We toured America's greatest roads in our inaugural Smoky 600.
I don't know if we've ever had an Experiences tour sell out as fast as our inaugural Smoky 600—crossing Kentucky and Tennessee from the National Corvette Museum race track to the mountain passes of the Tail of the Dragon and beyond. Maybe it was the bourbon tasting. Maybe it was the promise that our guests would hit the best driving roads in the country.
We ran full track laps on NCM's surprisingly undulating road course, we tortured tires on the autocross, and then we watched as none other than IndyCar legend James Hinchcliffe made us all look slow with some demonstration laps and ride-alongs. Our sponsor for the track day, McLaren, also brought out three Arturas along. Our guests got a chance to test-drive these hybrid super sports cars and see what they're about. They're more car than most people will ever experience.
Editor-in-chief Mike Guy led his group in a McLaren Artura, editor-at-large Matt Farah led his group in a new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid , and editor-at-large AJ Baime played caboose in a new turbo manual Nissan Z. I was in a frankly stunning Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance, deep water blue over a blood red leather interior. The car is rated at 472 hp, pushing around 3900 pounds. It felt lighter, though, with an engine that prioritized high revs more than low-end torque.
If the Tail of the Dragon has a sister road, it's the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany. Both were set up, built, and paved in the Twenties and Thirties. Both are situated in rural, green mountains. But the Nordschleife is a closed toll road. You pay to enter, and you find yourself on what's realistically a race track, with corner workers, signals, and safety staff. The Tail of the Dragon? There are a couple cops who hang out along the route and the safety is up to you.
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