*EDIT*. I want to come on here and let everyone know that even though I could see in front of me when I played with more road and crossed lines, it's still VERY VERY dumb and doesn't matter if I could see / nobody was coming. Accidents can happen and sadly, if a 2 wheel buddy were in that lane also screaming it could be very bad. Don't follow my example in this video. It was my first time doing this and I now know, no matter what stay in the lane even if it is clear. 100% NOTED and if you plan to drive Tail of Dragon, take my mistake as a learning experience and just stay in the lane. Sorry for the dumb decisions fam. Glad everything worked out and when I come back next time, I can do it CORRECTLY 🙏
Great video dude but little too much here, if ands and buts doesn’t matter after. Stay safe but I’d re edit this just sayin. A little editing magic and this video wouldn’t have been so negative and apologetic
Man you’re my favorite TH-camr period, I home one day you go make videos with the wife & your buddies & head to Key West Florida for some videos & riding across the 7 mile bridge to key west lol, that’s where I’m going after I get my Z06 in 26 I’m taking that vacation as it’s my dream spot & can’t wait to take the dream car to Key West but hopefully after I get my Z06 maybe I can get ya’ll to come ride tail of the dragon & I want to hit the back of the dragon also.
@@Murdered0ut150I wouldn’t say the video was negative, shows the good & the bad helps his channnel, ain’t nobody perfect & besides even if it’s bad & it is as it’s dangerous, but it’s still fun content.
You really need to drive the "Back of the Dragon" in Tazewell, Va. As they say, 11 is nice, try 32. 32 miles, 438 curves, 3500 ft elevation change. Beautiful ride.
The Foothills Parkway is a great lead into the Dragon. Biggest thing with all of the spirited driving is staying in your lane. You definitely don’t want to find the on coming traffic head on. Been there many times and will be there at the end of April with a club from central Florida. Another great road is the Cherohala Skyway. It’s a lot like the Foothills Parkway in that it’s full of longer smoother curves and longer straightaways and some really good views!
Bro Maverick was killing it around those corners and we already seen him at a track too Maverick is just a handling menace dude also you were low key getting it fam.
My wife and I did The Tail in our TI Sport AWD in 2017. That car was awesome on the small roads because Alfa really builds their cars for Italian roads that are smaller and have lots of different types. We did it during the week when it was wet and cold and actually had the whole place to ourselves. Which was unusual for the road. We sold the Alfa after about six months after that but still have the memories of The Tail!!!
your gf legs trying to hit the invisible brake is so funny she was doing her best not to let her fear ruin the moment but thats not something you can hide easily props to her🔥
Looks like a freaking blast! Hope Romina is ok! Glad you where finally able to experience it. And Jake and Jordan where good as well. Awesome Mountain View!!
I only do stuff like this by myself in the car….my golden rule is if something is gonna go wrong rather be me it happened to than someone else. I can take responsibility of doing something to myself but letting something happen to someone who didnt have to be there is a different story
You got a squeak coming from the passenger side. 😅 Ramonia didn't need a seat belt. Her butt was stuck to that seat for sure. Great and fun driving. Seems like I always get behind every leaf looker on the road. Keep the sunny side up and the greasy side down my friend.
This was seriously life changing and I PRAY everyone with a badazz car get to experience this one day. *Check out the Recent Video here!* th-cam.com/video/tuAMkZgvbO4/w-d-xo.html
i have ridden the Dragon so many times over the past 20 years and by far its the best road on the east coast of the US. Your passenger had her brake on in every corner. Great video!
Love it!!! You did great bro, was awesome watching you encouraging your wife and change up the pace a little. Real stand up guy!! I’ve had to do that so many times lol they might secretly hate us when we drive😂
Looked like a very nice trip. Poor Romina being the passenger is rough. You really tach out that Mach running 2 and 3rd gear ! You could tell even on the video how sharp the turns are by how far you had to crank the wheel. Great outing for your guys !
Oh yeah 😀. Welcome to my neck of the woods. I love to drive that road, drive it quite often when I can get a nice Saturday. But I must say my man, way too much mustard on that driving. That road demands respect, have come around the curve more times than I can count and someone on a bike (or U haul) there, gotta be careful...
