Looks like they’ll make it August 20, 2010
Posted by Ron Warnick in Road trips, Vehicles.trackback
The Associated Press caught up to the participants in the 2010 Route 66 Microcar Rally in Odell, Ill.
Since Odell is less than 100 miles from the group’s goal of making it to Chicago, from Santa Monica, it looks like those folks will get there. But not without some difficulty:
The Missus and I went up to Afton Station last Monday to help greet these MicroCar folks. A great bunch of people. And it occurred to me that they weren’t out “raising awareness” for any cause or mission, they were just out having a ball and challenging Route 66 in little bitty cars. In one of your recent posts you mentioned how some media outlets are taking a somewhat longer look at these trips, trying to figure out if they are just stunts to seek attention or something important enough to spread the news. I don’t think the MicroCar people were seeking attention, it just gravitated toward them because it was so cool.
Any follow-up on this trip? I’d still love to drive one of those cars. Any video from the trip besides what we’ve seen so far?