Well the IBR is completed and I'm home safely. I ended up accomplishing my goals of getting home safely and being a finisher in the 2009 IBR. I ended up finishing reaching medalist status. I have a new IBA number #389.
I have added ride reports under my September link. I ended up traveling a total of 13,000 miles, this included travel to Spartanburg and coming home from Spokane. I rode just under 10,000 miles during the rally. I took my time getting to Spartanburg (3 days), I used the time to string 3 days of riding together and on the way home from Spokane I tool 2 days to just relax.
Since I have been home, I've changed the gear oil, and oil filter ( holding off changing the oil until after the NM LOE rally). I had to redo my wiring for my GPS, lights and XM-Radio. The shop accidently re-routed my wiring under the engine heat shield causing some electrical issues. That took me about 2.5 hours, I also re-wired the GPS and xm-radio together so now I get the voice notifications when I need to turn with my music in the background.
I have left the fuel cell on the FJR and the bike is pretty much ready with the exception of tires for the New Mexico Land of Enchantment rally that starts the first week in October. This is a 1000 mile 24 hour rally. Once done with this rally, I'l be done for 09 and looking to what I might consider for 2010. I have been thinking about the NPT (National Park Tour) or possibly a 48-10 (48 states in 10 days). I'm still deciding if I want to change out the tires before or after the LOE. The Pilot Road II on the bike have been wonderful, not sure if I can squeeze another 1500-1800 miles out of them. They are getting close to the wear bars on the front tires. If I don't change the tires I will have approximately 12,700 miles on the set (not sure I want to chance it).
Well until next week Ride Safe
Dave
Sunday, September 20, 2009
IBR 09 Ride report Leg 3
2009 IBR Report by David Porter
Leg 3
August 31-Day 8 Here we go again up at 03:30 and a quick shower before our 04:00 riders meeting. A quick communication from the Rally Mistress, then bonus packets were handed out for leg 3 and off to the room to plan my route. This time I was determined to not leave early. I wanted to spend time setting up a good route to hit the 76,000 needed total to be a finisher. That went out the window at 07:00 seeing that I needed to be at my first time-restricted bonus to make my second one. So again here we go three of five days figured out this time. I left Santa Ana knowing there was going to be traffic and that my route was taking me through Nevada and Utah (not just hot but damn hot). When I hit my first fuel stop in Mesquite, NV it was 104 and 108 when I hit Vegas. I was at least correct on the time; I made my first bonus Mountain Meadows Memorial early giving me plenty of time to get the Overland Hotel and Saloon but I knew I would not make my next daylight bonus the southern most point in Zion National Park on time so I adjusted my route and picked up the Hotel Nevada (picking up a poker chip) and Gunnison Massacre Site before sundown. I also set myself up for Zion if I really wanted it. That night I decided to give up on Zion’s big points because felt I would lose too much time in the park and have trouble getting to my other time restricted bonuses that day.
September 1-Day 9 I headed for Colorado for Linwood Cemetery and Doc Holliday’s grave site (this was an interesting one a half mile moderate to extreme hike to the top of a hill and boy did they mean it) and then a picture of the Police Car in Rand, CO. The police car was cool it was parked next to Rand Yacht club (out in the middle of nowhere) and it had a dummy in the driver seat with another dummy with it’s head in the officer’s lap (my guess kids did that). I then headed for Wyoming where I bagged JJ’s Bar and the Goshen County Courthouse then off to South Dakota for Crazy Horse Mountain (I ran into Dennis again and Jeff and Carol) and Old Style #10 Saloon in Deadwood. I pulled up and there was a no parking sign but the door man waved me in saying it was ok so naturally I had to get him to hold my rally flag for me. After getting the saloon bonus, I rode close to Devils tower setting up Day 10. I ended up riding to Sundance about 20-25 miles from Devils Tower. I pulled into the hotel right behind Jeff and Carol, they had the same idea of setting up for a short run to Devil's tower in the morning.
September 2-Day 10 I woke and took my time getting going knowing that the next bonus was not available until 09:00, so I didn’t leave the hotel until 08:00. I arrived at Devils tower and was sitting in the parking lot waiting for the 09:00 start time. I noticed several riders leaving the site before the designated time as I rode up. I decided to call the rally mistress becasue the visitors center was open, I found out the bonus opened at 08:00 so our paperwork was wrong. I bagged the bonus then headed off for Summit Hotel in Big Sky, Montana and Frontline Processing. I then headed for Idaho and a Post Office. I rode for a few more hours then calling it a night stopping in a rest stop in Oregon. I figured this was my last rest before Spokane and I had a big day planned so I didn’t want to take any extra time with a hotel. I found a shelter grabbed my tank bag for a pillow and set the screamin meanie for a 2.5 hour nap. If you have never heard on of these things it is light a car alarm going off and you are only a foot away.
