[Rollin']

Interesting interview with the winner of the 2019 Iron Butt Rally. Traveled almost 13,000 miles in 11 days while collecting points.
Information on ride strategy, bike setup and gear.

Wendy Crockett is also the first woman to win the Iron Butt Rally.

Link - https://advrider.com/advrider-interviews-the-legendary-wendy-crockett-2019-iron-butt-rally-winner-part-1/

 

[Retired Guy]

I wish her well in all her rallies. Not my "cup of tea" but I can wish all riders long and safe riding careers.

 

[UncleBo]

There's a podcast called Long Riders Radio. They interviewed Wendy a few years ago. Interesting interview and interesting person. And a big congratulations to her...just finishing the rally is a great accomplishment, but winning it puts her on a very short list of really good riders.

(Think I've mentioned this before, but...) A friend finished the 2017 rally and spent two years prepping for the 2019 rally, only to have to drop out on the first leg due to physical issues (wrenched back). Hated that for him. He was riding a 1974 Suzuki Water Buffalo (water-cooled three-cylinder two-stroke), so that made him automatically the most hopeless in the Hopeless Class. I hope he gets healthy enough to try again in 2021. (Long-distance ridin' ain't my thing. I did about 900 over last Monday-Tuesday and that's about all I can stand in this heat.)