You\u2019re going to like this. It\u2019s an endurance event, but not the kind you might be thinking of. No BMW GS ADV monsters, no Gold Wings, no Harleys, in fact, no motorcycles. It\u2019s scooter time, folks!<\/p>\n
First, let\u2019s wind back the clock about 8 years. Let\u2019s see, that would put us at about 2011, and that would be the Hell\u2019s Loop scooter run, organized by the Motor Scooter International Land Speed Federation, and in particular, my good buddy Alan Spears. Alan, you see, is a bit different than the rest of the children. He\u2019s an attorney by day, but at night he becomes a superhero dedicated to fighting villains and standing for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Well, sort of. Alan, you see, organizes motor scooter endurance events. I know this because the one I entered was the aforementioned Hell\u2019s Loop, and it was a hoot.<\/p>\n
There were three of us, and we were on California Scooters. Those were the little 150cc Mustang replicas you\u2019ve been reading about on the ExhaustNotes blog, the very same ones we rode to Cabo and back. The event was a hoot, and we might have won it, but one of our group forgot their gloves and then we got lost, and then…well, you get the idea. But we did finish, and we did 400 miles in a single day on our 150cc Mustangs. We froze our butts off, too, but what\u2019s an adventure ride without a little loss of creature comforts?<\/p>\n
All right, so where am I going with this story?<\/p>\n
You can\u2019t keep a good man down, and Alan is a good man. His next adventure is the Route 66 X-Treme Endurance 400-Mile run. It\u2019s going to be the 21st of April in 2019, it\u2019s going to be in Arizona, and you know what? I\u2019m working real hard to scare me up a scooter. I want to play in this one, folks. Alan, you be my witness…I\u2019m casting about to find a scoot. Contingent on that, Amigo, count me in.<\/p>\n
If you would like more information, you can contact Alan directly at msilsf@yahoo.com. Hopefully, I\u2019ll see you in Arizona next April!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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