2007 Utah 1088 - Final Results

[Warchild]

2007 Final Results are now online at https://www.utah1088.com/

They can be found under "Past Events" menu item under the "2007 Results" option.

Direct links are:

Final Scores: https://www.utah1088.com/pastevents/2007Scores.pdf

Final Mileages: https://www.utah1088.com/pastevents/2007Mileage.pdf

 

[Niehart]

Dale, I know Reno John [28th] made the run. Any one else from the forum?

Niehart

 

[Warchild]

Greg Marbach (SkooterG) - 6th Place

Paul Peloquin - 8th Place

"tel" - 16th Place

Matt Watkins (Ignacio) - 23rd Place

Tom Melchild - 25th Place

John Austin - 28th Place

Dick Peek - 31st Place

 

[Niehart]

Forum was well represented with number and placings. Very cool!

Niehart

 

[Hot Wheels]

To everyone on the Utah 1088 - great job.

But - I have a question - I would like to do this - but I am NOT a dirt rider - NOT NOT - did I say not - so can this ride be completed on paved roads??

BTW - Love John Austins ride report - especially the asking God for being hit by the naked guy - I just about peed my pants laughing !!!

Thanks,

Diane

 

[Warchild]

To everyone on the Utah 1088 - great job.
But - I have a question - I would like to do this - but I am NOT a dirt rider - NOT NOT - did I say not - so can this ride be completed on paved roads??

Oh, yes, absolutely..... you just don't go after those bonuses that are located down roads you're not willing to ride upon.

I personally think it's somewhat ill-advised to take large, heavy road bikes down dirt roads that have pockets of deep sand (though obviously it can be done, given enough determination/skill/luck). The rallymaster puts a ton of bonuses that are accessible on asphalt, so there is no real need to take your road bike off the paved road unless you really want to (or are desperate for a particular bonus points down that dirt road, etc).

 

[vectervp1]

Although I hear not a single FJR went down on the dirt road, yet a GS or two was seen laying on its side....

 

[Ignacio]

To everyone on the Utah 1088 - great job.
But - I have a question - I would like to do this - but I am NOT a dirt rider - NOT NOT - did I say not - so can this ride be completed on paved roads??

Oh, yes, absolutely..... you just don't go after those bonuses that are located down roads you're not willing to ride upon.

I personally think it's somewhat ill-advised to take large, heavy road bikes down dirt roads that have pockets of deep sand (though obviously it can be done, given enough determination/skill/luck). The rallymaster puts a ton of bonuses that are accessible on asphalt, so there is no real need to take your road bike off the paved road unless you really want to (or are desperate for a particular bonus points down that dirt road, etc).

The allure of 11,111 points in the 5 digit range proved to tempting to pass up. The fangs were out certainly.

In considered hindsight one could have netted more points doing another route, but in the middle of a rally where you're not sure if you can bite off Kanab, Mesquite, Cove Fort, Mountain Meadows, and/or some other combination all by civilized blacktop....this one made sense at the time.

Although I hear not a single FJR went down on the dirt road, yet a GS or two was seen laying on its side....

And a new RT three times and a Triumph Tiger. It made the RM laugh. Yes, all 4 Dual Sport FJRs that attempted the road made the ride completely biff free and was comical to see KTM dirt bike riders go by shaking their heads. I only wish I had the balls to stand on my pegs and try it faster now.

 

[tel]

Hey Hot Wheels:

I didn't do any dirt bonuses and ended up in 16th. There was a massive bonus in Las Vegas (29000+ points) that even though a really boring ride was definitely the reason I ended up in the top twenty. From checkpoint 2 to Vegas was about 300+ miles then back to Salt Lake another 400+ miles. Very tiring but safe compared to twisty, mountain roads at night.

Come join the fun.

tel

 

[Fencer]

Dayum,

The top milage poster was 200 miles more than the points winner but finished in 26th place for points.

Talk about smart ride planning.

 

[Ignacio]

Dayum,
The top milage poster was 200 miles more than the points winner but finished in 26th place for points.

Talk about smart ride planning.

Oh yes....you're referring to "efficiency". Our own Warchild is the poster child of how NOT to be efficient. He was top mileage getter in 2006 and dead last in points. His case was deliberate, but you'll find a strong correlation between higher finishers and their points per mile.

 

[tel]

The two top finishers did the difficult dirt road from the back side, which saved them mega miles but 43 miles on the dirt.

Check out their ride report - Utah 1088 Report

tel

 

[BIODSL]

To everyone on the Utah 1088 - great job.
But - I have a question - I would like to do this - but I am NOT a dirt rider - NOT NOT - did I say not - so can this ride be completed on paved roads??

Diane

I placed 8th and only traveled about 7 miles of gravel on the whole rally. And I only did that because I was running the route backwards and my Garmin just insisted it was quicker. Maybe it was and maybe it wasn't. I just made a point to stay on pavement where the strengths of the FJR could be exploited.

Paul Peloquin

Monmouth OR

 

[UweRoss]

Although I hear not a single FJR went down on the dirt road, yet a GS or two was seen laying on its side....

I suspect it's easy to become over-confident in situations like this when you've got a "dirt capable" machine like a GS, whereas the guys on FJRs were probably anything but over-confident and hence were extra careful.

-Uwe-

 

[Blueliner]

I'd like to congratulate former FJR owner and former forum member, Jim Bay who completed his first ever endurance event in 24th place with 73551 points and 2nd in mileage with 1585. Jim who then rode home to Denver and promptly left on a two week vacation, was pretty excited about his finish AND especially for not injuring his GS on some of those roads!

Congrats to all of you crazy people!