The 2014 Crotona Midnight Run
The mailman delivered the flyer for the 2014 Crotona Midnight Run today. It seems like it came a little earlier than usual this year, but I could just be imagining things. If starting your...
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Sex, Motorcycles and Bacon – Tales from the Void Rally 8
I have returned triumphant from the Void Rally! Well, maybe not triumphant but at least in one piece. That has to count for something. The Void Rally Ride Report has been posted and you...
Void 8: Let The Bonus Speculation Begin!
The Void Rally is like a scavenger hunt done on a motorcycle within an allotted time window. The rally masters provide participants a rallybook that is filled with bonus locations and coordinates. It is...
Once More into the Void We Go
The season of anxiety and nail biting is upon us. In just a few short weeks I will be setting off to do the Void Rally 8. The Void Rally 8 – October 12-13,...
Equinox to Equinox Rally: Oversized Roadside Extravaganza
When the Equinox to Equinox Rally kicked off on the first day of spring, it seemed like we had all the time in the world to ride around and collect points. After all, the...
Riding AltRider’s Conserve the Ride 2013
On Thursday afternoon, I watched Friday’s weather like a hawk. By all accounts it would be raining, the question was how much? When Friday dawned and it came time to hit the road towards...
American Gothic, A Big Banana Split and Tiger Troubles
On Saturday I meant to just duck out for a few hours before the rest of the family got up. I figured I could buzz out to New Jersey, see the giant tooth and...
E2E Rally – Some Things Are Hiding in Plain Sight
I was supposed to be on vacation this past week. Instead, life happened. Dashed were the daydreams I had of sneaking off to pick up a few interesting E2E Rally bonus locations like the...
E2ERally: Agent Triple-0 Six, Reporting For Rally
I printed out my Equinox 2 Equinox Rally flag last night. I put it on a piece of cardboard, sealed it in packing tape and put the bonus list and email instructions on...
I’m In! The Minuteman 1000 – 24 Hour Rally
[EDIT] Because I cannot be in 3 places at once, I had to withdraw from the Minuteman. Maybe next year… Since participating in The Void 7 in October 2012, I’m no longer a rally...
2013 Crotona Midnight Run – CANCELLED
I got an email from Dick at Ramapo MC. Tonight’s Crotona Midnight Run event has been cancelled. Weather conditions along the course are calling for a mix of snow, rain and cold temperatures making...
Save the Date: 2013 Crotona Midnight Run
How exciting! The date for the 95th Crotona Midnight Run was announced early this year by the Ramapo Motorcycle Club. Pray for a heatwave! What Is the Crotona Midnight Run? The Crotona is a...
Sea, Land, Air, and Space: Hammy’s Experimental Motorcycle Rally
Interested in participating in an informal scavenger hunt type of motorcycle rally? If you said yes, well then you’re in luck! Hammy, whom I met during the Void Rally, is hosting a rally this...
Void Rally 7: Tales of a First Timer
In the days leading up to my departure to Allentown for the Void Rally 7, I’d managed work myself up into a bit of a lather. One might say the biggest thing that I...
The 2012 Crotona Midnight Run Results Are In!
The top 3 finishers for this years Crotona Midnight Run in both the Expert and Novice categories have been posted online for the better part of a week. But today… today the results for...
A Night Out on the Town – The 94th Crotona Midnight Run
There is an excitement that begins to simmer when you’re waiting for something to happen. And so it was this year for the Crotona Midnight Run. The day that the flyers were made public...
Day 5: Motorcycles in the Cold Dark Night – #29in29
Why are all of these motorcycles out at 3am on a cold New York February night? It’s the Crotona Midnight Run, of course!
It’s the Night of the Big Dance – The 94th Crotona Midnight Run
This morning I am buzzing around with my hair on fire because I’m excited about tonights Crotona Midnight Run. I’ve got the usual jitters about making the wrong turn right out of the gate,...
Whoa, It’s Almost Crotona Midnight Run Time!
It just hit me that the Crotona Midnight Run is this weekend! I thought I had more time. The good thing is that there really isn’t much that I need to do to prepare...
NY IMS – Progressive International Motorcycle Show
The Progressive International Motorcycle Show comes rolling in to New York City on Friday the 20th. I’ll be attending the media event in the morning and will do my best to get some live...
