While not efficient, but did anyone else notice that the most miles were completed by the oldest bike?
26 Scott Thornton 64 78 YAM XS1100 16954 4032
They are not the most miles, but they are high on the list. It's an impressive feat by any standards, and I hope he can keep the pace up.
One helluva ride so far.
You're right, Twigg.
In 9th place is JP Mountain on a 2006 FJR1300A, with 18936 points,
4340 miles, and 4.363 PPM.
He's the 82nd most efficient rider in the pack.
Last time I looked, this wasn't an 'Efficiency Rally'. Meaning most points win, not most points per mile. I've not yet ridden the IBR, but one rally in particular that I do participate in has the Jim Young Memorial trophy for the most efficient ride/rider (points per mile). My riding partner won that this year and we were 6/7th. The ONLY year the most efficient rider won, ever, was two years ago when efficiency was the criteria.
I'm not throwing stones, just pointing out, that's not the Holy Grail for winning a rally. Certainly helps to be efficient but sometimes you just can't, and often times, the big points require big miles. You can almost always score less points with less miles and be "more efficient".
Certainly PPM efficiency can be the difference between guys running very similar routes.