24 Hours of Starvation Ridge in WA -- October 26 & 27, 2019 (new dates)

[SuburbanDad]

Lil rain, but pretty great weather so far

 

[bluefxstc]

3 charging, 2 charged and 1 on the course.

 

[bluefxstc]

Awesome. How many miles is a lap?

Any idea what map people are running? 2, 3?

I think it is about 16.8 minutes miles. I was in map 1 & @Jared is in map 4 so whatever they are used to and comfortable with.

 

[revoltlution]

So fun! Great bunch of guys! Gonna make this a tradition...

 

[bluefxstc]

Dawn is here on the left coast. Team Alta Owners Forum is intact and dong well. All the bikes and riders are good. Probably about 3-4 more laps before the race is over at 10:00 PDT.

 

[Philip]

Congrats on making it this far and also through the night! That's not a small achievement. This is awesome!

 

[Philip]

You must be on the last lap now. I am keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[bluefxstc]

Obviously the race is over. Not really sure how we did as the results weren't posted when I left. What I do know is everyone had a great time. There was about 100 entries which includes individuals and teams so probably 300-500 riders, but with a 17 mile course and a lot of the entries being teams the course was never crowded. It was a fun event and really enjoyed getting to know @revoltlution , @SuburbanDad , @p0wn , @Jared and seeing @Redwolf again. All of us already committed to doing the 2020, 24 hours of starvation ridge race, so who else is in? It would be awesome to get 3 teams, fast, faster, and fastest, lets ride.

 

[bluefxstc]

@Jared taking the checkered flag for team Alta Owners Forum.

 

[p0wn]

We got 5th out of 7. @SuburbanDad has a picture of the results. We competed in a class of riding clubs, so I think we did really good overall. What a good time!

 

[Redwolf]

We got 5th out of 7. @SuburbanDad has a picture of the results. We competed in a class of riding clubs, so I think we did really good overall. What a good time!

Woohoo!! We suck less!!

Damn that was fun!

 

[SuburbanDad]

I had a blast. Usually events like these I am cussing and swearing by the end vowing to never do another long format enduro. This one was so enjoyable throughout. I am definitely in for next year

Mad props to @Redwolf - his generator charged everybody's bikes for the whole race. That is an awesome quiet Genny.

It was a blast meeting all of the colorful characters from the forum. Looking forward to pics from the race.

 

[Philip]

Great team spirit! You had a lot of fun and that is the most important thing. Congrats!

Your desire to race next year is enviable! I can't wait for the next NE 24-hour Challenge myself!

 

[SuburbanDad]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/2yfSrcZdrMWmqQUe7 @revoltlution at about 3am

 

[C5tor]

I had a blast. Usually events like these I am cussing and swearing by the end vowing to never do another long format enduro. This one was so enjoyable throughout. I am definitely in for next year

Mad props to @Redwolf - his generator charged everybody's bikes for the whole race. That is an awesome quiet Genny.

It was a blast meeting all of the colorful characters from the forum. Looking forward to pics from the race.

Which generator were you using?

 

[OneLapper]

Yup, we want generator pictures, too.

 

[revoltlution]

Ditto to all the feedback from our team members. Had an absolute blast and already looking forward to getting 4th place next year
PS... I'm sore and sleepy!
I'll start a race photo album where we can all add photos. Additionally, we'll be getting official race photos within a week.
Here's a pic from the drive home:

 

[revoltlution]

Here's a final team photo -
@SuburbanDad @p0wn @Redwolf @bluefxstc @Jared @revoltlution

 

[revoltlution]

Which generator were you using?

@Redwolf has a Honda FI EU7000is. It's good for 5.5kw continuous and 30A 240vac. He made a simple 240 splitter so we could plug two bike in at the same time. Never a hiccup and was really quiet! Thanks again @Redwolf !

 

[OneLapper]

With six bikes you have enough time between runs to charge two bikes at a time.

For the NE 24hr race I put together a diesel generator, 8500w continuous. In theory, if each Rapid charger was at full output, 3300 watts, my gen could only handle two chargers, same with the EU6500/7000. In reality, the chargers don't reach their full output on 1.5.1. I'm almost certain we could have run three Rapid chargers on my generator, given that all three chargers would be at different stages of the charge cycle. Unfortunately we didn't think of it at the time and our breakout panel could only accommodate two chargers.