Keith
Keith GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
9/5/08 4:00 p.m.

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
sachilles New Reader
9/5/08 4:04 p.m.

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
Carson Reader
9/5/08 5:54 p.m.

Good luck! I'll be watching!

Feedyurhed
Feedyurhed New Reader
9/5/08 8:16 p.m.

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

minimac
minimac Dork
9/6/08 4:21 p.m.

The invite still stands!

cwh
cwh Dork
9/6/08 5:34 p.m.

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
ignorant SuperDork
9/6/08 6:15 p.m.

good luck...

awesome stuff...

Jax2A
Jax2A HalfDork
9/6/08 6:51 p.m.
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
nickel_dime HalfDork
9/8/08 10:24 a.m.

Man that has got to be a blast.

Good luck and have fun.

Jensenman
Jensenman SuperDork
9/8/08 4:05 p.m.

Best of luck to you!

EricM
EricM Reader
9/8/08 4:53 p.m.

<--- green with envy

maroon92
maroon92 SuperDork
9/8/08 4:58 p.m.

one day I WILL run this event.

not competitively, but i will run it.

(Targa New Zealand sounds fun too)

Strizzo
Strizzo Dork
9/9/08 12:15 a.m.
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
Sultan New Reader
9/9/08 7:36 a.m.

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

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