GT3 Road Trip
04-18-2007, 10:21 PM
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GT3 Road Trip
I'm out on the road heading from Los Angeles to Illinois then south to drive the Tail of the Dragon, on to PDE for another Masters (Barber Moorsports Park is such a fun technical track to drive!!)
Well my in seat driing time today was 10 hours covering 733mi getting 25.3 MPG.
The car itself is just fine for long haul driving albeit a tad noiser than my previous 997S.
Weather conditions in AZ made the drive horrible!! Perfectly perpendicular crosswinds for 200mi at a steady 20-40mph with gusts of 40-60mph.
Driving in excess of 80 just aint fun...as well was in a left bend steering to the right...draining
Tumble weeds were missles and I played tag with a few reslts attached..
Well my in seat driing time today was 10 hours covering 733mi getting 25.3 MPG.
The car itself is just fine for long haul driving albeit a tad noiser than my previous 997S.
Weather conditions in AZ made the drive horrible!! Perfectly perpendicular crosswinds for 200mi at a steady 20-40mph with gusts of 40-60mph.
Driving in excess of 80 just aint fun...as well was in a left bend steering to the right...draining
Tumble weeds were missles and I played tag with a few reslts attached..
Last edited by MJones; 05-28-2008 at 07:14 PM.
04-18-2007, 10:37 PM
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Nice drive, but it looks like the cup car screens would have been handy on this run. Larger tumbleweed debris might not have made it to the fins. Have a safe and fun drive.
04-18-2007, 10:47 PM
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Avoiding the law??
04-19-2007, 01:01 AM
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mjones, nice to see you are taking the car to a looooong trip. i am still waiting..... for my to show up.
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04-19-2007, 03:12 AM
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Tail of the Dragon is awesome... I drove that a month ago with my buddy in his 89 Targa... We saw LOTS of motorcycles, so it made the experience a bit more tedious (i.e. focus on the road AND on coming traffic not in their lanes)... It still rocked!
Have a great trip!
-B
Have a great trip!
-B
04-19-2007, 03:49 AM
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Tail of the Dragon cool. That right up the road from me. IF your Coming though Bowling Green Kentucky. Stop by and Say hi
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04-19-2007, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by NJ-GT
MJ, how many miles do you have planned for that trip?
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04-19-2007, 09:24 AM
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Congratulations! Wish I had time to go cross country with the GT3. What tires are you running for the trip? What pressures are you running? Also, do you find that you are consuming a certain amount of oil for a long trip?
04-19-2007, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by MJones
Est miles for this trip are around 5,000....Not new to me, it's great way to see America. Did long trips in my 996 and 997S.
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04-19-2007, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by MJones
Est miles for this trip are around 5,000....Not new to me, it's great way to see America. Did long trips in my 996 and 997S.
It aint no garage queen
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