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Saw this in the Graham Star paper from RobinsvilleN.C. delegation wants 'The Dragon' open - The Graham Star - Graham County's hometown newspaper since 1955 - News

 

Ugh, it's a shame but true! Local businesses are really gonna be hit by this.

At least most of us are still going

 

we have to make sure we spend as much as possible at Deal's Gap....normally, I don't buy tshirts there, because I have too many already. This year I'm going to, just to help fill their cash registers.
Gonna try to eat a lot of lunches there as well....maybe we need a daily Deal's Gap Lunch & Shopping "run"....

 

UPDATE: from the Deals Gap Facebook:

Ok Gang the new official day is monday for the Dragon to be reopened. TN had some questions that needed answered from NC to finish up the agreement. I just left t he County EMS office...thanks Larry. We have answered all the questions and once Graham county manager...thanks Kim approves it will send it off.

 

Oh, that would be awesome! :yesnod:

 

Lawyers have oked all the paperwork Monday (4/12) at 8 am The Dragon will be if full swing from 8 am until 8 pm everyday.

 

YYYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! :cornut:

 

Or how about a very large "tip" jar that could be passed around and delivered to the chamber of commerce....:idea:

 

I'd rather drive, eat and shop..but that's just me..

 

The Dragon is now open 8 am - 8 pm

 

The fact that they agreed to open it during the day is a total bonus....don't push your luck in asking for a midnight run....

 

I was there at 8 AM when it opened. Did some video of the gates being unlocked and then I was the second car in (not counting US129 Photo and the Leo) behind a GTI. Did six runs this morning, four of which were all the way through with no one else on the road. It was awesome!

[ame=http://vimeo.com/10885383]MINIBee at the re-opening of the Dragon on Vimeo[/ame]

 

That's awesome!

 

Your own private Dragon. Wow.... I've had some clean runs before - but never like THAT.

 

Only 2 LEO's / THP for 11 miles.....BONUS!:devil:

 

Here is a ride report from a Rider friend:

Well, here's my report:

Road conditions: very good all things considered. There was a good bit of dirt on the north side of Shade Tree, but everything else was remarkably clear. No need to do a full on broom patrol.

LEO: Here's where it gets interesting. There were two as expected. Whether from their own boredom or design, they shifted positions quite frequently. They are serious about keeping a lid on people being idiots. I talked to one THP for a few minutes, and he was a little ill about the folks that did get the awards today. Seems they had already been given a friendly warning. Bottom line, local or not you will get a ticket. Also, troopers from outside the area have been putting in requests for duty up there because of the serious overtime so count on there being a lot of new faces behind the radar gun. And they will absolutely not care if you have made 3000 passes and know the name of every corner.

Traffic: Very minimal. I honestly expected to see more folks. There were probably never more than a dozen bikes at the store at any one time. I hope for their sake that that changes as word gets out.

Rumor of the day: Hottest rumor was that they may get one lane open on the lake in a couple weeks (15 days). I would take that with a grain of salt. As you all know the Gap breeds rumors like Tribbles. I won't believe it until theroyz71 posts it.

BTW, the warning sign on the gate is not the only one. There are a couple others as well as one approaches the gate.

Final take: Is it as fun riding without cracking 45? Absolutely not. Is it better than not having the road open at all? Without a doubt.

 

Well cool, thanks for the update.
I am very pleased to be able to hit the Dragon when I get down there.