KenRudd

Hell ya!

Phi1720

Looks like you guys are having a blast at CMP! Wish I could have made it.

Got to Albuquerque tonight on the drive home from Cali. Wife's Xterra will have done every mile of I-40 by this time Monday.

Wellardmac

Glad to hear the drive is going well. It's a fun drive!

cdaniels

Do I understand you correctly? You are driving I-40 from Ca. to NC? I assume this was a round trip.....

cdaniels

Obviously the "Student" is now leading the Teacher(I mean Professor) around the track giving you tips?

LVDell

Actually, yes. Did some coaching this weekend with Scott and then the next session we did some lead-follow and he was killing me on corner exit!!!!! I think the young Padawan is now ready to be advanced to Jedi. Oh yea, he also got signed off to red

cdaniels

Awesome.......

Phi1720

Drove from NC to CA in June when my wife started her thesis study in Yosemite. She finished her summer work last week and I flew out and helped drive back. Did have a good trip, but gotta say it was more fun driving out via Aspen and Lake Tahoe rather than just bombing down I 40 this week. I did take the token picture from the other end of I 40 though, and stopped by the Cadillac Ranch in Texas for my dose of Americana.

Driving out in the Xterra @ Tahoe


Other end of I 40


Cadillac Ranch

Wellardmac

Nicely done Scott - I love the photos. I-40 isn't the most exciting place in the world, but there is some pretty cool stuff along the way.

cdaniels

My son and I made the trip accross country on I-40 when he finished college and was stationed out West at Luke AF base.......What amazed me was how the country's terrain changes from state to state....Must say New Mexico at sunset was the most memorable....

Wellardmac

This was I-40 heading into Winslow, Arizona (on my first day of driving). I think pretty much any sunset in the west looks awesome.

Personally, I found, CA, AZ, NM and TX to be flat, brown and monotonous. It was so nice when I hit Oklahoma and half way through the state things started getting green again. I was pleasantly surprised by OK and Tennessee.

Wellardmac

Notice the trend of flatness from CA, AZ, NM - the next three were taken in TN (approaching Memphis), TN on the way to Knoxville and then across the NC border.... I love greenery sooooo much.

As I said, it would be nice to do the drive with a partner and enjoy the ride and the detours... taking photos of the road became boring, although my favorite was the Route 66 marker in Needles, CA.

I remember that cellphone reception sucked for most places west of eastern OK... being without iPad service for a few days just blew big time. I don't know what people did before 3G service for iPad was invented.

Phi1720

Cool pics Wayne.

And I've gotta say, I will always love the look of the hood "dome" on the M3 from the front seat.

Wellardmac

Thanks!

I have to agree, it is a nice looking view and that engine really roars.

I've only seen one M3 identical to mine in the area and the "hood hump" really makes it jump out of the crowd.

Phi1720

Hey guys,

I lost 1st, 3rd, 5th, & reverse on my shifter on the way to work today they went from super crisp to wet noodle instantly. Posted a full thread over on the 986 section.

Going to check the linkage at my transmission and the plastic bits at the shifter after work tonight. 2nd, 4th, & 6th still crisp and working fine.

What really gets me though, is that I regain 1st gear if I turn the car off & restart it.

Anyone else seen this before?