Gambler 500

It ambled by, yellowish chalked paint, where there was paint, with a tarp over the back, held down by rope, and a somewhat nasty looking tire.  That's the best description I can give of this pickup.  I don't know if that poor rig could do 50, let alone highway speeds...  Then when it went by, I saw the logo on the back- Gambler 500.

Ah.

There have been a few of these folks coming through town.  I gather you need to find a cheap, but drive able vehicle, and have a GPS.  I am a bit vague on some of the details, but you go to set points, and then there is a set endpoint.  Then there is camping, booze, and general fun and deciding of which vehicle is the best.  As far as I can gather, that would be the one that is the most, um, able to remain in one piece, while being one wheel in the scrap yard, as far as I can tell...

But, even so, the folks I see always look like they are having a blast, (well, okay, the one guy changing the tire that had dissolved gone flat looked a little woe be gone), but generally, enthusiastic and seeking the next pub, or waypoint. 

And they clean up the areas they are in.  That, right there, makes me think it's a good group.  There are some other groups that are actually racing, but this group, not so much...

I am glad people can still have fun.  Hope that all the Gamblers get to where they want to go, and enjoy said trip...