August 21 – It’s a beautiful day in old Po’town, but the first Iron Butt Rally riders to arrive at Federal Cigar said their first dry pavement began about fifty miles back. They left St. Louis, MO yesterday about 10:30 a.m.
Rob Nye, said to be the “biggest techno geek” of the bunch, is shown here on Market Street, aboard his gadget-laden BMW.
Inside Federal Cigar, Bob Torter, Rob Nye, and Bob’s wife Sylvie dig into free brioche. Federal is also offering free cigars for Iron Butt riders today, but these three weren’t takers.
Bob and Sylvie are shown here heading down Market Street, on their way to Percé Rock. That’s about 493 miles northeast of here, at the far end of the Gaspé peninsula.
We’re heading back to Federal to see who else has checked in.
So that your readers can follow daily updates, here’s the IBR 2007 site:
http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2007.cfm
Scott — Sorry — and surprised — to hear about the mechanical failure. We can’t help but wonder — what are the odds of that? Sure, anything mechanical can fail. But we always thought that if there was anything in the world you could rely on, it was the final drive of a Beemer. Here’s hoping for a quick repair.
Thanks very much for the information. We’re wrangling 1s and 0s over here, and haven’t been able to pay as much attention as we’d like.
Unfortunately Rob Nye has suffered a failed final drive on his BMW in Edmonton, Alberta. I think he’s still waiting on repair in order to continue the Iron Butt Rally, but this will seriously hurt his chances of a great finish.
Thanks for the updates. Those of us following the Rally from our armchairs appreciate any news we get.