3200 miles later...i did it

[Mikey6p]

I have succesfully completed the first half of my journey: Santa Ana to NY
I-15 to the I-40 to the I-81 to the I-287


CA desert at 12 am is pretty boring



yawnnnnnnnnn it looked like this for 4 hours straight.......


yay sun




Arizona is pretty nice



and kinda boring....


it rained a little bit in new mexico



new mexico is pretty boring


passing 18 wheelers........all day long


Oklahoma was pretty foggy


This is pretty much all i saw of Tennessee and Virginia


Washington DC yay


Pennsylvania...yawn.







The trip back should be a lot more exciting...with better pictures.

[Zeuceone]

wooo mikey. glad to see you made it.

[SiViC06]

did you wrap your car with a plastic bag? Trying to keep the scratches down or what?

[Izzy]

It looks like you just paraphrased all of the roads in Napoleon Dynamite in the photos. What was your cruising speed? Stay safe and have fun during the trip!

...Just thought of it, you should record the journey! Buy a cheap tripod and head to the DIY section! I want to see 4 hours of crap road!!!!

Guess the painter's tape worked!

[Zeuceone]

how long did it take you?

[Mikey6p]

The painters tape worked fine. nothing made it through the layers of tape....and it peeled right off. Interstate driving.........isnt terribly exciting....its like driving through a repeating background while dodging trucks.

Crusing speed...usually about 5 over the speed limit, or whatever the flow of traffic in the passing lane is. In the night stints....I would find a truck that was hauling arse (usually about 85 or so) and follow them...they seem to know whats going on.

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by Mikey6p

The painters tape worked fine. nothing made it through the layers of tape....and it peeled right off. Interstate driving.........isnt terribly exciting....its like driving through a repeating background while dodging trucks.

Crusing speed...usually about 5 over the speed limit, or whatever the flow of traffic in the passing lane is. In the night stints....I would find a truck that was hauling arse (usually about 85 or so) and follow them...they seem to know whats going on.

I'd imagine that'll hook you up for gas milage too, since the friction of air is less when following something.

[Mikey6p]

Originally Posted by Zeuceone

how long did it take you?

I left monday/tuesday at midnight, and got here at 2 pm NY time on thursday. That with one overnight stop in Oklahoma city, and a side trip out to Washington DC

[Mikey6p]

Originally Posted by Izzy

I'd imagine that'll hook you up for gas milage too, since the friction of air is less when following something.

LOL those were my best tanks too.... 39 mpg, other tanks were in the 35/36 range.

[bhoy]

damn, i always wanted to do a cross country trip. so where are you now?

[02civicsi]

Originally Posted by Izzy

I'd imagine that'll hook you up for gas milage too, since the friction of air is less when following something.

NASCAR style utilizing the draft.

[zenith931]

Why the cross-country trip?

+rep on the drive! I don't think I would be able to do that without 2 extra nights for rest!

[atruhondagrl]

Lol. Construction in PA. Yep, that sounds about right. How long are you staying out east?

[iknowmysh1t]

welcome to ny!

[marc-o-lishuz]

Nice!

In for pics for the return journey

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by 02civicsi

NASCAR style utilizing the draft.

More like every single racing venue in the entire existence of motorsport.

Yeah, I actually try to get behind vans and larger cars to slipstream a little. It's not like F1, where it could make 10mph difference, but little things like that will save you money in the end...

[02civicsi]

Alright I'm a NASCAR fan.

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by 02civicsi

Alright I'm a NASCAR fan.

We don't hold that against you....

[iknowmysh1t]

drafting = better mpg + rock chips

[02civicsi]

Cool Cool