thats some power steering
Duct tape and a couple hose clamps and you're good to go!
It's a video. I can't upload them.
Holy #$%@ he got lucky, because we had done some VERY spirited driving.
He would've flown off into the woods, and we'd then have to wait a few weeks and find him by smell.
Mike needs to stop by a his local church and profess his thanks.... then proceed to a Lottery retailer and make a large ticket purchase.
When I was in trucking, it was required to do a daily detailed pre tip and post trip inspection and document same. On occasion I have come across some issues that, I was glad I saw prior to heading to on the roads, the worst being transmission cross member that had a large crack 3/4 of the way though it. I strongly suggest that every speedster go completely though every mechanical component every month as these are for the most part hand built cars.
If one had 24 minutes to kill and wanted to see the unedited video of Carlos' epic drive, you could go....
"Mike needs to stop by a his local church and profess his thanks.... then proceed to a Lottery retailer and make a large ticket purchase."
Good advice, Alan... 
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Photo above of our impromptu Scotch tasting on Sunday evening in Maggie Valley. From the left, Panhandle Bob, The President of Stanistan, Danny P., Lenny C., Lane, Chris.
Agreed. Bob clearly didn't get the required facial hair memo.
Great trip!
Line up at the hotel and the big and the little.
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So I'm supposed to go full Santa Claus?
If you haven't cinged your hair follicles in all those fires.........yes.
So, not only did Carlos G. plan the route for the Deliverance Run on Saturday, he created the attached two maps of the route. Notice, not your normal map. We were all given plasticated copies. They are going to be framed and put up in a prominent spot at my place. He really went above and beyond.
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Anna and I will never miss the Tour De Smo' going forward.
Before you knuckleheads jump and say "Send Anna and you can stay home!", I'm stealing your thunder. Love my bride, tolerate me.
If youse don't come, me and Lenny will come down and strong arm you!
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Lane likes biscuits and gravy for breakfast. He didn't know that this place makes biscuits that are about the size of Rhode Island and ordered two. They cut them down the middle and they remained huge.
Eat em' up, Lane
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Chasing Danny was a blast. His car is dialed. I also learned more about the handling of my car. Of course, Stan was either right on my tail or WAY out front.
Hot Springs.
Looking Glass Falls early Friday morning off of 276 on my drive to Maggie Valley.
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Too bad the border is closed...
It's hard to make me get homesick while living out here in the middle of the Pacific, but you guys have done it. Looks like a trip of a lifetime, perfect cars, drivers, weather and roads. Cheers!
Awesome, Sandy would have been freezing the whole time. Maybe I can run solo next year. Stan, are you available to play Santa Clause this year? 
We've still got 9 hrs of driving ahead of us (we spent the night in Knoxville to scope out this side of the mountains), but it was a fantastic weekend.
More later, but for now: thanks, guys-- it was great.
While in Knoxville, maybe you can swing by and give Steve Lawing a little "encouragement."
No photos of the ever tolerant right seaters who may have accompanied you all?
Tolerance, patience, understanding, forgiveness...they have it all. 
Looks like you all had a great time.
I have a Lane Anderson hand print in my "oh s&*t" handled and severe wear in the carpet, passenger side, where the brake would be.
Lenny was a right seater all weekend. Michelle stayed home this time. Jeannie was there, as well as Mike's Diane, and Panhandle Anna.
Bob's name has officially been changed to Calamity Bob. He's in denial though.
Lenny and I will be home in two hours with some luck.
Great to hear you all had a safe & great time. With that motley crew, how could you NOT?
Looking forward to any pics y'all are ready to share. 
An exploded propane grill here, a few trees burned in my yard there, 3 nine millimeter rounds into a mirror, Lenny trying to push me into a bonfire........does that constitute calamity?
“...does that constitute calamity?“
Yes Bob, it does.
Made it home just after 1:00 after an uneventful drive. I’ll post pictures after a nice nap. One helluva weekend. Thanks everybody!
There is nothing like pulling into a biker restaurant called the Buttered Biscuit in a six door stretch Cadillac Limousine with flags literally flying from it and then disgorging a motley crew of Speedster replica miscreants and watching people's faces.
Priceless! Thanks Stan.
Got home at 2:30 p.m.
Truck, trailer, and Spyder all performed perfectly all weekend. Lenny made it home safely a couple hours later. The 10,000 pound rig got 7.8 MPG average on the way down, but 8.9 on the way home. This proves that it is uphill to the Smokies(2000 feet plus), and downhill to the North(and 300-400 feet ASL). Really not bad considering 70 mph average speed.
@DannyP posted:Got home at 2:30 p.m.
Truck, trailer, and Spyder all performed perfectly all weekend. Lenny made it home safely a couple hours later. The 10,000 pound rig got 7.8 MPG average on the way down, but 8.9 on the way home. This proves that it is uphill to the Smokies(2000 feet plus), and downhill to the North(and 300-400 feet ASL). Really not bad considering 70 mph average speed.
Speed was the single biggest contributor to my less than stellar fuel consumption on my journey to/from Bremen. But it sure beat poking along in the slow lane.
@Panhandle Bob posted:There is nothing like pulling into a biker restaurant called the Buttered Biscuit in a six door stretch Cadillac Limousine with flags literally flying from it and then disgorging a motley crew of Speedster replica miscreants and watching people's faces.
The Buttered Biscuit alone was worth the trip.
We rolled in to Morton about 30 minutes ago. The car's still on the trailer, but I'm wiped out and tomorrow is another day. We'll deal with it then.
I wish I had counted number of cell-phone pictures taken of the rig in the past week-- I'll bet there were at least 20, just today. When I walked in the door, my personalized "STANSTN" plates and power-chip for the limo were in the stack of mail (several days too late, alas). The limo did great, but the mass air-flow sensor threw another code in the mountains. I'll deal with that tomorrow, as well. I think we averaged about 14 mpg, which ain't bad for a mighty 4.6 hauling around an extra car and a half. The cruise was mostly on 75, except in the mountains.
I loved pretty much every minute of this weekend, and I'd leave tomorrow to do it all again if I had the chance.
For those not on Facebook. Neither is 24 minutes.
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Thanks for sharing those clips. Looks like you guys were having a lot of fun cruising on those awesome roads in such nice weather!
Will Calamity Bob ever catch up to the group?
Where are Carlos, Stan, and Danny?
Why was there a black sedan in the middle of the group?
These questions may never be answered..........
But fun was had by all. Because......COVID.
14mpg hauling a car behind that Limo is pretty darn good!
Hauling an enclosed trailer with a gas pickup/Limo at 70mph typically will give you 8 - 10-ish MPG YMMV. Make it an open trailer and add 3-4 MPG to that. Go to a diesel and you'll get 14+ with an enclosed trailer and 16-21mpg open trailer (but with twice the torque in the diesel, you won't notice that the trailer is back there).
I got about 9-ish mpg with Pearl trailered behind a gas 5.4 liter pickup. I got 16.5 with the same car/trailer with a 6 liter diesel. Same car/trailer behind Chris' 7.3 liter chipped diesel got 21-ish. Both of us saw a dramatic drop in MPG at 80 and above.
I'm thinking of doing one last video with all three days. A "best of" kinda. Taking some tips, I could show Danny, Carlos and Mike since I was behind all. Sunday, I have better shots of Stan. Plus, I have Friday, where Stan blew by us at.... *Ahem, a responsible 40mph.
I still have Sunday footage to go through.
If you have pictures, please send them to me so I can fold them in. I have all the pictures here.