I just did 3,500 miles in a 944 rally car, accompanied by Puffalumps

by "Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
Published 02/07/2017 at 20:53

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AMA

Replies (55)

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
02/07/2017 at 20:56, STARS: 0

How where the waffles?

"MrDakka" (mrdakka)
02/07/2017 at 21:00, STARS: 2

How many doughnuts did you eat?

"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
02/07/2017 at 21:02, STARS: 1

what kinda of tim bits

"CB" (jrcb)
02/07/2017 at 21:02, STARS: 1

Glad to see the duck/chicken debate made it onto the car and that Stef got some Timbits.

How was the 944? And when can we expect the write up?

"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
02/07/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 0

Are you two dating? You’d make a cute couple.

Also, it’s a duck.

"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
02/07/2017 at 21:18, STARS: 1

Many questions!

What’s the history with the car?

Is that door bar on the cage spec for anything because it looks scary low.

Where was the MIG?

Did the teams get together at night or go their own way?

Beer, booze or yes?

Bummer you didn’t come through Atlanta.

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/07/2017 at 21:20, STARS: 1

Do puffalumps make good back pillows?

"tromoly" (tromoly)
02/07/2017 at 21:28, STARS: 0

Is that Mammoth Cave making an appearance? That place is sweet.

"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
02/07/2017 at 21:38, STARS: 1

I imagine that wasn’t all to comfortable of a trip.

"Berang" (berang)
02/07/2017 at 21:44, STARS: 2

Porsche isn’t Swedish.

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 21:47, STARS: 2

The car belongs to Charli Tameris, it’s been competing in the northeast for three or four years.

The cage was logbooked a decade or so ago, so while the door bar design wouldn’t pass now it’s been grandfathered in. That said, rally car door bars do tend to be lower than in many other forms of racing.

The MIG was at Wings of Eagles in Horseheads, New York

We’d usually meet up at a bar, have some drinks, then go to our respective overnight accomodations

I don’t drink. Stef says yes.

That is a bummer, though I wouldn’t have enjoyed the traffic

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 21:51, STARS: 3

It was a ton of fun, especially on the twisty roads like the Tail, though it did have some shortcomings as well (like holes in the foot well). Write-up will happen when Stef catches up on her backlog

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 21:51, STARS: 1

I probably had ten or so. Stef probably double

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 21:51, STARS: 2

No

Yes

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 21:52, STARS: 0

Yes it is, and it was awesome

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 21:52, STARS: 1

I wasn’t allowed to try

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 21:52, STARS: 0

We didn’t eat them, we gave them away

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 21:52, STARS: 1

Assorted, but mostly chocolate

"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
02/07/2017 at 21:54, STARS: 1

excellent choice. my choice is usually a mix of chocolate, jelly filled, and apple/blueberry/strawberry, pending on what they have there

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
02/07/2017 at 21:54, STARS: 0

What is that spiky evil looking yellow thing under the wheel?

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 21:55, STARS: 0

Aside from the cold coming in by my feet it was much better than expected. The seats were surprisingly comfortable and the ride wasn’t as harsh as in some other rally cars

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 1

This is true

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 21:57, STARS: 1

Boot, courtesy of the Memphis parking authority

"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
02/07/2017 at 22:00, STARS: 0

Okay.

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
02/07/2017 at 22:02, STARS: 0

Did you visit the gardens at the Eiffel Tower? They’re beautiful but no one notices them :(

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
02/07/2017 at 22:03, STARS: 1

That is a nasty looking one

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 22:03, STARS: 1

I didn’t see any gardens

"Ike" (untitledcarshow)
02/07/2017 at 22:08, STARS: 0

Who was the best person you met while doing this?

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 22:12, STARS: 3

Tony from the homeless shelter in Memphis.

You were cool too

"PS9" (PS9)
02/07/2017 at 22:20, STARS: 2

YOU THINK YOU’RE BETTER THAN US JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN HANG OUT WITH THE RICH AND POWERFUL JALOPNIK ELITE!?

"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
02/07/2017 at 22:32, STARS: 2

A fellow rally member with a makita grinder and oxy touch would do wonders.

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 22:34, STARS: 4

Yes

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
02/07/2017 at 22:48, STARS: 1

Parsh: yes or absolutely yes?

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
02/07/2017 at 22:49, STARS: 2

“rich” hahahahahhahahahahfhjkdgj;kadsiasklgnkdsl jk;tfdjfrqkwa;sfgnrk;eads

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
02/07/2017 at 22:51, STARS: 2

Apple fritter

for

the

WIN

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
02/07/2017 at 22:51, STARS: 0

AHEM! THEY HAVE FEELINGS.

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/07/2017 at 22:51, STARS: 2

Probably

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
02/07/2017 at 22:51, STARS: 0

No.

Also no.

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
02/07/2017 at 22:53, STARS: 3

IIRC, there were 64 donut holes in total (60 Timbits + 4 Munchkins) purchased en route.

I have only just now regained the ability to make a decent bowel movement. 

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
02/07/2017 at 22:56, STARS: 2

#NotMyManagingEditor #ImpeachHardigree

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
02/07/2017 at 22:57, STARS: 2

a severe fault of these cars

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
02/07/2017 at 23:01, STARS: 2

I may be jfkdls;gjireogkfjadkwl;gjkefl;AWDMNER;EFMKDASJGIMR;KWELadms;kleamKL:m

hmm brain still on vacation, check back tomorrow

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
02/07/2017 at 23:02, STARS: 1

BUT ZE GERMANS.

ZE GERMANS ARE OUR ONLY HOPE.

FLING DER BRATWURST FAR UND WIDE.

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
02/07/2017 at 23:05, STARS: 0

I had a bite of one on the Daytona leg of Stef’s Great Adventure in the ultimate Florida location: next to a porn shop, down the street from the speedway.

They’re an excellent sponge for syrup and butter—an efficient vehicle to get deliciousness into your mouth.

We ended up giving the bulk of ours away to a guy who said he’d distribute them among some of the local homeless, though. We were kind of relieved we’d missed the eating contest, so feeding actually hungry people instead of pointlessly stuffing ourselves FTW. 

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/07/2017 at 23:08, STARS: 1

I guess that’s not surprising.

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/07/2017 at 23:10, STARS: 1

The Swede didn’t make it.

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/07/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 1

I thought squishy things liked being squished?

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/07/2017 at 23:12, STARS: 1

I would think that many would be the cause of several good bowel movements.

"PS9" (PS9)
02/07/2017 at 23:15, STARS: 1

MAKE OPPO GREAT AGAIN!!! BUILD A WALL AND MAKE PATRICK PAY FOR IT! YOU ELITE SCUMBAGS HAVE LORDED OVER US FOR WAY TOO LONG!!!

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/07/2017 at 23:21, STARS: 1

You do have a racin’ Parsh ...

Of course that could be the reason you’re not rich ...

Yeah, I’ll go with that.

"NojustNo" (front24200)
02/08/2017 at 00:35, STARS: 0

What does AMA mean? I keep seeing it on OPPO.

"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
02/08/2017 at 08:30, STARS: 2

This post has so much goodness that I can’t comment on just one thing. Lets just say it get my gold star stamp of approval.

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/08/2017 at 08:38, STARS: 0

Ask Me Anything

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
02/08/2017 at 10:25, STARS: 1

Was that a parking boot?

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/08/2017 at 12:32, STARS: 0

Yep