Isn't that the one where Yates and Dan Gurney drive a Ferrari across the U.S. in 42 hours or something insane? The Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, I believe it was called.
Tam it's a great book isn't it? My favorite part was the guy driving the dualie getting into a fist fight with some idiots that cut him off.. Didn't he get the OPEC award for worst gas mileage too?
Word Verification: glogmemi. Sounds like a name of good single malt.
Oh boy!
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Lemme grab a beer.
As long as it's not, "Here, hold my beer..." we're probably OK.
ReplyDeleteWe clearly have different definitions of the word 'moment'.
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Hint
"Moment" in this case means "a couple beers to get my tale-telling mojo working.
ReplyDeletePlus, I'm only 20-some-odd pages away from the end of Brock Yates' book, Cannonball!
Cannonball?
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the one where Yates and Dan Gurney drive a Ferrari across the U.S. in 42 hours or something insane? The Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, I believe it was called.
Got a gallon of wine and a plate of pasta.
ReplyDeleteLet the tales begin.
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Tam it's a great book isn't it? My favorite part was the guy driving the dualie getting into a fist fight with some idiots that cut him off.. Didn't he get the OPEC award for worst gas mileage too?
ReplyDeleteWord Verification: glogmemi. Sounds like a name of good single malt.
I'm feeling older by the moment since I remember reading Canonball stories in Car & Driver before they shut it down...
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