Sunday, July 10, 2016

SCR Day 6 Short 303 miles from Lincoln to Valentine

After the spark plug issues yesterday, even after finishing fourth for the day, I dropped to third in the overall standings.  No problem.  I am comfortable there as I know that when I ride a perfect day, I can't beat the two ahead.

Today started early.  Robert (Madison Sully)spent the night last night after riding the route the last two days.  He left at 5:00.  I left at 6:00 and had a very easy ride to Valentine, Nebraska.

The part of Nebraska we traversed was like yesterday, full of straight roads lined by farms.  A few nice views of farms and hills but nothing like we will be seeing soon.

Off to South Dakota and Wyoming tomorrow.

At the hotel, 5:45 AM

GPS's ready to go

I left with Ken

Vacant Nebraska

More from the road

And one more

It was a perfect ride for me.  I can't do better.

8 comments:

  1. Over halfway there! You're 6 minutes of stopped time was for 2 fuel stops? Average of 3 minutes each? You don't mess around.

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    1. Of that 6 minutes of stopped time, was any of that time for red lights, stop signs, etc.?

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    2. I used my spare gas can to mostly fill the tank at a stop light. Multi tasking at its best. Not many other traffic lights on this route. Time not moving is time lost in this event.

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  2. Bill you and Ken are making this look simple. I know it's anything but simple.

    Safe travels!

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    1. David, it actually is simple. Yesterday and today, simply twist the throttle as far as it will go. Then ride like that 300+ miles to the hotel.

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  3. Keep going TEAM, we're with ya!

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  4. Keep going TEAM, we're with ya!

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