2015 Grand Tour Theme

[MikeH]

(12-22-2014 08:27 AM)Scot229 Wrote:  anything special for ARR ?

There is a few of them out there.

Or would it just be considered ARr

I'm not against letting ARR count for two, initial thought was that we did the double R thing last year.

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(12-22-2014 08:24 PM)texnmidwest Wrote:  Mike, I like the theme! I am a little worried about a weekend (read saturday be home by 4pm) rider will be able to find enough stops to make it worth while.

Maybe we can add more things associated with Pirates.....ship, gold, rum, booty, etc. Just a thought.

I had thought of this, still trying to figure out the logistics/rules for it. I was thinking something like, visit any Pirate themed place outside of a "AR" town, up to 10 places. Problem I have is no way to enforce it unless I look up each business. And someone could just go to the Wisconsin Dells and wrap that up.
If anyone finds a town named Steve I will give them 10 points!

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(12-02-2014 11:19 AM)Farmer Wrote:  Get us out of the towns and cities.

I thought about this one for awhile but I wasn't sure how to make it work. Also wouldn't be fair to our east coast riders, tons of towns out there.
Ultimately it comes down to what you want to do on your grand tour.
Going for points to finish high? Then you go where the points are which might include big cities (I swore off Chicago area after the water tour!)
If you are just going for 25 or 50, you can be more selective and stay away from the larger cities.
My favorite part of these tours is going to the small towns since I never had any reason to visit before.

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(12-22-2014 10:37 PM)LSGiant Wrote:  

(12-22-2014 08:24 PM)texnmidwest Wrote:  Mike, I like the theme! I am a little worried about a weekend (read saturday be home by 4pm) rider will be able to find enough stops to make it worth while.

One stop is more than enough but if you start at 3:00 AM you should be able to get anywhere you need to be

I haven't mapped out the towns yet but with at least 80 in MN and over 100 in IA and guessing near that in WI & IL there should be plenty of opportunities.