In the past, I have gone on some pretty intensive adventure road trips all in the name of collecting Suzuki products. The last two had me traveling from PA to just inside South Carolina to pick up a 1974 Suzuki LJ20, towing it back on a dolly to PA again, then less than a week later I travelled from PA to Cookeville TN to pick up a free parts Tracker from Zig(Zukipilot) and towing it back on the same dolly. Both of these trips were done with the help of my freind TOTAL CARNAGE with his dolly and van and were both what I consider "speed-runs". That means that we left bright and early, drove straight through to get the vehicles, then turned around and drove almost straight through to get back home again. The kind of trips with little to no sleep fuelled by lots of caffiene, spending most of the time just driving. Of course these trips, while physically taxing from the lack of sleep were also a lot of fun. Plus I got to meet Zig. It's always great to meet a fellow Zuk Freak in person and put a face to the username.
Well, thanks in part to Zig yet again, I am gearing up for my biggest Suzuki-collecting run to date: I am flying to Florida to buy Zig's X-90, then driving it back home again. Mapquest puts the most direct route home at just over 1000 miles, but this trip I'm bringing my g/f along and we are planning on a little more of a scenic route. It might take me a couple days to get home, but that's alright with me this time around. I have enough of a week off of work to make the trip more enjoyable. Of course I will document the trip on here with plenty of pictures for all to enjoy, but this time I have an idea for something a little different.
This is where the contest comes in. The winner will receive a fabulous prize consisting of a much-sought-after Zukiworld.com winsheild decal! Who doesn't want that? LOL! Now here's the details of what you need to do to win the prize:
I will post in this topic what general route I'm taking and what days I might be covering which parts of the route. To win the prize, you need to take a picture of me and/or the X-90 along the route, and be the first one to post it here. Of course if I happen to notice any modified Zuks near by, I will probably aim for the nearest rest area to see if they follow, just so I can possibly get to meet more fellow Zuk Freaks!
Zig and I are both exempt and excluded from this contest for obvious reasons, but it's open to pretty much everyone else. And I wont be fooled by a pic of any X-90, it's got to be mine and I WILL be able to tell! LOL!
The trip is scheduled for me to start on the road Friday, May 19th. I will be heading north up route 1 from Vero beach Florida until it hits I-95, then I-95 north to I-26 west through South Carolina to the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville. Somewhere in this vicinity I plan on hitting a motel possibly before continuing Saturday up the Blue Ridge Parkway, then Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park all the way to Front Royal, VA. Then 522 north to I-70 through Breezewood and then the PA Turnpike the rest of the way home. I am playing it by ear when it comes to motels and where I might stop for the night. Basically if I get tired enough, I'll probably stop for a while.
I would love to get to meet some Zuk Freaks along the way, and it will be really interesting to see how many people might try to get my picture to win a sticker! Actually, I'm going to offer up 2 prizes in this contest: one prize for the first pic posted here and the other for my favorite of all the pics posted(if there's more than one, that is! LOL!) So request off from work if you can and start hanging out at scenic pull-offs... and don't forget your camera!
