The People:Mike R… 5’11 225 lbs of raw Pennsylvania Farm Beef, he cut his teeth working the family farm and fell in love with adventure on the Clarion River. What he brings to this trip is a Porsche and well that’s about it… maybe really good organizational skills as well.
Mike H… 6’1 185 lbs of smartass comments and too much time on his hands. His sense of adventure was born in the backseat of a Volvo driving across country and camping with his family. He brings absolutely nothing to the table and really doesn’t know why he is on this trip.
The Trip: As Mike and Mike sat talking on the phone back on a cold January day in early 2013 discussing life’s events… high gas prices, high unemployment rates, the upcoming Top Gear season and what sex Kim and Kayne’s baby would be they realized the winter months had them yearning for adventure. They both had just turned 30, one had just received a new heart valve, friends were having babies and other life changing events meant it was time for something big. Late in the friendship they both realized they had one thing in common, the Indy 500. They both appreciated racing and what it entailed, they had experienced one of racings great tragedies in witnessing Dan Weldon’s crash in Vegas and it was time to wipe the slate clean with a new adventure. Pikes Peak was the answer… what else could come close to the mountains, camping and racing?!? Maybe one thing but that’s completely different adventure. Flying was the first thought but after many discussions they realized a road trip in a Porsche to Colorado was the only real way to arrive. With months of planning under their belt the day had a finally arrived 6/26/13… the first day of 17 hour drive from Cincinnati to Colorado. What lie ahead of them was seven days of Colorado, camping out of a Porsche and most importantly making memories.
Day 1: Leave Cincinnati loaded down at 8:43 AM... one 1999 Porsche 996 (911 for the layperson), two bikes, lots of unnecessary camping gear, GoPro/Cameras and most importantly two overwhelming handsome friends. Our goal for the day is take it easy, we check in tomorrow at the Garden of the Gods campsite at 1 PM. We have time to stop and smell the roses and that is just what we plan on doing. Kansas City is our goal for dinner, BBQ of course.
