Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

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Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby Gtr » Thu Jun 23, 2016 7:44 am

Looks like an opportunity to get my GS a little dirty. Just signed up for the PA event...anyone else going?

http://www.touratechrally.com/
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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby ERC Scott » Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:05 am

I can't see a location listed on the site other than "beautiful PA". Did they mention a town, etc. when you registered? Picture suggests Amish countryside.
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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby BKling » Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:45 am

ERC Scott wrote:I can't see a location listed on the site other than "beautiful PA". Did they mention a town, etc. when you registered? Picture suggests Amish countryside.


Huntingdon, PA Aug. 18 - 21 2016 it's on the right side of the home page.
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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby Gtr » Thu Jun 23, 2016 3:00 pm

ERC Scott wrote:I can't see a location listed on the site other than "beautiful PA". Did they mention a town, etc. when you registered? Picture suggests Amish countryside.


Huntingdon, PA Aug. 18 - 21 2016...right side of pg per post above. Once registered, you'll get an e-mail with add'l details and address. They've released the e-mail for the West Coast event, East Coast event e-mail ready for release soon. This is only the 2nd year they've had the East Coast event, so not as packed as the West Coast...anticipating up to 300 riders for East Coast.
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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby eap » Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:07 pm

...interesting...
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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby ERC Scott » Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:53 pm

eap wrote:...interesting...


Indeed!
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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby eap » Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:38 pm

Anyone signed up? - I am still waiting to hear if I get the time off, but it is looking pretty good. I want to try out my Noah 16 Tarp - it will easily provide shade and protection for 3-4 tents.
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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby Gtr » Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:08 am

Heading up before sunrise Fri, but have another rider departing on Thu...time TBD. Ed, PM me your cell #...Henry said he'd link up with you.
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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby eap » Wed Aug 10, 2016 7:27 am

Gtr wrote:Heading up before sunrise Fri, but have another rider departing on Thu...time TBD. Ed, PM me your cell #...Henry said he'd link up with you.


Done!

In and paid, The workshops and rally events alone sound great but I am still debating on paying extra $$ for one of the Pine Barron's Dirt 101 or Advanced Dirt classes.
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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby Gtr » Wed Aug 10, 2016 2:45 pm

eap wrote:
Gtr wrote:Heading up before sunrise Fri, but have another rider departing on Thu...time TBD. Ed, PM me your cell #...Henry said he'd link up with you.


Done!

In and paid, The workshops and rally events alone sound great but I am still debating on paying extra $$ for one of the Pine Barron's Dirt 101 or Advanced Dirt classes.


No debate, I'm too cheap. If you sign up, I'll soak up whatever info I can during camp fire chat time :beer:
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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby eap » Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:36 am

Meeting up with 4 other riders at the Rosemont Ave Sheetze in Frederick, Md at 0930 this morning. GTR, hope to see you in the Mountains. Here is our planned route ~60% or more on Michaux and Tuscarora Forest roads http://gps.motionx.com/maps/00f15d2c9df1c8403e7935209644d32a
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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby eap » Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:05 am

Had a great time at the TT Rally - our 160 mile route, was some 60% forest service roads going through Michaux and Tuscarora State Forests. The ride back was via highway in a heavy warm summer rain.

The Rally site is surrounded by more forests and they had GS Scrambles Track that was great fun, obstacle course with spiral maze and irregular shape slow race.

Jimmy Lewis gave on bike demonstrations and Pine Barrons offered day long dirt classes (extra fee).
A few pics, some mine, some from ADV and others:

The GS scrambles track:
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Campsite:
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Irregular shaped slow race (me in the lead! just prior to my tapout :(
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PA forest road:
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The venue:
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Obstical Sloped Conch course:
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Once more around the scrambles track - this was a huge layout covering 3-4 fields - great fun:
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Not a huge rally at all - mayb e 150-175 riders - I will consider this one or similiar again next year.

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Re: Touratech Rally PA (18-21 Aug)

Postby ERC Scott » Sat Aug 27, 2016 3:27 pm

I think I'll get some knobbies on the superduke and make this rally next year ;)
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