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trip map
Map of entire route driven - 2396 miles across 7 states.
Date: 06/16/2008
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luggage
Duffel bags under passenger's legs, folding chairs on top. Jeff later found another Tour participant to haul the chairs for us, but we never saw them again.
Date: 06/16/2008
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rain starting
Left on Fri 6/6 for Little Rock, AR from central WI. Photo at a rest stop in IL as it began to rain.
Date: 06/16/2008
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rain on helmets
Helmets & waterproof clothing do pretty well unless it is a sustained downpour.
Date: 06/16/2008
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storm in IL - VIDEO
VIDEO of driving through a storm in IL.
Date: 06/17/2008
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waiting it out
Stopped under an underpass to wait for the heavy rain to pass. It didn't.
Date: 06/16/2008
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Jeff soaked
Jeff drove in this rain storm. We got soaked.
Date: 06/16/2008
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sunrise in IL
After driving all night, stopped to dry out a bit at sunrise in Southern IL.
Date: 06/16/2008
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nicer weather
The weather was nice for the remainder of the drive to Arkansas.
Date: 06/16/2008
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bugs
Bug splats. Nasty.
Date: 06/16/2008
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getting close
We were closing in on Little Rock, AR, where the Power Tour would start.
Date: 06/16/2008
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nice GTO
We began to spy more and more cars to tell us we were nearly there.
Date: 06/16/2008
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driving with GTO
Date: 06/16/2008
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greeting
Nice SS.
Date: 06/16/2008
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closing in
We were getting close and looking forward to arriving. By this time, we'd been on the road for 17+ hours straight without a break.
Date: 06/16/2008
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registration
We finalized our registration when we arrived at the AR State Fair Complex in Little Rock near the end of day 1.
Date: 06/16/2008
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check in
There were a lot of people checking in, and we watched the steady stream of beautiful cars.
Date: 06/16/2008
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long haul designation
We were doing the "Long Haul". This designation was reserved for those driving the entire length of the Power Tour.
Date: 06/16/2008
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credentials
Our credentials for the event.
Date: 06/16/2008
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GMC flatbed
This vintage GMC flatbed tow truck convertible pulled in shortly after us.
Date: 06/16/2008
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gathering at fairgrounds
After registration, we parked and checked out a mess of beautiful cars.
Date: 06/16/2008
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hotel - day 1
Tonight's hotel was the Comfort Inn in Little Rock, AR.
Date: 06/16/2008
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hotel parking
The hotel had a parking ramp that continued underground and security guards on duty with a close eye on all of the cars.
Date: 06/16/2008
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hotel lobby 1
Upon arrival at the hotel, it quickly became evident that it would be a nice stay.
Date: 06/16/2008
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