Stage 2— Lake City to Columbus
Saturday, September 6, 2014 — Lake City to Columbus
Stage Two — After a very short, and very wet night, the Cannonball organizers decided that it was too hard for them to ride from Lake City, Florida to Columbus, Georgia in a torrential downpour. Lake City is aptly named. The parking lot looked like a lake when we woke up. With water up to the wheels, crew trucks had to be rescued from the mud. The motorcycles were trailered to the half-way point in Albany, Georgia and the riders started from there. The planned 250 miles was in effect only 150 miles — a good test for Sharon’s repaired bike with undersized pistons.
The day was successful for our team with all four “Team Vino” riders checking in for full points at the end of the day. Below are scenes from the day / stage 2:
One of the Cannonball vehicles gets a tow ride out of the mud. Oh wait, the tow truck got stuck. Let’s call another one.
The guys worked in the sweltering heat getting the bikes ready for the ride at the halfway point in Albany, GA.
Scott checks in at the end of Stage 2 in Columbus.
Despite the organizers best intentions to avoid the rain, you can see in the above photo that Scott is soaked to the bone.
Lots of attention for Sharon as she successfully completes her stage 2 run.
The smile of success.
Another of the women riders, Claudia Ganzaroli #105, from Italy also checks in successfully.
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