Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Fwd: Fun Drive - NFC What is faster than a tank on anunpaved road....

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Some high school psych class taught me that we are born with only two 
fears - the rest are learned - and that is fear of loud noises and falling. 
We need some random M-80s going off for the Skywalkers.  Ya, know, complete 
the circle of life.  Any place to jump off with a para sail?  Just wait. 
heh heh

DOUG
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From: "Ferrarisimo [at] hotmail.com" <ferrarisimo [at] hotmail.com>

To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>

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Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 7:45 AM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Fwd: Fun Drive - NFC What is faster than a tank on 
anunpaved road....
Willi:
The Skywalk is 4000' and you are half a football field OVER the edge.
No beers allowed.
Scottie
On Jul 15, 2007, at 10:29 AM, red5hilser [at] aol.com wrote:

-----Original Message-----
From: red5hilser [at] aol.com
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Fun Drive - NFC What is faster than a tank
on an unpaved road....

Hey Wacko: $75.00 to stand on the 'Skywalk?' And I always was led
to believe that Custer died for our sins! If you want the same
effect on the cheap, climb and summit Mt. Whitney (14,495'), go to
the eastern edge of?the summit next to the stone hut, sit down and
dangle your?boots over the edge and look down. You will see nothing
but air between your boots for 1,600 vertical feet. After I coaxed
my balls back down from where my tonsils used to be, I had the can
of beer that I smuggled up in my rucksack and started down.
Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba

-----Original Message-----
From: LtWacko [at] aol.com

No Ferrari content but I have to share....
In between business meetings, I decided to visit my mother in
Phoenix.  Late
last night, we were trying to decide if we should make the  trip to
the new
Skywalk at the west end of the Grand Canyon.  Was it really  worth
the 5 hour
drive and the $75 per person to stand on a glass platform over  the
Canyon?
Well, at 6 am this morning, we left Mom's place in my  rental PT
Cruiser.  Most
fun on the first part of the drive was almost  getting killed each
time trying
to pass on hwy 60. Damn slow and worse with  the A/C going.  As
some of you
know, the best/only true access is  on a 20 mile gravel road just
before
getting there.  Not just any gravel  road.  We are talking rally
type switch
backs
and elevation changes made  for a...  RENTAL CAR!!!  I would only
punish a well
prepared rally car  or my rental at the rate I was going.  My
mother was
already sort of used  to my driving on the track and highway.
Never anything
really crazy and  nothing compared to what I put her through
today.  Now I
didn't
totally  scare my mother the entire way.  It was an unfamiliar road
so I drove
below  50% of being an idiot...   most of the time.  I gave my
mother a
taste of out of control/in control slides.  She was screaming in
terror at  the
hand brake induced power slides.  I gave up after a dozen.  She
just couldn't
stomach them.  Cresting the hills and getting airborne though  got her
laughing.  God bless her!  Anyway, being respectful to the  land
and the owners,
I
kept most of the "rally style" driving discreet.  It  didn't take
much to have
"fun" in a PT Cruiser on that road.  My only  regret is that I
forgot that I
could record the excursion both ways on my  camera.  Anyone ever
tape themselves
on that road?  Similar  experiences?  Funny watching all (very few
in my way)
the driver owned  vehicles very cautiously proceeding as I covered
them in
dust as I passed.   Most were driving the road at 25 mph or less.
It was that
rough.   Best was when a great group of Chinese tourists in a club
wagon van was
power  sliding with me.  Alas, they just couldn't keep up.  Oh
yeah, the
Skywalk was great.  The "package deal" of the drive and unique
experience  was
worth it for me.
Rodney
The road is very rough and I worried about puncturing a tire.  Did
try  to
remember as much of my rally buddies' words of advice as possible,
avoiding
hazards and flip over potentials.  I would only recommend driving
the way I did
if your car is prepared or you have full renter's insurance from
the rental
company.  LOL  I used almost 4 gallons of  gas just for that
portion of the
round trip - 45 miles.  4 cyl PT  Cruiser.

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Re: Fwd: Fun Drive - NFC What is faster than a tank on anunpaved road....	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Doug and Terri Anderson (dntdock.net)
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 08:36:02 -0700 (PDT)