dell835
Active Member
Did anyone else see where a Tenere set a new Cannonball record of 37 hours 7 minutes. I saw i it on Tenere Facebook & didn’t know how to move the short video over here.
Actually, you have a mistaken concept of the IBR and I would say, LD riding altogether. I have ridden and finished the IBR, (2013), my wife did it in 2011 and I have several other certs like a 5 in 5 and 10/10ths as well as a few BBGs. I didn't speed during the IBR. Neither did my wife. BBGs are only an average speed of 62 mph. It's not about going fast, it's about managing your stopped time. The last several IBRs have used satellite tracking of riders and have penalized speeders. They have guidelines and a random pass isn't going to get a rider in trouble, but sustained speeding will get you tossed. Riders have been penalized in points and other methods for excessive speeding.He may have been speeding some, but "he who has not shall throw the first stone".
If the time is true, it's still pretty impressive, albeit crazy.
I have done Iron Butts, but you could say that doing the IBR or a BB Gold Back to back is equally insane and irresponsible.
Alex Roy wrote a book and has published several videos and made a full length documentary movie on his Cannonball records (3 or 4 now) They have never charged him. Hes done I think 15 record pacing runs in everything from a morgan 3 wheeler to the full spec BMW M5 (average speed I think was 91 MPH on that trip 31 hour run with 2 airplanes up looking for police)..... Big no-no to brag about speeding during any ride in a venue that's going to be public broadcast/web/news. Not really putting himself in a good light with the general public. .........
A. I've just been here a long time. I'm nobody special.OK, guys...
1) WOW, Epic. Couldn't find my nuts for a week after a 12.5 hr. Saddle Sore 1000. Can't imagine 37 hours.
2) Yay Yamaha.
3) In all fairness, he never said he was a pro ("...pretty amateurish"). However, look at the bike. Looks pretty well thought out.
4) Do we know if he or someone else actually posted this video? Might not be his fault...dunno.
5) Police can't prove squat after the fact for a speeding violation (infraction) without "proper documentation" (ie; his go pro of the incident). The likelyhood of any municipality getting a warrant to view his go pro or phone records (cell tower speeds) is about nill without swarn officer witnessing the incident ( I know, I wrote those warrants). Notice he didn't whine about being cited, just stated it as a fact (owned it).
6) Anyone think the general public gives two shits about some obscure "race" that by EricV's definition doesn't even exist? Man, is our self importance as riders inflated or what!? If someone does actually care, and he gets hammered, well, he'll probably own that too.
7) And anybody who can do nothing but bitch about this guy's personal little victory as not being safe or official enough, probably has forgotten how many times they absolutely shattered various speed limits in several states for no better reason. Yes bnschroder, I agree, casting stones!
And Lastly (for now, because I think Mr 5K posts will likely implode) if any of you are telling me you have never ridden anywhere, anytime like this, then congrats to you. Just go ahead and continue posting litterally thousands of comments to another "small group of people...LOL" and telling safety stories at your local MSF meetings. The rest of you...I'm planning some rides this summer. Give me a shout. Always room for folks who ride like they mean it.
BTW, one of the best parts of this story is the fact that I saw it on the BMW Riders Group page.