Dragonball Run 2006!
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Originally Posted by Poindexter,Jul 29 2006, 03:29 PM
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.
after I got out of the car with Steve 
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after hearing all the stories about the last one, I dont think I can afford not to come to this one. but im not going to say im coming just quite yet, cause everytime I do that something comes up. soo "im not going to make this one"
we gona caravan down- aaron, were are we all staying!
we gona caravan down- aaron, were are we all staying!
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Originally Posted by 3312DC,Jul 30 2006, 12:37 AM
after hearing all the stories about the last one, I dont think I can afford not to come to this one. but im not going to say im coming just quite yet, cause everytime I do that something comes up. soo "im not going to make this one"
we gona caravan down- aaron, were are we all staying!
we gona caravan down- aaron, were are we all staying!
If you don't have one already, make sure you get an FRS radio (that supports subchannels).
