Scott in Ok
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« on: July 03, 2015, 03:28:14 PM » |
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My friend, and VRCC member Jim Orr, is riding in the 2015 Iron Butt Rally. For those that are interested, you can follow the daily updates at: http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2015.cfmAfter the first leg of the event, Jim is in 8th place out of 86 riders . You can see the standings in the day 5 update: http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2015/Day5.pdfJim rode 3790 miles in the first 4 days, picking up 24 national parks, and 9 states. The theme this year is national parks.... If you don't know what the Iron Butt Rally is all about, there is a primer in this update: http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2015/Day-3.pdf  -Scott |
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2015, 04:48:22 PM » |
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Apparently Jim is a hardcore rider, but he needs to stop doing that to his tire or he won't have enough tread left to complete the trip!  Seriously that's a heck of an endeavor, I hope he kicks some iron butt and brings home the win! |
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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2015, 04:52:54 PM » |
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I miss having Jim around. He's a good dude. Haven't seen him for four or five years. Ride on and ride safe.  |
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2015, 07:56:37 PM » |
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Jim Orr, now that's a name I haven't heard in a while....met Jim at one of the Robbers Cave Rides years ago....Jim started telling me about a extra reserve gas tank he had and how it had been setting in his garage for years...so I asked him if he wanted to sell it and he did, so I bought it, nice tank, sits on the luggage rack of a tourer or std. and holds 4 gals of gas with a no slosh foam interior...heh..heh, now its been sitting in my garage for years and still never been use...thanks Jim, sure have enjoyed moving it around all these years...  |
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2015, 04:06:26 AM » |
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An Interesting read. Not something I would enjoy doing but, I like to stop and smell the roses once in a while on a trip. In reference to the photo, I'm confused as to why someone would want to do such a maneuver. |
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2015, 10:44:41 AM » |
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Go Jim Go !!!! |
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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2015, 11:09:41 AM » |
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Any update on how Jim is doing?
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« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2015, 04:59:56 PM » |
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Today was the Final Leg.... Jim is on page 4 of 7 here.. http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2015/Day10.pdf |
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Scott in Ok
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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2015, 08:00:06 PM » |
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Jim completed the Iron Butt Rally, placing 10th. (Great finish for a rookie!) http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2015/FinalStandings.pdf.pdf10 Jim Orr 10,161 miles, 85 National Parks, 27 States in 11 days. (In some really crappy weather) -Scott |
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« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2015, 08:10:15 PM » |
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Great finish for a first time rider on that challenging rally.
Just got finished reading it all.
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LadyDraco
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« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2015, 02:52:59 AM » |
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Way to go Jim !!!
Making the top 10 is a pretty big deal !!
What a great accomplishment !!!
We are ALL very Proud of you !!!
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