Yeah, Ron...To me, everything after the first two hours or so gets old real fast in an open Speedster so I totally admire Stan's stick-to-it-ness.
We were heading to Beaufort over the Labor day weekend once, and in the last twelve miles of Virginia, before going into North Carolina, we spotted a RADAR car every 2-1/2 miles. I off-handedly asked on the CB why there were so many out there and got the same "Quota" answer.
GREAT photos, Stan! Love the travelogue!
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Stan if you will be in Southern California lets get a group together and meet for pizza and beer!
Stan, What time are you coming through San Jose on Friday?
-=theron
Stan...good on ya and large congrats. This is all about what you did....only faster. A tribute to you, Amigo. I was right behind you and took this pic..... :-)
Keep diggin't it , Stan.Nice Run... Everyone is BEHIND You ...!!!
Enjoy , relax and chill out.,,,,
On my west coast jaunt I debugged every night before turning in. My theory was better to get them off before they dry hard. However, a well bug-spattered Speedster is a true sign of an adventurer. Stan, you da man!
Yesterday was "clean-up and fix-it" day at Joel Schlotz's place in Chico. I cleaned up the detritus of 3 hard days on the road, and fixed a few this' and that's. Joel and Christina were AMAZING hosts, and I had a very relaxing time in Chico.
This morning, we said our goodbyes and I hit the road again, bound for Terry Nuckels' new place in Auburn. It's a 2 hour trip going the "fast way", but where's the fun in that? Joel laid out a route for me that took me up CA70, and down CA49 to Auburn- 220 mi of unbelievable fun. These roads really ought to be on every car-guy's bucket list. I don't know that I'd get tired of them.
Happy to be spending the evening with Terry and Andi, who are ever gracious and generous hosts. I pick up my lovely wife in San Jose, then off to Carmel tomorrow!
I drove the speedster into the office today. I was hoping to catch Stan as he drove through San Jose on his way out of town.
I work 6 miles from the Airport AND I'm nearly sure he'll drive past my office on his way towards Carmel.
Oh well. 
Ted
Just saw this, Ted. Sorry to have missed you. Getting Jeanie picked up and meeting up with my friends in Carmel pretty much occupied most of the morning anyhow.
I would've liked to have met you.
Just saw this, Ted. Sorry to have missed you. Getting Jeanie picked up and meeting up with my friends in Carmel pretty much occupied most of the morning anyhow.
I would've liked to have met you.
Next time. 
Plus with a 2276, you'd have left me in the dust.
Have a safe trip,
Ted
On this trip he only has a puny 2110. Easy to catch with a hopped-up 1600....right Stan. 
Marty, great idea on the road warrior photo.
I've driven frm Peoria to the panhandle of Florida and back twice this summer, both times in about 15 hours, and pretty much straight thru.....in a Volvo XC90, that's about 900 miles, and I'm still not over it.
Dude is living the dream.
Dude is living the dream.
Yes. Yes I am.
17 Mile Drive, Carmel by the Sea. Good friends. It truly is dream-like. I'm blessed in ways that defy description.
Well, today we said our goodbyes to our dear friends from CA. Jeanie and I took off down the coast from Carmel to Cambria, CA on CA1. Hearst Castle tomorrow, and Moonstone Beach for the next several days.
Its hard to convey the awesomeness of the experience of driving Hwy 1 in a Speedster! Really glad that you're having a great time on your California trip, Stan! Safe travels, my friend! 
As Jim says - What a totally awesome trip for a Speedster!
Its hard to convey the awesomeness of the experience of driving Hwy 1 in a Speedster! Really glad that you're having a great time on your California trip, Stan! Safe travels, my friend!
CA1 is amazing and the scenery is spectacular. Cruising it is a "bucket-list" kind of thing
... but I'm going to be completely honest: for me, nothing holds a candle to the CA70/CA49 drive I took from Chico to Auburn. CA1 is cruising, (especially when stuck behind a Prius or RV intent on seeing every rock in the ocean). CA70/49 is flat-out, no-holds-barred driving-- whip-saw, come in at the end of the day wringing wet and sore-shouldered driving.
They're both awesome in their own way, but there are some crazy roads in the Sierra Nevada range. I'd love to drive them all.
You're absolutely right, Stan! Hwy 1 is cruising/sight-seeing with the wife.