Im always on the fence with Ponies in the Smokies at the Dragon because I'm also a motorcycle dude and some dudes with fast cars dont stay in their lane and come round the corner on your scoot and theres a cage (even if its a cool one) right there in your face so props to yall for this cause i didnt see you driving on the wrong side of the tail roo much for never having done it and that means everything that you at least werent just straight fckn driving on on the wrong side like it was a two lane one direction like some of these jack offs do
I just know Romina probably left a dent on the floor from “braking” or a dent on the door panel she was grabbing onto, huge respect for keeping her and the car safe, (I wouldve probably sent the car off the mountain)
Man this was a sick video, I bet alll of the people commenting about staying in the lines would go over them too if they were there. It’s easy to say from the phone but when you’re actually out there driving you just wanna push. No harm no foul, keep doing you Derek b and don’t worry about all these other people. Nothing went wrong and that’s what matters 🙌🏻
This a badass lol props to you for handling that Mach like a boss man being a Georgian that has been on the trail of the dragon at very high speeds I can verify that the trail of the dragon plays no games and shows no mercy!
My HPP with 369 HP and 377 torque. I can keep up with these guys. No weight on the nose and high performance suspension. However when the straight comes they would kill me. Big HP in these cars are awesome.
Sick video! When I used to have my R1 years ago, always wanted to take it there. After watching this...F that! But I'd love to take my S197 GT500 there. My lady would've walked home though.. Lol.
Looks like a blast. I wish there were more models of the Mustang such as foxbody and SN95. I saw only one bullitt in the video but overall that was a joy to watch.
I’ve been fortunate enough…to grow up, driving a lot of fun back roads in the North Carolina mountains. I’ve never made it to the Tail of the 🐉 yet, man that was a sweet drive!!!🙌🐎
Just for the record you inspired me to start making videos lol I did my first coyote swap last year and I’m starting another one now on my 97 cobra. I get excited when my videos break 1,000 views. Maybe one day my channel will be big enough to where our paths cross. Keep grinding bro
At 4:50 That's my buddies '12 BOSS 302, my '08 Bullitt, and our other friends '18 GT flying by. Y'all had just passed us earlier while we were pulled off on the side.
I grew up ripping my 03 Mach then eventually my 14GT thru the mountains of West Virginia. There’s a mountain that takes about 40 mins to go all the way up and back down the other side, some of the best driving in the world lies in the Appalachian mountains
Freakin love it out there need to take mine back again with all my new mods now. I have unedited video from top to bottom and back up on my channel was one of the most badass days of driving my car for sure. Stay safe and enjoy. I enjoy watching your channel and wouldn’t want anything to stop the videos bro.
Runnin the twisties like that can be pretty scary for a passenger. Managing the risk takes a little planning and strategy. I know it would suck to slide off the road or into oncoming traffic. Maybe one day I'll make it there for a run.
This is awesome! I need to go! Also there's a place here in va between marion and Tazewell (about 4 hrs from us) called thr back of the dragon its 438 curves over 32 miles may want to give that a go one of these days.
Great video like always. I swear when you following the Dark horse with the white color and the curve of the back glass and wing from a distance I thought you were following a Tesla Model 3.
Sick. Never done the tail. But I did do the back of the dragon. Looks fun. you caught my dream car on your channel that mischievous purple gt 500. That’s a sick car and color combo.
Fun content, but that Road is one you wanna "feel out" a couple passes before pushing it and ya gotta watch for others! Also, felt bad for Romina as the passenger seat would suck! That mischievous purple 500 🔥
if you like the views you should try Skyline drive at Shenandoah. Incredible scenery, and they have a tunnel at somepoint of the drive, really fun. Great video, enjoyed watching the gang rolling through the mountain ⛰️🤙🏼
*EDIT*. I want to come on here and let everyone know that even though I could see in front of me when I played with more road and crossed lines, it's still VERY VERY dumb and doesn't matter if I could see / nobody was coming. Accidents can happen and sadly, if a 2 wheel buddy were in that lane also screaming it could be very bad. Don't follow my example in this video. It was my first time doing this and I now know, no matter what stay in the lane even if it is clear. 100% NOTED and if you plan to drive Tail of Dragon, take my mistake as a learning experience and just stay in the lane. Sorry for the dumb decisions fam. Glad everything worked out and when I come back next time, I can do it CORRECTLY 🙏
Aye bro that’s all that matters, live and learn but still a sweet video man! Love the cars
Great video dude but little too much here, if ands and buts doesn’t matter after. Stay safe but I’d re edit this just sayin. A little editing magic and this video wouldn’t have been so negative and apologetic
@@Murdered0ut150 naa not gonna hide my mess up. Live and learn
Man you’re my favorite TH-camr period, I home one day you go make videos with the wife & your buddies & head to Key West Florida for some videos & riding across the 7 mile bridge to key west lol, that’s where I’m going after I get my Z06 in 26 I’m taking that vacation as it’s my dream spot & can’t wait to take the dream car to Key West but hopefully after I get my Z06 maybe I can get ya’ll to come ride tail of the dragon & I want to hit the back of the dragon also.
