Links

Lexus Forums
Links to the main pages of Lexus Enthusiast Forums
  www.clublexus.com The Lexus Owners Club
  www.seloc.net South Eastern Lexus Owners Club
  www.IS300.net IS300 Enthusiast Site

Dragon's Tail Meet Discussions
Please note that forum discussion links have not yet been updated for the 4th annual meet, but these links will give you ideas of what past meets have been like

Links that will take you directly to posts in Lexus Forums for ongoing discussions about this meet!
  ClubLexus   www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84161
  IS300.Net South Meets Forum   www.is300.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13352969
  IS300.Net Mid-Atlantic Meets Forum   www.is300.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13352088
  IS300.Net Mid-Atlantic Meets Forum   www.is300.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13352971
  SELOC   www.seloc.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=231&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Tail of the Dragon / Deal's Gap / Area Links
The websites listed below are a great spot to gain more information about the area where our meet will be held, the road, the conditions, history etc.

  Tail of the Dragon, the grand-daddy of all local area driving enthusiast sites.  A must read.   www.tailofthedragon.com/index.html
  Deal's Gap Motorcycle Resort Website -   www.dealsgap.com/
  Deal's Gap Forum   www.dealsgapforum.com/
  Killboy - Dragon Sportbike Enthusiast   web.infoave.net/~dscannon/

Other Clubs Visiting The Dragon
Some links to Tail of the Dragon/Deal's Gap events from other car or motorcycle clubs so you can see what other folks are doing or view their past meet photos and comments.

  S2KI (Honda S2000 International) Dragonball Run   www.s2ki.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=49
  Miatas at the Dragon   www.miataclub.net/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi
  Curve Cowboys (cycles)   www.curvecowboyreunion.com/
  Lean on the Dragon (sportbikes)   www.leanonthedragon.com/
  BMW Z3 Roadsters at the Dragon   www.z3power.net/Nfong_Drives.html
  SVT Mustangs   http://www.svtmustangcobraclub.com/media/pdfs/nwsltr/Fall%202001%20Special%20Events%20Issue.pdf
  Charlotte Corvettes   www.queencitycorvette.com/images/Meetings/gatlinburgfinarevisedl2.pdf
  Honda Hoot (cycles) in the area and in Knoxville   www.hondahoot.com/schedule.aspx?show=full

Tail of the Dragon Photos and Videos
Links to websites that have an especially good collection of pictures or videos of the area to give you an idea of what you're in for.

  Videos from Tail of the Dragon   www.tailofthedragon.com/video/video.html
  Videos from Killboy   web.infoave.net/%7Edscannon/videos.html
  Pictures from Killboy   web.infoave.net/~dscannon/scenery.html
  Videos and Pics from two stroke cycle meet   www.kawtriple.com/dealsgap/
  Great Pictures from dealsgap.com   www.dealsgap.com/photos.php

Other Nearby Tourist Attractions
For folks making a long trip to the Tail of the Dragon meet, you might want to stop at some of these (relatively) nearby spots along the way and make a vacation out of it.

In Asheville, NC, the Biltmore Estate and vineyard is an impressive tour
  www.biltmore.com/

Great Smoky Mountain national park, great nature scenery, etc.
  www.nps.gov/grsm/
  www.gsmr.com/ Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (tourist railroad near Deal's Gap)
  www.grahamcountytravel.com Website for Graham County, North Carolina

Gatlinburg TN has a lot of toursity stuff.  Kinda 'country', but lots to do.
  www.gatlinburg.com/ and
  attractions-gatlinburg.com/index_page.html

Pigeon Forge isn't too far either and has some pretty big theme parks
  www.mypigeonforge.com/index.asp
  www.dollyssplashcountry.com/
  www.dollywood.com/

There is some very nice white water rafting in the area you might want to check out.  The Nantahala is also a good river for rafting is reasonably close
  www.raftinginthesmokies.com
  www.raftfb.com/
  www.5riversadventures.com/
  accommodationsinthesmokeys.com/whitwate.htm others

Lodging and Food
For Lodging and Food links, check the appropriate pages on this website.  We've only listed the primary two spots (official meet hotel and lunch location)

  www.microtelrobbinsville.com Microtel Robbinsville
  www.tapocolodge.com Tapoco Lodge Resort

Tail of the Dragon also has a very good accommodations page   www.tailofthedragon.com/accomodations_robbinsville.html

Links to Links
Some other sites have extensive Deal's Gap-related link pages you might want to look over.
  Tail of the Dragon Links   www.tailofthedragon.com/links.html
  Killboy Links   web.infoave.net/~dscannon/links.html

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