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Slotblog · 10-31-2014, 10:06 PM

I had a real scare as we headed south from Laramie.

We were going uphill slightly, but the car was really struggling; it wouldn't even make 40 MPH with full throttle on what seemed to be a very slight uphill grade. Then I looked over at the grass along the road and it was bent backwards at about 90 degrees, opposite our direction of travel. Sure enough, there were a couple of flags at a roadside store a mile down the road and they were extended like they were starched.

It seems we were driving into a serious headwind, on the order of 40-50 MPH.

It was a real relief when I figured out that was what was slowing the car down so much... LOL!

10-31-2014, 10:06 PM	#59
Slotblog Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 242	Re: Oregon to Georgia in a 1930 Standard Tudor I had a real scare as we headed south from Laramie. We were going uphill slightly, but the car was really struggling; it wouldn't even make 40 MPH with full throttle on what seemed to be a very slight uphill grade. Then I looked over at the grass along the road and it was bent backwards at about 90 degrees, opposite our direction of travel. Sure enough, there were a couple of flags at a roadside store a mile down the road and they were extended like they were starched. It seems we were driving into a serious headwind, on the order of 40-50 MPH. It was a real relief when I figured out that was what was slowing the car down so much... LOL! Last edited by Slotblog; 10-31-2014 at 11:46 PM.