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The pair pull into the hotel in New Orleans, concluding Day One of the Great American Run. They made only two pit stops during the 890-mile drive.		 The Great American Run
Day Two finds Des and Hece travelling from New Orleans to San Antonio. After stopping for a tasty lunch in Scott, Louisiana, they get a police escort back onto I-10.		 The Great American Run 2007 Corvette Convertible
Day Three in San Antonio. "We left last, an hour after the checkpoint closed and two hours after most others, but we still came in mid-pack in Tucson," says Des.
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Somebody forgot to warn the team that Smokeys in the rearview are closer than they appear. Here, Hece receives a $294 ticket for doing 105 mph.		 The Great American Run 2007 Corvette Convertible
Just past the Continental divide, the two encounter what they describe as "the slowest gas pump on the whole planet." It takes them 20 minutes to refuel.		 The Great American Run 2007 Corvette Convertible
Day Four, and the first three teams to reach Hoover Dam share stories of the drive from Tucson.
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On Day Four, the pair pauses for a moment with the checkpoint girls in Las Vegas.		 The Great American Run Des And Hece
Des (left) and Hece are all smiles after finishing Second in the Great American Run. Their overall average speed from Miami to Los Angeles was 61.016 mph.		 The Great American Run 2007 Corvette Convertible
Having made the trip in one piece, the Corvette poses in front of L.A.'s famous landmark.
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