911 Road Trip
#1
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911 Road Trip
I left St. Louis on Friday in the 911 for a week long road trip, and aside from the "fly and drive" late August down to Dallas to purchase it, this is my first road trip. Gotta say buying new tires has really made this car a sweet cruiser on the highway. I bought the new Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS, could not be happier. Anyway, back to the trip.
Headed over to Lawrence Kansas to visit my daughter at University of Kansas, "Rock Chalk". She wanted to go for ride, but that soon turned into a little surprise I had. Pulled over and said "lets switch seats". She was very reluctant but I insisted, explained its just a car with 1 gas pedal and 1 brake pedal.
Love this girl.
Had a great "Dad's Weekend, we are very proud of this girl. Studying Chemical Engineering, she's in her junior year.
Before I left town.
After Church on Sunday morning I departed for Branson Missouri, or as I like to point out actually Table Rock Lake. I've got a few things to tend too over the next 3 days down there. Today is a total wash out and tomorrow its supposed to be gorgeous, so I'm planning on heading out and hitting some of the back roads.
Great little road on the way.
Overlook above Lake Taneycomo
Table Rock Lake
Thursday I'll be heading over to PCA-Palooza in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
I'll post some updates as I go along, hope you enjoy.
Headed over to Lawrence Kansas to visit my daughter at University of Kansas, "Rock Chalk". She wanted to go for ride, but that soon turned into a little surprise I had. Pulled over and said "lets switch seats". She was very reluctant but I insisted, explained its just a car with 1 gas pedal and 1 brake pedal.
Love this girl.
Had a great "Dad's Weekend, we are very proud of this girl. Studying Chemical Engineering, she's in her junior year.
Before I left town.
After Church on Sunday morning I departed for Branson Missouri, or as I like to point out actually Table Rock Lake. I've got a few things to tend too over the next 3 days down there. Today is a total wash out and tomorrow its supposed to be gorgeous, so I'm planning on heading out and hitting some of the back roads.
Great little road on the way.
Overlook above Lake Taneycomo
Table Rock Lake
Thursday I'll be heading over to PCA-Palooza in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
I'll post some updates as I go along, hope you enjoy.
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What great fun!
One bit of advice I have for you - get one of those tire plugging kits from an auto parts store. If you're on a road trip and get a flat that is too severe for the slime+pump to cure, you will thank me.
Source: been there myself
One bit of advice I have for you - get one of those tire plugging kits from an auto parts store. If you're on a road trip and get a flat that is too severe for the slime+pump to cure, you will thank me.
Source: been there myself
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By the way, how do those Bridgestones compare in road noise to the standard summer tires? And what sizes are you running?
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Enjoyed the narrative and pics. Congrats to you and your daughter; you have raised a winner!
I visited KU with my Dad when I was a kid; beautiful campus and setting. Incidentally he graduated from KU in 1940 with a BS in chemical engineering. He went into the USAAF in WWII as a pilot and after went to MIT for MS degree.
You should be rightly proud of her!
I visited KU with my Dad when I was a kid; beautiful campus and setting. Incidentally he graduated from KU in 1940 with a BS in chemical engineering. He went into the USAAF in WWII as a pilot and after went to MIT for MS degree.
You should be rightly proud of her!
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Agreed, and I just bought it before I left.
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Thanks Kevin
I appreciate the kind words, and the story about your Dad.
thanks for reading.
thanks for reading.
Enjoyed the narrative and pics. Congrats to you and your daughter; you have raised a winner!
I visited KU with my Dad when I was a kid; beautiful campus and setting. Incidentally he graduated from KU in 1940 with a BS in chemical engineering. He went into the USAAF in WWII as a pilot and after went to MIT for MS degree.
You should be rightly proud of her!
I visited KU with my Dad when I was a kid; beautiful campus and setting. Incidentally he graduated from KU in 1940 with a BS in chemical engineering. He went into the USAAF in WWII as a pilot and after went to MIT for MS degree.
You should be rightly proud of her!
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Tire discussion
Search Bridgestone Potenza in the 911section, you’ll get some good insight there. As I stated, road noise is totally blown out of proportion. I’m super happy with the tires, coming off factory P-Zeros. I purchased the same sizes which come on the car OEM.
And keep in mind that Porsche-sized tires are not typically available on short notice anywhere but your Porsche dealer, so having the facility to keep going is worth a lot.
By the way, how do those Bridgestones compare in road noise to the standard summer tires? And what sizes are you running?
By the way, how do those Bridgestones compare in road noise to the standard summer tires? And what sizes are you running?
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Very nice. Also congrats to your daughter. ChemE.....she'll have plenty of job offers next year.
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I ended up buying a bike shop instead.
OT: degrees are overrated from an employment standpoint. It is all about who you know upon graduation and where the school is located.
About 1/2 of the ChemE majors I graduated with left the field due to poor employment prospects.