. . . a short drive out west of Austin, Texas, USA
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Gottfried's Texas Hill Country Boxster Drive . . . a short drive out west of Austin, Texas, USA |
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The Trip . . .
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The Lineup . . . We arranged to meet at a small strip mall on Manchaca Road at 10:00 AM to start the drive into the 'Hill Country'. 
Left to right: Gottfried Hogh, Ann Arbor, MI, Mike Rentner, Austin, TX, Mike Dean, Houston, TX, and Darron Shaffer, Plano, TX. |
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16-Nov-01 0215: 38009 0.0 Ann Arbor, MI start of trip
16-Nov-01 0550: 38264 255.7 Fishers, IN 13.176 $18.17 1.38 f Fisher's Corner Shell
16-Nov-01 1137: 38633 624.4 Rolla, MO 13.511 $16.47 1.22 f Rolla AMOCO, 1903 N. Bishop, Rolla, MO
16-Nov-01 1716: 39031 1021.0 Atoka, OK 14.514 $18.27 1.26 f Sunshine 66, 1028 S. Mississippi, Atoka, OK
17-Nov-01 0938: 39363 1354.0 Austin, TX 12.203 $14.88 1.22 f Shoppers Mart, 5401 Manchaca, Austin, TX
17-Nov-01 1800: 39595 1586.0 Medina, TX 9.850 $12.19 1.24 x Medina, TX
17-Nov-01 2225: 39750 1741.0 Round Rock, TX 6.919 $8.85 1.28 f Quix 871, 409 W. Taylor, Round Rock, TX
18-Nov-01 0241: 39974 1965.0 Henderson, TX 7.070 $8.91 1.26 f Henderson, TX
18-Nov-01 0854: 40314 2305.0 Hazen, AR 13.794 $18.47 1.34 f Hazen Superstop, I-44/HWY-11, Hazen, AR
18-Nov-01 1444: 40720 2711.0 Montrose, IL 13.467 $18.84 1.40 f Jimick's, Montrose Super X, Montrose, IL
18-Nov-01 2105: 41127 3118.0 Ann Arbor, MI 9.302 $13.01 1.40 f end of trip
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113.806 $135.05
16-Nov-01 0220: 38009 0.0 52F; start of drive to Austin, TX for 'First Annual Turkey Shoot Drive'
16-Nov-01 0300: 38059 50.6 54F; on westbound I-94; 78 mph passing Albion
16-Nov-01 0312: 38075 67.1 turn of from i-96
16-Nov-01 0320: 38084 75.0 52F; turn south from I-94 onto I-96
16-Nov-01 0340: 38109 100.0 52F; clear night, some foggy patches
16-Nov-01 0343: 38113 103.9 crossed into Indiana
16-Nov-01 0400: 38131 122.7 S on 69; about 3 m S of Ashley, IN
16-Nov-01 0505: 38209 200.0 south on I-69; nr. Gas City, IN
16-Nov-01 0520: 38227 218.4 on I-69, heading south; 3/4 S of US-35 intersection
16-Nov-01 0557: 38264 255.7 56F fueled Super Shell at Indianapolis; oil is down one bar
16-Nov-01 0700: 38332 323.2 SW on I-70; about 30 W of Indianopolis, IN
16-Nov-01 0720: 38356 347.5 47F; 75mph west on I-70 nr. Terra Haute; five hours into trip
16-Nov-01 0731: 38369 360.7 crossed into IL; construction zone on I-70
16-Nov-01 0800: 38403 394.3 49F; sun is up; 75 mph on I-70 (73.4 on Garmin SP-III) ner. Greenup, IL
16-Nov-01 0900: 38476 467.6 on I-70
16-Nov-01 0920: 38500 491.4 56F; about 30 miles E od St. Louis, on I-70
16-Nov-01 1000: 38546 537.3 57F; departiong subs. of St Louis
16-Nov-01 1020: 38569 560.8 58F; on I-70 heading toward Rolla, MO
16-Nov-01 1115: 38633 624.2 fuel stop
