We launched from Loveless Cafe at 9AM which is in the outskirts of Nashville.  Loveless Cafe is famous for its country cooking and we ate breakfast family style before we headed out.  Despite the 9AM time, it was hot and we knew that it's only going to get hotter.  The deep south awaits us.

Claus and Dietmar  were upfront once again ready to go with Robert, a new driver from Germany.  Travis Gates and his co-driver Monty Webb are always positioned well which is great because they usually have great navigational skill.  Navigational skill is a must during the outskirts of cities because GPS devices can pick from so many different ways to get you to the highway.  We actually did a loop that made us and five other cars lose 20 minutes.