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Old 06-13-2010, 04:00 PM   #11
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I've actually been to Peoria a few times, mostly boating on the lake and river. There are these crazy fish (IIRC, some invasive species) that apparently get so mad at boaters that they fling themselves out of the water at people.
Asian carp, they're totally mucking up the rivers and starting to get into the great lakes. It's a big deal around here.

although, it's now a fun way to fish with a compound bow. Rile them up and shoot them in the air, then reel them in.
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Old 06-15-2010, 01:58 AM   #12
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I see you're passing by Reno.

Just to let you know, I've never seen an Atom up close.

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Old 06-15-2010, 02:02 AM   #13
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I see you're passing by Reno.

Just to let you know, I've never seen an Atom up close.
This may be your chance
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Old 06-27-2010, 11:58 AM   #14
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I'll be driving the Atom to Laguna Seca (what the heck, it's just all the way across the country ) for an event from the 8th to the 10th of July and then back later in the month.
I'm leaving in a few minutes, so my postings here will probably drop off quite a bit. Follow me at http://www.atomacrossamerica.org
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Old 07-03-2010, 02:02 AM   #15
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Sabotage?!?!

As far as I (and a Chevy dealer) can tell, someone performed some late-night adjustments on the Atom (which was under a car cover at the time) just outside of Indianapolis a couple days ago.

After a day and a half of troubleshooting, we determined that the powertrain control relay wasn't kicking in. The dealer rigged a bypass to get me going, since I was way behind schedule at that point.

About 150 miles down the road from the dealer, I noticed that my TomTom GPS had shut down due to a low battery condition. That's odd, as it is connected to the car wiring for power.

On investigating, I discovered that the latching power connector for the TomTom dock (which could not have come apart by accident) was unplugged. While looking around under there, I found that one of the 2 smaller wires to the master disconnect switch was unplugged and dangling.

Reconnecting that got my powertrain relay working again, so I removed the bypass the dealer had put in.

I have no idea why anyone would do such a thing. I'd accept that one of these might just be from vibration, but 2 in the same area (one of which is a locking connector) is really suspicious.

I've made up a half a day and am now only one day behind schedule. I'm in Lincoln, NE tonight. This means that I rushed past and didn't get a chance to visit w/ Kognito, unfortunately. But if I'm to make the start of the race, I have to go flat out every day to get to CA in time.
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Old 07-03-2010, 10:46 AM   #16
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Think it is possible that a complete moron tried to hot wire, and steal it??

Sorry for your delays, I would really like to see your Atom one day.

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I see you're passing by Reno.

Just to let you know, I've never seen an Atom up close.
I'm in Lovelock, NV tonight. (For a fun experience, Google for "Lovelock hellhole").

I have to do 400+ miles tomorrow to get to Salinas.

I'm not sure what time I'll be passing through Reno, or what time(s) you're free. If you PM me a phone number, I'll call you in the morning.
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I'm in Lovelock, NV tonight. (For a fun experience, Google for "Lovelock hellhole").

I have to do 400+ miles tomorrow to get to Salinas.

I'm not sure what time I'll be passing through Reno, or what time(s) you're free. If you PM me a phone number, I'll call you in the morning.
Oh man, you're only 90 miles or so from Reno.

I'm usually free in the mornings, and work 1530 till 0200 (four 10-hour shifts....gotta love them !).

I'll PM my number, maybe we can meet somewhere off I-80. (If you have time, I live 10 miles north of the interstate in Sparks).
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Oh man, you're only 90 miles or so from Reno.
Yup. And if I could have, I would have continued on to at least Fernley. But after 500+ miles in the Atom I needed to stop for the day. So I wound up here. I need to wind up in Salinas by tonight, so I can meet the installer that has my tires (a new set of AO48's from Tire Rack) and get them on the Atom before the track day.
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Old 07-06-2010, 12:53 PM   #20
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I have to do 400+ miles tomorrow to get to Salinas.
Haha - That is the town I grew up in.

And near where I'll be towards the end of the month.
Nuts.... Timing sucks....
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