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  1. Roland E Linder

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    #1 Roland E Linder, Oct 25, 2004
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    I had the pleasure to drive ZR' F40 across part of Canada and back across ND and MT to drop down to Colorado.We had also a 355 F1 driven by ZR auto's futur Ferrari Tech that will be trained by Dave Helms. We drove from one gas station to the next one since I couldn't do more than 180 miles with a tank.
    I'm very thankfull to the" ZR" man who "loan"me his F40 to get her ready for New Orleans.It was a great experience to drive on the hwy that super car. Not much room behind the wheel and the seat made my butt sore. I was happy to see the fuel gauge going down so I could walk at the station.The Tubi was nice for a while but after 11 hours in the car with just fuel stops, my head was empty !!! Most of you will say that it was already like that !!!!
    We created a sr=torm in a small village in ND while looking for fuel at night. In a minute, the all teenager population was around the car and we got fuel !!!
    For the only night, we were surrounded by pick up trucks in the parking.
    A small encounter with the small village cops who did their best to catch us, but we did well and got away without troubles.
    A great souvenir for me, now, I'm back at the ranch and it was time to do car wash to get the 2 cars like new.
    Only a F40 would give you such a blast!
    Even after so many years in "super" cars, this was like a dream. Thanks Mr Ferrari
    Roland
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  2. mchferrari

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    #2 mchferrari, Oct 26, 2004
    So you almost doubled the mileage of a 10+ y/o car in two days? Nice one! :D
     
  3. bottomline

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    #3 bottomline, Oct 26, 2004
    WOW.

    I wish I could go that fast here without getting caught!

    Awesome!
     
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    #4 tvrfreak, Oct 26, 2004
    Awesome story! Thanks.
    :)
     
  5. vincent355

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    #5 vincent355, Oct 27, 2004
    That's awesome!!
     
  6. furmano

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    #6 furmano, Oct 29, 2004
    Nice one Roland. Next time get a shot of the kids next to the car. I always like to see the faces on those kids who have only seen pick-ups and cameros in their midst when a space ship roles up.

    BTW, 7000 rpm @ 180 mph seems a little higher than what I would expect. Does 200mph take you all the way to the redline?

    Let me know if you plan to role through the I70 up in the mountains.

    -Furman
     
  7. Artherd

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    #7 Artherd, Oct 29, 2004
    Somewhere, an old Italian wannabe opera singer is smiling.


    Thanks for sharing Roland, you rock star!
     
  8. Roland E Linder

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    #8 Roland E Linder, Oct 29, 2004
    To go over 200, you're at red line !!! Since this is not my car, I like to keep the rpm a 1000 below red line. that was fast enough for the hwy !!!
    I agree, I should have taken a pic. from all the kids in that village and send them a souvenir .
    Take care
    Roland
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  9. dakharris

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    #9 dakharris, Oct 30, 2004
    Roland: Great picture of the guages. I don't think I could have taken my eyes off of the road or even one hand off of the wheel with those readings! SlowDown lights are off!
     
  10. Roland E Linder

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    #10 Roland E Linder, Oct 31, 2004
    Just think that I was eating M&M with the other one !!
    Thanks
    Roland
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  11. mondial86

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    #11 mondial86, Oct 31, 2004
    COOL the car shows 3200 miles so your 1500 miles is half of the miles on the car ,,,not bad for a car that is not yours to pay to keep up !!
    I wish we had mountians and ranches like you guys out IN COL.
    we have large hills that thay call mountians
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  12. millerphatty

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    #12 millerphatty, Nov 2, 2004
    Hey Roland,
    looks like your trip went pretty well. I still don't know how you do it. I mean driving at 180 with one hand on the wheel seaching for that M&M you dropped between the console and the seat while you were probably on the phone with Johnny setting up travel arrangements for the next Arrive and Drive. It is all amazing!!!
     
  13. yookdan

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    #13 yookdan, Nov 5, 2004
    I think if you kept it under 150 you might get better gas mileage!

    ;-)
     
  14. Roland E Linder

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    #14 Roland E Linder, Nov 5, 2004
    The problem is that I have long leggs and because of that, I have to push more on the gas pedal to avoid any cramps !!! With the F40, that forces me to drive at that speed..Got to find a shorter driver to get better MPG. lol
    Thanks for the input.
    Roland
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    #15 yookdan, Nov 5, 2004
    We're about the same height - that will be my excuse from this point on!!!!
     
  16. Roland E Linder

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    #16 Roland E Linder, Nov 5, 2004
    that excuse works for me !! LOL
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    #17 Meeyatch1, Nov 7, 2004
    Roland...would you happen to be near Denver at all?? I am flying there tomorrow and would love an opportunity to meet you. Let me know. Thanks! :)
     
  18. Roland E Linder

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    #18 Roland E Linder, Nov 7, 2004
    Mitch, I'm 1 hour North of Denver. I'll be in Fort Collins all day Monday loading the 2 F40 and 355 for New Orleans. If you have time, you'll be welcome at the ranch.
    Call me at 970/493-0789
    Roland
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  19. Meeyatch1

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    #19 Meeyatch1, Nov 8, 2004

    Great!! Thanks a bunch!! I will probably give you a call once I get into Denver and get a car lined up. Hopefully it is pretty easy to get there from Denver Airport. Getting to see my favorite Ferrari of all time (the F40) will probably have me smiling for a month at least. Thanks again!! :)

    Mitch
     
  20. alx355gt

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    #20 alx355gt, Nov 10, 2004
    Hi Roland,

    Must be amazing! Great story, great pics! Feel free to post some more :)

    BTW, I noticed the yellow FF40 flag in the garage, nice! :D That was a great event back in 1992... Did you visit it?

    Greets from "sunny" Belgium...

    Alexander
     
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    #21 rob lay, Nov 11, 2004
    Next to Le Mans at night, that's nothing! :D
     
  22. 2000YELLOW360

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    #22 2000YELLOW360, Nov 12, 2004
    Great shot of the gauges. How did you get that shot at speed?

    Art
     
  23. Roland E Linder

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    #23 Roland E Linder, Nov 16, 2004
    I stopped eating M&M for a sec. and here we go..simple with such a car.
    Roland
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  24. millerphatty

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    #24 millerphatty, Nov 16, 2004
    Good thing I bought stock in M&M Mars last week!!
    We talk about those more than Ferraris on this board.
     

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