First of all at the hightest point Clingmans dome it snowed heavly the night before, after that its all down hill and there was ice on the road, i saw a van that was parked what looked to be a lookout point but there were about 7 people standing around watching me, the van skidded and hit a snow bank & was stuck i had no choice but to apply the breaks i skidded at a 45 degree angle all the way to the bottom talking about a scary ride in a vette ,i had to finish my drive at 3-10mph. that took forever.
Before arriveing there this was my first time in the vette on the mountain roads so i hadn't reached snow yet i want to test its limits i was taking 25-35 mpg curves at 75-88mph, i was having a blast the i hit the flatlands, a Tennesse state patrol pulled me over,
Trooper-license & Registration
Trooper- Mr RADAR do you know why i stopped you?
Me- uhhhh was i going too fast?
Trooper- thats it
me- Rats i was doing good up until now

Trooper-Do you know what the speed limit is around here is?
Me -no sir i'm from GA and this is my first time up here in this car
Trooper-actually i clocked you going 70 in a 55 mph zone
Me- sir i was basically concentrating on the sharp curves and nothing else ,and i was really trying to be safe
Trooper-(laughing) i have been following you for a GOOD while-i even clocked you WAYYYYYY above 85 on some of those curves
Trooper-I going to have to write you a citation for doing 70 in a 55mph zone
Trooper-sign here please ,heres the court date ,& blah,blah do you have any questions?
Me-only one
Trooper-whats that?
Me-i wished you hadn't stopped me
Trooper-(laughing) thats what they all say,he was admiring the car while saying that
I assumed he had plenty of opportunities to stop me but decided to let me have my fun until i hit the valley & gotten back down to the speed limit.
My summary- Trooper-a bit younger than me & very polite
Me- it was a total blast
Getting a 147.00 speeding ticket , fun i had =priceless!
All in all it was a great vacation & its good to be back.
RADAR