Topic: Indiana Newbies consider running the '23 Rust Belt Ramble
Hello!
Myself and my buddies are all college students at Purdue University and we have long been fans of the Lemons Races and Rallies. To start senior year with a bang, we are considering running the '23 Rust Belt Ramble but I wanted to get a better idea of what we would be getting ourselves into on this rally specifically. I've read through older posts and have a sense of what to bring, but I wanted to make this post for more pointers.
For context, we are three friends who love old and clapped vehicles. We would be taking a butt-terrible (but fairly reliable) '91 GMC un-converted handicap van as a support vehicle to bring the essentials (food, luggage, tools, parts, etc.) and my buddy's fresh LS swapped '83 GMC k10 as our rally vehicle. We have no idea for a theme or anything yet, just trying to see if we can make this happen.
Questions I have at the moment:
- What is the pre-rally meet-up like? How early do you usually need to get to the meet-up spot?
- Do different teams usually drive the route together? Is it better to go solo?
- Anything unusual or exciting we need to be prepared for? (other than both vehicles probably going down at the same time of course)
If you're from the Purdue area and want to join us for this possible adventure, let me know! Overall, we are above average mechanics and we can probably troubleshoot our way through most things (fingers-crossed).
Thanks!
Ethan B