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Cal24 2008 - BARF style
- Thread starter aciurczak
- Start date
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2002
- Location
- Menlo Park, Ca.
- Moto(s)
- Keep me rocking life
- Name
- Budman
- BARF perks
- AMA Life Member #203453
Lots of miles cover already... fun stuff..
Big thanks to Alex's Mrs. for adding to the fun!
Big thanks to Alex's Mrs. for adding to the fun!
aciurczak2
New member
Grover Hot Springs
Alex just checked in again. He missed Bullet #4 by 1 minute! The bonus closed at 2:00 pm and he got there at 2:01 pm.
Oh well... he had expected that he may not make it. So after leaving #4 with nothing to show for it, he bailed on Bullet #5 and went for Bullet #7 which is taking a dip in Grover Hot Springs!
I've never been there (somewhere near Markleeville), but from their website and what Alex mentioned, it looks to be quite the HOT spot for tourists. He said he had to dip his toe in the water and get a picture taken with his "FLAG". The lifeguard took his picture and lots of onlookers laughed
. Wish I could have been there to see the spectacle! I guess there is a picture out there to prove it, but if this one is anything like the previous CAL24s, the rally master won't let you keep the pictures 
.
Since Alex skipped #5, he's going a bit off route and heading to Bullets 6 and 8. I wanted to ask him more questions, like "what did you have to do for Bullets 1, 2, and 3?", but he was in a rush to gas up and get on his way, so no luck with anymore tidbits of information. More to come...
Alex just checked in again. He missed Bullet #4 by 1 minute! The bonus closed at 2:00 pm and he got there at 2:01 pm.
Oh well... he had expected that he may not make it. So after leaving #4 with nothing to show for it, he bailed on Bullet #5 and went for Bullet #7 which is taking a dip in Grover Hot Springs!I've never been there (somewhere near Markleeville), but from their website and what Alex mentioned, it looks to be quite the HOT spot for tourists. He said he had to dip his toe in the water and get a picture taken with his "FLAG". The lifeguard took his picture and lots of onlookers laughed
. Wish I could have been there to see the spectacle! I guess there is a picture out there to prove it, but if this one is anything like the previous CAL24s, the rally master won't let you keep the pictures .Since Alex skipped #5, he's going a bit off route and heading to Bullets 6 and 8. I wanted to ask him more questions, like "what did you have to do for Bullets 1, 2, and 3?", but he was in a rush to gas up and get on his way, so no luck with anymore tidbits of information. More to come...
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aciurczak2
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aciurczak2
New member
More News and Tidbits
No problem! I guess it's my way of being a part of it when I can't. Alex and I had a great time doing the CAL24 together in 2006, but since then it just hasn't been possible to do it 2-up again.
Anyway, here's an update. I noticed the SPOT was missing Alex again, so I gave him a call to make sure all was good. He answered! He's headed towards Bullet #8 and if time permits, he'll then go to Bullet #6.
I asked him what Bullets 1, 2, and 3 were and he said they were:
Bullet #1 - Paint ball! He shot a paint ball at the bullseye on his shirt. What color was his paint ball? HOT PINK of course!
Bullet #2 - Had to take a picture with some dam in Oroville.
Bullet #3 - A bunch of rally organizers were at this check point dressed as Hare Kishna people. You had to buy "karma" from them to receive a rose.
Baby and Dog are both napping.
See you later...
Lots of miles cover already... fun stuff..
Big thanks to Alex's Mrs. for adding to the fun!
No problem! I guess it's my way of being a part of it when I can't. Alex and I had a great time doing the CAL24 together in 2006, but since then it just hasn't been possible to do it 2-up again.
Anyway, here's an update. I noticed the SPOT was missing Alex again, so I gave him a call to make sure all was good. He answered! He's headed towards Bullet #8 and if time permits, he'll then go to Bullet #6.
I asked him what Bullets 1, 2, and 3 were and he said they were:
Bullet #1 - Paint ball! He shot a paint ball at the bullseye on his shirt. What color was his paint ball? HOT PINK of course!
Bullet #2 - Had to take a picture with some dam in Oroville.
Bullet #3 - A bunch of rally organizers were at this check point dressed as Hare Kishna people. You had to buy "karma" from them to receive a rose.
Baby and Dog are both napping.
