 Tail Of The Dragon - Meet/Road Trip, August 17th & 18th 2019 |
 May 30, 2019 - 1:03 PM
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Hey Celica Family,
I'm organizing a Tail Of The Dragon meet for the weekend of August 17th & 18th 2019! So, for those who don't know, the Tail of the Dragon is a stretch of road between Tennessee & North Carolina that's 11 miles long and includes 318 curves! THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN CURVES! That's insane! Anyway - This road attracts motorcyclists and car enthusiasts from far and wide, who all want to experience this road. I've always wanted to go, so I decided to put a group together. I'm super excited for a weekend away with a bunch of friends & Celica's! I've created a Facebook event for this, but I wanted to put this here for those of you who are not on the FB. If you're interested in going, let me know! I will add details here as I put them together. I'm currently working on the itinerary. --------------------  1999 - Toyota Celica GT Vert Black 1999 - Toyota Celica GT Vert Super White |
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Aug 18, 2019 - 9:08 PM
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That camper with trailer at 11:50 though.
 Jeez, confirms my fears though with so many vehicles in such a short span... Just another freaking tourist trap now...ALSO WHY Jordan WHY. -------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Aug 18, 2019 - 10:57 PM
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QUOTE (Box @ Aug 18, 2019 - 10:08 PM)  That camper with trailer at 11:50 though. Jeez, confirms my fears though with so many vehicles in such a short span... Just another freaking tourist trap now...ALSO WHY Jordan WHY. You have to go during the week; Monday through Thursday. The road is damn near empty much of the time Weekends are always either a parade of slow moving harleys or crowded with large groups This post has been edited by enderswift: Aug 18, 2019 - 11:40 PM --------------------  |
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Aug 18, 2019 - 11:05 PM
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QUOTE (enderswift @ Aug 18, 2019 - 10:57 PM) QUOTE (Box @ Aug 18, 2019 - 10:08 PM) That camper with trailer at 11:50 though. Jeez, confirms my fears though with so many vehicles in such a short span... Just another freaking tourist trap now...ALSO WHY Jordan WHY. You have to go during the week; Monday through Thursday. The road damn near empty much of the time Weekends are always either a parade of slow moving harleys or crowded with large groups Too true. I've got little to nothing planned tomorrow so I'm tempted to get up there but I don't feel like going up alone but hey maybe I should anyway, might meet some cool people. Saturday wasn't too bad, a little busy but not awful I guess, I don't really have a comparison because this is the first time driving it but I could imagine it being much worse than it was. I wish I'd gotten down here on Thursday like my original plan was so I had Friday to recover, Saturday for fun, then Sunday to hang out, and Monday to go home. I was SOO exhausted on Saturday and all day today I felt a bit dizzy. I'm actually pretty stunned I was able to maintain my focus and drive as well as I did but had I been properly rested I would have had more fun, by the last time down it felt more like a chore. I was scouring my GPS for a different way but everything else was substantially longer. Also it's been pretty hot which didn't help things either, no AC when I'm cutting up the corners but AC on the drive back once I was to the highway was so nice. I got 35MPG between Indy and Knoxville 9.9 gallons burnt, 22MPG on Saturday driving the Dragon and to/from Knoxville 8.6 gallons burnt. I honestly expected Saturday to be worse, closer to 18. I may have done some light hypermiling on the way down from Indy, slow lane drafting trucks and using the AC only on downhill to assist with engine braking. Gravity powered air conditioning for the win! It's free real estate. This post has been edited by Bitter: Aug 18, 2019 - 11:06 PM -------------------- |
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NetsToy Tail Of The Dragon - Meet/Road Trip May 30, 2019 - 1:03 PM
Box Hmmm, does it have to be a Celica? >.> ... May 30, 2019 - 1:54 PM
NetsToy QUOTE (Box @ May 30, 2019 - 1:54 PM)... May 30, 2019 - 2:00 PM Box QUOTE (NetsToy @ May 30, 2019 - 2:00... May 30, 2019 - 4:34 PM enderswift I plan on going that weekend. Are you guys staying... May 30, 2019 - 3:36 PM punkxrckprincess QUOTE (enderswift @ May 30, 2019 - 3... May 30, 2019 - 9:33 PM bryanf I will try to go that weekend. May 30, 2019 - 4:06 PM bloodMoney If you guys are going to stay at Fontana, I would ... May 31, 2019 - 7:38 AM narly_charley I'm not going, and I know people have differen... May 31, 2019 - 8:48 AM enderswift Airbnb does sound good but I may have to back out ... May 31, 2019 - 1:29 PM NetsToy Fontana Village Resort it is!
