re: 1st annual Spring 2008 "Tail of the Dragon" MEET!
Gary here,
Just checkin in to let everyone know I made it home safely in about 10 hours driving today.
I want to say thanks to all who attended this spring meet and I enjoyed meeting each and every one of you.
These meets are the best.
A group of people who are only connected by two common things...
The Crossfire and the Internet.
If you missed this one be sure to make plans to attend the fall meet Oct 31 and Nov 1 & 2 (Halloween weekend)
Two people I want to make special thanks to here ....
Bill (Silverfox) for the time and effort and personal finance's in making this meet happen.
JaneBridges for her excellent driving skills in leading me and a group of about 12 others on the 118 mile "Big Loop Run". She was considerate of everyone who followed to see that we all remained together and found are way through the foggy mountains which actually proved to be a true test of everyones driving skills. It was a blast even without the beautiful scenery.
Also special thanks go out to the Fontana Lodge and staff.
It is a great place to stay in the mountains and the atmosphere is very appealing.
The food was great and reasonably priced. It is a great escape from everyday life for sure.
Also wanted to mention that I tracked my fuel and total miles.
My best tank was 30.3 mpg WOW !!
Overall I traveled a total of 1449 miles and used 56.9 Gallons
Average overall was 25.4 mpg.
This includes mountain driving and highway too.
Pictures can be seen in my gallery. click here
A couple video clips I made while driving the Tail of the Dragon on Sunday morning
Video #1 click here
Video #2 click here
Here are all the professional photos taken of our Crossfire group at The Fontana Dam. click here
On page (2) photo 58,59,60,61 are of my Crossfire
On page (6) photo 135,136 is me driving out of the Dam.
Here are a couple more professional photos taken on Saturday on the rainy Dragon.
click here &
click here
Thanks again to everyone for making this such a fantastic weekend !!
Last edited by Valk; Apr 9, 2008 at 08:56 PM.