See you later...
aciurczak2
New member
AHHHH!!!!! This is now feeling like last year! Alex is going for Bullet #8 with barely any time to spare to get to the check point. If he doesn't make the check point, he'll DNF the rally!!!!!! Don decided to turn around a while ago and went straight to the check point. Alex decided to risk it and go for Bullet #8 which he said is worth LOTS of points. Hopefully he won't be speeding since the CAL24 police (and CHP, well, since he's in NV, it would be NHP) is out there making sure people aren't speeding.
I wanted to take Kyle to the pool, but I decided to wait a bit to see how Alex tracks and see if he'll make it in time for the checkpoint. The checkpoint closes at 8pm. I'm not sure how long and on what kinds of roads is #8 to the checkpoint.... ahhh!!!!
OK, hopefully the KARMA purchase from Bullet #3 will help him here.
I wanted to take Kyle to the pool, but I decided to wait a bit to see how Alex tracks and see if he'll make it in time for the checkpoint. The checkpoint closes at 8pm. I'm not sure how long and on what kinds of roads is #8 to the checkpoint.... ahhh!!!!
OK, hopefully the KARMA purchase from Bullet #3 will help him here.
aciurczak2
New member
Heading to Checkpoint 1
I got a phone update from Alex at around 6:30 pm. He got Bullet #8... something about a Foot Tree or Shoe Tree. Whatever. He said it was nothing great... not sure why it was worth so much. He started talking about how maybe he should have skipped Bullets 1-3 and gone straight to doing Bullets 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The latter would have gotten him more points... hindsight is 20/20. Like with all past years... you always seem to go for #1 and go in sequence, forgetting that maybe you should look ahead and plan for something different. Oh well!
His GPS tells him he'll get to the checkpoint around 7:45 pm, but that's without a gas stop and he needs to stop for gas. He plans to just fill up and go, no taking off the helmet, which breaks one of Alex's CAL24 rules. In order to keep himself hydrated, his rule is that whenever he stops for gas... drink an entire bottle of water (~16 oz). This way he's sure to keep hydrated... especially this weekend with temperatures in the 100's. Anyway, he'll skip the water break and then plan to take a longer rest at the checkpoint, once he makes it in time. CROSS YOUR FINGERS!!!!
I'm tracking him and seeing how he's progressing. He says the checkpoint is in the middle of nowhere somewhere near the intersection of 95 and 208 in Nevada. Let's all send good KARMA his way!
I got a phone update from Alex at around 6:30 pm. He got Bullet #8... something about a Foot Tree or Shoe Tree. Whatever. He said it was nothing great... not sure why it was worth so much. He started talking about how maybe he should have skipped Bullets 1-3 and gone straight to doing Bullets 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The latter would have gotten him more points... hindsight is 20/20. Like with all past years... you always seem to go for #1 and go in sequence, forgetting that maybe you should look ahead and plan for something different. Oh well!
His GPS tells him he'll get to the checkpoint around 7:45 pm, but that's without a gas stop and he needs to stop for gas. He plans to just fill up and go, no taking off the helmet, which breaks one of Alex's CAL24 rules. In order to keep himself hydrated, his rule is that whenever he stops for gas... drink an entire bottle of water (~16 oz). This way he's sure to keep hydrated... especially this weekend with temperatures in the 100's. Anyway, he'll skip the water break and then plan to take a longer rest at the checkpoint, once he makes it in time. CROSS YOUR FINGERS!!!!
I'm tracking him and seeing how he's progressing. He says the checkpoint is in the middle of nowhere somewhere near the intersection of 95 and 208 in Nevada. Let's all send good KARMA his way!
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aciurczak2
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Getting in Touch with Your Feminine Side
Hello!
I just got a call from Ray and got a great report of his (and others) progress! Alex did make it to Checkpoint 1! This is where everyone got to use real firearms and shoot bullet holes into their shirt - one bullet for each bonus obtained. Ray reports he got to shoot 4 bullets. I even got to "hear" the gunfire through the phone. He said most folks were getting 5 shots... some 6.
Ray did report some very interesting facts... apparently at some of the bonus locations - I'm guessing Bullets 4, 5, and 6 since those are the ones Alex missed - you had to at one location paint your fingernails (on one hand)! 4 of the nails the color was chosen for you and the 5th nail's color was your choice. At another location, you had to put on lipstick! I'm sure the rally folks chose the color for you. I'm hoping someone took pictures of all of this and will post them somewhere so we can all share in the experience.
