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2020 Conesville, Iowa & Savanna, Illinois

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- Year of Riding in the Rain, cold rain, more rain, and night rain. 2020 was a challenging year for social gatherings. Despite the challenge, Brad and I decided to meet in Conesville, Iowa for the Redneck Revival Rally. I started in Detroit and rode I-94 across Michigan west until it joined I-80 West. Conesville is a small farming community west of the Quad Cities. The Quad Cities are on both sides of the Mississippi River. Illinois has Moline and Rock Island. Davenport and Bettendorf are on the Iowa side of the river. Conesville is about an hour ride westward and slightly south of Davenport. The Conesville Rally was well attended. We met up with some familiar folks from years past. The rally is centered on an old school no prep concrete drag strip. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, golf carts, and even pic nic tables race down the drag strip. Yes, pic nic tables. Just ask, we’ll tell you all about the pic nic table. The races start early in the morning and ends by the aftern