A hearty second to the above comment.

An event of this nature takes hundreds of hours to put together and all of us get to benefit from not only the knowledge we gain, but the people we meet are fantastic!

Harvey Carlisle has HERO status in my book and if needed I'll throw in $500 bucks like I did last year to make things go smoothly...

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I'm going to make the most of it!

Woo - Hoo!

 

Harvey is bringing a spare motor for show and tell and Q/A
How many people are installing new timing belts for the trip ?
Break in belt adjustment and inspection might make for a very relevant tech session.

 

Has a schedule for the event been put together? I’m most interested in what’s scheduled on Sunday. Thanks

 

Sharks in the Badlands Schedule of events



July 17th Friday - Arrival day – meet and greet and unwind some door prizes

Thinking of having tech session Friday around 6 pm

July 18th Saturday – 7:30 am Early morning meeting then fun run at 08:00 am till 3 pm.

3 – 5:00 pm Rest / eat

5 pm Door Prize Raffles

5:45 pm Bus tour to winery / brewery then to Deadwood for some fun

currently the wineries / breweries close at 8 pm. Hoping to get them to stay open later for us.

July 19th Sunday 9 am Fun Run 2 for those that want. Some folks departing

Second fun run for those wanting to go

 

Drive eat sleep repeat
maybe stop to
take a picture or two
90 % driving
Harvey has the route plan for both days
sunday will have bail out points for those leaving at different times.

 

I just spoke with the hotel and they will honor the rate for another few days. So if you are on the fence, get off it and make your reservation and come experience South Dakota and its charm. From seeing bisons, to Mt Rushmore, to Crazy Horse, and Deadwood. Come one come all.

They just announced that the Sturgis Motorcycle rally is a go for 2020. 80th anniversary. This means that the hotel rooms will get fully booked here shortly from people coming in before the event. This time of year the rates are thru the roof if you can even find a room. Don't wait act now.

Harvey

 

@Harvey928 Is it possible to update my registration to add 2 for the bus tour?

 

Yes we can update it.

Looking forward to catching up when y'all get here.

Harvey

 

I just registered under the wire. Got my rooms too. Can't drive, just no time. Flying my plane, barring storms in the area on Friday and leaving Sunday. Wanted to bring my CTTS but just don't have 11 hours each way for a one day stay. I'll have to ride with Roger or Sean I guess.

 

Let one of us know where you fly into, and we'll come get you. Of course, if it's me coming to get you - my fee is a quick photo op flight around Rushmore!

And yeah, you can drive Louie back to the hotel...

 

Is that plane still operational?

The crew!


The record 7 black 928's!

 

Jeff,

Be careful the winds around here are 80 mph at times, normally 25 -30 with gusts to 50 mph are normal. Also be sure where you land the plane. Ellsworth AFB is very close to us, and commercial plans have landed there by mistake only to be surrounded by military police as they got off the plane. I know you are very experienced but just worth mentioning about the winds when landing and taking off.

Harvey

 

Looking for moral support because my wife thinks I'm a little crazy ....

This is my current planned route for Sharks in the Badlands (aka "See How Great America Is")



Currently, 5955 miles with the following planned for stops:

A to B - Jacksonville, FL to Birmingham, AL (Saturday - July 11th) - 478 miles
B to C - Birmingham, AL to Tulsa, OK (Sunday - July 12th) - 649 miles
C to D - Tulsa, OK to Dodge City, KS (Monday - July 13th) - 331 miles
D to E - Dodge City, KS to Boulder, CO (Tuesday - July 14th and drive around CO on Wednesday July 15th) 403 miles plus whatever sight seeing I do locally (200ish miles)
E to F - Boulder, CO to Rapid City, SD (Thursday - July 16th) 380 miles
F to G - Rapid City, SD to Great Falls, MT (Sunday - July 19th) 540 miles
G to H - Great Falls to Missoula (Monday - July 20th) 165 miles
H to I - Missoula to Bozeman (Monday - July 20th) 202 miles
I to J - Bozeman to West Yellowstone (Monday - July 20th) 88 miles
J to K - West Yellowstone, MT to Salt Lake City, UT (Tuesday - July 21st) 320 miles
K to L - Salt Lake City, UT to Jacksonville, FL (Wednesday July 22nd to Sunday July 26th) 2394 miles


K to L will probably see stops in Nebraska, Kentucky, North Carolina (probably layover for a day in Banner Elk - normal home of SITM)

Rationale for this long of a trip:

- I'll never be this young again!
- I'm seriously over COVID and our news cycles - just need to clear my head
- My 1988 Black Witch is a nice looking driver with high miles (approaching 200K) so 6K more miles doesn't bother me. Any outstanding maintenance items will be up-to-date by the time of the trip. I'm the second owner of the car and it's extensive maintenance was well documented.
- I'm very confident in my car and more confident in my ability to be resourceful if needed. AAA, Credit Card and Internet
- I likely won't drive through these areas again (at least all at once, unless there is an RV in my future)
- It's about the only way I'm going to drive a car this year
- I fly over most of these places annually but I want to put some rubber on the road.
- I have a fairly obnoxious accrued time off balance at my work and July is a dead month for us generally.

Anyhow call me crazy, if you like .... I honestly cannot wait.

BTW - I found this cool site - America's Scenic Byways and I plan on picking up 1 or 2 of these scenic byways in each leg of the trip.

https://scenicbyways.info/

 

Trey,

You are not crazy at all. I love your plan to see more of america and put some seat time in the 928. You may want to look at the 511 maps in each state. It should show if the roads are under construction so you can avoid those. Nebraska and Kansas still have some roads blocked due to flooding last year. I hope your trip goes smoothly and without any troubles.

Harvey

 

Here is the 511 map of Nebraska just to show you where construction and closed roads are