2004 ISDT RR Pre Ride

[slvrbrdfxr]

Hi All,
Just wanted to share the post below by Andre Ming on Vinduro about his experience today doing a pre ride at Zink Ranch in preparation for this year's Reunion Ride. I wasn't able to make it there for the ride today but sounds like he and all the other enjoyed it. I will try to keep the POG members updated on the event as it draws near. Look forward to see everyone in October.

Dave McCullough
Tulsa Trail Riders
1970 125 Six day
1972 100 Berkshire
1972 Wassell Trials

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andre Ming" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 8:09 PM
Subject: [vinduro] 04 ISDTRR Pre Ride Report


Vinduroites:

When I first heard that the 04 ISDTRR was going to the John Zink Ranch in
Tulsa, I had mixed emotions. Having ridden some events at JZ, I knew it
could be a bike-breaking booger of a ride. Not the hot ticket for a vintage
bike event that will contain many vintage riders as well.

Silly me.

Today Vern Street, Paul Brannard, Ron Ribolzi, Claude ?, Roger Ganner, and
yours truly rode Day One.

I have to tell you, if you can't  enjoy this one... you're in bad shape.
Paul and Vern have done an amazing job of giving us a very mild sampler of
the John Zink experience.  There will be lots and lots of twisty/turny stuff
across the prairies and through the scrub oak... fun roads... et al.  The
rocks are at a minimum with no bike-breaker/body-breaker sections at all.

Bear in mind though, you will want to stay on the established trail and not
venture off on your own to straighten out the curves... for if you leave the
marked trail you most certainly CAN encounter sizeable rocks that are hidden
in the prairie grass!  Obey the markers and follow them!

I rode this on my new Zuendapp GS125 (which is basically stock) and had a
ball!  Claude and Ron were on 60's models BSA's and Vern a Triumph. Paul and
Roger were on modern bikes.

This year's ISDTRR experience will be totally different than any ISDTRR to
date.  The huge prairie vistas are incredible. At one place, you can see the
Tulsa skyline way off in the distant horizon. (15-20 miles?)

The facilities will be top notch.  The banquet will be at the John Zink
museum which will include displays of vintage Indy 500 race cars, vintage
John Zink Special dirt oval cars, off-road racing vehicles (buggies, trucks,
etc!)... even off-road motorcycles!  For example, Stephan Peiterhansels
(sp?) 1994 ISDE overall winning bike is on display... just as it looked
after the final moto!

Get this: The event directors are going to try their very best to recreate
the actual grass moto track used at the 1994 ISDE.  Racing on a replica
grass moto track will be a first ever for any ISDTRR!

There will be four Special Tests on Day One alone, so there will be lots of
opportunities for some good-natured competition.

In recap: Any doubts I had about returning to the John Zink venue have been
erased by riding the course, and listening to the preparations being taken
to insure this to be a very enjoyable and accomodating ISDTRR.

Guys, you can truly ride whatever you want on this one without fear of
bashing you bike to bits.  Premier class included!  Well, all but Dwighty
Rudder, that is.  Word is there will be a special section that only Dwight
will have to ride... this is so he won't be disappointed that there are no
famous John Zink rock gardens to bust your behind in. :-)

If you've been on the fence about this one, you'd better get to wrenchin' on
those scoots and be here!

I'm stoked.

Dare I say it???

Yup... this one too... is going to be EPIC!!!!

Andre "Pumped to the Moon" Ming

[Dwight Rudder]

I would love to see about 60 miles of this kind of FUN trail on day 1 and about 30 miles on day 2 before the final MX.
Dwight

Dwight Rudder
7 time ISDT / E medalist
8 time National Enduro Class Champion.

[Rain Man]

My bikes are ready, I'm always more than ready,,, where the be jeeses is Oaklahoma?     Oaklahomas a six day road trip for this envious rider.  Ride hard Have fun, and always remember.. theres a dozen other guys that would like to wear your riding boots[],,
Never mind have our Putts..
Happy trails

Raymond
Limington Me.

[Big Mac]

Rainman, you can trailer your Penton to OK...you don't have to ride it all the way there! No need for a 6-day roadtrip if you're at freeway speeds-- Looks like only 1750 miles from Limington ME to Tulsa, so maybe a little over 2 days? A walk in the park compared to the cross-country runs the Penton-Liner once made for the Qualifiers, right boys?

At least 2 of us are signed up and headed out for the 2100 miles each way from Portland OR (THEE Portland, not the one in Maine), bound for John Zink Ranch. We figure if we leave work at noon on Wednesday before, we can make make it to impound Friday night with a couple hours to spare...then after the final Moto and a shower Sunday, if we push hard we should be back at work the following Wednesday morning with lots of good road trip stories to tell!  

Hope to meet you in OK in October?? Mac