[Ducati] NDC - Guzzi rally rained out in Minnesota

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Holy cow and I complained about the rain during the Mid-Ohio AMA Superbike race on Sunday, hate to think about being on the Ducati on a trip and having this happen. How much warning was there that there was going to be that much rain? The weekend before the Superbike race I went to the VMD and they totally missed the forecast, only got a few drops between VA and Ohio even though they predicted major rain on Friday on our way over.

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From: Veloce916 at aol.com 

> 
> I heard they had 6 feet of water in literally minutes. They cut sleeping 
> people out of tents with minutes to spare. We just had a similar situation here 
> this week (I'm in Ohio). We got about 8 feet of water in just over an hour. 
> The bike shop was located at the bottom of the area the water was flowing too 
> (we are on a ten foot elevated slab thank goodness) and everything around us 
> was under water to over the roofs of all the cars and trucks in what seemed 
> like minutes. We were trying to get to the airport so I was out in it when it 
> started, had to abandon our van and try and wade back but the water was 
> coming so fast we ended up wading in rushing, rising water up to our chests 
> trying 
> to find a route to dry land that wasn't over our heads, carrying a shivering 
> little dog with lightening and thunder scaring him to bits. You had to keep 
> your feet on the ground and just shuffle because otherwise the stream would 
> knock your feet out from under you. If you are wondering why they didn't move 
> the bikes it's because when it happens it's of such biblical dimensions it's 
> all you can do to save yourself. 
> I just put up a gallery of photos - see for yourself: 
> 
> _http://ducati.smugmug.com/Other_ (http://ducati.smugmug.com/Other) 
> 
> Vicki 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 8/23/2007 7:25:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> martinchasse at sympatico.ca writes: 
> 
> Damn...flash flood in a rally...major bummer. 
> 
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