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Old 07-05-2008, 07:29 AM   #1
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4th trips???

Hey,
This thread looks like a great place to come talk about what everyone did with their Boxster over the holiday weekend. Hell, you can even talk about what you did with your other cars, too, just don't act like you had as much fun as we did!!
I've thought about trying what I did for awhile, so I tried it.
I went on mapquest and did a route to Macon, GA, where my oldest friend lives. He is also the indy Porsche mechanic I bring up from time to time.
Anyway, I went on mapquest and did a route to his house using the smallest country roads I could find from place to place. Most all were farm roads and I used the aerial photo option and turned tags on and off to make sure none of the roads I picked were dirt, or turned to dirt, as is common in Georgia back country.
It is 277 miles from my house to theirs, via Interstate. My route turned out to be 289 miles going basically in a straight line to Macon from Yulee, so you can see how much meandering my route took! Most of the roads were an absolute hoot and it took me less than an hour more than going Interstate (and running 80 the entire way) so you can judge the concentration level used! This time of year the Georgia farm country is beautiful, so on some of the roads I actually took it easy and enjoyed the serenity and beauty. Am I gettting old?
I did have one close encounter with a small branch laying in the road. I moved over to the left to go around it and out of nowhere came a dog from the left side of the road (I was going past a farm house on the left). The instant judgement told me the stick was my best option (I love dogs, too) so I ran over it, rather than destroying the nose of the box, not to mention the really pretty bulldog. It busted the little mud flap looking thingy in front of the right rear wheel. No other damage, so no big deal.
Aside from that small inconvenience, the drive up was wonderful. Top down driving, 69 degrees when I put it down at the agriculture inspection station, Florida/Georgia state line, 6:20 AM, and 87 degrees when I parked it at Randy's, 11:15 AM.
We had a great time. Ran around the area in the black spider and then took out his 351 Cobra replicar (Factory 5 427 kit). What a hoot that thing is!!
I stayed a bit later than I should have, so I took the Interstate home, top up, AC on. Got home just before ten and let the Maggs in. (Maggie, our half boxer, half catahoula doggie)

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I filled up this morning before doing the mandatory post-trip black car cleanup.... and I averaged 24.2 mpg on the trip. That's alot of fun per gallon!!
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Old 07-05-2008, 08:32 AM   #2
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It rained all day in Northern KY. So no top down driving. I took advantage of the sunless sky to wax my Boxster in the garage. Towards late afternoon it finally stopped. The wife and I took the Boxster and went to an outdoor concert, Charlie Daniels Band and 38 Special. Charlie Daniels stank. The dude needs to retire, but 38 Special rocked the house, er lawn. We did not sit down once their entire set.

Afterwards they had fireworks. Awesome. Don't know if any of you out there in cyberland know of the Rozzi Bothers, but these dudes are internationally known for their fireworks displays and last night did not disappoint.

But in the end I miss the good old days of my youth when the 4th meant it was okay, and not politically incorrect, to blow stuff up in the back yard.
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Old 07-05-2008, 10:56 AM   #3
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I did 400 miles today. Mostly country roads through Wisconsin. With a couple bathroom breaks, one fuel stop, drive through at McDonalds for a burger, I was home and parked in the garage within 6 hours.

My new tires are now "scrubed-in"!
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I drove my Boxster to my parents house six blocks away and parked it and rode with my brother and dad to see a movie and have lunch. Then I came back, drove the Boxster six blocks home, took a nap, and stayed up all night working. Yeah, my life is exciting.
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Old 07-05-2008, 04:00 PM   #5
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I took a top down drive to Lynchburg, TN and did a tour of the well known distillery there.
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Old 07-06-2008, 07:08 AM   #6
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Hey Fans,

On the 5th I woke up at 5 am, poked the wife with a stick, drove to town in the light of dawn, and fired up my 2003 RUFster S. At 6:50 am we left W. Laramie and headed through Woods Landing, WyoCola, Cowdrey, and Walden. In 68 minutes we traveled 101 miles to the base of Rabbit Ears Pass.

I did not carry on the pace (89mph avg) over the pass because of the Instant On the smokeys use. I thought the run was good enough and did not press my luck.

We watched a couple of good friends ride in the rodeo slack at Steamboat Springs, ate lunch and headed back at a leisurely pace, V1 screaming occasionally.

This is God's Playground for the Boxster out here in a remote part of the Rockies. There are so many outstanding canyon and pass roads with so few mounties and tourists. I use every bit of my RUF upgrade when I go out for a dawn run, and never have regreted a cent that I spent on it.

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Old 07-08-2008, 12:44 PM   #7
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I drove my Boxster to my parents house six blocks away and parked it and rode with my brother and dad to see a movie and have lunch. Then I came back, drove the Boxster six blocks home, took a nap, and stayed up all night working. Yeah, my life is exciting.
LB , I think I got ya beat. I had to work all day and night of the 4th (healthcare profession). Boxster sat in the garage crying for attention.
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