RenoJohn
Cognoscente Wild Wild West  ~Ride Report~
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Amazing that I was back on the bike --just a couple of hours earlier common sense had said my rally was over.  It truly was a blessing 
...but not all was good.  I was tired, had lost a lot of fluid and the running around of the last 6hours was emotionally draining.

Taking inventory of the situation:

I had lost any chance at being competitive in this rally.  6hours of no motion had blown my game plan.  In addition, missing the checkpoint would not only cost me points, but I would be penalized points.  The swing was huge.  This was BAD
The last 6 hours had been emotionally and physically draining.  And I was concerned about dehydration as the hours of frantic work in Frank's shop had cost me a lot of fluid.   And, it was now pushing 110F with many hours of heavy heat to go.  This was BAD
I had been on a very brisk pace before this incident, and plenty of time remaining  --I could still be a finisher if I logged the miles!  This was GOOD
I had a fresh pack of "Whores R Us" bonus cards ready  to use ......and why not?, what better chance would I ever have to go whore chasin'?  This was GOOD

My bike's hydration thing holds 1/2 gallon and I filled it and threw another 1/2 gallon in my topcase.

And then I went Chasin' brothels.  Two heavy point brothels were just around the corner:


Spent $25K here!


And and another $25K here!

Then up to Crystal USA  ...hotter than hell but more money spent


Crystal Nevada really is a special place where you should bring the family for a week's vacation.


And the last of the southern big money whorehouses.   The northern ones were not nearly as valuable.
 

Somewhere around 111F here in Amargosa Valley.   I bought another Gallon of water and continued my focus on hydration



 

During this hot riding I had zipped my Aerostich vents closed.   It would have been more comfortable to have the vents wide open, but I knew doing so would suck the water out of me.  Instead I let air come up my sleeves and everything else was closed.   It was not comfortable, I was a pressure cooker of sorts, but at least I was keeping in as much fluid as possible and it wasn't getting sucked out in the hot wind.

 


Brilliant skylines as I cruised north ...
 
 


Of all the planets to ride,  Earth is the best, no doubt.
 


Quick stop to transfer water and to take in the groovy sky.   Not a bonus, but I pretended it was.
 


Familiar site:  Kit Kat Ranch   whorehouse.    Could only spend $10K here -ditto for all the northern ranches.


By Hawthorne I had consumed over 2gallons of liquid (since Pahrump) and that was good -My hopes were that it was enough and I wouldn't have the big hydration crash coming in the late hours.

Fuel in Hawthorne ....and a nice surprise:


Chris P!  Nice to see you ....Hope you're having a good rally.   Always fun to see other riders and I put on my happy face.
 


LOL,  riding up and down and indian cemetery in Schurze USA ....finally captured the cemetery plot I needed.   Jeeze, no doubt woke up a few dead indians on this bonus attempt.  glad to finally get it.
 


Too Easy bonuses in Winnemucca:  Butch Cassidys.   BTW, I ran into the Sperrys at the Whorehouse.   The Villa Joy was not allowing folks to take pics so I got a receipt and then over to the Mineshaft bar where I got the below picture:


To show my appreciation to rally staff, --->on Nevada rallies I typically bring back some booby pictures.   Everyone loves boobies so why not?
-----> Well on this rally I was not very selective and also short on time so perhaps not all the boobies here are as pretty as your boobies ......
BUT:   These girls were GREAT sports to allow their pictures to be taken so show some respect and appreciation.  Anyone who says anything bad about these girls or their boobies will get a punch in the face from RenoJohn.   Promise.


Winnemucca USA
Of course rally hat must be in all pictures  ---rally rulez ya know.
This battered gal is actually the bartender at the Goldmine  -A very gritty biker bar in Winnemucca
She's also from Ely and hopes her dad doesn't see this picture.
 
 



Battle Mountain USA
 


Carlin USA   Dove Tail Ranch  whorehouse
 


Elko USA   Inez's  Whorehouse


Elko USA


Wells USA
 

I then went to Wendover to pad my miles a bit .....the most important thing for me was to make sure I had more than enough miles to be a finisher.   Then back to Rally HQ:


Last bonus  ..the Big Four Ranch   whorehouse Ely USA
 


And as I was leaving, Wendy Crocket arrives!



 
 

Scoring
The scoring for me would be pretty straight forward.   I had not done a bizzillion boni, I had missed the checkpoint  ...

First phase of scoring was to get all potential bonuses accepted.   So pictures etc were checked and then each bonus was signed off on (or not)   I did this with Steve Hobart and I think he blushed at some of the extracurricular boobie pics.   I had nothing refused  -but I did not balance as well as I thought and ended up not using quite a few negative boni on the actual scoring.


The next phase was the actual scoring and it was with Tom Austin. 

While I was very proud that I was able to finish this rally considering the obstacles I had overcome, ...scoring would be not be a proud moment, I really wanted to do well in this rally.

Tom was great.   Professional, fair, courteous, respectful.    I very much appreciate that.   --it wouldn't have taken much to make me cry at this point  :-)

Thanks from Reno. 

And then time for some socializing and such .........
 


 

Eventually a tiny nap and then over to the awards banquet:
 


Jeff Earls had run a brilliant rally.   I was actually glad to see how huge his score was --->as even if I had done everything I wanted ....uhhh, I would not have been at the level Jeff was.   Truly amazing  ..GREAT job Jeff!!


Mr. Wendy Crocket.   Mike is awesome and along with Wendy some great stories were shared.   I've really taken a liking to this pair and Wendy sure has an amazing tenure of motobike fun.   Thanks for all the great fun on this night Wendy and Mike!


Something learned on every rally ...and for Tom the lesson was:
Never tell RenoJohn what room you're staying in.  Uhhh, or even the what hotel on the way to the Rally.
 


Linda and Brad .....again the nice people sticking together.
 


Wendy holding Court.   If Wendy tells a story, it is worth listening to.
 

And before going out on a late night of Ely-style debauchery ....I roamed the streets and took a few pictures:


Matt had run an amazing rally ......over 2000miles and 2nd place behind Jeff.    GREAT job Matt!!
 


Wow, that was some good fun.  High expectations for this rally and I surely was not disappointed.  Truly a brilliant rally theme.  I hope we get to see more similar in the future.  The Rally staff did an awesome job and the riders at this gig were great folks all around.

It is easy for me to be disappointed in my result, but the fact of the matter is that I'm lucky I wasn't stuck in Pahrump for a few days    And, meeting and spending time with Frank is a memory I'll never forget -amazing what can happen when out having fun on moto-bikes.

Thanks for the ride-along ....John


 
 
 
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