The teams that will descend on Billings for the launch hail from all corners of the country and Canada. Cummings, a Billings Skyview and Montana State graduate, is the sole Montana representative. He said his team has raised more than $1,000 in donations for Camp Sunshine.

The itinerary for the roughly 1,000-mile journey reads like a menu for a summer sightseeing feast. Teams will travel over the Beartooth Pass then turn north through Big Sky, Missoula and Glacier National Park before heading toward Idaho’s Silver Valley. The route will dip through eastern Washington before concluding with a drive through Oregon’s Mount Hood National Forest.

Though they will be timed, the 82 drivers won’t be treating the highway like the Autobahn. All speed and traffic laws must be obeyed. Failure to do so could result in disqualification.

This event truly is more about enjoying the journey than just reaching the destination.

"You're given a planner at the beginning of each day that kind of hints at where you're going," Cummings said of the way each rally day will unfold. "It's a good time. It's all about the drive."