Around the world sailboat race? An airplane race like the 1919 London Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...to_Australia_flight? A motor rally like Peking to Paris, or the London Sydney rally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...80%93Sydney_Marathon.

An offroad rally like Paris Dakar, or the Baja 1000? Maybe on a motorcycle?

Would be the 24hrs of LeMans for sure.

as a sailor, I have always followed the Volvo ocean races and the single hand round the world series.

Americas cup, not so much a fan

john

Turtle. If your gonna endure...

Baja 1000

Paris to Dakar on a KTM.

But the Cannonball Run always looked cool (at least from the movie).

When I was a kid, I got started to downhill race.

Didn't end up going through with it, but downhill was my thing. I was also told GS might be right for me, but only downhill would do, so lost opportunities.

As an adult, Tour of France or the TT really appeal.

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Originally posted by pbslinger:
Around the world sailboat race? An airplane race like the 1919 London Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...to_Australia_flight? A motor rally like Peking to Paris, or the London Sydney rally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...80%93Sydney_Marathon.

An offroad rally like Paris Dakar, or the Baja 1000? Maybe on a motorcycle?

I drive A W123 Benz so I am real familar with 1977 running where Mercedes finished 1rst and 2nd.

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Originally posted by eltonr:
as a sailor, I have always followed the Volvo ocean races and the single hand round the world series.

Americas cup, not so much a fan

john

Ditto. VOR would be my eutopia.

Another Paris to Dakar here. Particularly on an 800 BMW designed for this race.

all of them and none of them.

When I was younger I would have done them all.

Now I just live through others in my keyboard.

Le Tour de France, of course.

I'm getting to the age where a trip around the buffet table is all I've got left of me.

H&K-Guy

Global curcumnavigation in an SR71B.
Shouldn't take too long.

I am a runner so I would do the granddaddy of the ultras - Western States. 100 mile race with more than 18,000 feet of climbing and nearly 23,000 feet of descent.

The Rat Race.

Not that I enjoy it or stand a chance of winning.

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Originally posted by craglawnmanor:
the Cannonball Run always looked cool (at least from the movie).

Definitely.

I'v always enjoyed adventure racing, from watching and following the Raid Gaulois back in the 80's, and later the Eco-Challenge to the more modern Primal Quest.

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Originally posted by Chance:
I am a runner so I would do the granddaddy of the ultras - Western States. 100 mile race with more than 18,000 feet of climbing and nearly 23,000 feet of descent.

Put me down for WS100 too. I'm 25 minutes from the finish line and have run most of the course's last 35 miles. I paced a buddy from miles 62 to 79. Got in at 11'pm. Not fun. It's next weekend.

TDF too. I'd like to ride the big climbs down south near my wife's family. And I saw Lance A win the TDF in 2005. That's an amazing feat to ride that long and hard for 3 weeks.