This press release came in the mail a few days ago and I thought I would share it here.<\/p>\n
A mix of curated motorcycle roads and a checkpoint rally for the ultimate cannonball rally, ADV moto style.<\/p>\n
Port Angeles, WA \u2014 A new kind of annual adventure motorcycle event is in the works. It will take riders across the United States on amazing roads hand-selected specifically for riders. But this isn’t a tour – it\u2019s a competitive GPS-based rally. Go for glory. Go for adventure.<\/p>\n
The 2025 ADV Cannonball Rally will take place October 6-14, 2025. This year it will start in historic Kittyhawk, North Carolina on the Outer Banks and ends in Redondo Beach, California at the famous Portofino Hotel & Marina – a staple finish line for many cannonball rallies throughout history. This unique 3,550-mile experience is open to motorcycles of all types, will include nine days of riding, and has GPS-based checkpoint competitions located at epic places.<\/p>\n
This coast-to-coast rally will have an emphasis on overland GPS navigation, endurance, preparedness, self-reliance, and rider skill. Aaron Pufal, the event\u2019s organizer, says, \u201cEach day, participants will leave the official hotel at specific times. Navigating by provided GPX tracks, competitors will ride on paved and optional unpaved roads to checkpoints, electronically earning points while experiencing a highly curated and painstakingly vetted motorcycle route.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pufal, an experienced rally planner and ADV moto enthusiast believes there\u2019s a secret sauce to a good motorcycle road, and this route is carefully crafted by motorcycle enthusiasts for enthusiasts. The event will take riders through iconic, amazing locations\u2014all with remarkable riding roads as the backbone. \u201cThis route isn\u2019t for the faint of heart,\u201d Pufal states, \u201cbut riders will appreciate the hundreds of hours of planning and prerunning.\u201d<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t a race; It\u2019s a rally; and it\u2019s self-supported. No team chase vehicles. No support crews. No whining. Riders must rely on themselves or any public resources available to any competitor to stay the course on the road to victory.<\/p>\n
The ADV Cannonball Rally is a friendly competition. Here, riders are scored on their ability to reach specific checkpoints. Bonus points are awarded for the first rider to arrive at the next official hotel each day of the rally. Special achievements and separate extreme checkpoints revealed throughout the event will allow the chance to get a leg up on the competition with some extra points. The event is scored via a GPS app. The rider with the most points at the end is the winner.<\/p>\n
Trophies will be awarded at the rally\u2019s banquet for various achievements. The overall winner will have their name embossed on the ADV Cannonball perpetual trophy in perpetuity.<\/p>\n
Entrants can be as competitive as they\u2019d like\u2014go for glory, adventure, or a bit of both. No rally experience? There will be opportunities for learning and guidance before the starting gun is fired, ensuring entrants understand how the competition aspect works.<\/p>\n
Entries Are Limited:<\/strong> This event is open to the public. Anyone is welcome on any motorcycle. Current entries are exactly what you’d expect, big ADV bikes, but, we’d surely welcome the wacky, brave, or oddball entry!<\/p>\n Currently, we have enough paid signups to proceed with the event but we are limiting the entries to 30 hotel rooms for the 2025 rally.<\/p>\n