For those readers who may be unaware, the Tail of the Dragon is an 11-mile stretch of two-lane along U.S. Route 129 that carves through the Great Smoky Mountains with 318 tight, twisting turns.

These are experienced guys and a number have tackled the Tail of the Dragon before. We get a safety briefing from Gerry Belton, one of the organizers of the meet.

Five things to know about the deadly "Tail of the Dragon," a curvy, 11-mile stretch of Highway 129 in Tennessee and North Carolina.

We're watching as a legion of Chevy Corvette owners descend on the Tail of the Dragon in the following driving video.

PopMech's tour of the best, most adrenaline-pumping roads in the U.S. pays a visit to North Carolina's winding Route 129.

Looking north as darkness finally settles in on a mid-June evening - around 10 p.m. for mid-northern latitudes - you will see Draco the Dragon, backing up, its tail between the two dippers. Dragons… ...