Hello!
I just got a call from Ray and got a great report of his (and others) progress! Alex did make it to Checkpoint 1! This is where everyone got to use real firearms and shoot bullet holes into their shirt - one bullet for each bonus obtained. Ray reports he got to shoot 4 bullets. I even got to "hear" the gunfire through the phone. He said most folks were getting 5 shots... some 6.
Ray did report some very interesting facts... apparently at some of the bonus locations - I'm guessing Bullets 4, 5, and 6 since those are the ones Alex missed - you had to at one location paint your fingernails (on one hand)! 4 of the nails the color was chosen for you and the 5th nail's color was your choice. At another location, you had to put on lipstick! I'm sure the rally folks chose the color for you.
I'm hoping someone took pictures of all of this and will post them somewhere so we can all share in the experience.
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- Joined
- Apr 4, 2002
- Location
- Menlo Park, Ca.
- Moto(s)
- Keep me rocking life
- Name
- Budman
- BARF perks
- AMA Life Member #203453
Nice!!!!
Go Alex... wish we had a MS. Razel given us play by play toooooo!
Well I guess we know.. or do we what color nail polish Ray has on.. lipstick
These Rally guys are
SO very cool. Risking the DNF for points.. true barf ish!
Go Alex... wish we had a MS. Razel given us play by play toooooo!
Well I guess we know.. or do we what color nail polish Ray has on.. lipstick
These Rally guys are
SO very cool. Risking the DNF for points.. true barf ish!
aciurczak2
New member
How did Alex know which bonuses to miss? KARMA?
As I hit submit on my last message, I wondered how Alex avoided all the DRAG RACE bonuses? Was it Karma?
I wonder what they made the women do (???)... For the female riders, the flag had to be a jock strap. Will have to ask tomorrow...
As I hit submit on my last message, I wondered how Alex avoided all the DRAG RACE bonuses? Was it Karma?
I wonder what they made the women do (???)... For the female riders, the flag had to be a jock strap. Will have to ask tomorrow...
aciurczak2
New member
Nice!!!!
Go Alex... wish we had a MS. Razel given us play by play toooooo!
Well I guess we know.. or do we what color nail polish Ray has on.. lipstick
These Rally guys are
SO very cool. Risking the DNF for points.. true barf ish!
Ray reported that the color chosen for him was pink... he chose for his 5th nail, RED.
I don't know Ray very well, so what color did you expect?
owlflavored
don't know. don't care.
these guys are clearly insane.
aciurczak2
New member
Heading Back to CA
Alex called again around 10pm. He was heading over to Susanville, then Fort W-something, then Doris, CA. He said he was hitting the BIG bonuses, so would be off the main route versus the others.
He reported that a whole bunch of people got caught by the CAL24 police as you came into Bullet #6, which is one of the bonuses Alex had to skip. Once again, KARMA is on his side.
I found out what he missed out on for Bullet #4... the one that he was late for by 1 minute (2:01 pm versus 2:00 pm). It was a sandwich stop. Basically the rider who arrived to the bonus before you had made a sandwich that you had to eat. Then, you had to make a sandwich for the next rider... sounds OK? Well, the deli meats selection ranged from things like Sardines to Cow Tongue! There were some weird cheeses and breads as well. So what sandwich did the first rider eat? Well, the Rally Master (Mark Crane) made the first sandwich for the first rider. I wonder if that meant the last rider made a sandwich for the Rally Master?? Probably not!
I guess in all the confusion of the morning rider's meeting, Alex didn't quite understand the scoring for the first leg. He now believes what he did was just fine. Skipping Bullets 1-3 wouldn't have helped. Basically, as you get each bonus, each subsequent one is worth more. Alex got 5 Bullets, so I believe that means he earns 100 + 200 + 300 + 400 + 500 points. He had originally thought that Bullet 1 was 100 points and so forth with Bullet 8 being 800 points. Whatever... your brain doesn't always work clearly during these events, but all gets sorted out once you get back and go through the scoring process.
I wonder if he'll be going through Lassen at midnight again. We did that in 2006. It was beautiful, but spooky! There was a full moon that night as well, which helped with lighting, but made everything a bit surreal.
