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Old 06-08-2005, 3:20 AM
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Canadian Rider Killed at Deals Gap
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"We are sorry to report that a Canadian rider lost his life in a single motorcycle accident on Hwy 28 near Deals Gap early Monday (June 6) morning. As reported to us by the NCHP, Michael Landry, age 41, from Ontario lost control of his motorcycle and slid into an embankment. Our condolences to the Landry family and friends."
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Old 06-08-2005, 9:20 AM
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Re: Canadian Rider Killed at Deals Gap
Bummer. Did we know this guy? I mean, was he a member?

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Re: Canadian Rider Killed at Deals Gap
I knew him. He was part of the Ontario Sport Riders club years ago and was also a motorcycle salesman at a local shop back in London Ontario for a short time. He was a really friendly guy who made people who came down to the bike lot on Wednesday nights really welcome. Have not heard much from him for a few years except that he was with OSR at the Parry Sound sportbike rally a few years ago.

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Re: Canadian Rider Killed at Deals Gap
Does it have anything to due with the oil that was being put down.
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Old 06-08-2005, 12:29 PM
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Does it have anything to due with the oil that was being put down.
I don't think so (it doesn't mention it). But this happened on Hwy 28, which is near "The Dragon", but not part of it.
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Godspeed
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Godspeed.

Are there any published stats on how many riders have died while riding the Dragon?
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Godspeed.

Are there any published stats on how many riders have died while riding the Dragon?
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FATALITIES:
NOTE: Every death that we know of on the Dragon occurred while riders were northbound.
2004 - Two deaths as of June 15: Both deaths apparently caused by speed and then overbraking.
2003 - No deaths: There were several deaths in the surrounding area of the Dragon, but none that we know of on the 11 miles of the Dragon itself.
2002 - Two deaths: On June 16 a 29 year-old Dale Bently a Valkyrie rider from Michigan died on the Dragon. The rider was passing a car near the Horns of the Dragon when he wrecked and suffered fatal head injuries. The second death occurred on Sunday August 4 when Lendry R. Obanna Jr., 24, of Jacksonville, Florida, lost control of his 2000 Yamaha R6.
2001 - Two deaths: The entire Blount County (home of the Dragon) saw a total of four motorycle fatalities in 2001. The total includes the deaths of a 27-year-old Knoxville man who died March 10 in a collision on Old Knoxville Highway in Rockford, the May 5th death on the Dragon, the July 5th death of a 43-year-old Maryville man in an accident on Happy Valley Road, and the October 27th death on the Dragon.
2000 - One death: Blount County had four motorcycle deaths in 2000 including one fatality on the Dragon.
1999 - One death: Only one motorcycle death in 1999
1998 - No deaths: No fatal motorcycle crashes in 1998.
1997 - One death: A single motorcycle fatality is listed in 1997.
1996 - One death: A single motorcycle fatality in 1996.
1995 - Two deaths: In 1995, two men died in separate July 3 motorcycle crashes on the Dragon during the July 4 holiday weekend.
Source: http://www.tailofthedragon.com/dragon.html
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Thanks, TB. I was too lazy to search the site.
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Re: Canadian Rider Killed at Deals Gap
Wow! Hwy 9 is way more trecherous than the Dragon. A fatality almost every weekend.
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Re: Canadian Rider Killed at Deals Gap
I knew him somewhat. You could tell he was a terrific guy as soon as you met him. This is really too bad. RIP.
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Re: Canadian Rider Killed at Deals Gap
The name really rings a bell... perhaps I rode with him last year (w/ the OSR guys)
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Re: Canadian Rider Killed at Deals Gap
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Wow! Hwy 9 is way more trecherous than the Dragon. A fatality almost every weekend.
Are you talking about Hwy 9 in California? I had a friend killed there on his Ninja 750 back in '98. And everytime I was around that area I seemed to see crunched bikes on the back of tow trucks getting brought back from Hwy 9. Fun ass road...but ****....
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Are you talking about Hwy 9 in California?
Yep. Cop and squidfest, riding up there made me a dedicated track guy.
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