RIWWP's SS13 trip - Successful 8,330 miles
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I'll leave the drama between you two
RIWWP: What were your plans for the 1st night stop at Iowa or however far you get, hotels or what? The more that get on board with your trip the better discounts you can get. Plus the highway drafting....don't forget that
Vlaze: click on the "quote" that I used for Easy_E1. you'll see that I just linked his first post and completely edited it for my amusement.
Sorry, just havin' a little fun.
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Hotel probably. There are several members in the area i would love to leverage, but no garuntees though.
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I tossed my trip into the ring for potential inclusion of the traveling Mazda flag (http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showt...88#post5257788)
you can still be apart of it by donating
Donation thread here...
https://www.rx8club.com/sevenstock-archive-186/east-coast-caravan-ss13-donation-thread-197702/
Donation thread here...
https://www.rx8club.com/sevenstock-archive-186/east-coast-caravan-ss13-donation-thread-197702/
20+ Rotaries heading to the Golden State.
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Sounds good to me. 1 less hotel we have to get.
It does change the route for the RI->LA section, moving it farther south. 1st night stop won't be in Iowa any more, but around St. Louis Missouri. It adds Indianapolis, St. Louis, Oklahoma City, and Albuquerque to the major cities list, removing Omaha, Denver, Des Moine, and Chicago.
It does change the route for the RI->LA section, moving it farther south. 1st night stop won't be in Iowa any more, but around St. Louis Missouri. It adds Indianapolis, St. Louis, Oklahoma City, and Albuquerque to the major cities list, removing Omaha, Denver, Des Moine, and Chicago.
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I could be wrong but instincts say Indy and St Louis are gonna be traffic hell. And Ok City crossing fingers we don't drive through tornado weather hell.
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Using MapPoint to re-run the route (which allows me to set start and end time for driving, rest breaks, etc...and shows where the days will end), it puts ending the 2nd day at the NM/AZ border on I-40, with 16 hours of driving per day, still 3.5 hours left to get to Phoenix. It does mean that we would need to do 20 hours of driving on the 2nd day, or 18 on both. 18 on both moves our 1st day stop 2 hours past St. Louis, which might be better anyway.
Driving fatigue is lessened with someone else to drive with some, but it is my only real concern about the whole trip. Post-SevenStock, I don't see it as a problem, as I have at least 3 days of leeway, but headed to Phoenix is where the risk is.
Honestly, if I could have my way, I'd see if anyone from Phoenix was willing to head east for 2-3 hours ahead of time, and pick up driving for both of us the last 2-3 hours into Phoenix. As a safety margin. If not that, then someone who is awake and rested that can help escort us and lead us where we need to go within Phoenix.
Exhaustion at that point in the trip is a real possibility. I'd prefer to ask for it and not need it than you all end up finding out the next day that we wrecked somewhere.
Driving fatigue is lessened with someone else to drive with some, but it is my only real concern about the whole trip. Post-SevenStock, I don't see it as a problem, as I have at least 3 days of leeway, but headed to Phoenix is where the risk is.
Honestly, if I could have my way, I'd see if anyone from Phoenix was willing to head east for 2-3 hours ahead of time, and pick up driving for both of us the last 2-3 hours into Phoenix. As a safety margin. If not that, then someone who is awake and rested that can help escort us and lead us where we need to go within Phoenix.
Exhaustion at that point in the trip is a real possibility. I'd prefer to ask for it and not need it than you all end up finding out the next day that we wrecked somewhere.
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Honestly, if I could have my way, I'd see if anyone from Phoenix was willing to head east for 2-3 hours ahead of time, and pick up driving for both of us the last 2-3 hours into Phoenix. As a safety margin. If not that, then someone who is awake and rested that can help escort us and lead us where we need to go within Phoenix.
Yet, on another note for me...
that, I'll suck it and go the distance. I ain't no pussah! 
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We would be in/through St. Louis at 9:30-10pm, I don't expect traffic will be an issue there.
Tulsa at 10:30am
Oklahoma City at 12:30pm
Albu-whatever-kee at 7-7:30pm.
Add 2 hours to these 3 if we do 18 hours the first day instead of 16.
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Yup, MapPoint is factoring a 15 minute break every 4 hours. I can adjust that to whatever is needed. It would also be approximately our refueling schedule (4hrs @ 60mph = 240 miles, which is easily doable with 1 tank for our 8s. @ 80 (if Vlaze doesn't ***** out ) is 320 miles, which is probably the max any of us can do.
+pee-bottles.
Just saying.
) is 320 miles, which is probably the max any of us can do.+pee-bottles.
Just saying.