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Dragon Run 2008

Whatever. :shrug: Car had 2000 miles on it when I left and the paint was perfect (and still is!). The tape takes 30 min. to put on and 2 to pull off. The tape came off once I got there anyway. Yes it looks silly but it's a quick and easy way to protect the front from rocks, bugs, and other highway trash.

I know of a 3 year old Mazda 6 with 2 tiny chips on the hood. And that's with supposedly soft paint.:crazy:
 
A few more pics from while we were waiting for Trey.

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Roger's Mini
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Billy's R32
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My SVT
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Hector's Speed3
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Pete's SS
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Chris's (KingpinSVT) SI
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Randy's (RandySVT) CTS-V
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1. I want that dog!
2. tape bra FTL.
3. At least the front bumper looks intact.
3. Tell me Roger didn't wear driving gloves.

1. I'm sure a tin of snuff in the trade would work:laugh:
2. The bra was re-applied for the ride home:cool:
3. No marks to speak of:shrug:
4. ABSOLUTELY:cool::cool::cool:


Plans are being made for next year already as we'll get there a day earlier and maybe stay one night right near the Dragon, this way we can have more uninterrupted runs on the Dragon and also to go and check out the Devils Triangle. We may need to break into 2 or 3 factions as well, this way its a bit easier for everyone concerned.

Hey Todd, your in for next year, right:confused:
 
I'll plan on it for next year. And if you wear those gloves around me I'll take them and slap you about the face French style.
 
I'll plan on it for next year. And if you wear those gloves around me I'll take them and slap you about the face French style.

Whats up, leather on leather action:shrug::laugh: but seriously though, hope you make it out because that would mean a 3rd year in a row that a different SEMI CEG-er has made it out, finally, some progress:shrug:
 
who's got the blue contour?

also, about the blue tape...it works good but in my case we hit rain on the way to SZ which made the tape peel up and flap around. actually scratched the hood a bit...
 
Btw...

Btw...

...dogs were a part of our trip this year!

1. we had an awesome guard dog at the cabin:cool:

2. Trey hits a dead dog on the Dragon (not the main part of the route though, thank God!):crazy:

3. my own MINI dog was stolen:help:











...but Hectour found it though:laugh:
 
Dragon Run, by the numbers!

Dragon Run, by the numbers!

-Number of cars...9

-Number of people...11 (plus 2 girls that didn't run the Dragon w/ us)

-Number of states represented...6

-Number of different cyl engines...4, 6 and 8

-Number of days we ran the Dragon...2

-Number of days till the next run of the Dragon...350-360, give or take:shrug:
 
I'm definitely going to try to make it again next year. The only thing that would prevent it is available vacation. Gotta use it for the wedding. I should have at least 2 days left over, in which case I'll be using them on this trip.


I hit rain both on the way there and back. On the way up it killed a few pieces of tape because in some places I had applied the overlap the wrong way. The hood should be applied from the top down, and the bumper starting at the top and bottom and meeting in the middle. Mirrors should be taped starting on the outside and inside edges and meet in the middle. I did make sure the area being taped was spotless before applying, and I haven't noticed any scratches yet.
 
maybe i'll try to swing the wagon out next year.

That would be great Alex and I believe a couple of the guys roomed up together and it was like $20.00 a person per night, very cheap and something I may ever look into next year, no sense of paying $177.00 for the 3 nights I was there you know:shrug:
 
Hey Trey, did you take a pic of the splash shield that is now at the base of the "Tree of Shame":shrug: BTW, theres also a part of an R53 MINI there but then again, when you get a showing of 475 MINI's in one spot, something is bound to happen:crazy::crazy::crazy:
 
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