Ok, now that that's settled, moving on to the SoCal-NorCal leg:
Pat, I'm truly sorry that your schedule conflicts with the relay, but family is more important than the transport of a plastic lizard. Enjoy your weekend.
Without the side trip to Rosamond, Mooshie and GreenHornet might make it further north by the end of day 5-25? Once you SoCal guys escape from LA, you make a left turn instead of a right turn near Apex's location, and enjoy the back roads between there, Mooshie and Santa Maria, if you care to ride that far.