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Offline Renegade

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2010 MD 2020
« on: May 21, 2010, 09:10:38 PM »
Dad and I are gearing up for the 2010 MD 2020 next weekend.

This year's special bonus selections completely suck.

This whole rallying thing is getting too complicated to be much fun anymore.  While looking at this stuff, I'm thinking to myself, I get paid good money to think this hard.  I just want to ride.

We'll keep you posted on how it goes.

Right now to score big you gotta go big or go home.  We're talking 1700 miles in 32 hours minus a rest bonus and actually getting your ass off your bike to go hunt some of these.  A couple require a good bit of walking.

Grrrrrr....
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Re: 2010 MD 2020
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2010, 05:12:07 PM »
Our story is here:

http://www.dishers.com/2010/06/01/my-2010-mason-dixon-rally

Not too shabby for (3) guys who rode together all-the-way.

Two riders are not as fast as one and three are not as fast as two.   That being said, I don't think the hit we took for doing so was _that_ bad.  We've all ridden together for probably 20,000 miles, maybe more.

We ran a good route, not too conservative, but certainly not over the top.   We did however get 4 hours of sleep (min requirement was 2.5).  So that extra 1.5 hours plus the time dicking around (probably 5 hours total) was 2.5 hours less riding time than the top guys.   That's probably 200 more rally miles.

Bottom line though, we finished, finished respectfully, and didn't feel beat to shit the following day.

Good times.

-MD
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Re: 2010 MD 2020
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2010, 05:44:33 AM »
Great report.  Sounds like fun, especially as a group ride.   Glad it was a safe event.
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Re: 2010 MD 2020
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2010, 04:18:46 PM »
Good job and great showing!

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Re: 2010 MD 2020
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2010, 08:15:01 PM »
     Flight 93 Memorial.
    There`s your reason to come to Pa. I wish I knew you were comming. I`d have met you there with a box of hot wings. I live a few miles from there.

      I`ve been there a few times and the hair on the back of my neck stands up. Everyone says that.