2013-07-20 SAT AM, Highway 26, Welches, OR

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Here's a link to a Bike Rally - Someone come join me!

MEGA TSD!!! | Sang-Froid Riding Club

Saturday, 20 July!

((PASTE FROM SITE))
The Time Speed Distance rally is back, and this time it’s MEGA!

The rally starts at the historic ZigZag Inn (70162 E. Highway 26, Welches, OR 97067) at 10:00am on July 20th, 2013. First rider out at 11:00am. While details of the course are kept a secret until the day of the rally, riders should expect lots of backroads (200+/- miles), alpine lakes, a small gravel section (7 miles), amazing mountain views, and amateur lawnmower race spectating. An introduction to the TSD rally format will be given at the rider meeting that morning. Come on out and join in the fun and perhaps you will walk away with a trophy.

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Let me know if you're comin.....

 

[motojoe122]

That looks like fun! But only 200 miles:BLAA:

 

[mxgolf]

Too bad because it's Washougal National Motocross day for me. Have fun Randy.

 

[FinalImpact]

Left at 9AM and home at 830PM! What a ride! There be some good, fun, great people out there as well as some total crazy maniacs! All is well for me and Crisis, but no less than 4 of some 40 people can not say the same and all for different reasons. We covered allot of ground, allot of different conditions and frankly the 6 miles of gravel was pretty easy/event free for most. The Motard gang did some passing here.

The classes; 35, 45 and 55mph. You pick your speed and ride that speed in hopes of matching the "unknown" distance. We were not given an actual destination or a map. The gravel was only 5 miles out of the first gate so most picked the 45 group thinking we stay on the mountain. We rode completely around the mt! Something I've never done!

Considering it was a time / distance event one would think sensible speed for the three classes would keep everyone at a reasonable speed but that wasn't the case for all. Some are just naughty..... :spank: :spank: :spank:

I had a great time, met a bunch of new people, found a couple of new roads to play on, rode the crap out of Crisis. I'll throw up some picture and maybe a map in the next 24 hours.

I'm pooped!

edit: ADDED GOOGLE MAP:
https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=...-VDFvBV7wDMqZtQ&oq=ES&t=h&mra=ls&via=3,4&z=10

Destinations:
Zigzag, Mount Hood Village, OR
Lolo Pass
Lost Lake Rd, Hood River, OR
Dee, OR
Tygh Valley, OR
Wamic, OR
Little Crater Lake, OR NF-2660
Ripplebrook Ranger Station, Estacada, OR
Estacada, OR

FYIW: 2 of the 4 legs of the journey were on my favorite roads in the Adventure bike thread!!
Lolo Pass and the run to Little Crater Lake!

 

[Motogiro]

Sounds like fun! I was enjoying reading the skinny on some of the members. Sound like a fun bunch!

Yeah Pics!

 

[FinalImpact]

A couple pictures....
Mind you there was plenty of Good scenery, but I didn't stop to take pictures.


Met at Zig Zag, launch from Lolo Pass onto the the old powerline road, which turns to thin gravel for 6 miles.

These folks did well on the gravel, passing many...

First check point in Dee

Fuel in Tygh Valley - temp was about 96F. Hooked up with this guy as our styles were the same....

Second Check point ended 50 miles back before Tygh Valley, stopping for lunch in Wamic - To the right - Crazy people were racing 50 mph lawn mowers, but the pictures were bad.

The East side of Mt Hood.

Third check point just off Highway 26 near NF-2660 (Close to Timothy Lake and Little Crater Lake (those places sound familiar?)

Estacada, time for dinner. . . . (no pictures of 4th check point). - Was about a mile from the Ripplebrook ranger station.

HAHA, the trophies....

No, I didn't earn a trophy. Came in a bit ahead of schedule too many times! GPS for WTF!

The good side of the high speed Honda that i let pass me on the narrow road. He bit it three corners up the road drifting into the trees at 45+ mph. Honda parts went flying before my eyes. He tumbled a couple times, got up and shock it off. Kinda scary watching a gas tank fly through the woods! Well, rider too.. .. .. Bike wash pretty trashed, tho you wouldn't know from this picture.

 

[FinalImpact]

Event Sticker: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[FinalImpact]

More picture from Ken on ADVRider aka MortimerSickle @ post #9, w/added bonus of Lawn Mower racing pictures! Oh, yours trully is in a pic there too!
SFRC Mega TSD Rally this Saturday 7/20/13 - ADVrider


SFRC Rally 7-20-2013; 26 pictures....
SFRC Rally 7-20-2013 - kensan's Photos


Tag; SFRC Mega TSD Rally this Saturday 7/20/13

 

[mxgolf]

Thanks Randy, Pretty cool ride ( I mean HOT ride ). Glad you had fun. What's up next weekend? Maybe go for a ride if you are not busy.

 

[FinalImpact]

Thanks Randy, Pretty cool ride ( I mean HOT ride ). Glad you had fun. What's up next weekend? Maybe go for a ride if you are not busy.

This is possible! Sunday for you? I posted a proposed route in the old Adventure bike thread. http://www.600riders.com/forum/usa-pacific/49202-fizzer-turned-adventure-bike-2.html#post549615

I can envision a ride up Marmontt, to Lolo Pass, over to 26, to Hwy 35, to Cooper Spur onto Lost Lake Road and then into Lost Lake thus avoiding the gravel. Think about that!