Jake, Jon, and I left late (let's be honest: as expected) Wednesday evening for the Maker Faire in San Francisco. We are driving my WRX which is also the project we are showing at the faire.

We left around 7pm and headed up to Salt Lake to catch I-80 west. On the way up I was cruising about 100 mph at one point and noticed a cop coming up fast behind me. He wasn't in my lane, but in the lane next to me. I thought he was going to pass at first, but as soon as he got up next to me he slowed down and paced me.

The cop flashed his lights and chirped his siren. I didn't know exactly what he wanted me to do - don't cops usually pull you over from behind? I looked over at him and he and his partner just looked over at me and made gestures which I read to be equivalent of saying "WTF are you doing?!"

I gave them a cheesy "don't kill me smile" and geared down, allowing them to pass on. I don't know why they didn't pull me over, but I don't care - it was awesome.

We stopped in some small town to try to get a motel room but the place was full (although the kind lady at the desk offered the front lounge couches). It seemed a biker gang was coming through and had filled up the rooms. I did spot this awesome bike while there (yes, there is a bike under there somewhere).

If you can't afford a chopper, this is the next best
form of customization.

We made it all the way to Winnemucca, Nevada, which Jake figures to be the half way point to San Francisco. We found a cheap motel here (The Winner Hotel!) and are just winding down to go to bed. Long day tomorrow.