Spring Dragon Run? [Archive] - Corvette Action Center

rascal_rascal_99

02-23-07, 05:42 PM

I still want to do a fall run again this year that would run for a few days like it did last year, but odd's are that I'm going to head over there in the spring. If you would like to go for a short weekend, speak up!

I'm thinking something most likely along the lines of getting in friday, running the roads saturday, maybe a run up and down the dragon one last time sunday morning and heading home by sunday morning/afternoon.

The two weekends I'm currently looking at are the first two weekends in May, which would mean either the 4th-6th or 11th-13th. If you really want to come but only one of these two weekends is open to you, let me know!

Thanks!

vett boy

02-23-07, 06:10 PM

Just rip my heart out Charlie ,I can't go till fall :cry plus I have a birthday in May :cry

Gry Ghst

02-23-07, 06:38 PM

:upthumbs Yes I am interested either date works for me.Looking forward to getting more information;where to stay when to meet.Comming from Harrison Ohio in the Gry Ghst!

gmjunkie

02-23-07, 06:50 PM

Just let me know Charlie,I live Close!!:D :upthumbs

vett boy

02-23-07, 07:55 PM

Just let me know Charlie,I live Close!!:D :upthumbsoh ya you get to go and have all the fun!:mad

rascal_rascal_99

02-23-07, 09:49 PM

Just rip my heart out Charlie ,I can't go till fall :cry plus I have a birthday in May :cry

Just one birthday in May? Besides, we made sure to celebrate the birthday you had in october when you were here!

:upthumbs Yes I am interested either date works for me.Looking forward to getting more information;where to stay when to meet.Comming from Harrison Ohio in the Gry Ghst!

Either trip or both, be nice to have you along! I'll try to post more about it quickly since it's not far away.

Just let me know Charlie,I live Close!!:D :upthumbs

Be fun to see you again Junk, was hoping you can find time to come over and hang out with us!

Gry Ghst

02-24-07, 12:34 AM

Either

Gry Ghst

02-24-07, 12:43 AM

:upthumbs In May, either weekend is ok by us.Would love to go in the fall run also.I will be standing by for further info.Thanks in advance.We could meet you in Tennessee and have you lead the way.I spent 5 years in Columbia at military school{CMA} which is not there anymore; it is something else now.

XLR8

02-24-07, 01:23 AM

PM sent Charlie. The first weekend in May is the choice for us. Second weekend would be a bust. C'mon vett boy, we'll celebrate our May birthdays together.

:w Jane Ann

vett boy

02-24-07, 06:54 AM

PM sent Charlie. The first weekend in May is the choice for us. Second weekend would be a bust. C'mon vett boy, we'll celebrate our May birthdays together.

:w Jane AnnSorry ,"Old Dog'' can't chaperone for me in May. And both my wife and sons wouldn't approve of Junkie to watch me.Even after I explained he was a retired Baptist minister.;) So I guess you'll have to party without me Jane Ann.
Anyone who goes and doesn't have a good time ,doesn't know what a good time is.:)

XLR8

02-24-07, 04:44 PM

Sorry ,"Old Dog'' can't chaperone for me in May. And both my wife and sons wouldn't approve of Junkie to watch me.Even after I explained he was a retired Baptist minister.;) So I guess you'll have to party without me Jane Ann.
Anyone who goes and doesn't have a good time ,doesn't know what a good time is.:)

So invite your wife or a son along as a chaperone - you know we'll all make them feel welcome!! :w Regardless - we'll save a place for you in the Fall!

http://roguewave.us/Corvette/vetwave_C5magred.gif Jane Ann

c5y2k

02-25-07, 12:59 AM

I would love to go. The wife already said "have fun". I just have to see if I can fit it in. I was looking at going to the C5/C6 bash for a day or 2 just to check it out not to mention CF so.... If I can swing it I'll be lookin for a roomy.

As far as when? both weekends look open so far.

On the bright side I finally got the rear tires replaced. I'm thinkin' 40k on the original GY emts was enough.

Gry Ghst

02-25-07, 03:54 AM

Just found out that the first weekend in May is best for us.I have a local band commitment on the 12th, just found out Saturday night.

