Another 3200 miles, Overcrest Rally '22 trip report |
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Another 3200 miles, Overcrest Rally '22 trip report |
Optimusglen |
Sep 14 2022, 02:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 912 Joined: 26-February 16 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 19,709 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
The trip has come and gone and as promised here is a trip report. It was, in a word, wonderful.
My report for last year's OC Rally is here if you're interested, it sets the stage a bit for my, my car, the rally, etc. Of course, my build thread here with some updates and fixes before I left. After the success of last year's OC Rally, I was excited to find out what they had in store for this year. It had all the ingredients of a great time: the spirit of adventure, a limited group size, non-snobbery of driver/vehicle selection, and time spent with friends old and new. The location shifted north, and was now in early September to better avoid potential snow or cold weather. Our starting point: Challis Idaho. (IMG:https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52357006082_a01667f397_b.jpg) Just like last year, getting to the start was a battle of it's own. Sure, the car was "proven" now, 3400 miles to Utah was likely to work out most of the bugs, but there were some things I had done in the interim, and old cars are always a mystery it seems. Now, my schedule the week before was a little hairy too. That Tuesday was my daughter's first day of kindergarten and I wasn't about to miss getting her off the bus. So Tuesday evening I hit the road. Destination: the middle of nowhere North Dakota. |
Optimusglen |
Sep 14 2022, 02:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 912 Joined: 26-February 16 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 19,709 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Tuesday, September 6th
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-19709-1663187827.1.jpg) The drive went smoothly until at one point, shortly past Fargo, I pulled into a service station. My windshield was caked with bug guts and as I rounded the corner at the top of the offramp I hit a very large pothole. It rocked the whole car and immediately I thought the tire was done for. I rolled into the gas station as the tire breathed its last and completely deflated. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-19709-1663187828.2.jpg) At that moment I was a little upset, but happy that I had a full size matching spare. The wheel is different, as you'll see, but the tire matches all the others. I rolled the car over to the air pump and put as much air into the tire as I could to raise it and fit my jack underneath. Then it was a straightforward task of unloading my entire front trunk and swapping the wheel. After that, and a windshield clean, I was back on the road. My lodging was in Jamestown, ND which was still about an hour away. |
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