Fourth....

But maybe we can just make a second group to make a Friday Run. I usually have to leave the Deals Gap area in the afternoon on Saturday so for two years I've had to miss Midnight on the Dragon. I ran Friday right around Midnight after the MINI Drive in, didn't mean to run at midnight but after the raffle and after the long drive from Fontana to Deals Gap it ended up being just past midnight when I got there. I think i made it back to Deals Gap around 1am. On the run back i ran a Hood cam and got video of the entire run. It wasn't very fast of course but very kool and a completely clean run.

We should start a new tradition of a new "Post Movie Dragon Run" or something.

 

I'd like to say I'm sorry I missed this, but since I won a set of TSW Springs at the Monte Carlo Night, my disappointment was lessened somewhat
The problem I ran into was that there was alot going on the last night I was worn out after Monte Carlo night and y'all weren't even back yet

Next year though...

 

I've never been more happy that I was wrong... but only 75 cars showed - a far cry short of the 225 that signed up. Just goes to show that registration numbers aren't always a very reliable indicator!

Perhaps if the numbers eventually do get huge (in actual turnout), the "close encounters" setup could be extended further along 129 away from Tabcat bridge... some other kind of interesting light pattern?

Looks like Midnight On The Dragon was great again - I'm sorry now that I missed it... although I had a blast at Monte Carlo too (and very lucky!). Perhaps next year the MC night won't conflict... my memories of the first Midnight that I attended in 2005 are fantastic.

 

Good point, you were lookin' mighty fine in that Robe Edge

 

Where did you get that count, Edge? I was personally there, as always, providing support at the General Store lot, and at the Crossroads of Time at Deal's Gap, where the run commenced, and would like to know how you arrived at that figure.

 

Earlier in the thread someone mentioned they counted the cars going past at the overlook and counted 75......

 

Midnight on the Dragon will continue the tradition of being the last Saturday event of MOTD, but I do highly encourage people to get out there on other evenings too.

koolmini and I did a full moon run on Wednesday and timed it so that we were at the overlook for an incredible bright orange colored moonrise. When we ran back, we'd come around a turn to be greeted by that incredible rising moon.

 

We were at the overlook and counted 75 passing us on the way back to Deal's Gap. We were too busy hootin' and hollerin' to count when they passed us the first time

There were a few people from the Audi Quattro De Mayo event up there with us, too. Really nice folks.

 

It seems to me that people are partying on friday night and thus not really able to drive on midnight of that evening.

With many people leaving early on Sunday and knowing that they will be on the road for quite some time, drinking on Saturday night will not happen as much.

 

Yeah I prefer to do my drinking on Friday. I don't want a hangover for the ride home Sunday. To me the Midnight Ride is to the Dragon as the Closing Ceremony is to the Olympics so I would like it to stay on Saturday night

 

My favorite pic...

 

Clover... I'm not the sort of person to just pull numbers out of thin air.

 

I caught this one during the midnight run:



Can you see the dragon?

 

Neat-O, greatbear!

I know you were taking a bunch of photos that night. Got anything else to share?

 

True, but everyone is partying with their own clubs and not as a whole on Friday night (except via radios ). And it seems like such a waste to have the cash bars set up at the farewell dinner when those planning to do the midnight drive aren't able to support the bartenders.
Just my $0.02

 

I'm sorting through them now, and was disappointed in many. Seems they were out of focus I guess due to me using manual focus with my glasses on.

I gotta clear room on my web space and post the good ones.

 

it was an awesome double moonrise for us that night
btw: we end this month of May with a 2nd full moon (Bluemoon)