Archive | July, 2008

27 July 2008 1 Comment

7/27/08 – Sioux City, IA – Blue Sky

TARGET:  Sioux City, IA
AUCTUAL LOCATION: Sioux City, IA
MILES DRIVEN: 185
CHASE VEHICLE: SG1   MPG: 37
IN THE CAR: Scott, JT
CHASERS WE RAN INTO: Andy Gabrielson & Kory Hartman
Talk about a bust, the only good thing about this chase was meeting up with Andy and Kory for an awful meal at Wendy’s in Sioux City.    I did not even remember [...]

21 July 2008 0 Comments

7/21/08 – St Joseph, MO – Blue Sky

TARGET:  St Joseph, MO
AUCTUAL LOCATION: Hamburg, IA
MILES DRIVEN: 207
CHASE VEHICLE: SG1   MPG: 32
IN THE CAR: Scott, Solberg
CHASERS WE RAN INTO: Andy Gabrielson  (Via Phone)
Well another bust we left after work from Council Bluffs and after waiting for something to develop we headed south.   I picked up a webcam at Best Buy to attempt our first [...]

20 July 2008 0 Comments

7/20/08 – Storm Lake, IA – Blue Sky

TARGET:  Storm Lake, IA
AUCTUAL LOCATION: Storm Lake, IA
MILES DRIVEN: 236
CHASE VEHICLE: SG1   MPG: 34
IN THE CAR: Scott, Paige
CHASERS WE RAN INTO: None
Showing my lack of any experience Paige and I headed out to Storm Lake, IA.
The area got pounded later in the night but for my first long distance chase it was a learning experience and [...]

17 July 2008 0 Comments

7/17/07 – Bellevue, NE – Severe Thunderstorm

TARGET: Lyons, NE
AUCTUAL LOCATION: Bellevue, NE
MILES DRIVEN: 107
CHASE VEHICLE: SG1   MPG: 26
IN THE CAR: Scott
CHASERS WE RAN INTO: None
My first real chase started with a target of Lyons, NE as I got to Elkhorn, NE things started taking shape in Omaha.
I decided to head to Glenwood, IA and get in front of it, traffic was really [...]