Pit's Rule
10-04-2005, 01:55 AM
When qualifying for the SS/1000, obviously my stock odometer and the inexpensive Garmin E-trac I purchased are not going to match up, at the end of the trip. Hell, they won't match after the first 100 miles!
What is the remedy for this when I submit my documentation to the IBA?
Which mileage do I record at fuel stops, etc.?
I know I can trust the GPS, but I would prefer not to have to ride an extra 100-200 miles, just to make sure the IBA is satisfied.
I'm sure this is a ridiculous question for some of you folks that are veteran long-haulers, but this IBA thing is all new to me. I didn't want to drop a lot of money on electronic gadgetry, that I may not find useful in the future.
I suppose at the end of the day, it may not be relevant. I would expect that when the GPS assures me we have busted the 1000 miles, and reads 1056,..the VTX odometer will read 1142, I'll send all the paperwork into the IBA, they will do the math, no problems,..Right?
Guess I am just looking for a little reassurance and insurance that (especially since there are two other X'ers going with me!!!) we won't have any gliches when the paperwork gets to the IBA.
One other question, in the event that we were to find ourselves unusually ahead of the game, let's say at the 1000 mile mark, and pushed on for the 1500/24 BB Gold (I do not expect this to occur, but stranger things have happened, right?) do I understand the IBA rules correctly, that we would not qualify, since one of the lesser two rides was not completed prior?
Thanks in advance,
Pete
What is the remedy for this when I submit my documentation to the IBA?
Which mileage do I record at fuel stops, etc.?
I know I can trust the GPS, but I would prefer not to have to ride an extra 100-200 miles, just to make sure the IBA is satisfied.
I'm sure this is a ridiculous question for some of you folks that are veteran long-haulers, but this IBA thing is all new to me. I didn't want to drop a lot of money on electronic gadgetry, that I may not find useful in the future.
I suppose at the end of the day, it may not be relevant. I would expect that when the GPS assures me we have busted the 1000 miles, and reads 1056,..the VTX odometer will read 1142, I'll send all the paperwork into the IBA, they will do the math, no problems,..Right?
Guess I am just looking for a little reassurance and insurance that (especially since there are two other X'ers going with me!!!) we won't have any gliches when the paperwork gets to the IBA.
One other question, in the event that we were to find ourselves unusually ahead of the game, let's say at the 1000 mile mark, and pushed on for the 1500/24 BB Gold (I do not expect this to occur, but stranger things have happened, right?) do I understand the IBA rules correctly, that we would not qualify, since one of the lesser two rides was not completed prior?
Thanks in advance,
Pete