We have 6 rbent riders that ride for one of the best MS150 team  . We ride for the Wheeler Dealer team a small but mighty team, that are in my opinion are some of the best people you will ever meet.  
 
We had a nice team dinner on Friday night after attending the expo.  The ride was to start at 7am with teams being staged by team size. With the team of only has 14 riders, we were staged at the back very back . It took us 37 minutes for the ride organizers to  send out on course. That just meant that we had about 3,000+ rabbits in front of us. I was planing on riding out with one of the other strong lady riders ,she wanted to push herself a little . But with so many rides like this one, its very hard to keep people together.
 
 I could see Steve and Ray darting in and out of people about a quarter mile ahead of me, so I pushed ahead with plans of waiting for the other ride down the road. Once we turned onto 380 it was a little easier to make time and pass a lot of the slower riders.  I  pulled over onto the shoulder to want for the other riders to catch me . They went passed me at about 20MPH so now I,m chasing them   . We all stop at break point 3 , were Ray is waiting, he lost Steve in some heavy traffic. Now we have the team captain and Lynn, Ray Sarah and myself altogether. Our plan is to ride into lunch together.
 
We get separated , its now just Ray and I out there we put the harmer down. We pull into lunch to learn that we are the next 2  from our team to come in to the lunch Stop. Steve had been in about 30+ minutes before us ,made a very very fast stop and was back out .  Ray and I stayed around to see that other 3 riders come in for lunch then Ray ,Lynn,Sarah and I are looking at some very threatening skies. I decided we need to hurry  and finish . We make very good time the next 38 miles of so only making one more bathroom break.  We come a crossed the finish line together with a 18MPH average. We beat the rain but only by a few minutes. We see Steve seating on the parking lot of the Motor speedway . Steve had finished about an hour and half faster then us   way to go Steve... So all walk over to the food and team tents to find so food and beer, We could only find the beer . It begin to rain and then pour ,we take shelter in a message tent. The MS Secitey make an announcement that due to heavy storms that riders still out on course will be stopped &  their bikes will be brought to a central lock up area for pick up.
 
Ray and I go back out looking for food but once again, all we can find is more beer , So we fill a box full of beer that we are given so protein bars and a couple of shots of Starbucks coffee. Back to the message tent to wait out the storm and for the other riders to get back in .After waiting about an hour in this message tent and several beers,we are told that day 2 may also be called off. Our team captain make the decision not to have our team ride the second day  due to weather. All of are riders got back in safely and all bikes retrieved.  
 
Even with the bad weather this year ,I still think that this is one ride everyone should ride. I had a great time this weekend , It was filled with some of my favorite things. RIDING BIKE, SHOWING THAT RECUMBENT S ARE NOT SLOW, BEING WITH PEOPLE I LOVE, BEING ABLE TO BE OUT SIDE EVEN IN THE RAIN. IT JUST DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THEN THAT FOR ME.
 
Thanks for everyone this weekend                Pedlin Peggy

Good reports, glad y'all got in before the storms!

great ride, all! Steve you musta been flying.  You are getting SO fast - nice work!

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on May 4^th, 2009, 1:18pm:

 
True, HOWEVER, with no food to eat ,& after riding hard ,it doesn't take much for a good beer buzz(I speak from experience).  
 
Peggy has pictures that I'll post later of her brain box crammed full of beer. I think it should be a picture on Bacchetta's website.