So, what is a day in the life of a Cannonballer about.
The routes are made public well in advance, but at the pre-race meeting in Savannah we were given packets with a time sheet, a map, and driving instructions for each day.
Time sheet where you enter your start time, the time at each check point and your end time.
The route map.
Driving directions.
The morning starts with people loading and checking their scooters. Then Patrick addresses a non-mandatory drivers meeting.
"don't crash, slow through towns, don't pass stopped school buses, don't crash"
Then we are off. The timing is based on the time you leave until the time you get in and the time between each check point. You can complete leg A and lay around before you start leg B but the clock is still running. The time is based on the honor system backed up with camera evidence and a master clock.
You take a picture of the master clock in the morning and evening just in case you have a "drift" in your own clock.
Picture of the clock in Abilene
Picture of the hotel
Picture of the clock at check point A
Picture of check point B
The camera records the time but I also write them on the wind screen
All the routes and check points are in the GPS, but I write them on the wind screen in case Gladys decides to go off on her own.
Check point C
The time
The final check point the hotel
At the end of the day you turn your times in and Patrick puts them in the computer. If they seem really fast you have to show him all the pictures with the time stamps.
Melony, me and Gary tussle to get our times in so we can go drink Gary's "apple pie"
Patrick patiently entering data.
Then you go drink beer.
And that is a day in the life of a Cannonballer. Oh yea, and you ride like hell all day, you don't pee, you never take your gear off when you are fueling and you hope you do not get lost. Other than that, it is just a ride across country.
That's funny. We do that everyday to get to school
Future "smart" Cannonballer on the way home
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