Re: 6th Annual Fall 2012 - Tail of the Dragon GTG - October 5, 6, 7
Originally Posted by
Osofast2
Through the yrs coming to this meet has turned into more about seeing old freinds and having fun than cars for me anyway ,
see this is what happens at the Dragon meets is you think that your coming for the Car or Crossfire ( Great CAR ) but what happens is you make life long freinds and want to come back to see them , So for all you new ones coming BEWARE , threre are some good people behind these Crossfires
Ray,
You couldn't have explained this any better and you echo my very thoughts in your post !!! 
My first time at the dragon gtg was spring of 2008 and I have been to every spring and fall since.
The only one I wasn't at was the very first one in fall 2007
This will be my 10th time coming down from Chicago and I can't imagine missing even one of these meets.
Heck last fall I drove down 10 hours with crutches with me after a knee surgery which I had not fully recovered from at the time.
Told my doctor I wouldn't t miss it and I didn't !!
As far as my job I have been fortunate to have flexibility to make these long weekend trips and they are aware of how important it is to me to attend both every year.
Although my wife of 16 years now has never come with me, I have her full support and she appreciates my enthusiasm with this forum and more so especially this meet.
The past few years most of you know I have flown in for the spring meet and drove 70 minutes from Knoxville airport in a rental car just to be with my friends.
You don't need a Crossfire to have fun with your friends after you have been to this wonderful place this many times.
Always a friend and a passenger seat to ride shotgun and still have a great time.
I will always drive down in the fall and have plans to continue to put together the FALL Dragon GTG for many years to come just as I have plans to replace my current 04 Coupe with a newer lower mileage roadster with a 6 speed manual in a few years from now.
So with all this being said...I'm looking forward to seeing friends and meeting new ones for many more years here
and the weather is looking great for next weekend.
Gary
Last edited by Valk; Sep 30, 2012 at 12:25 PM.