[SIZE=36pt]Plan well, Ride Hard, Get lucky.[/SIZE]
- A rally rider's mantra
Well, after arriving home at 0730 this morning and crashing, I am finally up and about. Sort of.
4 FJRs and forum members in the top 10!!!! A great day!!!!
What a great rally. My first Utah1088, I paid and had to forfeit my entry fee last year since I could not attend after my Cal24 crash. So I was glad to be able to get up there and finally run this infamous rally.
Lots of people there. The biggest rally I have attended. About 100 signed up, and IIRC, rallymaster said 84 departed the starting line Saturday morning, and 67 actually finished. Lots of FJRs. I am guessing about 20. Really, that is an incredible amount. Lots of first time rally runners also, several of them being posters from this forum. Congrats to all the newbies!
And special congrats to Rogue, for placing 21st in his first rally! That is quite an accomplishment. Words of wisdom from SkooterG: Boy needs to work less and play more!
Warchild. A very special last place finish for the man, the myth, the legend in his own m..............uhh, never mind. That boy ran up some serious flipping miles. Just think what he would have been able to do aboard his FJR! The big Honda weenie! Seriously, the last place plaque he received was pretty darned cool. Think I saw a tear forming in his eye, sniff, sniff. As usual, he was the top doggie for mileage. Boy can burn up some serious moist ass cheese. Word.
I was very happy for vectervp1 even though he F***ed up my FJR!!!! :angry2: He was pretty down and out after his poor showing at the Cal24, and talked rallymaster Chalmers into a last minute entry to try and redeem himself. And that he did! And then some! I know he is pretty damned pleased with himself for his top 10 finish. That is quite an accomplishment. He should be proud. Well done Art! :clapping: Now, if only he could have done that
without getting that un-wanted souvenir.
Iggy. Wow. Not too shabby for a JASP (Just Another Spineless Politician
) A 6th place finish in what I believe is only his second rally. That is just awesome. Gonna have to watch out for this cocky upstart and figure out a way to sabotage his ass in the future. :lol: Seriously, Great Job Iggy! :clapping:
Beeroux. Though he would disagree, another fine showing by Georgie-Porgie. He actually finished 3rd, not 5th, just behind the REALLY big dogs!
. I've said it before, I will say it again, George is a rally f***ing animal! I wub you, George! :wub:
Me? 2nd freaking place?!?!?! I am tickled pink. As others have surmised, the ol spinny head has swelled to outlandish proportion. :****: My dream has always been to crack the top 5, and that was a dream I was not confident I would ever accomplish. So I am pretty darned stoked! And even better, I beat Georgie-Porgie! :taunt:
Now that is something I thought I would
NEVER do! Don't get me wrong folks, I ain't trying to rub it in. Ok, yes I am, but George, along withh Warchild, are my LD riding/rally mentors. They have both taught me a lot. And simply, George is in a whole nother class than I when it comes to riding rallies. Guess the planets were in preferential alignment for SkooterG on Saturday, and the student was lucky enough to show up the teacher. I ran my best rally so far, while George was off his typical stratospheric mark. I am sure that won't happen again, so I am going to plug this one for all its worth! :tease:
Great time had by all. Great to see so many FJRs there. Great to see old friends, and meet new ones. Now only if Art hadn't decided to play dominos with my FJR!!!!!!
Does the Utah1088 rally post final points anywhere?
Clicky Here O rally 'lil dog for the path to enlightenment
Usually takes rallybastard Chalmers about a week or two to get the current rally entered.