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Day 6 - Early Morning Wake Up for the Longest Day of Riding for the Rip Brothers
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Good Morning Rip Riders Fans!
The time change has put a hamper into the entourage as the majority of the Rip Riders were still working on motorcycle maintenance at 11:00 pm, which is midnight here south of the 28th Parallel.
WAKEUP call this morning was 4:30 AM as PAB himself took the lead and personally knocked on every door in the Rice N Beans hotel. By the time Rip Riders ate breakfast prepared by Ricardo and got out of the hotel rooms with gear loaded the time was 6:30 AM local time.
Today is the LONGEST day of the 2010 Rip at 275-miles as Rip Riders will snake from San Ignacio through the Baja countryside and to the Pacific Coast fishing villages including El Datil and more.
Lunch is being served by John Beck, the father of Rip Rider - Paramedic (LA City Fire Dept) at Scorpion Bay where the Beck family has a home on the famed Baja surf beach.
The Rip Riders are expected to arrive to Scorpion Bay, also known as San Juanico, around noontime - 4 hours from the time of this updated.
Rip Riders are very tired but the cream is rising to the top and that includes FOX Racing Shox Vice President John Marking and DAKAR Racing Veteran, Turbo Tom Geviss, who were all smiles this morning raring to head into the desert. Marking said, "This has been a cakewalk so far and today we finally get to ride some real miles. "
Today marks a special event for one of the Rip Chasers who will visit the tragic crash site of a family member from several years ago when his sister died in a traffic accident outside of San Ignacio.
Rip Founder Cameron Steele set up a beautiful arrangement of flowers that Ricardo / owner of Rice N Beans put together and Evan and the chasers will stop and place flowers near the location of the tragic accident. This 2010 Rip trip is Evan's first time returning to the Baja Peninsula since the accident.
7:24
One of the morning updates is the MEATBALL-Troy Harper pulled the pin on his Full Pull and trailered up his motorcycle for the ride south of San Ignacio in the chase truck.
Last night as the margarita's flowed, Rip Chaser, Casey Hart celebrated his 28th birthday and the singing of Happy Birthday echoed across the Baja desert most of the night.
Rip Riders Chuck Cheek and Mike Ewy, who both pulled the pin over the past two days, flew out with Baja Search and Rescue Founder and pilot, Troy Getty. The two Rip Riders will squeeze into a 4-seat Wheeler for the ride back to the United States.
7:27
The number of Rip Riders that have dropped from the FULL PULL is up to 9 riders of the 30 Rip Riders who started this adventure.
The key is how many will make it through today and then onto the final two days of the Rip Adventure?
7:40
[Comment From Tina PeCoy]
Technology rocks! Oh ~ and you too Cameron! Thanks for the invite I know Bobby is having a blast!! I won't talk %&*# about air coverage I need him to be well rested for when I arrive Thurs! lol Your fam loves you!! Tina, Rachel, Chelsey, Travis & Caymus
7:40
[Comment From Ouellette Family]
Betting on lucky #13 w/ Beaman wife, only because my honey, Ryan, was on FULL PULL list!
7:44
[Comment From cody]
love you guys sleep tight dont let the chumpacabras bite
8:43
Riders are nearing El Datil, approximately 1/8 of the ride today, and no reports of any problems.
7:25
We have had limited contact with the Rip to the Tip 2010 riders today as they ride along the beaches of Baja, from the mission in San Ignacio to Scorpion Bay (properly known as San Juanico). The DIRTnewz satellite truck drove on the same course/track today as the bikes so we've been behind the bikes and 'sweeping' today in case any stragglers are behind.
We didn't come along any riders for the first half of the morning and had a flawless day.
The DIRTnewz satellite truck arrived at Campo Beck, hosted by Rip rider Jesse Beck and his father Jon. The Beck family started building their family home along the baja coastline in San Juanico, better known to surf rat's as Scorpion Bay, over 20 years ago and have it perfected. The beautiful Jon Beck designed home sits along the ridge looking down on Scorpion Bay, only a short walk to the pure white sand beaches.
