The Mancave Casino @ Area 51 NV

[StatFreak]

I'm no cheap skate, I have Pepsi's

Yes, Buzz does stock Pepsi's, just not "The One". So bring your own diet soda, and Neo, make mine Coke Zero! 

I prefer my BEER on the swet side or very little hop taste to it.

Crown and Coke, 7-Up, water or on the rocks is great.
One of these days I will have to buy a bottle of Stranahans Colorado Whiskey

I have never tried Stranahans. Actually I prefer single malt scotch to beer or other straight liquor, although I still fall for the sweet frozen fruity concoctions and Long Island Iced Teas (and in their case, I mean FALL.)

[ashyron]

I don't go to Ron's very often, afraid I'll go Bald!!   

HAHAHAHAHA

[brichter]

Well, if you guys do this right, I might be able to swing it... Google Maps says I'm only 6.25 hours away. 

[KirkLasVegas]

Well, if you guys do this right, I might be able to swing it... Google Maps says I'm only 6.25 hours away. 

How far from Las Vegas???


Kirk

[ashyron]

Well, if you guys do this right, I might be able to swing it... Google Maps says I'm only 6.25 hours away.  

And I'm 6.25 minutes to Buzz's place.  If I were you I would be watching the weather down this far because CH will be coming up on a weekend he isn't busy and it's not raining.

[Buzz]

Bill fly into Ontario I'll pick you up  FREE PIZZA and all the coffee you can handle

Kirk  half hour West of Victorville

[ashyron]

How far from Las Vegas???


Kirk

If you are talking to Buzz or I - I am 4 hours to Vegas.  Am thinking of coming out there pretty soon too to celebrate Dad coming home permanently.  Just something overnight.  He'll have his scooter so we can get around better.  WOO HOO

[CaptainHappy]

Oh man, what I have I caused now??? The weather better start cooperating soon as it is starting to sound better and better! I was planning on going that way to have a mini get together, but it may grow! Plus the storage cost (COFFEE) will break me soon at Buzz's!!! 

CH

[StatFreak]

Oh man, what I have I caused now??? The weather better start cooperating soon as it is starting to sound better and better! I was planning on going that way to have a mini get together, but it may grow! Plus the storage cost (COFFEE) will break me soon at Buzz's!!! 

CH

Yup!  You're up to two pounds of Jamaica Blue Mountain already.    

This might just turn out to be our first big west coast get together! 

[brichter]

Well, if you guys do this right, I might be able to swing it... Google Maps says I'm only 6.25 hours away.  

How far from Las Vegas???


Kirk

Google says 9 hours, but I've made it a lot faster than that...  
Although, that was in the BMW (RIP).

[ashyron]

This might just turn out to be our first big west coast get together! 

Well, it's not like Buzz don't have the room

Oh man, what I have I caused now??? The weather better start cooperating soon as it is starting to sound better and better! I was planning on going that way to have a mini get together, but it may grow! Plus the storage cost (COFFEE) will break me soon at Buzz's!!! 

CH

CH, according to weather.com for our area, there isn't supposed to be any rain after Tuesday of next week, supposed to be clear next Saturday.  Breezy but clear.  Just thought I would let you know.  And as for coffee, I'll take two pounds of Kona coffee.  Order it now and you might not have to drive to Hawaii to get it 

Google says 9 hours, but I've made it a lot faster than that... 
Although, that was in the BMW (RIP).

Brichter - you know where Martinez, CA is?  I went from there to downtown Las Vegas in just about 8 hours.  That was one boring trip. 

[brichter]

Brichter - you know where Martinez, CA is?  I went from there to downtown Las Vegas in just about 8 hours.  That was one boring trip. 

I respectfully decline to respond with my own experiences on the grounds that it may incriminate me.  

[StatFreak]

Brichter - you know where Martinez, CA is?  I went from there to downtown Las Vegas in just about 8 hours.  That was one boring trip. 

I respectfully decline to respond with my own experiences on the grounds that it may incriminate me.  

