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vt90
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vt90
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NoVa to Minnesota followed by Tampa to NoVa.

Both sucked.
Posted: 08/23/2022 at 09:07 AM ET
(In response to this post by HokieMacDaddy)

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What's the farthest you've driven in one stretch?
HokieMacDaddy • 08/23/22 08:59 AM ET
Miami to WV. Back in the '70's it was 16 hours and gas was 50 cents/gallon
MikeVT85 • 08/23/22 10:58 PM ET
We’ll I’ve been from Tucson to Tucumcari
Agoodhokie • 08/23/22 03:48 PM ET
Post 9/11 Rental car from Houston to Raleigh to get home.
Virtual Hokie • 08/23/22 06:55 PM ET
Blacksburg to Baton Rouge....the ride back felt like years
hokiegoatzz • 08/23/22 02:45 PM ET
Blacksburg to Baton Rouge...the ride back felt like years
hokiegoatzz • 08/23/22 02:44 PM ET
Did Miami to Salem, VA on Christmas Eve a loooong time ago. 1981.
SavannaHokie • 08/23/22 02:28 PM ET
I had a friend who drove from Mississippi to LA via Omaha.**
Major Kong • 08/23/22 01:42 PM ET
i drove from NJ to SC on Friday- it was AWHILE
bigbadbird • 08/23/22 01:23 PM ET
13 hours*, six different times, three different locations . . .
HokieKip • 08/23/22 01:09 PM ET
12 hours, Dayton to NAS Pensacola for a wedding
GoobyPls • 08/23/22 12:27 PM ET
Tehachapi to Tonopah**
Tuckahokie • 08/23/22 12:26 PM ET
"Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made....."**
soldcokesatLane • 08/23/22 01:23 PM ET
19 hrs last year after the UNC game. Blacksburg to Fulshear, TX w/my son**
ValveHokie • 08/23/22 12:15 PM ET
About 700 miles a couple of times.**
reestuart • 08/23/22 12:10 PM ET
…I went from Phoenix Arizona all the way to Tacoma **
chumley • 08/23/22 12:05 PM ET
Didn't know the backlog was that bad
EDGEMAN • 08/23/22 12:39 PM ET
Blacksburg to Montreal.**
KeithHokie89 • 08/23/22 11:43 AM ET
1235 miles and 20½ hours from Whitehorse to Edmonton on the Alaska HWY.**
Major Kong • 08/23/22 11:40 AM ET
CLT to Boston, 4th of July 1998. 16 hours **
PhotoHokieNC • 08/23/22 11:07 AM ET
Probably NRV to Toronto. I've done multi-day car trips
Tafkam Hokie • 08/23/22 10:53 AM ET
Fort Richardson, Alaska to SWVA--- 4400+ miles
AirborneHokie96 • 08/23/22 10:52 AM ET
Same trip a couple of times...Eagle River to Saltville. Last time was...
Major Kong • 08/23/22 11:48 AM ET
Eagle River was my starting point as well.
AirborneHokie96 • 08/23/22 12:11 PM ET
👍👍 Just about all of our neighbors were at Rich or Elmendorf...
Major Kong • 08/23/22 12:21 PM ET
Silverthorne, CO to Blacksburg in 23 hours
HOKIE • 08/23/22 10:40 AM ET
Bettendorf IA or Portsmouth VA, 1050 miles
Vienna_Hokie • 08/23/22 10:14 AM ET
Prob 12/13 hours in the past **
fordham • 08/23/22 10:08 AM ET
Well, if you've driven 12/13 hours before, it was in the past.**
DHokie • 08/23/22 11:24 AM ET
Light weight here. Central Virginia to Destin Florida...**
UTPr0sim • 08/23/22 10:03 AM ET
That’s a solid effort. Takes us about 6-7 hours to get to Destin from ATL.