Rip riders arrived about 2 hours after the chase & media crews with stories billowing out upon arrival. Chris "Pup" Dornsife slowed to a stop on the trail and couldn't get his bike running again. Mechanics have assessed the problem and are diagnosing it with a broken crank but will confirm upon arrival at the hotel tonight in San Carlos.
Cameron Steele organized the retrieval and split the group into teams of three. Each team pushed the bike for about 100 yards and then relayed it to the next team, they then walked back and rode their bikes to the front of the line and waited for their next turn to push. The entire group of 28 riders on the trail today pushed the bike out to the chase truck for 5 miles.
Riders came into the Beck compound exhausted, hungry and ready for a break. Both Jon and son Jesse Beck hosted the entire crew to a lunch, break and gorgeous views of the well known surf spot of Scorpion Bay.
After less than an hour at the lunch spot Steele had the riders loading up as they still had over 100 miles of dirt to finish, guaranteed to finish at San Carlos in the dark.
The DIRTnewz media crew is in route to San Carlos and will be there waiting for the Rip Riders to arrive and get the full scoop on the second half of the day.
7:27
[Comment From meatball ]
sipping this bloody mary in san ignacio is DEFINATLY the life..... - Meatball, who opted out on riding today, checking out the DIRTnewz updates this morning...
7:27
[Comment From Olivia Rich ]
Your updates are so great I can't get any work done.....keep up the great work.
7:27
[Comment From Papa Beaman ]
Condolences to Evan, and Kudos to Cameron. Be safe today. Hydrate early Y'all..
7:42
[Comment From Wendy Wiessner ]
Henk, Great job! It's amazing that you began this ride with an already cracked rib and you are hanging in there! I'm so proud of you! I'm so glad you all are having a great time..it's so cool that you can share this experience with Cameron and the guys....Have fun, be safe and can't wait to see you in Cabo!!!
7:42
[Comment From Wendy Wiessner ]
Great coverage Tim and Co! I didn't realize how fortunate we were going to be to have your updates!! Thank you so much! Great job! It's the next best thing to being there! See you in Cabo!
7:47
Wow Wendy, Henk didn't tell us he already had a cracked rib!! He was hurting a bit today so headed out to the lunch spot early to hang out at Scorpion Bay with the crew. Don't worry, he was with Scrambler and Divel and only missed about 15 miles of DIRT and a few hours of pushing the broken bike of Pup to hang out on the beach and relax.They then went back out with the crew to finish up today's of riding.
7:48
[Comment From Papa Beaman ]
Hi Wendy. Yeah, Henk has some stones. Go Blue! Stories for around the campfire for years. Skill levels up ten notches for all. I am very impressed.
7:51
7:52
Riders get fuel from locals in San Juanico/ Scorpion Bay
7:52
7:53
The crew at the Beck family compound just before the riders hit the dirt for the afternoon/ evening ride to San Carlos
7:55
when in Baja...
7:56
[Comment From Guest ]
Thanks for the continuing updates, photos and videos. The kids loved seeing their daddy get pranked. Tell Brian that it is his job to explain to the penguin why he was waving at the camera with only one finger. Have fun and can't wait to see everyone in Cabo!
7:57
[Comment From Wendy W ]
Looks rough Brit!! Enjoy!
7:57
Wendy, ya it was a tough view editing the video there this afternoon :)
7:59
8:00
DIRTnewz crew just stopped off the highway to view a past crash site of Rob MacCachren. Word has it that Rob hit this rock with his prerunner in years past and split it in half...stay tuned for video.
8:01
[Comment From Papa Beaman ]
How much for unedited prank video?
8:03
haha, you can have it...no worries
9:04
[Comment From Papa Beaman ]
Just wanted a copy.. You guys are priceless.
9:04
[Comment From Guest ]
How is Mr John Marking Doing?
