Yo Matt,
Finally read the write-up. That's excellent!
And, yeah, I got nailed by that same private drive. When I got to that gate, I thought, WTF?!? I ended up backtracking to town, then asked one of the locals for directions. I lost time there, but not nearly as much as you guys did.
That was an excellent rookie ride. You and Kyle should be feeling pretty good about how you did.
Chris -- I'm sorry we didn't get to chat either. I was beat and headed back to the room after dinner instead of the bar, so I missed talking with most folks. Sure, go ahead and call me a weiner.
I won't make the Minuteman, but I'll be close. I'll be at a conference in Bristol, RI that weekend. Hoping to take the bike, but it goes in the shop Friday and I have to leave Tuesday, so we'll see if the problem gets sorted out in time (bike drops to idle at random moments -- pretty sure it's a loose wire somewhere but I can't find it -- it kicked in on the Capital Beltway in the final stages of the MD 20-20, bummer). I'm going to try to make the MM1K next year.