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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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Anyone going to run the tarmac before the official start of Dragonball on Fri? I got bets on a few regulars... but anyone else gonna do it?
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 04:14 AM
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Oh yea. A number of Charlotte folks should be arriving around 1 or 2 p.m. to make a few runs before registration at 5:00 in Alcoa.
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 05:02 AM
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The OH/IN krew will be rolling into Knoxville around 12:30... expect us at the Dragon by 1:30
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 06:29 AM
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A night run would be nice also
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 06:50 AM
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The McDragon folks would be up for that. We had a blast on our little night run.
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 07:23 AM
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I'm thinking about adding a day to my hotel reservation and coming in on Thursday evening so that I've got all morning/early afternoon to get my new S02s broken in.

Don't know if I'm up for a night run, but that sure would make some interesting video.

Not much longer now...

sf
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 07:57 AM
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sf - make sure you get 500 or so miles on those S02s before tackling the Dragon. Fresh tires can have some nasty consequences.
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by sftechguy,Aug 31 2004, 10:23 AM
I'm thinking about adding a day to my hotel reservation and coming in on Thursday evening so that I've got all morning/early afternoon to get my new S02s broken in.

Don't know if I'm up for a night run, but that sure would make some interesting video.

Not much longer now...

sf
SF, you have PM (maybe you don't have to add a day to your reservation at all ).

As a heads up to "Friday Folks"...I'll be arriving Thursday night to the motel. I intend on running The Dragon on Friday as well .

- Dave
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Aug 31 2004, 11:57 AM
sf - make sure you get 500 or so miles on those S02s before tackling the Dragon. Fresh tires can have some nasty consequences.
Thanks for the advice. I should be alright, as I'm coming up from Tallahassee and should have most of the "new" worn off by the time I get there.

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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 01:45 PM
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I hope to have at least 600 miles of break in time on my new diff!!!!!!!!!!
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