Well the three stooges(Ray Torrey,Peggy & myself-I don't know which one of us is Moe ,Larry or Curly) have been asked by John Schlitter to crew for him during the upcoming 600k race on 3/14 in the Texas Hill country. John is estimating 20 hours or so to complete the ride(what's scary is that the crew-US ,are responsible for keeping him on course. Yikes,I wonder how he feels about bonus miles-instead of a 600k ,how about 650K).  
 
 
This is only going to add to our Hellweek experience ,all are looking forward to the event,even though the three of us have a combined ZERO crew experience. How hard up must John be for a crew? I just hope we don't run over the guy during the race. We'll have to get some crew practice in before the event(how close to follow him at night,hand signals,etc...).  
 
Here's the url link to the event. I love to look at the elevation chart(only because I'll be climbing those hills in a van & not on a bike) & when the route descirption mentions chip seal ,you really gotta appreciate riding along in a mini-van: http://www.raceacrossoregon.com/hillcountry
 
 
Good luck to John & several other LSR members signed up for this BEAST of a ride. You can check the current roster by clicking on the tab underneath the tab that says "Hill country 600k".
 
I'm sure we'll have stories to share ,along with pictures(not just for the race ,but the week of Hellweek). We'll have internet access in the house we're renting(in Fredericksburg).
 

Quote from AustinSkater on Mar 4^th, 2009, 2:41pm:

 
Bryan ,yeah ,that sounds good. I know John talked about getting some practice runs in at night(before the event). Anything you can add would be appreciated.

Quote from bikerteam on Mar 5^th, 2009, 6:38am:

 
Ray ,here's the difference...200k vs. 600k & race vs. ride. I'm sure our Hellweek will be challenging. If we can ride the 400k this weekend,we can ride the Hellweek.