Team Mosler Bullrun 2006 – day 1

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DAY 1 – BULLRUN UPDATE: CAR #06 – Hollywood Poker / TEAM MOSLER

New York City / Pocono Raceway / Toronto, Canada

Team Mosler, starting 2nd on the Bullrun grid, was poised to make their presence felt. Lining up next to racing legend Mario Andretti was a dream come true for driver Troy Hanson. “It’s an amazing sight, to see 110 exotic cars, lined up in the middle of the best city in the world. This is just the beginning of a 7 day, 3000 mile adventure.” The green flagged dropped at 10:00 EST and the cars were off. Hanson followed Andretti out of the city, as they headed towards Pocono Raceway. “I stayed on his bumper for the first 40 minutes. Andretti is from Pocono, so who better to know the route.” But luck wasn’t on Team Mosler’s side, as they ran out of gas shortly into the rally. “The fuel gauge had not been configured,â€? Hanson said, “and we ran out of fuel.â€? Sidelined for over an hour, their hopes of having a strong placing in this first stage seemed impossible. Then a State Patrol unit arrived on the scene. When he recognized the IRL logo on the Mosler and IRL / IPS driver Troy Hanson, the officer proceeded to get the team fuel and gave them a high speed escort directly to the state line, some 64 mile away. “We can’t mention the name of the officer or the State / County he patrolled, but he saved the day. At an average of 110 mph, we made up that time and then some. We took some video, which we’ll post sometime in the near future.â€? I hope that I didn’t make Team Rising Sun shit their pants. Making their way to Pocono for a few Hot Laps before the NASCAR crowd, the team of Hanson and Wagner received information for their next checkpoint across the border in Toronto, Canada. Accompanied by the (Team Safety Car) Shelby Mustang GT–H and Corey Feldman in his Wild West Poker Lotus, they began blazing a trail into Canada, arriving at the Toronto Hilton for the first of many amazing nights.

Pictures day 1