[DeTomaso] Great driving road on US 60

[Boyd Casey]

I was driving through the mountains of West Virginia in a full size rental
car in the winter of 2000 (I think it was an Impala) I was traveling from
Virginia beach to Logan West VA to take care of a large property sale. I
was going around a hairpin turn when it hit some ice and started to slide
to the out side of the turn. I slid into the opposite lane and had a head
on collision with a West Virginia State Trooper! The whole thing happened
in slow motion, I had  abs brakes and the pedal was modulating like crazy
and I was only going a few miles an hour . If I had stopped 6" sooner I
wouldn't  have hit him. It was very scary because it was those winding
mountain roads with huge drop offs and no real protection against going
over the edge.
The trooper couldn't have been nicer and said he was just glad neither  of
us was hurt and that there were terrible accidents on this road all the
time. I got a ticket for failure to maintain control. So i now have the
rare distinction of having hit a police car, an experience  I certainly
don't wish to repeat!
Boyd


On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:

>    My niece got married in today at Hawks Nest Lodge in West Virginia so I
>    flew in for the weekend. Driving from Charlestown to Fayettville on US
>    60 was an absolute joy. I only wish and an any of my cars rather than a
>    2014 Ford Fusion rental car. A US 60 is known as Midland Trail and is a
>    stunning drive through the mountains snaking along the James river (I
>    think) with various hair pins and elevation changes. Beautiful scenery.
>    It reminded my of the Tail of the Dragon with less trees hiding the
>    landscape and mostly with a speed limit of 55 MPH through some nice
>    banked roads.. A I could not believe such a sporting speed limit. Lots
>    of motorcycles and groups of cycles. I saw a few vettes, but no sports
>    cars to speak of.
>    I am confident this is a well known road. A It has to be. A Anybody
>    driven it?
>    Rob (wishing I could pack my cars as baggage) DuMoulin
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   I was driving through the mountains of West Virginia in a full size
   rental car in the winter of 2000 (I think it was an Impala) I was
   traveling from Virginia beach to Logan West VA to take care of a large
   property sale. I was going around a hairpin turn when it hit some ice
   and started to slide to the out side of the turn. I slid into the
   opposite lane and had a head on collision with a West Virginia State
   Trooper! The whole thing happened in slow motion, I had A abs brakes
   and the pedal was modulating like crazy and I was only going a few
   miles an hour . If I had stopped 6" sooner I wouldn't A have hit him.
   It was very scary because it was those winding mountain roads with huge
   drop offs and no real protection against going over the edge.
   The trooper couldn't have been nicer and said he was just glad neither
   A of us was hurt and that there were terrible accidents on this road
   all the time. I got a ticket for failure to maintain control. So i now
   have the rare distinction of having hit a police car, an experience A I
   certainly don't wish to repeat!
   Boyd

   On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Rob Dumoulin <[1]rob at dumoulins.net>
   wrote:

     A  A My niece got married in today at Hawks Nest Lodge in West
     Virginia so I
     A  A flew in for the weekend. Driving from Charlestown to
     Fayettville on US
     A  A 60 was an absolute joy. I only wish and an any of my cars
     rather than a
     A  A 2014 Ford Fusion rental car. A US 60 is known as Midland Trail
     and is a
     A  A stunning drive through the mountains snaking along the James
     river (I
     A  A think) with various hair pins and elevation changes. Beautiful
     scenery.
     A  A It reminded my of the Tail of the Dragon with less trees hiding
     the
     A  A landscape and mostly with a speed limit of 55 MPH through some
     nice
     A  A banked roads.. A I could not believe such a sporting speed
     limit. Lots
     A  A of motorcycles and groups of cycles. I saw a few vettes, but no
     sports
     A  A cars to speak of.
     A  A I am confident this is a well known road. A It has to be. A
     Anybody
     A  A driven it?
     A  A Rob (wishing I could pack my cars as baggage) DuMoulin
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