Lotus versus the Dragon

01/17/2025

Here is a great article about our events, by Seeing Southern!

Please give it a Like, Share and Follow! Click the link at the bottom of the MSN article for the full, unedited version. Here you will see the Lotus versus the Dragon event mentioned!

The Tail of the Dragon is definitely the most popular road and is what brings most people to our drives, to check that off their bucket list.

01/05/2025

Those that have attended our events know that this is the must-stop destination while in the Tail of the Dragon area.

Have you been by the 129 HUB Dragon Welcome Center?

Enthusiast owned and located on US129 in Maryville, TN. 129 Hub is a restaurant and souvenir store with sports car rentals and an AirBnb loft! They have plenty of space to host your event or group and can cater a special meal for your group. They'll even help plan your event. Parking lot that fits 100 cars, with three iconic dragon photo ops.

Details here: https://www.129hub.com/

01/01/2025

Happy New Year!

We look forward to seeing you at our 2025 event, May 16th-18th, for 3 days and 600+ miles of epic Smoky Mountain driving!

https://www.lotusversusthedragon.com/

07/10/2024

Here is some amazing footage from our 2024 event! We are counting down the days until our 2025 event and look forward to driving with everyone again.

Thank you to our 2024 sponsors that helped make this event happen:
InoKinetic
Fikse Wheels
129 HUB

Griot's Garage

Sucato Marketing
Auto Europe Automotive Group

Special thanks to Timothy Leach Photography and Killboy.com for the footage.

Lotus versus the Dragon : An annual Lotus Driving Event in the Great Smoky Mountains and legendary Tail of the Dragon. This footage is a recap of our 2024 Lo...

06/29/2024

Here is a flashback to our amazing 2024 event last month! During our 3-day weekend, we drove over 600 miles of the greatest roads the U.S. has to offer. This was without a doubt, the greatest Lotus driving event in America!

Mark your calendars for May 16-18, 2025 for next year's event!

Thank you to our sponsors for making this epic event happen!
InoKinetic
Fikse Wheels

Detroit
Griot's Garage
129 HUB
Marketing

These spectacular pics are courtesy of Killboy.com

05/17/2024

Tha Lotuses are arriving and getting checked in! We will see you bright and early for an amazing 250 mile drive!

05/14/2024

The week we will be driving!!

Your Event Guide has been emailed. It has your itinerary, downloadable maps and lots of crucial information about this weekend's epic driving event.

Be ready for 700+ miles of driving the greatest roads America has to offer!

03/05/2024

We are excited to have Lotus Parts Online as a Cup Model Sponsor for our 2024 event! is your go-to source for your oem Lotus part needs.

Make sure your Lotus is ready for 600+ miles of epic driving through the greatest roads in America. We look forward to seeing you in the Smoky Mountains in May!

https://www.lotuspartsonline.com/

02/11/2024

We are happy to announce that InoKinetic is the Title Sponsor for the 2024 event! They will be bringing a 111RS all the way from California to drive the greatest roads in America with us!

Make sure your Lotus is ready to handle the three-days and 600+ miles of epic mountain driving during our event. Be sure to check out InoKinetic for your Lotus needs!

https://www.inokinetic.com/

01/29/2024

It is quite a scene when our group rolls into a small town and we take over the gas stations. Needless to say, the locals have lots of questions....

01/15/2024

This 1968 Lotus Seven and 2007 Elise came all the way from Ontario, Canada to join us for our 2023 event!

We look forward to seeing what shows up this year.

Awesome pic by

01/09/2024

This rare Exige was a crowd favorite at our 2023 event! This 2011 Exige S260 is a final edition car and 13 of the last 30 cars imported into the U.S. This car is highly modified to put down some serious lap times and was a weapon in the mountains.

Awesome 📸 by Killboy.com

01/04/2024

Let's see your favorite pic from the 2023 event.

Our 2024 event is May 17th-19th, don't miss out!

https://www.lotusversusthedragon.com/