MsSchroder

02-25-07, 08:34 PM

Sorry ,"Old Dog'' can't chaperone for me in May. And both my wife and sons wouldn't approve of Junkie to watch me.Even after I explained he was a retired Baptist minister.;)

Don't you mean especiallyafter you explained he was a retired Baptist minister :L

Either weekend is good for me! Phil's birthday is May 2, I could wrap it up into a birthday present for him and then he would have to go :L

Tammy

gmjunkie

02-25-07, 08:54 PM

6 Shooter

02-26-07, 03:50 PM

...a spring Dragon Run sounds Great!
:lou
L8TR - D

Old Dog

02-26-07, 05:49 PM

vett boy

02-26-07, 08:15 PM

Charlie: As soon as you have the weekend for the fall, let me know.
Would like to do that again, will try to keep a better handle on Vet Boy
.this time.:beer Oh, and maybe we should bring a barbecue grill and some dry wood this time. :DOH great ! It was looking like I might have to have Matt chaperone me in the fall.Wouldn't that be wild :boogie

rascal_rascal_99

02-26-07, 08:35 PM

...a spring Dragon Run sounds Great!

:lou
L8TR - D

Be great to have you along if you can make it 6Shooter!!...just try to keep up best as you can and bring radio's so you can find us again if you get too far behind...considering you've got one of those s l o w colored cars.:L

Charlie: As soon as you have the weekend for the fall, let me know.
Would like to do that again, will try to keep a better handle on Vet Boy
.this time.:beer Oh, and maybe we should bring a barbecue grill and some dry wood this time. :D

Keep a better handle on Vett Boy? Good luck, you'll need it! You know though, there are those radio controlled shock collars... :eyerole
I doubt the weekend for the fall run will be set for awhile, but I'll be sure you know about it when it is, spring will be fun with whoever makes it, I'll still be looking forward to the fall run and seeing the rest of you all!

MsSchroder

02-26-07, 08:37 PM

Sounds like turnout is going to be pretty good :upthumbs.

Dwayne, have you ever done the Dragon? If you let Kerri drive, she'll leave us in the dust :L

tommy78, looking forward to meeting you. It will be fun.

Tammy

XLR8

02-26-07, 09:35 PM

If it's the first weekend in May - WE'RE IN!!!

http://roguewave.us/Corvette/vetwave_C5magred.gif Jane Ann

rascal_rascal_99

02-26-07, 10:07 PM

Anyone have any thoughts on where to stay? Do we want to stay at Fontana Village again, try to find a hotel in Robbinsville, other suggestions?

6 Shooter

02-27-07, 09:04 AM

Dwayne, have you ever done the Dragon?
NOPE - We haven't ran the Dragon, but were certainly looking forward to it...
:lou
L8TR - D

jhecox

02-27-07, 09:15 AM

We would LOVE to put the new C6 through a few corners.

It would be nice to meet some new CAC'ers and say HI :w and a few OLD CAC'ers (like Dwayne) to say HI again.

We will defiantly try to get the Atomic Orange cruser there. :lou

Hecox

c5y2k

02-27-07, 09:40 AM

That's one thing about the Dragon, you don't have to worry about people talking on there cell phones because they don't work! So make sure to bring a 2 way radio. :D

Old Dog

02-27-07, 03:36 PM

OH great ! It was looking like I might have to have Matt chaperone me in the fall.Wouldn't that be wild :boogie

I am afraid that if Matt saw you and Junk together it would have a
life time effect on him, so I will have to step in and spare him that. :D

Originally Posted by rascal_rascal_99
Keep a better handle on Vett Boy? Good luck, you'll need it! You know though, there are those radio controlled shock collars... :eyerole

Yep, one of those collars and a big stick should do it. :L

Really wish we could make it in the spring, as I would like to meet
6 Shooter and some of the other members, but can only come
down out of the cold once a year. To any who have not been
down with Charlie to the Dragon before, it is a great time. Go
if you can. :beer

jhecox

02-27-07, 04:47 PM

I would like to meet
6 Shooter

Trust me, I've known 6 Shooter for about 100 years and you ain't missing noth'in.
;LOL :boogie ;LOL :boogie ;LOL :boogie ;LOL :boogie ;LOL :boogie

