BULLRUN 2007 - MIAMI TO KEY WEST
ONE WAY TO GO AND AN ESCORT
Bullrunners got up in South Beach from a hard night of partying and headed over to the new CEC Wheels showroom for breakfast. Claus was up nice and early making sure the eggs were perfect and the bacon was crisp. The food was great, but it was the fresh paint and polished cars that were crisp that morning.
Claus is a pioneer in world of aftermarket parts and accessories and represents among the finest brands in European Luxury Tuning, including BRABUS, AC Schnitzer, Novitec Rosso, TechArt and Oettinger. He also has his own signature line of wheels, CEC Wheels, to go along with other top brands such as Antera and Azev. If you live on the East Coast, check out the new CEC Wheels Tuning Center in Miami (Coconut Grove).
(The Wall of Wheels)
(The GarageMahal)
Today was my day to run in Claus' Porsche TechArt Magnum. As breakfast was winding down he asked me to pull it around and park it front of the gas station across the street. After about a five minute drive around Coconut Grove and blasting through the streets I followed his direction. I waited patiently in the SUV and saw that the route cards were being handed out.
Claus never came. It was his co-driver Joaquin Mejia who was going to drive that day. Joaquin owns Autobahner which is a CEC type showroom in Mexico City.
Anyway, what was Claus going to do? Was he going with Team Riecke?
He had ideas of his own. He travelled to the checkpoint and onto Key West in a extremely fast and very large cigarette boat that had the same color scheme and numbers as his TechArt Magnum. He too was all legal as he met up at the mid-day checkpoint at Marathon.
After lunch, Bullrunners were treated to a speedboat ride of their own about 50 miles from Key West. From that point, the Bullrun received a police escort the whole way into Key West which was a Bullrun 1st.
(Team 430 finishing in Key West)
TEAM 430 were extremely happy to finish their first Bullrun. This team was an amazing addition to the Bullrun Rally. They drove great, they got into the spirit of Bullrun right away and they help other teams in need. Todd actually gave his spare wheel to Team Schwabie 13 back in Atlantic City.
(Tood Ford of Team 430 taking run in the '68 Charger)
Go to RallyForACure.com
Here's an interview with his team including his co-driver, Sideshow Bob...
(Joaquin rejoicing on the top of the Magnum)
(Team Twins Finish Another Bullrun)
The end point was very lively. There were tons of people there to greet us including Richard Rawlings' wife Sue with 2 coolers full of Miller Lite. Girls were everywhere...
And the cops were happy since we didn't burn much rubber in the parking lot. Not like last year in Beverly Hills.
Chris Smith of Team Cockney had some trouble with the '78 Trans Am, but eventually got it started.
Off to the Awards Ceremony and final Bullrun 2007 Party.
WE ARE NOT DONE YET HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MORE TO COME!!!!!!
INCLUDING MORE TEAM BIOS AND THE AWARDS CEREMONY!!!!!!!
Bullrunners got up in South Beach from a hard night of partying and headed over to the new CEC Wheels showroom for breakfast. Claus was up nice and early making sure the eggs were perfect and the bacon was crisp. The food was great, but it was the fresh paint and polished cars that were crisp that morning.
Claus is a pioneer in world of aftermarket parts and accessories and represents among the finest brands in European Luxury Tuning, including BRABUS, AC Schnitzer, Novitec Rosso, TechArt and Oettinger. He also has his own signature line of wheels, CEC Wheels, to go along with other top brands such as Antera and Azev. If you live on the East Coast, check out the new CEC Wheels Tuning Center in Miami (Coconut Grove).
(The Wall of Wheels)
(The GarageMahal)
Today was my day to run in Claus' Porsche TechArt Magnum. As breakfast was winding down he asked me to pull it around and park it front of the gas station across the street. After about a five minute drive around Coconut Grove and blasting through the streets I followed his direction. I waited patiently in the SUV and saw that the route cards were being handed out.
Claus never came. It was his co-driver Joaquin Mejia who was going to drive that day. Joaquin owns Autobahner which is a CEC type showroom in Mexico City.
Anyway, what was Claus going to do? Was he going with Team Riecke?
He had ideas of his own. He travelled to the checkpoint and onto Key West in a extremely fast and very large cigarette boat that had the same color scheme and numbers as his TechArt Magnum. He too was all legal as he met up at the mid-day checkpoint at Marathon.
After lunch, Bullrunners were treated to a speedboat ride of their own about 50 miles from Key West. From that point, the Bullrun received a police escort the whole way into Key West which was a Bullrun 1st.
(Team 430 finishing in Key West)
TEAM 430 were extremely happy to finish their first Bullrun. This team was an amazing addition to the Bullrun Rally. They drove great, they got into the spirit of Bullrun right away and they help other teams in need. Todd actually gave his spare wheel to Team Schwabie 13 back in Atlantic City.
(Tood Ford of Team 430 taking run in the '68 Charger)
Go to RallyForACure.com
Here's an interview with his team including his co-driver, Sideshow Bob...
(Joaquin rejoicing on the top of the Magnum)
(Team Twins Finish Another Bullrun)
The end point was very lively. There were tons of people there to greet us including Richard Rawlings' wife Sue with 2 coolers full of Miller Lite. Girls were everywhere...
And the cops were happy since we didn't burn much rubber in the parking lot. Not like last year in Beverly Hills.
Chris Smith of Team Cockney had some trouble with the '78 Trans Am, but eventually got it started.
Off to the Awards Ceremony and final Bullrun 2007 Party.
WE ARE NOT DONE YET HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MORE TO COME!!!!!!
INCLUDING MORE TEAM BIOS AND THE AWARDS CEREMONY!!!!!!!
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