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 At 13:39:00, driving northeast on Hwy 37. 66 mph, elevation 2970 feet. |
 Overcast. Cold. Occasional rain. |
 Spirits are good. But we can't figure out how error creeps into our scores. |
 In our class, you bet. But we'd like to win overall. |
   
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| DAY 3: Inexplicable Territory Weirdness |
 This picture is for my bro Paul. Hey Paul, look! It's me driving on the Alcan Highway! Of course I have my eyes closed |
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| Coach Stroud, motorcycle guy: "I have to go 80 mph sometimes in order to get back on time. Do you?" |
 Motorcyclist Coach Stroud asks Larry how to zero a leg. Coach must have some idea - he's done it several times. He's first in his class, second in motorcycles (behind the improbably-named Tumu Rock). |
It's 1:30 in
the afternoon, and Larry is driving us up Highway 37, a bumpy twisty bit
of work that jinks and dives through this hill country. We've passed a
bear (little black one) and mountain goats, and a guy parked in the middle
of the highway taking pictures of his wolf-hybrid dogs on the shoulder.
One chased our car. Inexplicable Territory weirdness. (Later)
My turn to drive. We heard earlier that statistically the guys most at
risk on the Alcan Rally are press guys - the OPC factor (people driving
Other People's Cars). I'm glad to see our young Forbes Magazine guys driving
conservatively. "We don't want to become a statistic," one of
them told me. Neither do I. Both hands on the wheel as we barrel on through
the rain to Whitehorse. |
 Having
a great time with Steve and Eric, the guys now taking care of setting
up the checkpoints and keeping score. It's amazing, the dedication of
the many people who make the rally happen. I think they drive more than
we do, and work longer... All the rallyists really appreciate the job
they do.Midnight,
and I'm sitting out in the lobby. With a clump of boots and the squeak
of bike leathers, the last few motorcycle guys straggle in, exhausted
and hungry, only to learn the kitchen's been closed for hours. End of
a long, long. long day. |
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