1st Dragon Run of the Year

Got up to the Tail of the Dragon for the first time this year. Took the trip up there with the other members of the ATLANTAMINIS Steering committee to do some planning for the ATLANTAMINIS on the Dragon event the first weekend of May. Only made one up and back run from the crossroads. Drive up to the overlook was good, only got stuck for a bit behind a biker. The run back was great. For some reason, I enjoy the drive going south on the Dragon better than running north. The road just seems to flow a bit better. Did have one interesting mishap. Pulled up behind a red Honda Civic (w/ black hood, that was the 1st sign of trouble) that was tailgating a Camero. Going into the next right hand 180 the Civic tried to pass the Camero on the outside! The Civic could not complete the pass and ended up locking the brakes up, sliding off the road and into the ditch, just missing hitting the side of the mountain by inches. We drove on by, the Camero pulled over to let us by and we had the rest of the run to ourselves. Didn't see the Civic before we left. Killboy (www.killboy.com) has some picture of the Civic drifting through blind turns using up both lanes of the road, real smart. I get the feeling that anyone who saw him the rest of the day gave him a good talking too.

Anyway, it was a great day and I can't wait until I can get back up there are make some more runs. This will be especially cool next time I go up because I plan on having some new springs on the MINI and should have the camber all set up and new tires too.

That is it for now. If I get motivated enough I may try to finish some work on the Triumph this weekend. Mainly try to flush the radiator and change the transmission fluid. After that I will be on a quest to find a good carb workshop manual, buy a video on rebuilding my carbs and hunting for the best price on a rebuild kit.