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I've posted this before somewhere in here, i think. But last summer i was in NC in the RRS doing some hiking. We went down this auto trail which turned out to be a 1 way paved road that lead to the previously pictured waterfall. When leaving the waterfall the 1 way road was jam packed with people going 2mph and it was a loop with 7miles to go before getting to an outlet. There was only one other option and that was down a road that had a sign at the beginning of it that read; "High clearance 4x4 vehicles only". That's the route we took and there were 6 stream crossings, plenty of ups and downs, rocks to climb over and muddy sections to navigate. To my surprise, that dirt 4x4 only road was one of the 4 roads that are off of the 117 turn 11 mile stretch of road that is Deals Gap (Tail of the Dragon) and it comes out at about mile 10. So i had 10 miles of hard switchbacks, dipping banked turns, short straights and plenty of cars & bikes buzzing around. I dropped the suspension down, put the tranny in manual mode and got to work. I'm sure the 4 or 5 light weight, tossable cars were pissed when i pulled out in front of them. They seemed eager to try and pass me while my passenger secured the cooler and other lose luggage in the back seat. But it likely didn't take them long to realized that like most, they underestimated the road holding capabilities of the RRS as well as the straight line speed it generates. Within a mile they weren't in my mirrors anymore. At the end of the 10 miles there is a boat ramp where some drivers stop for a rest. I pulled over there to get some pics of the fog on the river. As i was walking back to the vehicle after snapping 10 or so pics, that group of light weight, tossable cars finally made it down and were able to pass the slow, lumbering, top heavy, luxury SUV. I've been down Deals Gap multiple times in an E46M3 and on a RC-51. This most recent time in the RRS was by far and away the most enjoyable run down that stretch of road. Especially when getting to school some ignorant "sports" car drivers.
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Especially in a conversation about tossable cars.
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Then after that, you'll have to let your ball and chain know that you're coming up to NC for an extended weekend.
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