Warchild
Benevolent Dictator
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The 2015 Iron Butt Rally departs Albuquerque, New Mexico exactly one week from now and returns 11 days later.
The Start: 10am PDT Monday, June 29, 2015
SHERATON ALBUQUERQUE UPTOWN HOTEL
2600 Louisiana Boulevard Northeast
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Checkpoint One:
Is back at the SHERATON ALBUQUERQUE UPTOWN HOTEL, July 2, 8pm - 10pm
Penalty points accrue at 8:00:01pm
Scoring opens at 5pm
Dinner - 6pm - 10pm
Leg 2 Bonuses distributed at 6am, July
Checkpoint Two:
Meadowview Conference Resort & Convention Center, Kingsport, Tenn July 5, 8pm - 10pm
Penalty points accrue at 8:00:01pm
Scoring opens at 5pm
Dinner 6pm-10pm
Leg 3 Bonuses distributed at 6am, July 6
Finish: Friday, July 10, 10 am
SHERATON ALBUQUERQUE UPTOWN HOTEL
Penalty points accrue at 8:00:01am
Scoring opens at 5am
This year's IBR has already been full of high drama, and we haven't even started yet!
There have been a fair number of drop-outs... we are somewhere around 90 bikes at the moment, a pinch less than we normally see at the Start Line.
We've had an Aussie entered this year who has encountered quite a bit of challenges just getting to the Start Line. She decided to purchase a used bike here Albuquerque, but the bike had brake problems almost right away.That got fixed up in Grand Junction.Yet more bike problems have been reported; she'll get the bike checked out again before the Start. Poor woman should have bought a FJR.... but this is a BMW. Let's wish her luck.
We have a large number of FJRs in the event this year - will our platform be the very first to repeat an IBR win? We'll know on July 10th.
In the past IBR threads (almost 8 years worth, starting in 2007 IBR), I have tried to keep the threads up to date and current as much as possible, however that tasking will fall to Iggy this year. After I release all IBR riders Monday morning, I will be on the road for another week and will not have much day-time communication. I'll check in during the evenings, but Iggy will keep y'all up to date as possible.
Here we go......
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