September 3/4-Day 11 I woke up after a 2.5 hour nap, washed my face and grabbed a snack bar to get me going. I picked up the Young Life Christian Farm what a bonus about 10 miles of gravel. At one point on the road, I saw a sign that said Emergency phone 1.2 miles; I remember laughing to myself thinking that was silly. About a half a mile later I remember seeing a speed limit sign that said, “Speed Limit 5 MPH and we Really Really mean it”. I could do nothing but laugh as I was going about 25-30 MPH on this gravel road thinking how much worse could it really get. Boy was I surprised, I crested the top of the hill and all I saw was blue sky. The road completely dropped off and I felt like I was on a ski slope. The road was a downhill straight away for what seemed like a half a mile with a 90-degree turn at the bottom. I immediately hit the rear brake and started sliding down; I slowed just enough to make the corner. Once I turned the corner there was a Goldwing heading right for me. We both hit the breaks stopping about 20 feet apart, I wasn’t sure who it was at first, then he flipped up his visor and it was Jerry. He had just grabbed the bonus and was heading out. (I later found out only a few of us made it all the way to the water tower for the picture.) I asked Jerry if the road got any better. He said, “no but it doesn’t get any worse”. So I continued on to the bottom getting a picture of the water tower. As I'm filling out my bonus sheet a car goes flying by with kids hanging out the windows screaming, so I figured it was time to head out. My next stop was in Portland and I was thinking, I was going to hit the area perfectly, I was trying to get in and out before the traffic got bad (boy was that a bad plan). It took me 3.5 hours to get Pleasure Acres Thoroughbred Farm and the Home Depot bonus. My next stop was Skamania County EMS across the gorge bridge in Washington. I saw Joe another rider at this bonus. We were heading for the same bonus but I was planning to stop and grab a bite to eat before pushing on. This would give me time to decide if I wanted to continue hunting bonuses or call it good after the next one (I was concerned that I lost too much time in Portland). We took off together from the EMS bonus and it wasn’t soon before it was apparent that he needed to stop. He was tired and it showed he was having a problem maintaining his speed, so I signaled that we should pulled off the highway, he agreed so we stopped grabbed some gas and coffee. I talked to him and asked if he wanted me to wait for him or push on. He said to go he was going to take his time stopping every 30 minutes till he got in (he decided right then and there he was done). I told him not to push and take his time and I would see him in Spokane, I went ahead and he stayed back relaxing for a little bit. I decided to push on to my next bonus then I would stop and decided if I wanted to continue hunting bonuses or call it good. I grabbed the ZZ Streetrod Sign bonus and headed for the highway and Spokane. I pulled into the first truck stop, reviewed the map and bonus locations and decided to skip the Western State Hospital, it was worth over 1000 points but it would be a 200 mile trip. I figured I could head to the hotel and then decide if I want to go for Zip’s Drive In. I grabbed a cup of coffee, verified my receipts and points knowing I easily had enough to be considered a finisher. I arrived at the hotel parking lot a little after 02:00 to a woman clapping and waving and congratulating me. It might have only been one person but it was nice to have that cheer as I showed up. There must have been 40 bikes already in and I’m sure I was one of the last for the night. I pulled the gear off the bike and saw a good friend Jeff Bakker talking to a few other riders. I asked him if he was going to cruise up and get the time-restricted bonus Zip’s Drive In. He told me he and Milinda were done I was thinking of making the run but felt I had enough points and as long as I didn’t make a mistake at the scorers table I had plenty of points to be a finisher so I decided I was done. I went upstairs and woke my wife to let her know I was here and going to head back downstairs and get ready for rider check in and scoring. At 04:00 they opened scoring and I was the third in line (wanted to get it over). I went into the scorer’s room and found Heidi not scoring anyone so I sat down with her (she scored me in leg 2). I walked away from the scoring table not missing a thing. I was feeling pretty good knowing I had completed the rally and had enough points to be considered a finisher. As I was walking out of the room Ira congratulated me on finishing. Tell me I did New Mexico proud. I hung around waiting for Jeff and Milinda to complete their scoring; afterwards we all went to breakfast. We sat talking about our rides the positives and negitives, where we screwed up and what we would do if we had a second chance. We talked about would we do this again and I think yes was the answer.
After a 3-hour nap, I went to a beautiful park next to the hotel walked around with my wife and son and stopped at an Irish pub for a light lunch and a beer. That evening we attended the cocktail party and banquet sitting with friends we had made at the National Meet in Tulsa. Wayne and Robin came to the finish to congradulate me on my finish. It was cool to sit with them and talk, they were very interested in my ride and the places I went. After the banquet and awards ceremony, we went out to the hallway drinking and laughing seeing friends that I had made on the ride talking about our experience. As the night wore on, we heard that Davo had passed away from his injuries from his accident, which put a dampener on our ending. Davo was on the ride of his life he told me at the start. He hit a deer after leaving Canada that morning heading for Spokane, so close to the finish. He was with a group that was hunting bonuses in Canada. They came up on him after the accident but there wasn't much anyone could do from what I heard.
The next day I hung around waving goodbye to other riders heading out that morning. I spent time talking with Bob, he hit a deer in South Dakota and busted up his FJR pretty bad. The good thing he was able to keep it up-right, to keep going he duct taped his plastic fairing back together. I also took in the sites of Spokane, WA with my family, we went walking in the park; swimming in the pool and that night went to a nice restaurant over looking the river. My family took off the next morning, they were flying home. I took my time getting out of the hotel, I really didn't have a set time that I had to be back home so I was in no hurry. It was raining so I put on my wet gear, saddled up and headed for home. That day I rode just past Salt Lake City about 750 miles. It rained about four hours of the ride but was kind of a nice change. The majority of my rally was in the heat, so the rain was a pleasent distraction. It was raining enough to keep everything wet but not so hard that you couldn't run highway speeds. The next day I had a quick breakfast, jumped on the bike early and was home by 15:00. I didn't push hard, I took my time doing the last 600 miles. The ride was quiet with no pressure to be at a bonus location or document a stop, so it was a nice time to reflect on what had transpired during the rally.
So far, I have been having a hard time explaining why I did the ride. I’m still thinking about what ifs or how I could’ve improved. I’m also thinking about what’s next, I have the New Mexico Land of Enchantment rally coming up in October but have not thought much on what I want to do next year.
Below is a listing of the bonuses I reached and points per leg of the rally. I ended up 51st out of 101 riders that started reaching bronze medal status.
David Porter Yamaha FJR1300
Leg Bonus Description Points Penalty 3 Finish, Spokane, WA
3 Arrival Points - Leg 3 100
3 Gas - Leg 3 3000
3 Police car Rand 4568
3 Linwood Cemetery (a/k/a Pioneer Cemetery) 1464
3 Post office Midvale 402
3 Summit at Big Sky Ski & Summer Resort 1818
3 Frontline Processing 246
3 Hotel Nevada 1216
3 Overland Hotel & Saloon 201
3 Young Life Christian farm 3874
3 Pleasure Acres Thoroughbred Farm 3576
3 Home Depot 429
3 Crazy Horse Mountain 4980
3 Old Style #10 Saloon 218
3 Gunnison massacre site 387
3 Mountain Meadows memorial 4835
3 ZZ Streetrods sign 1079
3 Skamania County EMS 171
3 JJ’s Bar 267
3 Goshen county courthouse 288
3 Visitor's Center Devil's Tower 5837
3 Rest Bonus - Leg 3 6003
3 Call-In Bonus 1 9-1-09 - Leg 3 749
3 Call-In Bonus 2 9-3-09 - Leg 3 751
Totals for leg 3: 46459
leg 1: 9,349
leg 2: 28,671
leg 3: 46,549
My total was 84,479
Below is a map of my route, the green is my leg 3.
