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Other Similar Rallies and Rides
(Now in 2025 many of these links are obsolete, but the names bring back memories.)

  • Nevada 1099 - May ??-??, 2011. 25-hour endurance rally starting and ending in Nevada.
  • Cal 24 - June 10-12, 2011. 24-hour endurance rally starting in northern Nevada and ending in San Jose, California.
  • Utah 1088 - June 22-26, 2011, with a pre-rally Bar B Q being held on June 25, 2011. 12-hour and 3-day rallies will be held in conjunction with the classic 20th annual 24-hour endurance rally starting and ending in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Big Sky Rally 2011 "The Good The Bad & The Ugly" - July 21-24, 2011. A new 32-hour rally being held in Big Sky, Montana.
  • Colorado FreeWheelers 1000-in-24, August 20-21, 2011, Greenwood Village, CO. If you think you would like to see a lot of Colorado (and possibly some neighboring states) in a short period of time, or maybe you're just curious about being able to ride a 1,000 miles in a 24 hour period, or you would like to earn an Iron Butt Association SaddleSore 1000 award, join the FreeWheelers for their 27th anniversary of this fun event.
  • Land of Enchantment 1000, September 30 - October 2, 2011. 24-hour rally starting and ending in Albuquerque, NM. Ride about 1000 miles of the Enchanting state in 24 hours. Most entrants also qualify for the Iron Butt Association SaddleSore 1000 award. And don't forget the benefit of being able to eat lots of New Mexico's famous green chili sauce while you're there. It's great on enchiladas, in corn chowder, and on green chili cheese burgers!
  • www.rallymasters.org - IBA Rally Calendar
  • www.rallymasters.org - RallyMasters.org Rally Calendar
  • Tips

  • Hard Miles DVDs. Excellent documentaries of the the 2007 and 2009 Iron Butt Rallies. Both of them include many instructional comments from the top riders.
  • George Barnes, 1999 Iron Butt Rally Winner - Tips and Suggestions
  • Allan Pratt - Motorcycle Rally Tips
  • Attend other rallies. Some like the Mason Dixon 20-20 Rally and the Minuteman 1000 have a routing and strategies workshop or seminar before the rally.
  • Attend the Iron Butt Association National Meet and attend the seminars about riding rallies. Will be held August ??, 2012, in ??. These events have been great!
  • Read rally reports on this two-bit site, the links above, or the Iron Butt Association site.
  • Join the Long Distance (LD) Riders list.
  • Take all of the above with a grain of salt, remembering that the way you ride and plan rides will likely differ in some ways from others.

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    Last modified: March 27, 2025