SkooterG
Purveyor of Crooked Facts
Those aren't smiles - they are evil smirks!My favorite photo was this one, in which both you and Higdon are smiling
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Those aren't smiles - they are evil smirks!My favorite photo was this one, in which both you and Higdon are smiling
Hey Mike, where ya been? Peeps have been discussing and doing that for quite a while already. Sure it's ok.is it a problem, advisable, or allowed to physically ride out to watch or visit riders
I'm mainly wondering if us in the audience could learn of a checkpoint at a point to visit it
if it happens to be within reasonable riding distance, go there to watch the drama first hand.
Looking for advice on this point pleeeeze...
(I'm in Nawlins' and the published route some/most might take is close by in two directions)
so if I want to visit a checkpoint...how will I know where and when...Hey Mike, where ya been? Peeps have been discussing and doing that for quite a while already. Sure it's ok.is it a problem, advisable, or allowed to physically ride out to watch or visit riders
I'm mainly wondering if us in the audience could learn of a checkpoint at a point to visit it
if it happens to be within reasonable riding distance, go there to watch the drama first hand.
Looking for advice on this point pleeeeze...
(I'm in Nawlins' and the published route some/most might take is close by in two directions)
I was just looking at that myself and the finish check in window seems incomplete.
Is it 8 to 10 or 10 to 12??Finish � Friday, July 1, 10 am
ugg, ah, <reaching for bottle of Aricept> TANKS !!!
Wait, isn't Meese one of the riders heading to Hyder. Oh you said rookies, nevermind.Which is why, quite frankly, that I think that Hyder is ill-advised. We expected the more self-aggrandizing rookies to take this bait, not several veterans. Assuming they even make it to Checkpoint One in time - and that's a mighty big "if" - they will be 100% smoked-meat-on-a-stick in NY. What if Rally Staff throws them a curve ball at Checkpoint One with some rough equivalent to "Red Pill/Blue Pill" ala the 2003 IBR? These guys won't even know their names, much less be able to handle a tough academic exercise...
I sure hope so. :evilsmiley03:I think it is going to get more evil once they start getting to checkpoints....
The former, HOWEVER.....I was just looking at that myself and the finish check in window seems incomplete.
Is it 8 to 10 or 10 to 12??Finish � Friday, July 1, 10 am
I would agree. From my arm-chair rally position, I'm afraid those guys might not have looked very far past checkpoint one.Correct.I'd read otherwise some where on the internet. So the riders headed for Hyder don't know how many points they might miss out on chasing Northern states in later legs.
Which is why, quite frankly, that I think that Hyder is ill-advised. We expected the more self-aggrandizing rookies to take this bait, not several veterans. Assuming they even make it to Checkpoint One in time - and that's a mighty big "if" - they will be 100% smoked-meat-on-a-stick in NY. What if Rally Staff throws them a curve ball at Checkpoint One with some rough equivalent to "Red Pill/Blue Pill" ala the 2003 IBR? These guys won't even know their names, much less be able to handle a tough academic exercise...
Me, I think I would have done Blaine just to keep that in my hip pocket so that *if* I determine I could indeed still do the 4-Corners bonus when I get the Checkpoint One, I still could do so. But if you didn't get Blaine right outta the gate, you've tossed away even the chance to get it.
I think it is going to get more evil once they start getting to checkpoints....This is a devilishly twisted and simple format.
Me too (and Phil and Gerhard of course). Mind you, if he does we'll never hear the last of it but I guess he'll be entitled.FIRST OUT THE GATE!! My personal hero, John Young, on his ancient 1969 Triumph Trident..... gawd, I hope this fucker makes it....
Unfortunately, no... not enough vacation time to run cross-country and back...Dale, will you be in NY?
I was just there last month. It has a Native American trading post and food trailer and thats about it. IIRC, there isn't anything on the CO and NM side of the monument. Not much else around there either, a long way to a "computer generated" receipt. Would be interesting to get a clairificationThe latter, I believe.Dale,
I noticed on the published (shortest route) to the lower 48, it appears that the route hits the 4 corners spot (UT|CO|AZ|NM).
Just from poking around I don't see an 'easy' way to get (4) receipts from each of the states. Are they allowed to use that marker as proof of those 4 states? Some thing else?
-MD
The rules thus far say a computer-generated receipt of some sort (food purchase, fuel, etc) depicting city, state, time and date. Photographs are needed for the state capital buildings to claim them for the bonus - but receipts are needed for proof that you hit a state correctly.
Dunno if there is any computer-generated receipts available at the Four-Corners...
Yes, it is fun!Looks like "RW" finally turned north to get Pierre, SD. Me thinks that he/she will continue up ND, maybe backtrap to Bismarck and continue east from there.
This SPOT watching is fun! :yahoo:
I was watching "T_H" too. Wasn't sure if they were heading in far enough to get just the state, or capital for CO. If Denver, that'll make for an interesting route to get back to SD and ND. By way of NE? We shall see.Yes, it is fun!
How about that "T_H"? Snagged Cheyenne, and now looks to be headed to Denver. Wonder what the points values are for those capitals? Got a lot of ground to cover to go north still however.
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