Not Matt's ride report from D2R2

Hey all,
As followers of this blog may know Matt left to do the D2R2 (link over there >>) this Sunday
Been surfing the interwebs and found some neat reports, from a few different riders so far.
Thought y'all might like to read about it a bit to give you some perspective.
The one that got me is that folks were amazed about how someone could have climbed a particular hill in a 34x27. The hill is on gravel and apparently measures out at *ahem* 29%
Hai Karate!
so yeah
just under 4000 m of climbing, 70% of the 180km on dirt.
Seems like the fastest guys rode it in 7:40 ride time, 8:30 elapsed.
gulp

Next year.
rodd

http://hilljunkie.blogspot.com/2008/08/d2r2-detrimental-death-ride-report.html

http://pyzahl.blogspot.com/2009/08/d2r2-2009-report.html

http://www.cycloblogger.info/2009/08/d2r2-deerfield-dirt-road-randonnee.html