Post by: Fierofool on October 08, 2018, 07:30:52 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 08, 2018, 07:32:18 pm
Post by: Budgetman72 on October 08, 2018, 07:55:10 pm
Post by: CowsPatoot on October 10, 2018, 04:25:35 am
Post by: Formula Owner on October 10, 2018, 11:26:15 am
Post by: Fierofool on October 10, 2018, 01:05:00 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 10, 2018, 01:36:09 pm
Post by: Fierofool on October 10, 2018, 01:48:34 pm
Formula Owner has the option of staying here in Auburn with his daughter, if their schedules match up. Otherwise he would need a hotel for the rerun, or as he indicated, he might not be able to make the rerun. He's about 6 hours away.
Post by: Raydar on October 10, 2018, 08:04:38 pm
Post by: Formula Owner on October 11, 2018, 02:23:11 pm
How do you do a leisurely run in 1 day, without hotel, but the fast run takes a hotel?The difference in speed from "all out" to "leisurely" doesn't result in that much extra time. I had my wife with me on the run, so I dialed it back a bit, making me the slowest car in the group. But at the stops, I was usually only a couple of minutes behind. My pace was a bit higher than "leisurely", but my guess is that such a pace would add no more than 30 minutes of driving time to the day.
Post by: Fierofool on October 11, 2018, 09:50:40 pm
By leisurely, I meant that there would be no hurry to meet a deadline for lunch or dinner and we could rerun any part of it if wanted. The driving part doesn't slow down very much.
Post by: Formula Owner on October 15, 2018, 05:18:29 pm
BTW, I DID get a clutch system flush done. Nice, fresh fluid in there now.
Post by: Fierofool on October 15, 2018, 05:30:30 pm
Post by: Fierofool on October 16, 2018, 01:03:32 pm
Post by: Fierofool on October 24, 2018, 09:22:59 am
Post by: scottb on October 25, 2018, 05:55:31 pm
Scott
Post by: Fierofool on October 25, 2018, 06:25:07 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 26, 2018, 07:02:28 pm
Post by: Fierofool on October 26, 2018, 09:50:27 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 26, 2018, 09:54:25 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 27, 2018, 08:35:08 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 27, 2018, 09:39:27 pm
Bunches of people saw our Fieros, today. Some spun around in their tracks as we passed. One grabbed his camera and tried to get a shot as we passed. One pulled into the rest stop and was photographing us as we were pulling away. Folks at The Dragons Den gift shop swarmed Budgetman72's car then rolled in another GT with a 400HP SC engine. More about all this in the RFTH 23 Rerun thread.
This thread?
Post by: Fierofool on October 27, 2018, 10:09:22 pm
Periodic rain, pea soup on the Cherohala Skyway, and I almost got two bicyclists again.
The back mountain roads were heavily covered with leaves and in some places had dirt and gravel in the roadway. No traffic holdups anywhere except the last half of Hwy 28 on the return portion.
As we were going up the Cherohala, I caught sight of a guy standing up high on an overlook that was trying to get his camera trained on us as we scooted by. At mile marker 2, we stopped at an overlook that had restrooms. As we were leaving, a truck pulled in, rolled down his window and was taking pictures of us as we were leaving.
As we worked our way around and through The Dragon, we stopped at the souvenir shop across from The Dragon's Den. Next thing I knew the back end of Jason's GT had been mobbed. There was also another guy there from Cleveland, TN with a 3800SC that he estimated to be near 400HP. He said he was on The Dragon the same day we did our RFTH. Knows CowsPatoot, too.
With the weather being what it was, I didn't expect Killboy to be out there, but I guess he heard we were coming so he bundled up in his rain gear and had his cameras ready.
When we left, traveling on Hwy 28, on the portion south of US 74, we passed a couple standing at an overlook. The guy actually spun all the way around as he watched us pass. They were in a Fiat Spider 124 Convertible.
Next thing I knew, he was right behind us. This is the area where we were being held back by a couple of vehicles, but as soon as they cleared the roadway, we took off. The Fiat joined in the chase, but the Spider just couldn't keep pace with the Pegasus's. He would catch us on long straights but fall behind on the curves. I know nothing about the Spider's capabilities but it sure made me feel good to see us leave him behind.
As we approached Franklin, we moved into a right turn lane I gave the Fiat a thumbs up as they passed. The lady had a huge grin and appeared to break into a laugh. Seems they enjoyed it, too.
Tegan and I left the house at 7:30 AM and got home at 8:15 PM.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 27, 2018, 10:12:42 pm
Good show.
Post by: Fierofool on October 27, 2018, 10:16:52 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 27, 2018, 10:18:24 pm
Post by: PK on October 28, 2018, 02:07:02 am
Sounds like a brilliant day out.
Post by: Fierofool on October 28, 2018, 08:01:53 am
Is it possible to get double jealousy?Brilliant day, but with all the rain, it wasn't a bright one.
Sounds like a brilliant day out.
Great! Now we just need both girls to become active club members.
At our fuel stop on the way home, Jason said that the daughter was hooked. It's really great to see a family enjoying things together.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 28, 2018, 08:06:23 am
Post by: Fierofool on October 31, 2018, 08:24:56 pm
Post by: Raydar on October 31, 2018, 09:14:27 pm
... I know nothing about the Spider's capabilities but it sure made me feel good to see us leave him behind.
They are actually based on the new "ND" Miata platform, introduced in 2016, except with Fiat's suspension tuning and drivetrain.
If you choose to believe the magazine articles, they are quite capable. Some even prefer them to the Miata.
Regardless... Good show!
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 31, 2018, 09:33:13 pm