Whats the farthest you have driven for a supercross/national race?

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Just curious. Im thinking of driving ~880mi/15 hours from central florida to budds creek because i wont be in NY for unadilla this year but dunno if i can make it happen.
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mxb2 5/14/2011 1:17pm
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I drove from ohio to the mxdn in colorado worked for thor/parts unlimited rig, long drive but well worth it!, make reservations soon for hotels, i lived like 30 minutes from budds , hotels fill up quick! and drove from ohio to unadilla. vip parts unlimited also .
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I have driven an hour and a half to pala.... lol

Dude that's $400 in gas round trip, just fly!
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EvanR127 wrote:
I have driven an hour and a half to pala.... lol

Dude that's $400 in gas round trip, just fly!
yep fly, then get a rental , hotel etc, it all figures out to be the same price! If you have more than one person you can split costs!
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From Southern California to Washougal. I think it was a 20+ hour drive in a motorhome or something?

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We are going from Boulder Co. to Freestone(wortham TX) in a couple weeks.. 887.15 miles.. But it will be worth it.. VIP with Kawasaki and Parts Unlimited. Then racing the pro/am on sunday and monday..
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Tucson to Washougal by car
Tucson to 2010 MXDN by street bike
Tucson to Namur Begium 1990 GP by plane ,train,and foot
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EvanR127 wrote:
I have driven an hour and a half to pala.... lol

Dude that's $400 in gas round trip, just fly!
I dunno 900miles/30mpg = 30. 30*3.70gas=$111*2=$222.

It would be more for a rental and to fly thats for sure.
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Houston to Denver for Lakewood in '06, 1000 mi each way.
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mxr300ex 5/14/2011 1:36pm
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I went from Virginia to Vegas to watch the race but I took a plane. I did drive from Richmond, VA to Atlanta, GA this year to watch the race.
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smc916 5/14/2011 1:37pm
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900+ miles in about 18 hours from California to Thunder Valley for MXON last year. 2006 I went to Mugello for MotoGP, that's close to 6500 miles but I flew so it doesn't count.
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lumpy790 5/14/2011 1:38pm
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15,000 miles last year for Moto!

1600 miles 1 way SC to Denver CO for the MXoN..... Booth did really well and picked up a sweet looking hitch hiker coming back that made it all worth while.

1989 drove from MD to Millville to race the 500 National .... dont remember the mileage but the 2 of us drove straight there for 24 hours in a little ranger. mxb2 did you know Ted that owned JT Motorsports? Thank god for game boy!
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mxb2 5/14/2011 1:39pm
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mxr300ex wrote:
I went from Virginia to Vegas to watch the race but I took a plane. I did drive from Richmond, VA to Atlanta, GA this year...
I went from Virginia to Vegas to watch the race but I took a plane. I did drive from Richmond, VA to Atlanta, GA this year to watch the race.
Any drive is worth it to see the best dudes in the world.
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Through 2 countries From Finland to Germany to see a GP - approx. 1000 miles.
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15,000 miles last year for Moto! 1600 miles 1 way SC to Denver CO for the MXoN..... Booth did really well and picked up a sweet...
15,000 miles last year for Moto!

1600 miles 1 way SC to Denver CO for the MXoN..... Booth did really well and picked up a sweet looking hitch hiker coming back that made it all worth while.

1989 drove from MD to Millville to race the 500 National .... dont remember the mileage but the 2 of us drove straight there for 24 hours in a little ranger. mxb2 did you know Ted that owned JT Motorsports? Thank god for game boy!
I ve heard of him, did nt know him personally! Whats his last name?
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Ddavis wrote:
From Southern California to Washougal. I think it was a 20+ hour drive in a motorhome or something?
devin do you know john or sean murphy they live in san diego and drive up here every year
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Down the hallway,
Cut right down the stars
Veer left
Turn right
Park it on the couch

its about 0.01 of a mile round trip Boom
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22 hr drive to freestone from Michigan.