9:05
Marking is doing really good. He's kicking ass and riding in the front of the pack each day and ready to Rip it to the Tip...
9:06
[Comment From Moss ]
OG Rip rider Moss checking in. I was so bummed to ride off to home with Larry on day 4. I have been following the rest of my RIP Brothers as they go down the peninsula. Great job on the updates, I love to hear how they are going.
9:08
Glad to hear you made it home AOK Moss....we are almost to San Carlos and we'll give you guys all the rest of the updates from the second 1/2 of the day.
It looks like the first of the riders are pulling in to San Carlos now...
Riders are in good spirits. More stories to come from them as everyone heads to the showers and then to dinner.
9:09
[Comment From JayO ]
Congratulations to all so far!!! Riders can probably smell the Cabo beaches in the air by now.....Thanks Dirtnewz for the updates-keep it up. Thanks to the pit crew for doing such an awesome job too! Hey what's up with Barb-wire Bob? Haven't heard much from him since the first day or two? Did he find more barbwire? Is the DIRTY530 in the house???
9:13
Barb-wire Bob is all good and ready to hit the beaches of Cabo, no more barb wire found yet but there's still a few days of riding to go...
Manny Orneleas, Dirty Dirty 530, arrived yesterday via Baja Search and Rescue's Troy Getty, and had problems early on in the day. Manny made it to the lunch stop and instead of overlooking his bike before lunch he was quick to assume that his bike was 100% okay....
As the crew was loading up someone noticed Manny had a flat tire. He went to change it but then noticed that the rim lock was broken setting the entire crew of riders back 45 minutes.
9:13
[Comment From Jerry Long Beach ]
I've been glued to the laptop following the progress of the group. Nothing short of amazing! Ride fast, ride safe>]
9:13
[Comment From Danielle ]
Any reports on how the guys are doing? I know today was tough... When will they arrive tonight?
9:14
[Comment From Jerome / Gary ]
I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the great coverage everyone is doing, I know John Marking and Tom Geivis will make it to cabo!
9:14
[Comment From Ouellette Family ]
Can't wait to go on the half-day Quad rental ride Friday with you boys! All us wives and girls planned for you all as a surprise...Sorry, cats' out of bag! Ha ha ha...See you by the pool instead! Ride on! -AR
9:15
[Comment From Wendy W ]
just curious...about how far out are they still?
9:15
Riders are puling into San Carlos for the night now...
9:15
[Comment From SJ ]
Great coverage! Good luck to everyone! Get some rest!
9:16
[Comment From action turbo ]
hows tom doing?
9:18
Hey Lisa,
Tom is kicking A$$!!! He's sticking to his name, Turbo :) He's having a blast and loving the adventure. He and John are working side by side each night on their bikes and making sure they are in prime condition.
Tim say's he is the MAN....
9:19
oooops...not Lisa, David.
He's pushing it to the limits and kicking a$$ as you would expect.
9:22
[Comment From david from action turbo ]
sorry it wasnt lisa it was his employee David haha just checkin in to see how he was!!!
9:41
[Comment From kc ]
how was the ride for evans?
9:41
We haven't seen Evan and that chase crew all day as the chase crews are spread out all over to provide support. We will report when we arrive to camp...he was in good spirits when he left this morning.
9:41
[Comment From Angelique ]
Hows "Fresh Fish" Bill Hollenbeck doing (aka Redneck/Ostrich)? I'm banking on him to make the full pull.
10:39
[Comment From kc ]
its great what you guys are doing. the coverage is great. i know you are working your a$$es off but what better place to work than where you guys are right now? for most people this would be a once-in-a-life-time thing. please please sign me up!!!
10:40
[Comment From Tina PeCoy ]
Was anticipating the day... haven't had much feedback today! But, just heard from Bobby and all is good! Can't believe it's Tuesday already and only 350 miles or so to go!!
10:40
Everyone is all good and calling it a night. More updates in the AM, early wake up call once again...
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