Hecox

6 Shooter

02-27-07, 05:22 PM

:ugh
...you really don't want to make it!
;)

Old Dog

02-27-07, 06:20 PM

Trust me, I've known 6 Shooter for about 100 years and you ain't missing noth'in.
;LOL :boogie ;LOL :boogie ;LOL :boogie ;LOL :boogie ;LOL :boogie

Hecox

WOW!!!! That is quite an endorsement. :D Must be all that Yellow but the next 100 will bring change I am sure.. :L

MsSchroder

02-27-07, 08:57 PM

Anyone have any thoughts on where to stay? Do we want to stay at Fontana Village again, try to find a hotel in Robbinsville, other suggestions?

I liked Fontana, but I'm certainly open to trying new places too.
I guess about the only downfall to Fontana was that business about splitting the tickets at the restaurant :L

I don't know what else is up there, I'll have to do a google search and see what turns up. Anyone else stayed at a good place around Robbinsville?

Shan, any chance of bringing more... :beer ? That was yummy.

Tammy

jhecox

02-27-07, 09:34 PM

Hey "D"... you loozin your sense of humor in your OLD age???

Ya know I'm just playin with ya.

BTW: could you watch the BudMan while Kerri, Paula, and I run the Dragon? Alden has a yellow vette also, so the 2 of you can set around and talk about your yellow C5's.

XLR8

02-27-07, 10:50 PM

Here's a link to the Tail of the Dragon website accommodations webpage... lots of links provided if anyone wants to take a look at them.

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/accomodations.html

If you all want to go back to Fontana the place looked great to me!!

:w Jane Ann

vett boy

02-28-07, 06:03 AM

I'm not going but the Village had renovated the motel units.I liked the part where we all slept in the same bed.With Charlie in control those going are in good shape. Steve

c5y2k

02-28-07, 09:28 AM

Shan, any chance of bringing more... :beer ? That was yummy.
Tammy

I would love to. :drink

Red Vette

02-28-07, 09:43 AM

Don't you mean especiallyafter you explained he was a retired Baptist minister :L

Either weekend is good for me! Phil's birthday is May 2, I could wrap it up into a birthday present for him and then he would have to go :L

Tammy

Tammy and Jane Ann

I hope I don't show my ignorance, but where is the Dragon run? From all the posts, it appears to be in the Southeast somewhere. For those of us living west of the Mississippi, it is a major drive (just like the one you both will make for Cruise Fest in CS) and not just a weekend jaunt. Could either one of you provide some info on this as I would like to make a trip in 2008 and take the drive with fellow CAC members. Sounds like great fun.

Thanks

Barrett

c5y2k

02-28-07, 10:34 AM

Tammy and Jane Ann

I hope I don't show my ignorance, but where is the Dragon run? From all the posts, it appears to be in the Southeast somewhere. For those of us living west of the Mississippi, it is a major drive (just like the one you both will make for Cruise Fest in CS) and not just a weekend jaunt. Could either one of you provide some info on this as I would like to make a trip in 2008 and take the drive with fellow CAC members. Sounds like great fun.

Thanks

Barrett

I'm not Tammy or Jane Ann but I'll chime in with my 2cents. The Tail of the Dragon is a very twisty road on the TN, NC boarder. Its also known as US129

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/

Its an extreamely beautiful drive from what they tell me. I had my eyes glued to the road. 318 curves in 11 miles

There are many other wonderful roads to drive in that area also like the Cherohala skyway and the best for me was the drive from Gatlinburg through the national park. I'm not sure of the road name hopefully someone else will remember.

Here are some pictures and a video from the fall run.

