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Friday, 8PM - 10PM Eastern Time
Legend of Terms:
POI NOTE: I will NOT be pre-warning of upcoming POI points. I will ONLY auto-stop teams for two things: fuel and, when completely exhausted, rest. Anything else you want (including tourist POI, restaurants, premature fuel, rest at any point before complete exhaustion), YOU need to PM me in advance (before I run the time block that you’d complete it in). Also, please don’t map out everything from here to the end in one PM… try to keep it within a couple time blocks. Remember: Tourist POI and sit-down restaurants (not fast food) give bonuses to morale and fatigue, but take some time. Tourist POI also give points to the POI award at the end.
BD: Block Distance. This is the amount of mileage covered during the current 2 hour period.
OD: Overall Distance. This is the total distance that the team has covered since the event started.
FS: Fuel Status. Approximate fuel reading on the vehicle’s fuel gauge.
MRL: Morale modifier
FTG: Fatigue Level
Last Town: Last town of note that was passed (will not include tiny villages)
Next Waypoint: Should be self explanatory.
Weather Condition: Current weather condition at the end of the time block.
Notes: Any notes I have for your team during this time block. Including POI results, car issues, etc.
VicVictory:
BD: 75 mi OD: 598 mi FS: FULL MRL: +3 FTG: +0
Last Town: Butte, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairgrounds
Weather Condition: 84 degrees, mostly cloudy
Notes: Vehicle has passed through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT. Team has refueled in Butte, MT. Team has stopped for dinner at Casagranda’s Steakhouse in Butte, MT. They are headed back to the freeway at the end of the time block.
@Elizipeazie:
BD: 162 mi OD: 560 mi FS: 1/3 MRL: +0 FTG: +4
Last Town: Deer Lodge, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairgrounds
Weather Condition: 74 degrees, thunderstorm
Notes: INCIDENT: at the end of the time block, this vehicle loses control in the thunderstorm and skids off the road. They do not hit anything, however there is potential wheel and suspension damage.
@Fayeding_Spray:
BD: 52 mi OD: 576 mi FS: 1/3 MRL: -4 FTG: +6
Last Town: Deer Lodge, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairgrounds
Weather Condition: 78 degrees, raining
Notes: Team has passed through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT.
CRITICAL FAILURE: Clutch has failed catastrophically.
FINAL MORALE/FATIGUE: (-3/+24) (Cranky and tired)
@BannedByAndroid:
BD: 168 mi OD: 664 mi FS: 1/4 MRL: +0 FTG: +6
Last Town: Butte, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairgrounds
Weather Condition: 85 degrees, mostly cloudy
Notes: Team has driven through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT. Team has crossed the Continental Divide at Homestake Pass. SES light has turned on. Team is currently climbing Bozeman Pass. Team is feeling a bit tired.
Ongoing issue: Vehicle is making a clunking noise from the front going over bumpy roads.
@kobacrashi:
BD: 159 mi OD: 644 mi FS: FULL MRL: -2 FTG: +6
Last Town: Butte, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 85 degrees, mostly cloudy
Notes: Team has crossed the Continental Divide at Homestake Pass. INCIDENT: Team has been pulled over and cited for speeding by a Montana Highway Patrol trooper. They are back on the road before the end of the time block. Team is feeling a little bit tired.
Ongoing issue: Car is making a grinding noise when turning right.
@Madrias:
BD: 156 mi OD: 636 mi FS: 1/4- MRL: +0 FTG: +3
Last Town: Butte, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairgrounds
Weather Condition: 85 degrees, mostly cloudy
Notes: Team has driven through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT. Team has crossed the Continental Divide at Homestake Pass.
Ongoing issue: Rattling noise in engine.
@yangx2:
BD: 148 mi OD: 571 mi FS: LOW MRL: +0 FTG: +4
Last Town: Deer Lodge, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairgrounds
Weather Condition: 78 degrees, raining
Notes: Team has driven through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT. Team is starting to feel slightly fatigued.
@mart1n2005:
BD: 139 mi OD: 499 mi FS: FULL MRL: +1 FTG: +5
Last Town: Missoula, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 85 degrees, dark clouds ahead
Notes: Waypoint complete: Lookout Pass. Car has passed into the Mountain Time Zone (ET-2). Team is starting to feel slightly fatigued. Team has refueled in Missoula, MT.
Ongoing issue: Jury-rigged RR suspension mount. Unknown how long it will hold.
