2013 Iron Butt Rally - The Inside View

[Timmer]

It's truly fascinating to see the routing in and around the area I live in. Riders are passing within a few miles of my house.

 

[Dan S]

If you catch the "express" from Anacortes, it's not much longer than the Black ball. Plus you can get to Anacortes quicker than riding out to Port Angeles I would think?? Plus there's always the timing of the runs. Clearing the border on I5 and catching the Tsawwassen ferry might save time too. The ferry and custom lines can be slow at the terminals. Looks like a couple of riders are at the museum of flight at Boeing Field.

Now there's a rider crossing from Tsawwassen to Port Angeles. What the heck. I love it but I hate it. This is like trying to watch a NFL game by sitting outside the stadium listening to the crowd noise..

 

[mdisher]

Wow, looks like someone is in a hurry to get through Texas!

./me wonders if he/she is making a bee-line for Key West. Seems to be alone in what ever though process they have going on. He/she is riding like the wind though.

 

[Warchild]

IGGY Update:

I heard from Iggy.... of the two main routes that appear to comprise this Leg 3, Iggy opted for the northern one, along with a large contingent of fellow riders... they are scarfing up a cluster of bonuses involves ferries, daylight only, and other factors. The weather is great and also he knows he's a pinch tired, he is not sapped from heat like those poor souls who elected to go into Arizona right now....

He heard about Eric Jewell hurting his foot, and hoping its not bad..hoping he gets back to the finish.

One of his Idaho bonuses was very exciting, involving off-road goat trails where a FJR really doesn't belong... he credits his Dad making him go up and down steep forest service roads on a dirt bike when he was 6!

He is looking forward to "the 8 hours of sleep tonight"... sleep bonus, is my guess.

 

[Wolfhound]

Iron Matt . . .

 

[LowAndSilent]

IGGY Update:
I heard from Iggy.... of the two main routes that appear to comprise this Leg 3, Iggy opted for the northern one, along with a large contingent of fellow riders... they are scarfing up a cluster of bonuses involves ferries, daylight only, and other factors. The weather is great and also he knows he's a pinch tired, he is not sapped from heat like those poor souls who elected to go into Arizona right now....

He heard about Eric Jewell hurting his foot, and hoping its not bad..hoping he gets back to the finish.

One of his Idaho bonuses was very exciting, involving off-road goat trails where a FJR really doesn't belong... he credits his Dad making him go up and down steep forest service roads on a dirt bike when he was 6!

He is looking forward to "the 8 hours of sleep tonight"... sleep bonus, is my guess.

Big thanks for the update! He knows the area well and can probably make up some good time here. I bet some of his experience doing the WABDR also helped him out in that section in Idaho.

Go Team Yamaha, Go!

 

[wheatonFJR]

Excellent pics, Tobie, as per usual btw.

Great commentary Dale.

Too bad about Eric, hope he can recover enough to continue or at least make it to the finish.

Go FJR riders, Matt, Wendy, Chris, Tony, DEREK AND TIMMY, et al.

Work SUX!

Fixed it,

Fixed it again...

EDIT...AND AGAIN.

 

[AdamK]

Wow, looks like someone is in a hurry to get through Texas!

./me wonders if he/she is making a bee-line for Key West. Seems to be alone in what ever though process they have going on. He/she is riding like the wind though.

Maybe like the 2001 bonus of Barrow, AK from Sunnyside WA on day 5 or 6?? Seems that was worth 1,000,000 points and won the rally for the guy who pulled it off??

 

[jwhite518]

... but I'm also disappointed as an armchair participant. I was sooo hoping for a repeat of last year's neck-and-neck epic rides.

Tell that to the other big dogs still riding. None of them think they are out of the hunt. Crockett, Dickson, Meese, Schmitt. This **** ain't over.

 

[Warchild]

Yeah, that was Bob Hall who did that back in 2001.... with George Barnes and Eric Jewell hot on his heels, but came in shortly after the Penalty window closed, making those two DNF..... not many riders on the planet like Bob Hall....

 

[ChaseH]

Nice day for July in Bisbee AZ. Cloudy and low 80s

 

[Sharif]

Does the following photo even need a caption? This is what a frontrunner looks like by Day 7 of the Iron Butt Rally:

Absolute Animal. As are all who attempt this endeavor, much less compete to win.

 

[ChaseH]

Nice day for July in Bisbee AZ. Cloudy and low 80s

 

[AdamK]

Yeah, that was Bob Hall who did that back in 2001.... with George Barnes and Eric Jewell hot on his heels, but came in shortly after the the Penalty window closed, making those two DNF..... not many riders on the planet like Bob Hall....

I was just reading the 2001 recap. They both showed up during the banquet. About how many minutes/hours late did that make them?

 

[eldouble]

Looks like they are headed to the F16 in Douglas AZ behind the Natl Guard Armory.

Miles

 

[kgjl]

I have followed the last few Rallies on your boards and wanted to say thanks. Y'all seem like great folks. I am impressed with your machinery. FJRs look to be the future in the IBR. All the best to all the riders!

 

[Warchild]

I have followed the last few Rallies on your boards and wanted to say thanks. Y'all seem like great folks. I am impressed with your machinery. FJRs look to be the future in the IBR. All the best to all the riders!

Cheers, kgil!

 

[chadman]

I haven't read any mention of a video crew, so I presume that there won't be a "Hard Miles 3" featuring the 2013 IBR. If that's the case, given that 2011 was skipped as well, does that mean we've seen the last of the "Hard Miles" series?

too small a market to break even on the costs.

Kickstarter? I'd be in

 

[Dan S]

Maybe a memorial bonus in Bonners Ferry, ID. God Speed Davo

And - is the rider north of Flagstaff going north? Does he know 89 between Bitter Springs and Page is closed? Or maybe he's headed for Monument Valley.

 

[Justin]

Does the following photo even need a caption? This is what a frontrunner looks like by Day 7 of the Iron Butt Rally:

Absolute Animal. As are all who attempt this endeavor, much less compete to win.

He'll have that helmet impression for a like a week after the rally is over :lol: