We head south out of Clermont and catch the
General Van Fleet Trail to Polk City, then on to Haines City,
and points East, then heading south down some of Floridas most
quiet roads passing through orange groves, and surfacing in Avon
Park. We than meander through several sub divisions in Sebring
passing Highlands Hammock State Park, then heading northeast to
Zolfo Springs. Here we rest at a new 24Hr BP Convenience Store
before heading east then turning north up through Bradley,
Florida, Bartow, Winter Haven and back to Clermont. Here you
might stop and rest for a couple of hours, eat, shower and
change clothes before finishing the last portion of the event.
We head North East up through the hills of Clermont, then to
Tavares, Fl before heading East to Apopka. Here we head
Southwest along the West Orange Trail for 22 miles and Clermont
for the Finish. Another paved trail and great ride! LIGHTS &
REFLECTIVE GEAR REQUIRED! NO EXCEPTIONS!
Daylight Saving Time!
At Sunday morning 2 AM the
time will be adjusted to "Daylight Saving Time" and moved
forward to 3 AM. We still have 40 hours to complete this brevet.
For this Brevet we will stay on old time during the whole
event. I suggest you stay on the Old Time on your watches.
Please ask the clerks at the controls to write down the actual
old time as Military time and if needed convert the time to
Military time for them.
Preregistration / Registration week of the event!
Please don't wait this long unless absolutely necessary. I need
time to process your registration, print personal brevet cards,
and have enough volunteer staff and equipment for the event. As
a minimum, please send in a complete registration via email 24
hours prior to the event.
Friday Evening (31 Mar): 6 PM - 8 PM
Check in and sign up for new registrants ($10 late charge) and
preregistered riders. Be prepared to have your bike inspected
with working lights and reflective gear.
Saturday morning (1 Apr): 3 AM
Preregistered only check in. Be prepared to show your
lights.
Saturday morning (1 Apr): 3:45 AM
Role Call of
riders!
Saturday morning (1 Apr): 4 AM Start
RUSA rules
apply! Helmets required! Reflective gear required! Lights
required!
Saturday morning (11 Mar): 4:00 AM - 5:00 AM
Processing and start of day
of event registrants. All late registrants the morning of the
ride will have to wait till after the official start and still
must make all the controls check in time windows and the
allotted time of 40 hours (8:00 PM Sunday).
Light requirements:
See
Required Equipment section!
Bike Inspection:
Will take place outside the Holiday Inn Express under the
front entrance canopy, Friday evening 6pm till 8pm and 3am to3:45am on
Saturday morning.
Results:
See the Result page for
results.
