Why no A/C while cutting up the corners? Oh yeah... never mind. I forget that makes a difference on some cars. Sigh... that's one thing I'm going to miss.

So, now you all understand why I've never really had any interest running RT-71?

Nothing compares that that road.

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I still like 71 a lot, they're different roads with different character. I'd just love 71 to be about 4 times longer
71 has a few tight spots and some broader curves, but they're weakly banked which is a whole different thing. The higher banked curves of 129 are great too but it's a much different feel being pushed into the road vs being pulled off the road, if I'm explaining it correctly. I enjoy both kinds of curves equally for their different challenges they provide.

Anyway, the only car we had that I believe might have given me some fun was old man's Kia Stinger and it blew off an some charge cooling hose on the way to the meeting spot from the hotel, I couldn't spot where it had come loose. It wasn't totally off but it was leaking enough he could only make a couple PSI boost. Then later on he dislodged a front sway bar bushing. Luckily none of this is an indication of Kia quality, the boost has been turned up a bit and the sway bar/bushing/bracket were Eibach. Now I'm not trying to toot my own horn or fluff myself up here but I think among the Celica in attendance mine was the 2nd best looking after the silver 77. From what I could see of how they were handling the curves I think it's a good thing that Lindsay and myself hung toward the back of the pack. I didn't get the trans too hot cruising with the group which was nice, the relaxed pace was good as I got to actually enjoy some of the scenery and wave at the cameras more. On the way up by myself I think that the lowest speed through a corner was around 20 on something really tight and blind to the left.


Is anyone planning to come out for the Starved Rock meet on the 24th or whenever that happens? I'm for sure down for the 'fix Chee's Celica' meet as well!

This post has been edited by Bitter: Aug 19, 2019 - 8:19 AM

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I'm beginning to think the diverter valve was compensating for what it thought was an overboost situation. I did turn down the boost and made sure I stayed in lower gears to get the grunt of the V6 without needing much boost. But later that day and a bit on the way home, I couldn't seem to replicate the loss of power and blowoff noise with the louder, lower tone. I'll have to do more checking.

The hardest I drove the Tail was Saturday night after I'd gone back to Marysville for more gas. I had the road mostly to myself and took the opportunity to really push it a bit after waiting in a Pull Off area for a couple of race bikes to go by so I could try some follow-the-leader. Once I got her into four wheel drifts and leaping in and out of the dips in the middle of the curves I was pretty happy! Finally got the tires pushed where they would sing a bit.

But yes, when I rolled into the Inn I could hear the rattle. I was just hoping it was the aftermarket sways and/or endlinks. When I got it up in the air at a Firestone in Knoxville, we could see the bushing and slipped out of it's "mount". The tech was easily able to put it back, but the raised edges of both bushings - designed to help keep them in place, I guess - were all chewed up. I'm having a conversation with Eibach starting today. Bitter came up with a good idea for an interim solution, though.

Driving that road feeds something inside me, truly. I could stay there and drive it all day every day!

GREAT JOB @NetsToy!!! Thank you for your hard work!

I meant cars near the size and weight of mine lol. The Stinger is great but it's a different class of car entirely, like a Miata vs a Corvette.

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Hit the nail on the head Lindsay. It's difficult to translate the feeling into words for me.

Did you guys hit up the Cherohala Skyway at all?

Those two roads are my driving nirvana.

I don't believe we did. Next time I hope to drive down on Thursday and have Friday to recover so I'm well rested on Saturday. That was my plan but work put the skadoosh on it. My last time down I was so so tired but still had a great time,my focus was starting to wane however.

That's my biggest concern, I'd have to go a few days in advance just to recover from driving there. Especially if in a Miata or MR2, but those are the only two cars I even remotely want within my budget so it is what it is.

So I assume everyone made it back home safely?

Please let me know if these links don't work:

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOrmNU...mNnVU16cFRQX0x3

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPacC-...nhHWkw3OHlKVGRn

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMoJL8...FlDVzdIOWMzTGRn

Driving into Robbinsville with some Harry Nilsson:

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPb7W_...FZCV1QwU2FDRWFR

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOMJD_...TNqQW05dmZhTHFR

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPCXhb...FFrbVJ1Vm9uSkJn


https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPwMXn...TgyVXVRT2tBS2N3

Jealous...

It's not a Lexus ES330 kind of road

Not like it's a road for campers with trailers either, yet there they are.

Got home at 9PM, left before 7AM. Indy...road closed, accidents cause no one can drive in the rain, another road closed, ramp I needed to take off 65 closed, take different road, missed a turn because the road was about 100ft before a stop light so logically I thought it was at the stop light, of course no place to turn around, it's right at sunset so I can't see **** between the sun low and oncoming head lights and having been on the road for 13 hours already my focus is getting poor. NOT A SINGLE ****ING ROAD can manage to go from one place to another. Nothing lines up. Everything thing 3 miles, left, .2 miles, right, and so on and so on for about 40 minutes. YAAAGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!! I hate rural Indiana! The roads must have been put together by drunk farmers.

The roads are just paved over paths left by combines.

I really don't know what happens to my posts half the time. It takes them forever to show up and this time it didn't appear at all. I tried to post pics and vids, I promise!!

Can't wait to go again! Again, well done, Annette!!

If you'd post at normal times of the day....

Your account is still on 'probation' and a mod has to manually approve, only an admin can take it off probation early but the admin is kind of MIA.

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Tail of the Dragon meet! I really enjoyed seeing y'all again & meeting new Celica friends as well! I thought we had an excellent turn out!

I loved seeing all the Celica's swaying around the curves together! It made my heart happy!

Thanks for posting videos and photos! I'm really enjoying them.