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I just returned from a tour of National Parks throughout TX, NM, AZ, NV, CA, UT and CO. We drove my RX-8 a total of 5294.9 miles over 13 days, with a total driving time of 86:09:26, according to my Garmin 2610. Along the way we saw the following parks, monuments and other sites:
- Lyndon Johnson home and ranch, TX
- Big Bend National Park, TX
- Fort Davis, TX
- McDonald Observatory, TX
- Guadalupe National Park, TX
- Colossal Cave, AZ
- Saguaro National Park, AZ
- Tuzigoot National Monument, AZ
- Sunset Crater, AZ
- Wupatki National Monument, AZ
- Grand Canyon (south rim), AZ
- Death Valley, CA
- Inyo National Forest, CA
- Zion National Park, UT
- Bryce National Park, UT
- Capitol Reef National Park, UT
- Arches National Park, UT
- Canyonlands National Park, UT
- Black Canyon National Park, CO
- Mesa Verde National Park, CO
- El Malpais National Park, NM
- Ice Cave, NM
- El Morro National Monument, NM
- Carlsbad Caverns, NM
To capture our trip, we took over 2000 pictures and 6 hours of video. I have about 1300 pictures available here:
Each day is labeled, but I haven’t gone through and labeled pictures yet.
The RX-8 performed very well on the trip, and it was especially fun on twisty roads, of course. I miss the big horsepower and torque of my Porsche 928, and the difference between the two cars showed at higher speeds. Another 100hp and 100 lb-ft of torque would do wonders for the RX-8.
Before setting out, I installed Racing Beat oil cooler and AC condenser screens, and I bought a front mask for the car. I think both were good purchases as insurance against potentially damaging objects hitting the car at high speed.
I’m looking forward to my next road trip!
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2004 VR GT. GReddy Exhaust, Tanabe front and back Swaybars. Pirelli PZeros with Enkei MM2 wheels, 30% tint all around. Red/Black Leather interior, fully loaded except for the NAV. Sirius Satellite Radio. Automatic - I know - some people say I should have bought the manual, but my wife likes me to have a free hand when I drive (wink, wink, nudge nudge).
Before we left, my car had 9000 miles on it... so I added more than 50% to my odometer on that trip alone!
We really hauled ass. If you do the calculation, you'll notice we *averaged* 61.46mph over the entire trip, which includes driving through towns, slow mountain roads, etc.
We roughly calculated mileage just a few times, and it hovered around 20mpg. I think gas ended up being the single most expensive part of the trip.
Oh, 0 speeding tickets, and we never got pulled over. And I don't use a radar detector either. We're just smart about where we drive a little more aggressively.
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