Good job Jason! Very impressive to do that solo. Glad to hear that the R3 is still making it's worth known. I just completed a 118 mile ride last weekend on my R3 and was very pleased with it's performance.
Thanks for the excellent report. Sorry to hear about the oops but it doesn't sound too bad. Late in my ride last week I got the top of my top tube with my cleat. Just a few scratches in the clear coat that will polish out, but like you inferred, the first mark has to happen at some point.

Steve