central NC has beautiful scenery, this is a video of urban interstates so what do you expect, mountains with flowers and pines all over them? i live in greensboro and can easily say that once you get outside of the city and on those narrow highways, it is way more than flat and boring landscapes.
@ASkywalker1 I will agree that Central NC is rather flat & boring from a scenery aspect but the Western Part of the state is very mountainous and beautiful, I have several videos (In HD) from Western NC, I invite you to check them out.
Hey...highways in Durham are a TAX issue..roads are a big deal now..more people..more problems...and TROUBLE is where you find it,..we have the best of alot of things , just ask all of the "move ins" from all these othere states. BEST colleges...BEST..HBCU's...great medicine and health opp's...foody towns, don't forget the absolute best 4 season weather for free..mountain/piedmont/coast. I'm staying!! ...:)
thanks for the post! i would like to see u go from the border of VA down Greensboro or something. Im from Oxford at mile marker #204 and i live a way from there for now but i love to see "HOME"!!! all i can say is Carolina on my mind!
Death Valley is really not that hard to drive through......Just keep the gas down and go the speed limit...Did it for 5 years everyday, most of the time I was on 2 wheels and no problem!
I am so PLEASED that they widened I-85 in Durham. Haven't been on that stretch since 2004 after coming from Henderson way up north visiting relatives. It was so cramped for years; now it's much nicer with multiple lanes. Nice use of O'Jays song. Philadelphia soul artists like O'Jays and Pendergrass always sound great in Durham!
Jeez, how fast are you going? Your passing people like they are standing still. I go between 70-85 and I can barely keep up with the rest of Greensboro's motorists. Love your music!
Been there many times...I'd pick G'boro's roads over Winston's roads anyday. I need to go down 68 and visit my family there btw. This vid reminded me of that lol.
At 2:05 you survived Death Valley! NCDOT's rebuilding of 85 in Durham took ages, but I certainly enjoy it now. The faster I'm through the City of Medicine the better. Awesome video, BTW.
From :30 to 1:18 is where I speed every day of course! And I race on that 15-501 ramp to Hillsborough Rd also! At the 15-501 exit, drivers love to get off 85 at the very last minute, almost crashing into the exit 174 sign to get on the ramp!
LAWD HAVE MERCY!! And I live here and I'm FLYING down this stretch of 85! The speed limit from 70 to the Durham Frwy. is 60 and I'm doing 85-90! Especially coming down that ramp from 70 west! I flew past the police one night wanting to go down that ramp on 70 and I freaked out and slammed my brakes cause I didn't wanna get pulled over. As soon as I got on 85 I went back to going 85. I didn't get pulled over, thank God!! And yes, this stretch was a hot mess before it got reconstructed!!
yo Jim, this is cool man. It made me want to take a trip back home. I'm from Durham and I went to school at A&T in Greensboro. I used to be scared of coming through in the left lane in Durham, because I used to always see cops posted just as you enter the city before the Durham Freeway (NC-147) exit.
Live in Greensboro - driven these roads many many times. - Work at State Fair in Raleigh every year and travel to and from the fairgrounds for 10 days each year. Love the music on this video too!!!
My brother lives in North Carolina and we drove this route in Durham on December 30, 2007. It was raining while we were driving route 85. We even went to Chapel Hill as well. We even went under several overpasses when we drove on the freeway in Durham. I never been to Greensboro before though.
I remember when I first came to this place. I-85 was only two lanes through Durham. I-40 was only two lanes from NC 147 until it met up with 85 to Greensboro. I was surprised by the amount of lanes and traffic from Durham to Greensboro.
3:15 thats jimmys turbo 4door acord lol tuned b18 with garret turbo kit nice... makes 342 at the front wheels. lol ima tell him his car is on this video...god im surprised he didnt start acting up lol
Cool video. This takes me back to when my family would take trips to NC twice a year to visit family. I-85 was a mess with all the construction back then.
Wow...you seem to have gotten a bit perturb...if it bothers you that I just so happen to like NY better, obviously you have a ecological brain function that permits you to need psychotherapy.
Going there this 10/22/2011 ,from Fairfax Virginia 0_0
intelectualcatracho 4 months ago
central NC has beautiful scenery, this is a video of urban interstates so what do you expect, mountains with flowers and pines all over them? i live in greensboro and can easily say that once you get outside of the city and on those narrow highways, it is way more than flat and boring landscapes.