16-Nov-01 1200: 38661 652.4 68F; 76-77 mph I-44 about 70 Miles E of Sp[ringfield, MO
16-Nov-01 1220: 38687 678.4 69F; approachng Lebenon, MO
16-Nov-01 1320: 38762 753.9 71F; about 40 E of Joplin, MO
16-Nov-01 1400: 38812 803.4 south of Joplin, MO
16-Nov-01 1405: 38820 811.0 70F; crossed into OK
16-Nov-01 1445: 38866 867.8 turned off from Will Rodger Toll Road, south US-69
16-Nov-01 1520: 38903 894.1 13 hours into trip, 20 mi N of Muskogee, OK
16-Nov-01 1654: 39009 1000.0 70 heading toward Tolka, OK
16-Nov-01 1728: 39031 1021.0 in Tolka, OK; south bound US-69 overcast, color in SW
16-Nov-01 1816: 39077 1068.0 entered TX
16-Nov-01 2000: 39171 1162.0 departing Dallas, southbound on 35E
16-Nov-01 2200: 39314 1305.0 65F;
16-Nov-01 2215: 39331 1322.0 63F; Round Rock, TX motel
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17-Nov-01 0615: 39331 1322.0 Round Rock, TX motel
17-Nov-01 0743: Lane Woodruff, boy with dog, Rocky from Rockville, YX
17-Nov-01 0815: 39332 1323.0 south on I-35, out of Round Rock, TX
17-Nov-01 1125: Skyler, Zenith Blue 1998 Boxster / Texas plates: 'Briseis'
17-Nov-01 1127: Michael Dean, Ocean Blue 2000 Boxster S / Texas plates: 'G82 WDJ'
17-Nov-01 1128: Darron Shaffer, Wimbledon Green 2001 Boxster S / Texas plates: 'SUJI'
17-Nov-01 1823: 39609 1600.0 67F; overcast, nr. Bandera, on way back, returning to Boerne
17-Nov-01 1824: also in Bandera, someone said 'four', evidently counting Boxsters as we went past them
17-Nov-01 1827: passed two large SUV trucks with canoes
17-Nov-01 2037: 39634 1625.0 67F; warm evening, top down, going to follow Skyler around San Antonio to I-35
17-Nov-01 2215: US-79 in Franklin, TX; met officer Hunter
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18-Nov-01 0103: 39898 1889.0 64F; crossed Trinity River on N bound TX-69
18-Nov-01 0241: 39974 1965.0 47F; heading ENE on TX-43 out of Henderson, cash fuel stop
18-Nov-01 0312: 40004 1995.0 turned from 43 to I-20, heading for Shreveport, LA
18-Nov-01 0329: 40026 2017.0 crossed into Louisiana
18-Nov-01 0350: 40028 2019.0 downloaded tracks, departing rest stop on I-20
18-Nov-01 0600: 40140 2131.0 47F; after GSP-III routing fiasco, NE of Texarkana, AR
18-Nov-01 0902: 40314 2305.0 50F; at Shell station in Hazen, AR
18-Nov-01 1108: 40463 2454.0 66F; crossed into MO
18-Nov-01 1223: 40551 2542.0 67F; crossed Mississippi River into IL on I-57
18-Nov-01 1432: 40700 2691.0 69F; [tired, somewhat slurred speech]
18-Nov-01 1459: 40721 2712.0 69F; Montrose fuel stop
18-Nov-01 1524: 40750 2741.0 1000 miles on the return trip; [tired, halting speech]
18-Nov-01 1852: 40984 2975.0 Fort Wayne, IN;
18-Nov-01 1900: underway after e download stop in Fort Wayne, IN; heading toward Lansing, MI
18-Nov-01 1913: 41000 2991.0 57F; N of Kendall, IN
18-Nov-01 2105: 41127 3118.0 at home, ZeeBee in driveway, Ann Arbor, MI
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6645: 3118 miles in 66.75 hours under way = 46.7 mph
... still considerable work to be done here.