2010 Iron Butt 5000 Registration
The 2010 Iron Butt 5000 will take off on Monday, August 16, 2010, from Denver, Colorado. It will be a challenge not only to your riding skills but also your ability to map a successful route in order to maximize points and solve the time/distance equation.
As in the Iron Butt Rally there will be a minimum number of points required in order to qualify as a finisher. In other words, it is possible that you will ride for 5 days, not obtain enough points and NOT qualify as a finisher.
Positions are extremely limited and not everyone who seeks to enter the rally will be able to find a spot. We wish we could accommodate more applicants, but unfortunately, we have limited facilities and staff to conduct the rally. The entry fee for the 2010 Iron Butt 5000 will be $1000 ($1225 two-up)(U.S.Funds) payable in two parts. If you are drawn for the rally (information on how to enter the drawing follows), to hold a position, the initial deposit of $400 ($500 two-up) will be due November 15, 2009 with the remaining $600 ($825 two-up) fee due March 15, 2010.
Please note: NO money is due with this registration form. There is NO application fee. Only if you are drawn and secure a place on the start line will you need to pay.
Important: All entries MUST be emailed no later than October 15, 2009. On or about November 1, a drawing will be held for available positions from entries received before the deadline. Everyone, with the exception of several positions to be used at the Rallymasters' discretion (for example, interesting antique motorcycle attempts), will have to pass through the drawing.
Due to the high volume of applicants, it is not feasible to maintain a wait list. In the event that a position becomes available, we will again draw from the remaining entries. As long as you provide a current e-mail address and can accept email without blocking, everyone who applies will receive a letter notifying them that their entry was drawn or not.
If you are drawn for the rally, you have until November 15, 2009, to get the deposit to the Iron Butt 5000 offices. After that date, you will forfeit your position. Please note: the $400 fee to reserve a position on the starting line is NOT refundable. Under no circumstance should you submit your fee if you are not certain that you will be able to ride. This policy has been in effect since 1988 when so many last-minute rider cancellations resulted in the cancellation of the rally itself.
If you are unfamiliar with the mechanics of the rally, you should immediately obtain a copy of Ron Ayres' book, Against the Wind (a very good account of Ron's Iron Butt experience), and visit the Iron Butt Association's web site at and read the reports from the 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, 1999, 1997 and 1995 rallies. You should also carefully study the rules from 2009 at
You should also be aware that the rally will have bonuses in Canada. Due to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, exit and entry from the United States has become a hassle for some people. While we will attempt to place bonuses near smaller border crossings (which may not get you across any easier, it should cut down wait times), there is no guarantee that you will be able to cross the border without incident. Such is the risk of attempting a bonus that takes you across an international border.
There will be no bonuses located in Mexico and while we will attempt to ensure there is no short-cut across Mexico, it may be remotely possible for some odd combination of bonuses to utilize a route across northern Mexico.
While the primary goal of the rally is to reach the checkpoint and arrive safely and on time, collecting some bonus points may require an extraordinary effort and bravery. Earning bonus points can require long hikes (for example, a one-mile steep uphill hike to an ice cave) or participation in other extreme activities (in 1999 bonus points could be earned by riding an open air roller coaster located on top of and on the outside of a 100 story tall building and in 2005 some riders had to wade across a waist deep Pacific Ocean inlet to reach a bonus at a lighthouse).
If all this talk about drawings, rules and regulations sound like we are not a fun group, I assure you the Iron Butt is about friendship, loyalty, trust and most of all, having a great time. The rules and guidelines we have developed over the years are to keep the playing field level and to keep the event fun. Some of the best memories of my life have been because of the Iron Butt Rally and I assure you that you will ride away from the rally a changed person with new life-long friends and some of the most treasured memories of your life!
If you need additional information on the Iron Butt 5000 do not hesitate to e-mail Lisa at
Michael Kneebone
2010 Iron Butt 5000 Registration
E-mail is the ONLY method of registration.
PLEASE CUT AND PASTE the following into a new e-mail message. Please do NOT send this entire message along with your registration.
Complete the required information and email to If two-up, add pillion information as well.
Once we receive your emailed application, we will send a confirmation letter when we have printed out your application and placed it in the correct drawing box, usually a few days after receipt of the e-mail. NOTE: Please do NOT put any questions or other correspondence in with your e-mail application. You will also receive any and all updates via e-mail so make sure that your SPAM filters are properly adjusted and, if needed, that Lisa’s email address - - is already on your approved list.
2010 Iron Butt Rally Registration Form
Are you an Iron Butt Rally finisher; if yes, which rally?:
Have you worked on a previous Iron Butt Rally? If yes, what year and job did you perform?
Are you an IBA Premier Member? NO (if you are a Premier member, please log on to your account and get the correct application)
What other years have you applied for entry to the Iron Butt Rally?
Name:
Address:
City/State:
Preferred Email Address:
Please provide the Iron Butt Rally Committee with phone numbers and
the best time of day to reach you:
HOME:
WORK:
CELL:
Make, model and year motorcycle you intend to ride in the Iron Butt
5000 (we realize that this is subject to change):
MAKE: MODEL: YEAR:
Rider Profile: please list your age, riding experience (long distance and
other), occupation and just about anything else you can tell us about
yourself (some of this information may be used for press inquiries, please
indicate if something is personal and may not be shared with the outside
world) Note: Please be sure to include information pertinent to your long
distance riding
Please read carefully!
By submitting this document via email, I acknowledge the following:
1. My awareness that if I am chosen, the $400 deposit that is
required to be paid by November 15, 2009, is not refundable if I am
unable to participate in the rally for any reason and that I may NOT
sell my position in the rally;
2. I have studied accounts of the 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005,
2007 and 2009 Iron Butt rallies and I am familiar with the risks associated
with participating in the Iron Butt 5000 including loss of life,
extended hospital stays, lost wages, divorce and other personal tragedies;
3. That I possess sufficient skill, training, experience, and health
to engage in this event;
4. That I have read the 2009 edition of the Iron Butt Rules and I
understand the basic rules of fair play;
5. That pursuing optional bonuses may involve crossing international
borders with all the risks such crossing may contain;
6. That long-distance motorcycle touring is a dangerous activity and
should not be undertaken except by competent, experienced individuals;
7. That I will almost certainly be subjecting myself during the
course of this event to hazards above and beyond those faced by
ordinary motorcyclists;
8. That I will face dangers on this event beyond the control of the
rallymaster, his agents, servants, and/or assignees;
9. That I am solely responsible for my own conduct during the course
of the rally;
10. That I sign this acknowledgment as my own act and of my own free
will, absent any misunderstanding on my part about the nature, risks,
and hazards to myself and others of endurance motorcycle riding in
general and this event in particular;
11. I have sufficient liability, medical, life and disability
insurance or assets to protect myself and my family in the event of
an accident or other mishap;
12. I also agree to the use of any photos, slides, videotapes, motion
picture film, computer images, electronic or written mail, etc. that
will be taken of me, or written about me, for future use in
promotional and/or informational activities as deemed appropriate by
any of the management of the Iron Butt 5000.
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Signature of Applicant (printed name)
/sent via email
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Signature of Pillion (printed name)
/sent via email
Date: