4th Annual Wildhorses Cruising the Dragon

It's time again to make plans for Tail of the Dragon. Hotel rooms are booked. Just like last year we'll stay in Pigeon Forge on the strip for the weekend. Arrive Friday and leave Sunday. This year event will be August 21 - 23. http://www.tailofthedragon.com/calendar.html

Room pricing. Same as before, first come, first serve. All rooms are paid forward. I've already booked the rooms on my credit card.

Total rooms 15 with 8 being singles and 7 being doubles. If necessary, we can get more rooms, after these are all gone.

Single room prices $46.55 per night with a 2 night stay

Double room pricing $55.55 per night with a 2 night stay.

Rooms will only be listed as occupied in this thread after payment is recieved.

Room Status Double Rooms

1. Eddie & Karen (paid)
2. Libby & Stephen (paid)
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Room Status Single Rooms

1. Nick & Tina (paid)
2. Allen & Betty
3. Jon & Geri (paid)
4. Jon & Geri (friends) (PAID)
5. Michael & Tracy (paid)
6. Mike
7. Derek & Alexis
8. Tony & Jennifer

Let me look into that. But as of right now that sounds like a plan. it would be my 1st time ever going there.

Nicholas and I will take a single

That is the same weekend as the Bristol race. I wont be able to go this time.

wallbanger11_22 wrote:That is the same weekend as the Bristol race. I wont be able to go this time.

Same here!! I asked and Jody really wants to go to the night race and since he's the one that's been gone off to war, he gets to pick. Hopefully Germany will have some roads that will be close.

that weekend is Cody and Ty's birthday weekend. Being they want to spend it here I am not sure if I can make it that weekend I will have to wait and see what happens. I will have to talk to keira and my cousin and see what we are going to do

mustangrn wrote:

wallbanger11_22 wrote:That is the same weekend as the Bristol race. I wont be able to go this time.

Same here!! I asked and Jody really wants to go to the night race and since he's the one that's been gone off to war, he gets to pick. Hopefully Germany will have some roads that will be close.

Does Germany have a road like the Dragon?

Im willing to bet they have more then one

I suppose anywhere with mountains. LOL

Single room please.

You can put me down down for a single room. I can't wait to run the dragon! :*burnout*:

Alexis and Derek will take a single room.

OHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU KNOW TONY WILL BE THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jennifer and i will take a single room. let me know if i need to send you money or i can just pay when i get there. whatever works.

As of 06-17-09 all the single rooms are taken. Still 5 double rooms available. Also all rooms need to be paid by July 1st..No exceptions, if the room isn't paid for, your name will be removed as the room occupant.

Eddie & anyone else who has done this, can you enlighten us Dragon n00bs about this whole deal? What's the big deal with this run, I see that there are some serious elevation changes, but a speed limit of 30mph? :^scratch^:

What all is involved in the weekend? What hotel/motel are we staying at? Just give me some general info about what the whole deal is, please.

Asking so many questions because Jessi and I are trying to schedule our vacation around this, but she isn't 100% keen on the idea of driving around the mountains all day.. lmao

WNRacing wrote:Eddie & anyone else who has done this, can you enlighten us Dragon n00bs about this whole deal? What's the big deal with this run, I see that there are some serious elevation changes, but a speed limit of 30mph? :^scratch^:

What all is involved in the weekend? What hotel/motel are we staying at? Just give me some general info about what the whole deal is, please.

Asking so many questions because Jessi and I are trying to schedule our vacation around this, but she isn't 100% keen on the idea of driving around the mountains all day.. lmao

the hotel is located in piegon forge, tn. on the main strip.. the dragon is a unique road 318 turns in an 11 mile stretch. there are times when you get to go faster than 30 so it gets exciting. That will happen on saturday, ( leave around 8:00am get back around 3:00pm) that night we usually hit the strip in pigeon forge and have fun. Ya'll should come, you don't have to run the dragon, but still come, the rooms are great just to be on a vacation.