@@Murdered0ut150I wouldn’t say the video was negative, shows the good & the bad helps his channnel, ain’t nobody perfect & besides even if it’s bad & it is as it’s dangerous, but it’s still fun content.
Sketchy being a passenger in a ride like that, no matter who's driving. Props to Romina!
Just watching her feet push The imaginary brakes had
Me lmaoooooo😂😂😂
8:04 Those Uhauls can’t leave Derek alone 😂😂😂
Bro I SWEAR....
8:05 bro can literally be in tail of the dragon and the U-Haul is still coming for the Mach 😂
FACTS!!
You really need to drive the "Back of the Dragon" in Tazewell, Va. As they say, 11 is nice, try 32. 32 miles, 438 curves, 3500 ft elevation change. Beautiful ride.
The Foothills Parkway is a great lead into the Dragon. Biggest thing with all of the spirited driving is staying in your lane. You definitely don’t want to find the on coming traffic head on. Been there many times and will be there at the end of April with a club from central Florida. Another great road is the Cherohala Skyway. It’s a lot like the Foothills Parkway in that it’s full of longer smoother curves and longer straightaways and some really good views!
100%. GT500 driver needs to take some lessons desperately.
I cringed every time yall went over the mustard...... god dayum guys, that road is no joke
Bro Maverick was killing it around those corners and we already seen him at a track too Maverick is just a handling menace dude also you were low key getting it fam.
little BEAST!!!
Best day I had in a long time everyone needs to come out next year!
Hopefully i'll be that old man you shout out to next year bro! Hope to see you guys there!
Cant wait to go back
Will be there next yr as well...stoked...it's def much better than mustang week
I grew up in the canyons of Colorado, you stayed in your lane, cause you never knew what you would face in the on coming lane!
This is the best Mustang video you've ever done. Bravo.
Thank you beo!
Girlfriend either practicing or hitting the imaginary brakes on her side🤣🤣
Haha shes funny
My wife and I did The Tail in our TI Sport AWD in 2017. That car was awesome on the small roads because Alfa really builds their cars for Italian roads that are smaller and have lots of different types. We did it during the week when it was wet and cold and actually had the whole place to ourselves. Which was unusual for the road. We sold the Alfa after about six months after that but still have the memories of The Tail!!!
your gf legs trying to hit the invisible brake is so funny she was doing her best not to let her fear ruin the moment but thats not something you can hide easily props to her🔥
Haha shes too funny
Looks like a freaking blast! Hope Romina is ok! Glad you where finally able to experience it. And Jake and Jordan where good as well. Awesome Mountain View!!
I only do stuff like this by myself in the car….my golden rule is if something is gonna go wrong rather be me it happened to than someone else. I can take responsibility of doing something to myself but letting something happen to someone who didnt have to be there is a different story
Yup
Exactly
Be safe love those kinda roads , , , glad no one got hurt ,
Respect for making sure your wife was comfortable. Still great content. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
You got a squeak coming from the passenger side. 😅 Ramonia didn't need a seat belt. Her butt was stuck to that seat for sure. Great and fun driving. Seems like I always get behind every leaf looker on the road. Keep the sunny side up and the greasy side down my friend.
Bro in GT500 got some balls. Sick ride
Tail of the Dragon is hands down the best driving experience on the street. I can't wait to go back
I can’t blame the wife it’s fun from the drivers seat but rough from the passengers seat 😂
Na it really is dude
My gf has been in my s550 once that was well over a year ago now😅
This was seriously life changing and I PRAY everyone with a badazz car get to experience this one day.
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You definitely need to hit up the Mach 1 Track Attack at Charlotte if you haven't already.
The most underrated Chanel on TH-cam
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i have ridden the Dragon so many times over the past 20 years and by far its the best road on the east coast of the US. Your passenger had her brake on in every corner. Great video!
Bro i gotta give you major props being willing to back the car down for her safety. 👍👍👍
Love it!!! You did great bro, was awesome watching you encouraging your wife and change up the pace a little. Real stand up guy!! I’ve had to do that so many times lol they might secretly hate us when we drive😂
Romina was trying her hardest to maintain 😅
😂😂😂
Looked like a very nice trip. Poor Romina being the passenger is rough. You really tach out that Mach running 2 and 3rd gear ! You could tell even on the video how sharp the turns are by how far you had to crank the wheel.
