Santiago, Chile'

LaSerena Club Resort

Opening Ceremonies Parade

New Zealand Team

Argentina's Team

Opening Ceremony VIP's

Team Carter Engineering

Kentucky girl

Opening Ceremony Dancers

Day 1: Check 3

The Pacific

The Pits Coquimbo Time Check #3

Pit Captain Bob Agonis New Jersey

Tool Paks

Helicopter refueling

Chopper in the air

Dave Spencer, Troy, OH

El Zorro

Day 3: Marquesa Check site

Day 5 Check Quebrada Honda TC#5

Amanda Mastin & Randy Mastin

Marquesa pit stop Wes McKnight

American "Rock" Star Don Hogan

Annell Allen

Casselli & dad

Wes McKnight at Marquesa check

View of the beach from Day 5 check

Schoolchildren & dogs at large Marquesa

This is where the many of the support crews, team members and their families stayed. Very gracious hosts!

All teams represented marched to the lighthouse for introduction and ceremony

There were only 4!

Paul Rauske, Prescott, AZ

Bob Heinzerling, Columbus, Ohio

Mgr: Tom Carter, Franklin, Tennessee

Steve Gordon, Cookville,Tennessee

She was a teacher from KY who was living and working in LaSerena. She was so happy to see American's and we invited her to join us in the opening ceremonies. She was so homesick and was thrilled to be included.

They were from the National Ballet of Chile' and they were awesome. It was so cold that night.

Looking East toward the Andes

Over three sand dunes from Check #3

Day 1 Looked just like the Mojave Desert USA

This was prep before riders arrived.

Each rider has a spare tool pak that has spare parts, nutrition extras they may need.

Film crews

Filming over Special Test

First ISDE. I bet it won't be his last.......

Blackwater Man

A real native to Chile', a desert fox. He came to investigate as we were packing up the check the first night.

Barbara Hoess, Bev Smith, Sandy Carter with school children visiting our site. Each class from the school came to visit. There were hundreds! Speaking to them in Spanish they replied in very practised English! Wonderful experience.

Looking down pit row toward the TC and Pacific beyond

Marquesa

Look closely at the hole punched in the engine case.

T-shirt signing Marquesa

Future star. Amazing lady!

Engine case had a huge hole in it repaired with what else but duct tape & a prayer

They were everywhere! Dogs and children....