L.A.-Barstow to Vegas LAB2V 2013 30th Y E A R

Thanks Razr! Looking forward to it.

Also, I'll need to hook up with someone as my riding partner will be away t-day weekend.

Since we are heading back to the other coast we are driving from Palmdale to Vegas on Thanksgiving and leaving the truck there. We are renting a car to come back to Palmdale. Can we just leave the truck at The Orleans for Thursday and Friday nights without any worries?

Talk to the manager at the front desk and let him know what you want to do and make sure it is OK, otherwise you might end up getting towed.

You betcha. I would give them a heads up like TB suggests though.

My son is an admin on the D37 site and I sent him an email to see if he can help you.

yes. you are fine to leave your vehicle near the northwest side of the parking lot near where we are finishing the event.
just talk with the front desk and the security staff.
my buddy that did the Fly and Ride left his truck there for a week with no problem. the parking lot is lit up and has plenty of security.

PAGE 1 POST #3 has a list starting with riders looking for riding partners.

post up if you want to be added to that list.

PM each other on details of who's riding with who.

i apologize if i don't get to it right away but i will try to stay on top of it.

I was the drive-n-fly guy

Drove to Vegas the Thurs before the ride, parked at the Orleans, walked through the casino to the lobby, hailed a cab, flew to Phoenix for business that weekend, either flew back to LA or did a one-way car rental.

Did this twice and didn't ask permission, etc either time, no problems.

Eudurocross in Vegas on the 23rd.

Good opportunity to drive two trucks to Vegas, watch the race, leave a truck there and drive back to LA.

This year I plan to ride back on Sunday.

One year I drove to Vegas real early Thursday morn left my truck in the parking lot. flew into Burbank ride partner picked me up we ate t-day dinner with the family. 2<SUP>nd</SUP> truck to Palmdale all worked well.
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RAZR, you are awesome. I just registered

thanks Ol Man. I'm waiting approval from the admins

check your email for the approval link.

it's all automated. I did it yesterday and was on the forum (under a new fake profile) in 5 minutes.

It'll let me log in but it won't let me post until an administrator approves it

Pretty sure this has been covered here, but you need to call the Orleans directly and use the group code (page 1) to get a room. Otherwise the hotel is showing sold out.

I think the Aria may still have rooms... :kbasa

Ha ha, was thinking of just riding up to the front desk of the Cosmopolitan in full riding gear and asking for the room with all the white rabbits

The best is when it rains on day 2, get to tromp into the lobby of a nice hotel soaking wet and filthy.

Why sure, I'd love a free beer!

is that the "gay" hotel? Stu?

Agreed that you should double check, but the Orleans told us that we could leave our vehicle and trailer there for the ride. They didn't guarantee security though.

Who's riding from LV to Palmdale before the start. We're heading over a couple of days ahead of time and staying with friends in LA before going to Palmdale the night before the ride. Any route suggestions, especially with the rains in Death Valley, would be appreciated. We're riding a big Husky and a Challenge so a little slab is not out of the question, but we'd like to stick to the dirt.