2009 Desert 100! April 4th & 5th in Odessa WA.

[tomcycle]

Updated Wed April 2


We will be crossing the Aldergrove border at 3pm Friday

Staying overnight

Riding all day Saturday

Returning Saturday Night

Anyone interested just PM me

If you live east of langley you can jump on the bus in surrey or west of langley we can arrange a place to park in aldergrove area and pick you up there.

Tom

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2009 Desert 100



The date is set for the 2009 Desert 100! April 4th & 5th in Odessa WA.

The World Famous Desert 100 - Since 1969 when this annual race began, the Desert 100, once known as Mattawa, has been the most prestigious off road race of the year. In addition to the race, the Desert 100 weekend features the following events:

Family Poker Run - This is a fun event for the whole family and each year it gathers hundreds of riders just looking to have a fun ride and great time.

Iron Man Poker Run - This is not for the faint at heart. Designed for the more advanced rider, this event is much longer and harder than our family poker run.

Dual Sport - We also put on a very fun ride for those who have dual sport bikes. People always look forward to these events knowing they are in for a fun day. You will have lunch at the Brewery, see the sights of Odessa and the surrounding area which includes private property trail rides including the BLM Lakeview OHV area!


Further Information:

• 2009 Sponsors
• 2009 Desert 100 Schedule
• 2009 Desert 100 Flyer
• Race Pre-Registration
• 2009 and Past Desert 100 Program
• Previous Race Results
• Desert 100 FAQ (look here first for answers to your questions)
• Desert 100 Camp Rules
• Desert 100 Race Rules
• Schedule
• Forum
• Photos
• Odessa Directions and Info

Please visit the Desert 100 Forum to ask questions about the Desert 100: Click Here

[hawk]

Hi Tom,

Is the bus going this year? Can I get on it?

I've tenatively booked

5 rooms (5 x 2 queen beds) @ 50.00/ night (including taxes) for both the night of the 3rd. (Friday night)
Ephrata Inn

848 Basin St SW

Ephrata, WA 98823

(509) 754-3575 Fax: (509) 754-2632

Let's get a list of who's going so I can cancel the rooms if we don't need em or book some more if we do!

Neil (Hawk)

[tomcycle]

Bus is going

Leaves Friday Afternoon

Returns Saturday Night

[skidmark43]

I'm in for a room + a spot on the bus please.

Thanks to Neil & Tom for getting the ball rolling.

Mark

[joefdirtybiker]

Hello, I willbethere Thursday evening 5:30pm ish. If anyone plans on staying in the maincamp spot I could cordon off a"DualsportBC"areaaround me to ensurethere is aspot for you. I would just need to know how many, when arriving, to gauge thesize of the area.

[Choulton]

It would be great to have a DualSport BC camping area.
I'll be camping to with 2 friends, we have a 24ft trailer, pickup truck and 3 bikes.
We will be arriving Friday evening.

Looking forward to it.
How can we identify you? from the pictures it looks like a maze of vehicles trailers and bikes.

[joefdirtybiker]

It is a maze for sureand there is no guarantee that the area I want will be available. However, I will shoot for the mid-back section of the camp towards the fence. I will put "BC" on a large piece of cardboard andwill definitely mark off an area using yellow ribbon.

I have a darktwo tone blue/goldF150 and will likely have a 22' camping trailer or a large tent along side.

[hawk]

I need to know how many rooms we'll be taking by Monday latest as that's last date of cancellation...come It'LL BE FUN!

Neil

[skidmark43]

This will be my 6th year of riding the maze of 'volcanic rocks and sagebrush hand-placed by satan himself'.

It's raining/snowing there until Friday (keeping the dust down?) and then sunshine but chilly on Saturday. Should be perfect conditions.

The 450 has been serviced and is good to go. Me not so much; should have started exercising a loooong time ago.

Sample video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNzZB...eature=related

"I'd like to take my dog in a sidehack. Will I have fun?": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb9_b...eature=related

[bobhami]

"pm"ing...........

Bob

[skidmark43]

The bus is now full:

1. Neil
2. Tom
3. Mark
4. Bob
5. Wally
6. Paul N
7. John V

Neil has 3 rooms booked in Ephrata (6 beds + the snoremeister in the bus).

Excellent.

[joefdirtybiker]

For those staying in the main event area I'lluse orange cones, orange ribbon, and a big sign"DSBC". I will shoot for a spot against theEast/West fence.

I have a Ford F150, Dark Blue\Gold two tone, tenting this year. I'll blockoff enough space for what BC and WA riders asked for which isa 24' trailer, 2 trucks, and a FJ Cruiser. Email me at jjfernan@gaic.com if more space is needed or call 425.891.8324 moible as I am leaving tonight.

