Rally North America

Hello all!

After sitting here for a while, debating what would be worthy of posting on this blog, an idea finally came to me. This summer, my brother, a friend and I will be participating in the Rally North America, a car rally that runs from Noblesville, Indiana down to Fort Walton Beach in Florida over the course of four days. My brother found out about the event from his coworkers, and they decided that why not make it into a summer road trip?

The rally of 80 cars plans to stop at famous checkpoints along the way, and includes a stop at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and driving two laps around the Talladega Raceway in Alabama. I’m not a big car person, but I still think that’s pretty awesome! After looking at the lineup of cars registered, I look forward to embarrassing ourselves. Compared to the many Mustang GT’s, Corvettes, and BMW’s that are registered, we will be one of the few doing the drive in a pickup truck, nothing fancy, just a 2005 GMC Sierra 1500. May not be fancy, but comfort at its best (and an awful lot more space than half those fancy cars!).
This rally does not only allow one to show off their fancy sports cars, or explore the southern states, but it also has a mission of raising money for a cause. Last year, the Rally Appalachia raised money for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, and this year its mission is to raise awareness and help accelerate the cure of Multiple Sclerosis. The starting lineup for the rally is based on which team raises the most money, which obviously gives them the advantage to win. Considering we’re driving an old pickup truck, mainly used to transport loads of hay and bop around the country, we don’t plan on winning! We’re in it for the cause, and for a great summer road trip.

If anybody is interested in donating towards MS, you can donate to our team at: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/teamsnake/rally-north-america-dixie
Any donation helps out, and are definitely appreciated.

You can check out the website at www.rallynorthamerica.com to read more about the cause, the teams, and the shortened itinerary.

-Jentry