This is a national event and anyone is welcome, regardless of region, sex, age, religion, or vehicular orientation. This event is not a race or a speed contest! It is a national meet for Subaru owners and enthusiasts that happens to occur adjacent to some of the most beautiful and challenging terrain on this green Earth. This is not a race or a speed contest and these are public roads! This is a meet that occurs every year where we get to do some great driving, some sightseeing, and hanging out with fellow Subaru owners from everywhere.

Safety is only a concern in the sense that one is solely responsible for one's own safety. Not to say that a trucker cannot come along and compromise you while you are minding your own business, however the chances of that happening are quite slim. For those who choose to attend this event, you are held personally accountable for all of your actions among the other driving enthusiasts, whilst by yourself, and most importantly during the time you spend behind the wheel of your vehicle. Keep this in mind as you enjoy your time in the area. If you appear to be a troublemaker or causing problems you will be asked to reign it in or depart from the group.

• People who have never driven on the Dragon before are vehemently encouraged to ride along with a veteran for a run before even attempting it in their own car. Getting new people to slow down their hands and develop a smooth rhythm through the corners is the best way to develop better car control and it also contributes to a sense of calm. The initial low speed run through the Gap will hopefully help people to understand how difficult the road is and make them remember the old instinct for self preservation! You are not Richard Burns or Petter Solberg with a hard-on!
• No passing will be allowed. Slower drivers MUST pull over when there is insufficient margin for safety (4 car lengths) between them and the motorists behind. This will be part of our safety lecture.
• There will be NO, I repeat NO CROSSING THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE!. Use your common sense on this. You will often enter corners and be abruptly confronted with a string of bikers who are all leaning over to make the corner. Having a biker highside and kill himself while trying to avoid your dumb ass is the worst way to end a weekend. There ARE places where you can see far enough ahead to use a bit more of the road, but PLEASE try to keep this to a minimum. Any complaints from other motorists or bikers will result in the guilty party being asked to leave.
• If you feel like you're driving faster than you would if you were ALONE on the road, SLOW DOWN. This is NOT a race. Nobody cares if you are driving slower. They will RESPECT you for understanding your limits and sticking to them. DO NOT attempt to "outrun" anyone on this road. You will be very sad when you wreck your bright shiny Subie or injure someone.
• To date, nobody has ever crashed while in the midst of a group drive; historically folks crash when they are out by themselves or off with 1 or 2 other drivers. Group drive speeds are kept very reasonable to a speed that is both fun and most importantly, safe.

Keep it in your lane at all times. Period. There is no reason to go outside of your lane. If you are outside of your lane there is a high probability of something bad happening. If you find yourself going outside of your lane, pull over and take a breather. Do not continue at your current pace. Bikers from the all over flock to the area for a reason; and it's not because they like Subarus too. In fact, most bikers have a horrible perception that any "car enthusiast" is just a problem waiting to happen. The best way to change this is to not meet their expectation of being in the lane, ditch-hooking and dragging gravel onto the roadway, not allowing folks to pass. If someone comes up behind you, pull over and let them pass. It's a very simple common courtesy. DO NOT pull over on the opposite side of the road; wait for a turnout on your side and pull over to the right.

Here is an example: This particular guy was photographed just hours before his accident. Nobody knew who he was as he wasn't part of our main group; he just showed up and was driving around (I guess hoping to find the main group?) Killboy snapped a photo of him over the line:

It was only foreshadowing. Later on that day this guy crashed...blame was never determined that I know of. The thread about it can be found HERE. This is the perfect example of how NOT to act.

From a biker's perspective from last year:
"I watched a Subaru totally botch two corners, virtually all four wheels left of center on a left hand sweeper nearly take out two oncoming riders. If I'd have been suited up, I'd have gone down to beat some a$$. I was really, REALLY pissed, 'cause it happened less than 50 feet from me and that d!ck thought he was fine fishtailing all over hell and gone and waving. Thankfully, no bike-car collisons took place...."

These are exactly the kinds of things to avoid. Don't give them any ammunition!

DRIVERS TAKE NOTE: If you are acting irresponsibly, you will be asked to leave...or worse.