Fast Eddie wrote:

WNRacing wrote:Eddie & anyone else who has done this, can you enlighten us Dragon n00bs about this whole deal? What's the big deal with this run, I see that there are some serious elevation changes, but a speed limit of 30mph? :^scratch^:

What all is involved in the weekend? What hotel/motel are we staying at? Just give me some general info about what the whole deal is, please.

Asking so many questions because Jessi and I are trying to schedule our vacation around this, but she isn't 100% keen on the idea of driving around the mountains all day.. lmao

the hotel is located in piegon forge, tn. on the main strip.. the dragon is a unique road 318 turns in an 11 mile stretch. there are times when you get to go faster than 30 so it gets exciting. That will happen on saturday, ( leave around 8:00am get back around 3:00pm) that night we usually hit the strip in pigeon forge and have fun. Ya'll should come, you don't have to run the dragon, but still come, the rooms are great just to be on a vacation.

I should have an answer either way tomorrow night or some time this weekend at the latest Eddie, is that ok?

Eddie, what is the difference between a single & a double room?

Like I said Saturday, we're definitely going, let me know what I need to do, send you a check or whatever you need...

WNRacing wrote:Eddie, what is the difference between a single & a double room?

Like I said Saturday, we're definitely going, let me know what I need to do, send you a check or whatever you need...

check your PM's

Pyrotech72 wrote:

mustangrn wrote:

wallbanger11_22 wrote:That is the same weekend as the Bristol race. I wont be able to go this time.

Same here!! I asked and Jody really wants to go to the night race and since he's the one that's been gone off to war, he gets to pick. Hopefully Germany will have some roads that will be close.

Does Germany have a road like the Dragon?

They have something even better in Germany, the Nurburgring (Nordschleife). Its 13 miles of twist and turns, elevation change of 1000 ft., it winds through the Eifel forest and since its a actual race track there's no speed limits. The Dragon has actually been compared to this track. Oh and the autobahn's for the most part have unrestricted speeds, I think you may have to tone it down while going through populated area's. I would love to get over there myself but doubt it ever happens.

Machinu04 wrote:

Pyrotech72 wrote:

mustangrn wrote:

wallbanger11_22 wrote:That is the same weekend as the Bristol race. I wont be able to go this time.

Same here!! I asked and Jody really wants to go to the night race and since he's the one that's been gone off to war, he gets to pick. Hopefully Germany will have some roads that will be close.

Does Germany have a road like the Dragon?

They have something even better in Germany, the Nurburgring (Nordschleife). Its 13 miles of twist and turns, elevation change of 1000 ft., it winds through the Eifel forest and since its a actual race track there's no speed limits. The Dragon has actually been compared to this track. Oh and the autobahn's for the most part have unrestricted speeds, I think you may have to tone it down while going through populated area's. I would love to get over there myself but doubt it ever happens.

You would have to have a big set to run on the ring.. A LOT of people have died there over the years, scary place.... :*run*:

IDK, its one of those "bucketlist" deals for me. I don't necessarily have a "big set " but I'm not necessarily afraid to make a lap or several at the ring either, I wouldn't be pushing a car to the edge there although I would get a little spirited in spots but there's the way I drive it on gran turismo 4 and then a far more conservative way in real life. I would really like to make a lap with Sabine in a ringtaxi, that would rule :%worthy%: M5 Bimmer with 500+ hp under foot and a pro race driver behind the wheel. That would be scary though, those things fly passed sport bikes going around there, huge pucker factor riding shotgun in one of those. I'm gonna try to make it up to the Dragon for this cruise on the 22nd, I won't be with the club in gatlinburg, wife and I probably are gonna stay somewhere around Knoxville, we're going to a race at Tazewell Tn the night before if I can get a day of overtime at work between now and then for the gas+motel money that is but hopefully can make it

Heck yes it great if your not stuck behind slow people. I can't wait to go for my third time. To bad the IRS won't be in yet.