Well, picked up the car this morning from getting the 3M clear bra replaced on the top fascia, which still has a bubble along an edge, but anyway we left this morning around 10 from Winston-Salem, beautiful sunny morning. We eat some breakfast, get some cash out from the ATM and hit the interstate. THE BAD--We were on the interstate literally a couple of minutes and I see a dump truck in the right hand lane, which I am in, but at least 300-400 yards away, so I joke to Holly (my fiance), "there's my enemy, those damned dump trucks and their rocks", and I go ahead and merge to the left lane and no sooner I got those words out of my mouth and still about 300-400 yards away, and BAMMMMM! huge rock bust a quarter-size chip near the top of the windshield. I cussed every 4 letter word out there and just couldn't believe it, you've got to be kidding me! that it woud happen that quickly after just starting the trip going to Camaro5Fest. I was so mad!
Talk about bad karma. It was like it happened on purpose or something, you know, divine intervention, but the intervention I didn't want! My fiance was so upset for me, she was actually crying.
THE GOOD-So I call my insurance agent and tell him what happened and within 20 minutes I had someone from the autoglass place calling me. They could actually have it replaced while I was in Valdosta, but only on Saturday, so I said that wouldn't work since I'm at the event, but got an appt where Holly would be at the house on Monday, off work and they'll replace it there. Very satisfying experience. so I'm over it now, but just the biggest coincidence it would happen as I first start off to the event.
Other than that, it was good, just killed about 1000 bugs on the way down, so getting a good detail in the morning. For those coming in on I-75, lots of construction, with grooved and cut roads, bumps, etc. for about 30 miles with a 50 mph speed limit. It really sucked with the lowered suspension.
At one point for about 20 miles, had a black Challenger SRT and Mustang GT riding with me in a triangle formation basically, which was pretty cool. The weird thing is that during the whole 530 mile trip,
i saw only 1 Camaro, yes only 1! It was a Delaware plate with "NEW 69" on it.
I'm looking forward to meeting alot of people, getting some driving time, and seeing lots of nice rides.
Hope everyone has a safe trip, look out for the cops, I must have seen about 25 on the way down, most with someone pulled over. see everyone there!
