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Here is a link to my original ride report (minus the photos)... https://www.twtex.com/forums/threads/the-atomic-1000.115634/
And the same ride report on the IBA forum... https://forum.ironbutt.org/index.php?threads/the-atomic-1000-a-saddlesore-to-history.1763/
If you search "Trinity" on the IBA forum you will find more ride reports from other riders which may help you in your planning.
The purpose of this posting is to remind everyone that the April Open House at the White Sands Missile Range is right around the corner. The page for you to reference the most will be here:
https://www.wsmr.army.mil/Trinity/Pages/Home.aspx
It's actually an http site and not an https site so you will get it flagged by some browsers, but it is a legit mil site. April 6th is the next available date. The gate opens at 8 am and closes at 2 pm. The line is normally the longest the first thing in the morning, but there is typically some sort of line up until the gate closes. Make sure you read all the requirements for getting onto the range, especially the identification requirements. You don't want to ride all the way there and get turned away at the gate.
Basic guidelines: 1000 miles within 24 hours including a documented stop (SPOT, InReach, photos) at the detonation site. The parking lot for the detonation site is approx 25 miles from the nearest DBR (dated business receipt) at the General Store in San Antonio, NM, and that's where you should get gas or an ice cream cone or something so you can get a receipt. Certification for this ride is a lot easier if you are an IBA Premier member.
A real challenge would be for someone to do a BunBurner Gold (1500mi/24H) because there is no telling how long the wait will be to get in the gate, and then you can only travel 35-40 mph once you are on the range. Radar detectors are not allowed on the range, but they either didn't see mine or they really don't care. With all the spurious radio emissions on the range the detector is useless anyhow.
Let me know what questions you have.
And the same ride report on the IBA forum... https://forum.ironbutt.org/index.php?threads/the-atomic-1000-a-saddlesore-to-history.1763/
If you search "Trinity" on the IBA forum you will find more ride reports from other riders which may help you in your planning.
The purpose of this posting is to remind everyone that the April Open House at the White Sands Missile Range is right around the corner. The page for you to reference the most will be here:
https://www.wsmr.army.mil/Trinity/Pages/Home.aspx
It's actually an http site and not an https site so you will get it flagged by some browsers, but it is a legit mil site. April 6th is the next available date. The gate opens at 8 am and closes at 2 pm. The line is normally the longest the first thing in the morning, but there is typically some sort of line up until the gate closes. Make sure you read all the requirements for getting onto the range, especially the identification requirements. You don't want to ride all the way there and get turned away at the gate.
Basic guidelines: 1000 miles within 24 hours including a documented stop (SPOT, InReach, photos) at the detonation site. The parking lot for the detonation site is approx 25 miles from the nearest DBR (dated business receipt) at the General Store in San Antonio, NM, and that's where you should get gas or an ice cream cone or something so you can get a receipt. Certification for this ride is a lot easier if you are an IBA Premier member.
A real challenge would be for someone to do a BunBurner Gold (1500mi/24H) because there is no telling how long the wait will be to get in the gate, and then you can only travel 35-40 mph once you are on the range. Radar detectors are not allowed on the range, but they either didn't see mine or they really don't care. With all the spurious radio emissions on the range the detector is useless anyhow.
Let me know what questions you have.