What began as a nice Upper MidWest day in Minneapolis, ended up more like a scene from The Wiz. Whoa, talk about the weather changing conditions in a hurry! I rented a 50cc scooter in downtown Minneapolis and rode it to the race start 40 miles southeast in Cannon Falls. Over the course of that distance, I was tested, having to hang on for dear life in the up to 50mph headwinds. Took almost three hours. Painful and scary. Totally gnarly in every sense of the world. Once I got there....
The event was scrubbed due to the high winds, lightening and possibility of a tornado. A Tornado? Good God Dorothy, where are we? So I rode home in the threatening darkness, just ahead of the storm, with a nice tailwind.
We'll try again tomorrow night in downtown Minneapolis (in front of what is rumored to be 500,000 fans) and hope for the best. Wow, what a day.
On other fronts, at long last we have officially announced the CompuTrainer Mexico Cruise, so all of you that missed the Alaska trip, can now hook up for seven days of sunshine in Baja California in December. How does that sound right now, Toto?
Mucho bueno.
At least I got a few stills out there today. Rented the scooter from E (and he also questioned the RS500: Dude, Suspicious Minds!), the stage start in Cannon Falls, MN, LOOKED OK. And a groovy bike rental system on downtown Minneapolis. Bikes are free for the first 30 minutes.
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