Hoka Hey 2011 Challenge

[charismaticmegafauna]

Hoka Hey

 

[Canadian FJR]

This event ends in my back yard. I might have to take a little ride down and see what's going on.

Canadian FJR

 

[Bounce]

do some research before getting within the kill zone of this event.

 

[TriggerT]

That is some serious prize money they are talking about.

 

[Ignacio]

That is some serious prize money they are talking about.

"Talk" being the operative word. I don't know how exactly how the Redcloud guy hasn't been indicted yet or how much they gave the shill(s) from 2010 to be quiet, but I wouldn't touch the organizing clowns with a 3 meter pole and oven mitts. They are BAD news and reinforcement that P.T. Barnum was right.

The only thing I've been surprised about is that it hasn't yet imploded.

 

[BikerGeek99]

When Sooze and I were out west back in July, were in the HD dealer in Portland, OR, for an oil change for the bike.

There was a fella hanging out in the waiting area that had a Hoka Hey vest on.

I asked him about it and he was one of the guys that did it and finished it.

All I have to say is chit-chatting with him was a very interesting conversation, especially considering all the controversy surrounding the event.

 

[Bounce]

for $1000 you can pick your own route, ride the same places (or nicer) not be around a bunch of people psyched into thinking dying for a race is smart, come home safely, and have money left over.

 

[TriggerT]

for $1000 you can pick your own route, ride the same places (or nicer) not be around a bunch of people psyched into thinking dying for a race is smart, come home safely, and have money left over.

First, I agree completely.

However, keep in mind there are a lot of people that would say the same thing about the IBR. The Hoka Hey sounds like a cluster fook on two wheels, and what is worse is that it may well get lumped into the same group as established events with good safety records by the general public and politicians. This is a race, not a rally. They are trying to go from point A to point B as fast as possible, and I can't see how that isn't a major legal issue.

 

[Bounce]

Here's one person's blog on how she got caught up in the whirlwind of the HHMC 2010. The comments are part of the process too. Combined they paint a picture of an organization that was (at the very least) not organized at all. At worst, it hints of something far worse. On thing to key off of is how she was "hired" at the start (to film) but later told she'd not be paid anything and that her expenses were her own to cover.

https://roadtosturgis.wordpress.com/

 

[Canadian FJR]

There appear to be a few Harley's in this event.

Canadian FJR

 

[TriggerT]

The fact that you have to ride a Harley for the entire event is what makes it somewhat of a challenge. If it were FJR's or another reliable bike, just about anyone could make the ride.

 

[Canadian FJR]

They actually have two divisions;

Q. Is the Hoka Hey 3-48 Motorcycle Challenge limited to Harley's only again this year?

A. No, we have taken a queue from last years event and have decided to establish two divisions for Hoka Hey 3-48 Motorcycle Challenge. Division 1 will include V-twin, air-cooled motorcycles and Division 2 will include everyone else.

I'm still trying to figure out where 1000 riders are going to stay at when they finish in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. The place is not that big.

Canadian FJR

 

[Bounce]

The organizers don't care. If it's like last year they won't be there for the first finishers, only have proxies show up for a questionable party that wasn't arranged until the week before the finish, and be hard to find until a month later when they've made back room deals with someone to "say" they won for a fraction of the claimed "prize money".

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

From a recent press release:

"MESA, AZ – July 19, 2011 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – The Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge announced today that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Academy Award nominee David Roma, of Amor Factory, to produce a feature-length documentary on the August 2011 event and the riders taking part.

The Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge is the world’s premier motorcycle endurance challenge and is sponsored this year by Harley-Davidson. In 2010 the event was won by motorbike enthusiast Will Barclay, who captured the winner-take-all prize of $500,000, taking just over 8 days to complete the detailed navigational course from Florida to Alaska. In a change from last year, the top 25 finishers will receive cash prizes and H.O.G. Club members may be eligible for additional prizes including a 2012 CVO motorcycle!!

Hoka Hey Challenge starts on August 5, 2011 in Mesa, Arizona and ends in Nova Scotia, Canada, with the course covering all 48 contiguous US states. The deadline for riders to register for this year’s event is August 4, 2011."

Hmmm..., "all 48 contiguous states" -- sound familiar...?

 

[Bounce]

They'll be shooting footage for an updated version of the old driver's ed movie, "Blood on the Blacktop".