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Randy Chase · 05-22-2008, 12:40 PM

2 Weeks to Go! Latest itinerary..as it evolves.
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The second half of the trip is right now variable. I might stop at Autobahn Racetrack in Joliet. If so, that will change my times. And the Route 66 portion is a major variable. I can see getting my fill of old Americana and slower roads after some time on it... or maybe not. So possibly I get off of Route 66 and blast down the freeways... like maybe to Las Vegas and then down I-15. Or maybe I can stick it out and do all of the driveable Route 66. So anyway, I am leaving open my plans after Chicago.

By the way, Noble was at Farnbacher Loles from Wednesday until today. They topped up the AC ("it is not blowing ice cubes out the vents") and proclaimed the car to be like new with a clean engine. Car is heading over to Pruven Performance on Sunday for a private tuning day with a Noble guru who is coming down from Lime Rock where he is working with a Grand Am team. He will be looking at some tunes, and also some suspension mods and to make sure the 11" wide rear rims will fit or if I have to do a suspension arm modification.

05-22-2008, 12:40 PM	#90 (permalink)
Randy Chase Forum Founder Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego! Posts: 21,335 Images: 761	2 Weeks to Go! Latest itinerary..as it evolves. ----- The second half of the trip is right now variable. I might stop at Autobahn Racetrack in Joliet. If so, that will change my times. And the Route 66 portion is a major variable. I can see getting my fill of old Americana and slower roads after some time on it... or maybe not. So possibly I get off of Route 66 and blast down the freeways... like maybe to Las Vegas and then down I-15. Or maybe I can stick it out and do all of the driveable Route 66. So anyway, I am leaving open my plans after Chicago. By the way, Noble was at Farnbacher Loles from Wednesday until today. They topped up the AC ("it is not blowing ice cubes out the vents") and proclaimed the car to be like new with a clean engine. Car is heading over to Pruven Performance on Sunday for a private tuning day with a Noble guru who is coming down from Lime Rock where he is working with a Grand Am team. He will be looking at some tunes, and also some suspension mods and to make sure the 11" wide rear rims will fit or if I have to do a suspension arm modification. __________________ *** V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *** We have been feeling the buzz since 2004 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds. Hinged clams. "In my opinion, there's nothing in this world... Beats a 52 Vincent and a red headed girl."