Foodservice semi-truck  (I hugged the white line)
2) A snow plow- I thought it did not snow down here, especially in September when it is still in the mid-80's)
3) 5 wild turkeys eating on the shoulder
4) A large (size of a dinner plate) turtle crossing the road (he looked up at me when he heard my PSE!) 
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09-16-2008, 02:44 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: florida
Posts: 111
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Originally Posted by bmussatti
Hey Skip,
We have named this stretch of the road on 28 the "Twisted Pickle". Sammy, Derb and I plan to buy one of the homes in the area and set-up shop with all kinds of "Twisted Pickle" stuff like; t-shirts, patches, stickers and post cards.
We expect it to become more famous than the TOD.
One of the t-shirts, for women, will be a camouflage tank-top that says, "I Rode the Twisted Pickle"!
We will be rich. Carrera GT rich. And a pink one for Mrs. Sammy!
Investors are welcome.
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hahaha.. make sure you sell barf bags too.. this is the road my daughter got motion sickness on....
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