UPDATED: Well… in the end, Team New Mex Express came in fourth place, in part due to poor penmanship, in part due to a spelling error, in part due to not looking inside a box at the Marshall’s office. It was pretty damned rad, though.
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Team New Mex Express driver Matt Ruybal explains the modifications made to his 95 Mustang Cobra in preparation for the Dustball 500.
(I’ll be riding along with them this Saturday, June 27, on the 500+mile “gimmick rally” … follow me here and on Twitter: @dustballdave.)
This Saturday, I’ll be Tweeting from the Dustball 500, a 500-mile gimmick rally leaving from El Paso and going god knows where.Team New Mex Express, two guys (Matt Ruybal, John Paul Gonzales) with a sweet ‘95 Ford Mustang Cobra have invited me to fold myself into the back seat.
So yeah, follow us on Twitter: @dustballdave.
What’s a gimmick rally? Continue reading »
Do car guys read this blog? Let’s not be sexist. Do car girls read this blog? Yes, no? Whatever. Monday, the world-famous Gumball 3000 will be stopping at the Santa Fe Plaza on Monday. 120+ Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Rolls Royces, Aston Martins, Bugattis and some super state-of-the-art hybrids…..oh, and Dennis Rodman, too. (Corey has covered this before in Thailand, so maybe he’ll ring in later)
If those rides gets you excited, think about supporting Santa Fe’s own rally heroes (and Gumball aspirants) Matt Ruybal and John Paul Gonzales (SFR Talk: “Rally Ho”) of Team New Mex Express.
They’re sponsoring a “Drive Out” on May 24…. Details here (pdf) and instructions here (pdf).
Here’s a little more about Team New Mex Express:
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