I discovered it wasn't the hotel internet that was slow, it was my laptop with 30k+ timelapse pics about ready to crash... that didnt' work out too well.
Pulled into basecamp (Spearfish) right at sunset Wednesday. We hit the carwash when we got in town to get the bugs off when they were still fresh, they came right off.
Rolled out early for the Northern Black Hills Fun Run. It was a treasure hunt where you ran all over and took pictures of certain landmarks.
Others were lined up in the parking lot inside the Thunderdome (large metal framed tent that was basically the center of the whole rally) We were there early so I wondered around and snapped pics of cars that interested me.
Venders migrated around to stay in the thick of it.
Don't let anybody tell you 3V 4.6's don't make power, with a tuner, no rear interior, rollcage, longtubes and different mufflers (along with Brembo brakes and fancy BFGoodrich tires) these things hauled. They said they get about an event out of the brakes and tires on all three cars. They ran whenever the autocross track was open and in a grocery store parking lot across from the show giving whoever wanted to stand in line 30-45 minutes a roughly 1 minute ride. Very much worth the wait.
I love the hood vents
Retrobuilt's newest car... still not as good as the '69 Boss.
Off to the Fun Run...
First stop was Bear Butte.
Lunch was at the Tin Lizzie in Deadwood, very good burger and fries. (not a formal stop but we were starving)
Second stop was the Heartbreak mine pit in Lead.
Compressed air locomotive that was used to move things around in the mine.
After a very neat scenic drive we found the Bridal Falls.
Then we picked up a "bonus item" at a retirement home, a marked bottle of water for both pilot and copilot.
The prize was a bottle of Jack Danials, neither of us drink so neither felt bad loosing.
Now that they actually wanted us to most of the Mustangs piled into the paved parking lot that afternoon for for a improptu show. (which was common whenever they weren't staging for autocross)
The "free ride car" details, they have a driving school down in Utah I think Shane would get a kick out of. The brakes and tires were new when they started.
Little bro on deck.
And they are off (driver is probably pushing 70 years old and knows very much what he is doing, I can't say enough about what a ride it is) I snapped this pic and threw that camera down and turned on the GoPro for the above video.
I like this thing.
The burnout contest winner. He supposedly paid $400 for those rims and tires and hated the tires...
Tried to find somewhere to eat somewhere in the middle of that and a car with similar plates tracked us down for pictures.