9thcivic Tail of the Dragon Part II: Official Information and Attendee Thread

Sleepy said:
I will not be able to come this year, I blew out my back two weeks ago. I would not be able to handle the long flight or drive across the country. I am pissed caused I had to cancel all my other trips I had planned out for this year.
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BOOOO!!!!

I wish you a speedy recovery...
 
Sometimes I think it's too early for me, like last year being interrupted from my slumber at 4:50AM by 07TLX and KennyGS , I just wanted to pass out. I don't remember much from that trip down other than something with an ambulance :giggle:


Next week I'll be rockin' the oil cooler action (19 row air to liquid), and maybe a 22mm rsb.
 
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death_roll said:
After much waiting, I'm glad to post the information for this year's meet. I'm safe to say that last year's meet, even though it Webby and Cookstar did not attend, turned out to be one of the better ones. We were able to bond as a group and it did not feel as "clique-ish" as years past. This meet is pretty much a continuation of the meet held back in the 8thcivic years, it's not specific to 9th generation Honda Civics at all. The vast majority of vehicles that will be there are not Honda Civics at all, any vehicle is welcome as this is mostly a meet for old and new friends that share common automotive enthusiasm. Past meets have grown to tremendous size and often had a huge list of things to do on the itinerary that took away from the true fun and social aspect of it.

For the uninformed, the meet centers around driving the Tail of the Dragon in Tennessee / North Carolina. It's a windy U.S. highway centered in the smoky mountains and features 318 turns in 11 miles. More information is here http://www.tailofthedragon.com/ since I can't type about this all day. Other roads in the area such as Route 28, and the Cherohala Skyway down by the nearest town, Robbinsville NC. There will be many opportunities to drive the roads in the area as well as several in northern Georgia.

Last year I feel as if I didn't do a really great job with the itinerary, some things we didn't end up doing and we didn't decide on a photo spot until the very last minute. Some people from the group got separated at Fontana and I feel as if I didn't communicate things well on the list. This year I will be much more mindful of that and try to organize everyone much better. The size of Fontana comes into play as well, many of us are spread out at the cabins or at distant parts of the lodge, there is also little to no cell phone service either.

Keep in mind that these roads are not a racetrack. Some of us drive spiritedly, but squealing your tires or going through every turn sideways is not what this is about. I will admit I'm probably the most guilty of the bunch when it comes to driving aggressively, so I really feel like I should tone it down this year to set a good example for many of our prospective new attendees. Some are far more experienced at driving and/or driving in this area as we have been to many meets here. We all stop and meet after some spirited driving, so you don't have to keep up as if your life depends on it, we're not competing for any driving trophies. If this is your first time, take it easy, or even ride along with a more experiened driver to get acclimated to the road first, especially if you're from a large city or rural area where the roads are mainly straight. The meet is really about good friends and having fun in your car in order to forget about real life for a while. Wrecking your car / injuring someone will only make "real life" come back much sooner, and it will be much worse than walking back into work on Monday.

The area is pretty much in the middle of no-where and the closest town, Robbinsville, is around 30 miles away. There are gas stations and a grocery store there to refuel yourself and your car. We can plan some trips down there since U.S.129 has some nice long sweeping curves going down to Robbinsville.

We're staying at Fontana Village again this year, http://www.fontanavillage.com . It's a nice open resort style hotel with cabins or lodge rooms. The only thing is that the resort is large so it's easy to get lost or be situated apart from everyone if you're in a different cabin. Lodge rooms are available at the discounted rate of $79 / night until July 12th. There is a meeting area outside the Wildwood Grill that we meet at before any drive or exhaust shoot.

Here is the google maps coordinates of Fontana Village:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.437142,-83.823366&num=1&t=h&z=15

Robbinsville:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Robbinsville, NC&hl=en&sll=35.436477,-83.823152&sspn=0.029126,0.038581&oq=robbins&t=h&hnear=Robbinsville, Graham, North Carolina&z=15

Tail of the Dragon:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.466315,-83.919947&num=1&t=h&z=16

Cherohala Skyway:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.345655,-83.893919&num=1&t=h&z=15



Registration will be $25 per person this year, the major change being that we will not have a catered dinner at Fontana this year. I and some others will do the cooking at the cabins. I feel that it will be more fun that way and give us more of an opportunity to bond as a group. I will be coming up with menu items as the year progresses, and if you have anything you can contribute to the menu, or if you want to cook as well, please post up and let me know! I plan on having a breakfast either Thursday or Friday, and the dinner on Saturday night.

As far as the official itinerary is concerned, I will post a tentative one soon, some things are not finalized so I will post just the basic obvious stuff to give people an idea of what we'll be doing.

I am accepting paypal registrations from this moment on. Please PM me for my paypal address as it's not related to my screen name at all. If you want to contribute to the cooking, that would be a good time to let me know as well. Also let me know where you're from and what you'll be driving to the meet, hopefully we'll get at least one 9th Civic this year!

Attendees: (vehicle in parentheses)

1. death_roll, Pike Creek DE, ('12 douchemobile)
2. jrotax101, Holly Springs GA, (E36 M3)
3. MrsJrotax101, Holly Springs GA, ('00 Civic)
4. sonej4, Griffin GA, (BMW E30)
5. KennyGS, PA, (2010 Corvette Grandsport)
6. Nix, parts unknown, (08 Civic LX)
7. Nix's guest
8. Flippercon, Va Beach Va, (9gen Si coupe)
9. Flippercon's guest
10. 07TLX, Exton PA, (07 Civic LX)
11.Yo.SeungHyun, Sandy Springs GA, (MK6 GTI)
12. Tony An, Stallings NC, 07 Civic Si coupe
13. EX-L, O'Fallon IL, 9th gen Civic EX-L sedan
14. EX-L's guest
15. Greg Porter, Raleigh NC, 09 Civic Si sedan.
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16. omg_racing, NC, 9th gen Civic coupe :)woot:)
 
My car is 2010 not 2009! Get your facts straight! There is a HUUUGGEEE difference between '09 and '10. My car is far superior to the '09 model :dopey:
 
greg porter said:
My car is 2010 not 2009! Get your facts straight! There is a HUUUGGEEE difference between '09 and '10. My car is far superior to the '09 model :dopey:
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I'm not a Honda person, I barely know the difference between an 8th and 9th gen :banghead:


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