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08-15-2008, 08:49 PM
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Trip to the Dragon. 11 miles. 318 curves.
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08-15-2008, 08:54 PM
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And the best photo of them all......
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Proof that radar detectors are never a substitute for common sense. Officer told me I was doing 61 in a 40. He clocked me from 200 yards away. I was probably doing close to 70 when I heard the radar beep. Officer was really nice though and let me off with a warning. He asked "Did your radar detector not work soon enough?" HAHA. But I still had a good trip. The warning was just my souvenir. |
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08-15-2008, 09:40 PM
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08-15-2008, 09:42 PM
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08-15-2008, 09:43 PM
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08-15-2008, 09:47 PM
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00VI Guy
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Ahh! I've always wanted to go there  Nice pics. |
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08-15-2008, 10:03 PM
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Location: Maryville, TN
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great road, even though I get a bit whoozy from time to time on it  
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08-15-2008, 10:06 PM
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No scan of tickets to prove said fun you were having, no care 
Your car is lllooowww... like... too low...  I dunno.
Action shots next time  Action shots are pwn, I've been meaning to get some for awhile
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Last edited by MorpheusZero; 08-15-2008 at 10:09 PM.
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08-15-2008, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MorpheusZero
No scan of tickets to prove said fun you were having, no care
Your car is lllooowww... like... too low... I dunno. |
There was only the one ticket  , thankfully a warning.
I've been thinking about raising the back up a tad. I'm pretty sure messing with the back won't require another alignment.
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I caught your stealth ninja edit, and I counter with my own!
There are a few companies up there that make money off selling photos of the cars that go through. Once they get them up I might buy some this time.
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08-15-2008, 10:10 PM
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ahh the Dragon is soooo much fun, cant wait to go again!!! sweet shots guys
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08-15-2008, 10:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hexon
There was only the one ticket , thankfully a warning.
I've been thinking about raising the back up a tad. I'm pretty sure messing with the back won't require another alignment. |
Yeah, that would be fine. It's just like a UFO or something, it might have to do with the wheel fitment as well... wider wheels wider stance never hurt nobody 
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There are a few companies up there that make money off selling photos of the cars that go through. Once they get them up I might buy some this time.
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That's actually pretty awesome... websites I take it?
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08-15-2008, 10:29 PM
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That's actually pretty awesome... websites I take it?
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yup.
www.killboy.com
www.us129photos.com
www.zeefoto.com
Those are the ones I know of, could be a few extras. Killboy started it all.
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08-15-2008, 10:33 PM
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I learned of a new one the other day
www.moonshinephoto.com |
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08-15-2008, 10:45 PM
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Hmm didn't know about that one. I guess they don't hang a banner like the rest of them I never noticed any of their signs up there.
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08-15-2008, 11:01 PM
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08-16-2008, 12:54 PM
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Hope you all stayed in your lane! I ride my Ducati there multiple times a year. Pretty scary to have a car in your lane.. But as good Max drivers I am sure you kept them on your side of the double yellow..
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08-16-2008, 01:00 PM
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ZHP
Join Date: Mar 2002
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oh ya, I never lane cross, this isn't Britain. Some of you bikes though need to keep your distance from the yellow, hanging your heads over it, makes me nervous at times especially if you guys are flying through there.
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08-16-2008, 05:12 PM
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Quote:
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Hope you all stayed in your lane! I ride my Ducati there multiple times a year. Pretty scary to have a car in your lane.. But as good Max drivers I am sure you kept them on your side of the double yellow..
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Normally if I touch lines it's on a staight road where I could care less about staying in my lane. But on curves I don't want to risk other's or even my own life by crossing the lines. If I'm going so fast that I can't stay in the lines then I'd classify that as out of control. I'm normally a pretty safe driver  (other than the speeding thing).
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08-16-2008, 05:50 PM
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i wish we had those type of roads down here in the N.O. looks like you had a good time.
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08-16-2008, 08:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheFirerider
Hope you all stayed in your lane! I ride my Ducati there multiple times a year. Pretty scary to have a car in your lane.. But as good Max drivers I am sure you kept them on your side of the double yellow..
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You changed the address of the picture you dirty bastid! I changed it to a link instead... figured you'd get enough traffic that it wasn't a problem though..
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08-16-2008, 09:04 PM
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Nice pics fellas....
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08-18-2008, 11:31 AM
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Here are some thumbnails from http://www.us129photos.com. It looks like they haven't finished uploading them, so there will probably be more later.
Just for kicks I found a stock Maxima that went through The Dragon. Notice the stock body roll. LOL.
Last edited by Hexon; 08-18-2008 at 11:34 AM.
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08-18-2008, 11:44 AM
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nice, i was supose to go on a group trip there a while ago but figured my tires couldn't last at the time....
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08-18-2008, 01:19 PM
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ZHP
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holy crap the body roll son!!
 looking through the photos I noticed as the day went on the more bugs that show up on the front bumper. Well killboy and zeefoto don't have theirs up yet, but it seems as if us129 and moonshine didn't take very many.
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08-19-2008, 08:45 AM
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WTF is that huge thing, like a dam or something?
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