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3000 mile 48 hour mission OH to FL

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putzld
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So my friends and I love top gear and one day we brought up how they are always doing rediculous road trips. So we started discussing how far we could drive in a weekend.

So we decided to drive to key west this weekend.

With our path we made it an even 3000 miles and we are trying to do it 48 hours. Three of us will be going in my friends mustang GT which will NOT be comfortable but its worth the story,

We have most of the necessary supplies like red bull and, well, red bull but I am appealing to the NS community to give me your ideas for other fun stuff to bring, fun stuff to do, cool places to stop, etc. We do have a white board to write messages to other motorists which could be fun. We are leaving Friday July 17 at 4:30 PM EST and returning (if all goes to plan) on Sunday at 4:30 PM EST.

Also if you know of some good Android apps or games that will make the trip fun let me know.

SPARK NOTES: Going from Ohio to Key West Florida and back in a weekend, give me some ideas to make it even more epic.

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Jun 16 2011 7:42PM
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skiblandford
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at least he is gonna be having fun with his friends... while you sit on your couch and browse NS all day.
Jun 17 2011 11:57AM
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Jwenz
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i know i agree completely. but i am not sure these kids really have any clue. 48 hours is about as fast as you can drive 3000 miles. its just the way it is. they wont be able to stop. its driving, gas, switch, sleep, repeat until you are home. its 34 hours straight to drive 2500 from NH to UT on i-80 which is a very high travelled road and meant to go places fast. 500 miles takes at least 10 more hours...sweet so they have 4 hours to site see? and if they have never road tripped they are likely going to think they can stop more than they can. sorry to be a realist. but 48 hours in a mustang would SUCK
Jun 17 2011 12:03PM
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ReetsAdeets
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If you're driving that much, bring piss bottles
Jun 17 2011 12:29PM
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putzld
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well we almost two hours in and its pretty great, so far. Just passed kings island amusement park near cincinnati.
Jun 17 2011 5:54PM
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pomme-de-terre
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you didnt bring nearly enough champagne. i wouldnt even make it out of my driveway on that.
Jun 17 2011 6:38PM
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.KYLE.
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One of these...

The trip looks epic! I love car trips.
Jun 17 2011 6:42PM
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remove
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Is snowman following you in the semi?
Jun 17 2011 7:08PM
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DUKES
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I live in Springhill, Fl you wanna take me to ohio on the way back i hate this place
Jun 17 2011 7:22PM
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ct_steeze
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sounds fun! its gonna suck when you finally get to key west tho and you have to turn around and leave as soon as you get there
Jun 17 2011 7:28PM
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General_Ripper
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You must stop and party at least in couple locations. The best part about the gumball 3000 is the partying then having to drive the next day
Jun 17 2011 7:28PM
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Tucker*
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Expand on how this is doing something with your life?

College is doing something with your life...

Getting an internship is doing something with your life...

Driving 3,000 miles in 48 hours? I Don't think i will include that in the category.

Stupid goal is stupid, but if you have fun driving with friends go for it.
Jun 17 2011 7:49PM
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PagesHouse
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You must live a very sad and depressing life.

"Don't let school interfere with your education." - Mark Twain
Jun 17 2011 8:09PM
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Piste.Off
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sounds like you have a terrible and boring attitude towards life
Jun 17 2011 8:32PM
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caturdaze
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Jun 17 2011 9:12PM
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Dan.
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trucker meth.
Jun 17 2011 9:13PM
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putzld
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love the discussion guys, keeping us entertained. so far we are about 6.5 hours in with about a 70 mph average.
Jun 17 2011 10:45PM
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Tucker*
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No i don't lol. I skied 125 days this year going to the u of u.

Just don't see this as "doing something with your life" Couch or a car, hes still sitting for 48 hours, there isn't much room for anything besides driving there mate.

Might as well play cod for 48 hours and save a few hundred dollars in gas money lol.

Jun 17 2011 10:49PM
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fujarome
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no, you're right, going on an epic trip and seeing tons of cool shit while doing it all at a ridiculous pace is pretty much the exact same thing as sitting on a couch at home.


Just because you're sitting in a car doesn't mean you aren't doing something awesome.
Jun 18 2011 12:18AM
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putzld
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Click for larger image So necessary
Jun 18 2011 12:40AM
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Jwenz
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i will watch this thread evolve out of shear humor to see how far you make it
Jun 18 2011 12:53AM
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ct_steeze
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i agree with this. its like driving by the grand canyon and not getting out of the car or something like that cuz you have to keep driving to meet your goal
Jun 18 2011 1:14AM
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PagesHouse
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Agreed.
Jun 18 2011 1:44AM
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putzld
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I am not sure how to add because I am doing this on my phone but look for the group Florida 3,000 become a fan or join the group.
Jun 18 2011 6:06AM
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putzld
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Well we are fast approaching the everglades right now. I did the night shift and smoked a giant raccoon which busted the lower part of the front bumper and bent in the radiator. She is still going strong though!
Jun 18 2011 10:04AM
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timmi
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haha shitty you fucked up your buddies car.
Jun 18 2011 10:50AM
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putzld
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Well we made it. Just finished dinner, time to hit the road! I
Jun 18 2011 4:58PM
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H8CH
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haha awesome.

inb4 speeding ticket.....

and more pics.... pics of state borders etc....
Jun 18 2011 6:29PM
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860media*
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pics please haha
Jun 18 2011 6:53PM
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315jibber94
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i hope you have a radar detector, cause your gunna need to hammer down...
Jun 18 2011 10:06PM
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Peter.
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great plan if you just had a few more days so you could actually do stuff along the way
Jun 18 2011 10:11PM
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putzld
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Well Florida drivers are crazy so we just find a guy driving real fast and follow them. We made real good time, the owner of the car had an average speed of 82.6 but fuel econ was 19 mpg. More pics to come.
Jun 18 2011 10:41PM
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putzld
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Jun 18 2011 11:12PM
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putzld
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Jun 18 2011 11:14PM
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putzld
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Click for larger image Hotel in key west.
Jun 18 2011 11:19PM
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putzld
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Click for larger image Hotel in key west.
Jun 18 2011 11:22PM
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putzld
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Well we are on the way back now, probably about 5 hours out. We actually look to be ahead of schedule.
Jun 19 2011 10:43AM
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putzld
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We made it! It was a struggle at times but overall a ton of fun.
Jun 19 2011 5:08PM
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Jwenz
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well congrats! actually shocked it happend
Jun 19 2011 8:45PM
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1337
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impressive man! Hope you guys had fun!
Jun 19 2011 8:48PM
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