Cosmopolitan Rays August 19, 2019

RC Cosmo Club News and Notes Meeting – August 19, 2019

Thirsty’s• Our Speaker for the meeting was Wendy Crockett is the First Female Iron Butt Rally Winner

• For the first time, a woman has won the Iron Butt Rally. This year’s winner, Wendy Crockett of Rapid City, South Dakota, rode her 2005 Yamaha FJR 1300 with over 200,000 miles on it to victory. To win, Wendy traveled 12,998.9 miles in 11 days and accrued 154,086 points.

• Wendy has competed in the Iron Butt Rally 5 times. She is a very experienced motorcyclist. She’s not just a rider, she lives a full motorcycle oriented life.

• At one point she owned and operated Cyclesmiths in Kernville, CA. Now, she lives in Rapid City, SD and is a mechanic for Sturgis Motorsports.

• Having a strategy is an important part of the Iron Butt. Checkpoints have varying point values and it’s up to the rider to determine the best checkpoints in accordance with their strategy. Ultimately, a rider must cover at least 1,000 miles a day and choose a route that will help them to accrue the most points possible.

• Congratulations to Wendy on completing and winning the 2019 Iron Butt Rally.

Wendy Crockett Iron Butt Rally Winner

Wendy Crockett Iron Butt Rally Winner Route Across America

Wendy Crockett Iron Butt Rally Winner

Wendy Crockett Iron Butt Rally Winner

Wendy Crockett Iron Butt Rally Winner

Wendy Crockett Iron Butt Rally Winner

Wendy Crockett Iron Butt Rally Winner

Meeting Photos

Meeting Photos

Meeting Photos

Member Birthdays

• Name Date

• Johnson, Doug Aug 04

• Doshier, Steve Aug 13

• Terwilliger, Shelli Aug 13

• Chastain, Shar Aug 19

• Moyes, Elizabeth Aug 21

• Harming, Warren Aug 23

• Jackson, Douglas Aug 29

Anniversaries - Date Joined Organization

• Name Years Date

• Schriver, Joanne 26 years 0 months Aug 14 1993

• Reuwsaat, Chuck 26 years 0 months Aug 06 1993

• Dupont, Connie 3 years 0 months Aug 10 2016

• Rosales, Darcy 2 years 0 months Aug 12 2017

• Rosales, Jim 2 years 0 months Aug 16 2017

• Sutton, Karen 3 years 0 months Aug 21 2016

• Linquist, Dean 2 years 0 months Aug 26 2017

• Schuh, Arletta 10 years 0 months Aug 26 2009