MrHighridaz420 5 months ago
@ASkywalker1 I will agree that Central NC is rather flat & boring from a scenery aspect but the Western Part of the state is very mountainous and beautiful, I have several videos (In HD) from Western NC, I invite you to check them out.
Freewayjim 6 months ago
oh man hes driving at 140mph .. lol
MrEvo89 10 months ago
@fantagekeith20988 I think Charlotte or Fayetteville has that title.
2REALTVOFFICIAL 11 months ago
Hey...highways in Durham are a TAX issue..roads are a big deal now..more people..more problems...and TROUBLE is where you find it,..we have the best of alot of things , just ask all of the "move ins" from all these othere states. BEST colleges...BEST..HBCU's...great medicine and health opp's...foody towns, don't forget the absolute best 4 season weather for free..mountain/piedmont/coast. I'm staying!! ...:)
jeterangela 1 year ago
@jeterangela lol Im from Greenville, NC, but I definitely agree. I'm moving to either Cary or Morrisville in a few months....
2REALTVOFFICIAL 11 months ago
This is sped up right, otherwise you are driving very fast.
esca8652 1 year ago
@esca8652 Yes, it is sped up about 4x regular speed.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
@esca8652 SMH. I honestly cannot believe you asked that question...
2REALTVOFFICIAL 11 months ago
@2REALTVOFFICIAL I was high...
esca8652 11 months ago
tailgaiting much? golly!
nepegg89 1 year ago
@fantagekeith20988 Parts of Durham are actually posh and safe. Suburban-like parts to the south and north of city centre.
JohnRhysMusician 1 year ago
@JohnRhysMusician Posh? Maybe. Safe? lol Idk...
2REALTVOFFICIAL 11 months ago
Have you driven on the new urban loop, That wraps around greensboro?
disracenboi336 1 year ago
@disracenboi336 -Part of it, yes.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
I live off 68 in Oak Ridge; nice to see some hometowness!
mattmckenzie92 1 year ago
im from greensboro, and it look like u are speeding....lol
UnpredictableStuntN 1 year ago
DUDE
what music are you playing
gotthkid2 1 year ago
@gotthkid2 the song is "I Love Music" by the O'Jays (1975), one of my favorites.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
@Freewayjim thanks....i thought it sounded something that my dad listens to.
gotthkid2 1 year ago
@gotthkid2 Something you obvioulsy know NOTHING about.
2REALTVOFFICIAL 11 months ago
@2REALTVOFFICIAL not really,.. i was just wondering what it was. because i actuly thought i heard it from somewhere
gotthkid2 11 months ago
Damn your going really fast!!!!! Your passing all them cars and trucks!!!!!
N0GivenName 1 year ago
@N0GivenName -Video is sped up about 3.5x, makes it look more dramatic than it really was.
Freewayjim 1 year ago
So cool to see the "I-40 bypass" under construction (i refuse to call it I-73)
jerseyman4 1 year ago
gracias por tu video
ludacrisbriggs 1 year ago
thanks for the post! i would like to see u go from the border of VA down Greensboro or something. Im from Oxford at mile marker #204 and i live a way from there for now but i love to see "HOME"!!! all i can say is Carolina on my mind!
bs837a 2 years ago
You are welcome.
I-85 North of Durham ain't gonna happen as a video, It's an extremely boring stretch of road all the way to Petersburg, VA IMO, sorry.
Freewayjim 2 years ago
Death Valley is really not that hard to drive through......Just keep the gas down and go the speed limit...Did it for 5 years everyday, most of the time I was on 2 wheels and no problem!
greensata 2 years ago
I am so PLEASED that they widened I-85 in Durham. Haven't been on that stretch since 2004 after coming from Henderson way up north visiting relatives. It was so cramped for years; now it's much nicer with multiple lanes. Nice use of O'Jays song. Philadelphia soul artists like O'Jays and Pendergrass always sound great in Durham!
north5880 2 years ago
Jeez, how fast are you going? Your passing people like they are standing still. I go between 70-85 and I can barely keep up with the rest of Greensboro's motorists. Love your music!
hipple35 2 years ago
Thanks.
I'm going 70-75 ish, it just looks more exaggerated because the footage is sped up.
