Who's driven the Tail of the Dragon?

[Porsche9]

I did it just this last November. I was on business trip and flew into the Knoxville airport and had a some time in the afternoon. It was a very quite day with just a few other cars on the road. It was typical late fall weather with the leaves changing colors but the trees hadn't dropped their leaves yet. The road itself is spectacular and done mostly in second gear. Good news/bad news for me was I was in a Hyundai Sonata rental. Poor car took the flogging alright but not the ideal car for carving up the road even after hitting the sports mode button, haha. Having the Sonata keep me under the radar will the local police in their Ford Explorers. After a stop to take in the views I let a couple guys in their imports go ahead as bait and sure enough they got pulled over which nicely cleared the way for me. Worth the trip if it's not too far out of your way but there are plenty of other good roads out there.

[gpope]

I go down there every year for the last 8 years and last year was the first year in the Boxster. I used to ride motorcycles and stopped last year. You have to do the Dragon just don't do it on the weekends as it gets crowded like others have said. There are other roads that are just as good, someone mentioned the Cherahola. There is also the moonshiner, Blue Ridge just about any road is great. If you get lost you will stumble on a great road just make sure you have a GPS that doesn't rely on a internet connection as the cell reception is non existent out there.

There are a bunch of map company's that do a good job showing you the twisty roads. Might have to search for Motorcycle maps.

Tip: Make sure you have good brake pads, brake fluid and tires.

G