A message to the black Alfa on the M3 today…

A funny thing happened today on my way to work… while stuck in traffic on the M3, I noticed out of the corner of my eye a guy in a black Alfa staring at my car. Now, the car isn’t particularly inconspicuous, and it does get a few looks and fingers pointed at it, but he was persistent. 

He then honks his horn to get my attention, so I duly roll down my window; at which point he shouts “Are you driving to Bamako?” (cue me realizing that I still have the Bamako Run 2010 sticker on the side of the car I didn’t need to replace) and shout (all while crawling in traffic) “Yes, we tried last year and will go again this year”. 

At this point, his jaw drops, and once he recovered he manages to shout over “REALLY? In THAT?” After a few more affirmations, he seems impressed and asks me for a URL on where to sign up. I did dig around for a card, but couldn’t find one before the cars behind started getting frustrated with our chat on the M3.

So, to the mystery man in the black Alfa, I wish you all the luck I can in finding the website – and may we meet again! If you are reading this, the congratulations on finding the site!

On my side, I think it’s time to get our URL on the car (as well as the sponsor decals), apparently people are noticing it :p

M.