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Old 05-25-2006 | 09:21 AM
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Doug, which issue was that?
I just picked it up at the airport over the weekend, so it should be the current issue. I'm pretty sure it's Automobile, but to be safe it could be Car & Driver. But pretty sure it's Automobile.
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Great write-up!!
Someday I'll get to TOD, a bit far from CA tho.

Consider doing the Porsche Driving Experience (PDE).
It will give you a whole new perspective about the capabilities of your Porsche

http://www.porschedriving.com/
Old 05-25-2006 | 10:17 AM
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This Mini site has the June Road and Track article on the Tail in a pdf.

R&T Tail of the Dragon
Old 05-26-2006 | 04:08 PM
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Yeah,

My brother did post the same thing on Elise Talk.

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Old 05-27-2006 | 10:42 PM
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mmm... tail...
I have driven from GA several times to go run it -
in my 944 a few times, the 951 a few times, the Mazda 3, the GTI, the Honda CB-1, the Suzuki SV650S


That road is my favorite place to drive. But next time, check out the cherohala skyway.
And yes, the police are only worried about idiocy, not fun

*Yes 2 of them showed up when my friends A6TT went into a cliff wall very hard. They were cracking jokes at my friend the whole time, it was quite amusing.
Old 05-27-2006 | 10:58 PM
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By the way, if you didn't know about it... Sorry I had the pics at 10x10 but scroll down and you will see your car
Killboy sets up in one or two of the corners and takes pics and sells em... might be worth looking at.

http://www.photoreflect.com/scripts/...&ts=1148777921

Your car looks great!
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Then you woke up LOL


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Old 05-28-2006 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rpm's S2
This Mini site has the June Road and Track article on the Tail in a pdf.

R&T Tail of the Dragon
That's it. Man, I was way off...

(I blame the fact that all American car mags look alike! )
Old 05-28-2006 | 03:35 PM
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sounds like the kind of place that draws the talented, the enthusiast, but also the drunk, the teenage and the "dead". Also some peeps are probably downright nasty if they get "stuck" behind someone WITHOUT a death wish maybe in a classic roadster or something NOT doing 80mph. The bikes probably pass cars in the oncoming lane, etc, etc, etc...
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Have you ever been there, Charlie?
Old 05-30-2006 | 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Porsh-uh
Have you ever been there, Charlie?
No I haven't... but being from Southern California I've seen the "canyon carving" crowds in some of the beach areas. And as I head into my 40's I notice the young kids and their bikes and cars and their bad habits. Heck when I was in my teens and 20's we street raced like crazy... dumb kids, lol.
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Well, the couple of times I have been, I've never seen any passing. Even from the bikes. I've seen a few things that I thought weren't real smart and some guys who had more confidence than brains. However, I've never seen anything that really struck me as completely stupid. Certainly a lot safer than what I see in traffic everyday.
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TBH, I'm impressed that there have been 0 fatalities in auto crashes there... I'd like to think there are a lot of responsible car people out there.

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