I Found a Road Better Than Tail of the Dragon!

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Tail of the Dragon is one of the best roads in the world to drive when it comes to corners, handling speeds, and much more. However theres another road not as well known - Back of the Dragon. We hop in this 2018 Mustang GT and take on Back of the Dragon and give a little in depth tour. Rally North America led us to this place and we couldn't be more thankful to come across this road in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. We tried following our friend Aaron in his R35 GTR but it was not even worth the effort since he went full Initial D. Thanks for watching!
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[@ThatDudeinBlue]

What is your favorite backroad? Have a great day guys!

[@maaaazda]

Tail of the Dragon, even though I've only gone there in the back seat of my Aunt's minivan LOL

[@kylesweeney1550]

Not a back road neccisarily, but I'd like to go down Blue Ridge Parkway or Cherohola Skyway, or the Great River Road. All three sound like fun.

[@Videosroblikes]

foothills parkway and Cherohala skyway both right by tail are fantastic.

[@stevec7819]

Talimena Scenic Drive in the fall

[@GETUPANDGO]

We've got some awesome ones here in Maine--don't know their names, just know they're awesome

[@GETUPANDGO]

Tail of the dragon, back of the dragon, stomach of the dragon...as long as there's a dragon in the name, I assume it's a good drive

[@Craig_Bolin]

Small Intestines of the Dragon.

[@GETUPANDGO]

@@Craig_Bolin lol, yep, you get the idea!

[@BurittoSandwich]

You wouldn't want to ride the Ass of the Dragon though.

[@GETUPANDGO]

@@BurittoSandwich Pass

[@leslie7872]

Dragon of the dragon.

[@youneslahyani2198]

When there is a subie meet in the mountains #vapenation

[@ratchetpack]

😂😂

[@toyota5095]

When you have the chance to sing Take Me Home, Country Roads but instead you sing about Spongebob. *Massive sigh*

[@anthonygriffin8463]

I do not cross double yellows. Crosses double yellows. Lmfao

[@whiplash-wl8764]

Welcome to West Virginia, David! You were close to my grandparents when you went past the New River Gorge Bridge!

[@whiplash-wl8764]

Alexander Chevalier I’ll have to keep that road in mind. Thanks!

[@bschell1969]

West Virginia has all my favorite driving roads. Cool place

[@texasbeachbum]

Ran the Dragon a few months ago and I prefer State route 180 in Georgia over the Dragon any day. It's only five miles of hellish turns but man is it a blast. Then you run down Blood Mountain to finish it all off. Hardly no traffic on 180. Lots of fantastic roads right here in Georgia

[@ALLKaps]

Wow! I rode Tail of the Dragon for the first time this year on my CBR and plan to take the FR-S up there soon. After watching this, I might have to hit up the Back as well. That looks amazing, and I'm digging the minimal traffic!

[@wvjon75]

I live about 2.5 hours from Back of the Dragon. It is a great road and if you continue up RT 16 into WV the roads continue to be awesome! Also once you hit the southern end of Back of the Dragon which is Marion VA, continue on towards Grayson Highlands Park and then to Damascus and Abingdon Va (can't remember the route names) there are equally good roads there.

[@BigHeadClan]

@ThatDudeinBlue - If you ever make your way out to Canada again aim for Nelson, BC area you will have some insane back-roads and views to enjoy. Edit - More exact locations. Tighter Backroads: Start - 5566 BC-3A, Wynndel, BC V0B 2N2 End - 14970 BC-3A, Gray Creek, BC V0B 1S0 Great Sweepers: Start - 2202 BC-3, Creston, BC V0B 1G7 End - 17 Crowsnest Hwy, Creston, BC V0B 1G7

[@nelsona779]

This is pretty cool! I like these a lot thumbs up David. I was literally driving around Blue Ridge Parkway this weekend.

[@chickenonwaffles106]

Finally you uploaded at a time I can actually see

[@amagine1]

I had the same issue on the O2 sensors for my GTO. I eventually bought some weather wrap (think heat wrap but smaller) and wrapped the wires in that. I also got a harness extension, which helps a ton when the exhaust flexes.

