2008 PanAm: And the Adventure Begins.......

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The adventure has officially begun! Todd Landon and Dave Fuss left today from Mound, Minnesota, where the fall colors are in full bloom. The next stop is 1,000 miles down I-35 to overnight at the Honeycomb Hideout in Roanoke, Texas where they will pick up the Gypsy Wind and the Bag O'Nails.....and me.

Friday, Oct 17, the entire Mustangs To Go caravan (Mule Team) will make a lunchtime stop at my mom and stepfather's house in Georgetown, Texas. Mom's gonna feed us some home cookin' and take one of the racecars out for a test spin in the Texas Hill Country. She's ridden in the Gypsy Wind before but she'll probably like the Bobcat (Falcon) best this time because she doesn't like it when the beautiful paint jobs get all cluttered with race and sponsor stickers and right now the Bobcat is still unstickered and clean. ;)

Then we're gonna make a run for the border! The plan is to meet up with Geezer and the TBZ Team (Rene and Bimbo) in Zacatecas Saturday night, then continue the journey to Tuxtla Gutierrez, picking my brother up on the way in Puebla.

Todd's house in Mound, Minnesota, on fire with fall colors.

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Anonymous said…
Hi Kristin, have fun and be safe.
Cheers

Stan
16 October, 2008
Anonymous said…
K$ - Have fun be safe and good luck I will be watching.
AZTimR
16 October, 2008
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