ALCAN 5000 Vehicle

Missed call

Will return call after work in AM

Thanks

Missed the call last night

Will be in contact after getting back from Kansas on Sunday

Thanks

tom

Dont forget a timing belt and water pump on a cheap neon, especially for something like that where a blown engine could be pretty inconvenient.

Sorry

Been under the radar due to family medical emergency

Needless to say, cash for ALCAN is now almose non-existant.

Looks like $500 Neon will have to be the option.

Sorry Tom

I hate all of you that have done the 5000. My friend Roy and I had talked about it last year, but its just not feasible right now as he works the Antarctic summer in McMurdo. Maybe in a few years when he does a winter-over and skips the summer we'll be able to run it as the event is right around when he heads to the ice.

We had considered a Subaru Legacy Wagon of the 90s vintage. Dead nuts reliable, plenty of space inside.

Sadly, none of my other cohorts are insane enough to want to do this.

Racing_Computers wrote: Realibility of the vehicle. Figuring we need to get 10,000 miles out of the vehicle. Approximately 3,000 miles from NC to Kirkland WA, 5000 miles for the event and 2,000 miles for shake down prior to the event.

For 10k miles, you're going to want a fairly long wheelbase. I'd go with a Legacy. There's a zillion of them out there so you should be able to find a cheap one and another billion out there waiting to give up their parts.

Plus, you can get a wagon, which makes it easier to install a cage and haul all your crap.

Damn. Now I'm searching Craigslist for Legacy wagons.