[gatotom]

driving long miles back in the good ol days when the freeways were being built late 60's early 70's it was all peddle to the metal, 1100 mile trips were 12-14 hrs. No one out there and when a set of lights came up behind that was catching you it was either another fast car or a trooper and you know it instantly cuz he would pace you for a mile and hit his lights, ding a 5.00 ticket that had to be paid at the nearest justice of the peace in the nearest town and you better have cash.

While the trooper and justice drink a cup of coffee you leave only to get back on the freeway and peddle to the metal. Never had a problem with tiredness at 100 plus.

In the 80's and 90's did 600 to 800 mile drives in vans with 8-10 ski racers in the back all exceptionally good students and gifted athletes that the minute the van was full and leaving town, the first order of business was stop at the store and load up on beer, party all the way to the next race. I then found another trick in staying awake, sip on PBR and I was more than awake for the drive. My simple rules of the road were, no stops for anything other than gas, puke out the window and save those bottles for relief, girls were the exception, they had to wait till the gas station.

The good thing about the vans were they were the cheap ones so when the trip was over a water hose cleaned the van out.