Group Riding Speed Rating - Proposed Pace System by Mr. Gadget

First of all I can't wait to read the banter from everyone that the Newbie is even suggesting such a pacing system    This is only a proposed Pace System all ideas and improvements are welcome. Thanks in advance for looking this system over.

This was created out of being nicely slapped around by certain people that were looking to keep the new guy on the straight and narrow    New riders want to fit in and knowing this simple type of pacing system will help them hook-up with the right riding groups.  This will also help with safety and prevent riders trying to keep up and ride outside their comfort zone.

I noticed that no one else has been properly describing the speed parameters lately specified in the "Please Read Before Posting A Ride" post for their rides. So, to make things easier I came up with four ratings from P1 to P4 and then everyone knows what pace and kind of ride the leader of the ride does or has planned.

For example: Vince would be at Pace 1 leader    and Allon might be at Pace 1 in the morning and at Pace 3 after lunch or on the last leg of the day    or say some BMW Sport Touring person wants to lead a Pace 4 ride as a Fall Colors tour 
 
Pace 1 or P1
Populated / Main Roads (Speed limit + up to 30 mph over)
Rural / Back Roads (Speed limit + up to 40 mph over) 
Curves (Posted speeds x 2 + another up to 10 mph ?
Stops for fuel and breaks for up to 15 minutes every 100 to 140 miles or up to 2.0 hours in the saddle

Pace 2 or P2
Populated / Main Roads (Speed limit + up to 20 mph over)
Rural / Back Roads (Speed limit + up to 30 mph over) 
Curves (Posted speeds x 2)
Stops for fuel and breaks for up to 20 minutes every 90 to 120 miles or up to 1.5 hours in the saddle

Pace 3 or P3
Populated / Main Roads (Speed limit + up to 10 mph over)
Rural / Back Roads (Speed limit + up to 20 mph over) 
Curves (Posted speeds x 1.5 to x 2)
Stops for fuel and breaks for up to 20 minutes every 80 to 100 miles or up to 1.25 hours in the saddle
+ Quick stops at points of interest (photos and a quick drink)

Pace 4 or P4
Populated / Main Roads (Speed limit + up to 5 mph over)
Rural / Back Roads (Speed limit + up to 15 mph over) 
Curves (Posted speeds up to x 1.5)
Stops for fuel and breaks for up to 30 minutes every 80 to 100 miles or up to 1.25 hours in the saddle
+ Stops at points of interest (Photos, Walk around, Snack and a drink up to 30 minutes)

MPH is based on GPS speed not speedometer which normally shows higher speed than actual speed. (Most bikes speedometers read 3-10% above the actual speed and vary in this range based on your speed. Slower speeds like 30 MPH might be right on and then as you speed up the percentage off takes over)

Stop time for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner vary and usually include fueling up.

On bigger rides like TWISTAR people can go with the leader based on their Pace number.  I know on my 1st group ride last year with the MN-MSTA at the Tri-State Boogie I wasn't sure what group to go with and since I have a ST1100 someone suggested I go with a slow group.  I opted to go with Allon's group that morning and he was burning it up at P1 pace way too fast for the new guy.  So, then I got with another group at one of the fuel stops and they were just right at P2 to P3 pace.

I hope this will help ride leaders and new or newer riders to decide which rides to go on and / or what group of riders to go out with at a big group event.