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  • Keith

    Sept. 5, 2008 4:00 p.m. Keith UltraDork

    The trailer's all packed up, the spares are assembled and a 50 lb bag of cat food has been ripped open for the critters to forage upon. Tomorrow morning I'm heading out on the long road east for the Targa Newfoundland. I'm driving out and my codriver (aka my wonderful navigatrix wife) will be delivered via air mail right before I arrive.

    It's not supposed to be this easy. I loaded the car in the trailer on Wednesday. Usually a race car demands frantic wrenching until 2 hours past your last possible departure time. I've obviously overlooked something huge.

    Time for the big adventure to begin then. I'll have daily reports up at Targamiata.com if I can manage it. Here goes!

  • sachilles

    Sept. 5, 2008 4:04 p.m. sachilles New Reader

    watch out for that house on the corner....somebody seems to hit it every year. That lady has got to be getting sick of remodeling her kitchen.

  • Carson

    Sept. 5, 2008 5:54 p.m. Carson Reader

    Good luck! I'll be watching!

  • Feedyurhed

    Sept. 5, 2008 8:16 p.m. Feedyurhed New Reader

    Awesome stuff!! Good luck and looking forward to many updates on your progress..

  • minimac

    Sept. 6, 2008 4:21 p.m. minimac Dork

    The invite still stands!

  • cwh

    Sept. 6, 2008 5:34 p.m. cwh Dork

    Saw some interesting stuff in Hot Rod about a car that runs that race. Looks really interesting, an old timey road race/ rally. Beautiful scenery. Please, give us updates and lots of pics.

  • ignorant

    Sept. 6, 2008 6:15 p.m. ignorant UberDork

    good luck...

    awesome stuff...

  • Jax2A

    Sept. 6, 2008 6:51 p.m. Jax2A HalfDork

    sachilles wrote:

    watch out for that house on the corner....somebody seems to hit it every year. That lady has got to be getting sick of remodeling her kitchen.

    Saw an interview with that lady, she didn't seem too upset about it. Apparently the drivers who hit her house have to pay for the "remodeling".

  • nickel_dime

    Sept. 8, 2008 10:24 a.m. nickel_dime HalfDork

    Man that has got to be a blast.

    Good luck and have fun.

  • Jensenman

    Sept. 8, 2008 4:05 p.m. Jensenman UltimaDork

    Best of luck to you!

  • EricM

    Sept. 8, 2008 4:53 p.m. EricM Reader

    <--- green with envy

  • maroon92

    Sept. 8, 2008 4:58 p.m. maroon92 SuperDork

    one day I WILL run this event.

    not competitively, but i will run it.

    (Targa New Zealand sounds fun too)

  • Strizzo

    Sept. 9, 2008 12:15 a.m. Strizzo Dork

    Keith wrote:

    It's not supposed to be this easy. I loaded the car in the trailer on Wednesday. Usually a race car demands frantic wrenching until 2 hours past your last possible departure time. I've obviously overlooked something huge.

    did you forget to reinstall the engine?

  • Sultan

    Sept. 9, 2008 7:36 a.m. Sultan New Reader

    Good luck and i hope to see you in the highlights show on Speed!

 

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