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Why can you not have bicycles at the la paz fairground for the rtr?

 

[VanDwellerMod]

You can bike to the fairground and lock your bike up at a place along the fence. Simply, La Paz County Fair does not allow bikes inside of the event area, not even during their own fair. I suspect it has to do with safety and liability.

 

[highdesertranger]

my guess is and this is only a guess that it is the fairgrounds policy. county fairgrounds are built for county fairs, county fairs usually have lots of animals. many animals(especially horses) are spooked by bicycles. like I said it's just a guess so please don't make a big deal of it.

I don't see why anybody would really need to ride a bike there. you park your vehicle and walk a short distance to the seminar. then walk back to your vehicle and leave.

I will say it one more time, I am only guessing here, I could be as wrong as eating pizza with a fork and knife.

highdesertranger

 

[1shemp]

Unfortunately,when one becomes dental challenged like me,it's the only way to eat pizza.I do remember what you are referring to and it was kinda funny.

 

[MrNoodly]

I don't see why anybody would really need to ride a bike there.

I imagine there are people who would want to ride a bike from their camping spot rather than drive. Driving might mean breaking down camp and/or risking loss of their gear or camping spot.

 

[highdesertranger]

well Bob said that there really isn't any camping areas close by. so it would be quite a long bike ride. I believe he also said that they will have a place to park your bikes I guess for those that would ride to the seminars. you just can't ride them on the fairgrounds. also the Parker 425 off road race will be going on so many of the camping spots close to that will be quite crowded. highdesertranger

 

[Cammalu]

Whoa! Those races are LOUD! We were parked at the hospital in Parker during that last year and you could hear that for miles. I don’t even know how far I was from the track and am not sure where it is. How far is the track from the fairgrounds? I don’t think that race goes on but a couple days though does it? Shouldn’t be too much of a problem. How far is the nearest camping area anyway?

If it’s filled up with the ATV racers be prepared with dust masks and forget about trying to cook outside.

I wanted to volunteer and put in my name but I don’t want to drive my ATV 30 miles each way from La Posa South to get there and break camp everyday and try to get back with a bunch of traffic. I don’t think I can do that. I’m still trying to figure out some way I can at least go for a day.

I’m sure there will be a better plan by next year though. I heard someone might donate some land? That would settle so much of the hassle for the folks trying against all odds to keep this going. I feel for them it must be horribly frustrating.

 

[Qxxx]

So probably the best bets are anywhere in Quartzsite, LTVAs, Plomosa Rd hosted area at 95, Scaddan Wash, or else 62 west of Parker.

So, HDR now that it's settled, can you say where they were considering it in CA? Or at least, was I even close? (within 20 miles?)
33.136954, -116.077081

 

[Qxxx]

 I heard someone might donate some land? 

In the video Bob mentioned setting up a fund one can donate to for HOWA to buy land. That's where my donation is going.

 

[highdesertranger]

should I even post this? aw what the hell it's not going to be there anyway, right. they wanted it in the Superstition Mountain OHV area. which I still find unbelievable. if you want to know why go to you tube and type in Superstition Mtn. CA OHV area. it becomes glaringly obvious why I was dead set against having it there. highdesertranger

 

[wayne49]

Prior (2011) Parker 425 "track" layout. 140 miles a lap, two laps.
http://www.parkerliveonline.com/2011/01/31/parker-425-map/
Main Pit and Race Start were east of US-95, just north of Shea Rd.

BITD (Best In The Desert) does not publish a map openly. Probably just in the for sale to the public race brochure and available to participants.

 

[highdesertranger]

for the first time this year the start will be in town on pavement. so unless you want to watch the start it's probably better to stay out of town that day. highdesertranger

 

[Cammalu]

140 miles??? Well crap they are everywhere then!! How is that going to be avoided? Well maybe they just race a couple of days.

 

[Cammalu]

Looked it up HDR. I can see why you would be dead against it. Everyone would be covered with a thick layer of dust..

 

[Qxxx]

Thank you HDR, I was ain't right like usual. Still batting 100% in that category. At least now I know how ain't right I really was.

 

[Qxxx]

140 miles???  Well crap they are everywhere then!!  How is that going to be avoided?  Well maybe they just race a couple of days.

Looking at the map, they'll not be within 9.5 miles of La Paz Cty Fairgrounds, so that's good. Also, they don't appear to be blocking 72 going through Bouse and down to I-10. That's a major thoroughfaire for Semis truckers. Therefore Plomosa Rd west of Bouse should be open for boondocking. Maybe.

 

[Cammalu]

Plomosa? Isn’t that just outside of Quartzsite? That’s a bit of a drive to the fairgrounds isn’t it?

That would be good if people camped there. I could still run over and check out all the different rigs!

 

[Qxxx]

Plomosa Rd starts 6 miles north of Q on 95, where there is a large hosted boondocking area. Then it runs 20 miles northeast to Bouse.

Bouse is 15 miles from the La Paz Cty Fairgrounds on 72. Last year the WRTR was held on Plomosa Rd about 1/2 way between Bouse and 95.

 

[crackedpan]

.... but I don’t want to ....break camp everyday and try to get back with a bunch of traffic. 

I'm with you on that, too much like work everyday.  And those races are not only loud but DUSTY!! and if the wind is blowing your way, watch out, we will all need to borrow respirators from HDR!

 

[wayne49]

Here in Amargosa Valley, I have observed that the race organizers actually truck in poof dust to dump on the track, about 18" deep, through the valley. It's for the TV coverage, the great visible plumes of dust.