Wednesday, 8 June: It has started! For those of you just tuning-in, Joe and I are racing a 1928 Ford Model A speedster cross-country this summer. The course is shown below, it goes from Chattanooga, TN to Bennington, VT and will last over a week. The car has no roof - so if it rains, more like - when it rains, we'll get wet. On the other hand, we get to directly commune with mother nature all week! The sights, the smells, cow manure.... yuck!
My plan was to leave home around 8 AM and drive for 12-13 hours or until tired. The best laid plans of mice and men.... I didn't get out of town until noon. So the revised plan was to drive 2/3 to 3/4 of the way, stop, rest, and have a leisurely drive into Chattanooga this morning. Sure enough, about midnight, I had enough and decided to stop... whoosh... darn... that was a really nice rest stop I just passed. Should I turn around? Naw, there will be another.... not so much.
Thursday, 9 June: Arrive at Coker Tire World Headquarters about 1:00 AM. I parked and jumped into the backseat of the truck for a few hours rest. The rest of the day was spent going through tech inspection, filling out paperwork, getting settled into the hotel room, and seeing old friends. Joe and Bud arrived mid-afternoon - the stage is set. Bud, a new character in the tales of Dixie Racing, is a mild-mannered Virginian who graciously agreed to help out with support crew duties (IE: drive the truck + trailer cross country).
A little bird told me today that there are some fifth graders out there tracking our exploits cross-country. Hang-on kids, it's going to be a wild ride!!!!
PS- To: HD + Bobo.... xoxo
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