Monthly Archives: April 2011

Wednesday afternoon, we left San Francisco and then drove to the loading dock in Oakland. Stewball was the only race car to make it to the dock on schedule. We did have to have a wheel-bearing replaced but all was ready by … Continue reading →

Day 13: No rally today, but we still had time pressure to get to San Francisco. Ed had an appointment with an air-cooled VW service place to have the oil changed, greasing and adjusting values. Tassi  uncover a front-wheel bearing that needs to … Continue reading →

Day 12: Our longest, hardest day. Salt Lake City to Reno. 541 miles. Snow, rain and sleet. Lots of climbing. Crossed Sonoma Peak at 9395 ft. Then, it gradually dawned on us, even in ideal weather, no one could make … Continue reading →

  Day 11. Left Gateway, Co this morning driving back along the canyon that we entered yesterday. Dramatic scenery, waterfalls and sheer cliffs. Tight time today we all thought until we discovered all the GPSs were reading wrong and the distance … Continue reading →

Day 8. To Dodge City, KS. No need to hunt new flowers. My carnations still are beautiful. No time today either. Long day of driving. This will be the norm now. Lots of ground to cover in the western states. … Continue reading →

    Day 7. We may be in an enclosed car with windshield wipers and a marginal heater, but we do have one thing in common with the Thomas Flyer that won the World Race in 1908. Stewball is a … Continue reading →

Day 6. I think. We’ve actually been gone from home a week now. Weather was a BIG factor again. Drove through a heavy rain, poor visibility, wind. Does this sound the same? Maybe, but much worse today. More rain in … Continue reading →

Who would guess that GPS couldn’t find the way out of Warsaw, IN? Did she think we were already in Warsaw, Poland? Anyway, I drew position 1. I’m always a bit insecure about that. Even though we start 1 minute … Continue reading →