Leg 3
August 31-Day 8 Here we go again up at 03:30 and a quick shower before our 04:00 riders meeting. A quick communication from the Rally Mistress, then bonus packets were handed out for leg 3 and off to the room to plan my route. This time I was determined to not leave early. I wanted to spend time setting up a good route to hit the 76,000 needed total to be a finisher. That went out the window at 07:00 seeing that I needed to be at my first time-restricted bonus to make my second one. So again here we go three of five days figured out this time. I left Santa Ana knowing there was going to be traffic and that my route was taking me through Nevada and Utah (not just hot but damn hot). When I hit my first fuel stop in Mesquite, NV it was 104 and 108 when I hit Vegas. I was at least correct on the time; I made my first bonus Mountain Meadows Memorial early giving me plenty of time to get the Overland Hotel and Saloon but I knew I would not make my next daylight bonus the southern most point in Zion National Park on time so I adjusted my route and picked up the Hotel Nevada (picking up a poker chip) and Gunnison Massacre Site before sundown. I also set myself up for Zion if I really wanted it. That night I decided to give up on Zion’s big points because felt I would lose too much time in the park and have trouble getting to my other time restricted bonuses that day.
September 1-Day 9 I headed for Colorado for Linwood Cemetery and Doc Holliday’s grave site (this was an interesting one a half mile moderate to extreme hike to the top of a hill and boy did they mean it) and then a picture of the Police Car in Rand, CO. The police car was cool it was parked next to Rand Yacht club (out in the middle of nowhere) and it had a dummy in the driver seat with another dummy with it’s head in the officer’s lap (my guess kids did that). I then headed for Wyoming where I bagged JJ’s Bar and the Goshen County Courthouse then off to South Dakota for Crazy Horse Mountain (I ran into Dennis again and Jeff and Carol) and Old Style #10 Saloon in Deadwood. I pulled up and there was a no parking sign but the door man waved me in saying it was ok so naturally I had to get him to hold my rally flag for me. After getting the saloon bonus, I rode close to Devils tower setting up Day 10. I ended up riding to Sundance about 20-25 miles from Devils Tower. I pulled into the hotel right behind Jeff and Carol, they had the same idea of setting up for a short run to Devil's tower in the morning.
September 2-Day 10 I woke and took my time getting going knowing that the next bonus was not available until 09:00, so I didn’t leave the hotel until 08:00. I arrived at Devils tower and was sitting in the parking lot waiting for the 09:00 start time. I noticed several riders leaving the site before the designated time as I rode up. I decided to call the rally mistress becasue the visitors center was open, I found out the bonus opened at 08:00 so our paperwork was wrong. I bagged the bonus then headed off for Summit Hotel in Big Sky, Montana and Frontline Processing. I then headed for Idaho and a Post Office. I rode for a few more hours then calling it a night stopping in a rest stop in Oregon. I figured this was my last rest before Spokane and I had a big day planned so I didn’t want to take any extra time with a hotel. I found a shelter grabbed my tank bag for a pillow and set the screamin meanie for a 2.5 hour nap. If you have never heard on of these things it is light a car alarm going off and you are only a foot away.
September 3/4-Day 11 I woke up after a 2.5 hour nap, washed my face and grabbed a snack bar to get me going. I picked up the Young Life Christian Farm what a bonus about 10 miles of gravel. At one point on the road, I saw a sign that said Emergency phone 1.2 miles; I remember laughing to myself thinking that was silly. About a half a mile later I remember seeing a speed limit sign that said, “Speed Limit 5 MPH and we Really Really mean it”. I could do nothing but laugh as I was going about 25-30 MPH on this gravel road thinking how much worse could it really get. Boy was I surprised, I crested the top of the hill and all I saw was blue sky. The road completely dropped off and I felt like I was on a ski slope. The road was a downhill straight away for what seemed like a half a mile with a 90-degree turn at the bottom. I immediately hit the rear brake and started sliding down; I slowed just enough to make the corner. Once I turned the corner there was a Goldwing heading right for me. We both hit the breaks stopping about 20 feet apart, I wasn’t sure who it was at first, then he flipped up his visor and it was Jerry. He had just grabbed the bonus and was heading out. (I later found out only a few of us made it all the way to the water tower for the picture.) I asked Jerry if the road got any better. He said, “no but it doesn’t get any worse”. So I continued on to the bottom getting a picture of the water tower. As I'm filling out my bonus sheet a car goes flying by with kids hanging out the windows screaming, so I figured it was time to head out. My next stop was in Portland and I was thinking, I was going to hit the area perfectly, I was trying to get in and out before the traffic got bad (boy was that a bad plan). It took me 3.5 hours to get Pleasure Acres Thoroughbred Farm and the Home Depot bonus. My next stop was Skamania County EMS across the gorge bridge in Washington. I saw Joe another rider at this bonus. We were heading for the same bonus but I was planning to stop and grab a bite to eat before pushing on. This would give me time to decide if I wanted to continue hunting bonuses or call it good after the next one (I was concerned that I lost too much time in Portland). We took off together from the EMS bonus and it wasn’t soon before it was apparent that he needed to stop. He was tired and it showed he was having a problem maintaining his speed, so I signaled that we should pulled off the highway, he agreed so we stopped grabbed some gas and coffee. I talked to him and asked if he wanted me to wait for him or push on. He said to go he was going to take his time stopping every 30 minutes till he got in (he decided right then and there he was done). I told him not to push and take his time and I would see him in Spokane, I went ahead and he stayed back relaxing for a little bit. I decided to push on to my next bonus then I would stop and decided if I wanted to continue hunting bonuses or call it good. I grabbed the ZZ Streetrod Sign bonus and headed for the highway and Spokane. I pulled into the first truck stop, reviewed the map and bonus locations and decided to skip the Western State Hospital, it was worth over 1000 points but it would be a 200 mile trip. I figured I could head to the hotel and then decide if I want to go for Zip’s Drive In. I grabbed a cup of coffee, verified my receipts and points knowing I easily had enough to be considered a finisher. I arrived at the hotel parking lot a little after 02:00 to a woman clapping and waving and congratulating me. It might have only been one person but it was nice to have that cheer as I showed up. There must have been 40 bikes already in and I’m sure I was one of the last for the night. I pulled the gear off the bike and saw a good friend Jeff Bakker talking to a few other riders. I asked him if he was going to cruise up and get the time-restricted bonus Zip’s Drive In. He told me he and Milinda were done I was thinking of making the run but felt I had enough points and as long as I didn’t make a mistake at the scorers table I had plenty of points to be a finisher so I decided I was done. I went upstairs and woke my wife to let her know I was here and going to head back downstairs and get ready for rider check in and scoring. At 04:00 they opened scoring and I was the third in line (wanted to get it over). I went into the scorer’s room and found Heidi not scoring anyone so I sat down with her (she scored me in leg 2). I walked away from the scoring table not missing a thing. I was feeling pretty good knowing I had completed the rally and had enough points to be considered a finisher. As I was walking out of the room Ira congratulated me on finishing. Tell me I did New Mexico proud. I hung around waiting for Jeff and Milinda to complete their scoring; afterwards we all went to breakfast. We sat talking about our rides the positives and negitives, where we screwed up and what we would do if we had a second chance. We talked about would we do this again and I think yes was the answer.
