We finished!

We made it to Fargo, North Dakota. On time, and still running. What were our impressions of the Great Race? Wow.

To be honest, I haven’t had time to digest the past couple of weeks. 9 days, and 2,300 miles, of following strict, detailed, tedious driving instructions, all day long, in a 50-year-old Porsche. Not-to-mention the nearly 150 other amazing cars and teams that we raced against.

I never imagined the rally would be so challenging. So intensely competitive. I, however, also didn’t think it would be so much fun. Part of me just wants to go home. The other part wants to start the race again tomorrow. Now, though, it is time to sleep.

Here is a breakdown of our experience:
1 car, 1 driver, 1 navigator
Hundreds of new friends
20 days
22 states
4,916 miles driven
855-mile train ride
1,519 turn-by-turn written race instructions
1 missed turn
2 oil changes
1 dead fuel pump
1 thrown generator/fan belt
1 loose spark plug wire
1 bathroom stop, after another
2 nights of all night driving
0 lost fuel caps
7th place finish (rookie class)
1 best score for the day award (rookie class)
2 Aces
1 happy wife/navigator
1 year to wait to do it all over again