I think September is good. Also on the route I would make one minor change. US 31 from 465 to Franklin would be a crap load of stop lights. I propose getting off at SR37 from 465 and taking it down to SR144 to Franklin then down 31. Would be quicker and a lot less stop and go. 144 is also a little curvy. Just my 2 cents
I think September is good. Also on the route I would make one minor change. US 31 from 465 to Franklin would be a crap load of stop lights. I propose getting off at SR37 from 465 and taking it down to SR144 to Franklin then down 31. Would be quicker and a lot less stop and go. 144 is also a little curvy. Just my 2 cents
I second this. Too many stops which could potentially split all of us up.
I PM'd Guy about having us at ECPR again this year, but he hasn't responded. I'll message him again or maybe call him when we have some more details lined up.
Dirtebiker suggested adding Indy Trading Post to the list of ranges instead of doubling up at ECPR. It's on the south side of Indy, so we can finish the ride here and save some time by not going all the way back to ECPR. I like the new route that avoids Bloomington. Construction is running rampant and driving through would be a nightmare.
Avoiding Bloomington opens the floor for restaurant suggestions along the proposed route. I'll suggest an excellent restaurant in Nashville, Big Woods Brewery. There was an INGO Meet & Greet there back in February and it was great. Food is amazing, they have good beer (and root beer), and the hospitality is top notch. Check out some pictures taken by yours truly... CLICKY
Another option for food is Hickory Hills Barbecue, a little shack of a restaurant a mile south of the Atterbury range. Good bbq, they smoke everything there themselves. It's a cheaper (and faster) alternative. This would make for a little earlier lunch also.
Dirtebiker also suggested a cookout in the parking lot of ITP at the end of the ride. Lunch, dinner, three shooting ranges, and 120+ miles of riding... Are there even that many hours in the day?
Finally, I made suggested revisions to the revised map. This has an accurate location for ECPR, it ends at ITP, avoids Bloomington, and doesn't stay on US31 the whole way to Atterbury. INGO ride v2.2
Crap! That was my fault, I didn't want to take either 31 or 37, I think the plan was to take 65 down to Edinburgh that way. I fixed it. I think 37 and 31 would both have way too many stop lights and risk splitting us up. If ITP is cool with doing something like that I am all about it! I think waiting to eat that late may be a little too late, but then again it would be our last stop.
My thought was to still have lunch somewhere along the way, then after our last shoot, cook out burgers and brats either at ITP if Brian is o.k. With that, or even Garfield Park, or I'm o.k. with everyone coming to my place for the cook out. I'm in Greenwood, just off of Fry rd.
Keep in mind, I haven't heard back from Brian yet, so this is still just me thinking!
What time are we meeting on the 15th?
Hopefully we can find a bike for you to ride. We will know more about the shirts soon as we are hammering out some details on them.I'm am currently without a bike. I'm hoping to borrow one for the ride. I'm in for a shirt either way.