Zero Hour

Well, it is nearing the time when we must go. Go North, that is.

You see, Newfoundland is just this side of China, or Greenland anyway. They're all so far as to defy comprehension, so why try? What I do know, is that we're driving somewhere in the middle of the ocean. This seems counterintuitive, I know. Luckily, an enterprising Nova Scotian (don't you think "New Scooter" is a bit catchier? I do.) somewhere in the past decided that he'd like to take his car to see his cousins in Newfoundland and started a ferry service. So, we'll be driving 2600 miles for a boat ride.

Seriously though, tonight is the last night of wrenching on the car and finalizing details. This weekend is "Load the Trailerfest", admisson is free, strong arms encouraged. Then, Sunday afternoon, we hit the road.

These sorts of journeys are always a bit anticlimactic, at least in the short run, because the first place you arrive upon exiting Texas is Arkansas...not exactly the ideal destination location. But, being almost east of the Mississippi, it's one of them 'itty bitty' states that only takes about 5 hours to cross, so it's easily dispatched.

We're leaving and we're not coming back for another month, or at least we're not coming back until it's a different month. Nick Papayianis and I (Will Atkinson) are towing the race car, a 1988 BMW M3 to Newfoundland for the Targa Newfoundland. http://www.targanewfoundland.com/

We have a faithful crew in Greg Snyder and Brian Beckett flying up to man the support vehicle and eat all of our beef jerky. The event starts on September 8th, so hopefully we'll be there and be ready by then.

Keep your eyes peeled for updates, pictures, and video. We're taking a raft of photo equipment and even a computer, so hopefully we'll be able to avail ourselves of some sort of connection to the wider web. Post comments and questions, keeping in mind that we already know this is a stupid idea and our mothers are sure we're going to be eaten by a moose.

That's all for now, more soon. Very soon.