Another 3200 miles, Overcrest Rally '22 trip report |
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Another 3200 miles, Overcrest Rally '22 trip report |
Optimusglen |
Sep 14 2022, 02:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 911 Joined: 26-February 16 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 19,709 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
The trip has come and gone and as promised here is a trip report. It was, in a word, wonderful.
My report for last year's OC Rally is here if you're interested, it sets the stage a bit for my, my car, the rally, etc. Of course, my build thread here with some updates and fixes before I left. After the success of last year's OC Rally, I was excited to find out what they had in store for this year. It had all the ingredients of a great time: the spirit of adventure, a limited group size, non-snobbery of driver/vehicle selection, and time spent with friends old and new. The location shifted north, and was now in early September to better avoid potential snow or cold weather. Our starting point: Challis Idaho. (IMG:https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52357006082_a01667f397_b.jpg) Just like last year, getting to the start was a battle of it's own. Sure, the car was "proven" now, 3400 miles to Utah was likely to work out most of the bugs, but there were some things I had done in the interim, and old cars are always a mystery it seems. Now, my schedule the week before was a little hairy too. That Tuesday was my daughter's first day of kindergarten and I wasn't about to miss getting her off the bus. So Tuesday evening I hit the road. Destination: the middle of nowhere North Dakota. |
Literati914 |
Sep 15 2022, 08:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,473 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I always love documented road trips - thanks for the great pictures too btw !! Your car looks awesome (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
I don’t mind a gravel road every now and then.. but 25 miles continuous (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) wow, that’s a lot of gravel! Out of curiosity, what speeds did you average during that stretch ? . |
Optimusglen |
Sep 15 2022, 03:44 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 911 Joined: 26-February 16 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 19,709 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I don’t mind a gravel road every now and then.. but 25 miles continuous (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) wow, that’s a lot of gravel! Out of curiosity, what speeds did you average during that stretch ? . I didn't record much while on that route, even the length is just an estimation based on a gut feeling. I'd say most of it was 10-15mph or less. some of it was smooth but had seriously blind corners, other sections had large rocks I had to dodge. |
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