Dragonball Run 2006!
Wish i could be there for this one, i'll be down in Miami 
Have fun guys and hopefully no one will get harrased by the police on this trip.
Would enjoy that very much, but depends on the next two weeks and how work goes.
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Originally Posted by f1_fanz,Jul 28 2006, 07:18 PM
I'll ride along as someone's passenger...
- being a passenger on the Dragon is not an easy thing.
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I would love to see you there, but I'm going to put this out there not only for you, Diane, but anyone who is planning to bring a +1 as a "caution" post.
We know the Dragon is pretty twisty, and it is 11 miles long with average speeds being around 20-50 mph (depending on the driver). That makes it a 20-30 minute (again, depending on the driver) run each way. With its twisty nature, and the fact that it is on a mountain, the passenger gets tossed around a bit. On top of that the passenger needs to have faith in the driver. If you're a backseat driver on the Dragon, you're going to make things difficult for the driver. Dramamine helps
From my own experience: I have only been a passenger on the Dragon with tenblade2001 in Hardtopguy's NSX. We were taking turns with the NSX on the road to Fontana Dam - not even the Dragon itself. I was the passenger first and almost put a hole through the floor board and definitely had my blood pressure on the rise......this was partly due to the fact that it was both mine and Steve's first time driving a NSX, and the NSX can do things quicker than a S2000 can - so we were moving faster than I was accustomed to.
For some people it is a rush, so my word of "caution" is meaningless to them.
We know the Dragon is pretty twisty, and it is 11 miles long with average speeds being around 20-50 mph (depending on the driver). That makes it a 20-30 minute (again, depending on the driver) run each way. With its twisty nature, and the fact that it is on a mountain, the passenger gets tossed around a bit. On top of that the passenger needs to have faith in the driver. If you're a backseat driver on the Dragon, you're going to make things difficult for the driver. Dramamine helps
From my own experience: I have only been a passenger on the Dragon with tenblade2001 in Hardtopguy's NSX. We were taking turns with the NSX on the road to Fontana Dam - not even the Dragon itself. I was the passenger first and almost put a hole through the floor board and definitely had my blood pressure on the rise......this was partly due to the fact that it was both mine and Steve's first time driving a NSX, and the NSX can do things quicker than a S2000 can - so we were moving faster than I was accustomed to.
For some people it is a rush, so my word of "caution" is meaningless to them.