| Welcome to Parrottrek.com This site is dedicated to promoting the unique lifestyle and adventures of Frank, Suzy, Bradley, Abigail and Cody Whitmore. Frank and Suzy are a young couple that have learned early on in life that there is more to this life than a 40- 80 hour work week at the same location in the same city doing the same thing everyday! There are so many more things in the world to see, explore and experience. God put each of us here to enjoy life and what He has created for us. We have embarked on a unique adventure that will allow us to travel this great and beautiful country, work in fun and new places every few week, spend lots of time with each other, our wonderful parrots, lots of friends and enjoy a much more adventurous, stress free and fun lifestyle. Why else would God have created the country, if He didn't want us to see it in it's entirety? How we got started! Both of us have always loved to travel and explore new places. We camped with friends when we lived in California as often as we could, and when no one was available to camp with, we would go on our own. We had very busy schedules back in California so getting more than two days off in a row more than twice a month was a rare occasion. However, when we did get a bit of free time we would take full advantage of it, go as far as we could, and squeeze in as much sightseeing as possible! After lots of research and discussions we decided that with all of our years of hard work, planning, and saving that we would do something different. Something that many people (including us up to this point) only talk about doing or wait until they are retired to do. We decided that while we are young, energetic, physically capable, healthy and crazy enough to do so, we would take the plunge and travel around the country living full time in our motorhome. Yes, we are working a bit to subsidize our adventures and to give us something to do aside from playing tourist, however our jobs still to this day rarely feel a bit like work. This way not a penny of our savings will be touched and when retirement age comes and if we do want to settle down somewhere, we will be prepared. We looked into all sorts of different work while traveling. We both agreed that we didn't want to work in an RV Park as hosts for months on end seeing the same place day after day. We both wanted something that would take us to as many states as possible and keep us busy with new things to do and see and with new people to meet in each location. We started out in 2005 working for MainGate, a company that does retail merchandising for the NHRA Drag Races and other big sporting events such as the various Barrett Jackson Car Auction's around the country, NBA All-stars, and National Rodeos. This way we could travel the country from one event to the next and be able to take in the sights along the way and explore different parts of this great country when time allowed. We worked for MainGate most of 2005 and all of 2006. We thoroughly enjoyed it and met lots of people. We towed the Budweiser NHRA trailer all of 2006 and sold Budweiser merchandise at all 23 NHRA events of that year and got to know the team owners quite well. In 2007 we traded in the 13,000lb merchandise trailer for our Jeep and took on a new career with a little more added freedom. We still work for the NHRA circuit, but our job has changed. We are now part of Kenny Bernstein Racing's Corporate Hospitality. This consists of two racing teams - one is sponsored by Budweiser beer and the other car is sponsored by Monster Energy. We are the hosts of the hospitality tent at each of the now 24 races and entertain the invited guests of the above sponsors, and in the off season we still work an event or two for MainGate which includes the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas and Barrett-Jackson Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. We have been very blessed to be able to do what we are doing while we are still young, and so glad we made the decision we made, including the companies that we have worked with. We have made a great number of friends out here in the world of NHRA. They too are full-time RVers so it makes it fun. Sometimes we caravan together and vacation together, and sometimes we each go our own way. It's perfect! This way everyone can do what they want on their days off, but we still have a little community to camp with each time we arrive at a new event. We have met so many other people on the road as well, and have increased our circle of friends and extended family literally to each corner of the United States. Fellow RVers are some of the friendliest and nicest people you will find literally anywhere. They are so much more relaxed and love to meet all their neighbors, well at least most of them. We have now been on the road over three years, are still having the time of our lives. To the right is our schedule for the year! If any of you are ever near us come over and join in on the fun of watching a Drag Race, or take a leap of faith and come and work with us out here on the road. If all else fails you can at least help us cheer the Budweiser Top Fuel Racing Team and the Monster Energy Funny Car Team this upcoming year via ESPN2 or The Speed Channel. Follow along and see how our 2008 adventure unfolds. Maybe our story will challenge you to take a step towards fulfilling your dream, whatever it may be. This life is short. We are only here for a limited number of years. Make the best of those years and fulfill your dreams! Live life today, for tomorrow is never promised. Life passes most people by as they sit around and make grand plans for it! We are living out those grand plans, and we plan on living every moment of the rest of our lives to the fullest - exactly how God intended. Don't forget to keep us in your prayers as we keep all of you in ours! |
| Our Itinerary for 2008 February 7-10 - CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals - Pomona, CA En Route Vacation - February 11-14 - Palm Springs, California En route Adventure - February 14-19 - A long weekend with friends at the Sand Dunes of Glamis February 22-24 - Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals - Phoenix, AZ En route Vacation - February 28- March 10 - Spend over two full weeks at home in Florida, aka heaven, and spend lots of time at the beach March 13-16 - Mac Tools NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville, FL En route Vacation - March 18-24 - Make our way slowly to Houston and take in the sights of San Antonio Texas and the Alamo March 28-30 - NHRA Spring Nationals Houston, TX April 10-13 - Summitracing.com Nationals Las Vegas, NV En route Adventure - Spend a weekend with our good friends Joel, Kate and Lily in Lookout Mountain, Georgia April 24-27 - Summit Racing Southern Nationals Atlanta, Ga May 2-4 - O'Reilly Midwest Nationals Saint Louis, MO En route Vacation - May 8-15 - Spend a week by the shores of Land Between the Lakes May 16-18 - O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol, TN En route Vacation - Spend a week in Nashville, Tennessee and take in a couple music shows May 30 - June 1- O"Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals Topeka, KS En route Adventure - June 4-5 - Spend a couple days touring Chicago?? Or perhaps something new! June 5-8 - Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals Chicago, IL En route Vacation - Head to Defiance, Ohio to install a new generator and relax a bit June 19-22 - K&N Filters NHRA SuperNationals Englishtown, NJ En Route Adventure - A day at Cedar Point Amusement Park June 26-29 - Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk, Ohio En Route Adventure - Spend the Fourth of July weekend with friends in Shueyville, Iowa July 11-13 - Mopar Mile High NHRA Nationals Denver, CO July 18-20 - Shuck's Auto Supply Nationals Seattle, WA July 25-27 - Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals Sonoma, CA En route Vacation - Visit friends and family in the Santa Barbara area for a couple days August 7-10 - Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd, MN August 14-17 - Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals Reading, Pennsylvania En route Adventure - Relax and enjoy one of our favorite states for a few days, Pennsylvania August 27-September 1 - Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Indianapolis, IN En route Adventure - Hmmmm what to do? What to do? September 11-14 - Lowe's Motor Speedway Dragstrip, Charlotte, North Carolina September 18-21 - O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals Dallas, TX Sept 26-28 - Mid South Nationals, Memphis, Tennessee En Rote Vacation - A little down time after three races in a row. October 10-12 - Torco Racing Fuel NHRA Nationals Richmond, VA En route Vacation - October 13-23 - Spend 10 more glorious days at home in beautiful, heavenly Florida October 30-Nov 2 - ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals Las Vegas, NV November 13-16 - NHRA National Finals - Pomona, California November 17th - February 1st - Off work for the season |
| WE'RE DEBT FREE!!!!!!!! By living on a budget, selling a rental property and living on less than we make, we have become debt free without a care in the world, except where to invest our future earnings! Thanks Dave Ramsey for all the help and advice! The demolished credit card is thanks to Suzy's good aim and a very fun 4th of July celebration with friends in Iowa! |
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