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Tour de Sol report - pictures of Prii and more

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Russell Frost, May 14, 2006.

  1. Russell Frost

    Russell Frost the whatdrives.us guy

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    #1 Russell Frost, May 14, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ice weasel @ May 14 2006, 07:21 PM) [snapback]255469[/snapback]</div>
    Nice show!!! So if one would want to enter next year? I have a driver!
     
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  3. Russell Frost

    Russell Frost the whatdrives.us guy

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hdrygas @ May 14 2006, 10:35 PM) [snapback]255477[/snapback]</div>
    I highly reccommend the TdS. It was a lot of fun. It's my hope they do more things like the autocross which, while not "fuel-efficient" activities, was a blast (even just to watch). The best part of the event, for me, was getting to meet a lot of great people and learn a lot about options for my Prius and see other hybrid/alt-fuel vehicles.
     
    #3 Russell Frost, May 15, 2006
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    Awesome! Thanks
     
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    Soylent The v isn't a station wagon! It's just big boned

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    I noticed that one of the guys in your pictures is presenting how to use the Prius to provide power to your home. Is there any more info about this?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Soylent @ May 15 2006, 12:13 PM) [snapback]255821[/snapback]</div>
    http://www.priups.com/

    DAS
     
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    "Please check it out and let me know what you think."

    Great photos and notes. Kinda nice to be able to put at least one name with a face (Hobbitt) After I spend some more time reading maybe some more will ring bells.

    Thank you for sharing it with us.
     
    #7 tanteb & rgrpick, May 15, 2006
  8. hobbit

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    Yup, as mentioned in my "live from TdS" post, see
    http://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars/tds-priups/
    .
    The guy doing the talk is Jim Dunn, who also supplied the '05 Prius
    battery pack and saved us from the need to do open-heart surgery
    on someone's actual Prius. For a while the rig was sitting in *my*
    car, and I was charging the pack from my own UPS rig. Excessively
    complex, but it worked...
    .
    _H*
     
    #8 hobbit, May 15, 2006
  9. efusco

    efusco Moderator Emeritus
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    Hobbit,
    Have heard many many good things about you at the TdS. You made quite and impression on some people that are pretty jaded Prius/hybrid dudes. Congratulations and it makes me proud to know you're part of PC.
     
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  10. Russell Frost

    Russell Frost the whatdrives.us guy

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    As someone who had the pleasure to be parked next to Hobbit at the TdS car show, let me second that. Hobbit is an excellent ambassador for the car (and I mean in every good way possible). I learned a lot just being within hearing range and the few times we had to chat were always interesting.

    Being parked next was also very fortunate for me because I know so little of the technical details. Whenever someone stumped me with a question, I would just point to Hobbit.

    And thanks for the kind words on the report.

    cheers!
    -russell
     
    #10 Russell Frost, May 16, 2006
  11. hobbit

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    aww... *blush*
    .
    TdS may have been wet, but back home it was *way* worse, as I
    discovered upon returning Sunday evening. Kind of amazing that a
    Prius can slog through 8 inches of floodwater. For a silly photo
    dump and commentary on how people drive in such conditions, and to
    avoid automatic indexing, go to www.avian.org and append the
    directory name "06flood/" ...
    .
    _H*
     
    #11 hobbit, May 16, 2006
  12. hobbit

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    I expanded the above-referenced page a little, to include an
    obligatory prius bit. put together the components
    .. www.avian.org
    .. 06flood/
    .. #prius ... [you may have to re-append that after the page loads]
    to jump straight to it. I think "waterpri.jpg" might be calendar
    material, whatcha think? Complete with Tour de Sol sticker still
    on, and has that whole "tideland" thing goin'...
    .
    _H*
     
    #12 hobbit, May 17, 2006
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