I'm just getting to the point where I can talk about it .As some know I headed out for a months vacation in Orlando .I had a good time and all that ,nice place half naked young ladies etc. But as odd as it may seem a month was a little long and I had some business that needed to be attended to .I was ready to head north but I had a rear end issue on my C6 that I wanted to take care of .I found a great place on the west coast and for $80 I was good to go .
I'm all packed and ready to drive the 1500 miles when the weather report turned on me .Heavy storm /snow warnings for the Northeast b ut I needed to go .It was Friday the 8th and I was on my way .I drove to Fredricksburg Virginia where it was on the rain /snow line so I got a room and waited Massachusetts closed all roads ,highways and interstates .2-3 feet of snow was predicted . Connecticut was the next state to shut down all roads and I sat in my hotel room watching interstate web cams and getting highway reports .Then Massachusetts opened then Connecticut so I waited another six hours .Left the Hotel at 6 pm Friday ,I was 6 hours before I'd reach Connecticut and driving was good not much traffic and roads we;re clear.
Now the bad part , Connecticut had only one lane open ,no sand ,no salt just frozen pack of snow ice .Terrible ice pot holes ,washboard and very slippery but I creep along at a very slow speed thinking things would get better and I needed to get back for Monday morning .I was the lead vehicle with about five behind me ,speeds ranged from 5mph up to 35mph . Finally had to pull into a rest area or I'd pee my pamper .A jeep and a 4runner pulled in behind me and the drivers came up to me and we're amazed "how can a vett go on this stuff ?' "we had a hard time keeping up " Amazing" .etc etc .
Although I'd driven under snow conditions all my life I can tell ya my Michelin all season tires and traction control worked for me .A corvette will actually go very well under snow conditions ,better than I ever thought .
Got home in 14 hours ,there was no traffic at all and Connecticut was the only bad state .The car has never been this dirty even after two trips though a touchless car wash .Tomorrow it'll be up to 40 degrees and the hose will come out .
This weekend I'll try to post a photo and put up an avatar ,Thanks for listening .
I'm all packed and ready to drive the 1500 miles when the weather report turned on me .Heavy storm /snow warnings for the Northeast b ut I needed to go .It was Friday the 8th and I was on my way .I drove to Fredricksburg Virginia where it was on the rain /snow line so I got a room and waited Massachusetts closed all roads ,highways and interstates .2-3 feet of snow was predicted . Connecticut was the next state to shut down all roads and I sat in my hotel room watching interstate web cams and getting highway reports .Then Massachusetts opened then Connecticut so I waited another six hours .Left the Hotel at 6 pm Friday ,I was 6 hours before I'd reach Connecticut and driving was good not much traffic and roads we;re clear.
Now the bad part , Connecticut had only one lane open ,no sand ,no salt just frozen pack of snow ice .Terrible ice pot holes ,washboard and very slippery but I creep along at a very slow speed thinking things would get better and I needed to get back for Monday morning .I was the lead vehicle with about five behind me ,speeds ranged from 5mph up to 35mph . Finally had to pull into a rest area or I'd pee my pamper .A jeep and a 4runner pulled in behind me and the drivers came up to me and we're amazed "how can a vett go on this stuff ?' "we had a hard time keeping up " Amazing" .etc etc .
Although I'd driven under snow conditions all my life I can tell ya my Michelin all season tires and traction control worked for me .A corvette will actually go very well under snow conditions ,better than I ever thought .
Got home in 14 hours ,there was no traffic at all and Connecticut was the only bad state .The car has never been this dirty even after two trips though a touchless car wash .Tomorrow it'll be up to 40 degrees and the hose will come out .
This weekend I'll try to post a photo and put up an avatar ,Thanks for listening .