@Kubboz:
BD: 153 mi OD: 568 mi FS: 3/4+ MRL: -6 FTG: +5
Last Town: Drummond, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 76 degrees, thunderstorm
Notes: Team has refueled in Three Forks, MT.
CRITICAL FAILURE: At the end of the time block, during a thunderstorm between Drummond and Deer Lodge, team begins to hydroplane due to car’s terrible handling. They slow down but are unable to completely correct, pitching into the median and rolling twice. Both occupants suffer minor injuries.
FINAL MORALE/FATIGUE: (-5/+10) (Ouch, that hurt)
@Mikonp7:
BD: 0 mi OD: 352 mi FS: FULL MRL: +2 FTG: -3
Last Town: Kellogg, ID Next Waypoint: Lookout Pass
Weather Condition: 80 degrees, sunny
Notes: Team is resting/napping this entire time block.
@Centurion_23:
BD: 163 mi OD: 564 mi FS: 1/2- MRL: +0 FTG: +4
Last Town: Drummond, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 76 degrees, thunderstorm
Notes: Team is currently passing through a thunderstorm.
@Xepy:
BD: 109 mi OD: 545 mi FS: 1/3 MRL: -2 FTG: +8
Last Town: Drummond, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 78 degrees, thunderstorm
Notes: INCIDENT: Cooling hose burst just east of Missoula, MT. Team has replaced from spares, and used spare coolant. INCIDENT: Team is having difficulty controlling vehicle during thunderstorm and has been slowed dramatically. Team is feeling a bit tired.
@Private_Miros:
BD: 157 mi OD: 637 mi FS: 1/2 MRL: +0 FTG: +4
Last Town: Butte, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 80 degrees, cloudy
Notes: Team has driven through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT. Team has crossed the Continental Divide at Homestake Pass. ISSUE: transmission starts slipping slightly going over Homestake Pass. Team is starting to feel slightly fatigued.
Ongoing issues: SES light is on
@Boiled_Steak:
BD: 150 mi OD: 611 mi FS: FULL MRL: -1 FTG: +0
Last Town: St Regis, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 84 degrees, cloudy
Notes: INCIDENT: Driving through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT, team loses control and lightly taps a guard rail with the RF at speed. They bounced off and continued at speed. Damage: RF fender damage, RF door damage (difficult to open/close), possible tire/suspension damage. Team has refueled in Butte, MT. Team has crossed the Continental Divide at Homestake Pass. ISSUE: at end of time period, temperature gauge reading is climbing in an alarming manner
Ongoing issue: Slight hesitation at high speed. More pronounced now that the speed limit has increased. Team is feeling a bit tired.
@GetWrekt01:
BD: 142 mi OD: 425 mi FS: 1/3+ MRL: +1 FTG: +5
Last Town: St Regis, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 82 degrees, mostly sunny
Notes: Waypoint complete: Lookout Pass. Car has passed into the Mountain Time Zone (EST-2)
@Mythrin:
BD: 159 mi OD: 595 mi FS: LOW MRL: +0 FTG: +8
Last Town: Deer Lodge, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 82 degrees, light rain
Notes: Team has driven through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT. Team will refuel early in the next time block in Butte, MT. Team is starting to feel a bit tired.
@Ryan93:
BD: 0 mi OD: 283 mi FS: FULL MRL: -1 FTG: +10
Last Town: Spokane, WA Next Waypoint: Lookout Pass
Weather Condition: 81 degrees, sunny
Notes: Team is off the road performing a head gasket replacement. They will be off the road for several hours. Team is feeling tired, and will hit a hotel when their repair is done.
@abg7:
BD: 164 mi OD: 655 mi FS: 1/3 MRL: +0 FTG: +5
Last Town: Butte, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairgrounds
Weather Condition: 82 degrees, cloudy
Notes: Team has driven through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT. Team has crossed the Continental Divide at Homestake Pass. Team is starting to feel slightly fatigued.
@Radster:
BD: 161 mi OD: 643 mi FS: 2/3+ MRL: -1 FTG: +10
Last Town: Butte, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairgrounds
Weather Condition: 82 degrees, cloudy
Notes: Team has refueled in Butte, MT. Team has crossed the Continental Divide at Homestake Pass. Team is feeling tired.
@SkylineFTW97:
BD: 155 mi OD: 554 mi FS: 1/3+ MRL: +0 FTG: +5
Last Town: Drummond, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 78 degrees, thunderstorm
Notes: Team has refueled in St Regis, MT. Team is currently driving through a thunderstorm, and is having some control difficulty. Team is starting to feel slightly fatigued.
