50CC Gold Quest New York City, NY to San Francisco, CA in less than 50 hours Wednesday September 12th - Sunday September 16th, 2007

The Iron Butt Association's 50CC Gold Quest New York City, NY to San Francisco, CA in 50 hours - or - Saddlesore 3000 New York City, NY to San Francisco, CA in 72 hours* * Note: mandatory stops along route Registration will open July 1st and close September 1, 2007th. Pre-registration required. No on site registration will be allowed.

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In addition to the 50CC from New York to San Francisco we are also offering a Saddlesore 3000 for anyone interested in the same distance challenge with a little more time.

Ride Prerequisites:

• 50CC Gold - IBA Bunburner Gold (1500 miles in 24 Hours) or an IBA Ride of 2000 miles or more and Extensive Long Distance Riding Experience. A LD Riding Resume is required to be submitted and approved by the MTF prior to rider partipation in in the 50CC Gold Ride.
  Send a LD Riding resume to alan.leduc@gmail.com

• SS3000 - You must be a IBA member to participate in this ride
  

Rules for the 50CC Quest are located on the Iron Butt site at: http://www.ironbutt.com/ridecerts/getdocument.cfm?DocID=4
and the SS3000 rules are located at: http://www.ironbutt.com/ridecerts/getdocument.cfm?DocID=16

Starting banquet will be an early bird dinner at Harold's New York Deli located in the Hotel. http://www.haroldsfamousdeli.com/ Bring a healthy appetite as the servings are enough to pack as lunches for the whole trip. A suggested route to get from the hotel to the Gas Station is located by clicking here for a map. A witness will be available at the Mobil service station in the morning: Mobil Service Station 1702 Neptune Ave Brooklyn, NY Sand and Water collection will be at the end of the street past Nathan's Hot Dogs; 1310 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. click here for a map home of the 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest known Worldwide. You can walk across the beach in the Heart of Coney Island with a view of the infamous Astroland Amusement Park. Gas receipt can be obtained at the Mobil/Exxon - 1702 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. located at the corner of Neptune and 17th St., just a few blocks from the Sand and Water collection site. click here for a map.

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SS3000 Mandatory Stops

SS3000 riders must have reciepts from the following three intermediate mandatory stops

Any receipt on I-71 between I-80 and Columbus, OH.

I-70 Exit 123, New Castle, IN

Any receipt in Iowa along I-80.

50CC Riders:  If you decide to bail on a ride, the MTF always offers to certify the longest IBA ride completed. In the case of the 50CCTHW, the fastest route through Chicago is only 2900 miles so the longest optional ride certified would be a SS3000. The SS3000 folks will be making three mandatory stops which bypasses Chicago. You might want to consider this route as an option.

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End Location

San Francisco, CA

Lincoln Shell
601 Lincoln Way
San Francisco, CA.

A rider breakfast will be at the Seal Rock Inn Restaurant at 6:00 am.

Seal Rock Inn
545 Point Lobos Ave.
San Francisco, CA.
Telephone: 1-888-732-5762

Since the 72 Hour time frame ends at 3am,
it would be advisable for those riders to reserve their room for Saturday night.

West Coast Host: Jerry White

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Responsibility to Report

The MTF and IBA are dedicated to SAFE long distance riding.
If you are registered and are not going to make the check-in deadline at the starting location, you must contact Alan Leduc. We don't have to wonder why you didn't show.
If at anytime during the ride you question whether or not you should continue, by all means you should terminate the ride.
Listening to your body is an important part of long distance riding and you should not continue unless you are comfortable with your physical and mental state.

If you terminate the ride or have an accident, you must notify the Alan Leduc as soon as reasonably possible.

A special phone number will be provided to all riders prior to the start of the ride to call in the event they terminate their ride.

Failure to report at the begining, or at the end of the ride or in the event of termination may result in suspension from future MTF Events.

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Witness Form & Gas Log

Attention Riders: You should download and print
the Witness Forms and Gas Log and complete before arriving at the site.

It is the riders responsibilty to plan their final route to ensure they obtain proper receipts at all the mandatory stops.

50CC Witness Form & Gas Log  (PDF document*)

SS3000 Witness Form & Gas Log  (PDF document*)

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* Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF documents.
It is free. Just click the image below.

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Ride Philosophy

The Motorcycle Tourer's Forum's role in these rides is simply logistics. Riders are responsible for their ride and are encouraged to ride as individuals. A quote from an LDRider will be used as the philosophy: "Everyone gets tired at different times, or gets hungry or even has to pee at different times. It's YOUR ride and it really isn't much fun when you are sitting on the side of the road waiting for your riding partner who is taking a quick nap."

• Although the trip is being organized as a "group" ride, riders are encouraged to ride individually and join with other riders at the end to celebrate. 

• Riders will be staged so as to leave in a staggered start. Riders may request to be staged with a riding partner(s). Small groups of 3 or 4 are acceptable, but riding in a pack is not considered safe and is not allowed during MTF Long Distant events.

• If you elect to start in a small group, whether you continue to ride as a group once you are on the road is up to you. If you find that your habits are not compatible with the group, simply wave off. It is nothing personal. In addition to the problems mentioned above, the group may have different attitudes about driving speeds. If you are tough enough to do a TC, you should be tough enough not to yield to the pressure of the group to conform.   

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Host Hotel - NYC Holiday Inn 3050 Woodbridge Avenue Edison, NJ Telephone: 732-661-1000 We have a block of rooms reserved for 2 nights before the event for those wishing to come in early and rest up. The Room Rate is $70.00 plus taxes. Host Hotel - San Francisco, CA The Great Highway Inn 1234 Great Highway San Francisco, CA 94122-1062 Telephone: 800-624-6644 RESERVATIONS taken anytime between 9-4 We have blocked rooms for September 14th and 15th. The rate is $125 for one bed and $145 for 2 beds. They insist on rooms being paid for in advance and there are NO refunds . The reason we have blocked both nights is that the 50CCQuest riders have until 5 am Saturday morning to meet the 50 hour timeline. In order to have a room for a well deserved rest you would have to have it for Friday. Ride Memento The MTF is offering a ride memento for riders to purchase during the registration process. Below is a picture of an example:

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