Scott's 2009 Amazing Road Trip (or Kill Scott Vol. 2)

[scottn2retro]

Hi All - Well, the 2008 road trip from Ca. to Watkins Glen in 48 hours was so much fun, I figure I have at least one more good road trip in me.

So for 2009, In about a week, I'll be hooking up a little track trailer to the 135i and leaving Huntington Beach for the BMW Oktoberfest Races at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. That maps out to over 2200 miles, but I'm going soft and giving myself the same 48 hours to make it there!

Here's the setup:

[Robert]

Love the little trailer on the back. Should give it beefy low profile tires as well ;-)

[scottn2retro]

Well, I actually made it there in pretty good shape (lost the left rear light and license plate from the trailer somewhere between Amarillo and Little Rock). I'll post a pick of what it looked like as I rolled into the paddock.

Huntington Beach to Atlanta: 44 hours!

Atlanta back to HB: 54 hours

About 4500 hundred miles round trip with no tickets

[Robert]

alright we want some photos!

[scottn2retro]

Here are some pics Ralph took:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/photos/sho...y.php/cat/3349

At one of the gates:


Larry Koch of BMW NA admiring our handy work on the world's first 135i race car:


with a vintage BMW

[PrimoM3]

May I live vicariously through you? Awesome! I'd dress up the trailer a bit just for fun, but I guess that's money that could go into brake pads and tires.

[scottn2retro]

Originally Posted by Primo135

I'd dress up the trailer a bit just for fun, but I guess that's money that could go into brake pads and tires.

hehe, you should have seen that trailer when I first picked it up: rusted tire rack uprights, smashed left tailight, white wheels, no safety chains, not reflective tape, etc. Including the light driver box installed in the car, eyebolts, spare tire and spare tire mount, I probably put another $200 into it just to feel comfortable about taking it across the country and back.

When I first picked it up:
http://www.bimmerfest.com/photos/sho.../size/big/cat/


But it did fine - we were worried about how old the tires on the trailer were and how many cracks they had in the sidewalls, but they held up over the 4500 miles.

[1bonna]

Wow! now that is what I'm talking about...... Good luck

[scottn2retro]

Originally Posted by comotu1

Wow! now that is what I'm talking about......

Thanks - here is how I arrived at Road Atlanta. Six tires (1 in the trunk) and 4 wheels. Oh, and a small EZ-Up on top of the middle tool box.

[BrokenVert]

Nice. You guys deserve to be there with your beast. Good luck in the events. Quick question, what hitch do you guys use? I need a way to get all of my crap to and from school without being in an SUV with the rents for 10 hours.

[scottn2retro]

Originally Posted by BrokenVert

Nice. You guys deserve to be there with your beast. Good luck in the events. Quick question, what hitch do you guys use? I need a way to get all of my crap to and from school without being in an SUV with the rents for 10 hours.

There's a DIY thread here on 1addicts:
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274124

[Hans Delbruck]

That is hardcore! I saw your car going down Golden West in HB a few weeks ago. I hope to get my Ti Silver M-sport back from ED in another month. We can wave at each other on the road.

[scottn2retro]

Originally Posted by Hans Delbruck

That is hardcore! I saw your car going down Golden West in HB a few weeks ago. I hope to get my Ti Silver M-sport back from ED in another month. We can wave at each other on the road.

Feel free to contact me and come by the house - you can check out the setup in person.

[escobar929]

thats so awesome,

if time allows i wanna do a road trip to san fran where i have some friends