[@Brian_G_USMC]

If you’re looking for fun driving roads there is an app called driveline where you can upload roads that are fun to drive and search for routes taken by other drivers.

[@rwwbeast1]

Looked it up on android and its just a game

[@smgs921]

I wont go back to virginia till they change their laws. The fact that going 81mph will land you in jail is ridiculous.

[@Kevhoe]

A huge plus of the Tail of the Dragon, is that it’s morally acceptable to mob as fast as possible. Most all other roads, it’s looked down upon and you’re more likely to get pulled over. Just go to the Tail of the Dragon at a less busy time, not too difficult.

[@reemeruxd]

is it really acceptable though

[@s13ty]

Holy crap @thatdudeinblue that clip in Norton, VA is the next town over from where I live! Wish I knew you were coming through!

[@jeremystanley5009]

Yup i noticed it too i was like holy crap hes standing beside holiday inn at norton.

[@barfus123]

One of your best vids yet. More Driving on Curvy Roads Please!

[@blueridge8992]

I live 5 minutes from the entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway and for anyone thinking about going driving up there: the speed limit along the entire thing is 35 MPH and it is strictly enforced. For good reason too. Deer and friggin bears WILL walk out in front of you. They're all conditioned to be comfortable around humans and cars so they have no sense of danger and they treat the roads like any other part of the forest. Since the road is just one hair pin curve after another you WILL NOT have enough time to stop when there's a forest creature around the bend and you're going even 45 mph. So just a heads up guys, visit, enjoy the views and the nature trails, but don't expect to bomb it like any other back road.

[@Kittievr]

Because my work on always in the mountains please please please go to Google maps and you can custom download whatever area you need So you can use It when you do not have service. Love your channel. Glad you recovered

[@motorgearhead]

Hwy 16 VA. Hungry Mother State Park. Haven't been in about 5 yrs. Last time there, the roads were not prepped like US129 with generous aprons in the tight radius turns and did not have pull offs to allow slower traffic to pull off. The road was less traveled than the dragon. My general feeling was the road is tighter and easier for drivers to out drive themselves, especially bikes. It was a fun road. Just be careful about pushing past 8/10ths.

[@ElectronikReviews]

I was just in Tennessee and that is a very accurate accent!

[@flamer38544]

Hey meow lol. Not everyone has that accent. Haha

[@robomania6164]

Meow lmfao 😂😂

[@TougeTourGuide]

You say you don't cross double yellows, while seconds before and after you are on and over the double yellow....

[@Criterion515]

So many times heard the *clunk clunk clunk* of the tires riding on the centerline reflectors.... man, the cars not THAT wide.

[@jasonnelson1211]

Another great driving road you gotta check out the back roads in Connecticut on the way to foxwoods from i95 on the Groton side after you pass the navy base.

[@zacherygolden1327]

If your ever in southeast Missouri go to c highway right outside of Bonne Terre, lots of windy curves and beautiful Missouri hill sides

[@tylershumaker2605]

0:21, that corner is where a friend of mine low sided his 06 cbr 600rr. good times.

[@badspecgamer128]

As a brit living in the lake district watching videos featuring the tail of the dragon or the canyons is always funny to me because most our roads are like that and to hear people talk about traffic on those roads sounds alien to me because over here everyone drives "spirited" because that's all we know Part of the reason I was to disappointed with the new for a horizon

[@danielcamacho1913]

I've seen on Top Gear that the UK has some beautiful roads, some even with mountain scenery that reminds me of New Mexico. In the USA those roads are the exception, not the rule. We mostly have straight, boring highways and traffic snarls of urban shitholes. Most Americans get used to that as THE definition of driving, and then if they actually go to a mountain road they get motion sickness. Or they realize they're heading downhill to a hairpin turn, and they burn up their brakes because they can't use engine braking with their automatic POS.

