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06-11-2012, 01:25 AM | #1 |
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Major road trip to pick up my SWP Premium starting Friday 6/15. Critique my course.
I'm flying up from Baton Rouge, LA to Manchester, NH on Friday to pick up my SWP Subaru BRZ Premium manual.
I'm taking the following course: http://goo.gl/maps/E5k7 All of the named stops are places where I know people I plan on visiting on the way down. As you'll see, I'll be hitting up the Tail of the Dragon on the way down. If there are any other really good driving roads I should hit that aren't too far out of the way, let me know and I'll add them to my list, time permitting. This especially goes for anything after 1000 miles into the trip where I can really open the car up. I'll also be taking tons of pictures and I'll even have a gopro taping the really interesting roads (e.g. the dragon), so there will be a major effort-post when I get time to sort through everything and edit into something presentable. Your input is greatly welcomed! -Mitch |
06-11-2012, 03:07 AM | #2 |
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ha! i was considering doing this exact same thing (buying from MA. and driving back to houston) but didnt want to go through the hassle of buying a car so far away. Not sure why you want to stop in Alabama, but congrats and good luck. have fun! im jealous!
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06-11-2012, 10:23 AM | #3 |
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I'm in the town next to Manchester, when on Friday are you picking it up? If you want we can meet up and I can give you some ideas in person.
Having recently went on a road trip my self from Manchester, NH to Atlanta, GA, heres my take on changes. Skip Boston. Go from Manchester, through Keene, Brattleboro VT, into Albany on Route 9. It's a very fun and scenic twisty road through mountains and hills. Going down 93 to Boston and then into Hartford is a boring, straight, and congested highway. I would also avoid the NYC area completely, expect to pay lots in tolls and be sitting in traffic for hours longer then you originally anticipated. With a car like this you want uncongested, twisty roads. See my suggestions: https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=m...rsp=3&sz=6&z=6 |
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Couple of Virginia recommendations:
If you want to take a little more time to enjoy the trip, head to Skyline drive at Front Royal, VA and/or the Blue Ridge Parkway once you have reached the southern limit to Shenandoah National Park. Also, your route takes you on rt 151 through Nelson County, VA (born and raised). If you are a fan of beer or wine, you will be in heaven there and I highly recommend spending a night in that area. Here’s my favorite area brewery and a nice B&B owned by family friends: http://www.bluemountainbrewery.com/ http://www.acorninn.com/intro.shtml |
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Just drove mine from NH to VA, awesome trip! Looks like your taking a very round-about route so hopefully by the time you get to the tail of the dragon in NC the engine will be broken in enough to have some real fun.
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06-11-2012, 02:22 PM | #6 |
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Have fun man! I just did a 10+ hour drive for mine going from Utah to LA.
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06-11-2012, 02:31 PM | #7 |
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After you leave Albany, you'll be heading down 87. I live in Poughkeepsie, right on the east side of the Hudson river where 87 is. I'd love to see your car and maybe even have a mini shoot!! Let me know if you're interested!
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06-14-2012, 09:17 PM | #8 |
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I saw your car today.
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I've been on the tail of the dragon before, there is not 10 feet of straight road on that guy, beautiful side of the mountain scenery.... Perfect for a BRZ
Such a good idea, I'm going to copy it. NC, here I come.
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Thanks!! I've been dying to see pictures of it, but I didn't want to trouble Bob for it since I was going to be seeing it soon anyway. It's funny, I've seen hundreds of pictures of this car so far, but those look the best (I guess because this one's mine!). When you go, remember to check killboy.com for your pictures. That's the first thing I'm going to check when I get home. |
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After the dragon, when you cross the TN line into NC, take 28 S all the way to Franklin NC. If your feeling adventurous, take hwy 64 from Franklin to Highlands. Both of these roads are better than the dragon IMO, as they have less traffic and cops.
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As a North Carolinian, I can agree 100% with this one. I don't like tickets! Similar on the fun scale, not even close on the probability of getting a ticket scale.
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If you are going to CT, my choice then would be to cut through Route 13 into Townsend, MA through Worcester, then into Hartford. It's pretty much a direct drive south, and the traffic usually isn't as bad. |
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