After a 3-hour nap, I went to a beautiful park next to the hotel walked around with my wife and son and stopped at an Irish pub for a light lunch and a beer. That evening we attended the cocktail party and banquet sitting with friends we had made at the National Meet in Tulsa. Wayne and Robin came to the finish to congradulate me on my finish. It was cool to sit with them and talk, they were very interested in my ride and the places I went. After the banquet and awards ceremony, we went out to the hallway drinking and laughing seeing friends that I had made on the ride talking about our experience. As the night wore on, we heard that Davo had passed away from his injuries from his accident, which put a dampener on our ending. Davo was on the ride of his life he told me at the start. He hit a deer after leaving Canada that morning heading for Spokane, so close to the finish. He was with a group that was hunting bonuses in Canada. They came up on him after the accident but there wasn't much anyone could do from what I heard.
The next day I hung around waving goodbye to other riders heading out that morning. I spent time talking with Bob, he hit a deer in South Dakota and busted up his FJR pretty bad. The good thing he was able to keep it up-right, to keep going he duct taped his plastic fairing back together. I also took in the sites of Spokane, WA with my family, we went walking in the park; swimming in the pool and that night went to a nice restaurant over looking the river. My family took off the next morning, they were flying home. I took my time getting out of the hotel, I really didn't have a set time that I had to be back home so I was in no hurry. It was raining so I put on my wet gear, saddled up and headed for home. That day I rode just past Salt Lake City about 750 miles. It rained about four hours of the ride but was kind of a nice change. The majority of my rally was in the heat, so the rain was a pleasent distraction. It was raining enough to keep everything wet but not so hard that you couldn't run highway speeds. The next day I had a quick breakfast, jumped on the bike early and was home by 15:00. I didn't push hard, I took my time doing the last 600 miles. The ride was quiet with no pressure to be at a bonus location or document a stop, so it was a nice time to reflect on what had transpired during the rally.
So far, I have been having a hard time explaining why I did the ride. I’m still thinking about what ifs or how I could’ve improved. I’m also thinking about what’s next, I have the New Mexico Land of Enchantment rally coming up in October but have not thought much on what I want to do next year.
Below is a listing of the bonuses I reached and points per leg of the rally. I ended up 51st out of 101 riders that started reaching bronze medal status.
David Porter Yamaha FJR1300
Leg Bonus Description Points Penalty 3 Finish, Spokane, WA
3 Arrival Points - Leg 3 100
3 Gas - Leg 3 3000
3 Police car Rand 4568
3 Linwood Cemetery (a/k/a Pioneer Cemetery) 1464
3 Post office Midvale 402
3 Summit at Big Sky Ski & Summer Resort 1818
3 Frontline Processing 246
3 Hotel Nevada 1216
3 Overland Hotel & Saloon 201
3 Young Life Christian farm 3874
3 Pleasure Acres Thoroughbred Farm 3576
3 Home Depot 429
3 Crazy Horse Mountain 4980
3 Old Style #10 Saloon 218
3 Gunnison massacre site 387
3 Mountain Meadows memorial 4835
3 ZZ Streetrods sign 1079
3 Skamania County EMS 171
3 JJ’s Bar 267
3 Goshen county courthouse 288
3 Visitor's Center Devil's Tower 5837
3 Rest Bonus - Leg 3 6003
3 Call-In Bonus 1 9-1-09 - Leg 3 749
3 Call-In Bonus 2 9-3-09 - Leg 3 751
Totals for leg 3: 46459
leg 1: 9,349
leg 2: 28,671
leg 3: 46,549
My total was 84,479
Below is a map of my route, the green is my leg 3.
IBR 09 Ride report Leg 2
2009 IBR ride report by David Porter
Leg 2
August 27-Day 4 up at 03:30 for a quick shower then off to the 04:00 riders meeting. It started raining sometime in the night and looked like it was going to rain all day. After a quick riders meeting, they handed out the leg 2 bonus packets. Once they were handed out, everyone headed for their hotel room to plan their route. I worked on my route until 09:00 still not finished with day three or four but I knew I had to get going if I wanted to make my first two bonuses (both had time restrictions). I knew to make them I would have to average about 62 mph (doable). I was within 30 miles of my first bonus location when I hit a road close sign; several bridges were being worked on so I had to detour. I saw a fellow rider taking a picture of the road closed sign and reminded him that if there was away around the closed sign picture would not be accepted. I ended up getting to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Visitor Center 45 minutes later than I wanted too so I knew I had about 30 minutes to spare to get the Hobo Museum my second bonus. I picked up my receipt at the gift shop and off I went. I arrived at the Hobo Museum with 15 minutes to spare but they closed early. So I took a picture of the front of the building and went to the nearest gas station to get a receipt for my time stamp proving I was at the museum on time. After grabbing this bonus, it was off to the Horseshoe Casino and then set up for the barb wire museum in Kansas another time restricted bonus.
August 28-Day 5 started out getting to the barbed wire museum where I had to purchase a shorty barbed wire. After that it was off to Colorado for another time bonus, on the other side of Denver at the Coors Brewery Wellness Center. I made it with plenty of time so I picked up another daylight bonus the Public Safety Center close by and then I grabbed the Coachlight Motel and RV Park and Old Homestead House Museum. After bagging this bonus my GPS sent me out of town on a dirt road to my next bonus location. I stopped before turning on the dirt road and decided no way! I back tracked out because it was dark and no way to really see where I was going. My next bonus was the courthouse in Colorado Springs. After bagging that bonus, I want to get as close to Trinidad and the next bonus as possible. I was getting tired and decided to call it good at Pueblo, CO but just my luck the County Fair was going on and there wasn’t a room to be found. I ended up riding another 20 miles to Colorado City, CO.
August 29-Day 6 I made an adjustment on the fly to my route, I decided I needed to pick up more bonus point. I knew that I would come in right at the finisher level 27,000 using my current route. I grabbed the Ludlow Massacre Memorial outside of Trinidad, CO and instead of heading to Santa Fe; I turned for Fort Sumner and Billy the Kid’s grave site. I grab my picture and headed for Lincoln County Courthouse snapped a quick picture and headed for Los Lunas and the Burger King for a receipt. This is where I made one of my mistakes of the rally. If I would have headed south I could have picked up about 2500-3000 extra points, but didn’t realize until it was too late. After getting the Burger King bonus, I headed for my last daylight bonus Window Rock in AZ. I made it with 2 hours to spare, did my call in bonus and headed for Prescott, AZ and the Hastings Book, Music and Video store. I arrived just before mid-night took my picture and found a hotel asking for a 04:30 wake up call. Once in the hotel room, I was trying to see how I could add a few extra bonuses (tombstone OK corral, Geronimo Memorial and two others around Phoenix, AZ) before heading for the Salton Sea and Santa Ana, CA the second checkpoint.
