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Godzulla 2007
Posted by: Adam Fuson @ 2007.05.24.1556
A few weeks ago John Adams asked me to ride Godzulla with him. Without much hesitation I told him I would, and then I encouraged the other UC riders to approach the event as a group event. Though Godzulla has many difficult climbs, the majority of the climbs are near the end of the 125-mile course. With long flat and rolling stretches it can actually be helpful to stay together as a tight group. Nathan Bremer and Aaron Hoffman agreed to ride Godzulla as a group and so we each arrived at River Downs last Saturday morning prepared to ride a long and hilly ride except for Bremer forgetting his helmet.
Bremer raced home to get his helmet and my mom dropped him ahead of the group about 5 miles into the event. The group was over 50 strong, though barely more than 20 intended to ride the entire event. Huntington Bank drove the pace for most of the way to the first climb and continued a few miles further until turning around and heading home. Approaching the first climb I suggested to John and the boys that we should try to stay in contact with the only male/male tandem in the big group. Unfortunately for us, that tandem raced up the first climb and left all other riders behind. At the end of the day the tandem had set a new course record.
Meanwhile, John Adams, Bremer, Aaron and I took our time getting through the course. I would push John, he would hang on the van and occasionally Shaun would jump out of the van to push John as well. We stopped so Bremer could eat a salami sandwich, and we took a few restroom breaks. After 110 miles John Adams was yawning on the bike and decided to call it a day. While the three of us rode the final climbs, John slept in the van on the way to Shawnee State Park. There we rinsed off in the showers and headed home with a few other riders in our vans.
Ned @ 2007.05.30 0011
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Don't use ethanol 85 in your car because it will probably blow it up. I say this as several gas stations in the area started selling the dangerous mix for much cheaper than regular unleaded.
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Ned @ 2007.05.30 0012
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Also, I am proud of the Johnny A.
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bremer @ 2007.05.30 1030
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E85 is great for your car if it is made to handle it. If your car is not made to use E85 then you should not use it. And despite your crazy theories, gas stations are not selling E85 as regular gas. Some stations (and all stations in KY) do put upto 10% Ethanol in their gas. By the way E85 gas has a 105 octane rating.
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bull @ 2007.05.31 2248
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http://www.hypermiling.com/ we all need to quit backing out of parking spaces.
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Ned @ 2007.06.01 0144
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Sorry if I didn't get the point across - they are not replacing the regular with E85, but it is now an option at some stations. The stuff is about 50 cents less. And not all gas stations in Kentucky put ethanol in their gas. And none of us have a * Daimler Chrysler
* Ford
* General Motors
* Isuzu
* Mazda
* Mercedes
* Mercury
* Nissan
to handle the ethanol. I think Ethanol is just W giving the public a bone so "we don't have to worry about peak oil or global warming, we can drive on corn" bullshit
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Ned @ 2007.06.01 1414
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Masters of Improv
Like the TV detective Angus MacGyver, physicists make do with materials as ordinary as Coke cans and aspirin.
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charlie @ 2007.06.02 1614
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Photos back up on my site (at last) for those who might be interested. Now better than ever (hopefully), but maybe a bit slow.
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bull @ 2007.06.03 2344
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I'd like to thank the fuse and the decavirate auto center for another successfull repair. The mazda now has one new starboard axle.
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will @ 2007.06.05 0857
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awesome. ive always liked looking through your pictures charlie. now we just have to get fuson to do it again for decavirate.
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