I'd like to add something here based strictly on my observations from the last Dragons Tail GTG.
First, it was obvious to me (as the weekend progressed) that Bill had really done his home work in planning everything. It had to have taken lots of hours of his personal time and money (for fuel) to seek out the great roads he led us over. He also did a fantastic job of scheduling everything as well.
It was on the big circle tour, where an unforseen delay in the schedule popped up, (which wasn't his fault). Not everybody in the caravan of Crossfires wanted to drive at the same "Brisk" pace that Bill was setting. Because of this, we wound up driving the Famed Dragon's Tail itself too late for the photographers from Kill Boy to capture our group because they had packed up and went home since we were delayed. Fortunately, another group of photographers captured our fun.
I'd like to make a suggestion to all the people who attend the GTG in two weeks. Please practice proper "Performance driving" etiquette, and if you don't want to, or can't keep up with the fastest cars in your prosession, pull over and let the "hot shoes" pass. Everybody drives at their own comfort level, so there's no shame in letting the car behind you (who's flashing their lights at you) to pass. But because of the limited places there are on those mountain roads to pass safely, sometimes the car that is being passed needs to pull over.
I know all of you planning on attending are going to have a great time, and it's killing me I'm not going to be able to join ya. But we've made previous plans that can't be changed, so I'm planning on next Fall.
Be safe, but don't be afraid to push your Crossfires, that's what they're designed for.