August 30-Day 7 I jump out of bed I over slept by 30 minutes and decided that the extra bonuses were out. I was going to grab the Salton Sea bonus and head for the second checkpoint. This was going to make the last day a low point count but probably the right thing to do. So off I went heading for I-10 the back way. This was a great road for tearing up the tires but not for rallying. Early in the morning on mountain roads you eventually see deer and boy did I get an up close look at a few. After getting out of the mountains, I finally made my way back to I-10 and heading for CA. I remember laughing to myself about how I was going to get an early start and beating the heat, it was 108 degrees on I-10 and I still had to get the last bonus before heading for Santa Ana. So off I went to Salton Sea (the weirdest place I visited) It was supposed to be a big resort place that collapsed (not sure why). I snapped my picture of the sign “Welcome to Bombay Beach”. I remember thinking as I left who would ever live here? As I was on my way out, I saw Jeff and Milinda pass me. I arrived around 15:00, an hour before the checkpoint opened and 4 hours before penalty points started, so I checked into my room and verified all my data. I also went down to the bike worked on my electrical short in my running lights and called it good. I went to the scoring table at 18:00 and this time I didn’t miss anything and walked away a little disappointed only getting 28,683 points but at least this time I didn’t leave anything at the table. I did make that mistake in my route when I was in New Mexico but I was still over the minimum for finisher status.
So I went down double checked the bike, helped a friend with a tire change and headed for bed. I knew the next day would come quick.
Below is my bonis locations for Leg 2 and a map of my route the Blue is the Leg 2 bonus stops.
Leg Bonus Description Points Penalty
2 Checkpoint #2, Santa Ana, CA
2 Rest Bonus - Leg 2 4001
2 Hastings Books Music & Video 2211
2 Window Rock, Arizona 342
2 State Recreation Area 752
2 Ludlow Massacre Memorial 641
2 Old Homestead House Museum 3464
2 Public Safety Center 405
2 Wellness Center, Coors Brewery 1389
2 Coachlight Motel & RV Park 329
2 Courthouse Castle Rock 188
2 Horseshoe Casino 354
2 National Hobo Museum 4013
2 Barbed wire museum 4306
2 Austin Post Office 507
2 Calvary Cemetery 485
2 Historic Courthouse Lincoln 615
2 Billy the Kid grave 872
2 Burger King 206
2 Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center 991
2 Call-In Bonus 1 8-28-09 - Leg 2 499
2 Call-In Bonus 2 8-29-09 - Leg 2 501
2 Arrival Points - Leg 2 100
2 Gas - Leg 2 1500
Totals for leg 2: 28671
Leg 2
August 27-Day 4 up at 03:30 for a quick shower then off to the 04:00 riders meeting. It started raining sometime in the night and looked like it was going to rain all day. After a quick riders meeting, they handed out the leg 2 bonus packets. Once they were handed out, everyone headed for their hotel room to plan their route. I worked on my route until 09:00 still not finished with day three or four but I knew I had to get going if I wanted to make my first two bonuses (both had time restrictions). I knew to make them I would have to average about 62 mph (doable). I was within 30 miles of my first bonus location when I hit a road close sign; several bridges were being worked on so I had to detour. I saw a fellow rider taking a picture of the road closed sign and reminded him that if there was away around the closed sign picture would not be accepted. I ended up getting to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Visitor Center 45 minutes later than I wanted too so I knew I had about 30 minutes to spare to get the Hobo Museum my second bonus. I picked up my receipt at the gift shop and off I went. I arrived at the Hobo Museum with 15 minutes to spare but they closed early. So I took a picture of the front of the building and went to the nearest gas station to get a receipt for my time stamp proving I was at the museum on time. After grabbing this bonus, it was off to the Horseshoe Casino and then set up for the barb wire museum in Kansas another time restricted bonus.
August 28-Day 5 started out getting to the barbed wire museum where I had to purchase a shorty barbed wire. After that it was off to Colorado for another time bonus, on the other side of Denver at the Coors Brewery Wellness Center. I made it with plenty of time so I picked up another daylight bonus the Public Safety Center close by and then I grabbed the Coachlight Motel and RV Park and Old Homestead House Museum. After bagging this bonus my GPS sent me out of town on a dirt road to my next bonus location. I stopped before turning on the dirt road and decided no way! I back tracked out because it was dark and no way to really see where I was going. My next bonus was the courthouse in Colorado Springs. After bagging that bonus, I want to get as close to Trinidad and the next bonus as possible. I was getting tired and decided to call it good at Pueblo, CO but just my luck the County Fair was going on and there wasn’t a room to be found. I ended up riding another 20 miles to Colorado City, CO.
August 29-Day 6 I made an adjustment on the fly to my route, I decided I needed to pick up more bonus point. I knew that I would come in right at the finisher level 27,000 using my current route. I grabbed the Ludlow Massacre Memorial outside of Trinidad, CO and instead of heading to Santa Fe; I turned for Fort Sumner and Billy the Kid’s grave site. I grab my picture and headed for Lincoln County Courthouse snapped a quick picture and headed for Los Lunas and the Burger King for a receipt. This is where I made one of my mistakes of the rally. If I would have headed south I could have picked up about 2500-3000 extra points, but didn’t realize until it was too late. After getting the Burger King bonus, I headed for my last daylight bonus Window Rock in AZ. I made it with 2 hours to spare, did my call in bonus and headed for Prescott, AZ and the Hastings Book, Music and Video store. I arrived just before mid-night took my picture and found a hotel asking for a 04:30 wake up call. Once in the hotel room, I was trying to see how I could add a few extra bonuses (tombstone OK corral, Geronimo Memorial and two others around Phoenix, AZ) before heading for the Salton Sea and Santa Ana, CA the second checkpoint.
