I have a feeling that Ohio may explain this.
I smell the Dew Tour making a stop here as a consolation prize.
Tip to tip Chile in domestic vehicles (Preferably Beetles) and compete in the Dakar ( or a portion of the route for liability reasons) The trio have to procure a vehicle from a local for no more than a couple grand and then traverse the Andes mountains and deal with the elevation. (Should make Jezza really ornery)