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The Road to La Carrera: Day 4 by Coop

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It seems like the guys heading to La Carrera must have less access to the internet this year than in past years. In the last two years, we’ve had a constant (if inconsistent) stream of images, but there is very little this year. Fortunately for us, Coop has found the time to get into his Flickr account and upload some incredible images as they head to the south of Mexico.

How is our man Gary Faules doing? Suffice it to say that he’s having an incredible time with Hershel McGriff and somehow even managed to do some testing in a race car today!

Lucky buggers!

More images after the break
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Coyote Convoy through the eyes of Coop

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On the way down to the southern tip of Mexico, you just know that Coop’s lens is clicking away constantly, what with all the incredible scenery and a bunch of race cars surrounding him. Unfortunately, internet service is spotty down there and we may not get as much coverage as we’d like from our usual sources. Coop is going to try to blog a bit, but in the meantime, he’ll post what photos he can in his Flickr page.

Mister Cooper has agreed to share some of his images with our readers….after the break of course.
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Video: Lucky gets his groove on at La Carrera

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The kind folks at Go Fast Energy Drink have put together a quick, short video of Gary, Jon & Lucky from La Carrera. This is a nice little teaser of what’s to come.

One observation. In Mexico, the crowds are happy to pass a cold beer to teams as they reach the end of a stage. While we don’t get that in Ontario, I will say that there is absolutely nothing like having a course worker put a pair of ice cold cans (of anything) through the passenger window at the end of a stage!

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More La Carrera Video

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Funny thing about the differences between some rally events. Here in Canada, we are very proud of our Targa Newfoundland and teams come from all over the world to race around The Rock. South of 2 borders, the Mexicans are equally proud of their La Carrera Pananmerica. A quick glance around the Gootoobz yesterday produced very little of quality Targa content. La Carrera however is a totally different beast. Almost daily we are seeing new videos, many of which are really good quality. I’m thinking that we need more film crews in Newfoundland next year, but for now let’s see the latest cool La Carrera video.

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Video: 2005 La Carrera documentary

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Both here in The Garage and over in Lucky’s blog, Gary Faules has told us a lot about good friend Gerie Bledso who played a big part in Gary’s decision to take Team CBR to La Carrera Panamerica. Two years ago, Gerie suffered and incredible crash in the race. Now that I’ve seen this frightening footage, it is a testament to a strong cage and more than a bit of luck that Gerie and his co-piloto weren’t hurt more seriously than broken arms.

The following documentary is in French, but the incredible visuals need no interpretation. The footage of Gerie’s multiple rolls begins at 43:52. As you can see, its a long video, so grab a coffee!
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Let me take you on a sentimental journey

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As much fun as we had on this adventure I don’t think I have ever enjoyed saying, “Honey I’m home.” as much as I did this time. Make no bones about it… when someone tells you the La Carrera Panamericana is a rally and not a race, they haven’t got a clue what the hell they’re talking about. When was the last time you heard of someone passing another car on a narrow two-lane hi-way at 160 miles per hour? If that’s a rally I want no part of it. Who am I kidding? I live for this stuff.

To drive in a historical race such as this one and see your name in print up there with the likes of Phil Hill, Juan Fangio and many more, let alone run against 100 of the most beautiful cars in the world not to mention many of the top rated drivers from all over the world, well let’s just say it’s about as surreal as it gets. I am still having to pinch myself every time I wake up and ask myself if it’s true.
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