[@danielcamacho1913]

I've heard that the twisty country roads of England, and the fact that it was normal for luxury cars to have manual transmissions, was why Jaguars didn't come with cup holders for a long time. Jaguar execs couldn't comprehend the American norms of straight, boring roads and automatic transmissions, so the desire to drink coffee behind the wheel baffled them. So they didn't heed the salesmen in the USA saying "We need cup holders. Prospective customers are walking away, and people who buy the cars still complain later." I also heard that ended because Ford bought Jaguar and said "Thou shalt..." and Jaguar sales in the USA *multiplied* when cup holders became available. On the down side, now it's hard to find a Jag with a real stick-and-clutch manual transmission. :-/

[@badspecgamer128]

@@danielcamacho1913 in the uk theirs only three specific type of people that drive automatics: car enthusiasts who daily drive imported 4 door performance saloons. people who legally cant drive manual cars. and modern luxury cars. we also have a culture (in the north) of underage driving and parents teaching them to drive cars and bikes. I love driving around where I live everyday

[@SuperVette-in6bt]

Thank you for supporting us., Stay Safe, God Bless

[@bryanloganmckerley7244]

I love the Blue Ridge parkway when my Camaro was actually working. It's amazing in the fall and summer

[@somerandomness4285]

Could u upload the daily drivers video soon? Been excited for that one :)

[@ThatDudeinBlue]

Coming out Saturday! Finishing it up now. Been a rocky couple of weeks.

[@jsavage9134]

5:17 Welcome back riders, sounds like something Julia Maddon (Imogen Poots) would say in the 2014 movie Need for Speed.

[@JustAStang]

One end of back of the dragon starts in my home town. Really fun run

[@tylerphelps4868]

Devil's Triangle is an awesome road I stumbled upon in Tennessee while leaving an offroad trail park in the area.

[@robomania6164]

Should take your 240 back there

[@countrycars7788]

@thatdudeinblue man we used to ride this mountain on a school bus to Marion haha. You’ve gotta come back now

[@jl3tbone]

Need to check this place out; the road looks terrific! If you haven’t been, Rt. 33 west of Harrisonburg, VA heading into WV is a fun drive.

[@kojack635]

Yes! I need more roads to hit soon

[@Christof708]

Y’all need to hit up Galena Illinois, the best roads in the Midwest.

[@MattEvans529]

If you ever find yourself in western Arkansas/eastern Oklahoma, make sure and do the Talimena drive. It's no Tail of the Dragon, but it's a pretty drive drive.

[@mikefahy482]

You two are perfect together love the video as always keep up the great work

[@flamer38544]

Thank you for supporting a cause for law enforcement and to any brother or sister out there, stay safe.

[@tdotson95]

I've been to that bridge and been to New River Gorge, its really funny seeing all these locations that I've been to before

[@chriszawacki4092]

Those roads look fantastic! I definitely want to hit those roads (about 4 hours away from me in Winchester VA) along with Ponies in the Smokies one day.

[@countrycars7788]

@thatdudeinblue This Is my hometown man Tazewell Virginia. Back of the dragon is amazing. You should come back and stop by the welcome center!!

[@teamredgutz399]

Agree 100 percent on Back of the Dragon. We had lunch at the base of it on Adventure Drives Smoky Mountains Tour last week but no one wanted to go on Back of the Dragon but me. So I broke off and did it solo. SO worth it. Amazing road. Reminded me of a better version of Pennsylvania State Route 125.

[@davisspeedshop2031]

When Alejandra said "Freeze Frame" I lost it. 😂

[@garageworm17]

My favorite back road is hickory tree road in St.cloud FL all though it has went through some changes and we only have the back section left but its it's still a bast

[@MaxSpeedMike]

David always showing us the goods. Thanks man!

[@calebpechumer2030]

So crazy!! My parents literally just drove the back of the dragon in their VW bus

[@davidhoover2446]

Charohala Skyway or whatever it's called in that area is awesome, too.

[@AUTOHAVENmedia]

This makes me hate living in Florida. Every road is straight with no elevation change what so ever.

[@harkin3684]

So true.

