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Old 10-28-09 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by rumbutter
Great stories people. It takes me right back to last year. Its definitely not an event you want to do if you are not on good form. I suffered really badly last year.

I still enjoyed myself in Death Valley but not riding was a bit of a downer. Non cycling related pictures below.

http://www.zensurweb.com/automobile/DeathValley09.htm
Unlike you, I made it all the way to the Devil's Racetrack and back in my Chevy Tahoe. The road was so bad it cracked my tailpipe where it comes out of the rear of the muffler, and both my front struts are shot. Oh - and I lost the lenses to both front foglights. They just vibrated off, I guess.

There are some awesome places you can get to with a 4WD or high clearance vehicle. Next time, try the road to the Inyo Mine, Chloride Cliff, The Lippencot Lead Mine, and the Ubehebe Mine. And you really should suffer the beating and see the Racetrack - it's pretty cool:









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