Great outing for your guys !
Shes a Trooper!!!
Nice video, the lime green gt 500 is my boy Amish. While he was at pits he dynod his car and made over 900 to the wheel.
Heck yeah! I like David! Amish Mafia baby!
I couldn't watch anymore after 8 min, your dude was all over the place.
Romina is a Tough Girl Bro😁
Let’s go! Always a great day when Derek posts. I’m rewatching the whole Blucifer series because I’m picking up my 2013 this weekend!
Bars while calmly assuring Romina was okay 👌🏼
I need to do stuff like this. Looks so fun!
Good job taking it easy when your wife starts to get nervous. Cant have em stress out.💪🏾💪🏾
My wife loved it as well...lol. I totally get their fear though. I push it way harder solo. My Mach 1 did amazing as well.
@welch1904 I could, but she wanted to go, and she's my wife. It was just a little much for her. Now she knows. Have a good night 🖕
Shoot me a message on facebook. I gotta see what you look like 💀💀💀💀
@@wolfeman0094 na na not you brother. That welch dude. Hes a troll gotta see what he looks like 😂
Oh yeah 😀. Welcome to my neck of the woods. I love to drive that road, drive it quite often when I can get a nice Saturday. But I must say my man, way too much mustard on that driving. That road demands respect, have come around the curve more times than I can count and someone on a bike (or U haul) there, gotta be careful...
Mustard lel
The sound of these Mustang's brings sweet music to my ears
Im always on the fence with Ponies in the Smokies at the Dragon because I'm also a motorcycle dude and some dudes with fast cars dont stay in their lane and come round the corner on your scoot and theres a cage (even if its a cool one) right there in your face so props to yall for this cause i didnt see you driving on the wrong side of the tail roo much for never having done it and that means everything that you at least werent just straight fckn driving on on the wrong side like it was a two lane one direction like some of these jack offs do
I have a rwd v8 and I would never even go NEAR the gas around those turns 🫣🙏🫠
I just know Romina probably left a dent on the floor from “braking” or a dent on the door panel she was grabbing onto, huge respect for keeping her and the car safe, (I wouldve probably sent the car off the mountain)
5:06 "25 jesus" proceeds to floor it. Made me laugh lol
Man this was a sick video, I bet alll of the people commenting about staying in the lines would go over them too if they were there. It’s easy to say from the phone but when you’re actually out there driving you just wanna push. No harm no foul, keep doing you Derek b and don’t worry about all these other people. Nothing went wrong and that’s what matters 🙌🏻
Facts man thank you. Def learned from it
You can't say it's fine because nothing went wrong. He needs to understand that it is not ok to cross those lines.
Great video, as always Derek,, u guys was balling.
Thanks bro!
This a badass lol props to you for handling that Mach like a boss man being a Georgian that has been on the trail of the dragon at very high speeds I can verify that the trail of the dragon plays no games and shows no mercy!
Tail of the dragon is a really nice road to take your Modified cars for a cruise so badass to me 😎🔥🔥🔥
my whole area is tail of the dragon where im at in VA lots of fun in my 3rd gen camaro and new edge!
My HPP with 369 HP and 377 torque. I can keep up with these guys. No weight on the nose and high performance suspension. However when the straight comes they would kill me. Big HP in these cars are awesome.
Dude Rominas nervous the whole drive lol 😂 awesome content man. Tail of the dragon looks like an awesome road!
Sick video! When I used to have my R1 years ago, always wanted to take it there. After watching this...F that! But I'd love to take my S197 GT500 there. My lady would've walked home though.. Lol.
Perfect upload and driving! 😎👍🏾
This looked like a lot of fun. Need to head out there for sure.
It was a blast!
Love the Content bro! And Love Blucifer
Romina looked like she was looking for that imaginary brake pedal 😂😂
“Why is there a U-Haul babe?!” Derek had PTSD from that U-Haul
I'm glad you finally got to drive the dragon. I am heading back up again in July. It's a fun drive, for sure.
The first set of roads looks like the foothills. Amazing drive before the tail.
Looks like a blast. I wish there were more models of the Mustang such as foxbody and SN95. I saw only one bullitt in the video but overall that was a joy to watch.
