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What's your longest one day Miata drive?
"Stuart H." > wrote in message news:QJqpo.1361$89.1266@edtnps83... > > How about our 500 mile Marathon in a normally aspirated '90, towing a > Combi-Camp trailer loaded with camping gear, in convoy with friends in a > van loaded with kids and their tent trailer? > From Clanwilliam Manitoba to Custer South Dakota in 1994. > When we crossed the border near Antler ND, the fellow on duty said, "Are > you towing that with THAT?" When he asked what I had for an engine, he > couldn't believe it. "Go on through, and good luck to you" were his > farewell words. > > Stuart H. > '91 Eunos Roadster LOL, He had no idea did he! That sounds like a wild trip! How much did the combi trailer weigh? Did it follow and stop pretty well? And I wonder how your clutch liked it ;-) Good work! cd 99BBB |
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What's your longest one day Miata drive?
"pws" > wrote in message ... > > About 100 miles round-trip for me is the most I have done without planning > a route. I'm boring and fairly predictable. > > This weather has been most excellent! > > Pat > > Come on now, that weak! You've surely taken some 'drives' in that hotrod! I didn't say they had to be unplanned! What's your longest 1 day Miata journey? cd 99BBB |
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What's your longest one day Miata drive?
On 10/1/2010 8:48 PM, Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
> > "pws" > wrote in message > ... >> >> About 100 miles round-trip for me is the most I have done without >> planning a route. I'm boring and fairly predictable. >> >> This weather has been most excellent! >> >> Pat >> >> > > Come on now, that weak! You've surely taken some 'drives' in that > hotrod! I didn't say they had to be unplanned! What's your longest 1 day > Miata journey? > > cd > 99BBB Oh, planned or unplanned, I misunderstood. My longest journey in one day, in any vehicle, was from Fayetteville, NC to Houston, TX, non-stop except for gas and for leg stretches. Something like 19 or 20 hours. I would have made it to Austin but the fog in Houston forced me to stop and sleep, in the Miata, for a few hours. Between fatigue and severely limited vision, I would have never made it home that morning. Never again. That was in the '96M. The '91 turbo is not ideal for long trips even under the best conditions. Pat |
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What's your longest one day Miata drive?
> What's your longest 1 day
> Miata journey? It was the first day of a 2-week vacation, St. Louis to Sierra Vista, AZ: 1500 miles in 25 hours, straight through with stops only for gas and food. My wife drove about 1/3 of the miles. -- Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO '94C |
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What's your longest one day Miata drive?
On 2010-10-01 7:46 PM, Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
> > "Stuart H." > wrote in message > news:QJqpo.1361$89.1266@edtnps83... >> >> How about our 500 mile Marathon in a normally aspirated '90, towing a >> Combi-Camp trailer loaded with camping gear, in convoy with friends in >> a van loaded with kids and their tent trailer? >> From Clanwilliam Manitoba to Custer South Dakota in 1994. >> When we crossed the border near Antler ND, the fellow on duty said, >> "Are you towing that with THAT?" When he asked what I had for an >> engine, he couldn't believe it. "Go on through, and good luck to you" >> were his farewell words. >> >> Stuart H. >> '91 Eunos Roadster > > LOL, He had no idea did he! That sounds like a wild trip! How much did > the combi trailer weigh? > Did it follow and stop pretty well? And I wonder how your clutch liked > it ;-) > > Good work! > cd > 99BBB > Maximum GVW was around 900 lbs. I reckon we were around 600 lbs. loaded. It was a queen bed size combi. Surprisingly clutch and brakes held up well, it wasn't until I turbocharged the Miata that I had to replace the clutch. Stopping distances were a different story, especially downhill in the Black Hills. Looked a little strange with fender mounted towing mirrors, but the trailer was slightly wider than the car. SH Former '90 Red (Tabasco) Former '91 Silver (Silverwind) Current '91 Eunos BRG (Wasabi) |
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What's your longest one day Miata drive?
"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message ... >> What's your longest 1 day >> Miata journey? > > It was the first day of a 2-week vacation, St. Louis to Sierra Vista, > AZ: 1500 miles in 25 hours, straight through with stops only for gas and > food. My wife drove about 1/3 of the miles. > > -- > Lanny Chambers > St. Louis, MO > '94C I knew you'd have a few marathons up your sleeve. I've driven both to and from Phoenix straight thru (cat nap in the car on the side of the road once each way) but I sure didn't consider that a 'Miata drive'. You know what I mean. I don't think I'll ever do that again. The 750 mile stint I did was purely a pleasure drive designed and undertaken to enjoy curvy (and hilly) roads. Problem here in Houston is, to get any substantial quantity and really good quality roads like that require covering a hundred miles or so of flatlands ;-). What's your longest 'pleasure drive' Lanny? Chris 99BBB |
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What's your longest one day Miata drive?
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"Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote: > What's your longest 'pleasure drive' Lanny? Hey, that 1500 miles to Sierra Vista included all the tasty bits of US191! But I know what you mean. NOT the trip to drive all 14 Continental Divide passes in Colorado, but more-or-less spontaneous loops from home on a Sunday. Nothing impressive; they never run over 200 miles without going overnight. -- Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO '94C |
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What's your longest one day Miata drive?
On 10/3/2010 12:11 AM, Lanny Chambers wrote:
> In >, > "Chris > wrote: > >> What's your longest 'pleasure drive' Lanny? > > Hey, that 1500 miles to Sierra Vista included all the tasty bits of > US191! > > But I know what you mean. NOT the trip to drive all 14 Continental > Divide passes in Colorado, but more-or-less spontaneous loops from home > on a Sunday. Nothing impressive; they never run over 200 miles without > going overnight. That is what I thought Chris was talking about, spontaneous trips. There is probably someone around who has done 24 hours straight in their Miata. I would have made about 21 hours but for getting stopped because of poor visibility. Wasn't trying to set a personal record, I was just in a hurry to get home, and by the time I hit Louisiana, I wanted to keep going west. For spontaneous trips, like Lanny, probably 200 miles maximum, but for me, probably closer to 100 miles, maybe 150. Pat |
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What's your longest one day Miata drive?
"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message ... > In article >, > "Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote: > >> What's your longest 'pleasure drive' Lanny? > > Hey, that 1500 miles to Sierra Vista included all the tasty bits of > US191! > > But I know what you mean. NOT the trip to drive all 14 Continental > Divide passes in Colorado, but more-or-less spontaneous loops from home > on a Sunday. Nothing impressive; they never run over 200 miles without > going overnight. > > -- > Lanny Chambers > St. Louis, MO > '94C That sounds like it qualifies to me! You're talking scenic and curvy and so on! I was trying to exclude straight interstate stuff, simply getting from point A to point B. That sounds pretty darn bad-a_s actually. Later, Chris 99BBB |
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What's your longest one day Miata drive?
In article >,
"Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote: > That sounds pretty darn bad-a_s actually. Some of the passes were so good, we had to turn around and do them again. The Divide trip was best thing I ever did with a Miata, even better than a track day. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/374151/2 -- Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO '94C |
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