The official WT03 FAQ

When does the World Tour actually happen?

It begins on 14 July, and continues through the end of the month, possibly into the first of August.

What makes it a World Tour, exactly, since you're not leaving the States or anything?

Two things: it's awfully damned long, and much of it is through unfamiliar territory.

How long is "awfully damned long"?

The first two Tours ran about 4,500 miles each, about the same length as One Lap of America, except that I did no track time and didn't worry about checkpoints.

You've done this twice before. Why do it again?

Because I can. More to the point, it's good for me to get out of town, and it's good for my car to get a serious workout once in a while.

Can you actually afford this?

The proposed budget is $2200, which of course I can't afford. But given the very real benefits of the Tour — fresh scenery, fast curves, good friends at various stops — I can't afford not to.

Will you be blogging every day?

That's the plan, anyway. You can still read the reports from 2001 and 2002.

Is there any chance you'll say "Screw it" and not go home?

Ask me next month.

Posted at 9:09 PM to World Tour '03