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Tail of the little Red Dragon

Discussion in 'Louisiana' started by Evil Buddha, Jul 9, 2007.

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  1. Evil Buddha

    Evil Buddha Karting

    Apr 8, 2007
    244
    Nine Mile Point LA
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    Mitchell
    A small group of guys I race Autocross with are going to run the little Red Dragon (Red Bluff Road MS) Sunday September 9th. Who wants to go with us? The following is a post I put up on the Audi board http://forums.audiworld.com/rs4b7/msgs/57152.phtml
     
  2. gerard.hansen

    gerard.hansen Formula Junior

    Jun 29, 2004
    665
    Hattiesburg/Petal MS
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    Gerard D. Hansen
    Count me in.
     
  3. Cajun

    Cajun Formula 3

    Mar 20, 2004
    1,618
    Da BY-U
    Full Name:
    MJG
    Right now the 930 is down for repairs & mods...

    I would like to join you guys if she is back on the road!!!

    Sounds like fun!!! :)
     
  4. RacerFlash

    RacerFlash Karting

    Nov 3, 2003
    173
    New Orleans
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    Bob Gordon
    This sounds great! I hope to have the "right" car by then to join you guys.

    There is also another great road in Louisiana. When I had my twin turbo RX-7 a few years ago I went on a great drive with the local Miata club. The road was close to St. Francisville and was something like Slaggo or Sliggo Road? It had something like 100 turns in 10 miles!

    Anyone know the exact name and location of this road? I'd love a return drive!

    Flash
     
  5. Evil Buddha

    Evil Buddha Karting

    Apr 8, 2007
    244
    Nine Mile Point LA
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    Mitchell
    I think I found it but it doesn’t look very twisty.

    http://www.google.com/maps?q=Sligo+Rd,+St+Francisville,+LA+70775,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

    Do you think that the run may have included some of the other roads around it?
     
  6. Evil Buddha

    Evil Buddha Karting

    Apr 8, 2007
    244
    Nine Mile Point LA
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    Mitchell
    I think I found it but it doesn’t look very twisty.

    http://www.google.com/maps?q=Sligo+Rd,+St+Francisville,+LA+70775,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

    Do you think that the run may have included some of the other roads around it?
     
  7. gerard.hansen

    gerard.hansen Formula Junior

    Jun 29, 2004
    665
    Hattiesburg/Petal MS
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    Gerard D. Hansen
    I made the Red Bluff road drive today, really narrow and bumpy in places, a couple of real curvy sections. Go to Google earth and check it out.
     
  8. gerard.hansen

    gerard.hansen Formula Junior

    Jun 29, 2004
    665
    Hattiesburg/Petal MS
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    Gerard D. Hansen
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  9. RacerFlash

    RacerFlash Karting

    Nov 3, 2003
    173
    New Orleans
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    Bob Gordon
    Maybe so? But what I remember from about 5 years ago is that it had been recently paved and was very smooth. It had many, many awesome turns and elevation changes and was mostly wooded without many intersecting roadways. Some of the Miatas wanted to travel at a more leisurely pace, so we all stopped and the quicker cars all moved to the front of the caravan. Besides my RX-7 there were a couple of Turbo and modded Miatas at the front of the next run. What I remember most is at the end of this run, I was out of breath and beat up! It was fantastic!

    Thanks for finding it,
    Flash
     
  10. RacerFlash

    RacerFlash Karting

    Nov 3, 2003
    173
    New Orleans
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    Bob Gordon
  11. coledoggy

    coledoggy Formula 3

    Apr 8, 2007
    2,185
    ole miss
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    todd
    i would be interested, may be able to get a couple porsches out there also.
     
