51 Reply by pennintj (edited by pennintj 2010-12-30 09:48 AM)

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Re: Napoleon's Retreat From Moscow Rally?

Serj wrote:

nooooo, just find a Renault! what could possibly go wrong?

After searching this morning, my girlfriend informs me that this is exactly 30 minutes from her Dad's place in Eugene:

http://images.craigslist.org/3k53m83o95O55Q45U4acraa63380295c9191e.jpg
http://corvallis.craigslist.org/cto/2131180912.html

And the trip back to New Orleans could, in theory, pass through Moscow, ID (8 Hours) & Paris, TX....and that we have a ton of crap we need to retrieve that's been in storage up there....

Ideally the whole thing would eventually end with "retreat" to the Napoleon House in the French Quarter

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And the costumes would be, IMHO, hysterical. Especially in nowheresville...well, anywhere on the route.

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If you're really skilled we could potentially have someone flat-towing a parts car, lol. Think we should have the option of support crew/chaser vehicles?

If you find the right vehicle you don't need to flat tow your parts

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Re: Napoleon's Retreat From Moscow Rally?

There's a Simca Vedette with the flathead V8 locally that's been calling my name... This might just be the excuse I need...

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Dooo eit! I think that fuego turbo is still near me

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hey, Judge Phil! I think we found a winner! check out this weather at the montana/idaho state line:
http://rwis.mdt.mt.gov/scanweb/lolo.shtml

It'll make those 30yr old french turds wishing they were subarus!

Also I had an Idea for a race route:  Moscow, ID to High Plains Raceway; have a race there, then the Rally continues to Paris, TX. Teams are free to embark on the oldest of french traditions at the raceway; Surrender! Prizes can entail ribbons tacked to baskets of cheap wine and cigarettes for making it "half way".

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It'll make those 30yr old french turds wishing they were subarus!

Ze weather, eet is no problem for ze French cars.  Ze Alpine A110, she loves ze snow...
I'd be more comfortable driving a French car in the Idaho snow and ice (sorry, neige et glace) than in the head-gasket-blowing Texas heat.

I'm totally down for this.  I know where there's a Peugeot 403 calling my name (though, like Phil, I'd rather find a 504) and, for added awesomeness, I can wear my great-grandfather's WWI Kepi (the "soup can" hat, like De Gaulle always wore.)

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Have someone start out an hour later and give chase in a Lada. First car to get passed gets crushed. Perfect!

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Have someone start out an hour later and give chase in a Lada. First car to get passed gets crushed. Perfect!

Why is everyone on about the crushing?  Let the car live.  Make the first to get passed by the Lada, drive the Lada.  Punishment enough!

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could make the organizers chase in a russian limo. if they make it to the checkpoint/station before you you're considered "dead". They would have the option of trailering it the rest of the way to the Lemons event for a bottom-up finish, going home, or your car can get tagged with soviet flag stencils, and you "become" another soviet to chase down cars with.

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Have someone start out an hour later and give chase in a Lada. First car to get passed gets crushed. Perfect!

Why is everyone on about the crushing?  Let the car live.  Make the first to get passed by the Lada, drive the Lada.  Punishment enough!

Brilliant. This is like playing tag - if you get passed by a Lada, you're driving it until you pass someone else in it. Win!

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What if you passed anyone in whatever you were driving? The passer has the option of swapping cars with the passee. You get their half-frozen half-dead horse. The incentive will be to bring a car no one else wants to be in.

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Perhaps its just the uptight side of me speaking but car swapping on the open highway means letting someone else drive your heap on YOUR insurance policy.  Some of you guys I'd be ok with that, some stranger not so much.

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Perhaps its just the uptight side of me speaking but car swapping on the open highway means letting someone else drive your heap on YOUR insurance policy.  Some of you guys I'd be ok with that, some stranger not so much.

Insurance! Damn, I knew there was a reason I was supposed to call AAA before I left! (not kidding)

So you mean I'm going to have to find another French car, eh? Sounds like fun when do we start?

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yeah, i don't think car swapping would be a sound idea as a rule. if you guys want to do it as a side/gentleman's agreement, im sure nobody would have a problem.  It would probably give me incentive to never pass or be passed though so i wouldn't have to rock the piece of rolling tetanus you sods decide to bring!

Yeah Spank, it's supposed to hit planning stage as soon as we get judge phil off his ass and buy a Peugeot 504. I found one on CL in Orlando for $700 he could have picked up while he was there tongue

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI … ;viewitem=

74 504 in what looks to be excellent condition... $1200? heh. have fun!

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Re: Napoleon's Retreat From Moscow Rally?

I don't know why this doesn't come up in the listings, but:

1988 Peugeot 505 V6 - Ebay Classifieds - $500

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI … 0667735898

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Too pedestrian / mundane for me.

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/2146176010.html

Help me find a $500 2cv.

edit:
Here we go. In Hemans MI

http://thumb.craigslist.org/cto/2079924073.html

So does this mean I need to fly out, try to make it run, and just start from there?

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Too pedestrian / mundane for me.

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/2146176010.html

Help me find a $500 2cv.

edit:
Here we go. In Hemans MI

http://thumb.craigslist.org/cto/2079924073.html

So does this mean I need to fly out, try to make it run, and just start from there?

hey! no fair pre-running the Moscow, MI to Paris, CA route before the rally! tongue

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They guy I get BMW parts from has a backyard full of Renault 5s, including several turbos.

Seriously, you could run this whole event as a "Jack's Backyard" spec series. He's even got the Le Car from "Dude, Where's My Car".

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Ok , so when is this thing going to happen. I'm serious. I need a goal to shoot for.

Without a deadline and a hell week to look forward to, I won't get anything done.

another prospect:
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someone go kick phil's patootie into a 504, and we'll have one. at least that's apparently what it would take. If there's that much interest, I may try to organize something for it.

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someone go kick phil's patootie into a 504, and we'll have one. at least that's apparently what it would take. If there's that much interest, I may try to organize something for it.

I had no idea there'd be so much interest in my stupid rally idea. Anyone who wants to run with the idea and actually organize the thing, go for it. Otherwise, y'all will have to wait for me to find a nice gasoline-engined 504.

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Judge Phil wrote:
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someone go kick phil's patootie into a 504, and we'll have one. at least that's apparently what it would take. If there's that much interest, I may try to organize something for it.

I had no idea there'd be so much interest in my stupid rally idea. Anyone who wants to run with the idea and actually organize the thing, go for it. Otherwise, y'all will have to wait for me to find a nice gasoline-engined 504.

we've found a few of them! one of them I left for you on an Orlando CL listing so you could drive it home from PBIR, lol.

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I would also consider a Peugeot 604.

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