Ride: Summer 300 km
Organizers: Paul Johnson, Brian List, Dave Read
Date: July 26, 2003
Start Time: Saturday, July 26 06:00am
Finish Time: Sunday, July 27 2:00am
Start Location: Motel 6, Tumwater
Address: Motel 6, I-5 at Exit 102, 400 W Lee St, Tumwater, WA 98501 Phone: (360) 754-7320, Fax: (360) 705-0655
Parking: Street parking is available on Lee Street in front and to the south and east of the motel.
Directions:

From the north: Take I-5 south to exit 102, Trosper road. Turn left on Trosper Road 0.4 miles over I-5 to Capitol Blvd. Turn right on Capitol Blvd 0.2 mi to Lee Street SW. Turn right on Lee Street and proceed 0.2 mi. to Motel 6 on the right.

From the south: Take I-5 north to exit 102, Trosper Road. Turn right on Trosper road and proceed 1 block to Capitol Blvd. Turn right on Capitol Blvd and proceed 0.2 mi to Lee Street SW. Turn right on Lee Street and proceed 0.2 mi to Motel 6 on the right.

Entry Fee: $15 SIR members, $25 non-SIR members, please make all entry and membership fees payable to SIR. Medals (Optional) $7.

Fee Structure Explanation for joining SIR: You don't have to be a SIR member to participate, but we encourage you to join. The costs are only $8.00 for email-notice-only of events, or $15.00 as a regular, U.S. mail-notice-of-events. Also, all SIR members must join Randonneurs USA (RUSA) to ride. RUSA cost is $20.00 annually.

Reminder: All riders are reminded that any failure to conduct the ride in accordance with SIR Brevet Rider Expectations, RUSA rules, applicable laws, or any special instructions or equipment requirements for this ride may result in a time penalty or disqualification.

Special Instructions: The 300 km on Saturday is followed by a 200 km brevet on Sunday starting from the same location. Riders preparing for PBP 2003 may want to plan on riding both brevets. The motel is located near 24 hour convenience stores, super markets and a restaurant for post ride refueling.

Equipment needed: All riders should be familiar with the SIR Brevet Riders Expectations.

Headlights (white and clearly visible from 150 yards to oncoming traffic), tail lights, and red rear reflectors are required. Note that many taillights are also legal reflectors. These may be checked and riders disqualified if they do not function. Functional lights must be mounted on bike at all times. Lights must be operating at night on each bike in a group. Blinking taillights are permitted, but note that these may bother other riders.

Reflective vests and leg bands are required for riding at night or during poor visibility. This is for your safety and others in the group.

Hand held flashlights or helmet mounted lights are recommended for repairs made in the dark.

As a courtesy to other riders, fenders (with 1/4 coverage front wheel and 1/2 coverage rear wheel) are recommended. Additional rear splashguards are recommended for group riding.

Route Description: This is a new route. The ride is a circuit over the rolling hills of Thurston, Grays Harbor and Lewis Counties (it should be excellent training for PBP). From the start in Tumwater you will head north to Steam Boat Island and then west over the Black Hills following the Old Olympic Highway and Highway 8. Next we'll head south through Oakville all the way to Vader following mostly rural roads such as Garrard Creek, Curtis Hill Road and Boistfort (which includes Wildwood Pass). From Vader we'll return north to Tumwater through Winlock, Centralia and Tenino.

End of the ride: Tumwater, WA

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Last Updated: 07.19.03