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The experiences described in these posts were Steve’s at the time he took the ride. Each rider’s experience is unique. These posts do not describe what is usual or likely for the ride described. Iron Butt Rally The Iron Butt Rally is an eleven-day motorcycle event, broken into sections (or legs), traversing a large section of North America. It is not a race. No benefits, actual or implied, accrue to the rider who finishes a section (or the entire rally) in the least amount of time. Finishing positions will be determined solely by the points obtained by the riders during the entirety of the event. The following rules, tips, and miscellaneous information are designed to provide the rider with the minimum amount of background material necessary to participate in the event. Riders spend years training and preparing for this ride they call The Big Dance.  Rally Prep March 22, 2016 – Las Vegas, NV – First.. The IBA’s 2017 Iron Butt Rally (IBR): I’m in! 🙂 I’m thrilled to be accepted to participate and look forward to doing my best riding ~11,000 Miles over 11 Days next year scavenging for bonus points all over North America. (http://www.ironbuttrally.com) Second.. I feel for my fellow LD riders who applied and weren’t accepted. It’s incredibly tough to get accepted to and I’ve received that “Not the email you wanted to receive…” message before. Just keep riding and keep trying!
June 2017 - Last minute bike maintenance begins.  June 13 – Tire Day! These tires are going to leave their mark on more of North America in the next four weeks than most Americans see in a lifetime  June 13 – Provisions have arrived! Maybe some water, and a full tank of gas and I’ll be ready to ride 🙂  June 15 – Bike prep and maintenance is all done for the Big Dance! I even saved a few bucks and upgraded the iPad to the latest in low-tech for routing me to the IBR Start. — in Costa Mesa, California.
Ride Food  June 21 – As ready as Me and Moto will ever be Minneapolis Bound! — in Costa Mesa, California.  June 21 – Away He Goes!  June 24 – Made it to Minneapolis Thursday. Got through Tech Inspection, ODO Check, and Registration today without problems. Just waiting for Rider Meetings tomorrow, and the Rally Start Monday morning! Oh, and this graphic is supposed to give us clues as to the ‘Rally Theme’; as in.. Where we’re going. ??? — at Minneapolis Marriott West.  6/25 – Got my Rally Routing Desk all setup! Welp, the time has come. Check-in and Riders Meetings are over. We’re just waiting for the Banquet Dinner where they hand out the “Rally Packets”. Then, its Plan Plan Plan and Ride starting in the morning for the next 11 days. So, you won’t see much of me around Facebook or whatever. Will be too busy riding & sleeping. To follow the 2017 Iron Butt Rally, here are links to whats happening during the rally: IBR DAILY REPORTS http://ironbutt.com/2017ibr.cfm PUBLIC SPOTWALLA TRACKING MAP https://spotwalla.com/locationViewer.php?id=429 2017 IBR RULES http://ironbutt.com/ibr/_2017/IBR2017Rules.pdf Wish me luck! It’s going to be an adventure 🙂    Start photos by Rick Corwine
The IBR Rally Masters have issued a no social media policy during the rally. These are the last visuals we have of Steve until the rally is over!
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