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1998 my wife 6 mth old son & i flew from N. Ireland Belfast - London - Singapore - Sydney - Auckland - Fiji - Hawiai - LA - New York - rental car - drove to Southwick anti clockwise rained all day !!!. Dowd & Henry won both on YZs .ok it was an around the world trip. seven week trip will live long in memory !
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Motoxtombo 5/14/2011 2:14pm
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In 2009 I drove from here is Western Mass to Washougal, It was about 3,000 miles,I made a 2 week road trip out of it,I went to Millville too on the way out and I zigzaged my way to Washougal from there,I went to a few National Parks on the trip too,All together I put 7,000 miles on my old 1986 Chevy van. Smile
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15,000 miles last year for Moto! 1600 miles 1 way SC to Denver CO for the MXoN..... Booth did really well and picked up a sweet...
15,000 miles last year for Moto!

1600 miles 1 way SC to Denver CO for the MXoN..... Booth did really well and picked up a sweet looking hitch hiker coming back that made it all worth while.

1989 drove from MD to Millville to race the 500 National .... dont remember the mileage but the 2 of us drove straight there for 24 hours in a little ranger. mxb2 did you know Ted that owned JT Motorsports? Thank god for game boy!
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I ve heard of him, did nt know him personally! Whats his last name?
Ted Orr...I wrenched for him back then.
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lumpy790 wrote:
15,000 miles last year for Moto! 1600 miles 1 way SC to Denver CO for the MXoN..... Booth did really well and picked up a sweet...
15,000 miles last year for Moto!

1600 miles 1 way SC to Denver CO for the MXoN..... Booth did really well and picked up a sweet looking hitch hiker coming back that made it all worth while.

1989 drove from MD to Millville to race the 500 National .... dont remember the mileage but the 2 of us drove straight there for 24 hours in a little ranger. mxb2 did you know Ted that owned JT Motorsports? Thank god for game boy!
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I ve heard of him, did nt know him personally! Whats his last name?
lumpy790 wrote:
Ted Orr...I wrenched for him back then.
Yea I have, local md pro?, was nt he in the same group of fast dudes like Billy schlagg, Kevin crine(RIP),Welch etc.
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10 hours +/- to Southwick.

20 hours +/- to Budds Creek for Nations 2007 - that was on a bus. Didn't have to drive which was a bonus but man did it stink by the time we got there. I'd do it all again tomorrow though, that was a road trip to remember - epicness everywhere.
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From NW Indiana to Orlando (15 hrs) in 2007 to see RC's last supercross...and it was well worth it. Smile
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10 hours +/- to Southwick. 20 hours +/- to Budds Creek for Nations 2007 - that was on a bus. Didn't have to drive which was...
10 hours +/- to Southwick.

20 hours +/- to Budds Creek for Nations 2007 - that was on a bus. Didn't have to drive which was a bonus but man did it stink by the time we got there. I'd do it all again tomorrow though, that was a road trip to remember - epicness everywhere.
Oh yea that one also LOL, about 30 minutes down the road, saw RC last race ever! RV was killin it that day. and now live within 1 hour of steel city and high point.
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skidsteer16 5/14/2011 2:55pm
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Where's ayearinmx? I think he has us all beat!Tongue
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Where's ayearinmx? I think he has us all beat!Tongue
Seriously - who isn't envious of the way that summer was spent.

Hmmm, maybe if I live long enough to retire...
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From Maryland to Indy SX. 9 hours. This year we are thinking about Southwick thats about a 10 hour drive.
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EvanR127 wrote:
I have driven an hour and a half to pala.... lol

Dude that's $400 in gas round trip, just fly!
Yeah, you should fly. You should be able to find some decent rates from FL to the DC/Baltimore area.

The longest that I've driven is 5 hours. I've flown out to Cali though for around $200 round trip.


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