GRAN PREMIO EL NIDO

Building on the unplanned success of 2022’s event, even less planning was done for our 2023 event and the result was even greater success. Our only planned activity was to participate in a small town parade. The parade was canceled over fear of Canadian wildfire smoke (it barely materialized). With no fixed plans, we were free to create an epic road adventure on the fly, enjoy a nostalgic return to

DE DION BOUTON

1903 DE DION BOUTON PARIS-MADRID The DeDion Bouton company was famously founded in 1883 after Jules-Albert de Dion commissioned Georges Bouton and Charles Trépardoux build a toy locomotive model for him. By the turn of the century DeDion was the worlds largest automobile manufacturer and its engines were used by a multitude of other makes (some claim as many as 150). After building Bloody Mary, I was inspired to go