RoswellGAHokie • 08/23/22 10:09 AM ET
Yeah but half of that's just getting out of ATL**
HokieMacDaddy • 08/23/22 12:05 PM ET
Does it count if you had 4+ drivers doing rotations? New Orleans to
Late 80s Hokie • 08/23/22 09:58 AM ET
Richmond to Miami many times in my younger days. Around 16 hours, 944 miles
Hokester • 08/23/22 09:55 AM ET
16 hours for two days straight, then about 10 hours on 3rd day. Sacramento
Stork • 08/23/22 09:49 AM ET
'burg to Key West, SBreak '89 coming back was BRUTAL.
banishedtothelounge • 08/23/22 09:48 AM ET
I've done the Key West drive a few times
HortHokie • 08/23/22 10:43 AM ET
Except in the Keys. Plan on 45 mph once you hit Florida City.**
EDGEMAN • 08/23/22 12:40 PM ET
did the Key West trip in '87, we had 4 drivers though
Vienna_Hokie • 08/23/22 10:21 AM ET
VT to Santa Fe, NM**
Vtskier1 • 08/23/22 09:46 AM ET
That's impressive
HokieMacDaddy • 08/23/22 09:54 AM ET
Blacksburg to Mont-Tremblant**
OXVT • 08/23/22 09:34 AM ET
Did you paddle once finally @ Mont-Temblant? Camp?**
Riverguy • 08/23/22 07:47 PM ET
Skiing - went for Spring Break in ‘99**
OXVT • 08/23/22 08:11 PM ET
The burg to NC to Minneapolis for the 1992 Final Four
MAHokie69 • 08/23/22 09:31 AM ET
I drove from Albuquerque to Lonoke, Arkansas. 900 miles on I-40. **
RoswellGAHokie • 08/23/22 09:26 AM ET
I prefer driving I-40 when driving cross country
EDGEMAN • 08/23/22 09:36 AM ET
El Paso is closer to San Diego than Houston. **
RoswellGAHokie • 08/23/22 09:40 AM ET
881 miles of I-10 in TX alone, much of it pretty desolate**
MAHokie69 • 08/23/22 10:04 AM ET
8 hours from Arlington VA to Columbus OH for the VT game there in 2014**
great2bahokie • 08/23/22 09:22 AM ET
Buddy and I left that game and drove 1000 miles home overnight
HokieMacDaddy • 08/23/22 09:25 AM ET
BBurg to New Orleans, never again. **
VT Pez4Life • 08/23/22 09:21 AM ET
Blacksburg to Fort Lauderdale...Florida is one long mutha'**
Tuckahokie • 08/23/22 09:17 AM ET
Concur. Did the burg to Key West in 1992. Don’t get excited when you hit
RoswellGAHokie • 08/23/22 09:23 AM ET
921 from the St Lawrence River to SC.
GreenvilleVT • 08/23/22 09:14 AM ET
Clearwater to richmond**
HokieJamie • 08/23/22 09:10 AM ET
Impressive, mine was 643 miles from Anna Maria Island in Florida
jdkhokie • 08/23/22 09:09 AM ET
NoVa to Minnesota followed by Tampa to NoVa. ◄
vt90 • 08/23/22 09:07 AM ET
Used to do Tampa to the 757 twice a year
HokieMacDaddy • 08/23/22 09:09 AM ET
Texarkana to Atlanta
HokieDan95 • 08/23/22 09:05 AM ET
What were you driving?
EDGEMAN • 08/23/22 09:10 AM ET
TransAm
HokieDan95 • 08/23/22 09:24 AM ET
Was she riding shotgun . . .**
HokieKip • 08/23/22 01:14 PM ET
The boys were thirsty in Atlanta, and there’s beer in Texarkana.**
Spud • 08/23/22 10:16 AM ET
DC to New Orleans
VT Pops • 08/23/22 09:04 AM ET
Pensacola to home: 13 hours. I also did a straight 4 day drive from MD...
EDGEMAN • 08/23/22 09:04 AM ET