2017 Detailed Schedule

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Originally Posted by Sean Gurevich

Outside the box solution: Move to Texas like Jeremy and Becka and long driving problem solved. Just don't moved out to Big Bend National Park where Kasey lives. ;)

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HaHa. But not sure about that. Ask Kasey Lewis, or Joe and other guys that no longer make it from El Paso.

While I think it is clearly better to maintain closer to an alternating / every-other schedule for BB vs LW, recognizing that a ton of other factors come into play, this is a pretty darn good schedule.
NOLA will be way more fun for LW than TWS since they decided to run it in the boring long course the last couple years. And people that have been around longer, though they may miss Oakhill in the summer, will see the value in not starting the round in the north with frozen riders, radiators, and waterpumps. I don't like the long drives period, but early rounds virtually guaranteed to be ice free are sweet.

In summary, good job Walter, Staff, and Board.

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Originally Posted by Steven Smith

Mu guess is they will be running the full course at NOLA due to the number of bikes that will be on the track at one time.

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You base that guess on what? We ran 44 bikes on the 1.7 mi CCW-MSR April round in 2016. The ULWE race at the 1.7 CW-MSR had 40 bikes start the race. I vote for the full course(2.75miles) at NOLA so turns 3-7 will be included! I hope you're right Steve!

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Originally Posted by Yorke Oldfather

Shut your mouth Craig! LOL!

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It's fun ccw also. It's actually the intended direction by track design. There is a wall either way, but I think ccw is safer. Jmo

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Originally Posted by Ben Gooding

You base that guess on what? We ran 44 bikes on the 1.7 mi CCW-MSR April round in 2016. The ULWE race at the 1.7 CW-MSR had 40 bikes start the race. I vote for the full course(2.75miles) at NOLA so turns 3-7 will be included! I hope you're right Steve!

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The only thing that has ever run the short corse at NOLA is Groms, Minis (F5/6/7/8) and Junior Motard. 250s+ have always been on the long course.

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Originally Posted by Michael De Simone

The only thing that has ever run the short corse at NOLA is Groms, Minis (F5/6/7/8) and Junior Motard. 250s+ have always been on the long course.

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Good to hear! That warms the cockles of my heart!

Heart cockles? http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/73...d7d1cac2bc.jpg

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Originally Posted by Sean Brown

Heart cockles?

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You can treat 'em with this:

http://www.vetshopmax.com/Assets/Pro...gard_brown.jpg

(Chewable, too, because I know you don't like pills...)

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Originally Posted by Yorke Oldfather

Roughly double the cost with a 4 person team.

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yea it started that way.. till we got faster. we get roughly 15 hours out of a rear on the 250 and its a street tire.. When we stopped ridding BBE we where going through 3 rears during the 8 hour while pitting next to the village idiots watching them go through 3 fronts and 8 rears :shock: ..so for a new team yea it will be roughly double. But for a "fast" team on anything 600cc+ its quit a bit more expensive if your going for the win.

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Originally Posted by Sean Brown

Heart cockles? http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/73...d7d1cac2bc.jpg

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The "cockles of ones heart" is supposedly in reference to the chordae tendonae which tether the valve leaflets of the heart to the walls of the chambers of the heart.

Sorry, thats all I have to contribute to this thread because I don't endurance race.

Thanks for the schedule Walter. :wave: