Here is what happened on the way over – I was on the Busa and my wife was in her Passat on our way to the Hells Canyon Rally in ’06. She had left Redmond, OR an hour behind me. I got nabbed in the middle of nowhere doing 79 in a 55 (off the throttle after passing a group of cars doing triple digits – WHEW!!!) Knowing my wife’s a leadfoot, I tried to phone her, but of course had no cell service. Sure enough, she gets pulled over, Sheriff walks up she hands him her license:
Sheriff: after pondering a second…. “Are you related to a Billy _____ ?”
Wife: Yes, that’s my husband.
Sheriff: Well, he wasn’t going as fast as you.”
-Also, because she was in the car going to Hell’s Canyon Rally and the Rally motto: “SEE YOU IN HELL’s canyon”. She had on her back window “See you in hell!” painted in white shoe polish. Ummm… he didn’t get it and didn’t like it one bit and thought it was rude… After lecturing her about the back window, open range and cows on the road… blah blah blah… he writes her up for doing 83 in a 55.
Spendy trip
I have since bought an escort and have it wired into my headphones with my MP3. It has saved me numerous times when I have been riding a little more spirited than I should. Last year we just avoided Mitchell altogether. I’ve had several friends get popped in Mitchell. Prineville-Post-Paulina-Seneca-Strawberry Mountain-Unity-Hereford is a MUCH better route and less worries of police.
This year I am thinking of doing something on the north side of 26… Fossil Condon type route…
By the way… Thanks again for the whole rally!!! We went in 2007 as a group of 6 sportbikes and had a BLAST! We have 4 rooms booked for this year and are bringing a lot more riders. We can’t wait!!!
