Day 4 Erie, PA to Perrysburg, OH

For all those competitors who wished for warm weather, their wish was granted. We woke up this morning to the nice warm temperatures. It was in the mid 70s, and warmed up to the high 90s by the end of the day.

We started the rally with a few turns and then we were on a covered bridge. The covered bridges have such charm and character. There were media people for the rally at the bridge as well as spectators. Unfortunately, while we are rallying it is difficult to take pictures, but visit http://www.greatrace.com to check out some great photos from the rally.

We had a fantastic turn out at lunch today. We were in Medina, Ohio. We stopped for lunch in their town square. It was so quaint and the square was full of onlookers, well wishers and nice dogs too.

The people in these towns are so kind. They make lunch for all the participants, and typically have their own car shows. The towns are thrilled that we come through, and we are happy to be greeted with such enthusiasm.

After our lunch break we headed back to the course, heading toward Perrysburg, Ohio.

We drove out in the farm land and saw fields of corn, wheat, and soy. We also saw some beautiful draft horses that were almost the size of a Clydesdale horse. They were the color of a Palomino. Today we also saw a farm full of sheep.

We have seen many deer on this trip and a few have been in the road. Fortunately, they went the opposite direction. We were given deer whistles to mount on our grill to scare them off. Not sure if it works but so far so good.

We arrived in Perrysburg, Ohio in the early evening and again a fantastic crowd greeted us. It was a warm evening, but many people were out to enjoy the old cars.

We finished the day strong. It was one of our best days. We had three perfect legs (Aces), two 1 second legs and a 7 second leg that was thrown out. We are super happy with our scores.

Thanks you again to the McCollister team! We need to apologize for our typo on Dan and Dan Junior’s (McCollister’s) names. Our late night blogs and blurry eyes don’t always make for perfect blog posts.

Thank you to Mustang Country! Jane completed another day running and scoring strong.

Last but not least, thank you to our family and friends! We appreciate all the comments and support. It’s been another incredible opportunity to see our great nation and meet those that make it so great. The selflessness of everyone in this event is humbling. One competitor broke his engine… he was given a spare motor that another team brought in case they needed it. It’s quite a special event to be a part of. Great Race is a great “bucket list” item. How lucky are we to have participated for 8 great years!