Quote from 56Hotrod :

...Have you ever driven up to or around Highlands GA (I think it is something like that)? If I remember correctly, it is highway 15? There are some fantastic little sprints up there. From the map, it looks like it is near Dahlonega.

Good stuff.

I found out, it is actually Highlands, NC - but I pass through a lovely part of GA getting there. Looks like it is Highway 28:
http://local.live.com/default. ... 68207fx_Highlands%2c%20NC

Hell yeah, one of my trip plans is the BRP. My father cycled it north to south (he's crazy) and brought back pics that made me wanna drive it so bad.

I would love to run the Tail of the Dragon. It is about 12 hours or so from Philly, so it is possible. I don't have a bike, but my car does have a Yamaha engine.

I like to take people for runs on the old Watkins Glen layout. That is a good experience as well. I love the long downhill that runs into town. Picture a 3/4 mile long downhill curve, run wide open, that terminates at a sharp left then right onto the town's main street. As you run down the hill, there is a great view of the lake. The old course travels aroung the Glen which means a verticle climb of more than 300 feet. I would make sure to travel the old track, and visit the gorge next time you find yourself at an event at the track.
http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/wat.html
http://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/watkins.shtml

I think there was 25min clip from tail of the dragon at google videos, some older guy cruised there with Vette, top down, it sure has lot of corners

Ah, here it is, bit boring video, but shows you quite bit of that place.

judging by that vid the banking is a little extreme which takes away some of the fun of driving a tricky road

Quote from Shotglass :

judging by that vid the banking is a little extreme which takes away some of the fun of driving a tricky road

In here roads have not much banking, even we have very much like similar roads, well not such extreme corners so many on one road perhaps, but very fun roads, don't really know how banking would affect, g-forces are not feeling so well?

Quote from JTbo :

don't really know how banking would affect, g-forces are not feeling so well?

it takes away part of the challange ... corners that hang to the outside or with banking that changes throughout the corner are a lot more fun to me

Quote from Shotglass :

it takes away part of the challange ... corners that hang to the outside or with banking that changes throughout the corner are a lot more fun to me

Well that is true, also that dirt that is sometimes on driving line causes some thrilling and fun situations, of course not very good for bikers.