Today completed yet another chapter in the continuing series of 'Indiana to (fill in destination) and back again in the NSX'. This segment is from this past weekend when I left my sunny and cool Indiana home and set out towards Barrie, Ontario, Canada to visit my fiance. The trip is roughly 500 miles ONE WAY and is all highway, so the NSX and I usually settle in and casually put miles beneath our respective feet at a pretty healthy pace. 
The NSX and I were on an even more healthy pace than usual as we zipped up I-69 North through Michigan and saw a set of unusual headlights approaching us in the opposite (southbound) lane. The car was low, white, with a black top, and from the front (and a distance) kind of looked like an NSX, so I popped up my lights to say 'hello'. But as the car approached it became evident that it was not an NSX, but was a PROTOTYPE CORVETTE!!! WOW!! It was kind of cool to see it testing on the highways instead of the usual mundane test mules I usually see when passing through Michigan (although I do enjoy seeing ANY test mules of 'secret' cars, it is just fun for me). So that was a highlight of that part of the trip, but there was more fun in store for my trusty car 'Phantom' and I.
Approaching Canadian customs I was thinking, 'Okay, I hope that the NSX does not cause a problem with crossing,' since I seem to have the most unusual car in the line. Sure enough, everyone else moved through superquick and the NSX and I were detained and searched. No reason was given for the search, and when I asked they really did not say much other than, 'Please stay at the front of the car,' and that was about it. Oh well, so goes life. No biggie, just an unwanted delay.
Friday evening saw the NSX and I blitzing across Canada and sailing through Toronto and then onto the 400 North to Barrie. I love this part of the trip (the 402, 401, 400 combo) because for about 3 hours I am driving with traffic that in the fast lanes moves at about 90-100 mph and does it rather safely at that. People generally move out of your way, and it seems everyone just wants to get where they are going, which is okay with me!! The NSX really seems to settle in at high speeds and feels great. I love this car.
Saturday I stopped by Acura of Barrie and inquired why they have NO NSX literature, pictures, or even anything that would indicate that they even sell the car, and the guy said, 'Because we never see any of them'. Imagine that. No advertising or promotion of the car, and you never see any?
A neat twist was that the sales guy (after seeing my NSX) led me to a room where the dealership owner keeps his red NSX-T (#000029) and his red Ferrari F355. The Ferrari was under a cover and I said, 'Wow, an F355 is in here,' and the sales guy was like, 'No, it is not. I do not know what is under there, but it is not a Ferrari,' then lifted the cover to reveal a red F355!! Moron.
Fast forward to today (Sunday) as I was making even better time on my way back home to Indiana. The usual 'brisk' pace had the NSX and I in our groove on a day that started out with light flurries but no big deal. Traffic still moved at about 100 mph when the flurries stop and the roads dried (did I already mention that the NSX feels REALLY at home at those speeds?). Well, as I pass London, Ontario and jump on the 402 West and get about 20 miles in when, BLAM!! SNOW AND ICE STORM!!! ACK!! The road went from dry and clear to whitout conditions in about 100 yards. It was crazy and scary, especially when you consider that I have my Pirelli P-Zero Nero tires, and Prodrive GC-06D 17/18 combo on. But the fun did not stop there, oh no!!
About a mile or so into the whitout the 402 is CLOSED OFF and detoured onto a country road in worse shape than the highway!! So now you have way too many cars, on a road that is a SHEET OF ICE with blowing snow, heavy winds, and no real ability to see. The NSX was getting moved around by the wind itself, so I can imagine how tough a time the semi-truck drivers were having. There were cars off the road everywhere (including a nice 350Z Convertible) and I was in 1st and 2nd gear primarily for about 40-45 minutes straight. I kept telling the NSX that if he managed to take care of me, I would take care of him as well. I think I made a deal with my car to get the timing belt service done early and we had an agreement to help each other through the journey. LOL!
So I was driving in an Arctic tundra condition in my little white sports car, and the funniest thing happened. Once I finally reached and crossed the border from the USA to Canada the snow STOPPED!! It was like it was contained to Canada only. WOO-HOO!! We were off again at our usual pace. Of course we ran into some problems with a ricer in an Eagle Talon with an exhaust that kept trying to race me no matter how much I tried to ignore him. Eventually he just had to exit. Then there was a black Corvette C4 that let me pass, then tailgated me, then when I got over he floored it past me trying to get a race from me which I denied. Sorry bud, already moving along faster than everyone else here, I do not feel like getting jailed today.
Ah...it was a great trip. 3 days and about 1,300 miles of driving later and I still feel that the NSX is one of the best cars in the world. I love it more and more everytime I drive it. The car has been out of storage for only about 4 weeks and I have driven about 5,000 miles. It truly is a wonderful car. Now, I really need to give my car a bath. I will post pictures soon, but there is a LOT of dirt to clean. Oh well, all part of the fun. Get out and drive your NSX everyone!! It misses you!!
