48 Plus! Iron Butt Association Ride May 17-27, 2005 East Coast Start: Kittery, Maine

Kittery, Maine On-Site Coordinator: Bob Collin

On a ride of this magnitude we do not want to make riders feel rushed or pressured to perform at any other level than one with which they're comfortable. Additionally, we want to ensure we structure our rides in such a way as to allow as many riders as possible to participate. Therefore, you can choose to start your journey on either Tuesday, May 17th or Wednesday, May 18th. Starting on the 17th means your 10th and final day is May 26th - the day before Hyder Seek. Starting on the 18th means your 10th and final day is May 27th - the first day of Hyder Seek.

Departing Kittery, Maine

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Howell's Auto Truck Stop & Convenience Store
103 US Route 1 Bypass
Kittery, ME 03904
207-439-2466

• We will start releasing riders at 5:30am in Howell's Auto Truck Stop & Convenience Store station parking lot. Riders will be released a couple a time. Our goal is to get all riders out by 6:30am and release the witnesses by that time. If you arrive at the staging area after 6:30am , you will not be counted as part of the ride.
      

• Have your witness form filled out and your odometer reading recorded. The witnesses should simply have to fill in the time, their personal information, and sign the form. 
    

• When you are ready to go, advise one of the witnesses. They will validate your odometer reading and license plate number; and add the time and their personal information to the witness form.
     

• Once your witness form is signed. Notify the on-site coordinator and he will direct you with regard to staging for release.
  

Gregg Burger (UltrFirBike) put together this MS Word document to help describe the Route. It includes Timing and his comments, MS Streets & Trips 8 day breakdown with turn by turn directions, MapSource directions as the route was riden by Ron Ayers day by day and MapSource directions for the Mexican Dog-Leg for those including Mexico.

Click here to download the file

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East Route including Mexico:
Mandatory Stops* Kittery, ME Michigan north of Toledo, OH Century, FL Mandan, ND Columbus, MX Needles, CA Abbotsford, BC Hyder, AK	East Start Route - MS S&T 2004 File East Start Route - Garmin Map Source 6.5 - City Navigator North America v4.01 Important Note: There were issues routing through Canada using Mapsource 6.5, City Navigator v4 & v5 because a section of 97 is not present west of the TC-1/97 junction. Therefore, the main route ends about 40 miles west of Kamloops, BC at a waypoint labeled "trustme". There is a seperate route from TC-97 (waypoint "Trustme2" to Hyder. Plan accordingly East Start Route - Garmin Map Source 6.5 - City Navigator North America v6 Note: If you have City Navigator North America v6 use this file. The issues routing through Canada via the TC-1/97 junction were corrected in City Navigator North America v6.
Mandatory Stop Notes: *The mandatory stops are "in or around" the city/place.
East Route excluding Mexico:
Mandatory Stops* Kittery, ME Michigan north of Toledo, OH Century, FL Mandan, ND Needles, CA Abbotsford, BC Hyder, AK	East Route, no Mexico - MS S&T 2004 File East Route, no Mexico - Garmin Map Source File Important Note: There were issues routing through Canada using Mapsource 6.5, City Navigator v4 & v5 because a section of 97 is not present west of the TC-1/97 junction. Therefore, the main route ends about 40 miles west of Kamloops, BC at a waypoint labeled "trustme". There is a seperate route from TC-97 (waypoint "Trustme2" to Hyder. Plan accordingly East Start Route - Garmin Map Source 6.5 - City Navigator North America v6 Note: If you have City Navigator North America v6 use this file. The issues routing through Canada via the TC-1/97 junction were corrected in City Navigator North America v6.
Mandatory Stop Notes: *The mandatory stops are "in or around" the city/place.

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Host Hotel

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Best Inn

383 Woodbury Ave.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-431-4400

*Note:Reference MTF (Motorcycle Tourer's Forum) when making reservations.

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Area Motorcycle Dealers

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• Honda & Kawasaki
• Harley Davidson
• BMW & Suzuki Maine
• BMW New Hampshire
• Maine Reynolds all brands

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