THE GREAT FREEWAY BEACH ADVENTURE

[RIMSPOKE]

I DECIDED TO DO SOME LONG DISTANCE DRIVING IN MY FREEWAY THIS PAST WEEKEND SO I LUBED

THE TRANNY & CHAINS AND PACKED IT FOR A NICE BEACH TRIP .

WE HAVE BEEN GOING TO ATLANTIC BEACH FOR YEARS BUT I HAVE NEVER MADE THE TRIP IN ONE OF OUR MICROCARS .

THE FREEWAY CAN MAINTAIN A CONSTANT 55 -60mph SO IT IS QUITE A BIT FASTER THAN AN ISETTA .

I MADE PRETTY GOOD TIME ON THE WAY DOWN . THE NEW RECARO SEAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE .

HAD A GRAND TIME RUNNING AROUND ON & OFF THE ISLAND ALL WEEKEND , THE CAR WAS RUNNING LIKE CLOCKWORK .

I LOST A DRIVE BELT ON THE WAY HOME BUT CAME PREPARED WITH A SPARE BELT & TOOLS .

I WAS BACK ON THE ROAD IN 1/2 HOUR . IT's ALL PART OF THE EXPERIENCE .

FINAL NUMBERS ?

I COVERED 398 MILES FROM THE TIME I LEFT HOME AND THE CAR CONSUMED 5.7 GALLONS OF GAS .

THIS WORKS OUT TO A TRIP AVERAGE OF 70mpg & I WAS DRIVING IT PRETTY HARD ALL THE WAY .

THE ICING ON THE CAKE WAS WHEN THE ODOMETER TURNED OVER TO 10,000 MILES .

OF COURSE THEY ARE ALL FREEWAY MILES .

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[RIMSPOKE]

GOES LIKE ONE TOO .

THE ENGINE IS AN 18 HORSE BRIGGS & STRATTON VANGUARD V-TWIN !

[Richard]

You have big brass ones Rimmy. Left lane too. Whats the wind buffet like from an eighteen wheeler??How about just a strong cross wind?? Congradulations.

[RIMSPOKE]

IT WAS FUN !

TRUCK WIND IS NO WORSE THAN IT IS WITH OTHER CARS .

THE GUYS WITH GUTS ARE THE ONES WHO TOOK THEIR MICROCARS

OVER 2400 MILES ON ROUTE 66 LAST YEAR .

http://www.microcar.org/blog/2010/08/microcars-on-route-66-the-journey-begins/

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/techjunkie/micro-cars-travel-historic-route-66

THEY TRAVELED AT ABOUT 45mph AND MADE IT IN 12 DAYS .

ALL THE VEHICLES FINISHED UNDER THEIR OWN POWER BUT MOST

NEEDED SOME REPAIRS ALONG THE WAY .

I AM SURE THAT MY FREEWAY COULD DO 80+mpg AT THAT SPEED .