@findRED19:
BD: 118 mi OD: 598 mi FS: FULL MRL: +3 FTG: -2
Last Town: Butte, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairgrounds
Weather Condition: 84 degrees, mostly cloudy
Notes: Team has driven through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT. Team has refueled in Butte, MT. Team has stopped for dinner at Casagrande’s Steakhouse in Butte, MT. This will bleed into the next time period.
@Jaimz:
BD: 156 mi OD: 534 mi FS: 1/4 MRL: +0 FTG: +4
Last Town: Clinton, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 79 degrees, heavy rain
Notes: Team has disposed of deer carcass at the Quartz Flats rest area. Team anticipates a thunderstorm shortly.
Ongoing issues: Car has a squeak and slight lateral shift of the rear going over bigger bumps. Small crack in windshield.
@Caligo:
BD: 177 mi OD: 571 mi FS: LOW MRL: +0 FTG: +11
Last Town: Deer Lodge, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 82 degrees, raining
Notes: Team has passed through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT. ISSUE: There is a slight smell of fuel in the cab. Team is feeling tired.
@Aaron.W:
BD: 149 mi OD: 557 mi FS: 1/2+ MRL: +0 FTG: +7
Last Town: Drummond, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 78 degrees, thunderstorm
Notes: Team has refueled in Missoula, MT. Team is currently driving through a thunderstorm (cooler temps + rain is a bit of a relief). Team is starting to feel slightly fatigued.
Ongoing issue: AC compressor failure (irrepairable, comfort penalty)
@Keikyun:
BD: 154 mi OD: 574 mi FS: 1/4- MRL: +0 FTG: +4
Last Town: Deer Lodge, MT Next Waypoint: Gallatin County Fairground
Weather Condition: 78 degrees, raining
Notes: Team has driven through a thunderstorm near Deer Lodge, MT. Team will be refueling near the beginning of next time block.
Vehicles that are traveling in packs:
598 mi - Torg, Keystone
Note: vehicles within ~5 miles of each other are within CB range. Group chats via social media are available.
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
Quartz Flats Rest Area, 8pm local time
“The hell do you make of this, Jim?” Wayne blurted as he scratched his head.
Jim finished slipping on the latex glove, knelt down, and gently lifted the leg of the deer carcass. “Don’t rightly know. I mean, it’s a white tail. But its an Idahoan, not a Northern.”
“Well just how the hell did it get out here?” Wayne pressed.
Jim shook his head. “I don’t know. I mean, it’s almost like it was carved up and dumped here. Smells of poachers, but why would they drag their waste all the way out here instead of dumping it where they butchered it?”
Wayne sniffed, and his lip curled in disgust. “We’re dealing with a psychopathic sicko, that’s what.”
Team Greasy Lightning
(Casagrande’s Steakhouse, Butte, MT)
Fuzz looked around the restaurant for the 10th time since they arrived. Jen rolled her eyes at him. “Will you quit it? They said they’d be here!”
“Yeah, I know. But they’re late,” he shot back.
“Only because you were playing leapfrog at warp speed with Team 49,” Rick muttered. He shook his head sadly. “Too bad about them. I was really looking forward to seeing their headlights behind us some more.”
Fuzz nodded in agreement. “Yeah, now I can’t punk them, either.” Both Jen and Rick glanced quizzically at him. “What? I brought a little something extra along just in case.”
Jen stammered for a moment. “You don’t mean… Project Brown? From our last trip?”
Fuzz chuckled. “Exactly that.”
A moment later, the waitress arrived with their food. A drunken ribeye for Fuzz, prime rib for Jen, and a petite fillet mignon for Rick. When the order was placed, it elicited a snicker and derogatory comment from Fuzz about Rick watching his figure. That, in turn, garnered a response from Jen in the form of stomping Fuzz’s foot under the table, as well as a rebuke from Rick about how his selection was both more sophisticated and expensive.
Rick paused for a moment, pondering whether it was right to dig in to food with the other half of the table empty, yet expected to show up.
Just at that moment, the trio from Pit Stop US arrived and took their seats opposite the Greasy Lightning crew.
“We were worried something had happened,” Jen chimed in. "We’re glad you’re here. Hope you don’t mind that we ordered already.
(@findRED19, your turn)
Most of you will have noticed a big jump in speeds after the cars reach Lookout Pass. This is because the speed limit is 10 MPH higher in Montana than WA or ID.
