procketus
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Got up this morning to a nice day and the wife and I decided to take a cruise up to the Boone-Blowing Rock area. It's not but an hour north of us. Thought we would have lunch somewhere around there and do some window shopping.
Well, as usual things don't go as planned. I decided to keep on going north up 321(for those who live around here in NC) got to the 321,421 split and took 421 towards Bristol TN. Little did we realize what a ride it is.:eek There is a section called the Snake. 22 miles of narrow 2 lane back and forth, hairpins and shear dropoffs. Just what these things were built for. I think it was the 3rd time I squealed the tires in a corner the wife "Calmly" asked me to slow it down. About halfway thru there is a general store. Good for a rest stop and check out the bikes and other cars going thru there. They also have a "Wall of Shame". While there we were trying to figure out to keep going to Bristol or head back to Boone for lunch. She did not want to go thru there again. So, north bound we went to Bristol. Little did she know another 11 miles of the same thing.:L
Haven't been to Tail of the Dragon YET, but it's close.
Anyway, we finally got to Bristol, had lunch and headed back home. Lo and behold there's the Speedway. Quick U-turn and we pulled in. I've been there before but she hadn't. Unfortunately they have the x-mas tour going and I couldn't pull up close enough.
Left there and headed south again down 19 towards 321 and Boone and home. We left here at 9 in the morning and pulled in the driveway at 4.
I figure it was over a 200 mile round trip.
The reason I'm stoked is it's the first time taking this car on a trip like that. Only had the car a couple months. It ran flawlessy and I won't think twice about doing it again.
Oh, and the other Vettes we saw on the road did give the even some guys on the Harleys.
Sorry for long post, just happy we finally took a "cruise" with it.
Well, as usual things don't go as planned. I decided to keep on going north up 321(for those who live around here in NC) got to the 321,421 split and took 421 towards Bristol TN. Little did we realize what a ride it is.:eek There is a section called the Snake. 22 miles of narrow 2 lane back and forth, hairpins and shear dropoffs. Just what these things were built for. I think it was the 3rd time I squealed the tires in a corner the wife "Calmly" asked me to slow it down. About halfway thru there is a general store. Good for a rest stop and check out the bikes and other cars going thru there. They also have a "Wall of Shame". While there we were trying to figure out to keep going to Bristol or head back to Boone for lunch. She did not want to go thru there again. So, north bound we went to Bristol. Little did she know another 11 miles of the same thing.:L
Haven't been to Tail of the Dragon YET, but it's close.
Anyway, we finally got to Bristol, had lunch and headed back home. Lo and behold there's the Speedway. Quick U-turn and we pulled in. I've been there before but she hadn't. Unfortunately they have the x-mas tour going and I couldn't pull up close enough.
Left there and headed south again down 19 towards 321 and Boone and home. We left here at 9 in the morning and pulled in the driveway at 4.
I figure it was over a 200 mile round trip.
The reason I'm stoked is it's the first time taking this car on a trip like that. Only had the car a couple months. It ran flawlessy and I won't think twice about doing it again.
Oh, and the other Vettes we saw on the road did give the even some guys on the Harleys.
Sorry for long post, just happy we finally took a "cruise" with it.