I'm also heading to Florida which will be the first race I haven't driven to. I looked at different options and have decided to take my chances and fly with my bike (I only have one transfer).

With two bikes, I think flying will be your best option. UPS won't ship any case large enough to hold two bikes. You could ship each seperately to the host hotel (they charge a $10 or $15 handling fee) but that will cost you some serious clams. I don't know about other companies that might be willing to ship both bikes in one case, but if you find one it will also be expensive.

I am flying in Wednesday also. I figure if the bike doesn't make it to the airport that night (I am knocking on wood-like veneer hard enough to make my knuckles bleed) that gives me two days to raise some serious hell with the airlines. I've heard that flying into Panama City with bikes is more difficult. I am flying into Pensacola and renting a car to drive to Panama City. There may be some unavoidable delays in getting your bike if you are flying into Panama City.

Hope that helped.

Chris