[@ThatOneLateGuy]

its even worse over here in kansas 😭

[@TheDraquito]

Although your car is gonna appreciate over the years been in flat roads with no elevation. Those kinds of roads fuck with everything on your car

[@noanoxan]

What's that you say, every road is a drag strip? Maybe it's because I live my life a quarter mile at a time, but Florida sounds like it has some pretty good roads. 🤷‍♂️

[@38tech]

I lived in florida and the most fun i cod get were highway on and off ramps, especially in orlando. I may have even hit mco at like 2 or 3am and tore it up. Lol

[@marionmike8618]

I live near the tail!! Love taking my 3kgt out their

[@BobThe9534]

hi David. nice vid. liked bfore watching b/c i knew it was going to be good

[@gbeverly2k3]

Looks like you may have stopped in Norton, VA from the looks of the area after coming off the back of the Dragon.

[@commanderNSO]

BTW Waterrock Knob isn't in the Smokey Mountains, it's in the Plott Balsam range, a subrange of the Blue Ridge mountains.

[@gsalien2292]

Plenty of secondary roadways all around The Dragon that afford a full days driving with more wicked curves than the aforementioned and interspersed straightaways that allow for deep triple digits that see very little traffic or patrols.

[@creeker81]

I live very near snowshoe!!! Crazy curvey roads!!!!! Lmao

[@robertsmithUH60driver]

Not far from my home town. Look up Mountain lake hotel. (its the place Dirty Dancing was filmed). Its with in 65 miles of the start of this road. Just west of Blacksburg VA.

[@ninjakapoop]

The tail is more of a right of passage. The back is longer and a bit more fun. I am going with Blacktop Excursions to do it again next month.

[@tdlaustralia7791]

Bunch of holdens on the rally, awesome.

[@GrOuNdZeRo7777]

When I hear GT-R I think Skyline... I really need a Skyline in my life... Nissan could make a killing selling left hand drive Skylines in the US... Closest thing to roads like that is our "Mountain" which is actually a really big hill, It's a few feet too short to be an actual mountain but it's pretty OK to drive up to.

[@morganbrittain304]

WaterRock Knob! Me and my friends used to go up there all the time when I went to WCU! My pfp is from the top too. We hiked to the top with a telescope one night and looked at Jupiter and Saturn. Amazing

[@frankauer99]

Volunteer orange mustang in Tennessee makes sense

[@Kbob3985]

Come to NH and drive the Kancamagus

[@crashnburn3980]

Awesome! I live about 15 mins. Away from it

[@willum4911]

Back of the Dragon is one of the best! Check out 421 "The Snake"

[@thomasferrell1268]

I live in WV and I have been to most of these locations

[@joeyheckel654]

We have some incredible back roads here in West Virginia

[@BoostJunkieMedia]

Road for road the back of the Dragon is better but there are so many other good roads down in the area of the Tail of the Dragon so that area is still better. Down there is also the Moonshiner 28 and the Cherohala Skyway as well as others. These roads are way better than the Tail of the Dragon.

[@slandon1977]

I don't know if better, because it's pretty subjective. The road itself is great, but it's very high traffic and a bit of a tourist draw. I have spent a week in that region every year for the past four years and am at the point now where I sometimes don't even visit the dragon at all. I still consider it one of the greats though.

[@BoostJunkieMedia]

Yes exactly why I say other roads are better because of all the traffic and tourist draw. I don't even ride/drive the Tail of the Dragon anymore unless I am there during the week. I refuse to go on the weekends because of the idiots who don't know how to drive/ride.

[@justthequadtip2.08]

Boost Junkie Media Followed the saleen club on the skyway a couple years ago and it was phenomenal!

[@jax1079]

I agree (literally just posted the same thing). I love the Dragon, but I find myself thrashing 28 more every time I go up now. It's the perfect mix.

[@garrettduren91]

You and alejandra roadtripping is the best haha!

