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Tom Melchild has just announced the details for next year's Cal24 Rally...

We are proud to announce that the 2012 Cal 24 Rally will be held on June 8-10th, 2012. It will start from Gerlach, NV and the finish line will be in San Jose, CA. Entry is open to everyone with a motorcycle capable of making the trip, a great attitude and interest in taking part of one of motorcycling’s great adventures. New rally riders are welcome, and we go out of our way to make it a fun and enjoyable experience. The base route from Gerlach from San Jose will be slightly over 1,000 miles. There will be opportunities to add to that mileage with a wide range of bonus opportunities.

The rally will once again be a fund raiser for Bob Mutchler’s Polio Plus through Rotary International. Each rider must make a minimum $50 donation to Polio Plus, with the person raising the highest dollar amount receiving their choice of either a Road Crafter or Darien riding suit from Aero Stitch.

New this year: The Cal 24 will be the first event in the MERA (Motorcycle Endurance Riders Assoc.) championship. Riders who participate in the Cal 24 Rally, Utah 1088 and Ten in Ten rallies will get points towards the MERA Championship. The awards will be following the Ten in Ten Rally.

More information and entry forms can be found at www.cal24.com. Or you can email Tom Melchild, Cal24 President, at tom@cal24.com