TCT shall slay the Dragon in '09!

We talked about doing this way back in '06 and nothing really ever came of it, but this time I think we should actually plan it out way in advance.

More info here.

It's just over 1,030 miles from MN, so if gas prices are back up to about $3/gal by then, and your car gets about 27mpg hwy, that's $228 in gas to get there and back. That's considerably less than the average round-trip airline ticket these days, especially if you split gas with a passenger. If we were plan ahead we could get reservations in one of the nearby towns and we could devote a full day there, and 2 days each way for 5 days total in the trip.

What do you guys think?

Fuck, that's a bit deep from Phoenix . It would be so much with my new and improved car.

BTW, should be done tonight. Just gotta do the brakes and bleed them

You're staying in AZ next summer?

I think if we do this is should be sometime mid-July to Aug. I won't have any money to do this otherwise, plus this allows everyone to start their summer jobs again and make some money.

Sounds fun.

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What's everyones thought on this now that spring is coming.... someday

I'm still down for late summer, I need to get a job and make money before this happens. I think we should try and make plans in the next month or so and maybe work a price for the entire trip.

How does second week of August sound?

so far so good... I'm not sure if I want to drive or not. I do have an american muscle car-not too well known for their agility. I'll have to think about it... I'd be up for riding otherwise

That would be good; if we have passengers we won't need to take as long to get out there, possibly cutting the trip down to 3 days.

I made the comment to Justin the other night that going to the "Tail" would be a waste of time. I don't know if any of you are aware of how patrolled this road is, and on top of that the speed limit is 35 of something. So really its just a nice sceinic drive through the mountains. Personally I think it would be more fun to go somewhere else like Washington D.C., New York, or anywhere out west. You guys should post what you think.

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Buddy of mine drove through here in his subie wagon on his way back to MN. No cops, and he almost died a couple times. Cops or not, 35mph is plenty fast to make you shit your pants if that's what you're going for..