[DeTomaso] 2009 Fun Rally Location

[msm at portata.com]

One year, we drove Tony-style from the Bay Area to LV.  We went to Yosemite then down the spine of the mountain range to SoCal into the Arizona desert and back up to LV.  It was definitely an E-ticket ride.  There is nothing like charging up a mountain above the tree line -- cool, crisp air, dark blue sky, patches of snow zooming by on the side of the road, and plenty of torque still on tap at 12,000 feet.  I can only imagine that it must be like standing an F-15 on its tail and hitting the afterburners.
 

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From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
Sent: Mon 8/18/2008 5:39 PM
To: Fastgrandma at aol.com; tomdiiulio at gmail.com; DeTomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 2009 Fun Rally Location


In a message dated 8/18/08 17 28 37, Fastgrandma at aol.com writes:


> Actually Reno is a bit further than 300 miles - its closer to 500, so 
> figure
> that into your budget if you plan to drive. 
> 

Mapquest says Denver to Reno is 1051 miles, Denver to Reno is 748.

That's all freeway driving, of course.   And who wants to do that????

My personal objection to moving the event to Reno is that it makes it too 
close to me!   To me, the drive to and from Las Vegas is at least half the fun, 
as long as my tires don't touch a freeway.   All two-lane twisty mountain and 
desert back roads makes the 10-12 hour journey a pleasure.

If it moves to Reno it would be all too easy to just hop on the interstate 
and get there in two and a half hours, and what fun would that be?   I'll 
probably have to go all Tony Harvey on it, and take a purposely roundabout route 
through the mountains, back and forth over the various mountain passes so I can 
get at least 8-10 hours of quality driving in before I get there. :>)

Mike


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