Josh@Ridetech
06-09-2015, 08:44 AM
While Chase is out on the road, I'm going to be posting up what he runs into along the way! He's got our 2010 Camaro out for the drive will be sending me pictures and information to post up.
"Thursday night around midnight I was finishing the task of packing my bags for the Power Tour. For me the thought of being a Long Hauler was really bittersweet. As a child I remember flipping through the pages of Hot Rod magazine and dreaming about driving across the country with one of the cars that adorned the pages.
Since that time however, I got a case of the wife and three kids… Even though my wife probably enjoys some time away from me, just the thought of not seeing her pretty face and my three little princesses for an entire week really tugged at my heart strings. That being said, I zipped up my luggage and decided that a healthy dose of horsepower and good regimen of open road would help me get by
Friday morning luckily came and went fairly quickly and right before noon I was clear for take-off. I hopped into the company Camaro and headed north. By the way did I mention that this is part of my Job!"
Day 1: Leaving the shop!
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"Heading through central Indiana I stopped for a quick pit stop just outside of Martinsville. Looking across the parking lot I saw a sign saying The Knuckle Sandwich. With my curiosity peaked and my stomach growling I decided to check it out.
Some friendly service and flat top grilled patty melt later I was back on the road. On a side not, for anyone traveling on 37 through Indiana, the overall diner experience was excellent. Getting back to business, I continued north towards Wisconsin."
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/image_db43887bd671e0e6d235704cae94e6ca9ff1dd09_zps x1tjjpd2.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/image_db43887bd671e0e6d235704cae94e6ca9ff1dd09_zps x1tjjpd2.jpg.html)
"A few hours later and a couple hundred more miles down it was time for another food and fuel stop. The City of Oglesby was the next sign I saw and I left the interstate. Ahead a few classic cars were turning in to a parking lot and I figured that must be the spot. As luck would have it, there was a root beer stand having a cruise in. With the clock running and daylight disappearing I only spent a few minutes taking in the automotive scenery and decided to mark The Root Beer Stand as a future Friday night stop."
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/image_4a747cde833ff8150cdfe668b13f2f2b151d8b06_zps hkcbpqs9.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/image_4a747cde833ff8150cdfe668b13f2f2b151d8b06_zps hkcbpqs9.jpg.html)
"Further down the road and with the trip odometer hitting 486 miles the light had already left the sky as pulled into the hotel parking lot at Madison, WI. Today is the official start at the Alliant Energy Center here is Madison. If anyone is out and about, stop by the Ridetech booth to say hello!"
"Yesterday the weather in Madison was about as good as it could get, being in the mid 80's and a had a constant breeze. This morning not so much... So far all I see is rain, but hopefully that will clear up on the way to Champaign, IL. I did hear someone say that are over 4200 cars signed up for the Long Haul. That is a pretty amazing number and I can't wait to be a part of the muscle car migration today."
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/image_63691908f2bf61817a41665c5fbf3198e2df6e3a_zps hjppycea.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/image_63691908f2bf61817a41665c5fbf3198e2df6e3a_zps hjppycea.jpg.html)
"From Madison to Champaign it rained fairly steadily. About 5 miles outside of Parkland College the rain stopped and the weather remained warm and windy with no rain. I didn't here the number of attendees but the venue appeared packed. I ran across several of my customers that are on the long haul. I also met a few Corvette Forum members in person.
The word came out that bad weather was on the way and luckily we were packed and on the road quickly. I entered the hotel with a sunny sky and 15 minutes later looked out my window to see the down pour. We are currently under a Tornado warning..."
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/image_0809c56ffccf494f9671997b68167ba734acf57d_zps xylluuvg.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/image_0809c56ffccf494f9671997b68167ba734acf57d_zps xylluuvg.jpg.html)
"A Ridetech equipped barn find 1960 Impala with 30-year-old paint.... Very cool!"
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/image_dd76a5574f59287a466ddf2a251f897bf2755fbd_zps adwti5af.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/image_dd76a5574f59287a466ddf2a251f897bf2755fbd_zps adwti5af.jpg.html)
"Stop 3
From Champaign, IL to Madison, IL (St. Louis) was a wet one... Just as we rolled into town, the sun showed up and took care of business.
I met a couple more forum members today which was awesome , and as far as that goes, anyone that stops by the booth to say hello will get a Ridetech mystery gift!
I met allot of new people today. Its really amazes me on how many people from all over the US and farther get together to share their appreciation for hot rodding. I talked to people from Oregon and Washington and California that all drove here to be on the tour.
So far it has been a great trip and I am excited for the rest of the week. What a great Country we live in that we are able to do things like this!"
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/dsc_7603_73ae3da86bc4c9c2d973435b877629dbee587dd7_ zps1ci01buf.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/dsc_7603_73ae3da86bc4c9c2d973435b877629dbee587dd7_ zps1ci01buf.jpg.html)
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Now that we're caught up from the beginning, I'll hammering Chase for pictures! :)
"Thursday night around midnight I was finishing the task of packing my bags for the Power Tour. For me the thought of being a Long Hauler was really bittersweet. As a child I remember flipping through the pages of Hot Rod magazine and dreaming about driving across the country with one of the cars that adorned the pages.
