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IBR-2025

The riders had the option for two approaches to the rally. One was to ride the three different legs, returning to the checkpoint two times and then again at the finish. The other option was to ride the 11 days without the need to return to the checkpoint. Each of these options had their own sets of bonus locations.

Leg 1 had a selection of "loops" which could be ridden before the return to the checkpoint in Iowa. One of these loops commemorated the achievement of 1,000,000 BMW miles by my wife, Voni, and by Ardys Kellerman. Three bonus locations were required: BMW Motorcycles of Austin, TX where Ardys was known to hang out; a big red water tank at our house in the Texas Big Bend, and the Red Mountain Overlook on the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado where Voni and Ardys arranged to meet and each completed their million miles together. I am not sure what the other loops included.

The 11` day no-checkpoint option included among other possibilities going to 42 state capitols. I'm not sure what other options these folks might have had.

Since I completed the rally in 1999 and 2003 and Voni did it in 2003 too, it is fun to watch,
 
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One of the call-in bonuses asked the riders "Describe the most peaceful and
serene riding moment you experienced during this rally.” There were many interesting answers.
I personally liked this one the best. :)

Wade Chauncey said:
“When I showed up at Voni Glaves’ red water tank in the
Big Bend area of Texas. I got in there pretty late.
There was no cars, no traffic at all. There was
no light, no moon, no ambient lighting. It was just pitch
black dark. After walking up the hill to collect the bonus, I
came back down to the bike and just hung out for a
moment and just enjoyed the silence and the serenity. I
could see all the stars in the Milky Way. It was a pretty cool
moment.”
 
I just checked out the rider location map, with 18.5 hours remaining until a DNF at Noon on Friday. By Google Maps computation the westerly most rider was 19 hour away; the easterly most rider was 18 hours away; and, the southerly most rider was somewhere in the Louisiana swamps south of New Orleans, about 15 hours away. All the rest of the locations looked closer than these.
 
And suddenly it is over. I am eager to see the results, and how the checkpoint loops and the 11 day loops compare.
 
According to an email blast from ADV, a woman won the (I couldn’t do it in a Lear Jet) Iron Butt. Haven’t read the particulars Butt you all that are involved can probably celebrate the win.
OM
 
According to an email blast from ADV, a woman won the (I couldn’t do it in a Lear Jet) Iron Butt. Haven’t read the particulars Butt you all that are involved can probably celebrate the win.
OM
Yes, Nicole Meuse from Hardwick Township New Jersey did indeed win the 2025 Iron Butt Rally. She is the first female "rookie" rider to ever win the rally and is only the second woman to win the rally, joining Wendy Crockett in that distinction. Nicole rode 13,238 miles in the 11 day rally.
 
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