FJRForum Official 2019 Iron Butt Rally Tracking/Analysis Thread
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80 MPH, Not in Canada! Good luck to them.
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Even the two guys in Edmonton need to move right along... tick tock....
FJR Steve
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Does anyone know how long the delay on spot is, there is a delay, is it ten minutes or an hour or more ??, as we look at these spots those riders could be a 100 miles down the road from where we see them and maybe more. there are a lot of IBR riders here, any of you know how long the delay is.
IIRC Spot's delay is usually 15-20 minutes. It stores bread crumbs when there is lost visibility to satellites and will update X reports all at once when connectivity is restored.
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GearHeadGrrrl
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A lot of the delay seemed to be in motel parking lots last night... Went to bed about 2 am central and noted a bunch of the riders in the midwest in motel parking lots. Now at 8 am a lot of them haven't moved- Good to see them getting some quality rest.
Auburn
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Looks like a lot of them are getting their final rest before the push to the barn. Incredible efforts by all! Looks like two are head way up into the NE. One down at the tip of Louisiana
Just burned the morning reading your story from start to finish. Sucked me in and I just kept scrolling. This made me get a slight sense of what it is like to ride in the rally. Amazing. Thank you.
JackBurns40
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The public feed during the IBR can be on a variable delay at the discretion of rally management. Don’t try to compare it to usual Spotwalla lag times.
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Boondoggle
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Oh, there are going to be plenty of good stories. Whoever's running up the Saint Lawrence could still have a pretty epic trip if both Gaspe and Surrey are in play - it wouldn't take much else to make that a hell of a big ride even though it might not look that way on the map.
here in Richmond VA we're heading to the mid- and upper 90's tomorrow, there are going to be some really wiped-out riders at the finish.
edit: though the timing would put them through here in the nighttime, so that's a little better.
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dougc
I didn't do it!!
As we're around the 48 hour mark it's probably a good time to remind folks that the finish location and time:
FINISH - Friday, June 28, 10 am EDT
Greenville Marriott
One Parkway East
Greenville, South Carolina 29615
Penalty points accrue at 8:00:01am Scoring opens at 5am
Finishers' Banquet 6:30pm - Sold Out
Key there is the 8:00 am time for penalty and if they're not there by 10 am...they're DNF.
FINISH - Friday, June 28, 10 am EDT
Greenville Marriott
One Parkway East
Greenville, South Carolina 29615
Penalty points accrue at 8:00:01am Scoring opens at 5am
Finishers' Banquet 6:30pm - Sold Out
Key there is the 8:00 am time for penalty and if they're not there by 10 am...they're DNF.
A valiant effort. I imagine there was a lot of emotion as the reality of the situation set in. There will be a lot more as they continue their ride. I hope he/she can make it back in time for the banquet.
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BikerGeek99
Yeah, it's a concrete corn cob. So?
Man-O-man. 47 hours to make a Google maps-calculated 49 hour ride. Hopefully it's just SPOTwalla delay and they're already on the way, otherwise it ain't looking good at all to get in for a finish.
BluenoseFJR
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One of the Edmonton riders seems to be here: https://www.argyllmotorsports.com/
Hopefully not a serious issue with the distance left to the finish and the clock rapidly running out.
Hopefully not a serious issue with the distance left to the finish and the clock rapidly running out.
About the clump of 3 in Saskatchewan:
Remember that riders that chose Alaska left Kennewick (at best) with a brand new rear tire. I bet their Alaska choice chewed rubber up like cheap bubblegum.
And Edmonton looks like the first real place to get fresh rubber...and also a pretty good place to land last night after midnight to snag a rest bonus. I think that pack of 3 probably will deal with these variables a bit differently. It's possible the order of those 3 will change as they clear that city.
And the riders headed to Quebec:
Boy, they look like they're headed to Perce Rock to me. I read somewhere else that low tide is 16:00 ADT...which wouldn't be good for them if it's like 2007 where we had to hike to the island. But there's also a lighthouse there too.
Remember that riders that chose Alaska left Kennewick (at best) with a brand new rear tire. I bet their Alaska choice chewed rubber up like cheap bubblegum.
And Edmonton looks like the first real place to get fresh rubber...and also a pretty good place to land last night after midnight to snag a rest bonus. I think that pack of 3 probably will deal with these variables a bit differently. It's possible the order of those 3 will change as they clear that city.
And the riders headed to Quebec:
Boy, they look like they're headed to Perce Rock to me. I read somewhere else that low tide is 16:00 ADT...which wouldn't be good for them if it's like 2007 where we had to hike to the island. But there's also a lighthouse there too.
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