Mountain Run 3 Info

[Gunny]

a little bit about motion sickness when in the mountains

• I've never heard of a driver having motion sickness
• Some passengers are bothered by motion sickness; others are not. I've never had a problem with motion when I was driving; however, I did the Dragon as a passenger with a very experienced, aggressive driver, and I was definitely not feeling well due to the motion, turns, elevation changes, etc.

how to prevent ...

• take dramamine (or similar)
• wear a wristband for motion sickness

Wristbands should be available at a pharmacy, sports store, or HERE.

[Gunny]

more on motion sickness ...

Click HERE and then click on the bottom thumbnail to "experience" the Dragon. Granted, nothing can replicate the actual feeling of either driving or riding shotgun while running the Dragon, but if you can play this on a large monitor or even a large screen TV it helps illustrate some of the sensations that you might feel when actually doing the Dragon. If you've never done mountain roads before and you feel the slightest bit of queasiness while watching the video clip, you might want to bring something for motion sickness. It doesn't bother me watching this video but my wife will not look at it, nor does she enjoy riding with me on any spirited runs through the mountains. BUT ... and this is funny ... she drives a turbo Sportwagen TDI and has discovered how much fun it is to drive the mountain roads to the point that I'm no longer comfortable riding with her. Go figure.

Tough to predict how different folks react to mountain roads, but better to be prepared if you've never driven/ridden these roads before.

re: the video ... yes, the total time was approx. 16 minutes, and yes, those are real rain drops on the windshield. For a dose of reality be sure to watch beginning at the 7 min. mark for approx. 1 minute.

[Paul Workman]

Gunny,

Inquiring minds would like to know: do we have an emial list of drivers yet for the MR3?

And, BTW, I have a spare Motorola FSM "walkie-talkie" if anyone wants to borrow it.

[Gunny]

Originally Posted by Paul Workman

Inquiring minds would like to know: do we have an emial list of drivers yet for the MR3?

I think I have email addys for everyone from MR1 & MR2 (assuming no changes) but don't know the MR3 final roster yet, much less email list ... probably time to start compiling the roster & email lists.

[Rex Ruby]

Originally Posted by Gunny

a little bit about motion sickness when in the mountains

• I've never heard of a driver having motion sickness

First time I did the Dragon I felt sick and I'd never had a problem with that. But that was also after running it 5 fives in a row. Strange but my wife (passenger) who is prone to motion sickness was fine!

[Mystic ZR-1]

Originally Posted by Rex Ruby

[/LIST]..... but my wife (passenger) who is prone to motion sickness was fine!

Wish I could say that about my Bride who rode with me thru the Dragon on the way to Atlanta a couple years ago.
She was more Pi**ed Off than sick...
For some reason, only ran it once that time?

[Gunny]

Originally Posted by Rex Ruby

[/LIST]First time I did the Dragon I felt sick ...

John, you surprise me ... I would never have believed that !!!

[Gunny]

If you're a definite for MR3 (i.e. made room reservations, started packing your bags, etc. etc.) send me your name & email address by clicking HERE and filling in the info. If you prefer to send your info via PM that's OK, too.

[Gunny]

John, Doug ... were either of you in last year's group that encountered the 18-wheeler on the curve? or am I thinking of another trip?

[Mystic ZR-1]

I was there! Steve too! (He had no choice in the matter, he was riding shotgun)
The mother trucker took up the whole road on the corner...
Fortunately,no pants were soiled!