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Re: [TR] Tail recollections

To: Macartney John <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Tail recollections
From: bill beecher <notakitcar@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:07:44 -0600
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
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Have never driven The Tail but recall some wonderful Wasatch Mountain roads i=
n Utah.  =20
John: I do have an audio clip somewhere of you expressing your great displea=
sure with that Goldwing.=20
Bill B
TS 30766L

=E2=80=9CThe harder I work, the luckier I get=E2=80=9D  H. Ford

On Jan 14, 2026, at 10:46=E2=80=AFAM, John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com=
> wrote:

=EF=BB=BFI did the Tail in 2009 in both directions on the same day in an ISO=
A rebuilt Stag on the Trans AmeriCan charity drive - 18000 miles in a tad ov=
er three months. It would have been a lot more fun if I hadn=E2=80=99t been s=
tuck behind a Honda Goldwing with flapping pennants and two riders pulling a=
 luggage trailer at 25mph on the fast bits. On the return, I got stuck behin=
d a tractor with a trailer of hay bales and nowhere to pull off. A great dri=
ve that would have been a lot more enjoyable were it not for the equivalent o=
f people manhandling a concert grand piano as mobile obstructions.
By contrast, a high speed drive up and down Pikes Peak was far more worthwhi=
le.

Jonmac
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"auto">Have never driven The Tail but recall some wonderful Wasatch Mountain=
 roads in Utah. &nbsp;&nbsp;<div>John: I do have an audio clip somewhere of y=
ou expressing your great displeasure with that Goldwing.&nbsp;</div><div>Bil=
l B</div><div>TS 30766L</div><div><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"=
><div dir=3D"ltr">=E2=80=9CThe harder I work, the luckier I get<span style=3D=
"font-size: 19pt;">=E2=80=9D &nbsp;H. Ford</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
On Jan 14, 2026, at 10:46=E2=80=AFAM, John Macartney &lt;johnbmacartney@gmx.=
com&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span>I did the Tail i=
n 2009 in both directions on the same day in an ISOA rebuilt Stag on the Tra=
ns AmeriCan charity drive - 18000 miles in a tad over three months. It would=
 have been a lot more fun if I hadn=E2=80=99t been stuck behind a Honda Gold=
wing with flapping pennants and two riders pulling a luggage trailer at 25mp=
h on the fast bits. On the return, I got stuck behind a tractor with a trail=
er of hay bales and nowhere to pull off. A great drive that would have been a=
 lot more enjoyable were it not for the equivalent of people manhandling a c=
oncert grand piano as mobile obstructions.</span><br><span>By contrast, a hi=
gh speed drive up and down Pikes Peak was far more worthwhile.</span><br><sp=
an></span><br><span>Jonmac</span><br><span>** triumphs@autox.team.net **</sp=
an><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span>=
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