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RTE & Rally » nopolio.org | Sacramento, CA | Bob Mutchler’s th annual fundraiser benefiting PolioPlus and their fight against polio, RTE,  hour and  hour rally options TBA Rallye Rendez-Vous » rendez- vousld.org | QC | annual  hour rallye in QC and the New England states OCTOBER 3 GLMC Harvest Rally » glmc.org/harbest. php | MN |  hr road rally TBA The Void » rallythevoid.org | Fredricksburg,VA | th annual event,  start locations, rally benefiting the Fisher House Foundation TBA BigTexRally » bigtexrally.com | CedarHill,TX |  and  hour rally options with four starting locations, ending in Dallas, benefiting Eddie’s Road NOVEMBER 7 Bit Nippy  » febuttbob@msn.com | NM | th annual saddlesore  with IBA winner Bob Hall 7 Long Riders Rally » floridadigitalrally. com | Brooksville, FL | th annual  hour rally, benefitting Eddie’s Road 28 Bite the Weenie RTE » dtanji@gmail. com | Los Angeles, CA | th annual mid- night trek to Pink’sWorld Famous Hot Dogs, pimp my ride contest, long dist award MULTI-MONTH or ALL YEAR EVENTS January 01 – May23 Big Money Rally » bigmoneyrally.com/ | Minden, NV | RenoJohn’s fourth annual, self paced, real time web results rally,  months of big fun April 1 – May 20 MS » ms.org | Paul Pelland’s  miles in  days motorcycle challenge for Multiple Sclerosis April 1 – October 31 Tour of Honor » tou- rofhonor.com | Steve Brooks self directed military memorial tour benefitting theWoundedWarrior Project April 1 – September 30 GLMC Grand Tour » glmc.org/grand_tour.php  SCMA Four Corners Tour » usacorners.org | visit the four corners of the USA Iron Butt Association Certified Rides » iron- butt.com/ridecerts | how many can you do? Motorcycle Tourer’s Forum Events » mctourer. com | multiple MTF events, including regional saddlesore Ks, Great Lakes Challenge, and Border to Border Insanity LetterstotheIBA Here are some questions that we’ve received online and our responses to help inform — or at least — entertain you. By Ira Agins Q: I would appreciate a determination on your position for certifying an ,- mile ride in less than  hrs? We are in the planning stages and believe this ride is possible and that it can be completed reasonably safely. A: A ride of , or more miles in less than  hour will be recorded as a Bun Burner Gold that covered “,+” miles. We will not provide a specific completion time of less than  hours or a specific distance trav- eled greater than , miles because that would indicate an average speed in excess of  mph. Since there are relatively few stretches of highway with a speed limit above  mph, IBA considers  mph the highest average speed that can be achieved over a  hour period without violating the speed limit. It should also be noted that we require riders to first complete a SaddleSore  (, miles in  hours or less) or a Bun Burner  (, miles in  hours or less) prior to attempting the Bun Burner Gold. Q: I have my SaddleSore  sched- uled to start at  a.m. tomorrow and it looks like my speedometer cable broke on the ride to work this morning. I have a GPS so tracking speed isn’t a problem and the odometer on my bike appears to be working. My question is if my route and receipts truly document my + miles but my odometer is all jacked up, am I still okay?  I will also be tracking via SPOT and my GPS so there will be plenty of evidence of my ride. I’m just afraid my odometer will either be inac- curate or fail along the way. A: We will accept your GPS’s odometer or trip meter reading in lieu of your bike’s odometer.  Just zero it out when you obtain your first gas receipt (your official start time and location) and include a note indicating BonusListings the readings are from your GPS. Q: Each spring I get the urge for a Sad- dleSore , and each spring I get a bit farther from being physically able to do it.With that in mind,I would like to sug- gest you create a BB, or ‘Broken Butt’  for Seniors over  years old,with the same rules as the SS, but only  miles and a time limit of  or  hours. A: Although I don’t think we’re inclined to create a ride as you suggest,we do have a ride called the Butt Builder  ( miles in  hours or less). It does not qualify someone for membership in the Iron Butt Association, but we do recognize it with a pin. The fee is $ and only requires one witness who knows you rode your motorcycle on that trip on that day. It’s a ride designed to introduce folks to long-distance riding, but is open to all. If you decide to do this ride, follow the SaddleSore  rules.