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Widder Enterprises ... calm before the storm |
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Pseudo-anonymous Bob Higdon attempting to "blend in" with the crowd
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Note - hat has "Born" replaced with "Used" (To Be Wild) |
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Mike Kneebone in the interview room ...
"Are you SURE you want to do this?" "Are you INSANE?" "Yes? Ok, you're ready." |
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Airyn Darling, ButtTech Inspector at work |
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Pat Widder and Mike at the WidderCam in the waiting area |
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Are you serious enough about the Butt to have IB shaved into your hair? |
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And then highlight it in the unofficial Butt colors of BLACK AND BLUE AND BLOOD ? |
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MeanMan TechMaster Warchild being precise about the odo check for the two /5 riders |
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The lucky ones got Airyn on odo |
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Ed Otto's ButtBears
He says the raggedy one has 200,000 miles of saddletime |
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Would you be brave enough to let them tear your bike apart to install a fuel cell the day before the Butt? Ok, so that *is* Paul Glaves doing the work, but still ... |
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Ardys takes a quiet moment. |
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Dedication to BMW, and the "Slash 5" |
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Proving he is not a vampire, Kneebone steps into the sun and approves the official T-shirt |
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The fuel cell team took a rest while an interview is conducted and filmed. |
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I suppose there's no point in being tense if you're prepared, but these "about to torture themselves" competitors were definitely laid back. |
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Morning of the big day ... front of Widder Enterprises, the crowd gathers |
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The WidderCam takes a high position |
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View from the WidderCam perch. Everybody (including Pat) thought the start would be in front. Kneebone had other ideas ... |
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First they began to line up along the side ... |
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Then they filled the street in front ... |
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But Mike made them ALL line up in back |
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Phil once did 113,000 miles in six months, so 11,000 miles in 11 days is no problemo, si? |
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 Yes
... it's true. Did you spend your honeymoon "two up"? |
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At last! Get the number flag - and they're off! |
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And the WidderCam caught it all. |