I'll get this thread started because I am probably the first to get home. Not that I rode the ride very fast I just live much closer than most. Anyway the weather was great not too cold at the start and it wasn't blazing hot in the afternoon. I brought my camera but only managed to take about 9 pictures. It was very nice meeting the other BF'ers at the start.
All in all it was a nice ride and according to my garmin my time was 6:22 total time which is right about the time I was aiming for.

Edit: Now that I have beer in me I'll flesh it out.

I woke up about 3:45 this morning because I'm so used to getting up for work and I work on weekends usually. By the time I showered and packed up the car I realized that I skipped breakfast so I made a PB&J and hit the road. This caught up to me about 70 miles in or so after the gel and caffeine buzz wore off. I tried to choke down some Clif Bars at the stops but it wasn't working. The only thing that helped was the can of Pepsi I had at "The Place" in Ventucopa. I think the whole not eating well on rides stems from still being in the mindset of weight loss that I started in 2004 when I was 310 pounds and continues to the present day. Anyway I started at around 9 AM and felt great all the way up to Apache Saddle. The descent was fantastic with the exception of some stray rocks on the road. Once we hit Cuyama Valley it was very boring. Just flat and barren and reminds me why I don't ride in the desert much. The boredom continued as we turned south on 33. It got a little more interesting as the slight grade turned into rollers for a few miles until the turnoff onto Lockwood Valley Road. The climb toward Heartbreak started innocently enough just never really knew when you were at the top and it was quite steep for the last couple miles. I thought ,like Brandy, that the climbing was done for the day but was proved wrong so very wrong. At this point I was feeling the lack of calories so I just started looking at the road and counted down the miles and the elevation. I think it was another 1500 feet of climbing in that last 24 miles. Which didn't correspond to my expectation of reaching Heartbreak and coasting down to Lebec with much rejoicing. Anyway I made it without totally bonking but not finishing as strong as I hoped.
So the lesson is I need more than 1 can of Pepsi, 3 servings of Hammer gel, one of those bite size Clif bars, and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich next year.

The big ugly guy with the stupid expression is me near the top of Heartbreak