I'm all b... Jun 7, 2019 - 11:59 AM CoolZeen they will be an oldsmobile tour that weekend and t... Jun 7, 2019 - 1:02 PM GT650Schultz how many people are in so far? I'm debating on... Jul 1, 2019 - 5:21 PM punkxrckprincess QUOTE (GT650Schultz @ Jul 1, 2019 - 6... Jul 8, 2019 - 2:54 PM Bitter I'm not on the Facebook but I'll be there,... Jul 8, 2019 - 7:46 PM 2KGTS So, could I tag along? I don't do Facebook. So... Jul 10, 2019 - 8:39 PM NetsToy Hey All!
It's one month until the Tail ... Jul 20, 2019 - 1:14 AM Bitter QUOTE (NetsToy @ Jul 20, 2019 - 1:14... Aug 10, 2019 - 11:35 AM 2KGTS Why in the world am I the one picking lunch in Cin... Aug 11, 2019 - 10:24 AM NetsToy I added the lunch time info! SEE BELOW FOR DE... Aug 13, 2019 - 2:10 PM Bitter Weather permitting, I may go out for a drive on on... Jul 20, 2019 - 9:41 AM 2KGTS 90 minutes from Knoxville may turn into something ... Jul 29, 2019 - 5:24 PM Bitter Meh, I'll make it work for me, not suggesting ... Jul 30, 2019 - 7:59 PM Box Wish I could make it and bother Jordan in real lif... Jul 30, 2019 - 8:14 PM Bitter I'd let you drive the Celica some too....mayb,... Jul 30, 2019 - 8:36 PM Box I'd be up for a ride along at the least, and m... Jul 30, 2019 - 9:42 PM 2KGTS Done deal. Driving down Friday and staying at the ... Jul 31, 2019 - 12:00 AM Bitter So if some of us are meeting up in Indy to drive t... Jul 31, 2019 - 8:09 PM NetsToy Who all is planning on meeting me in Indy to drive... Jul 31, 2019 - 9:43 PM Bitter QUOTE (NetsToy @ Jul 31, 2019 - 9:43... Aug 1, 2019 - 8:43 PM narly_charley QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 1, 2019 - 9:43 P... Aug 2, 2019 - 7:29 AM Bitter QUOTE (narly_charley @ Aug 2, 2019 - 7... Aug 2, 2019 - 7:46 PM NetsToy Let's meet on 74 on the SE side of Indy, the f... Aug 2, 2019 - 9:23 AM 2KGTS I don't know about meeting on I-74. Works for ... Aug 5, 2019 - 5:45 PM Bitter Completely unrelated to this thread but it was imp... Aug 6, 2019 - 10:36 PM bloodMoney QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 6, 2019 - 10:36 ... Aug 7, 2019 - 7:15 AM Bitter QUOTE (bloodMoney @ Aug 7, 2019 - 7... Aug 7, 2019 - 8:08 AM bloodMoney QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 7, 2019 - 8:08 A... Aug 7, 2019 - 10:49 AM Bitter Well you're just no fun.
