[DeTomaso] Fun Rally 2013 in a street car named Desire

[David]

Hahahaha - yes 'twas a fun drive only better with company!

Tom, stand by for further installments. Sorry I confused you. 

Sent from my little hand held gizmo

On May 2, 2013, at 6:35 PM, " Charles Engles" <cengles at cox.net> wrote:

> Dear David:  NICE route to the Rally!  You chose wisely.   Warmest regards,
> Chuck Engles
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf
> Of David in Durango
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 6:37 PM
> To: Panteras
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Fun Rally 2013 in a street car named Desire
> 
> Fun Rally 2013 in a street car named Desire
> 
> Five-ish AM,  somewhere in the mountains above Durango, a 40 year old
> Detomaso barks to life.  As quietly as possible (hahahaha) I hurry the car
> down the street about 10 houses before I stop to let the oil warm up.  These
> folks are responsible for the speed bumps in the neighborhood and it seems
> fitting that they enjoy the idling Cleveland for a few minutes.  
> 
> Heading west out of town, a fullish moon plays hide-and-seek behind various
> mountains and clouds as the road leads us west through Hesperus, Mancos [1],
> Towaoc (Toy- yock), Shiprock (home of the highest grossing KFC in the world)
> and other wonderful little towns.
> 
> After gassing up in Gallup, it's a short rip down I-40 to the turnoff point
> for the day full of fun!
> 
> The planned route for this trip will lead me down Hwy 191 on the eastern
> edge of Arizona and promises, in one section, 112 miles of
> 
> http://images52.fotki.com/v642/photos/5/43175/11968482/nikon034-vi.jpg
> 
> wonderful driving.  I've been looking forward to this drive for a number of
> months because it promised a  winding drive with little traffic.
> 
> http://images55.fotki.com/v608/photos/5/43175/11968482/nikon068-vi.jpg
> 
> Although there are a couple of places in that 112 miles where the posted
> limit is 50mph (making a quick zip to triple digits speeds possible) mostly
> it is 20-50 mph driving - you know, lots of WUFFwhineBRAAAAAH noises! [2]
> 
> As one approaches the southern end of this roller-coaster signs of the great
> open pit copper mine near Morenci start to become visible . . .
> 
> http://images108.fotki.com/v1623/photos/5/43175/11968482/nikon039-vi.jpg
> 
> It is just amazing the amount of dirt that has been moved around so we have
> enough copper for our little gizmos!
> 
> http://images56.fotki.com/v774/photos/5/43175/11968482/nikon041-vi.jpg
> 
> Soon after the pit mine, the road winds through the company town of Morenci
> and down into Clifton.  From there it is only 3 more hours to Chandler and
> more fun.
> 
> Whew!
> 
> 
> 
> Tomorrow: track day!
> 
> 
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