Be Nice to the Dragon 1 Attachment(s) A lot of out-of-towners ask me about the Tail of the Dragon, an 11-mile stretch of road with 318 curves. While yes, it is an amazing road with unbelievable views, it is also called the dragon for a reason. Last night a friend of mine and another guy decided to complete a night run; friend was in his NSX and the other guy was driving the car attached via photo. It was an '08 Mitsubishi Evo X. He lost control, went over the embankment and an hour later it had burned down to the frame. Total loss. Thankfully he wasn't injured. Lesson: if you decide to "tame" the dragon be careful. Scenes like this are fairly common. |
Holy crap! Glad he's okay! |
Agreed, I've run the tail on my Aprilia's and Ducati's for years. It will bite you. Sorry to hear about your buddies car, and thank God he's okay. |
Originally Posted by chokeu2
(Post 719186)
Sorry to hear about your buddies car, and thank God he's okay. |
Uh oh. Evo wasn't black was it?! |
Originally Posted by MiniD
(Post 719338)
Uh oh. Evo wasn't black was it?! :whistle: |
Evo was red. |
Gotcha. Night runs aren't the smartest . . |
I've got a bunch of Crossfire buddies going out there next week. I'll show them this thread. |
Originally Posted by Alzilla
(Post 719518)
I've got a bunch of Crossfire buddies going out there next week. I'll show them this thread. On occasion, my wife works the trauma bay at our local Level 1 center and she's seen what the Dragon can do. Tell your friends to go at it with enthusiastic caution, if there ever was such a thing. :smilie: |
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