When Ginny & I go to Moonstone Beach (our favorite weekend get-a-way 2-3 times a year) we tow our Speedster. One day we do Hwy 1 together with a stop for picnic lunch at some scenic beach spot. Next day, Ginny takes the Rover into town (Cambria/Harmony) for a day of shopping, wine-tasting, hunting plants at her favorite nursery. While she does this, I take the Speedster for a solo Kamikaze run up Hwy 1.
As you discovered, so many cool roads with varied terrain and challenges in CA! Hopefully a Tour D'Ho with Terry and some of the West Coast gang may be in your future!
Looking forward to sharing more of your California adventure with your pics!
Perfect plan, Jim!
I am Roger Waters.
The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think.
Oh by the way, which one's Pink?
If you're Roger Waters, then you must be "Pink".
I've met Terry in person and been a long time fan of Pink Floyd. Terry if far more like David Gilmour whether he looks like Roger Waters or not, Terry is one of the classiest guys I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. By the way, I was one of the people who had the pleasure of seeing David Gilmour during his last tour which sold out in less than 2 minutes. Thankfully I had a connection in the music business. Still my visit Terry was far cooler and don;t get me wrong I'm a lifetime fan of Pink Floyd.
-=theron
Thanks, Theron! You know, I feel the same way about you.Please make it to the next SOC/SLO event, okay?
Okay Stan, I'll be Pink - but only for you...
Well, a lot has happened since the last update. After cruising down CA1, Sunday and Monday nights were in Cambria, Ca in a little toll-booth sized cottage (cute as a button, and really, really nice). Hearst Castle was "OK", but there was a lot more fun to be had in the tiny little town. Monday, we drove about an hour and a half to San Luis Obispo-- where we stayed at an Inn we found on the Interweb.
The original (and quite solid) plan was to pack up and drive back to San Jose Thursday night, so we could send my wife back to Chicago Friday, and I could beat it back to Stanistan over the weekend. Things went a bit sideways when we decided on a whim to cancel the flight, and drive to Las Vegas yesterday so I could get a jump on the trip back. We arrived in time to see the spectacle that is Las Vegas at night. All I can say is, "the end is near".
Anyhow, after a "quick sleep", I dropped Jeanie off at the Las Vegas airport. I THOUGHT I had switched the flight to the appropriate time/place, but apparently booked her on a flight 2 weeks from now. After signing over the deed to the house, we got it all straightened away, and she's back in Chicago spending the weekend with my daughter and son-in-law 9 (and grandbaby #6).
So, today, I drove about 900 mi (top down, all the way) from Las Vegas (excellent 100 mi detour for a closed section of I15 included). I'm in the lovely Sand's Terrace Inn in Fort Morgan, CO. Attached are some shots from the past several days.
Sorry about that, Theron, I've got no idea how to clean this up....
What an adventure--I am so jealous, Stan. Glad it's going so well and hoping it continues that way for you!
Stan, that's some serious behind the wheel time.
You haven't mentioned any mechanical problems since you had to adjust the linkage, so I take it the 2110 is running like a Swiss watch.
You're not going to want to take it out when your trip is over.
Stan, for a change of pace off of I-70, head a little north to Highway 36...St. Joseph to Hannibal, but knowing you, you're probably already home.
Actually Rich, me and 10,000 houseflies are luxuriating in the glow of free wifi at the McDonalds in Lexington, NE (it's nice to see that they are committed to helping the intellectually challenged by hiring them here, although I do wish they'd have one of the aides run the register). I couldn't bear 70 after Denver, so I hopped up to 80. I'm looking at picking up 36 at Lincoln, but it'll be dark for the last 3 or 4 hours of today, so I'm aiming to just "git'r done". Everything east of the Rockies is just laying down miles. It's not driving so much as horizon chasing.
You haven't mentioned any mechanical problems since you had to adjust the linkage, so I take it the 2110 is running like a Swiss watch.
You're not going to want to take it out when your trip is over.
Shhhhhh. Jeanie is listening.
Yeah. For those doing a search for the perfect engine a couple of years from now: a well-built 2110, SVDA, nice 40 x 35 well ported heads, 120 cam, port-matched manifolds, 40 Dellortos, 1-1/2" sidewinder. Pretty much an anvil, and peppy enough for freeway useage.
I'm getting sync-link though, and if I lived in Barstow, I'd either lower the CR, or get a second oil cooler.
I've driven 80 mph or more then entire trip. Terry Nuckels is right though, a 5 speed is the answer to 75% of the equation.
