My last trip down was in the Neon and I made the 1100 miles in 15.5 hrs (last year's spring break tuner bash in Daytona). We all know that the RL is way faster than the Neon, it's just a matter of avoiding the road tax agents ( read that cops w/lasers) If the weather is good all the way and I leave at 2:30 am, I could be in Homosassa around 5:30 - 6:00 pm on Monday.
I am probably the oldest Redline owner, I just turned 50 on Dec 15th. (you're never too old to have "toys"). I have the mentality of a 20-something, and the buying power of his Dad. --- works for me... Not much into bars and such, gave that up in the 80's while running on a match race circuit. I learned the value of always being sober while in a moving vehicle. ( and while on the occasional stationary bar stool
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[begin rant] One of the main reasons I'd like to meet up sometime during the week is to check out one of the lowered Redlines. I most certainly want to get rid of the American 4x4 look of the wheel wells. I see a newer Saab 9-3 Turbo in our parking lot that is at least a full 1.5 to 2" lower than our Redlines and it is supposed to be built on a similar platform. This is where GM f'd up. They did killer styling and then gave us wheel well eyebrows with a higher arch than an old painted whore. I would like the BMW or AMG look in the wheel well dept., not our Z-71 4x4 off-road look. [end rant]
Either way, I'll be staying at my Mother's place and she has broadband, so I'll check in on the forum when I roll into town. BTW, the wife and I are thinking about hitting the Tuner Bash again this year on Mar 17 & 18, maybe we could organize a group showing to combat the import/european crowd. Just a thought.
-John
