(John Henry Maurice) Gary arrived at Salome Time Station 5 at 16:20 RAAM time, or 3:30 pm PDT. It was a very hot leg. Gary's race average is now 13.69, and the TS-TS average was 10.8 mph. The current temperature in Salone is 103 degrees F. Gary and the crew will be taking an extended break in Salome for rest and cooling. Gary is hoping for four hours off of the bike, but Crew Chief Kevin is lobbying for three. That's what crew chiefs do. But, once Gary feels rested, I am sure that he will want to get back on the bike.
Please note that Gary was the third solo RAW racer to reach TS5. Great job!
(crew chief update)
The weather was hot, and Gary had been working. Learning some lessons from previous RAW/RAAM riders and crew, I thought that a sleep during the heat of the day in an air conditioned room might be a smart move. If we could sleep during the hottest part of the day and ride through the night when it was cooler we might yet get Gary across the finish line before time ran out. We had long ago abandoned hopes of a 72 hour finish (and the exuberantly tossed around preride talk of 68 hours) We now were working toward an official finish.
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