My bike needed a bit of work
before the tech inspection, but I was in good hands.
This is
the line for tech inspection
This is
what is at the end of the line. He looks friendly enough. Dude, are you
going to eat those Fritos??
This is
the final line in the check-in process. It takes you to the inner
sanctum of Mike Kneebone, where you are first photographed, then seated
at a table where all of your registration documents are scrutinized and
you are (hopefully) pronounced entered in the 2005 IBR. That's Peter
Leap in the center. He finished 12th.
After the
tech inspection I noticed oil on my right boot and right side bag. I was
also low on oil. Hmm. Paul Glaves to the rescue. Diagnosis: leaking head
cover gasket. Fixed easily by Paul. Thank you.
I don't
know whose bike this is, but I LOVE the sticker!
Sean
Gallagher's awesome cockpit as shown by Paul Glaves
Ira Agins
Heidi
Still rocks
The
charming and always dapper Shane
Smith
Eddie's
bike ridden by Jack Savage. I love this bike and it's custom paint.
Cockpit of
pretty green bike
Jack's
roadbook with instructions "DON'T CRASH EDDIE'S BIKE."
Jack
placed 5th and Eddie placed 9th.
George
Zelenz and Matt Watkins
Iron Butt
Rally eve! Here's me planning my lame-ass Leg One :)
Mistakes
were made. Lessons were learned.
Rally
morning - impound and odometer check are serious business
Rob Nye's
got his game face on
Rob Nye's
cockpit
I love
this picture of me pulling out of the Doubletree lot! What an exciting
morning.
Photograph by Uncle Bud.
Oregon
coast. This is a
picture of the sun setting on my bonus goals for day 2. So many points
so close but so far away.
Even when
I was screwing up I was having the time of my life.
Fast
forward to checkpoint 2 in Maine. Here are Tom and Rosie. I learned a
lot from these nice folks.
Heading to
scoring in Maine - photo by my 'support team' Mike Evans
Scoring in
Maine
This is
the nap room at the Maine checkpoint. How many riders do you see in this
picture?
Does this
look exciting to you or would you rather watch paint dry?
If it
looks exciting you may be an LD Rider.
This
picture was taken a couple hours after my finish by Dennis Murphy who
did his first BBG from IL to Denver. Then Dennis bought me breakfast -
my first relaxed, sit-down hot meal in 11 days. Something to smile about
indeed!
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