I nearly did it in an MGC. As bad as they were are can be made into great
road cars with a few suspension upgrades.
Left the annual MGC meet in Pensacola at 2:30AM. The ride to the freeway
was easy with no traffic. When I got the the freeway, with no traffic I let
it go. Unfortunately, I chickened out at 95MPH (well that *is* over
100kph).
With freeway almost all the way I did the 1,660 plus miles from Pensacola
to Downers Grove In about 18 hours, and that incuded the usual I65 backup
near the Borman in Indiana. The Borman is the rout you use to get around
the south end of Lake Michigan. All traffic going east or west to and from
the northern part of the country has to use it. It has been under
construction for as long as I can remember. I havent counted but my memory
is that it is as least 10 lanes wide as it approaches Illinois.
In honor of my advanced age I now leave for national meets at 4:30AM to try
to get past that Borman block.
Jack
60 BT7
69 MGC
72 MGBGT (now my road car with much modification)
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