Heading to the rally from Townsend, TN, on the west side of the Smoky Mountains to Fontana, NC on the East side of the Smoky Mountains, you must travel over Route 129, or as it's known to bikers, "The Tail Of The Dragon". 318 curves in 11 miles of the most challenging riding to be found on the East Coast. At the end of the Dragon is Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort waiting to take your dollars for t-shirts, pictures, stickers, hats, or anything else you'd want to purchase today and throw away tomorrow.