Unfortunately, the end of Leg 1 saw one rider and one two-up team withdraw from the Rally. Pat Ford, an IBR Vet, decided that this was not his time and headed home. Knowing when you are not on your usual game is an important skill and Pat recognized he was not where he wanted to be. He broke the news to the RallyMom at Checkpoint 1. We wish him well…
Detailed standings 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.
A PDF file with the bonus information for Leg 1 is available on the Rally Data > Bonus Listings page and at this link: Leg 1 Bonus Listing file
To see a visualization of the Brownian motion of the riders spreading out from the start and bouncing around the eastern 2/3 of the US before converging on Tulsa, follow the link below. The link is also on the Rally Data > Tracking page. Leg 1 Tracking Animation
Rider points and standings are posted at Rally Data > Standings.
There are days when the scribe must sigh deeply and report on things which are unfortunate. It is particularly unfortunate to have to post such things when bringing you news of Day 02. But this is not the first time, nor is it likely to be the last time the scribe is faced with such a task. Lisa Rufo and Molly are recovering after a deer strike totaled their motorcycle,…
The strangeness in these voice-to-text transcriptions is not the fault of the riders, but it’s just too entertaining not to share. While putting this together late tonight, one of us who will not be named was snort-laughing too hard to talk. We hope this software never gets an upgrade. “Hi, Jeff, this is Nick, Burn Spider 70.Brain Field. Kansas.You’re there anyway.Recent.Oh, three finger card that’s Popeyes Hays, Kansas,proceedB O D,…
Just after 5:00am, Bambi threw herself in front of Lisa Rufo/Molly Hecker, riding two up. They were traveling westbound on I88, just west of Delkalb, IL. Lisa and the bike took quite a tumble; Molly was more fortunate. Steve told The RallyMom that Lisa says she’s fine and wants to continue on. Of course she does, she doesn’t give up easily. However, first she’ll have an ambulance ride to check…
At 1:07am, Landry received a photo text, showing flag 88, hanging on a pole in Bar Harbor, looking so sad and abandoned by its hapless rider. Oh well. Then, at 3:01am, another rider came upon the lonely flag and texted the RallyMom, asking should they bring it back. Really?! When no text response came from a sleeping Landry, and no phone call to verify the basic rules of rallying, at…
A warm, sunny morning in Pittsburgh, not at all like the rain during the 2013 rally, which was the last time the IBR started in this city. Beautiful weather and no rain in sight. Such a great day to start an epic 11 day motorcycle adventure. Riders will need to not only balance their rest and riding time, but their motorcycles too. The riders all were required to be at…