Franklin Run....
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Originally Posted by Yflyer,Apr 27 2009, 07:55 PM
Can you post the route? I'd like to try it some time outside of an S2k event
I am still away on vacation...If someone else doesn't before I get home...I'll send it to you....
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From: Crystal Lake
Thanks to all who arranged the trip to Franklin. THE HOME OF "VADSTER"
The trip started out a little slow for me as I was at the back of the pack with about a half a dozen other cars and lost the front group soon after leaving Fontana. Once we hit the four lane I tried to see if I could catch up but I realized it would most likely have to do triple digits to make that happen. So I drove the remainder of the two lane Hwy 28 pretty much alone which was fine by me as it left some time to admire the puffy clouds.
Leaving Franklin I somehow managed to get my self near the front for a very spirited ride out of town!! I thought we were getting a police escort by the local police force as he stopped to chat with our leader. (What was said?)
Those cars in front sure do run fast!! I soon felt that I should not be with these mad men and women and fell back to the rear of the second group which seemed justt right.
The trip started out a little slow for me as I was at the back of the pack with about a half a dozen other cars and lost the front group soon after leaving Fontana. Once we hit the four lane I tried to see if I could catch up but I realized it would most likely have to do triple digits to make that happen. So I drove the remainder of the two lane Hwy 28 pretty much alone which was fine by me as it left some time to admire the puffy clouds.
Leaving Franklin I somehow managed to get my self near the front for a very spirited ride out of town!! I thought we were getting a police escort by the local police force as he stopped to chat with our leader. (What was said?)
Those cars in front sure do run fast!! I soon felt that I should not be with these mad men and women and fell back to the rear of the second group which seemed justt right.
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From: 262 miles N of the Dragon
Originally Posted by Pruhnke,Apr 28 2009, 03:29 PM
Leaving Franklin I somehow managed to get my self near the front for a very spirited ride out of town!! I thought we were getting a police escort by the local police force as he stopped to chat with our leader. (What was said?)
Those cars in front sure do run fast!! I soon felt that I should not be with these mad men and women and fell back to the rear of the second group which seemed justt right.
Those cars in front sure do run fast!! I soon felt that I should not be with these mad men and women and fell back to the rear of the second group which seemed justt right.
I just pointed towards the west!
He said... probably towards Wayah Road or something like that... which was where we were heading!
Since he was a Franklin Police officer... I was hoping he wouldn't call the state police and have them waiting for us!
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From: 262 miles N of the Dragon
Originally Posted by Pruhnke,Apr 28 2009, 03:29 PM
Those cars in front sure do run fast!! I soon felt that I should not be with these mad men and women and fell back to the rear of the second group which seemed justt right.
Opposites attract... likes repel each other....
With all those S2000's, we had a lot of repelling so they just pushed the front of the pack to faster speeds!!!
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From: 262 miles N of the Dragon
Originally Posted by Pruhnke,Apr 28 2009, 03:29 PM
I soon felt that I should not be with these mad men and women and fell back to the rear of the second group which seemed justt right.
Only time we get "mad" is when we come up behind slowwww vehicles....
And what we are getting "mad" about... is that they are killing our fuel economy!!!!
Yeah... thats my story and I'm sticking to it!!!
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From: 297 Miles E of the Dragon
Dang I hate I didn't get to complete this run. Thanks to Ken for taking over the "speed limit" group when Karen and I got separated! With our kids there, I had no alternative but to turn back, and the whole thing was a comedy of compounded errors. Even moreso since this may have been my last Dragon trip.
But, stuff happens. And the size of my belly tells me I really didn't need that yummy ice cream in it, anyway.
Dave
But, stuff happens. And the size of my belly tells me I really didn't need that yummy ice cream in it, anyway.
Dave
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From: Crystal Lake
Originally Posted by CitadelBlue,Apr 28 2009, 07:08 PM
Actually, VADSTER lives in the other Franklin, (near Nashville in TENNESSEE)