Officially, Wednesday is Night 0, the night of registration and the first chance we get to meet everyone else’s cars. Hence, tonight is Night -1. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, by all means go visit www.baberally.com to get the full details on this event. The short version is that you acquire a car from $250 or less, then drive it from the Big Apple to the Big Easy (hence “BABE”). It’s encouraged that you make the car safe, and in general everyone appreciates the car being as craptastic as possible. Ours is a 1993 Plymouth Laser this year — more about it later.
Night -1 ends with six hours of driving and a Motel 6, just like a good road trip should.
