VCA "Hot Cars-Cool Treats" 8.2.08

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  1. Kevan

    Kevan SRT-10 Owner

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    Rachel and I met up with Tom ("tbsviper" from the VCA) and his wife early this morning at Cracker Barrel for some quick grub:
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    We decided to take the back roads to Mohican State Park and the Mohican Resort & Conference Center to meet up with other OH Vipers:
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    We only got stuck behind one 'slow poke', but man did grand-ma-ma slow us down; doing 30 in a 50 and riding her brakes in sheer terror. Painful.

    The back roads were a blast and Tom kept it under 130. :-D

    We met with several other Viper owners at the Mohican Resort & Conference Center:
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    As you can see, it was an absolutely gorgeous day for cruising: sunny and 82F.

    Obligatory group shot:
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    Tom had picked out a nice little 'lap' through the state park and slightly east toward State Route 83 (a road highly rated by a popular driving magazine). Into the cars we go....

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    There are a few covered bridges in the area....
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    ...and the Clearfork Gorge that we stopped and peered down into:
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    I couldn't find any specs on it, but it's pretty deep (maybe 1500'?).

    SHOT OF THE DAY!
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    After leaving the park, we stopped at this station for some liquid love for a couple of the cars:
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    They were out of gas!!!
    Simply stunning.

    Eventually we found a station that *did* have gas, and boy were we the highlight of that little town's weekend! Half a dozen kids came pedaling over on their bikes to check out the cars (and truck..heh heh), asking the owners all sorts of questions and giving high praise. It was pretty cool to see their eyes light up when they were told top speeds of the vehicles. LOL

    On our way back toward Loudenville, we ran into this guy:
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    2500 HP vs. 1 HP. :-D

    We found a nice pizza place and had a late lunch/early dinner, then everyone headed towards home.

    Thanks to the VCA for the cool cruise through a nice section of north-central Ohio and the great company.





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  2. Stretch

    Stretch Silver Supporting Members

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    Sweet! Gotta love the cruises on a nice sunny day!
     
  3. Quick

    Quick Mgmt. - I can't help you

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    I've been there... when I had a bike. Some awesome scenery and some great driving roads. Brings back memories.
     
  4. bee0912

    bee0912 Rumble Bee 0912

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    Sweet, it looks like you had a great time.
     
  5. bee0912

    bee0912 Rumble Bee 0912

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    Man i cant get over the last pic. you could not have staged that better!
     
  6. WAZZSUP

    WAZZSUP God Bless Our Troops

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    .....you could have called, you got an issue w/QC's...or the color Red?
     
  7. Kevan

    Kevan SRT-10 Owner

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    Nah...just the slow ones. :grin:

    I'll give you a call when we/they do the next one (1st Sat. of each month).
    The Ohio-VCA is very receptive to the SRT-10 trucks. Very cool folks. I think you'll like them.
     
  8. WAZZSUP

    WAZZSUP God Bless Our Troops

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    ....see you Saturday night in Columbus. Walter with the SRT8 will meet us there as well
     
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    Great pics Kevan!!

    The scenery is beautiful!!! I'm sure it is mostly the cars! (and Truck!!):bigwink:
     
  10. 1bad4dr

    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    Nothing beats the back country of Ohio.

    Great narration Kevan. Looked like a memorable day.