The Goal is 700+ points tomorrow!

"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
08/07/2020 at 23:11 • Filed to: oppo rally, harbor freight special, oppo hunt

Holy crap this planning thing is getting out of control haha. Well hopefully my girlfriend isnt sick of me by the end of the day! We are so excited to go back to the Lancaster Music Road, oppo rally or not that was going to happen. Now we just have an excuse to go there other than “because there is a sonic nearby”.

Car is washed, mostly full tank of gas, and waking up early to avoid the rona. ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE. The damn abandoned airport might make my AWD come in handy so we shall see.

DISCUSSION (22)

jminer > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/07/2020 at 23:23

All the fun posts and pics around this make me regret not paying attention earlier and making plans for this...

Good luck tomorrow!

Poor_Sh > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/07/2020 at 23:25

660 today by my estimation!

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/07/2020 at 23:25

This is solid work. Exceptional work...

I consider myself well-versed in this place’s aviation history, and yet had no idea about “Sky Castle Airport”. Well played.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > jminer
08/07/2020 at 23:25

The best time to plant a tree was yesterday. The second best time is today! I felt so behind seeing how many points people were scoring but really with this going for a month it can be enjoyed at anyones leisure. Unless people have nothing at all to do, there should be quite many lead changes throughout as people find time.

WilliamsSW > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/07/2020 at 23:49

Nice! Gardens of the World is kinda cool, for a small place. Have been there quite a few times.

I need to start planning! And sign up...

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > jminer
08/07/2020 at 23:51

You can totally still do it. You don't have to be a top contender to have fun. I've had an absolute blast.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/07/2020 at 23:53

I am getting worried. After Sunday I am confined to walking distance from midtown Atlanta and won’t be able to get the abandoned airport, institution, highest road, etc.

That’s why I went hard early on. I had to get the ones I could only get by car.

Also, you planned yours digitally while I just scrawled addresses on a printed out paper copy. Different ways of going about it.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/08/2020 at 00:14

I made a word doc and printed this out but I can see that you are getting serious with a spreadsheet.

CompactLuxuryFan > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/08/2020 at 00:47

Fun! How long is all that gonna take? Your girlfriend is a great sport!

Kiltedpadre > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
08/08/2020 at 00:50

That’s still more organized than me. Other than the two things from roadside America I’ve just gone to a couple things I knew and told my son to keep his eyes open for other stuff along the way.

For the next bit I’ll be flying solo so other than two planned stops this weekend I’ll probably drop out of contention. There were enough things that simply don’t exist in my area though so winning was never an option.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
08/08/2020 at 08:29

I found a very interesting resource on airports, I was fascinated by the sheer amount of detail about little known/abandoned airports. I'll be sure to post about that if I find the place. It's on a dirt road that the only inkling I have to its drivability is Google satellite view.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > CompactLuxuryFan
08/08/2020 at 08:31

Depends on how quickly we take a picture and move on. Everything is in order and should just be a Google map destination. Hoping to get most of the stuff in by the time sonic opens after 10am. And then work on a few things on the way home and be home before 1 or 2. It's 0dark30 right now so it's doable.

MM54 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/08/2020 at 09:42

I’ll be lucky to be able to find 700 points worth by the end of the event, let alone in a day.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Kiltedpadre
08/08/2020 at 11:34

The left and right coasters really have an advantage for the density of fascinating stuff. You would not believe how many qualified items are around, though many of the really hard things like an abandoned institution, unpaved runway, tallest road, etc would require a dedicated day trip to the border with Tennessee. I have tried to do all the ones I could only do by car without going on crazy road trips before I leave tomorrow to be a carless college student.

You don’t have to be a top contende r to have fun and learn something new.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/08/2020 at 16:42

Nice, I have a whole Google map set up for when the car is back on the ground

XJDano > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/08/2020 at 19:57

I have accepted the fact that I will not win.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > CaptDale - is secretly British
08/08/2020 at 22:58

Time to start taking bets on which car will be working first!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > MM54
08/08/2020 at 22:59

Yeah its tough to actually find some of these things even with a decently researched list. But the full list is so expansive that plenty of spontaneous things came up while we were out.

MM54 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/08/2020 at 23:01

I did get the parking meter one today by virtue of discovering I had to pay for parking for one of the other places I was going

I also got sun burn .

CaptDale - is secretly British > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/09/2020 at 23:44

Probably the Vette tbh since the Miata needs a diff and maybe a half shaft.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > CaptDale - is secretly British
08/10/2020 at 16:23

That certainly explains your noise problem!

CaptDale - is secretly British > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
08/10/2020 at 23:12

Yup