Who counted the 318 curves and what defines a curve?
There are three stories – ONE: The 318 in 11 was first mentioned by Pete Leary, owner of the Crossroads of Time Motel and Gas Station located at the Gap. Someone asked him how many curves were up the roas and he answered straight out …. 318. Since then it has been taken as fact. TWO: Several riders including Doug Snavely were sitting around the campfire one evening in the early 90s discussing the road while consuming a few brewskies. They decided to try to come up with a number to emphasize the twistiness of the road. After several rejections Doug said how about 318? His explanation ….. the road is US 129; add the first two numbers and you get a 3; multiply the last two umbers and you get 18. The number also just had a certain ring to it so from that night on it has been 318 curves in 11 miles. THREE: Several early car drivers who tested the Dragon drove Dodges with 318 cubic inch engines. They used the number to denote the number of curves on the Dragon. Many people have counted t