The NSX and I were on an even more healthy pace than usual as we zipped up I-69 North through Michigan and saw a set of unusual headlights approaching us in the opposite (southbound) lane. The car was low, white, with a black top, and from the front (and a distance) kind of looked like an NSX, so I popped up my lights to say 'hello'. But as the car approached it became evident that it was not an NSX, but was a PROTOTYPE CORVETTE!!! WOW!! It was kind of cool to see it testing on the highways instead of the usual mundane test mules I usually see when passing through Michigan (although I do enjoy seeing ANY test mules of 'secret' cars, it is just fun for me). So that was a highlight of that part of the trip, but there was more fun in store for my trusty car 'Phantom' and I.
Approaching Canadian customs I was thinking, 'Okay, I hope that the NSX does not cause a problem with crossing,' since I seem to have the most unusual car in the line. Sure enough, everyone else moved through superquick and the NSX and I were detained and searched. No reason was given for the search, and when I asked they really did not say much other than, 'Please stay at the front of the car,' and that was about it. Oh well, so goes life. No biggie, just an unwanted delay.
Friday evening saw the NSX and I blitzing across Canada and sailing through Toronto and then onto the 400 North to Barrie. I love this part of the trip (the 402, 401, 400 combo) because for about 3 hours I am driving with traffic that in the fast lanes moves at about 90-100 mph and does it rather safely at that. People generally move out of your way, and it seems everyone just wants to get where they are going, which is okay with me!! The NSX really seems to settle in at high speeds and feels great. I love this car.
Saturday I stopped by Acura of Barrie and inquired why they have NO NSX literature, pictures, or even anything that would indicate that they even sell the car, and the guy said, 'Because we never see any of them'. Imagine that. No advertising or promotion of the car, and you never see any?
A neat twist was that the sales guy (after seeing my NSX) led me to a room where the dealership owner keeps his red NSX-T (#000029) and his red Ferrari F355. The Ferrari was under a cover and I said, 'Wow, an F355 is in here,' and the sales guy was like, 'No, it is not. I do not know what is under there, but it is not a Ferrari,' then lifted the cover to reveal a red F355!! Moron.
Fast forward to today (Sunday) as I was making even better time on my way back home to Indiana. The usual 'brisk' pace had the NSX and I in our groove on a day that started out with light flurries but no big deal. Traffic still moved at about 100 mph when the flurries stop and the roads dried (did I already mention that the NSX feels REALLY at home at those speeds?). Well, as I pass London, Ontario and jump on the 402 West and get about 20 miles in when, BLAM!! SNOW AND ICE STORM!!! ACK!! The road went from dry and clear to whitout conditions in about 100 yards. It was crazy and scary, especially when you consider that I have my Pirelli P-Zero Nero tires, and Prodrive GC-06D 17/18 combo on. But the fun did not stop there, oh no!!
About a mile or so into the whitout the 402 is CLOSED OFF and detoured onto a country road in worse shape than the highway!! So now you have way too many cars, on a road that is a SHEET OF ICE with blowing snow, heavy winds, and no real ability to see. The NSX was getting moved around by the wind itself, so I can imagine how tough a time the semi-truck drivers were having. There were cars off the road everywhere (including a nice 350Z Convertible) and I was in 1st and 2nd gear primarily for about 40-45 minutes straight. I kept telling the NSX that if he managed to take care of me, I would take care of him as well. I think I made a deal with my car to get the timing belt service done early and we had an agreement to help each other through the journey. LOL!
So I was driving in an Arctic tundra condition in my little white sports car, and the funniest thing happened. Once I finally reached and crossed the border from the USA to Canada the snow STOPPED!! It was like it was contained to Canada only. WOO-HOO!! We were off again at our usual pace. Of course we ran into some problems with a ricer in an Eagle Talon with an exhaust that kept trying to race me no matter how much I tried to ignore him. Eventually he just had to exit. Then there was a black Corvette C4 that let me pass, then tailgated me, then when I got over he floored it past me trying to get a race from me which I denied. Sorry bud, already moving along faster than everyone else here, I do not feel like getting jailed today.
Ah...it was a great trip. 3 days and about 1,300 miles of driving later and I still feel that the NSX is one of the best cars in the world. I love it more and more everytime I drive it. The car has been out of storage for only about 4 weeks and I have driven about 5,000 miles. It truly is a wonderful car. Now, I really need to give my car a bath. I will post pictures soon, but there is a LOT of dirt to clean. Oh well, all part of the fun. Get out and drive your NSX everyone!! It misses you!!
You won't see an NSX there hehe
