Detailed Final Standings Posted

… days ago. Detailed final standings are available on the Iron Butt Association website. There are links to the scorecards for each rider who completed at least Leg 1, including bonuses collected, along with their photo and additional information. A link is also available on this website’s Rally Data > Standings page.

Three-peat

James Owen has won the 2023 Iron Butt Rally. This is his 3rd Iron Butt Rally win and he recorded the second highest mileage ever ridden during the rally. James rode his 2022 BMW R1250RT 14,138 miles in 11 days and collected 151,821 points. He previously won the rally in 2009 and 2017. James is the only two-time winner and is now the only three-time winner of the IBR. James…

Home Cooking

As of 9:05am local time, one hour and 5 minutes into the penalty points, all riders were either checked in here at the Marriott in Pittsburgh or accounted for if not going to be able to finish in time. We will have more details and finish results later, along with all the great photos from Tobie. Until then, here are a few photos of arrivals and scoring from my phone….

Recipe for Disaster

What would the IBR be without a BMW final drive failure on Day 11? Sjef Vanderaa’s 2014 R1200GSA BMW has apparently suffered a final drive failure in NC on the way to the finish. Reportedly, the Ashville BMW dealer doesn’t have parts and told him he just needed to truck it home to Canada. WTH? Forward progress halted x2: Reef AsSadiq’s Indian Challenger apparently has a clutch problem and lost forward…

Caption Contest

Write a great caption for this image and email it to [email protected] along with your name and email address. Entries must be received by noon Eastern Time, Thursday June 29, 2023. The best caption will win an Iron Butt Rally 2023 poster. Winner must be able to receive their poster through USPS mail in the lower 48 US states or by picking it up at the rally hotel in Pittsburgh….

Detailed Standings Posted

Detailed standings after Leg 2 are now available on the Iron Butt Association website. There are links to the scorecards for each rider who completed Leg 1, including bonuses collected, along with their photo and additional information. A link is also available on this website’s Rally Data > Standings page.