Another 1000-IN-24 is in the books, so here's a few interesting statistics from the ride.

The fastest rider was once again Chris Callahan of Denver on a Suzuki Hayabusa, who logged 1,168 miles in 15 hr 58 min. for an average of 73.5 mph.

The slowest was Roger Roberts who logged 1,059 miles in 23 hr 18 min. for an average of 45.5 mph. (Roger stopped to help a fellow rider who had an accident, and needed emergency care.) Thank you very much Roger.

The average time for the ride was 20:02 hrs, average mileage was 1,044 mi., and the average speed was 52.1 mph.

We had 45 registered entries, 34 started, of the 11 who did not start on Sat. the 18th, 5 plan on riding later. 2 dropped out because of mechanical problems before the start.

28 riders finished the ride, of the 6 who did not 1 was an accident, (Dan Feda on the N side of Hoosier Pass, too hot into a curve, sustained some broken bones). 2 called it quits from fatigue, 1 went home, and 2 had mechanical problems.

There were 14 riders who tried for IBA SS1K certifications, 11 were successful, 1 accident, 1 not enough miles, and 1 stopped because of fatigue. Again for the fourth year in a row we offered the riders a chance to earn an IBA (Iron Butt Association) "Saddle Sore 1000" certificate at a reduced price if they completed the route in the allotted time and with the required mileage.  See the IBA website at: Iron Butt for more information.

Motorcycles entered:
Honda 12, 7 started, 7 finished
BMW 9, 7 started, 7 finished
Harley Davidson 9, 9 started, 8 finished
Yamaha 7, 7 started, 4 finished
Kawasaki 5, 3 started, 1 finished
Suzuki 2, 2 started, 2 finished

Honda: 1 ST1300, 1 GL1500, 6 GL1800, 2 ST1100, 1 VFR800, 1 CX650TC
BMW: 2 K1200GT, 1 K1200RS, 1 R11GS, 1 R100GS/P9, 1 R1200RT, 3 K1200LT
HD: 1 Fat Boy, 1 Road King, 1 Road Glide, 2 ?, 1 FLHS, 2 Electra Glide, 1 FLHTCU
Yamaha: 1 XVZ1300, 1 FZ1, 2 FJR1300, 1 R1, 1 FZ6, 1 ?
Kawasaki: 2 Concourse, 1 KLR650, 1 Voyager XII, 1 Vulcan
Suzuki: 2 Hayabusa

Thanks go out to our sponsors:
Fay Myers Motorcycle World, for the starting and ending location, use of the meeting room, easy up tent, chairs and tables, and food.

Deward Knapp, for the energy drinks and energy bars at the start. For the first time, the 1000-IN-24 ride had a co-sponsor. What better to have on hand at the beginning of a 24-hour event than energy products? Deward Knapp, a fellow endurance rider, was on-hand during the start to offer each participant and all volunteers the opportunity to sample an energy bar and energy drink.
For additional information, please visit Deward Knapp's Health Zone, send electronic mail, or call 303.753.3359.

Also a big thank you from me to all our volunteers:
Brian Boberick, Tory Brown, Pete Chronis, Bill Gillespie, Ron Hall, Alan Hansher, Jon Lofstedt, Bob Norton, Norman Roeder, Bob Swanson, Floyd Thorne, Bud Wolff, Dennis Yamaguichi, Don McKee, Pat McCombs

Thank you all for participating, and I hope to see you again on our little "DAY" ride.

If you think you would like to see a lot of the Colorado country side in a short period of time or maybe you're just curious about being able to ride a 1,000 miles in a 24 hour period,  join us and enter in Colorado's longest running event of it's kind. 

Entry Form

The following is this years route map. 14 Passes.

The passes covered: Kenosha, Red Hill, Trout Creek, Independance, McClure, Douglas, Rabbit Ears, Muddy, Willow Creek, Gore, Vail, Hoosier, Wilkerson, and Ute.

The Route

Start: Fay Myers Motorcycle World, 9700 E Arapahoe Rd, Greenwood Village, CO
Leave parking lot, turn R. on Dayton St. N
Turn L on Arapahoe Rd. W.
Bear R. to onramp for I-25 S.
At Exit 194 CO-470 go W. to US-285 S.
S on US-285 to US-24 at Johnsons Village, CO (Kenosha, Red Hill, Trout Creek)
N on US-24 to CO-82 at Balltown, CO
W on CO-82 to CO-133 at Carbondale, CO (Independance)
S on CO-133 to CO-92 at Hotchkiss, CO (McClure)
W on CO-92 to CO-65 before Delta, CO
N on CO-65 to I-70
W on I-70 to Exit 15, CO-139 at Loma, CO
N on CO-139 to CO-64 at Rangely, CO (Douglas)
W on CO-64 to US-40 at Dinosaur, CO
E on US-40 to CO-14 at Muddy Pass (Rabbit Ears, Muddy)
E on CO-14 to CO-125
S on CO-125 to US-40 (Willow Creek)
W on US-40 to CO-134
W on CO-134 to CO-131 at Toponas, CO (Gore)
S on CO-131 to I-70 at Walcott, CO
E on I-70 to CO-9 at Frisco, CO (Vail)
S on CO-9 to US-285 at Fairplay, CO (Hoosier)
S on US-285 to CO-9
S on CO-9 to US-24 at Hartsel, CO
E on US-24 to I-25 at Colorado Springs, CO (Wilkerson, Ute)
N on I-25 to Exit 197 E Arapahoe Rd at Greenwood Village, CO
E on Arapahoe Rd. to S Dayton St
S on S Dayton St to Fay Myers Motorcycle World