Back of the Dragon with two Cobras and a Caterham.

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Had a great time driving with two of my Cobra buddies at a famous stretch of highway in Southwest Virginia called Back of the Dragon. 33 mile stretch of beautiful Blue Ridge Mountain 2 lane highway with 433 turns. The blue Cobra is fire breathing Superformance replica with a giant big block, and the Cream colored car is a Factory Five kit that my friend built from scratch over a 5 year period. It is a masterpiece. My ride is a 620S I've had about 5 months now. Happy to report I was able to hang with the big boys with no problem, although my car sounded pretty anemic beside those beasts . I love my Caterham even though the wheel is on the wrong side.

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I ran that road on my way home from Deal’s Gap a couple of years ago. Beautiful area. Regular driveways, crossroads, and some intensely narrow/tight corners differentiate it from the Tail. Also I was there very early on a weekday morning and shared the road with commuters and contractors pulling backhoes behind their dually pickups. No other “enthusiast” vehicles. I enjoyed the drive very much but would caution others to be mindful. 

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We drove it on a tuesday starting at about 10:00 AM, and we had almost a clear run all day.  We were lucky, and admittedly you are less prone to traffic on the Tail.  But we found this to be a nice and different drive.  More straights, shaper turns, overall a nice experience.