The Truck Diriver Magazines hasve consistently rated AR Interstates as the roughest in the country. At least now they trying to fix them right instead od slapping a little asphalllt over the holes and charging for new 12" concrete bed like the good old days. Hell, there's only 14 construction sites in 285 miles there!! DM&FS livin in the land of Red Necks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer
> My old '85 GL with the 1.9L engine and about 200,000 original miles on her > was a performing son-of-a-gun. I drove from Anchorage Alaska to Birmingham > Alabama and once I was fart enough South to get on some decent pavement I put > the pedal to the metal. Came all the way from Ft. Collins, Co to Ft Smith > Arkansas in a day. I kept it punched up and cruising 75-80 all the way. That > Damn sorry section of I40 through Arkansas sure slowed me down. I'm really > suspicious that federal highway funds for up keep of that road were diverted to > supply backroom political gatherings with Alaska Snow!!!! -[;<)> > > The concrete panels that surface the road are still like curled potatoe chips > laid end to end. You simply don't make time on I-40 through there. If you do, > you will need to buy a new set of shocks at the state line!! > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver |
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