I remember driving I80 through Utah and Nevada. Straight road and nothing else. After a few hours I almost considered putting it on cruise control, tying down the steering wheel, and go to sleep for a few hours and let the car keep going.308Mike wrote:With all the miles and miles of nothingness, after a while you must wonder if you're getting anywhere since so little changes - even at 100+ MPH.
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At 150'ish a herd of antelope look particularly evil and malicious from a motorcycle. Especially when you go through the herd.mekender wrote:bump it up to about 160 and a herd of deer will look like a series of white streaks flashing by... dont ask me how i know308Mike wrote:esa5444 wrote:Gotta love West-Texas roads, 80 mph limits, and with the Hurricane, a lot of the State Cops were down in the Houston area.
With all the miles and miles of nothingness, after a while you must wonder if you're getting anywhere since so little changes - even at 100+ MPH.

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Been There, Done That (the thought, not the actual act). Especially the section across the Salt Lake.Erik wrote:308Mike wrote:I remember driving I80 through Utah and Nevada. Straight road and nothing else. After a few hours I almost considered putting it on cruise control, tying down the steering wheel, and go to sleep for a few hours and let the car keep going.
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And I thought the Denver-to-Kansas City stretch of I-70 was bad...
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I know someone from England that's driven the Interstate west from Chicago a few times. He said the worst part is Iowa, claimed it's "1000 miles of corn..."
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I'm trying to figure out why anyone would want to "save" that POS.
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ever get a car up fast enough to where the steering wheel can be rotated in a complete 360 without the car turning?
now that is some hair raising shit.
now that is some hair raising shit.
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I've done that in the rain.mekender wrote:ever get a car up fast enough to where the steering wheel can be rotated in a complete 360 without the car turning?
now that is some hair raising shit.

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Me too. It can be a bit annoying.308Mike wrote:I've done that in the rain.mekender wrote:ever get a car up fast enough to where the steering wheel can be rotated in a complete 360 without the car turning?
now that is some hair raising shit.
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Tell me about it. Apparently, if you take a mid 90's Chevy Cavalier up over 110 the front end lifts up far enough that the steering wheel doesn't.mekender wrote:ever get a car up fast enough to where the steering wheel can be rotated in a complete 360 without the car turning?
now that is some hair raising shit.

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