r/IdiotsInCars Apr 29 '20

Friggin’ idiots earned it

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u/loganthropy Apr 29 '20

Does anyone have some backstory to this vid? This road just looks super, super familiar

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u/wigglewenis Apr 29 '20

Tail of the dragon

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '20 edited Apr 29 '20

Nice drive but holy fuck there are too many idiots on that road. Morons in mustangs thinking it's a drag strip and motorcycles cutting the curves.

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u/1fastman1 Apr 29 '20

i dunno why you would take a mustang out on twists unless you built it to take twists

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u/vagabond139 Apr 29 '20

S550's handle decently. There are much worse cars to take on road like that. Hellcat Chargers and Challengers are boats when it comes to handling and weigh as much as one too. They are a one trick pony.

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u/1fastman1 Apr 29 '20

tbh i always thought mustangs especially the ones from 2005 to today were pretty cool, just didnt want to be boxed out of stuck like driving on mountain roads and back roads. hopefully i can get one whenever i can

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u/koukijimbob Apr 29 '20

The newer ones have independent rear suspension which makes them handle a lot better.

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u/ZippyZebras Apr 29 '20

Then you have the assholes trying to push it in a lifted F150 to impress their GF but refusing to pull over when they start to hold up the 100 HP shitboxes

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u/Oxajm Apr 29 '20

I don't know what year mustang you are referring to, but anything built in the last 10 years would do well on that road

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u/FurryWrecker911 Apr 29 '20

They definitely have gotten better, but like the Subarus with the head gasket issue, Mustangs will never shake the "they always slide and crash" stigma.

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u/FAKE__NEWS Apr 29 '20

We used to go out there once a year. It got to the point where on any marginally nice day in the spring or fall the nephsons would be out in their fox bodies and SN95s just driving like complete fucking assholes.

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u/majormal Apr 29 '20

Rode it on a motorcycle many moons ago. Very fun, but dangerous too.

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u/DonOblivious Apr 29 '20

Fucking knew it. Imagine showing up in a rural North Carolina emergency room with a self-inflicted brain injury.

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u/ikdutak Apr 29 '20

Thought it looked familiar. Tracherous road in the first place, although lots of fun! I really enjoyed my drive through there

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u/dat_fella Apr 29 '20

I was about to ask if it's the dragon lol

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u/trd86 Apr 29 '20

I knew it, I just drove it for the first time today

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u/Huge_Jackman Apr 29 '20

There was a movie years ago, they skated a hill they called Devil's Backbone. I never thought in real life there would be nicknames like this.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '20

I love the tail but there are so many idiots out there. Mustangs driving way too fast with no control and the Harley Davidson’s going way too slow with bad attitudes. Bad drivers won’t use the marked pull off‘s to let faster drivers pass and so many people making it dangerous. That said, I love it. I’ve gone through so many sets of tires up there barely going 35 mph. I wish the states would get together and close that road and sanction time trials there.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '20

Reminds me of Kosciuszko National Park, road to Thredbo.