TeamD Adventures

This weekend is No Alibi 2008, brought to you buy those stand up guys at the Rainier Auto Sports Club (RASC).  Starting in Ellensburg, this eastern Washington touring rally will cover 550 miles of highways, gravel roads, and dusty (if the rains stop) farm roads, overnighting in Kennewick, and returning to finish back in Ellensburg.

Most of TeamD are part of RASC (see the board of directors for 2008) and Eric is the rallymaster so the majority will be working the event not running it.  Our southern compatriots Marinus and Rene will be competing along with Greg and Bill while Eric, Steve, Marvin, Dan, and Hans will be working, scoring, etc.

Me?  I was going to skip this event in favor of Crestline Trail in BC in two weeks.  However, that event has been postponed and I am lucky enough to have a wonderful wife who let me change plans at the last minute so I will be coming along as well.  Marvin is working No Alibi so my choices were to work or to scramble for a temporary replacement navigator (as if replacing Marvin were even possible).  The postponement of Crestline trail means that the next available TSD rally on my calendar is not until August. 

My hands shaking from probable rally withdrawl, I started a search for a navigator so I could compete.  Once again, luck was on my side as Max Vaysburd was suddenly without a driver (Ron, having had a mishap on a prorally event, decided to pull his entry).  After long (2 minute) and difficult (ya wanna?  ok…) negotiations, a new team was cemented and our entry finalized.

No Alibi starts tomorrow.  The gravel tires are on, the rally computer is mounted and tested, the harnesses are installed, and all systems are go.

Stay tuned for updates and photos.