Hi
John,
The
Tour went fine. There were a couple little glitches along the way, but
each was an easy fix. Just like last year, the weather pretty much sucked
most of the time. This time Mike and I were prepared for the rain -
we both had a Detroit Speed & Engineering 7 speed wiper motor in out
cars. Other than the noise and vibration, it felt like I was in a new car
when the wipers were running!
Yes we
did meet up with Clint, however, I never got to see his Elky. :
(
If
time and money allow, I highly recommend everyone do this trip at least
once. Not only will you have a great time and meet a lot of great people,
the Tour will definately put a spot light on your car's weak points.
Personally, I think if people just drive (or trailer) their cars to
local shows and cruises, they'll never truly get the bugs worked out. Last
year I thought the Elky was good to go, but after the Tour, I made a lot of
changes to improve its road worthiness. This year, those improvements made
the drive a lot more enjoyable, but I did find a couple more items that need
attention. My car may not be as pretty as it used to be, but I know I can
turn the key and hit the road any time I feel like it without worrying about
making it to my destination!
For
those of you into stats, I drove 4021 miles, used 312.45 gallons of gas, which
cost $634, and I averaged 12.87 mpg. That's not too bad
considering we drove 80 + mph most of the time and there was a lot of stop &
go driving once we got to the venues.
Herb Lumpp
http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/index.htm
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of John W. Lonadier, Jr.
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:14 PM
To: Chevelle Net
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Power TourMike & Herb, how did the Power Tour go? Everything go OK for you guys?Clint, did you make it to the start point and meet up with Herb and Mike from the list and did you drive part of the way with them?John L.ACES #559770 LS5 TRIBUTE