[@unknown-em6un]

david please do a review with ur friend gtr in this video, pleaseeeee

[@aaronkemmer3827]

It's a mostly stock R35, I think he's got that covered haha

[@JMFRO92]

lots of great roads crossing into WV and VA also the entire state of WV has no cell service

[@Its_Me_Romano]

Have you ever driven the Grossglockner in Austria? Now that's a nice road to drive

[@joshuadecker1305]

Im going there this weekend. Does gps work on the back? It would be nice to have a map showing how tight the curves are. Cool video

[@colbynieves6195]

Dude you guys were right up above me! I'm at the bottom of Balsam Mountain, which is about 10 or so minutes away from Water Rock Knob🤘 p.s. it does stink up there don't it?... Lol #vapenation

[@jsavage9134]

& you can get there from driving the back of the dragon? This just became a dream visit spot for me once I get my C7 Z06 in the next 2 years if I don’t say screw it & get a Shelby GT500 as those are my 2 options

[@RACEMASTERyEAH]

Twisties are my drug :D

[@maaaazda]

When I started watching this video, I thought to myself "I wonder if Helen is part of it." That's sweet

[@jax1079]

How dare you, sir! Actually, as much as I love the Dragon, I often prefer highway 28 right next to it. It's a better mix of corners and not nearly as crowded. This road looks epic, though. Good find, man! 👍🏻

[@queenofhearts7977]

Haven't seen a EVO vs WRX STi comparison for a long time...could you please...😁

[@TheFiremonkeyman]

6:42 : "I do not cross double yellows." The double yellow: i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/027/424/joke.jpg Like 10 seconds later at 6:52

[@GrainyEffects]

Wait wait is this by ronoake bc this looks hecka familiar (im from virginia but havent been there in 10 years but use to ride betweem WV and VA)

[@BChandlerBaxter]

Back of the Dragon goes from Marion, VA (where I live) over to Tazewell, VA. We are about 2 hours west of Roanoke and about 40 miles east of Bristol ,VA/TN.

[@xXBrownBoy12Xx]

why dont people drift there at night like in Japan?

[@danielcamacho1913]

I'm going to guess deer, bears and hicks with SUVs that had too many beers.

[@angellibran868]

Also Pickup Trucks

[@benbutler5615]

I'd love to see you review ItsJusta6's mustang!

[@hertzer2000]

Damn, rt 34 in Putnam County is one of the best driving roads in WV. Tail of The Dragon is okay. It isn't fast enough, though.

[@tbird1028]

Hey where about do you live in VA?

[@gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263]

trail brake??? pfft handbrake . cool vid man

[@GarrettsGear]

David "I highly recommend it" Patterson

[@GTRWendy]

What kind of car is that?

[@rick-hj3jg]

The Yellow\orangish car is a 2018 Mustang.

[@rick-hj3jg]

Btw I checked you account to see if that's really your GTR and I see that it is! I've now subscribed and nice GTR!

[@GTRWendy]

@@rick-hj3jg thanks Rick!

[@AustinMBecker]

"Only 65", you mean the best temperature....Like if you like fall or winter better than the 90 degree summer days.... Also, looks like a great road for driving :) Country roads do take me home...

[@PerennialBag181]

Why you Mustang?

[@sofakingtouge2399]

Mustang driver saying "I'm gonna go easy" is code for "i can't control this piece of shit and it terrifies me."

[@krivolavek]

Like some roads by Branson Mo.

[@keystoadventure8816]

when you doing the next episode on you subs cars?

[@sideswipe_x1]

Welcome to one of the poorest parts of the country, but some of the greatest roads. You could spend a few days around back of the dragon and a lot of the roads are similar. This was a great place to learn to drive.

[@motorgearhead]

VA State Rd 40 (Charity Hwy) from Woolwine toward Ferrum VA (Ferrum College). There is about a 25 mile stretch that has some very good runs. Not as turn laden as tail of the dragon but runs through some beautiful farm land. Very scenic drive. Woolwine VA is close to Tuggles Gap on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Grab a bite at Tuggles restaurant. Link to SR 40 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4Sai4x3e5Kog80

[@wirehead69white37]

Look up the snake on 421

[@battlefielding]

aye man what’s the specs on then gtr wheels?

[@toxicmongoose7061]

GEDDER DUN