I’ve been fortunate enough…to grow up, driving a lot of fun back roads in the North Carolina mountains. I’ve never made it to the Tail of the 🐉 yet, man that was a sweet drive!!!🙌🐎
Highly recommend getting a set of Midland or Baofeng radios for those areas in the mountains with no cell service.
I think those Uhauls are stalking you bro! Lol
Wow.... I'm not go lie....That was a crazy ride buddy....But I would love to experience it though
It was so fun
Big Time Video, had to be one of your funnest drives
Thanks man!!
Love the long form content, keep it up!❤
David Cochrane a friend of mine who won King of the Smokies was in the grabber lime GT500 at the bottom.
This is killa!!! Stangs for Life 💪
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Just for the record you inspired me to start making videos lol I did my first coyote swap last year and I’m starting another one now on my 97 cobra. I get excited when my videos break 1,000 views. Maybe one day my channel will be big enough to where our paths cross. Keep grinding bro
Bro that thumbnail is awesome! Glad y’all finally got to experience the dragon
Next run ya'll do let me know, doing a run down the dragon would be fun! Living in Western NC is both fun because of the roads and beautiful.
At 4:50 That's my buddies '12 BOSS 302, my '08 Bullitt, and our other friends '18 GT flying by. Y'all had just passed us earlier while we were pulled off on the side.
Such a nice view! 🏔️🐎
It really is!!!
I grew up ripping my 03 Mach then eventually my 14GT thru the mountains of West Virginia. There’s a mountain that takes about 40 mins to go all the way up and back down the other side, some of the best driving in the world lies in the Appalachian mountains
Great video as always! But be honest, how big of a hole did Romina put in the floorboard trying to hit the "passenger brake"? LMAO
Freakin love it out there need to take mine back again with all my new mods now. I have unedited video from top to bottom and back up on my channel was one of the most badass days of driving my car for sure. Stay safe and enjoy. I enjoy watching your channel and wouldn’t want anything to stop the videos bro.
That looks hella fun! Been wanting to do the Tail for years!
Runnin the twisties like that can be pretty scary for a passenger. Managing the risk takes a little planning and strategy. I know it would suck to slide off the road or into oncoming traffic. Maybe one day I'll make it there for a run.
Got to say that’s your best thumbnail ever so far
This is awesome! I need to go! Also there's a place here in va between marion and Tazewell (about 4 hrs from us) called thr back of the dragon its 438 curves over 32 miles may want to give that a go one of these days.
Shoooooo i need to go!
Yeah i want to go hit that forsure
Derek having war flashbacks with that U-haul 😂😂😂
Great video! I always love hitting the Dragon
Cant wait for next time
Boy you really got her pumping that break
Nice ride, love going there, but stay on the right side of the yellow.
Facts facts facts
Great video like always. I swear when you following the Dark horse with the white color and the curve of the back glass and wing from a distance I thought you were following a Tesla Model 3.
Enjoyed it bro! Thanks! Hoping to make there one day myself. Can't decide if i want to take the Cali or the newedge!😂
Cali!!!
@@DerekBaranProductions OK!
Sick. Never done the tail. But I did do the back of the dragon. Looks fun. you caught my dream car on your channel that mischievous purple gt 500. That’s a sick car and color combo.
FACTS BRO!!!
What exhaust do you have on the mach 1
This video inspired me so much that I may be going there this weekend 😂 Awesome video man, hope to see more similar content!
Great video, great content, and a good workout for the Mach and driver. Great job be safe.
Tail of the Dragon is killer. But you should check out Back of the Dragon too.
Who can dislike this kind of video???
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Fun content, but that Road is one you wanna "feel out" a couple passes before pushing it and ya gotta watch for others! Also, felt bad for Romina as the passenger seat would suck! That mischievous purple 500 🔥
awesome video! 1 day ill get my car there. Haha I Love R's foot as she kept grabbing for the brake :-)
Hahaha
Also Fontana Dam. Where “The Fugitive” was filmed. Harrison Ford jumps off.
Tapped in lets gooo!
Aye ayeee
if you like the views you should try Skyline drive at Shenandoah. Incredible scenery, and they have a tunnel at somepoint of the drive, really fun.
Great video, enjoyed watching the gang rolling through the mountain ⛰️🤙🏼
A car definitely would be fun. I did it on a Victory Cross Country Tour motorcycle. Several years ago.
Walkie talkie system with a good range would be a plus and enhance the experience or even the in ears and include the audio in the video as well
“25 Jesus…” rips it 😂😂