Quick update, we didn't make it to The Barking kudu until just after midnight. The Short Bus blew the water pump and broke a blade on the fan. We figured out what we needed borrowed the Matador from the Hucklebucks who were following. Keep in mind all the people in the matador were from the short bus and all the tools were on the side of the interstate to work on the bus. That's when the matador started having issues. 9 miles away from the bus and a half mile from the parts store.
More on this story later reorganizing to head to bourban Street, as you can tell it's a gem.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Day 3 Newport, TN to Murphy, NC
Today was the day for Deals Gap and what is called the dragon's tail. 11 miles and 318 turns. Good thing is we were not given a challenge today just told to be safe and if we had any doubts don't even go on it. The organizers also said that this year has more cars with issues than in any previous year. We opted to help out Schwartz and his team with their blown header gasket and skip Deals Gap. Probably wouldn't have been the best thing for the Short Bus to go through anyway. We'll see what this night has in store for our party. Oh yeah we have to get another keg since this one is already floating.
Day 2 Harrisonburg to Newport, TN
I think by this point we were officially known as a good party spot. Our challenge for the day was getting 3 pictures of buildings with the town name on them from a list the organizers supplied. We decided it was best to drive the least amount of extra miles in this challenge. The mountains proved to be a little bit for the bus. Slowly made it up them without major issues but we had to back down the speed to between 55 and 60 to keep the temperature down. It ended up taking us 13 hours to get to the hotel. Some of that was due to our shopping in truck stops and whatnot but VA is still a long damn state in a short bus. The only thing that helped was drinking. We finished the keg which only had 2 beers left in it, several 40's of Miller Highlife and a 12 pack of Miller Highlife. Oh yeah by the time we hit the hotel paking lot the apple pie shots were almost gone and one of the vodka bottles was nearly gone. Good thing we were able to get a new keg during the end of our trip.
The hotel parking lot in Newport was split between the two sides of the hotel and the cops came by twice. We heard the manager was the one complaining. We were once again the last ones up with beer flowing.
I also hate to report that even though the stripper pole is a hit it still hasn't been used. Before we get any shit, it isn't for lack of trying. At one point we even tried to higher someone to come over and that didn't work. These small towns don't represent well in that area.
The hotel parking lot in Newport was split between the two sides of the hotel and the cops came by twice. We heard the manager was the one complaining. We were once again the last ones up with beer flowing.
I also hate to report that even though the stripper pole is a hit it still hasn't been used. Before we get any shit, it isn't for lack of trying. At one point we even tried to higher someone to come over and that didn't work. These small towns don't represent well in that area.
Day One Staten Island To Harrisonburg, VA
We woke up with the proper hangovers for the meeting. I actually heard someone say to a team that just arrived that morning how they would see the Short Bus in action later on in the night. I think people finally realized we know how to drink and have fun. Our challenges were getting pictures of different items. 3 Ford edges, A building with a presidents name on it, a license plate that had 2 words on it spelt out no abbreviations, a Ferrari, 6 different state trooper cars. We decided that since the Short Bus only gets 5 miles a gallon going out of our way for anything wasn't an option. By the end of the trip we only got 2 state trooper cars, nothing on the Ferrari and got lucky on the Ford edges since the Ford dealership picture had 2 parked out front that we didn't know about.
We pulled into the hotel and surprisingly were not the last ones to arrive. Even the girls at the counter commented on the AA Hates Us shirt and asked if we were part of the drinking team because that one was there favorite. We got all set up and started drinking again. More beer and shots. We got our new friend Schwartz all messed up since he is the one who donated the tap system to us. He was cursing all of us the next day when he was trying to fix his exhaust. We found out later he doesn't even remember walking from the parking lot to the hotel but did remember how much he liked the apple pie shots. Once again we were the last ones in the parking lot at the end of the night. We decided that everyone was going to need Red Bull Cola in the morning so we placed 4 cans on every car. The biggest casualty of the night was the Shotski. It slipped off the bus and fell breaking on shot glass and the other 5 fell off.
We pulled into the hotel and surprisingly were not the last ones to arrive. Even the girls at the counter commented on the AA Hates Us shirt and asked if we were part of the drinking team because that one was there favorite. We got all set up and started drinking again. More beer and shots. We got our new friend Schwartz all messed up since he is the one who donated the tap system to us. He was cursing all of us the next day when he was trying to fix his exhaust. We found out later he doesn't even remember walking from the parking lot to the hotel but did remember how much he liked the apple pie shots. Once again we were the last ones in the parking lot at the end of the night. We decided that everyone was going to need Red Bull Cola in the morning so we placed 4 cans on every car. The biggest casualty of the night was the Shotski. It slipped off the bus and fell breaking on shot glass and the other 5 fell off.
Night Zero In Staten Island, NY
Sorry for not updating our blog more. Drinking has really been getting in the way.
We finally got over to Staten Island on Sunday. We had issues with with the air lines for the train horn and had to stop at Lowe's to replace the broken line.We picked up the rest of our team and headed to the Staten Island Hotel. When we finally got there everyone cheered and let the train horn scream. Talking to everyone we heard that people wanted to see our Short Bus because they heard so much about it. We got the bus parked by the rest of the party and promptly tapped the half barrel. We had to lock up the tapper after locals and a bum started gathering and just helping themselves. Good thing we split the beer line in Birmingham so we could keep pouring on the inside of the bus. Eventually we out lasted everyone in the parking lot, no big surprise there. After decorating all the BABE Rally vehicles with Miller, Jager and Red Bull we called it a night.
We finally got over to Staten Island on Sunday. We had issues with with the air lines for the train horn and had to stop at Lowe's to replace the broken line.We picked up the rest of our team and headed to the Staten Island Hotel. When we finally got there everyone cheered and let the train horn scream. Talking to everyone we heard that people wanted to see our Short Bus because they heard so much about it. We got the bus parked by the rest of the party and promptly tapped the half barrel. We had to lock up the tapper after locals and a bum started gathering and just helping themselves. Good thing we split the beer line in Birmingham so we could keep pouring on the inside of the bus. Eventually we out lasted everyone in the parking lot, no big surprise there. After decorating all the BABE Rally vehicles with Miller, Jager and Red Bull we called it a night.
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