SaddleSore 5000 Application may be reproduced and distributed as needed for personal or club use.
The SaddleSore 5000 Rules
The rules are identical to those of a SaddleSore 1000, except the mileage requirement is at least 5,000 miles in five days.
This is considered an extreme ride. Before attempting, you MUST have completed at least a one of the following; a SaddleSore 2000, a Bun-Burner GOLD, the Alberta 2000, Capitol 1000, Nevada 1100, Minnesota 1000, TimberButt, Tarbutt Rally, Utah 1088, any Cognoscente Group event, any Reno BMW Long Distance Event, any MERA event, or the Iron Butt Rally.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Other 24 and 36 hour rallies qualify. Their omission here is not intentional, it is just not possible to list all qualifying rallies. If you are unsure if a rally you finished is acceptable, please contact kneebone@ironbutt.com
If you have any questions about this ride, you may write to the Iron Butt Butt Association, P.O. Box 9450, Naperville, IL 60567-9450 or send e-mail to kneebone@ironbutt.com.
EYEWITNESS FORM for START of RIDE
Date: ______________________ Local Time:______________ AM/PM
License Number: ____________ Odometer Reading: _______ Miles
(Kilometers)
License State: ____________ Make & Model: ___________
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This witness form is for: _____________________________
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(Riders Name and address)
The location of this stop is: ________________________________________
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First Witness (Please Print) Second (optional) Witness
Witness Name: ___________________________ ___________________________
Address: ___________________________ ___________________________
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Phone: ___________________________ ___________________________
(Note: Obtaining a phone number where we can contact your eyewitnesses
will speed up the issuing of your award)
Signature: ___________________________ ___________________________
EYEWITNESS FORM for END of RIDE
Date: ______________________ Local Time:______________ AM/PM
License Number: ____________ Odometer Reading: _______ Miles
(Kilometers)
License State: ____________ Make & Model: ___________
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This witness form is for: _____________________________
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(Riders Name and address)
The location of this stop is: ________________________________________
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First Witness (Please Print) Second (optional) Witness
Witness Name: ___________________________ ___________________________
Address: ___________________________ ___________________________
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Phone: ___________________________ ___________________________
(Note: Obtaining a phone number where we can contact your eyewitnesses
will speed up the issuing of your award)
Signature: ___________________________ ___________________________
LOG (You will need several copies of this form)
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(Fill in Name and Address above)
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Checklist of documents needed for Iron Butt Association Saddlesore 5000
certifications:
___ Copies of Witness forms (starting and ending, others)
___ Copies of Receipts (do not send originals!)
___ Map (may be photocopy) showing route with towns stopped in circled
___ Explanation of any problems encountered, for example, "In central
Illinois, at my third gas stop, I was unable to get a dated
receipt. I asked the attendant to sign his name on the back
but he refused to do so. The phone number of the station is
(555) 555-1212 - he will verify that I was there at 10 a.m.
on August 4, 1997."
Also, please complete the following information for your certificate
(it goes to the person that does the certificate and not the verification
team):
SADDLESORE 5000
NOTE: Bun-Burner GOLD (1,500 miles in 24 hours) forms and rules are
located at Bun Burner GOLD rules. Please use
those forms if you completed a Bun Burner GOLD.
FEE SCHEDULE
Please use the following fee schedule to calculate the cost of awards:
SaddleSore 5000 certification (certificate only) $40.00
World's Toughest Riders plate back if desired: $ 5.50
SaddleSore 5000 pin $ 7.00
OR
Saddlesore 5000 certificate, SS5000 pin, IBA plate back $50.00
(savings of $2.50 over individual pricing)
By definition, anyone that has completed a SaddleSore 5000 has
also done a SaddleSore 1000 and Bun Burner 1500. We do not
encourage you from applying for these rides as part of your
SaddleSore 5000. However, not everyone that has done a
SaddleSore 5000 has completed a Bun Burner GOLD (1,500 miles
in 24 hours), you may apply for the certification if you
also completed a Bun Burner Gold (1,500 miles in 24 hours):
If desired, Bun-Burner GOLD verification and certificate $20.00
Total Enclosed: ____________
Qualifying ride prior to the SaddleSore 5000 (your application will be
returned to you if you did not have a pre-qualifying ride or rally
listed here - we are sorry if this sounds harsh, but only the most
experienced rider will be considered for this ride):
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Address to mail certificates to:
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Contact phone number(s), best time to reach you:
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If you have one, your e-mail address: ___________________________
Have you ever completed an Iron Butt Association ride before? ________
Name you want on certificate: ___________________________________
(for example, Jonathan J. Smith, SR or John Smith)
Your age (only used for statistics): _________
Circle One (only used for statistics): Male Female
Did you do this ride with anyone else? Y/N If so, who:
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Date of start: ___________________ (for example, January 5, 2001)
Motorcycle make/model ridden: _______________________________
Note: this is used on your certificate. For example, do you want
us to list your Honda Gold Wing as a Honda GL1500 or do you want
us to list it as a Honda Gold Wing. You may also include a
model year if you want, for example; 1993 Honda Gold Wing.
NOTE: If you are applying for both a SaddleSore and BunBurner, please
indicate mileages for both rides and start/end and mid point cities
for both rides (you can do this on this part of the form or duplicate
this page with the information).
Method (and name of propgram if you used a computer) used to calculate
your milage (mapping program, paper map, hoped your odometer was ok?):
Method: _____________________ Miles/Kilometers Calculated: ___________
Miles Ridden according to your odometer: _______________________
Note: These will probably be changed by the verification team.
If you used a GPS (Global Positioning Device) and noted your
mileage, please enter that reading here: _______________________
Cities/towns your route included:
NOTE: The following is used only for the people that do the certificates
to make them more understandable. Try and answer the following questions
to make your certificate reflect your ride.
Sample wording of a SaddleSore Certificate (please keep this format
in mind as you answer the following questions):
This is to Certify that on May 15, 2001, John J. Rider rode a BMW K1200LT
a total of 5,430 grueling miles in less than five days starting in
Key West, Florida continuing onto Omaha, Nebraska and Salt Lake City,
Utah before returning to Key West while participating in the
SaddleSore 5000.
Name of start city: ______________________________________
Note: for the **certificate** you may substitute a large city nearby
if you want); for example, if you start in DesPlaines, Illinois,
(a suburb of Chicago), it is acceptable to put Chicago as the starting
point for the certificate.
Name of end city ________________________
Note: Same rules apply to these cities as noted above.
Your certificate will highlight up to three cities as midpoints.
Please list UP TO THREE cities that helps highlight your route for your
certificate:
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Note: Some of these cities may be listed on your certificate and the
same rules apply to these cities as noted above. For example, we
might want to say, Jerry Jones started in New York, New York continued
onto Daytona Beach, Florida before ending her ride in Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Please note that this is only an attempt to make your certificate more
readable - do not stop 60 miles short of Los Angeles and expect us
to create a certificate that reads Los Angeles. This is to make the
certificates more readable so that when you display them, your riding
friends will better grasp the immense ride you took.
Send the package, along with a check for US funds to (PLEASE DO NOT
USE A STAPLE ON YOUR CHECK) to:
Iron Butt Association
P.O. Box 9450
Naperville, IL 60567-9450
DO NOT send CASH! Please contact donna@ironbutt.com if you are from
outside of North America and need alternate means of payment!
Finally, should you decide to tackle the SaddleSore 5000 we wish you
the best of luck and look forward to hearing about your ride!