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Originally Posted by iLuveKetchup
I'm in (if I get a BRZ/FR-S by the date). Also, are the group drives kept within the speed limit. I don't like to go 5mph above the posted speed limit. Not kidding. I drive slow!!
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The groups that I lead along with my GTR buddy don't tend to be within the limits...at all. Sometimes when the groups are large enough, there's multiple leaders and different group leads will have various paces. Honestly, I know I'm part of the jackass group. There are others that tend to lead more "spirited" drives.
However, Jackass driving doesn't mean illegal passing or any stunts that would be a significantly higher-risk maneuver to the participants and other drivers.
The challenge as always with these drives are finding leaders willing to pre-drive the route, learn it, and lead a group. Groups > 5 (inc leader) tend to get challenging to keep all the participants together. Up to 7 is decent, and anything beyond 7, is not very enjoyable for those in the back as the latency between take off and moving can be quite large. The slower drivers, and the paint-obsessive should stay in the back of a group as that's the "safest/slowest" spot to be in.
A ~70mi drive can be done in about 1.5 hours in the backroads. This 100mi drive being done in 2 hrs vs the google maps ~4 hrs is a a significant difference in pace.