  12. Evil Buddha

    Evil Buddha Karting

    Apr 8, 2007
    244
    Nine Mile Point LA
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    Mitchell
    You don’t sound too excited. Maybe my living in pot hole ridden flat ground New Orleans has really gotten to me. Was it fun? I thought it was great for being so close to home. But I also ran it at twice the posted speed! ;-)
     
  13. Evil Buddha

    Evil Buddha Karting

    Apr 8, 2007
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    Mitchell
    That sounds great, the more Euros, especially Vag cars ;-) the better. LOL
     
  14. Evil Buddha

    Evil Buddha Karting

    Apr 8, 2007
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    Mitchell
    That looks allot better. It would be great to find a bunch of close and different changing runs and hit a different one every quarter.
     
  15. gerard.hansen

    gerard.hansen Formula Junior

    Jun 29, 2004
    665
    Hattiesburg/Petal MS
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    Gerard D. Hansen
    Yes, it was fun, but I was in an F-150. Would have been a lot more exciting in the 308! Some sections are posted at 35mph, others at 55.
     
  16. Evil Buddha

    Evil Buddha Karting

    Apr 8, 2007
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    Mitchell
    Yup! and some are at 25x2=killer fun around a tight turn ;-)
     
  17. Evil Buddha

    Evil Buddha Karting

    Apr 8, 2007
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    Mitchell
    I spoke to fellow enthusiast today who may bring his Yellow Gallardo. He is going to ask some friends to bring their exotics as well.
     
  18. Evil Buddha

    Evil Buddha Karting

    Apr 8, 2007
    244
    Nine Mile Point LA
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    Mitchell
    Sunday September 9th is fast approaching; who wants to go with us? All makes and models are welcome but it helps to be an auto enthusiast.
     
  19. Tifosi1

    Tifosi1 Formula 3

    Feb 17, 2002
    1,560
    Pearl River, LA
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    Kelly J. Vince
    Give me a time and place to meet, yawl sure yawl don't want to wait another month for cooler weather????

    Kelly
     
  20. gerard.hansen

    gerard.hansen Formula Junior

    Jun 29, 2004
    665
    Hattiesburg/Petal MS
    Full Name:
    Gerard D. Hansen
  21. Evil Buddha

    Evil Buddha Karting

    Apr 8, 2007
    244
    Nine Mile Point LA
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    Mitchell
    I am thinking if we meet 7:30 AM at Starbucks Coffee @ 3601 Highway 190 # D, Mandeville, LA (985) 626-5234. We leave Starbucks about 8:00AM that will put us up at Red Bluff about 9:30 AM. We can meet anyone up there who goes straight to the Bluff at the overlook. We start running Red Bluff road @ 10:00AM a few times and meet for lunch in Monticello @ the high dollar Pizza Inn about 11:30AM. This will allow us to beat any traffic as many are in church. Then everyone can go their own way or run the road some more.
    Any ideas or suggestions are more than welcome.

    Don't you guys have AC in those Ferraris? ;-)

    I picked Sunday September 9th because it didn’t conflict with any SCCA races or Track days.

    If any of you know Coco he may go also with his 328 or Lambo.
     
  22. Tifosi1

    Tifosi1 Formula 3

    Feb 17, 2002
    1,560
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    Kelly J. Vince
    How about the Ihop at I-12 and 190. at Least we could get some breakfast. We used to meet there.
     
  23. Evil Buddha

    Evil Buddha Karting

    Apr 8, 2007
    244
    Nine Mile Point LA
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    Mitchell
    That's fine with me but if anyone is going to order and eat breakfast we will need to get there about 7:00 AM so we can still leave for 8:00. Do you know how crowded that one is early on a Sunday? The one in Metairie can get bad very early AM.

    My big concern is being able to make a few runs on Red Bluff Road before church lets out. There were close to no cars on the road that AM. On my run up there the road and the only restaurant, Pizza Inn got a little crowded after 11:30 AM.
     
  24. Tifosi1

    Tifosi1 Formula 3

    Feb 17, 2002
    1,560
    Pearl River, LA
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    Kelly J. Vince
    Sounds good, we can run highway 40 on the way there.
     
  25. coledoggy

    coledoggy Formula 3

    Apr 8, 2007
    2,185
    ole miss
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    todd
    not sure i'll bring the strad, but i do have a back up 911 turbo, sounds fun.
     

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