[DeTomaso] New speed limits

[Will Kooiman]

I was in Seguin this morning.  Locals said it normally takes 2 hrs to
drive to Austin.  This new road cuts it to 30 minutes.  That's pretty
sweet if you live in Seguin (or neighboring cities).



On 9/7/12 6:03 PM, "Chance Dorsey" <chance.dorsey at yahoo.com> wrote:

>The new section of SH 130 is slated to open in November of this year and
>will extend the currently open SH 130 to Sequin, TX.
> 
>You can see the work being done along the current 183 if you take a look
>at the satellite on google maps.
> 
>BTW, SH 130 goes by the new F1 track.  I'm sure everyone will be in the
>mood to get their speed on after having watched the race.  So the 85 mph
>speed limit may be appropriate.
> 
>Thanks,
> 
>Chance Dorsey
>Austin, TX
> 
>
>From: Dave <dave at damardirect.com>
>To: Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com>; "detomaso at realbig.com"
><detomaso at realbig.com>
>Sent: Friday, September 7, 2012 1:50 PM
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New speed limits
>
>Bill,  I asked a good friend in Dallas about this 85 mph limit. Here is
>what he said:
>
>On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:52 AM, <ppswinc at gmail.com> wrote:
>It's not I35. 
>
>Our national media has little better to do than report on the speed
>limit. You think? I saw this on NBC national newscast 2 days ago. The
>story graphics made it appear as a roadway from Austin to San Antonio
>which it's not. At least not at this time.
>
>What they're talking about is TX 130, a toll road that loops on the east
>side of Austin metro. There is very little traffic on it and it is a
>great way to stay off the parking lot that's officially call IH-35 in
>Austin from Georgetown to Buda which basically is what this road
>circumnavigates. 
>https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=TX-130+S&daddr=Texas+45+Toll+W&hl=en&ll
>=30.396569,-97.580566&spn=0.655035,1.344452&sll=30.216355,-97.636185&sspn=
>0.328122,0.672226&geocode=FaYu1AEd3Oct-g%3BFZ55ywEd2rYr-g&mra=mrv&t=m&z=10
>
>
>A yellow Pantera would enjoy a run on it and could probably turn the 53
>mile route in little more than 25 minutes. I've never seen a radar trap
>set up and hope this doesn't jinx it. In my E class MB it's a breeze at
>95-100 mph. You do have to watch out for the slower traffic, naturally.
>For Dave, it would be worth every penny of the 8 buck toll to run it.
>That's not the exact toll cost; only my best guess. If you don't have the
>RFI toll tag you have to stop and pay at the booths.
>
>Happy flying and best regards always,
>Shrek - The little Green Ogre aka "SLOWER TRAFFIC"
>Shrek only flies in he dreams.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Lewis [mailto:lotus0005 at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 8:51 PM
>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New speed limits
>
>
>San Antonio and Austin - that would be I-35.  Raising the speed limit to
>85!!!!  Woweeee!!  Bumper-to-bumper, just like in CA!  Gonna be fun,
>dudes.
>
>> From: red3644 at hotmail.com
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 16:43:54 -0500
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] New speed limits
>> 
>> 
>> The TexDot crews are putting up 85mph speed limit signs on a section of
>>road between San Antonio and Austin.
>> Now the signs will reflect the minimum speed that everybody is already
>>driving on Texas highways.
>>  
>> 
>>http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/06/13705669-85-mph-texas-to-open-
>>toll-highway-with-fastest-speed-limit-in-nation?lite
>>  
>> The 300 mile trip from San Antonio to Ft. Stockton now regularly takes
>>under 4 hours...I've done it in 3 flat.
>>  
>> Michael         
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