SkooterG update!

[painman]

NorCal riders are routin for ya Scooter

+1 from NorCal and prayers for all the riders and folks working the run. PM. <><

 

[Bearly Flying]

Good Luck Scooter, You can do it.....

 

[Warchild]

Quick SkooterG update:

He made is "Phone-in" bonus, and RallyMistress Lisa Landry says he sounds MUCH better today. He said he had "hit the wall" earlier and had to get a hotel room for several hours. But he is up and moving down the road just fine.

He also relayed that he came up behind the Kappenbergers (riding 2-up on a GL1500; they are the ones who had battery trouble at the Start) who had just performed a deer-avoidance exercise. The maneuver resulted in the bike heading off into a ditch with low-speed lay-down (~10 mph). Skooter helped them out, and helped accessed the Wingabago a little bit. Skoot thinks they can continue... I don't have further specifics on that situation yet.

Go SkooterG..... stay dry!

 

[vectervp1]

Good to hear his spirits have picked up. He was in a pretty sad state when I talked to him yesterday. He knew he was within striking distance of the barn, so he knew he'd live to see the second leg, but he wasn't sure how well he was going to do this leg.

I'm hopeful that his call into me today will be that of a much more enthusiastic Skooter. Hopefully he makes sure to get enough rest before starting the second leg so he can digest what is sure to be an enormous leg two rally pack!

 

[Mike-H]

:good: ....on you Skooter....just keep rollin....

 

[Warchild]

I pity the poor fools trying to go after the big bonuses in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio today.....

Suspect SkooterG is one of them.....

 

[vectervp1]

I pity the poor fools trying to go after the big bonuses in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio today.....
Suspect SkooterG is one of them.....

Last I heard, that's exactly where he was heading.... So much for drying out! :blink:

 

[Mike-H]

Good rainsuits or being part fish or duck would really help :flood: .....

 

[Warchild]

Good rainsuits or being part fish or duck would really help :flood: .....

Most of the riders have really good rainsuits and outerware, but..... if you're gonna ride through rain of Biblical proportions for 36 continuous hours, your shit is gonna get wet eventually.

Bet'cha SkooterG is really, really, REALLY longing for his home climate of Arizona right about now....

 

[vectervp1]

:lol:

He was doing that before the rally even started!

 

[Mike-H]

Do you think he'll remember what the sun looks like :lol: .....

 

[Warchild]

This just reported from IBR Headquarters:

Greg Marbach called in from Perce Rock before heading for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Greg left a message regarding the difficulty he had the previous night while trying to get a bonus photo of the Giant Salmon in Campbellton. Greg said, “I tried to get it at night; the Polaroid pictures were showing my bike, but not the fish.” That’s probably why Mike and Lisa decided to make the bonus “Available daylight hours.” It’s lucky for Greg that the photos didn’t turn out and he had to come back the following morning. He had other problems at the Giant Salmon also. After failing to get a photo, his bike wouldn’t start. He had been simultaneously running heated gear and auxiliary lights with a stock FJR1300 alternator and had drained his battery to the point that it wouldn’t turn the engine over. It took him about an hour to finally get it bump started.

More info as I hear about it....

 

[Bounce]

historicaly the big boni will come in the second half

each rally is different but in 2005 they went from a "loop" design of the classic rally to a "hub-spoke" design; a "new IBR" as it were. those in 2005 who held back in the first leg(s) found that the bonuses in the later legs didn't inflate like they had in the past. those grabbing big scores early were at an advantage in the later legs.