Travis and I met in Washington DC for the flight to Argentina. Loaded down with gear, Travis was looking forward to a long flight. It was a 10 hour flight from DC to Argentina. |
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After arriving in Buenos Aires, we transferred from the international airport to the domestic airport via taxi. While passing through Buenos Aires, we asked our driver for a 5 minute tour. According to our taxi driver the two things you can't miss are the Argentinian Congress Building... |
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...And the Rio de La Plata. 60 miles across the water is Uruguay. If my Spanish is correct, it's all fresh water. |
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Waiting for the final flight to Cordoba, Argentina, we had four hours to kill and Travis whipped out some reading material, naturally it was John Buffum's book: "In Like A Lamb, Out Like A Lion". I think Travis is on his 2nd time reading it! (for those not in the know - John Buffum is the most successful American rally driver ever and a member of our team as mentor and sporting advisor). |
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As soon as Travis and I exited the baggage claim in Cordoba he was mobbed by adoring fans. He has fans everywhere! |
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This is Travis' "evasive maneuver face" while driving our tiny little rental car on some very busy streets in Cordoba! |
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The morning after we arrived we had a P-WRC test session, the road was 3000 feet above the city of La Falda. |
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The road up was steep, rough, and had some impressive dropoffs. Travis points out an exposure to be avoided.
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Travis and our P-WRC steed, a Vermont SportsCar prepared 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. This is the same car we used at Corona Rally Mexico where we finished 5th Overall in the P-WRC results.
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P-WRC regulars Toshi Arai and Tony Sircombe were in attendance, and Toshi was delighted! |
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Travis provides engineering feedback after the second run on the test road. Due to the roughness of the road surface, we raised the car an additional 10mm.
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As promised, we had the pleasure of a large Argentinian lunch with both grilled beef and pork, sausages, vine-ripened tomatoes. The view down to La Falda was impressive, but it'd be a long drive for a gallon of milk. |
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Our team of mechanics digesting the big lunch and getting some sun, from left to right: Eugene, Chris, Brandon, Shaun and Gregg.
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The mechanics' tool boxes are almost as cool as our rally car! |
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Our Subaru wasn't clean for long, the test road had several water splashes.
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Here is the back of my helmet, with a cartoon version of myself holding a map! |
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