About Team Rickety

This blog chronicles the journey of four guys - Caleb, Jason, Greg, and Tim - as they attempt to complete the BABE Rally (yet again) from the Big Apple to the Big Easy (BABE) in a rickety VW van - 1,500 miles in four days! Before they can even begin this journey, they must make it from Florida to New York without the van catching on fire... again. They will be updating this blog from the road, via iPhones, and uploading pictures to the rickety flickr pool whenever they come across a free wi-fi connection. In the meantime, read through the previous posts for a bit of history on the event and the vehicle, or check out the photos from the send off party and prep work on the van - oh and the scorch marks from the engine fire =)

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  • 20 May 2008, 7:37 pm

    So? So? UPDATES!

  • 20 May 2008, 7:36 pm

    Super duper boost from all the way from Azia! U can do it!

  • 20 May 2008, 5:11 pm

    Myself and Karin are already keeping an eye on this! We’ll be around on Thursday morning till 930am. If you can’t make it to NY call me to discuss meeting in Harrisonburg.

  • 20 May 2008, 2:04 pm

    I agree with Justin. You guys could be the Babe Rally Medics. *pumps fists in the air* COMMMEEE OOOOOONNNNNNN!!

  • 20 May 2008, 2:02 pm

    As a last resort, you should get in your own car and head on over to New Orleans to at least meet up with all of us when we get there. We’d hate to miss out on seeing you. I really hope that you get the van going. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you.

  • 20 May 2008, 12:38 pm

    I’ve been looking forward to the Rickety Van’s return this year… Whenever I tell people about the rally I always mention the “Don’t laugh, your daughter may be inside” VW Bus.. I need new stories of the bus or my friends are going to smack me!

    Don’t give up faith!

    -Felix
    Team PGA Golf

  • 20 May 2008, 12:07 pm

    YOU INSPIRE US! See you in Staten Island :-)

  • 20 May 2008, 10:53 am

    Keep Trying!!! You can do it!!!

  • 20 May 2008, 10:44 am

    Make sure you tell Justin or Karin that you’re doing a last second check in!

    You can do it!

  • 20 May 2008, 10:41 am

    Fuck, yes, come on.