Road Rush ‘09 Wrap-Up

One Completely Biased Account
(English teachers please don’t judge my grammar)

Phew! Road Rush is done. I’m exhausted, wet from rain, and my pink bandanna is soaked with sweat…errr I mean lady glow. As I take a hit off of my asthma inhaler, I think about all that has been accomplished and I’m proud of everyone involved in the planning and playing. I was shocked that all of the planning had gone even better than expected. Amidst the funnel clouds, I settled down to sleep in the backseat on a borrowed pillow and I thought about the blur that was the past 24 hours.

Before our road trip began, I was worried that driving into the unknown might unnerve some people but surprisingly, they embraced it. They packed their cars with their sleeping bags not knowing if they would have a bed to sleep in that night and drove out into the darkness….well technically, it wasn’t dark yet.

The competition was fierce as clues were given out and the backseat driver was brought out in everyone. Passengers rummaged through the car to find a 1982 penny, gum wrappers to make an art piece and something that was in the car that could be eaten. The teams frantically stopped at every McDonald’s they could while racing against time and each other to win coveted points.

I watched as team members ate whole jalapenos, boys painted their finger nails and girls fixed flat tires all hoping to gain unspecified amounts of points for the unknown prize (a wooden plaque spray painted electric yellow, then accented with handwritten letters and fun foam speed limit signs… truly a work of art).

Before long the most detailed game that Prestoncrest Singles had ever seen has been completed. The memories of proposals to strangers, Walmart greeter wars and paddle boat races will not soon be forgotten. As the game drew to a close and the Smithsonian-worthy awards were handed out, I heard talk of Road Rush: Deux. I thought to myself “Congratulations Team White on your victory and… the opportunity to plan it next year! Haha!” Put me in coach, I’m ready to play!