Freewayjim 2 years ago
Been there many times...I'd pick G'boro's roads over Winston's roads anyday. I need to go down 68 and visit my family there btw. This vid reminded me of that lol.
pchsalumni 2 years ago
At 2:05 you survived Death Valley! NCDOT's rebuilding of 85 in Durham took ages, but I certainly enjoy it now. The faster I'm through the City of Medicine the better. Awesome video, BTW.
mebanecorollaman 3 years ago
Where is Death Valley again? I hear locals refer to some part of I-40 and I-85 Business as Death Valley.
vedicger108 2 years ago
Death Valley is now Business I-85 through downtown Greensboro.
Freewayjim 2 years ago
From :30 to 1:18 is where I speed every day of course! And I race on that 15-501 ramp to Hillsborough Rd also! At the 15-501 exit, drivers love to get off 85 at the very last minute, almost crashing into the exit 174 sign to get on the ramp!
msj152003 3 years ago
LAWD HAVE MERCY!! And I live here and I'm FLYING down this stretch of 85! The speed limit from 70 to the Durham Frwy. is 60 and I'm doing 85-90! Especially coming down that ramp from 70 west! I flew past the police one night wanting to go down that ramp on 70 and I freaked out and slammed my brakes cause I didn't wanna get pulled over. As soon as I got on 85 I went back to going 85. I didn't get pulled over, thank God!! And yes, this stretch was a hot mess before it got reconstructed!!
msj152003 3 years ago
yo Jim, this is cool man. It made me want to take a trip back home. I'm from Durham and I went to school at A&T in Greensboro. I used to be scared of coming through in the left lane in Durham, because I used to always see cops posted just as you enter the city before the Durham Freeway (NC-147) exit.
BigFella11233 3 years ago
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride!
Freewayjim 3 years ago
yeah nice video, that was old. you should revisit Greensboro again because half of the Urban Loop is already open (I-40 bypass) and all that..
MazdaStrider 3 years ago
the high way lines lool almost like an illusion or something! lol
cocodapitbull 3 years ago
Thank you, I put alot of thought in to these things. I love highways but highway videos at normal speed are boring.
Freewayjim 3 years ago
Live in Greensboro - driven these roads many many times. - Work at State Fair in Raleigh every year and travel to and from the fairgrounds for 10 days each year. Love the music on this video too!!!
Crunchworm 4 years ago
I love this vid. went right through my hometown.
use to live off xit 177 off 85 (Roxboro rd.).
mack70214 4 years ago
area is called braggtown
mack70214 4 years ago
My brother lives in North Carolina and we drove this route in Durham on December 30, 2007. It was raining while we were driving route 85. We even went to Chapel Hill as well. We even went under several overpasses when we drove on the freeway in Durham. I never been to Greensboro before though.
srf1969 4 years ago
2002 UNC grad.
I remember when I first came to this place. I-85 was only two lanes through Durham. I-40 was only two lanes from NC 147 until it met up with 85 to Greensboro. I was surprised by the amount of lanes and traffic from Durham to Greensboro.
DanRyan55 4 years ago
i like that trash talk
martezmc 4 years ago
3:15 thats jimmys turbo 4door acord lol tuned b18 with garret turbo kit nice... makes 342 at the front wheels. lol ima tell him his car is on this video...god im surprised he didnt start acting up lol
disracenboi336 4 years ago
Cool video. This takes me back to when my family would take trips to NC twice a year to visit family. I-85 was a mess with all the construction back then.
enique1103 4 years ago
Great song! Kida reminds me of Earth Wind and Fire.
beckb25064 4 years ago
Good call, it's actually the O'Jays
Freewayjim 4 years ago
From 1:50 to 2:10, I drive that everyday to work.
jb55236 4 years ago
i wish i could go to north carolina
Nadia630 4 years ago
NC is okay...it's not all that great. Where are you from??
quentinsmith6 4 years ago
New City, New York
Nadia630 4 years ago
Wow...I used to live in Mt. Vernon NY...218 South 9th Ave...yep...good times. And NY is WAAYY better : )
quentinsmith6 4 years ago
Well go back to NY if it's better. Take all the rest of the transplants from the south with you!
srotagadirolf 4 years ago
Wow...you seem to have gotten a bit perturb...if it bothers you that I just so happen to like NY better, obviously you have a ecological brain function that permits you to need psychotherapy.
quentinsmith6 4 years ago
Thanks for the ride!
davidreynolds87 4 years ago
Wow this vid actually helped me out! I always get lost on 85 and this helped a bunch! What song did you use? sounds like great driving music!
revanshk 4 years ago
I'm glad it was helpful to you. The song was a classic, "I Love Music" by the O'Jays from the early 70's, it is indeed great driving music.
Freewayjim 4 years ago