“Wes, wait until you see ole’ Mighty Whitey man, she’s ready to sell!” These were the infamous words spoken by faithful partner in Vurbmoto crime Andrew Campo, when handing us over the keys to his 30 foot V10 Triton motorhome all the way back in March of this year. At that time, Mighty Whitey, the name given to our beautiful moving mobile headquarters, had been sitting on the car lot for quite some time looking for a new home. So of course, she had to be ready to sell.

Well not quite. While we didn’t take much initiative to do many lookovers during our Texas extravaganza, we knew she had to be taken care of inside and out before we started our 20,000-mile journey for the 2009 Lucas Oil Motocross Championships. Here’s a quick list of items we discovered needing to be fixed and/or worked on for “ready to sell” Might Whitey, after putting in a grueling 85 man hours of cleaning time alone.

• New door handle (the old one required a screw driver, needle nose pliers, and 5 minutes of patience)
• Oil Change in the Generator and Motor (the technician said it was the worst looking oil he’d ever seen in his entire life)
• New Air Filter (the original had a birds nest built into it)
• Major repairs on all plumbing for faucets, showers, and water pumps
• Tire pressure adjustments up to 80psi (20psi on all 6 tires doesn’t handle too well)
• New Radio (the good ole’ FM Radio dial wouldn’t even turn on)
• Overhaul on all cabinet sliders
• Complete house battery replacement
• Removal of the possums living in the oven
• Emptying of the full black and grey tanks
• Refilling of the natural gas tanks
• Steam cleaning and malaria removal of any and all fabric
• A/C air filter cleaning (this bad boy had 3 inches of solid dirt built in)
• Part Time fridge (we can’t figure out why it only works ¼ of the time)
• Stagnant door step (typically they come in and out by themselves, not this one…she stays out permanently and loves hitting cones)
• Missing blinds on windows (which are still missing)
• Carpet Removal (which still hasn’t happened, but desperately needs to)
• Roof Ladder replacement (which still hasn’t been replaced)
• Removal of 125$ worth of combined garbage such as, but not limited to, track banners from 1995, canoe accessories, spare mountain bike tires, and then plenty of things we couldn’t even figure out the use or purpose for so they were immediately marooned.
• Removal of 82 pounds of dry rotted clothes that went to goodwill
• Removal of the animal kingdom living in the storage compartments below

The list goes on, and on, and believe it or not, on…but for now, we need to get back on the road. Only have to find out which of the 93 keys turns the ignition on.