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[tilted horizons] - Iron Butt Rally 2011 Begins
Today is the start of the 2011 edition of the Iron Butt Association's bi-annual Iron Butt Rally. The world's most determined (and sleep-deprived) motorcyclists will depart from the west coast of the...
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June 25th, 2011, 12:40 PM | #2 |
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I love following this event. A few friends are running it this year, and are doing well so far. For those that have never heard of the iron butt rally, it's a pretty interesting event. It happens every 2 years, attracts the top long-distance riders in the country (and some from overseas), and is terribly entertaining to follow.
Here is the main page for this year's rally, and it includes daily updates starting from 3 days prior to the start. There is also a live spotwalla tracking app to follow a couple dozen riders as they traipse around the country. The route this year is a bit of a classic. Started in Seattle, first checkpoint in NY, next in FL, finish near San Diego. To classify as a finisher, you need to have a documented receipt from all 48 contiguous states. For extra points, you can add in Alaska. For extra points, you can make it a 4 corners tour, which is key wet, tip of main, tip of washington, and bottom of california on mexico border. And - each state capital is worth a certain amount of additional points, more if the capitals are way out of the way from an optimal route. 3 riders were able to grab the Alaska bonus, and ended up riding 5700 miles in about 103 hours in order to make the first checkpoint. Unreal. The leader right now is also the guy who won the Cal24 I competed in a few weekends ago...
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June 25th, 2011, 03:53 PM | #3 |
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June 25th, 2011, 11:00 PM | #4 |
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I doubt I'll ever have the skills to run the IBR. The toughest 2 rides I ever did with Teamstrange (a great LD riding group) was the Great Lakes Gold (2500 miles in 48 hours) and a 2000 mile trip in 36 hours (all on my 750 Nighthawk). If you ever get the chance to run a Minnesota 1000 (or any Saddlesore 1000) do it. Then think about doing it 11 days straight. Insanity. But fun!
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This years route looks crazy. Good luck to all the riders.
I'd love to try a Saddle Sore 1000. But 11,000 miles in 11 days All the contestents are special riders but two past finishers stand out in my book: In 2003 Leon Begeman finished 12th on an EX250 and in 2005 Duke Dunsford finished 59th on his 250. Quote:
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June 30th, 2011, 10:02 PM | #6 |
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One night left! Finishes up at 10 AM tomorrow in Ontario, CA. Should be a close finish... Here's a great video of a bunch of the riders trekking across a map in Legs 1 and 2:
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