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Subject: [TR] Tail recollections
From: John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:41:51 +0000
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I did the Tail in 2009 in both directions on the same day in an ISOA rebuilt 
Stag on the Trans AmeriCan charity drive - 18000 miles in a tad over three 
months. It would have been a lot more fun if I hadnâ??t been stuck behind a 
Honda Goldwing with flapping pennants and two riders pulling a luggage trailer 
at 25mph on the fast bits. On the return, I got stuck behind a tractor with a 
trailer of hay bales and nowhere to pull off. A great drive that would have 
been a lot more enjoyable were it not for the equivalent of people manhandling 
a concert grand piano as mobile obstructions.
By contrast, a high speed drive up and down Pikes Peak was far more worthwhile.

Jonmac
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