You took the words out of my mouth. Anyone who has owned a BMW, a Porche, or even a Corvette () completely understands. 

[CaptainHappy]

Brichter - you know where Martinez, CA is?  I went from there to downtown Las Vegas in just about 8 hours.  That was one boring trip.  

I respectfully decline to respond with my own experiences on the grounds that it may incriminate me.  

You took the words out of my mouth. Anyone who has owned a BMW, a Porche, or even a Corvette () completely understands.  

I too am in the DECLINE TO COMMENT GROUP!   I used to have a BMW 745Li 

CH

[ashyron]

Brichter - you know where Martinez, CA is?  I went from there to downtown Las Vegas in just about 8 hours.  That was one boring trip. 

I respectfully decline to respond with my own experiences on the grounds that it may incriminate me.  

You took the words out of my mouth. Anyone who has owned a BMW, a Porche, or even a Corvette () completely understands. 

I too am in the DECLINE TO COMMENT GROUP!  I used to have a BMW 745Li 

CH

You are all speeders and I'm telling!!!!!   Naw, maybe I won't.  I can remember a time I caught myself doing a little over the speed limit in the Mustang.   

So far no rain forcast for next weekend. 

[KirkLasVegas]

I would have to sneak in under the radar,I'm not welcome in the state of Californication these days
Ever since I let the cat out of the bag that California has changed the state flower to a used huggie diaper
And the state motto is "Bend over and let me tax you again" The Mayor of Los Angeles (Mayor Reconquista)
wont invite me to dinner anymore

Kirk (ducking and running)

[ashyron]

the state flower to a used huggie diaper And the state motto is "Bend over and let me tax you again"

I could go further into that but I wll keep my trap shut.   I'm just glad my machines aren't taxed or I'd be poorer than I am 

[StatFreak]

I would have to sneak in under the radar,I'm not welcome in the state of Californication these days
Ever since I let the cat out of the bag that California has changed the state flower to a used huggie diaper
And the state motto is "Bend over and let me tax you again" The Mayor of Los Angeles (Mayor Reconquista)
wont invite me to dinner anymore

Kirk (ducking and running)

We won't tell, as long as you agree not to call your old friends out here about our -- uh -- minor violations of the vehicle code.



Did you know that a Corvette C5 has six gears?...   ...and that the top of fourth gear is around 140MPH?...   ...and that cruising at that speed in sixth gear is only running at 3100 RPMs?... so you can still enjoy the AC and stereo and run at that speed all day long?     (even with cruise control if you're that dumb.)  <ADD> ...and that you can still get around 20 mpg at that speed? (around 26-29 mpg at legal speeds)

I know I didn't, having never done it myself.   

[reho33]

Even at 140, they will still get you, remember, radio waves travel at 186,000 miles a second.

[stayouttadabunker]

That's an amazing fact....the faster you go, the better your fuel mileage is
because the engine is actually cruising at lower rpm's!
Of course you need the correct sized engine in order to get that kind of performance.
I remember my flight instructor telling me that as I was flying along in an Cessna 172.
As we were going down in a slight decreasing altitude - we were going faster
and faster and actually burning a lot less fuel!
I looked at the airspeed and I was going about 155 and I didn't even have a gas pedal! lol
Now, that's really zipping along!

[StatFreak]

Even at 140, they will still get you, remember, radio waves travel at 186,000 miles a second.

I wasn't referring to getting caught or evading anyone, just the enjoyment of cruising down the highway in the middle of nowhere in the desert at that speed, although I wouldn't know how it really feels, since I've never done it.   


...Just like I wouldn't know how it feels to get a Corvette up to 165-170 MPH in fifth gear but be unsure of the exact speed because the alleged car didn't have the heads up display option and the alleged driver wasn't about to take his alleged eyes off the alleged road for even an alleged 0.1 seconds.     The Corvette allegedly still had more power to accelerate, but the alleged driver allegedly chickened out at that alleged point.    By the way, the alleged brakes were allegedly fantastic, and allegedly brought the car right back down to a non-alleged legal highway speed very quickly and without any pulling, fading, or any other affectation, allegedly.