August 30-Day 7 I jump out of bed I over slept by 30 minutes and decided that the extra bonuses were out. I was going to grab the Salton Sea bonus and head for the second checkpoint. This was going to make the last day a low point count but probably the right thing to do. So off I went heading for I-10 the back way. This was a great road for tearing up the tires but not for rallying. Early in the morning on mountain roads you eventually see deer and boy did I get an up close look at a few. After getting out of the mountains, I finally made my way back to I-10 and heading for CA. I remember laughing to myself about how I was going to get an early start and beating the heat, it was 108 degrees on I-10 and I still had to get the last bonus before heading for Santa Ana. So off I went to Salton Sea (the weirdest place I visited) It was supposed to be a big resort place that collapsed (not sure why). I snapped my picture of the sign “Welcome to Bombay Beach”. I remember thinking as I left who would ever live here? As I was on my way out, I saw Jeff and Milinda pass me. I arrived around 15:00, an hour before the checkpoint opened and 4 hours before penalty points started, so I checked into my room and verified all my data. I also went down to the bike worked on my electrical short in my running lights and called it good. I went to the scoring table at 18:00 and this time I didn’t miss anything and walked away a little disappointed only getting 28,683 points but at least this time I didn’t leave anything at the table. I did make that mistake in my route when I was in New Mexico but I was still over the minimum for finisher status.
So I went down double checked the bike, helped a friend with a tire change and headed for bed. I knew the next day would come quick.
Below is my bonis locations for Leg 2 and a map of my route the Blue is the Leg 2 bonus stops.
Leg Bonus Description Points Penalty
2 Checkpoint #2, Santa Ana, CA
2 Rest Bonus - Leg 2 4001
2 Hastings Books Music & Video 2211
2 Window Rock, Arizona 342
2 State Recreation Area 752
2 Ludlow Massacre Memorial 641
2 Old Homestead House Museum 3464
2 Public Safety Center 405
2 Wellness Center, Coors Brewery 1389
2 Coachlight Motel & RV Park 329
2 Courthouse Castle Rock 188
2 Horseshoe Casino 354
2 National Hobo Museum 4013
2 Barbed wire museum 4306
2 Austin Post Office 507
2 Calvary Cemetery 485
2 Historic Courthouse Lincoln 615
2 Billy the Kid grave 872
2 Burger King 206
2 Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center 991
2 Call-In Bonus 1 8-28-09 - Leg 2 499
2 Call-In Bonus 2 8-29-09 - Leg 2 501
2 Arrival Points - Leg 2 100
2 Gas - Leg 2 1500
Totals for leg 2: 28671
Saturday, September 19, 2009
IBR 09 Ride report Leg 1
2009 IBR ride report by David Porter
My ride started with me taking off August 18th for Spartanburg, SC. I had the FJR all packed up the night before and my wife and son waved as I took off, they were flying to the finish to see me in. When arriving on the 20th, I met up with FJRod from the FJR Riders forum. Rod helped me replace my Roadsmart tires with fresh Pilot Road II's that I shipped to him a week earlier. After changing the tires, I invited Rod and his wife to come to the hotel for dinner. Rod’s wife could not make it but Rod showed up and we had a nice dinner talking about people on the forum and the riders in the 09 rally. After dinner Rod and I went to the lounge, where we met up with several riders kicking back having drinks and talking about the rally. It was a great time hooking up with everyone in what was the last relaxing environment before we started.
The next day was an off day we all sat around checking on our bikes talking with friends and relaxing. At a riders meeting, we received all info need for the next day. I went to tech inspect and breezed through with no problems after that I did my odometer check again without an issue. I ran the odometer check with Davo a rider from Australia that I’m sad to say died the last day of the ride. He had an accident hitting a deer that he never recovered from. I didn’t really know Davo outside of a few conversations at Spartanburg and e-mails on the IBA forum but he seemed to be a real friendly guy.
After tech inspect and odometer check, we had to do camera check, video interview and packet pick up. Later we had two seminars to attend then we were free. I went to dinner with friends riding 2-up. We talked about how the stress levels seemed to be rising and people were starting to put their game faces on.
The next morning we attended another riders meeting were we received our flash drives with our leg 1 bonus waypoints. They basically wanted everyone to test and see if you could read the waypoints. Later that evening we had our opening banquet and received our bonus packets and flag. They told us that to track as a finisher we would need 9000 point for the first leg. After the banquet, rookies were allowed to stay and get additional help/questions answered. I stayed for 30 minutes listening then headed for my room at 20:30. First thing I did was put my clips on my flag and pack it away. I then started playing with the waypoints trying to work on getting a decent route for my first leg. I was focusing on making sure I would get at least 9000 points. I wrote off the big bonuses right off the bat, going for a more conservative route. My goal on leg 1 was to not blow my chances of finishing, I knew the points would go up and there would be time to push harder later. I ended up working until 01:30 designing my route before heading to bed.
Leg 1
August 24-Day 1 I jumped out of bed at 06:00 for a quick shower then downstairs for breakfast. I then packed up the bike, we had to have our bikes in the line up by 08:00 for the 10:00 start out front. At 09:30 one last riders meeting were Warchild was telling everyone how we were exiting the parking lot and if anyone dropped their bike they might as well go home. Once we hit 10:00 Warchild directed the two rotary RE5 to lead the pack out of the parking lot for the first bonus location which everyone was expected to go to the BMW factory in Spartanburg. It only took a couple of minutes to get to the factory so we had to wait until 10:30 for this bonus to open. Several riders forgot about the bonus not opening till 10:30 and they snapped pictures and ran. I ended up getting 5 more bonuses the first day, I hit McCray’s tavern (I had to stop and rewire my GPS at this bonus, my wire for my GPS shorted out but lucky I had brought a spare so 20 minutes later and I was back on the road.), O’Kelly Memorial Library (a police officer was called to the library, a librarian was getting nervous with all the people running up taking pictures of the front of the library), 16th Street Baptist Church (a guy was hanging around so he held my flag for me), Floyd/Chattanooga County Line and Jackson County Courthouse. I ran into Bob Collins at the courthouse location and we rode together for a couple hours and ended up about 40 miles from our next bonus before grabbing a hotel room. I told Bob I was going to ride as close as I could get to my next bonus and he happened to be heading to the same one so he tagged along. Nancy walk in to the hotel lobby as I was walking out, I asked how she was doing? Nancy never said a word, you could tell she was pissed so I didn't press. I found out later a woman had just hit her turning a corner, luckily she was not injured. As I was unpacking the bike I saw a familiar Goldwing, Dennis must have checked in right before me. As I was hitting the bed I was thinking my route must not have been too bad, I saw a lot of other riders.
