VOL. 53 ISSUE 35 SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 P97
TWIN IN AMERICA'S LONGEST
OUT, NOT REALLY!
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY MARK KARIYA
T
he Nevada desert
is a lonely place for
a motorcycle race.
Dotted with rotted mining
shacks and broken dreams,
you feel tiny when in its
clutches. Scorched bone
dried by the sun, it's a harsh
and unforgiving landscape,
laced with cactus so sharp
it'll pierce your boots, and
rocks that will snap your
bones if you crash into
them. And if you did crash
into them with the bike I was
racing in the 2016 Vegas To
Reno, it wouldn't be pretty.
Part of the Best In The
Desert race series, the
Vegas To Reno, is now in
its 20th year. A logistical
nightmare to organize and
conduct, the race snakes
its way through the driest
state in North America over
500 grueling miles from Sin
City to Sin City's lost little
brother, Reno. You share
the course with other bikes,
quads, trophy trucks and
buggies, everyone in a mad
dash to the horizon as they
chase each other's dust.
Team Africa Twin! From left
to right: Mikami-san, Johnny
Campbell, Imai-san, and our
own Rennie Scaysbrook.
TO RENO
