ZR-1 Road Trip 2014 - California or Bust

[mike100]

Originally Posted by QB93Z

What day is the Cars and Coffee?

Jim

Saturday mornings. Irvine is a big one (check to make sure it scheduled that week)...you have to get there early or you have to park your car off-site. Closer to San Diego, the one in Carlsbad Ca has also gotten pretty popular and is from 7-9-ish and a little less formal.

[secondchance]

Originally Posted by QB93Z

138,181 miles at departure. Plan on an oil change in San Diego when we are at North Island Naval Air Station and I can use the Auto Hobby Shop. I use Mobil 1 High Mileage.

138,181 miles at departure? By the time you return your yellow Z will finally have beaten mine! I am still stuck at 140,000+.

Talking to Lloyd this afternoon he thought Mobil 1 High Mileage with higher ZPPD level was a good choice for our Zs.

[ZZZZZR1]

Originally Posted by secondchance

138,181 miles at departure? By the time you return your yellow Z will finally have beaten mine! I am still stuck at 140,000+.

Talking to Lloyd this afternoon he thought Mobil 1 High Mileage with higher ZPPD level was a good choice for our Zs.

Yun,

Sorry your motor is starting fresh @ zero...

You need to start over and get driving!!!



David

[secondchance]

Originally Posted by ZZZZZR1

Yun,

Sorry your motor is starting fresh @ zero...

You need to start over and get driving!!!



David

Good one, David! Start all over, huh? Name I chose, secondchance, turned out to be prophetic. Could it be that I have been subconsciously planning this?

[QB93Z]

We left Arkansas and crossed the Oklahoma line:


Traffic was light and we crossed Oklahoma on I-40 without problem. Then we crossed the state line into the Texas pan handle:


I-40 in Texas is pretty straight:


In fact, here is what the Nav system looks like on I-40 in Texas:


To be continued....

Jim

[QB93Z]

So, about an hour later here is I-40 in Texas:


The wind picked up and the tumble weed and dust started blowing. The dust storm got pretty heavy in a few places:


Then the wind started gusting and the havoc began:




Luckily we dodged the obstacles and made it to Amarillo with out any incidents.

Jim

[QB93Z]

Originally Posted by QB93Z

So, about an hour later here is I-40 in Texas:

I just noticed that Army Man is in the picture of the dash. We found Army Man in the parking lot at Thunderbird Falls on the Glenn Highway, east of Anchorage, Alaska back in 2012. Army Man has ridden with us on all our travels since, keeping us safe.

Jim

[secondchance]

Glad to hear you weathered the storm ok. C4s are pretty stable even in the cross wind but at some velocity tuck in below the doors cold lift the car, I think...

[QB93Z]

Originally Posted by secondchance

Glad to hear you weathered the storm ok. C4s are pretty stable even in the cross wind but at some velocity tuck in below the doors cold lift the car, I think...

Hi Yun, I felt very stable. I was worried about the other vehicles flipping over on me.

The wind in this part of Texas is so consistent that the trees grow with a north-leaning attitude:


Jim

[ZRXMAX]

Originally Posted by mike100

Saturday mornings. Irvine is a big one (check to make sure it scheduled that week)...you have to get there early or you have to park your car off-site. Closer to San Diego, the one in Carlsbad Ca has also gotten pretty popular and is from 7-9-ish and a little less formal.

Irvine Cars and Coffee is every Saturday morning weather permitting.

That is some intense driving across Texas from the shots you posted. I can only imagine the futility and terror for those drivers as the truck and trailers were pushed over the limit.