August 25-Day 2 I’m off like a shot out of the hotel before anyone else and arrive at the Meriwether Lewis National Monument for my picture as I’m leaving Bob and Dennis show up. I cruised into Kentucky grabbing a bonus at the Brushy Mountain Prison, that’s where I first noticed I had the wrong flag (I couldn't figure out why my lettering was backwards but the numbers were correct). My stomach sank thinking that I would be disqualified. After thinking and checking my pictures, I realized that the flag must have been given to me at the banquet by mistake. I called the rally mistress "Lisa", she told me rider 99 had already called and explained to whole thing. She told me to continue collecting bonuses and they would sort it out at the checkpoint. I have to omit she had the perfect time to yank my chain, which I did deserve but she let me off the hook easily. So after a big sigh of relief, off I went to grab the Harlin County Courthouse, Hatfield and McCoy’s historical marker, the strikebreaker historical marker bonus 6 miles away in West Virginia (That section of the ride is not a speed run, the rodes are really twisty. ), Moose Family Center Lodge and Child Enrichment Center (I ran into Dennis again, the guy always has a smile on his face). It was getting pretty late so I waved goodbye to Dennis and off I went, I decided to ride a little longer then grab a hotel close to my next bonus setting up day 3.
August 26-Day 3 I’m on the last day of our leg 1 and feeling pretty good, as I'm walking out of the hotel I saw a couple of other riders bikes. I wanted to get a good start and grab a couple of bonuses before getting to the time bonus at the Sturgis House which was close to the Pennsylvania border this bonus didn’t open until 09:00. I was still having GPS issues but was able to get the first two bonuses Total Waste Logistic Las LLC and the Historical Marker where Pretty Boy Floyd was killed before getting to the Sturgis house. I left the Waste Logistic bonus about the same time as another rider and we happened to both be heading to the Pretty Boy Floyd bonus. I arrived there about the same time as you guessed it Dennis. We were laughing pretty hard while taking our pictures. I again waved and off I went knowing I would see him at Sturgis house. This was a cool stop because there was about 30 riders here (big bonus points) before we started for the checkpoint in St. Charles, IL. I went in purchased my key chain and took my picture of Bob Dillinger’s death mask hanging above the washer in the basement. I talked to Dean who was doing the video for a couple of seconds then I was out of there heading for my last three bonuses before St. Charles. As I was flying down the turnpike across the top of Indiana, I honked as I passed by parents lake cottage. I knew they were up there but just didn't have the time to stop. I bagged the Municipal Airport in La Porte, Drifter’s Restaurant and Lounge and Dillinger’s Museum all in the rain. It started raining as I reached the La Porte and didn’t stop until after I arrived in St. Charles. I arrived in St. Charles about 16:00 three hours before the penalty points were going to start. I was feeling pretty good that I had collected over the 9000 points needed to be on track for finisher status. So when I sat down at the scorers table and presented my pictures and receipts that I collect. I was disappointed that I missed a time stamp on one of my gas receipts costing 50 points. After signing everything, my total for leg 1 was 9349 points 349 points above the finisher level. I decided to double-check everything next time, even though I check my gas receipts as I document them on my log, I somehow missed the time on that receipt. Lesson learned costing 50 points for leg 1. I wasn't even close to the top riders which was ok, my goal was to get the first leg under my belt. I kept telling myself focus on finishing not chasing them.
I then went and doubled checked the bike and the wiring job, I did early to make sure it would hold up for leg 2. It was now about 21:00 so off to bed, we were not going to get our leg 2 bonus packets until 04:00.
Below is the bonus listing for leg1 with a map of my route. The Red locations are the bonus for Leg1.
Leg Bonus Description Points
1 Checkpoint #1, St. Charles, IL
Call-In Bonus 8-25-09 - Leg 1 250
Gas - Leg 1 1000
1 16th St Baptist Church 457
1 Jackson County Courthouse 195
1 O'Kelly Memorial Library 209
1 McCray's Tavern 208
1 Floyd/Chattanooga county line 646
1 Dillinger Museum 144
1 Drifters Restaurant & Lounge 137
1 Municipal airport 141
1 Historical marker 2066 606
1 Harlan County Courthouse 517
1 Sturgis House 1031
1 Total Waste Logistics Las LLC 149
1 Historical marker Calcutta 589
1 BMW Visitor's Center 666
1 Meriwether Lewis National Monument 1014
1 Brushy Mountain Prison 124
1 Moose Family Center Lodge 159
1 Historical marker Matawan 845
1 Child Enrichment Center 162
1 Penalty - Missing odo reading on a fuel log 0 50
1 Arrival Points - Leg 1 100
Totals for leg 1: 9349
My ride started with me taking off August 18th for Spartanburg, SC. I had the FJR all packed up the night before and my wife and son waved as I took off, they were flying to the finish to see me in. When arriving on the 20th, I met up with FJRod from the FJR Riders forum. Rod helped me replace my Roadsmart tires with fresh Pilot Road II's that I shipped to him a week earlier. After changing the tires, I invited Rod and his wife to come to the hotel for dinner. Rod’s wife could not make it but Rod showed up and we had a nice dinner talking about people on the forum and the riders in the 09 rally. After dinner Rod and I went to the lounge, where we met up with several riders kicking back having drinks and talking about the rally. It was a great time hooking up with everyone in what was the last relaxing environment before we started.
The next day was an off day we all sat around checking on our bikes talking with friends and relaxing. At a riders meeting, we received all info need for the next day. I went to tech inspect and breezed through with no problems after that I did my odometer check again without an issue. I ran the odometer check with Davo a rider from Australia that I’m sad to say died the last day of the ride. He had an accident hitting a deer that he never recovered from. I didn’t really know Davo outside of a few conversations at Spartanburg and e-mails on the IBA forum but he seemed to be a real friendly guy.
After tech inspect and odometer check, we had to do camera check, video interview and packet pick up. Later we had two seminars to attend then we were free. I went to dinner with friends riding 2-up. We talked about how the stress levels seemed to be rising and people were starting to put their game faces on.
The next morning we attended another riders meeting were we received our flash drives with our leg 1 bonus waypoints. They basically wanted everyone to test and see if you could read the waypoints. Later that evening we had our opening banquet and received our bonus packets and flag. They told us that to track as a finisher we would need 9000 point for the first leg. After the banquet, rookies were allowed to stay and get additional help/questions answered. I stayed for 30 minutes listening then headed for my room at 20:30. First thing I did was put my clips on my flag and pack it away. I then started playing with the waypoints trying to work on getting a decent route for my first leg. I was focusing on making sure I would get at least 9000 points. I wrote off the big bonuses right off the bat, going for a more conservative route. My goal on leg 1 was to not blow my chances of finishing, I knew the points would go up and there would be time to push harder later. I ended up working until 01:30 designing my route before heading to bed.