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Google says it's 3 hours f... Aug 9, 2019 - 7:45 PM Box It'd be amusing if the churches are right next... Aug 9, 2019 - 8:08 PM navseal345 Would be one hell of a Sunday. Aug 9, 2019 - 10:49 PM Bitter No offense to any bible belters but... I imagine t... Aug 10, 2019 - 10:11 AM Box QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 10, 2019 - 10:11... Aug 10, 2019 - 2:02 PM Bitter Because Annette picked the Indy meeting spot, I pi... Aug 11, 2019 - 4:02 PM narly_charley BK has the vegan burger now. Aug 12, 2019 - 7:16 AM Bitter QUOTE (narly_charley @ Aug 12, 2019 - 7... Aug 12, 2019 - 7:49 AM narly_charley QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 12, 2019 - 8:49 ... Aug 12, 2019 - 8:24 AM Box QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 12, 2019 - 7:49 ... Aug 12, 2019 - 2:36 PM 97GTinKC Guess I should check in more often,,, completely ... Aug 12, 2019 - 9:05 AM Bitter People, check your spare tires before this long tr... Aug 12, 2019 - 9:05 PM narly_charley QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 12, 2019 - 10:05... Aug 13, 2019 - 7:08 AM Box Or chunk it, especially if 10+ years old, for a pl... Aug 13, 2019 - 12:23 PM Bitter QUOTE (Box @ Aug 13, 2019 - 12:23 PM... Aug 13, 2019 - 6:24 PM NetsToy For dinner in Knoxville, TN I would like to sugges... Aug 13, 2019 - 2:25 PM 2KGTS QUOTE (NetsToy @ Aug 13, 2019 - 3:25... Aug 13, 2019 - 9:09 PM Box I personally don't trust doughnut spares once ... Aug 13, 2019 - 6:41 PM Bitter Spares are built of different stuff than normal ti... Aug 13, 2019 - 8:42 PM Box Well the issue with the Firebird is it's 5x120... Aug 13, 2019 - 10:03 PM Bitter My mom says Market Square in Knoxville on a Friday... Aug 14, 2019 - 1:10 PM 2KGTS It's about six hours or less to get to Maryvil... Aug 14, 2019 - 4:08 PM 2KGTS Well, nevermind me. My Friday schedule's been ... Aug 15, 2019 - 12:39 PM Bitter Idiot here decided he had time to sleep in a littl... Aug 16, 2019 - 10:25 AM Box Have fun everyone! Aug 16, 2019 - 2:15 PM CelicaSlowboi Just to make sure, the official meet spot for 9:30... Aug 16, 2019 - 4:53 PM Bitter Got here round 7:30. Good night. Aug 16, 2019 - 8:44 PM Bitter https://www.photoreflect.com/store/ThumbPag...mp;g... Aug 18, 2019 - 6:50 AM enderswift Photos look awesome! Really wish I could have ... Aug 18, 2019 - 8:49 AM Bitter QUOTE (enderswift @ Aug 18, 2019 - 8... Aug 18, 2019 - 1:34 PM Box The body roll on that RA though.
Maybe next year... Aug 18, 2019 - 12:43 PM Box Indeed, it's something I've been wanting t... Aug 18, 2019 - 3:52 PM Bitter I'll see if I can make you queasy in my car, I... Aug 18, 2019 - 7:06 PM Box That won't take much since I suffer from motio... Aug 18, 2019 - 7:36 PM Bitter https://store.129slayer.com/ Goto 8/17 and look fo... Aug 18, 2019 - 8:50 PM Bitter Just spreadin the love. Just spreadin the love. Aug 18, 2019 - 10:58 PM Box Why no A/C while cutting up the corners? Oh yeah.... Aug 18, 2019 - 11:13 PM bloodMoney So, now you all understand why I've never real... Aug 19, 2019 - 7:38 AM Bitter QUOTE (bloodMoney @ Aug 19, 2019 - 7... Aug 19, 2019 - 8:13 AM 2KGTS QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 18, 2019 - 2:34 ... Aug 19, 2019 - 8:42 AM bloodMoney QUOTE (2KGTS @ Aug 19, 2019 - 8:42 A... Aug 19, 2019 - 10:07 AM Bitter I meant cars near the size and weight of mine lol.... Aug 19, 2019 - 9:25 AM Bitter I don't believe we did. Next time I hope to dr... Aug 19, 2019 - 1:20 PM Box That's my biggest concern, I'd have to go ... Aug 19, 2019 - 2:14 PM Bitter So I assume everyone made it back home safely? Aug 19, 2019 - 3:50 PM 2KGTS Please let me know if these links don't work:
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