Great Roads
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Targa Newfoundland – Let’s Keep it Going
I just spent some of the most amazing days of my life working as part of a team of volunteers that makes the Targa Newfoundland happen. Yes, it is run by volunteers. This is the most unique automotive event of its… Continue reading
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Targa Newfoundland – In the Drink
OK, this video has probably been seen 2 million times, but for the loyal readers of this blog: I was there right after the accident and saw the aftermath. The car was craned out and then flat-bedded to a fire… Continue reading
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Targa Newfoundland – Completing the journey and working through a hurricane
We woke up yesterday morning to high wind gusts and sheets of rain, mostly sideways. Given the conditions we were not optimistic that Targa would be able to finish the last day of stages. Sure, we were all tired. As… Continue reading
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Targa Newfoundland – Gander
After a very busy Monday in St. John’s the team has moved to Gander for two days of stages. Whew. Every day is a long one so I think the best thing I can do for all of you is… Continue reading
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Targa Newfoundland – ReMax Center
Today was the final preparation class where the Stage Operations teams received all their equipment and instructions. Updates had been made to the stages so it was important that we all had the latest information. Vehicles were set up radios and… Continue reading
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Targa Newfoundland – Bell Island
Today consisted of a drive to a ferry that carried me and the Evo to Bell Island, just off of Newfoundland and about fifteen minutes from St. John’s. The ferry ride was only about ten minutes and gave me a… Continue reading
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On the Road to Newfoundland – the Ca’a Barn
With David Loring’s introduction I buzzed back on the White Mountain Highway and headed to John Moir’s Ca’a Barn. In case you don’t get the spelling of the name of the barn it is a play on the New Englander’s… Continue reading
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On the Road to Newfoundland – Mt. Washington
Mount Washington is well over 6000 feet high and has some of the nastiest weather. Winds have been measured over 240 mph. It also has an eight mile road from the bottom to the top and there are no guard… Continue reading
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On the Road to Newfoundland – Across Canada
There is so much I can write about as I travel across Canada and yet there are still things that I would like to share about my adventures in New Hampshire. There have just not been the wireless connections that… Continue reading
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On the Road to Newfoundland – Roadside Discoveries
The road to New Hampshire had a couple of tolls. Not a big deal really. Two of them cost less than a dollar, which was a nice change from what was charged as I drove up I-95 past Baltimore, MD.… Continue reading
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