MORE PICTURES (Of that road trip to Maine...)

More of the Mt. Washington ascent










Discovering Vermont

ROAD TRIP TO MAINE

I left Monday mid day, towards Adirondack National Forest in New York State, visited Lake Placid (great used book store there), from there took the ferry to Vermont, drove over to New Hampshire, across the Crawford Notch, up Mt.Washington, and via US Hwy2 straight to Bangor (Maine) and then to Ellsworth for easy access to the Acadia National Park. I arrived home Wednesday night, after 2,300 kms. (1,400 miles).

Subarus seem to be liked in the country. There were millionf of them! My 1996 Subaru Legacy (the burgundy one) felt at home during the trip, I can't wait for the winter so I can have some fun with it...!
It performed excellently during the trip, didn't skip a beat at all. Not bad for the 272,000kms it has now on the clock.


I am missing the pictures from the other camera, I left its battery charger in my truck. But here goes some of the pictures for now


Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. The road up (and then down the same way) is 8 miles long and has an average steepnes of 12%, so that means the only way up and down safely is locking the transmission in (L)ow, and stick to 20mph. Lots of fun, the toll was $20 and it included a bumper sticker that reads "This car climbed Mt. Washington!" and a diploma for the driver (me). The summit (8,000and something feet) was covered by a massive cloud, so I couldn't take any pictures from there, but the view was awesome on the drive.





Acadia National Park, Maine. Bass Harbor head light. The turnaround point:

SPAIN ROCKS!!!

Spain won. Spain is the 2008 Eurocup Champion. I can't believe it. So congratulations to myself. I am still dazed. I love Spain. Will post soon.

Big toys for big boys

Recent pictures, the Pete I'm enjoying so much, my "new" Subaru, and my Mama posing proudly by my rig.

Remember my old Prelude?

Well, here are some pics of what has become of it. It has gone to a better life, enjoying stock car racing. It was completely dismantled and turned into an empty can with wheels, and an engine, of course. For any more pics and videos, check out www.j3motorsports.jacermedia.com, or search j3motorsports at youtube.

Dream Pete!!

I write this short post so you can see what my new truck looks like... Change of plans, I get to keep this brand-spanking new 2009 Peterbilt 387 with an ISX Cummings 470hp, and an Eaton Fuller 13. The trailer is also mine to keep, an also brand-spanking new 2009 Great Dane with a Carrier reefer.
Hope you like it!

Visiting TRUCK WORLD in Toronto

The truck show in Toronto wasn't as big as I thought it would be. There were hardly any trucks, the big names had a very small presence. Probably the biggest in the show was Freightliner, who had half a dozen class 8 tractors, most of which are old models and outdated, like the Classic or the Columbia. But they had their trucks looking great, all colors matching.
Peterbilt had a sad truck exposition, not even the 387 was there, and the trucks they did have were dull in comparison to the Montreal show I had been some time ago.
International could have been better, and with so much talk about their new LoneStar, which, if you ask me, is the coolest looking truck in the world (and I'm a Pete fan), they only had one LoneStar to show. The size of their stand was small, and obviously it was full of people, and it was friday.
So, unable to take a decent foto, I managed to get these on the web. I hope you enjoy it.

Now to some of the "normal" trucks...

Freightliner Cascadia and International ProStar

Classic trucks display, GMC and International. Imagine driving one of those now?

This Kenworth was tuned by the Chrome Shop Mafia, and is part of the Castrol display.

Awesome Pete, its decoration inspired in the movie "The Gambler" with Kenny Rogers.