<ADD> The steering was alleged to be rock solid as well, with no shimmying or vibration whatsoever. And since it's computer controlled and gets tighter as the car goes faster, there was allegedly absolutely no play in the steering wheel. But then, I wouldn't really know, since I've never tried it.

[StatFreak]

That's an amazing fact....the faster you go, the better your fuel mileage is
because the engine is actually cruising at lower rpm's!
Of course you need the correct sized engine in order to get that kind of performance.
I remember my flight instructor telling me that as I was flying along in an Cessna 172.
As we were going down in a slight decreasing altitude - we were going faster
and faster and actually burning a lot less fuel!
I looked at the airspeed and I was going about 155 and I didn't even have a gas pedal! lol
Now, that's really zipping along!

Actually, that's not true. In the plane, he was using gravity to pick up speed while using less gas, but he could not sustain a faster speed in that manner indefinitely.

With a car, there is an optimal speed at which the vehicle moves the greatest distance with the least amount of fuel on a flat surface. It's different for every car, and depends on lots of factors, like the gear and axle ratios, the tire circumference, the size of the engine and RPMs at a given speed, the aerodynamics of the car ,etc.

In the case of the Vette, the optimal speed seems to be around 40-55mph (now there's  a surprise. ). I got 30 MPH MPG in sixth gear cruising extensively at 55 MPH on a trip to Oregon, which beat the crap out of the Cadillac I was traveling with. He only got about 23-24 MPG at the same speed.

Of course, the car has no torque or acceleration when traveling in sixth gear at that speed, since the engine is running at about 1200 RPM and idle is 800. That's why I think that optimal gas mileage might be obtained at 40mph in sixth gear. The engine would be just a hair above idle and would only have to barely overcome the friction needed to maintain speed.

[CaptainHappy]

That's an amazing fact....the faster you go, the better your fuel mileage is
because the engine is actually cruising at lower rpm's!
Of course you need the correct sized engine in order to get that kind of performance.
I remember my flight instructor telling me that as I was flying along in an Cessna 172.
As we were going down in a slight decreasing altitude - we were going faster
and faster and actually burning a lot less fuel!
I looked at the airspeed and I was going about 155 and I didn't even have a gas pedal! lol
Now, that's really zipping along!

Actually, that's not true. In the plane, he was using gravity to pick up speed while using less gas, but he could not sustain a faster speed in that manner indefinitely.

With a car, there is an optimal speed at which the vehicle moves the greatest distance with the least amount of fuel on a flat surface. It's different for every car, and depends on lots of factors, like the gear and axle ratios, the tire circumference, the size of the engine and RPMs at a given speed, the aerodynamics of the car ,etc.

In the case of the Vette, the optimal speed seems to be around 40-55mph (now there's  a surprise. ). I got 30 MPH in sixth gear cruising extensively at 55 MPH on a trip to Oregon, which beat the crap out of the Cadillac I was traveling with. He only got about 23-24 MPG at the same speed.

Of course, the car has no torque or acceleration when traveling in sixth gear at that speed, since the engine is running at about 1200 RPM and idle is 800. That's why I think that optimal gas mileage might be obtained at 40mph in sixth gear. The engine would be just a hair above idle and would only have to barely overcome the friction needed to maintain speed.

  said "I got 30 MPH in sixth gear"

What kind of Corvette owner brags about going 30 MPH!!! If I did not know what you meant I would have allegedly thought that you forgot to put a 1 in front of the 30! Hypothetically, almost possibly maybe perhaps!  

CH

P.S. Watching the weather for next weekend/week closely!!! Maybe it will happen finally!!!  More rain this weekend!

[ashyron]

I'll just say that the Mustang cruises at 120 mph without a care in the world and you don't really notice it until you look at the speedometer.  At least it's the case out on Ave. T and I'm not saying I did it either. 

[StatFreak]

   with all of the MPHs and RPMs floating around, that one got lost in the shuffle. I have now corrected it to MPG