Tail of the Dragon rally - September 26 & 27 2009

[NCC1701]

Originally Posted by jetfuel

...sorry...

I couldn't have said it better myself ... now that you mention it.

[Kermit]

Originally Posted by jetfuel

...2:21...3:21...did not make much difference....we were 50 miles from the hotel...the weather sucked and "Draka's" flame went out a few times in our way back...all and all it was a great drive among new found friends...

jetfuel..let's do it again

Did you call Dracha a flamer?

[Big Panda]

Originally Posted by Bum-bling-B

(RE: Jetfuel) Did you call Dracha a flamer?

Well, you know what they say: "It takes one to KNOW one!"

Jetfuel...."Certified" Flamer:

[Commander Cody]

The newspaper The Post and Courier - the South's oldest daily located in Charleston, South Carolina had a blurb about us in the Oct. 31 edition.

The headline states : Outsmarting the Dragon

The pic shows the two of us, plus the car, at Chilhowee Lake in Tenn.

In short the article goes on to say that "The couple joined a group of 90 smart fortwos, the small car made by a Mercedes-Benz subsidiary. The "Tail" is an 11-mile stretch of road in North Carolina and Tennessee packed with 318 curves..."

"Plans are being made now for an "outSMARTING the Dragon" in 2010. Around January next year begin to visit WWW.smartcarofamerica.com for more info....

Pg. 2E 10/31/09 written by Jim Parker w/ info and pic supplied by his excellency Cdr. Cody

Cdr. Cody
Carouna Veteran

[Suze]

Found it! Great fun!


British, German cars make their marques on Charleston this fall The Post and Courier - Charleston SC newspaper

[fpage77]

Originally Posted by Suze

Found it! Great fun!


British, German cars make their marques on Charleston this fall The Post and Courier - Charleston SC newspaper

How are these british german cars?

[The_Q_Man]

Originally Posted by Bum-bling-B

Is this what you missed out on jet?

Yup, that's the one they missed! My father and I were close to bringing up the rear (might have been a few behind us). That drive was the first time I really wished the smart car had an Oh S***! handle. Granted, I've never been a passenger before, but man, taking those turns rated 35mph at 60mph in the pouring rain and fog was enough to make me sing praises about the smart car handling, even more so than the Dragon.

[Kermit]

Originally Posted by The_Q_Man

Yup, that's the one they missed! My father and I were close to bringing up the rear (might have been a few behind us). That drive was the first time I really wished the smart car had an Oh S***! handle. Granted, I've never been a passenger before, but man, taking those turns rated 35mph at 60mph in the pouring rain and fog was enough to make me sing praises about the smart car handling, even more so than the Dragon.

There were 2 cars behind you. I WAS the one bringing up the rear. Everyone behind me turned off.

[tvengineer]

Originally Posted by fpage77

Did you make it to Tellico Plains, TN???? I made it the whole way there and yeah the weather sucked.

I made it to Tellico Plains, but did not turn back to RObbinsville..
Continued on west to get back to New Orleans...

Next time I will take an extra day to sight see a bit more.
This year was too rushed for me.

[Commander Cody]

Any info starting to surface about 2010 Dragon? End of Sept? Moving from Robbinsville to Fontana? Just want to make sure I'm not down and under but up and over at the right time and place so to speak.

Cdr. Cody