Originally posted by Canada_Rockies I sit corrected
When we need to travel somewhere a significant distance, weddings, funerals, holidays, I prefer to drive there over flying commercial. Some years back Mrs. Racer's son got married (the third I think) in Las Vegas.
We drove over Snoqualmie Pass on I90 and hooked up with I82 at Ellensburg, down through Pendleton and Ontario Oregon, and just after crossing into Idaho cut off on US95 heading South. US95 swings back into Eastern Oregon, and down into Nevada, meeting up with I80 at Winnemucca. From Winnemmucca we continued South on US95, across the middle of Nevada. Lots of long, straight stretches of wide two lane highway.
Almost no other traffic. Another car maybe every fifteen or twenty miles.
I wanted to see how fast my Subaru Legacy wagon would go wide open.
Coming out of a canyon with some twisty bits I eased down on the accelerator and held it to the floor, accelerating the car so gradually that at first she didn't notice.
At about 120 miles an hour she leaned over and looked at the speedometer.
"How fast are you going?", she inquired.
"You should know, you just looked.", came the reply.
A moment later at about 130 or so, she said, "You can stop and let me out right here."
I lifted a bit, mostly ceasing the increase in speed.
"If I stop and let you out do you expect me to come back for you today, or would you prefer to wait until I return from your son's wedding?", I asked.
I knew better than to wait for an answer.
I eased off the gas and when the speed was around 80 or so I picked it up and carried it there for the rest of the straightaway.
It was a quiet ride for the next half hour or so.
So yeah, she drives from the passenger seat too. Pretty talented that woman.