Spyder Trek

I wish I had my camera on me... Went up to see my grandmother early this morning. She live a few miles up the road. On the way back I had to get ice for our fishing trip today on the Feather River. I stopped by the wrong store so when I got back on the highway I decided to test my MAF cleaning fix. So I floored it through 3 gears sending the 2ZZ to 8000rpm at each shift. As I slowed to turn it at the proper store I caught a look of a CHP officer sitting in his car with his head back and mouth open. Asleep. It was funny. Plus I was lucky.

Got here last night 7pm local time. The drive from Reno was eventful compared to the rest of the trip. First off, the traffic... Reno people need to learn to drive! Dumpshittiness abounds in that area. I almost got ran over by big SUVs multiple times. Saw a white MK1 MR2 on the highway. Gave the guy a beep and a wave, he looked perplexed. The came around me, then when he passed be at my exit he gave me a thumbs-up. That was cool. Headed up on US395 towards US70 and had to stop at an inspection station... forgot about those. They just waved me through. Got stuck in traffic in Vinton. Once through I went to pass a semi truck in the passing lane, as I passed him my Check Engine Light came on, oil pressure good, temps good... later we tested the code and came up with a P0171. Lean mixture. MR2 guys said to clean the MAF sensors. So have to go find some cleaner today. That could explain the issue I had leaving Virginia when the car stumbled on itself while I was pulling away from a st...

185 miles 5.739 miles $22.61 Needed a pee break and some lunch. Tuna on wheat for you people looking after my health. Another fuel break in reno. 6.441 gallons $25.24 200.7 miles Next stop... yanked hill

On my trip to see my family, I had to make an even more important stop, a stop at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Last time I came through here the wife and kids were with me and we were in the mini-van. I did ask to go on the flats to look at the cars, and she said "no". so we looked at the cars on the flats from affar. This time I was "in charge". as I was alone... I fueled up at the speedway gas station. Went inside to ask if there was a way to go out on the flats... no one was inside. I needed to use the little boys room, so I went back there and there I saw a mexican guy mopping the floors. I asked him if there was a way to put my car on the salt so I could get some pictures. He told me the salt was too wet that I would probably get stuck. I kinda knew that. But he told me that I should go down to the end of the access road and look for my self. So I headed out, following the signs to a little two lane blacktop access road. It went beyond the horizon. Y...

$28.49 7.401 gallons 241.7 miles 80 to 90 with spurts to 120

Fuel 6.341 gallons $24.98 233.8 miles Needed a break. Got dome healthy snacks

No more mcdonalds

$34.94 8.960 gallons 386.6 miles This did not publish last night.

Or is it sodden house?

218.6 miles at 90+ 7.892 gallons $31.48 Somewhere flat

The detour was long but kinda cool getting back into real rural america. Saw real cowboys with the tight jeans and hats. I have a friend that would have loved that... sorry no pics though. Oh.  And aimee would have loved it too! I have yet to see another mr2. Still have a long way to go. Weather is nice here. Breezy and cool. I am about 1/2 an hour from lincoln ne. Should stop by campus hub and ask why they broke the cavalier computer website! On to cheyenne. I may just stay there tonight.

This cracks me up. $22.03 6.399 gallons 197.50 miles

Wow. I have never seen flooding like this before. The last ten miles all around me on i29 has been under water. Now I have to go east again. Lots of detours. Sad for the folks around here. Lots of homes and farms under water.

$31.05 8.627 gal 291.2 miles traveled.

Up at 530 central. Took my pills. That was for my wife. Goal today is to get to elko nevada. 18 hours...

I have made it to Saint Joseph Mo. Just north of Kansas city Mo. Just watching the news... may have tornado action around midnight. But if I head north like I need to to hook up with 81 I will hit the big storms. I am guessing that if you see storm chasers that would be a bad thing? 1st fill-up 31.45 MGG @ 80 mph though Virginia and West Virginia Mountains. 2nd fill-up 32.14 MPG at 80 mph Flat land Trip has been uneventful... except 2 miles into my drive... I accelerated away and the ignition fell on itself. I think I shoved my shoes and bags up against the ECU. I resorted stuff and it never did it again. But it was scary. She just loves sitting at 70. I saw one Va state trooper, one Kentucky trooper and a whole bunch of Missouri's finest. I screwed up and made the wrong exit over the Mississippi at St. Louis. So it had me go straight on I70. I did not trust my GPS so I got off the highway in St. Louis, Mistake... My droid wanted me to go another way, but I just stuck with t...

$43.18 10.798 gal 347.10 miles. Cut it close. Fuel light came on out in the middle of nowhere. Had to turn a/c off too. And it is sofreaking humid. I am about 30 miles east of st. Louis right now.

Was getting hungry. Stopped in shelbyville to get a burger.

$38.12 10.168 gal 319.8 Raining. Now somewhere in kentucky.

Stopped at a shell in kentucky.

I love this spot on 60

Rr60 over the blueridge mountains is awesome in my sportscar

On my way

6am... Sunday. just finished breakfast. The wife is making coffee. Gotta have coffee. Kids are waking up to say goodbye. Cool clear morning outside. Perfect day to head out to California! Follow me on Google Latitude sn- wdstrongjr

Just testing the blogger app

All packed... clothes, electronics, maps, GPS updated, tools... already to go. Going to leave after work, drive 8 hours, stay in Lexington Ky, then get some sleep, then attempt to make it to Cheyenne, Wy, sleep, then drive to Yankee Hill Ca. Got my two day fishing licence from California. Going to do some fishing on Lake Oroville. Can't wait for that!

Version 7 exhaust for this car!!! drones at 3000rpm. not bad and should get better with age. But the sound at speed upshifting and down shifting is awesome. Not quiet like v6. More sporty. I like it so far. and I really like the four tips. From Spyder weekend work From Spyder weekend work From Spyder weekend work short video of of a walk around at idle.

What is Spyder Trek? It is a test of my will power to handle a super tiny car, on a cross country venture to see my family, and to see old friends at my 30th High School class reunion. Can I do it? Can I do it without cramping up? Without throwing a clot? Without going crazy? The car... From VIR Winter Test Session 2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder Powered by a 2005 Toyota 190hp 2ZZ-GE 1.8 liter engine. So it is not your typical Toyota MR2 Spyder, you know, the one the chicks drive? From Spyder weekend work For this trip I have pulled out the unneeded items, like the soft top. The Spyder is a convertible. I have a hard top in place of the soft top and that just got in the way. The extra room is needed for my baggage. The Spyder has no trunks, no places to put stuff. It is a sports car, not like those "touring" cars that like to be calls "sports cars". So out came the 60+ pounds of stuff that really is not needed for my trip. From Spyder weekend work A few more ...