CONGRATULATIONS DOG!!!! It was one of the toughest STP's in the six years I have ridden it due to the heat. The tailwind really was a saving grace. I am sorry to hear you crashed too! They really try to make those tracks safer with the carpet, but sometimes I think it makes it worse. I think they worry that with so many people of many different riding levels some don't know how to cross tracks. The Cascade message boards said there were several crashes on the tracks this year. They also said many one day riders were still coming in at midnight. The support vehicles were out tracking people until 2 am.

I hope you are able to do RAMROD. DH did it several years back before they had to change the route due to the road conditions. He said it is a beautiful ride.