Hey how long did it take you to get down there? What is the best route to avoid trucks and rocks?
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Prepare 2 days of driving each way, 18-wheelers were everywhere on I-75 so there was no way to avoid them.
Totally worth it if you ask me, made me realize why I bought the car and one more thing checked off on my bucket list. |
Done the Dragon ...and the Hellbender in our MINI....now that I have a boxster I can't wait to try it again
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Hmmmm so a completely different experience from just track driving I take it. I am always temped to go as there are so few good roads in the southern Ontario region
How the heck did you keep the bugs off your car man??? |
Reference the first picture, there should have been a LOT more room between you and the Toyota and Nissan that were following you... ;)
Of course, just kidding with you Ekam. Awesome that you got to hit the Dragon! And, some very nice pictures. As I was coming back from Pensacola a few hours ago, talked to a guy at a gas station that had just come from the Dragon for a Mini meet. He said it was their 10th year meeting up at the Dragon for their annual Mini get together. 10 years ago they started with 60-something cars. This year they had over 700! Pretty impressive, even if it wasn't a Porsche gathering. |
^There was a vette C5 convertible with a slushbox in front of me...!
Yea I heard about the mini gathering and from what I heard 1000 minis so I guess not everybody showed up after all! lol. |
Ekam, I'm jealous... that must have been an incredible experience.
Maybe next year; I'm all planned up this summer. Two weeks at the cottage (Boxster included), and a weekend roadtrip to Pennsylvania to catch a Nascar race. I'm running all 2-lane roads on the way to the Poconos. Should be a hoot. |
Did anyone else see the Top Gear "Tail of the Dragon" episode, where they all show up in supercars, and then follow the posted speed limit of 35 mph?
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the MINI event is fun ...participated last year ...saw a few Boxsters out there...sold the MINI and now have an even more fun car to try it ..hope to do it soon .....there is a similar (I understand) annual Boxster event a few miles to the east at the end of May ..the Blue Ridge Boxster Summit........ .can't make it this year but here is the website Blue Ridge Boxster Summit 2012 - The Porsche Boxster event not to be missed!
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This is my next destination but my car won't be with me... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLAtcrB0GZg |
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I found it... that's the East Coast Special after... well... they came back from Romania...
That's the Blue Ridge Parkway, not the Tail of the Dragon, although they're essentially connected. |
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Been there done that, what a great drive, hopefully you made the run more than once. I only drove it one direction and I really wish I had made several passes. I do however have those exact same pictures. For the rest of you, if you ever have the chance I highly recommend The Dragon. Check, one more off the list. And I just got back from driving Pikes Peak...wow now that was a rush!. Check another one off the list |
Beautiful car and beautiful sceneray! So that's what mountains look like Lol!
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Beautiful scenery and cars...very jealous of you east coasters right now!
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since we live pretty close, we do the dragon pretty regularly, but for the more spirited drivers out there I have some roads that make the dragon look like an interstate.
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