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I am now registered for the Salton Sea scooter endurance rally. Are there any other modern Buddy folks planning on riding in it?

I hope to meet some folks out there

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Good for you! I doubt I'll be riding in it but think we will have a group riding out to the event to cheer, hoot, and holler.
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Where do we get details for the Salton Sea Rally
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is there a route posted? the 86 in no joke and really no place for low profile scooters under 250cc. It's windy, windy and a truck route so lots of speeding semis.

I'm not sure there are surface streets that loop around the Salton Sea. Heck, getting just to a shore line is near impossible on the West side.

I'm not trying to dissuade anyone. I'm simply wondering if the 86 is a major part of the route if they will make it at least 150cc requirement (to be legal in CA)
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I am probably riding in it; still working out details (i.e., money, lodging).

One issue is that I think it's the same weekend as Rides of March in San Luis Obispo, which I was also hoping to attend!
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ericalm wrote:I am probably riding in it; still working out details (i.e., money, lodging).

One issue is that I think it's the same weekend as Rides of March in San Luis Obispo, which I was also hoping to attend!
this may be a little ways away but heck, Salton Sea stinks so a ways a way is good :)

http://www.hicksville.com/motel.html
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and hey! if folks want to go and cheer but don't want to ride the endurance thingy maybe we can do a side - meetup. I've wanted to do Salvation Mountain which is on the South East side of the Salton Sea. Just a thought :)
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I rounded the Salton Sea on a Buddy 150 about a year ago. The 86 is okay in the southern area but up north is hairy and there are, as jijifer said, lots and lots of big trucks. I would love to take that ride. Previously "tomhickey"
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Event info:
http://www.motorscooterlandspeedfederat ... rally.html

Registration is not cheap ($125-$150), and doing the rally will probably require a 2-night (min.) stay out there.

Registration ends in 67 days, whenever that is.
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I don't know how this will be much of a spectator event. It's a nearly 400-mile loop! If I enter, I'm not stopping to chat. :P
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ericalm wrote:I don't know how this will be much of a spectator event. It's a nearly 400-mile loop! If I enter, I'm not stopping to chat. :P
I see your point about the spectator thing.

Hmmm... so then it's Rides of March or this. That's a very tough call. The stinky Salton Sea, or the Beautiful Central California Coastline... there will be crazy people at both, so that parts a wash :P
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Skootz Kabootz wrote:
ericalm wrote:I don't know how this will be much of a spectator event. It's a nearly 400-mile loop! If I enter, I'm not stopping to chat. :P
I see your point about the spectator thing.

Hmmm... so then it's Rides of March or this. That's a very tough call. The stinky Salton Sea, or the Beautiful Central California Coastline... there will be crazy people at both, so that parts a wash :P
I think ROM's primarily a camping rally this year.
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Skootz Kabootz wrote:
ericalm wrote:I don't know how this will be much of a spectator event. It's a nearly 400-mile loop! If I enter, I'm not stopping to chat. :P
Actually, I think it's about a 130 mile loop and the total ride is 3 laps around for a total of 396 miles. Still not great for spectating, but better than a single loop.

I'm tenatively planning to ride it on Iron Buddy. I could do the RV250, but not much of a challenge.

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ericalm wrote:
Skootz Kabootz wrote:
ericalm wrote:I don't know how this will be much of a spectator event. It's a nearly 400-mile loop! If I enter, I'm not stopping to chat. :P
I see your point about the spectator thing.

Hmmm... so then it's Rides of March or this. That's a very tough call. The stinky Salton Sea, or the Beautiful Central California Coastline... there will be crazy people at both, so that parts a wash :P
I think ROM's primarily a camping rally this year.
Actually, I can't find ANY info on ROM… Nothing in scoot.net calendar… Maybe it's cancelled…?
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jijifer wrote:
ericalm wrote:I am probably riding in it; still working out details (i.e., money, lodging).

One issue is that I think it's the same weekend as Rides of March in San Luis Obispo, which I was also hoping to attend!
this may be a little ways away but heck, Salton Sea stinks so a ways a way is good :)

http://www.hicksville.com/motel.html
Niiiiiiice! I may go there just for the hell of it.
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Hey Howard, I might be interested in doing it. How much is registration? I didn't see that listed on their site.
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soundofsingles wrote:Hey Howard, I might be interested in doing it. How much is registration? I didn't see that listed on their site.
Their site blows. You have to apply to get to the point where you find out registration is $125.
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soundofsingles wrote:Hey Howard, I might be interested in doing it. How much is registration? I didn't see that listed on their site.
They have only asked for $99 so far, but I think I'll have to get a "racing license" eventually as well. The site is difficult to navigate. Maybe they only want determined people to register. :shock:

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Howardr wrote:
soundofsingles wrote:Hey Howard, I might be interested in doing it. How much is registration? I didn't see that listed on their site.
They have only asked for $99 so far, but I think I'll have to get a "racing license" eventually as well. The site is difficult to navigate. Maybe they only want determined people to register. :shock:

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Salton Sea T.T. 396-Mile Endurance Rally

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We got the message! The website and the event poster have been updated. Thank you very much for pointing this out to us.
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Salton Sea T.T. 396-Mile Endurance Rally

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Looks like I'm bound for ROM.

Good luck endurance riders!
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Arlene Battishill, one of the competitors, posted a good story about the event on her blog...

http://scooter-girls.com/wp/?p=676
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Article, pix and video posted to www.motorscooterlandspeedfederation.org
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And my friend and fellow Sky Island Rider, Stan Scott, took second place, overall.

Way to go, Stan!

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2nd Place Overall! Salton Sea T.T. 396-Mile Endurance Rally.
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National Motorcycle Freestyle Champions Nick "Apex" Brocha's and Ernie Vigil's video of the race:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqG8VUQprh4

Hell's Loop beckons. Whoo-yeah!
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