On another note, there was an accident. I'm hearing this 3rd hand so I'm sure I don't have all the details correct, but two Rally riders went down. One of the riders was making a U-turn. The second rider came upon the person making the U-turn and ran into the U-turn rider. Folks believe the second rider may have fixated on the U-turn rider. I hope they are OK and on their way to a quick recovery. Who were the riders? Unfortunately, I don't know the details.
It's starting to get late and yet Kyle is still awake! I plan to read for a bit and hopefully fall asleep for a little, but I'll probably be woken up by a phone call from Alex for a short update. If I'm awake enough after he calls, I'll be sure to post an update here for those of you up late tonight.
Alex called again around 10pm. He was heading over to Susanville, then Fort W-something, then Doris, CA. He said he was hitting the BIG bonuses, so would be off the main route versus the others.
He reported that a whole bunch of people got caught by the CAL24 police as you came into Bullet #6, which is one of the bonuses Alex had to skip. Once again, KARMA is on his side.
I found out what he missed out on for Bullet #4... the one that he was late for by 1 minute (2:01 pm versus 2:00 pm). It was a sandwich stop. Basically the rider who arrived to the bonus before you had made a sandwich that you had to eat. Then, you had to make a sandwich for the next rider... sounds OK? Well, the deli meats selection ranged from things like Sardines to Cow Tongue! There were some weird cheeses and breads as well. So what sandwich did the first rider eat? Well, the Rally Master (Mark Crane) made the first sandwich for the first rider. I wonder if that meant the last rider made a sandwich for the Rally Master?? Probably not!
I guess in all the confusion of the morning rider's meeting, Alex didn't quite understand the scoring for the first leg. He now believes what he did was just fine. Skipping Bullets 1-3 wouldn't have helped. Basically, as you get each bonus, each subsequent one is worth more. Alex got 5 Bullets, so I believe that means he earns 100 + 200 + 300 + 400 + 500 points. He had originally thought that Bullet 1 was 100 points and so forth with Bullet 8 being 800 points. Whatever... your brain doesn't always work clearly during these events, but all gets sorted out once you get back and go through the scoring process.
I wonder if he'll be going through Lassen at midnight again. We did that in 2006. It was beautiful, but spooky! There was a full moon that night as well, which helped with lighting, but made everything a bit surreal.
On another note, there was an accident. I'm hearing this 3rd hand so I'm sure I don't have all the details correct, but two Rally riders went down. One of the riders was making a U-turn. The second rider came upon the person making the U-turn and ran into the U-turn rider. Folks believe the second rider may have fixated on the U-turn rider. I hope they are OK and on their way to a quick recovery. Who were the riders? Unfortunately, I don't know the details.
It's starting to get late and yet Kyle is still awake! I plan to read for a bit and hopefully fall asleep for a little, but I'll probably be woken up by a phone call from Alex for a short update. If I'm awake enough after he calls, I'll be sure to post an update here for those of you up late tonight.
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PitHo
Logistics Wizard
This is so cool ... what a blast. Go gentleman.
Wish you sucess...I know your having fun 
I hope every one is OK.
Wish you sucess...I know your having fun
I hope every one is OK.
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PitHo
Logistics Wizard
This is budman hangingwith pitho.. have a and following the guys...
Ray and Alex seem to be way apart as in different states! and I have no idea who is doing it right
but this is some cool shit for sure!!! What time does the pub close
keep it up boys!
and following the guys...Ray and Alex seem to be way apart as in different states! and I have no idea who is doing it right
but this is some cool shit for sure!!! What time does the pub close
keep it up boys!
Cycle61
What the shit is this...
Ray appears to be flying north along 447 to some little town Gerlatch-Empire, and then god knows where. Perhaps he's chasing space bunnies at this point I sincerely hope he's got a route back towards California in mind, because the next road I see will put him somewhere north of Lassen Park, unless he backtracks!
Edit: Found it, Smoke Creek Ranch road. Doesn't even show up on the map until you get down to the lowest few levels... Good luck, guys!
I sincerely hope he's got a route back towards California in mind, because the next road I see will put him somewhere north of Lassen Park, unless he backtracks!Edit: Found it, Smoke Creek Ranch road. Doesn't even show up on the map until you get down to the lowest few levels... Good luck, guys!
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It looks like Ray is heading north on Nevada 447. I'm still trying and figure out what Fort W.....something could be. There is a Fort BidWell up in the northeast corner of the state. Dorris, CA. is also way up near the Oregon border.