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> Jake is coming to California! May 28!, Georgia To Sacramento via TIV 2270!
Jake Raby
post Mar 5 2006, 11:16 AM
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This is cross posted from my forum...

OK, everything is looking really good for the "MassIVe" cross country drive to the Sacramento Bug O Rama and now it's time to start planning the best and most effective route for the trip. The Bluebonic Plague will be sporting the Hot VW's build up engine for it's trip from coast to coast to add a little spice to the build up story and to give Hot VWs more data than they'll ever be able to use!

The easiest way for me to go (and the way I'm familiar with) would be just running I 40 the whole way to California, then jumping on the 5 freeway...

But that route is too boring and too flat! I want to put this engine through it's paces as best I can and throw as much load at it as possible, so a trek through the mountains mixed with some high speed driving would be best for sure... So I'm thinking about intersecting with I-80 somewhere and then taking it through Wyoming and utah and coming right into Sacramento (Is the speed limit still 75 MPH in Wyoming, if so that would be a great place to cruise 85-90 all day long and gather tons of data!). This should blend a great mix of weather conditions as well as terrain to travel through and all that is important since I will be data logging the entire trip and uploading the information for all to see. This will prove what the TIV has to offer in so man y ways that it's unending!

So... who along the way wants to meet me and see the car/engine?? If we plan this right I can make "pit stops" across the country. The route is currently 100% open so if anyone wants to meet with me speak up!
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Jake Raby   Jake is coming to California! May 28!   Mar 5 2006, 11:16 AM
StratPlayer   Jake the speed limits in wyoming and utah are 75, ...   Mar 5 2006, 11:19 AM
Headrage   Uh Oh...   Mar 5 2006, 11:21 AM
bernbomb914   7000 to 8000 ft elevation thru wyoming will test y...   Mar 5 2006, 11:27 AM
McMark   It's gonna be an awesome trip. I'll be at...   Mar 5 2006, 11:46 AM
Headrage   I'm gonna see if I can make it... Sounds fun.   Mar 5 2006, 11:50 AM
Jake Raby   The entire trip is about "Testing the engine".... ...   Mar 5 2006, 12:16 PM
DNHunt   I may go down. I'm trying to see if I can arra...   Mar 5 2006, 12:20 PM
d914   I'll buy breakfast as ya leave...other wise I...   Mar 5 2006, 12:20 PM
Jake Raby   Here is a screen shot of what the logger's tra...   Mar 5 2006, 12:23 PM
McMark   I just emailed the people about getting a corral f...   Mar 5 2006, 12:40 PM
ChrisNPDrider   Jake - take HWY 50 from Utah directly to Sacrament...   Mar 5 2006, 01:24 PM
grantsfo   Sounds very cool. Best of luck and I'm lookin...   Mar 5 2006, 01:41 PM
scottb   I-70 east out of denver in to utah.... you will ge...   Mar 5 2006, 01:57 PM
ppickerell   See you at this end.   Mar 5 2006, 01:58 PM
erikstoll     Mar 5 2006, 05:36 PM
grantsfo     Mar 5 2006, 05:44 PM
Jake Raby   I'm sure the TI would be faster in the 1/4 mil...   Mar 5 2006, 05:55 PM
Tobra   I will see you when you get to Sacramento, you I w...   Mar 5 2006, 05:56 PM
stsmytherie   RE: your route. I'd head toward Denver first....   Mar 5 2006, 05:57 PM
scottb   hey jake, do those who chose the $5k engine ...   Mar 5 2006, 06:19 PM
erikstoll   ...   Mar 5 2006, 06:24 PM
Hammy   I'm hoping to come up to Sac. ...   Mar 5 2006, 06:29 PM
Flat VW   <...   Mar 5 2006, 06:38 PM
Jake Raby   The engine is comprised of all off the shelf compo...   Mar 5 2006, 06:39 PM
Joe Ricard   Well we got a track day May 12th at No Problem Rac...   Mar 5 2006, 06:55 PM
Jake Raby   The Bug has a swing axle rear, and it don't ta...   Mar 5 2006, 07:19 PM
Joe Ricard   Yea well the offer stands. Most of the guys are ri...   Mar 5 2006, 07:26 PM
bd1308   if you come by KY lemme know i'll treat for lu...   Mar 6 2006, 08:32 AM


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