Leg 1
August 24-Day 1 I jumped out of bed at 06:00 for a quick shower then downstairs for breakfast. I then packed up the bike, we had to have our bikes in the line up by 08:00 for the 10:00 start out front. At 09:30 one last riders meeting were Warchild was telling everyone how we were exiting the parking lot and if anyone dropped their bike they might as well go home. Once we hit 10:00 Warchild directed the two rotary RE5 to lead the pack out of the parking lot for the first bonus location which everyone was expected to go to the BMW factory in Spartanburg. It only took a couple of minutes to get to the factory so we had to wait until 10:30 for this bonus to open. Several riders forgot about the bonus not opening till 10:30 and they snapped pictures and ran. I ended up getting 5 more bonuses the first day, I hit McCray’s tavern (I had to stop and rewire my GPS at this bonus, my wire for my GPS shorted out but lucky I had brought a spare so 20 minutes later and I was back on the road.), O’Kelly Memorial Library (a police officer was called to the library, a librarian was getting nervous with all the people running up taking pictures of the front of the library), 16th Street Baptist Church (a guy was hanging around so he held my flag for me), Floyd/Chattanooga County Line and Jackson County Courthouse. I ran into Bob Collins at the courthouse location and we rode together for a couple hours and ended up about 40 miles from our next bonus before grabbing a hotel room. I told Bob I was going to ride as close as I could get to my next bonus and he happened to be heading to the same one so he tagged along. Nancy walk in to the hotel lobby as I was walking out, I asked how she was doing? Nancy never said a word, you could tell she was pissed so I didn't press. I found out later a woman had just hit her turning a corner, luckily she was not injured. As I was unpacking the bike I saw a familiar Goldwing, Dennis must have checked in right before me. As I was hitting the bed I was thinking my route must not have been too bad, I saw a lot of other riders.
August 25-Day 2 I’m off like a shot out of the hotel before anyone else and arrive at the Meriwether Lewis National Monument for my picture as I’m leaving Bob and Dennis show up. I cruised into Kentucky grabbing a bonus at the Brushy Mountain Prison, that’s where I first noticed I had the wrong flag (I couldn't figure out why my lettering was backwards but the numbers were correct). My stomach sank thinking that I would be disqualified. After thinking and checking my pictures, I realized that the flag must have been given to me at the banquet by mistake. I called the rally mistress "Lisa", she told me rider 99 had already called and explained to whole thing. She told me to continue collecting bonuses and they would sort it out at the checkpoint. I have to omit she had the perfect time to yank my chain, which I did deserve but she let me off the hook easily. So after a big sigh of relief, off I went to grab the Harlin County Courthouse, Hatfield and McCoy’s historical marker, the strikebreaker historical marker bonus 6 miles away in West Virginia (That section of the ride is not a speed run, the rodes are really twisty. ), Moose Family Center Lodge and Child Enrichment Center (I ran into Dennis again, the guy always has a smile on his face). It was getting pretty late so I waved goodbye to Dennis and off I went, I decided to ride a little longer then grab a hotel close to my next bonus setting up day 3.
August 26-Day 3 I’m on the last day of our leg 1 and feeling pretty good, as I'm walking out of the hotel I saw a couple of other riders bikes. I wanted to get a good start and grab a couple of bonuses before getting to the time bonus at the Sturgis House which was close to the Pennsylvania border this bonus didn’t open until 09:00. I was still having GPS issues but was able to get the first two bonuses Total Waste Logistic Las LLC and the Historical Marker where Pretty Boy Floyd was killed before getting to the Sturgis house. I left the Waste Logistic bonus about the same time as another rider and we happened to both be heading to the Pretty Boy Floyd bonus. I arrived there about the same time as you guessed it Dennis. We were laughing pretty hard while taking our pictures. I again waved and off I went knowing I would see him at Sturgis house. This was a cool stop because there was about 30 riders here (big bonus points) before we started for the checkpoint in St. Charles, IL. I went in purchased my key chain and took my picture of Bob Dillinger’s death mask hanging above the washer in the basement. I talked to Dean who was doing the video for a couple of seconds then I was out of there heading for my last three bonuses before St. Charles. As I was flying down the turnpike across the top of Indiana, I honked as I passed by parents lake cottage. I knew they were up there but just didn't have the time to stop. I bagged the Municipal Airport in La Porte, Drifter’s Restaurant and Lounge and Dillinger’s Museum all in the rain. It started raining as I reached the La Porte and didn’t stop until after I arrived in St. Charles. I arrived in St. Charles about 16:00 three hours before the penalty points were going to start. I was feeling pretty good that I had collected over the 9000 points needed to be on track for finisher status. So when I sat down at the scorers table and presented my pictures and receipts that I collect. I was disappointed that I missed a time stamp on one of my gas receipts costing 50 points. After signing everything, my total for leg 1 was 9349 points 349 points above the finisher level. I decided to double-check everything next time, even though I check my gas receipts as I document them on my log, I somehow missed the time on that receipt. Lesson learned costing 50 points for leg 1. I wasn't even close to the top riders which was ok, my goal was to get the first leg under my belt. I kept telling myself focus on finishing not chasing them.
I then went and doubled checked the bike and the wiring job, I did early to make sure it would hold up for leg 2. It was now about 21:00 so off to bed, we were not going to get our leg 2 bonus packets until 04:00.
Below is the bonus listing for leg1 with a map of my route. The Red locations are the bonus for Leg1.
Leg Bonus Description Points
1 Checkpoint #1, St. Charles, IL
Call-In Bonus 8-25-09 - Leg 1 250
Gas - Leg 1 1000
1 16th St Baptist Church 457
1 Jackson County Courthouse 195
1 O'Kelly Memorial Library 209
1 McCray's Tavern 208
1 Floyd/Chattanooga county line 646
1 Dillinger Museum 144
1 Drifters Restaurant & Lounge 137
1 Municipal airport 141
1 Historical marker 2066 606
1 Harlan County Courthouse 517
1 Sturgis House 1031
1 Total Waste Logistics Las LLC 149
1 Historical marker Calcutta 589
1 BMW Visitor's Center 666
1 Meriwether Lewis National Monument 1014
1 Brushy Mountain Prison 124
1 Moose Family Center Lodge 159
1 Historical marker Matawan 845
1 Child Enrichment Center 162
1 Penalty - Missing odo reading on a fuel log 0 50
1 Arrival Points - Leg 1 100
Totals for leg 1: 9349
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