Since that time however, I got a case of the wife and three kids… Even though my wife probably enjoys some time away from me, just the thought of not seeing her pretty face and my three little princesses for an entire week really tugged at my heart strings. That being said, I zipped up my luggage and decided that a healthy dose of horsepower and good regimen of open road would help me get by
Friday morning luckily came and went fairly quickly and right before noon I was clear for take-off. I hopped into the company Camaro and headed north. By the way did I mention that this is part of my Job!"
Day 1: Leaving the shop!
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/image_98c2f9428813e64a244508672e5532b0ac3d4dcf_zps k0sbqxs6.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/image_98c2f9428813e64a244508672e5532b0ac3d4dcf_zps k0sbqxs6.jpg.html)
"Heading through central Indiana I stopped for a quick pit stop just outside of Martinsville. Looking across the parking lot I saw a sign saying The Knuckle Sandwich. With my curiosity peaked and my stomach growling I decided to check it out.
Some friendly service and flat top grilled patty melt later I was back on the road. On a side not, for anyone traveling on 37 through Indiana, the overall diner experience was excellent. Getting back to business, I continued north towards Wisconsin."
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/image_db43887bd671e0e6d235704cae94e6ca9ff1dd09_zps x1tjjpd2.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/image_db43887bd671e0e6d235704cae94e6ca9ff1dd09_zps x1tjjpd2.jpg.html)
"A few hours later and a couple hundred more miles down it was time for another food and fuel stop. The City of Oglesby was the next sign I saw and I left the interstate. Ahead a few classic cars were turning in to a parking lot and I figured that must be the spot. As luck would have it, there was a root beer stand having a cruise in. With the clock running and daylight disappearing I only spent a few minutes taking in the automotive scenery and decided to mark The Root Beer Stand as a future Friday night stop."
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/image_4a747cde833ff8150cdfe668b13f2f2b151d8b06_zps hkcbpqs9.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/image_4a747cde833ff8150cdfe668b13f2f2b151d8b06_zps hkcbpqs9.jpg.html)
"Further down the road and with the trip odometer hitting 486 miles the light had already left the sky as pulled into the hotel parking lot at Madison, WI. Today is the official start at the Alliant Energy Center here is Madison. If anyone is out and about, stop by the Ridetech booth to say hello!"
"Yesterday the weather in Madison was about as good as it could get, being in the mid 80's and a had a constant breeze. This morning not so much... So far all I see is rain, but hopefully that will clear up on the way to Champaign, IL. I did hear someone say that are over 4200 cars signed up for the Long Haul. That is a pretty amazing number and I can't wait to be a part of the muscle car migration today."
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/image_63691908f2bf61817a41665c5fbf3198e2df6e3a_zps hjppycea.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/image_63691908f2bf61817a41665c5fbf3198e2df6e3a_zps hjppycea.jpg.html)
"From Madison to Champaign it rained fairly steadily. About 5 miles outside of Parkland College the rain stopped and the weather remained warm and windy with no rain. I didn't here the number of attendees but the venue appeared packed. I ran across several of my customers that are on the long haul. I also met a few Corvette Forum members in person.
The word came out that bad weather was on the way and luckily we were packed and on the road quickly. I entered the hotel with a sunny sky and 15 minutes later looked out my window to see the down pour. We are currently under a Tornado warning..."
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/image_0809c56ffccf494f9671997b68167ba734acf57d_zps xylluuvg.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/image_0809c56ffccf494f9671997b68167ba734acf57d_zps xylluuvg.jpg.html)
"A Ridetech equipped barn find 1960 Impala with 30-year-old paint.... Very cool!"
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/image_dd76a5574f59287a466ddf2a251f897bf2755fbd_zps adwti5af.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/image_dd76a5574f59287a466ddf2a251f897bf2755fbd_zps adwti5af.jpg.html)
"Stop 3
From Champaign, IL to Madison, IL (St. Louis) was a wet one... Just as we rolled into town, the sun showed up and took care of business.
I met a couple more forum members today which was awesome , and as far as that goes, anyone that stops by the booth to say hello will get a Ridetech mystery gift!
I met allot of new people today. Its really amazes me on how many people from all over the US and farther get together to share their appreciation for hot rodding. I talked to people from Oregon and Washington and California that all drove here to be on the tour.
So far it has been a great trip and I am excited for the rest of the week. What a great Country we live in that we are able to do things like this!"
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/dsc_7603_73ae3da86bc4c9c2d973435b877629dbee587dd7_ zps1ci01buf.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/dsc_7603_73ae3da86bc4c9c2d973435b877629dbee587dd7_ zps1ci01buf.jpg.html)
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q740/Ridetech2/dsc_7604_4db1033b74caad4f0f547dd1a525f456489dd997_ zpse8pswhlb.jpg (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Ridetech2/media/dsc_7604_4db1033b74caad4f0f547dd1a525f456489dd997_ zpse8pswhlb.jpg.html)
Now that we're caught up from the beginning, I'll hammering Chase for pictures! :)