Cold weather,dust, dirt, screaming kids,hundreds of riders, loud music, loud bikes runing until late night and early morning- and we pay to participate!

Jay

[tomcycle]

East West Fence? can you give me a little better idea of your location? Are you talking about the fence following the paved road?

We will look for you guys, we are not going to be there till Saturday Morning so it depends if we can get the bus there. its only 34' long

TT

[joefdirtybiker]

Sorry lads butforgot my wallet,drove all the way backto Seattle to grab it andnow at a hotel inMoses Lake.

I will tapeoff a spottomorrowandpost the location here. Sunny weather earlier and clear sky tonight. Should be nice tomorrow and this weekend.

[tomcycle]

See you there Saturday morning

Weather is going to be spectacular

[joefdirtybiker]

There is a large block of space just behind the second set of sanacans. Turns in to main event, turn right into middle road and behind second toilets behind a few rv's is a section blocked off.Call my mobile 425.891.8424. Or plenty of space if you can't find me.

[tomcycle]

Thanks J for saving us a place to park the bus

What a day of riding, Sunny and Warmand no dust I just doesn't get better, all this with 3000 of your closest riding buddies

I don't know what the numbers are but this one has to be a record. I did not bring the camera but I am sure someone will post some pics.

This year our group did the Iron Man Loop, 2 times around the course with three hard optionsfor a total of 80 miles. The DualSport course took you around once (no hard options) and out to some other property to ride and beer at the local brewery.

I thought the DS course was going to be way too hard for anything above a 400 especially if you don't have much experience.I saw a couple of big advendure bikes have a slow go of it. One thing for sure, if you completed the loop you would have lots of off road experiance with your bike, you will be a better rider like it or not

I had a greattime, really glad I was riding the 300 instead of the X. Today my arms are like spaghetti and my legs are like jello. Cant wait till next springto do it all over again

Sorry J andgang, we packed and headed forhome as soon as we finished the course. I think you guys were staying for the race sowill wait for your report on the DS run

Tom

[Choulton]

It took us longer than expected to get to Odessa, we finally arrived at about 8:30pm Friday, it was dark, there were people, trailers and bikes everywhere. We told the guy on the gate we were meeting someone on the back fence, he directed us to turn right and go straight, Sorry Jay we couldn't find you. We ended up right at the front looking out at the start area. Saturday morning we rode round the site and realized there was a second right turn to the back fence, but we still couldn't find Jay, but we did find the bus.
Can't comment on the DS run, we also did the Iron Man and Wow! was it ever good. Not what we were expecting at all, I think I only got into 3rd a couple of times. We certainly got plenty of experience of riding woops, avoiding rocks, not riding through sage bushes, overtaking slower riders and getting out of the way of the faster riders.
It was fantastic. We all made it up the tough hill climb rock section, then spoke to a guy who dropped his KTM at the top and put the rear brake lever through the crank casing. We set off on our second lap at about 1pm, half an hour before cut off, the desert had dried out and it was very dusty, its hard to avoid pot holes and rocks when all you can see is a dust cloud. Fatigue setting in, we cut the second lap short and ducked under the tape by the rescue helicopter. When we got back to base they were just starting the youngsters mini race. It was like a sceen from an old cowboy movie with all the indians lined up on the top of a hill ready to attack, boy those kids don't hold back.
For us it was time for a few beers, to wash the dust away. We wandered around the camp, still couldn't see the blue and gold pickup, Sorry Jay, we totaly missed you, but thanks for saving us a space. We did find a mechanics tent where they were offering suspension tuning for $10. I brought my bike back and they drasticly changed all the settings, the suspension really feels like its working now, wish I found them before the ride. The BMW suspension had felt way to hard before.
I should say, any thoughts of entering the race on Sunday had gone after about 10 miutes of riding. We stayed to watch the race start Sunday morning and its definitly a specticle to behold, from the roar of engines to the huge cloud of dust with some bikes going full boar for the two burning oil drums.
The whole event was a great experience.

Ian
PS. pictures to follow.

[joefdirtybiker]

Wow, what a crowd. I had a spot saved for your trailer but by 8:30pm almost every inch was filled in. I made a deal with a friend to save a spot next to his trailer some what next to me and was amazed by Saturday it was still available for Tom's bus and several of my friends trucks.

I too made it up the tough iron man hill climb with no feet on the ground so yah for the DRZ400S.Also enjoyed riding down that very steep hill down to the river as well.Sunshine, clear blue sky and no dust made for a perfect day of ridingespecially in that desertterrain.

Sorry I missed you Ian but more then happy to save spots when I can and hope to continue to see CA riders in my back yard.Let’s work on our legs to get them ready for next year. I will seeyou in a few months foryour club rides.

Jay

[joker650]

I just doesn't get better, all this with 3000 of your closest riding buddies

Yeah.... we're gunna need some pics of that.