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Old 06-22-2011, 3:14pm   #1
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My friend who left the Keys Monday morning just called me to let me know he made it to Sacremento. Drove 3300 miles in 54 hours. Took 75 up to 40 and then 40 all the way to Cali.

Said he slept for only five hours in a rest area.
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Old 06-22-2011, 3:14pm   #2
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Wow, that's nuts! My RLS would make me pull over every two hours! It would take me a week to drive out there.
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Old 06-22-2011, 3:17pm   #4
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That is gittin it. Would not do it myself. Maybe a couple of decades ago.
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67mph average.
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sounds painful
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67mph average.
I took it as he actually drove for 54 hours, making it 61mph average.
if he drove for 49, then you'd be right, and he'd be even more nuts!
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I took it as he actually drove for 54 hours, making it 61mph average.
if he drove for 49, then you'd be right, and he'd be even more nuts!
Point taken.
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Old 06-22-2011, 3:46pm   #9
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On the way home after the Katrina gig, I drove like 10.5 hours from Houston in the city limits, to Jax Florida....think the average was 70 mph....

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doesn't sound real smart or safe.
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Old 06-22-2011, 4:17pm   #11
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That's nucking futs! My ass can't take but about 8 hours a day sitting in a car seat.
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I've driven straight through from the Gulf Coast of Texas to Los Angeles, 26 hours I think. I was 18, it would take me 3 days now.
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Old 06-22-2011, 4:30pm   #13
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My friend who left the Keys Monday morning just called me to let me know he made it to Sacremento. Drove 3300 miles in 54 hours. Took 75 up to 40 and then 40 all the way to Cali.

Said he slept for only five hours in a rest area.
Where is Sacremento? Is it by Sacramento?

Tell him to give me a call and I will buy him a beer.
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Where is Sacremento? Is it by Sacramento?

Tell him to give me a call and I will buy him a beer.
I forgot you lived there. PM me your number my phone took a salt water bath a while back and I lost my numbers.
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that's a long haul for sure. I think I was around 28 when I drove 48 hours from Bamf Alberta home to Ontario, with 2 rest area stops of 2 hours each. Long haul. Lg coffee with every pitstop! __:auto:__
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A buddy and I did Lakehurst NJ to Vallejo Ca in 43 hours in my 280ZX back in 1990.
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A bit longer than my record but it sounds about right. One of the many worthless talents I have is I am a driving machine. Couple years ago the Mrs and I took a day trip to Magic Mountain. We got up around 5am, picked up a rental car and drove down there, spent all day at the park, ate dinner and I drove home. I was exhausted when we left but after about 30 minutes behind the wheel I was thinking "if I can make it to Barstow, I'll pull over for a little cat nap", then "well, now maybe I can make it to Baker", then it became "hell, I've made it this far, no problem making it the rest of the way".
Farthest I made it in a single day was from Memphis, TN (home, at the time) to Gallup, NM. That's 1150 miles in a single day (17 hours) of driving.
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Old 06-22-2011, 9:23pm   #18
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In the days of black beauties (1973) got from T- Neck N.J. - L.A. in 47 hours in a 69 GTO........but I had a co-driver. No stops, just gas/ water/ urination.
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A bit longer than my record but it sounds about right. One of the many worthless talents I have is I am a driving machine. Couple years ago the Mrs and I took a day trip to Magic Mountain. We got up around 5am, picked up a rental car and drove down there, spent all day at the park, ate dinner and I drove home. I was exhausted when we left but after about 30 minutes behind the wheel I was thinking "if I can make it to Barstow, I'll pull over for a little cat nap", then "well, now maybe I can make it to Baker", then it became "hell, I've made it this far, no problem making it the rest of the way".
Farthest I made it in a single day was from Memphis, TN (home, at the time) to Gallup, NM. That's 1150 miles in a single day (17 hours) of driving.
That's what happened to me too, just kept going like the energizer bunny!
That and I didn't feel like dropping 130$ for a room to sleep in!
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Old 06-22-2011, 11:18pm   #20
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Best I've done was Minneapolis to South Houston (1185 miles) in 16 hours, including fuel & food.
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