Road Trips
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Road Trip – an Early Visit to Cape Cod
The rumors are true. I am off on another road trip. This time it is a visit to my home town on Cape Cod. It is a long drive. Usually about 12-14 hours, but the great part for me is… Continue reading
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VIR – Playing Hooky part two
Shortly after returning home from my track days at VIR a sister of mine called to find out how it had gone. I related some of my experiences and she then asked if there were any women at the event. … Continue reading
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Gasoline
So in West Virginia I paid $3.99.9 for a gallon of gasoline. It was 93 octane since my car demands it. Turbo, remember? It left me wondering if we should move to a price of liters instead of gallons. It… Continue reading
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Road Tripping to MN
I got up at six in the morning and cleaned myself up so that I could get the free continental breakfast the hotel offers. It was okay. By seven I was off. Heading down the highway to Iowa and then… Continue reading
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Road Tripping
Today I headed off on a personal road trip. I will drive for two days so that I can spend Mothers Day weekend with my parents. They live in southwestern Minnesota and I just hope that the snow has… Continue reading
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Road Trip – Los Angeles to New York in 4 minutes
Makes me want to plan another road trip. There are a lot of places east of the Mississippi that I didn’t travel to last summer. Any suggestions folks? Continue reading
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Road Trip – VIR
Yesterday I traveled just across the NC border to Virginia International Raceway (VIR) where the Tar Heel Sports Car Club (THSCC) was holding its first track event of 2008. It was a beautiful day, weather wise. Nice and sunny… Continue reading
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Seeing Red – Bill Putman’s Collection of Cars
As part of my yearly trek back to Cape Cod I make it a point to stop off and visit one of the more interesting private collections of cars in the area. This is known as Toad Hall and… Continue reading
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