Slide Show (http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h221/docbrew/Tail%20of%20the%20Dragon%202006/?action=view&current=1172675632.pbw)

Video 1 (http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h221/docbrew/Tail%20of%20the%20Dragon%202006/?action=view&current=dragon1.flv)

Video 2 (http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h221/docbrew/Tail%20of%20the%20Dragon%202006/?action=view&current=dragon2.flv)

Red Vette

02-28-07, 12:02 PM

Thanks C5y2K for the information and the videos - if I drove the Tail of The Dragon, my eyes would be glued to the road. As Sgt Preston's wonder dog, Yukon King would say, if you are not the lead dog, the scenery never changes. But in this case as shown by your videos, the scenery is mostly corvettes and I find that most pleasing. I think I would like being further back in the "pack". When you make the Tail of the Dragon run, is it a round trip event?

Thanks again for taking your time to respond to my post.
Red Vette

c5y2k

02-28-07, 12:56 PM

Dont be fooled by all the vetts in the pictures and videos. I was in the middle of the pack to get a good shot of us. The majority of traffic on the dragon is motorcycles.

We made a weekend out of it spending a couple of nights at Fontana Village. I drove all weekend and couldnt get enough of the twisties. I tried to get the wife to drive it but she didnt have the desire or she saw how much fun I was having and didnt want to take that from me. :rotfl

MsSchroder

02-28-07, 09:34 PM

c5y2k

02-28-07, 10:13 PM

Not to mention if you sweet talk Tammy enough she will take some fantastic pictures of your ride!!!

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h221/docbrew/Tail%20of%20the%20Dragon%202006/IMG_7649.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h221/docbrew/Tail%20of%20the%20Dragon%202006/IMG_7756.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h221/docbrew/Tail%20of%20the%20Dragon%202006/IMG_7494.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h221/docbrew/Tail%20of%20the%20Dragon%202006/IMG_7545.jpg

Red Vette

03-01-07, 09:18 AM

Barrett-
Shan (C5Y2k) summed it up well.

You will probably find a group of us from the Southeast planning a yearly fall trip there. We would love to have you join us in 2008 (or sooner if possible).

Tammy

Tammy,

Thanks for the response and the invite to Tail Of The Dragon in 2008. Next year I should be retired and have the time to do all the Corvette things that I want. My wife is afraid that I will drag her to every event, but I promised her I wouldn't. She once asked me how often I think of corvettes, and I answered with the question, "do you mean how many times per day, per hour, or per minute?" My brother in Kansas City wants to go also, so I would pick him up along the way.

To have my picture of either of my vettes taken by you would be awesome. Would you autograph it for me? I will ask you to take one in CS this year. I have pictures that I've taken, but yours always seem to stand out as the "perfect pic" and I know are cherished by the owner.

MsSchroder

03-01-07, 09:33 PM

Gry Ghst

03-02-07, 03:16 AM

:confused I do not know;wet or dry where we are going?A little Bud and Miller Lite are good for us.:beer May 4th is good for us, meet you in Tenn{give us a time and place}and you leed on.

rascal_rascal_99

03-02-07, 04:21 AM

:confused I do not know;wet or dry where we are going?A little Bud and Miller Lite are good for us.:beer May 4th is good for us, meet you in Tenn{give us a time and place}and you leed on.

I can't answer the wet or dry question yet since I'm not exactly sure where we're staying at. I'm working on finding us a hotel right now, where we've stayed at before is already booked up, along with the other couple of closest ones. Soon as I'm able to pick the hotel, I'll let ya'll know which one and I'll try to remember to ask when I talk with them if it's wet or dry.

For everyone getting this, I'm starting a headcount thread, please just chime in there so I can get as good of an idea as possible about how many rooms we may be needing, hopefully get some kind of a group rate.

Thanks!

Red Vette

03-03-07, 08:33 AM

Barrett,
Thank you for the kind words!
I would be honored and delighted to take photos for you, and I'll sign them as long as they're not the out-takes :L

I hope to make it to CS this year, but I am still not sure we will have the funds. Be certain, if I am there, I will take photos for you. You'll just have to remind me ;)

Tammy

I hope you can make it to CS. Funds are always the problem for most of us. I know I will have the same problems next year when I come to the Dragon run or the 2008 Cruise Fest.

Thanks for your kind offer.

Barrett